A total of 75 congressmen expressed support for the override resolution against Presiden Benigno Aquino’s veto of the bill seeking to increase the pension of Social Security System members by P2,000 a month.
Davao marked the first day of the campaign period with no election-related violence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) in this region said Wednesday, February 10.
As this year's campaign period breaks the light of day, millions of Filipino voters on Tuesday, February 9, were reminded of their responsibilities in the country's democratic process.
Police here reported that a body of a senior citizen was found rotting in his house in Calinan on Monday, February 8.
Environmental group advocates condemned the "violent and illegal arrest" of protesters who formed a barricade in four mining operations in the town of Sta. Cruz, Zambales province on Sunday, February 7.