MANILA — We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, Malacaang’s travesty of the Filipino women’s dignity by commuting Jalosjos’ sentence.…
By CARLOS H. CONDE
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MANILA — In what could be her shortest Independence Day speech ever, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed today to pursue her…
Analysis | The president’s offer of reconciliation was made at the wrong place, at the wrong time and by the wrong source.
Analysis: Postscript to a fraudulent elections
MANILA — Operating room personnel from the Philippine and United States navies have performed cataract surgery at Basilan General Hospital…
Several of the country’s largest business groups are opposed to the national broadband network, a project that aims to provide broadband Internet connection to the country’s barangays, that they say “appears highly questionable.” They ask: “Broadband for barangays of better education and health?”
MANILA — French flagship FNS Var, headed by Commander Paul Massart is paying a goodwill visit to the Philippines from…
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is gravely disturbed by the June 6 murder of Zakia Zaki, head of the…
Commentary | That the House leadership traces its roots to the US-created Philippine Assembly of 1907 and not to the first Malolos Congress of 1898 is a testament to the colonial mindset that has characterized the institution for the last century. From 1907 till this day, Congress’s role has been to protect the narrow foreign and elite interests. Thus, it is one of the biggest hindrances to social reform and political modernization.
