7 PHL ‘wonderfalls’ in PHLPost’s latest topical stamps

Seven Philippine waterfalls are featured in the latest batch of topical stams issued by the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost).

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House approves P2.6-T national budget on second reading

The House of Representatives approved on second reading late Friday evening the proposed P2.6-trillion 2015 national budget of the Aquino administration.

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Civil Service Commission sees discrepancies in PNP chief's SALN

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) found some discrepancies in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of Philippine National Police's chief Director General Alan Purisima, GMA 7 news program “24 Oras” reported Friday.

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Islamic State ‘brand’ gains ground among Asian militants

A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group's brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the region.

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House to conduct inquiry on emergency powers

The House of Representatives filed a resolution Friday directing the House Committee on Energy to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation before giving President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers to avert an expected shortage of electricity in 2015.

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Groups ask gov’t, NDF to resume formal peace talks

Groups from various sectors appealed to the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to resume formal peace talks.

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Ombudsman prober: No COA evidence linking Napoles to NGOs

An Ombudsman investigator on Friday admitted seeing no evidence in the Commission on Audit's special audit report that would link alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles to the anomalous disbursement of billions of pesos in pork barrel allocations to dubious non-government organizations that delivered little or none at all to the supposed beneficiaries.

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PNP ‘white house’ renovation above board, donations all accounted for –Sindac

The renovation of the “white house” or the official residence of the national police chief is above board, with all donations accounted for, Chief Supt. Reuben Theodore Sindac, chief information officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said Friday.

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DOJ: Probe on extortion rap to continue despite NFA chief’s resignation

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday said the investigation on National Food Authority administrator Arthur Juan would continue despite his resignation amid accusations he tried extorting P15 million from a rice trader in Bulacan.

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Drilon: Tap private sector to make up for expected power shortage

Senate President Franklin Drilon prefers that the government tap the private sector to address the looming power crisis in 2015 instead of giving President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers to contract additional generating capacity.

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PNoy’s guards to secure Pope Francis during PHL visit

The Presidential Security Group (PSG) will be tasked to protect Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines in January next year, Malacañang said Friday.

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Palace won’t ask Abaya to go on leave while facing MRT deal probe

Malacañang will not ask Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya to go on leave while facing the Ombudsman's probe on an allegedly anomalous maintenance contract for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT).

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VP Binay hits detractors for linking wife to corruption issue

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday said he was saddened that his wife, Elenita, is being dragged into the corruption controversy involving the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II, a News TV Live report said.

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Joker Arroyo wants SC to look into how Abad distributed DAP ‘with complete abandon’

Former Senator Joker Arroyo on Friday asked the Supreme Court to look into how Budget Secretary Florencio Abad distributed funds from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) “with complete abandon.”

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Napoles denies close ties with Justice Ong: ‘Aba ang sungit-sungit niyan’

Janet Lim Napoles on Friday remained adamant in denying any involvement with Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong, who was dismissed by the Supreme Court earlier this week for gross misconduct, dishonesty and impropriety.

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Palace on support for US campaign vs. ISIS: PHL can’t accept ‘naked cruelty’

The government cannot just accept “naked cruelty,” a Malacañang official said Friday following President Benigno Aquino III's expression of support to the US government's campaign against the Islamic State militant group.

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NDRRMC: TS Mario death toll up to 18, damage breaches P2B

The death toll from Tropical Storm Mario (Fung-Wong) rose to 18 as of Friday morning, even as the damage caused by the storm breached the P2-billion mark, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

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Sandigan allows Enrile to extend stay at PNP hospital

The Sandiganbayan Third Division has allowed suspended Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile to stay at the Philippine National Police General Hospital, a report on dzBB said Friday.

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Papal visit logo reflects solidarity with victims of recent PHL calamities

Pope Francis giving the Philippines a merciful and compassionate embrace is the theme of the official logo of the Holy Father's upcoming visit to the country in January.

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Cherry Mobile Alpha Windows Phone Demo

Cherry Mobile recently release a new phone model that excites Filipinos not only because of its price but also of it's operating system the Windows 8.1.  The Cherry Mobile Alpha series is a first low cost phone in the Philippines that embraces the new Windows 8.1 OS. 

Cherry Mobile partnered with Microsoft, Intel, and Qualcomm in developing the Alpha Series, which features two smartphones and two tablets.

Heading the series are Cherry Mobile’s 10-inch high-definition, Morph, and 8-inch sleek, Play, which both run on Windows 8.1 operating system. Morph, priced at Php 11,999, is the more productivity-oriented of the pair, coming with its own keyboard in-box, 32 gigabytes of on-board memory, and two gigabytes of RAM. On the other hand, Play, priced at P7,999, is designed for mobile play and media consumption, with 16 gigabytes of memory, and a gigabyte of RAM.


Style and Luxe are the series’ smartphones with the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, priced at P2,999 and P4,999 respectively. Style is for the young techie with its 4-inch 800x480 IPS screen, four gigabytes of memory, and 512 megabytes of RAM. Luxe is for professionals who need powerful smartphones for work. It has a 5-inch 1280x720 HD screen, eight gigabytes of memory, and a gigabyte of RAM.

EDCA meant to check China, says think tank

The state-run National Institute for South China Sea Studies said on Wednesday that China is "not happy" about the agreement that Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and US Ambassador Philip Goldberg signed in time for US President Barack Obama's visit to Manila in April.

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US support vessel with 40 Fil-Ams in routine port call to PHL

A US Navy support vessel with some 500 sailors - 40 of whom are Filipino-American - is making a routine port call to Subic this week, the US Embassy in Manila said late Thursday.

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PNoy back in PHL from 12-day voyage to US and Europe

President Benigno Aquino III is back in Manila after a 12-day voyage that took him to key cities of Europe and the United States and to a climate change summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

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Death toll from TS Mario rises to 17

The death toll from Tropical Storm Mario (Fung-Wong) climbed further to 17 as of Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

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PNoy: PHL willing to help in US campaign vs. ISIS

President Benigno Aquino III has expressed the Philippines' intention to assist in the United States' campaign against the Islamic State militant group.

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Ong’s dismissal a ‘wake-up call’ to justices, govt officials –colleague

Sandiganbayan Justice Alex Quiroz on Thursday said the dismissal of their colleague, Justice Gregory Ong, is a wake up call to justices and everyone in government to keep proper decorum foremost in their minds.

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Binays to seek SC help vs. Senate probe

Vice President Jejomar Binay and his son, Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, will seek intervention from the Supreme Court regarding the ongoing investigation of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee over the alleged irregularities surrounding the Makati City Hall Building II.

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Ex-ally says VP Binay used dummies to hide Fort Boni property, security agency

Belying the claims of the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay that all his assets are on record, former Makati Vice Mayor Ernest o Mercado alleged Thursday that the former used dummies to hide his ownership of his other assets.

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Paano Mangligaw ang Mga Pilipino? Watch The Video!

"In their 3 years of being together, he said that it was his first time to give flowers to his girlfriend. The first time he gave flower is a truly romantic surprise that witnessed by many people. His lines like "Walang babaeng maliit kung ipagmamalaki mo siya" and "Maraming nagsasabi na walang Forever pero ako ang magpapatunay nun!" makes the crowd feel love. This was taken at Mendiola.

- All thanks to Jonah Anjela Rivero Flores for uploading this video on her Facebook Account.


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Ombudsman orders graft probe on Abaya, Vitangcol for MRT deal

The Ombudsman has ordered the conduct of preliminary investigation against Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, former Metro Rail Transit general manager Al Vitangcol III and several others in connection with the allegedly anomalous grant in 2012 of the MRT's $1.15-million-a-month maintenance contract without public bidding.

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PNoy not yet clearing PNP chief of charges – Palace exec

Although he vouched for the good character of PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima, President Aquino is not yet clearing the police official of plunder and graft charges, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Thursday.

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Plane inspector dismissed two years after Robredo plane crash

Two years after the plane crash that killed Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) dismissed the inspector who declared the ill-fated aircraft airworthy.

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PNoy’s fast-food lunch slows down traffic in SanFo

A fast-food lunch by President Benigno Aquino III slowed down traffic in San Francisco, his last stop in a 13-day foreign trip that had him visit European countries and the United States.

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It’s good governance over friendship for PNoy in Binay issue –Palace

President Benigno Aquino III will give more weight to good governance over friendship in considering the corruption allegations against Vice President Jejomar Binay, Malacañang said Thursday.

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UN arbitration ruling to hold weight even with China's rejection –Palace

The decision of the United Nation tribunal on the territorial despite between the Philippines and China will hold weight even if Beijing chooses to reject it.

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Bong Revilla misses freedom, making movies for filmfest

Three months into his detention on a charge that could mean 30 years in prison if he's convicted, Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Thursday said he missed life in the outside world—as a senator of the republic and as the star of a fantasy movie in the Metro Manila Filmfest.

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Will Senate order Junjun Binay’s arrest? Koko says, ‘Let’s wait for next hearing’

The Senate Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee on Thursday affirmed its jurisdiction in investigating the alleged overpricing in the construction of the P2.7-billion Makati City Hall Building II and requiring city officials to attend the inquiry as resource persons.

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After Jinggoy, Revilla wants MRI too

It's now the turn of Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. to request for a medical checkup.

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Losing bidder in ‘overpriced’ Makati building denies participating in bidding

A supposed losing bidder in the construction of the Makati City Hall Building II on Thursday denied participating in the bidding for the allegedly overpriced project, bolstering suspicion that the rigging for the controversial building was rigged.

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Cayetano: Senate may order arrest of Junjun Binay, others

Don’t force the Senate committee to order your arrest. This was the statement made Thursday by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as he said that Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr.’s move questioning the authority of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee to summon him to the hearing has no legal basis.

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VP Binay no-show at Senate hearing

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday excused himself from attending the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee hearing on the alleged overpriced construction of Makati City Hall Building II.

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Sandiganbayan affirms suspension orders vs. Revilla, Cambe

The Sandiganbayan First Division has upheld its decision to suspend Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and his former staff Richard Cambe for 90 days over the plunder and graft charges theya re facing in connection with the alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam.

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Bong Revilla gets birthday surprise from supporters at Sandiganbayan

Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Thursday got a pleasant surprise from supporters as he marked his 48th birthday at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City.

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Makati mayor snubbing Senate hearing on building row

Saying the Senate has prejudged him and his family, Makati Mayor Junjun Binay on Thursday said he will not attend hearings of the Senate blue ribbon committee on alleged irregularities surrounding the Makati City Hall Building II.

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China think tank rejects PHL ‘triple-action plan’ to calm tense South China Sea

HAIKOU CITY, China - China's think tank on issues related to the South China Sea has rejected a Philippine proposal meant to reduce tension in the area as it questioned the timing and origin of the so-called "triple-action plan."

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Coco farmers start 71-day march to Palace

At least 71 coconut farmers are now marching toward Malacañang from Davao, in a bid to ask President Benigno Aquino III to enact a law channeling some P71 billion in sequestered coconut levy for a trust fund for coconut farmers.

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Profile: Sandiganbayan Justice Gregory Ong

Even prior to his dismissal from government, it has not always been smooth-sailing for anti-graft court Associate Justice Gregory Ong throughout his 16-year Sandiganbayan tenure that was rocked by a citizenship mess and a botched Supreme Court appointment.

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PNoy: Marcos lost right to hero's burial when he usurped power

For President Benigno Aquino III, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos lost his right to a hero's burial when he usurped power for 13 years by declaring Martial Law.

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JBC seeks reversal of ruling that got Jardeleza installed as SC justice

The appointment of Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza to the Supreme Court may not yet be a closed book because the Judicial and Bar Council has asked the high court to reverse its ruling that let justice take his place on the SC bench.

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