VP Binay’s absence at Senate probe will show he can’t be trusted – Trillanes

Vice President Jejomar Binay's failure to attend the scheduled hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee on the corruption charges against him on Thursday would only show that he cannot be trusted with his words, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Wednesday.

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VP Binay: I am being crucified for made-up sins

Vice President Jejomar Binay said he is being crucified for sins his detractors made up, a report on 24 Oras said on Tuesday.

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De Lima attends UN meet in France, shares PHL approach vs. rights violations

Facing an international audience at a United Nations meeting in France, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima shared the Philippine government's approach in dealing with cases of extra-judicial killings, torture and enforced disappearances.

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Trader Antonio Tiu mulls raps vs. Alan Peter Cayetano

Businessman Antonio Tiu on Wednesday said his legal team is now studying the possibility of filing charges against Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, over what the former claimed as defamatory words thrown by the lawmaker against him in the recent hearing of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee.

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Arroyo convoy leaves VMMC for Makati

A convoy bearing former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo left the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City for Forbes Park in Makati City Wednesday noon.

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After PNoy’s admonition, VP Binay attends Cabinet meeting on Yolanda rehab

After being admonished by President Benigno Aquino for his criticisms towards the administration, Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday attended a Cabinet meeting on Yolanda rehabilitation efforts.

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Businessman Antonio Tiu claims receiving threats

Businessman Antonio Tiu on Wednesday claimed that he was being blackmailed by some personalities from the government if he would not cooperate in the Senate investigation on various allegations against Vice President Jejomar Binay.

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PNoy meets Cabinet to set Yolanda rehab priorities

President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday convened his Cabinet to get updates on efforts to rebuild areas hit by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year.

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Coming soon: Fake-proof postal ID

Soon, the Postal ID—one of six IDs acknowledged in government transactions—will be harder to fake with the addition of new security measures.

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PCSO: Lotto bettor wins P16M in Superlotto draw

A lone lotto bettor won P16 million in Tuesday night's Superlotto 6/49 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.

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NEA exec indicted for solicitating P1.5M from electric cooperative

The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file criminal charges against National Electrification Agency (NEA) Acting Department Manager for Legal Services Omar Mayo for soliciting P1.5 million from the Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc (COTELCO) in May 2010.

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Govt response on Yolanda meets int’l standards —Palace

A Palace official on Tuesday maintained that the administration's response on the aftermath of super Typhoon Yolanda has met international standards, saying it took the government only eight months to transition its efforts from relief to rehabilitation.

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2 arrested in drug sting operation in QC

Two people were arrested while an undetermined amount of drugs was seized in a sting operation in Quezon City Wednesday morning.

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Red Cross: 40,000 families rebuilding homes after Yolanda as recovery phase sets in

Cash and food-for-work programs to enable 40,000 families to build their new homes and move into them in the next 15 months were underway as Tacloban residents the Philippine Red Cross cared for got their last tranche of emergency aid last month, the PRC said on Tuesday.

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