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Probe text scams — Lapid

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Have you been tricked into sending load credits to anonymous numbers? The National Telecommunications Commission and private telecommunication companies have...

Senate probing condo near Rizal monument

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — The Senate committee on education, arts and culture will investigate today the construction of a 46-storey condominium near the...

‘Binay worse than Arroyo’

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Philippine politics would be so much worse if Vice President Jejomar Binay gets elected as president in 2016, according...

No bullying of VP Binay?

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Vice President Jejomar Binay won’t be bullied if he decides to appear before the Senate investigation on the Makati...

DAP funded crucial bridge – PNoy

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III proudly presented one of the “beneficiaries” of the much-maligned Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP):...

2.43 million tourists in PH

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA – A total of 2.43 million tourists visited the Philippines in the first half of 2014, up 2.22...

Aquino set to review Bangsamoro law draft

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA — The proposed law aimed at ending decades of fighting in Mindanao has finally been submitted to President...

Recycling program in retail stores?

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Ilongga senator Miriam Defensor–Santiago is pushing for a recycling program in retail stores in the country. Under an “in-store recycling...

Standards for savings use sought

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — The national government must make the use of savings in a “more democratic” manner, Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara yesterday...

‘PhilHealth for all elderly’

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — All senior citizens in the country, indigent or not, may soon be covered by PhilHealth. The Expanded Senior Citizens Act...