Aquino proclaimed Philippines' 15th president

ChinaPost 10-JUN-10

Fight for Freedom of Information Bill is still on

abs 06-JUN-10

Soldier dies in military truck bombing in Davao City

abs 13-MAR-10

Philippines police arrest more than 60 as martial law imposed

telegraph 06-DEC-09

Philippines Suspends Legislature on Swine Flu Fears

voanews 23-JUN-09

Lakas, Kampi push merger

yehey 14-APR-09

Cory gets praise, flak for

yehey 23-DEC-08

Thousands march against Arroyo in Manila

NewsJang 13-DEC-08

Fight over ‘Joc-Joc’ heats up

manilatimes 12-NOV-08

Bishops, under fire, backtrack on call

manilastandardtoday 30-OCT-08

Graft court sentences 2 congressmen to 10 years

yehey 10-SEP-08

Palace ditches MILF, now deals with MNLF

yehey 02-SEP-08

34 killed in rebel attacks in southern Philippines

irishtimes 19-AUG-08

North Cotabato braces for MILF attacks

sunstar 05-AUG-08

Senate pins Nograles brother for brokering

yehey 01-AUG-08

Rescue teams to find a way into capsized Philippine ferry

latimes 24-JUN-08

Arroyo approves tax exemption for minimum wage earners

sunstar 17-JUN-08

Gov't: No ransom policy in Ces Drilon kidnap case

sunstar 11-JUN-08

Philippine president pardons 9 coup plotters, says country tired of power grabs

JakartaPost 12-MAY-08

Speaker Ns inner circle includes anti-GMA reps

yehey 10-MAY-08

State firms consolidating to vote as one in Meralco meeting

yehey 08-MAY-08

High court upholds Palace position on Senate hearings

manilastandardtoday 26-MAR-08

Solomons people urged to opt for food gardens as rice price goes up. 03:38 on 25 March, 2008 UTC

rnzi 25-MAR-08

Joe urges GMA: Quit Lakas

manilatimes 07-MAR-08

Police, military stand by Arroyo

manilastandardtoday 26-FEB-08

De Venecia accuses Arroyo gov't of corruption

sunstar 04-FEB-08

Philippines' Arroyo convenes crisis meeting before House showdown

xinhuanet_en 03-FEB-08

Gunmen kill Philippine journalist on Christmas Eve (Reuters)

news 24-DEC-07

House rejects new impeach case vs. GMA

manilatimes 05-NOV-07

Former Philippine leader Estrada wins pardon (AFP)

news 25-OCT-07

Villafuerte says JdV lobbying for Joey

manilatimes 19-SEP-07

Estrada says he'll consider presidential pardon (2:55 p.m.)

sunstar 18-SEP-07

Deposed Philippine president given life sentence for plunder

cnn 12-SEP-07

Philippine 'rebel leader' arrested

aljazeera 29-AUG-07

De Venecia back in charge in House

manilatimes 23-JUL-07

Arroyo appoints Ebdane DND chief

manilatimes 31-JAN-07

Philippine president pledges police will capture congressman's killers

IHT 17-DEC-06

‘Nograles’ life threatened’

manilastandardtoday 15-DEC-06

US Marine gets 40 years in jail for rape of Philippine woman

thetimes 04-DEC-06

High Court rulingto favor initiative

manilatimes 24-OCT-06

Support pours for besieged mayor

manilatimes 17-OCT-06

Mixed reactions to Ombudsman’s ruling

manilatimes 03-OCT-06

Cha-cha battle in SC

manilatimes 03-SEP-06

House kills impeach rap

manilastandardtoday 16-AUG-06

New Impeachment Complaint Against Arroyo

guardian 26-JUN-06

Philippine military concentrates on fighting leftwing rebels

peopledaily 19-JUN-06

Palace to Charter change ‘doomsayers’: Let people choose

inq7 05-JUN-06

Marcos-Escudero spat ‘bad omen’ for opposition--solon

inq7 23-MAY-06

Second Filipino mountaineer reaches Everest summit

inq7 18-MAY-06

Brit: I'd go nude on film

thesun 11-MAY-06

'Batasan 5' free to leave House--Gonzalez

inq7 07-MAY-06

The one and only

bbc 05-MAY-06

Senate to resume probe of scandals

inq7 21-APR-06

Mass. Lawmakers OK Mandatory Health Bill

guardian 05-APR-06

Comelec execs face contempt for Cha-cha -- Pimentel

inq7 01-APR-06

Estrada denies taking kickbacks

washtimes 23-MAR-06

House’s Garci report cites Palace cover-up

manilatimes 15-MAR-06

Philippine police disperse Women’s Day march, detain left-wing lawmaker

khaleejtimes 08-MAR-06

SC hearing on PP 1017 to continue

manilastandardtoday 03-MAR-06

JDV to surrender Satur

manilatimes 27-FEB-06

De Castro joins protest against crackdown on media

inq7 26-FEB-06

Prosecutor warns Palace vs meddling in Estrada case

inq7 13-FEB-06

Solons seek full audit of senators' 'pork barrel'

inq7 03-FEB-06

Pacquiao 10-9 favorite as politicians come in

inq7 20-JAN-06

Imee's advice to GMA: Be wary of FVR

inq7 14-JAN-06

No one-on-one confrontation, just a get-together of 5

manilatimes 12-JAN-06

The week in parliament

thetimes 12-DEC-05

Palace not really treating wiretap issue as closed book

inq7 08-DEC-05

Filipino Activists Want U.S. Military Out

guardian 04-NOV-05

Philippine impeachment vote begins

aljazeera 06-SEP-05

Lawmakers in tug-of-war over Arroyo impeachment

kuwaittimes 03-SEP-05

Lawmakers Exit Arroyo Impeachment Hearing

guardian 30-AUG-05

TRO on EVAT is culprit

manilatimes 11-JUL-05

PNP says Luzon now 99-percent jueteng-free

manilatimes 27-MAY-05

Pimentel: Arroyo benefited from jueteng

inq7 20-MAY-05

Philippine lottery game returns to haunt Arroyo

khaleejtimes 17-MAY-05

De Venecia calls for meet to unify country

inq7 01-MAY-05

Battle of percentages to dominate VAT bicam meet

manilatimes 17-APR-05

Poe widow unites Arroyo foes

inq7 15-APR-05

VAT bill will have to wait

manilatimes 18-MAR-05

Police retake prison camp; 17 inmates killed

inq7 15-MAR-05

Palace praises Congress for reducing VAT exemptions

manilatimes 01-MAR-05

Ex-solon's partner linked to kidnap

inq7 21-FEB-05

Troops surround Jolo rebels’ lair

manilatimes 12-FEB-05

Actor Fernando Poe Jr in hospital

inq7 12-DEC-04

House fails to pass P907.6-B budget

inq7 26-NOV-04

It's no longer a crisis, Arroyo says of RP woes

inq7 04-NOV-04

JDV: House to pass three tax measures next month

manilatimes 24-OCT-04

Malacañang gives go-signal for lifestyle checks at PNP

manilatimes 17-OCT-04

General in corruption case to face court martial--military

inq7 12-OCT-04

[-told]: We are doing text brigades,

manilatimes 06-JUN-10

[-added]: The authors and co-authors would have been enough to sustain a quorum and we were not remiss in requesting their presence. This is beyond my control. I am sorry,

manilatimes 06-JUN-10

[-said]: , which were not read by the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) machines, allegedly numbering more than a million votes for President and an allegedly whopping 2.6 million for vice president, won't be considered by the Joint Canvass Committee,

abs 03-JUN-10

[-said]: If it’s true that there are 2.6 million null votes for VP [vice president] and 1 million for president, [then many had been disenfranchised],

manilatimes 02-JUN-10

[-added]: I do not think that there will an objection from our colleagues because these [overseas and absentee votes] have nothing to do with the controversial digital signature [required by the automated election machines],

manilatimes 27-MAY-10

[-declared]: We want to proclaim the two winners [simultaneously],

manilatimes 26-MAY-10

[ said]: We can assure the public we will not entertain dilatory tactics,

khaleejtimes 25-MAY-10

[ said]: We don't expect any more delay. The earlier we can do it, the better,

thestar 24-MAY-10

[ said]: Yang Koala, Koala na yan unless he removes his mask, he's just a bear,

abs 23-MAY-10

[-said]: The remedy is not to pay them until the air is clear,

ChinaPost 21-MAY-10

[ added]: We cannot allow our people to be hoodwinked by hallelujahs to a totally flawed election process,

earthtimes 20-MAY-10

[-told]: What is even more disturbing is the recall of 76,000 memory cards just four days before the elections when there is no longer time to examine them,

thestar 18-MAY-10

[-said]: Estrada, running second in the presidential contest. Estrada has refused to concede despite Aquino's more than 5 million votes margin in unofficial tallies, saying he will only accept defeat once the official tallying of votes is done by a joint session of Congress, which had been set to begin on May 31. Our target is June 4,

kuwaittimes 17-MAY-10

[-said]: We will not sacrifice accuracy for speed. He added his counterpart in the upper house of Congress, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, had agreed to start tallying votes from 274 provinces, cities and foreign missions on May 24. Estrada's allies have raised doubts over the accuracy and credibility of results transmitted by machines after they found discrepancies in tallies produced by machines. The elections were the first to use a new automated system of collating results. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has

kuwaittimes 17-MAY-10

[-said]: Comelec should not fully pay Smartmatic for the automated elections until such time as the Congress Oversight Joint Committee can give the public a clean bill of health about the first automated polls,

abs 16-MAY-10

[-said]: Our target is June 4,

reuters 15-MAY-10

[-said]: Many of us want to know and try to understand some of the areas where there are allegations of pre-programed results by the machines,

reuters 15-MAY-10

[-said]: Many of us want to know and try to understand some of the areas where there are allegations of pre-programmed results by the machines,

finanznachrichten 15-MAY-10

[-said]: Even as a senior officer of the party, I hardly know what's happening because they make decisions without the courtesy of even briefing us,

abs 13-APR-10

[-said]: Disgruntled members of Lakascongressmen, governors, and mayormight decide to form a faction and adopt another presidential candidate. Worse, these disgruntled Lakas members could force an assembly and vote as a party to adopt another presidential candidate,

abs 13-APR-10

[-told]: Hindi naman ako umalis (I did not leave). I was the Lakas President. I don't want my party to be wrecked by any wrecking crew,

abs 13-APR-10

[-added]: Gibo has abandoned the party chairmanship at the most crucial hourthe start of the local campaign. When he was being looked up to as the leader who would marshal Lakas candidates in the local members, Gibo chose to resign as chairman,

abs 13-APR-10

[-said]: Even as a senior officer of the party, I hardly know what’s happening because they make decisions without the courtesy of even briefing us,

abs 13-APR-10

[-said]: A reformed Gibo could re-group Lakas so he could utilize the party’s underutilized potential as the country’s biggest political party with the most number of elected officials,

abs 13-APR-10

[-said]: The administration party is out of control,

thestar 12-APR-10

[-said]: Hilong-hilo na kami sa nangyayari sa partido. Even as a senior officer of the party, I hardly know what's happening because they make decisions without the courtesy of even briefing us. Kahit man lang tawag sana para hindi naman kami nagugulat sa mga lalabas na balita kinabukasan. Now what's the use of being with the administration party? I don't even get any text saying hi or hello from our party standard-bearer?

abs 12-APR-10

[-said]: I’m a senior party member and they only want to use me for their convenience? I think that is foul. I have been a good soldier but I also deserve some respect,

manilatimes 12-APR-10

[-said]: I'm a senior party member and they only want to use me for their convenience? I think that is foul. I have been a good soldier but I also deserve some respect,

abs 12-APR-10

[-said]: Expensive, but it can be solved by power barges,

abs 23-FEB-10

[-told]: Congressmen are also busy in their districts [campaigning] for their political parties. If I call for a special session, I’ll have a quorum problem. I’ll need 136 warm bodies inside the plenary,

abs 23-FEB-10

[-said]: There's no problem with me as Speaker if we hold special sessions to pass the remaining priority legislation. However, it is only the President who can call for a special session. If the President wishes that we should call for a special session, the House is ready and willing to hold the special session,

abs 01-FEB-10

[-said]: The House of Representatives should not be blamed for this increase in budget deficit because we have already too much tax measures. What should be done is to improve our tax collection system instead of imposing too many taxes to the public,

abs 30-DEC-09

[-said]: Any tax measure today is so ill-timed and so ill-advised. The House of Representatives will be again criticized as insensitive in the light of the prevailing economic crisis, unemployment and low consumer consumption,

abs 30-DEC-09

[-said]: There is no need to vote. We will meet only to adjourn formally and preserve the historic records of the joint session,

manilastandardtoday 14-DEC-09

[ said]: There is no need to vote. We will meet only to adjourn formally and preserve the historic records of the joint session As for the resource persons, I do not think that their presence is necessary for adjournment on Monday. Hence, we will not send them any notice to appear in the House,

abs 13-DEC-09

[ said]: We have to meet in joint session on Monday because the session was only suspended last Thursday. We will still allow those wishing to speak but we will adjourn the joint session shortly thereafter,

abs 13-DEC-09

[-said]: academic and moot because we meet only to revoke.

abs 12-DEC-09

[ said]: The action of Malacañang only affirms our position that martial law in Maguindanao was only declared to ensure the swift restoration of peace and order in the province and quell the escalation of violence in the area,

abs 12-DEC-09

[-said]: After everyone has said their piece and all issues have been fully ventilated, we all have to come to the end-stage which is to vote for or against the revocation [Proclamation] 1959,

AHN 11-DEC-09

[-said]: If we can muster the quorum next week, we can end the debates and vote possibly on Tuesday. I think by Monday, the issue of necessity of declaration of martial law will be clearly joined and ripe for voting,

abs 11-DEC-09

[-added]: I notice that the questions appear to be similar but couched in different angles, but the bottom line remains the same. We are called upon to examine a presidential judgment call on a given situation of lawlessness and or rebellion. The question is simply whether this declaration was necessary or not. All other political considerations should not even be considered,

abs 11-DEC-09

[-said]: In the event that we will suspend and we are not finished, we will resume at 4 p.m. Monday and probably Tuesday. But as we see, we have consumed only five hours of the 20, so maybe we may have to go up to Monday,

abs 10-DEC-09

[-said]: My personal view its not necessary. Its necessary only if Congress wants to revoke Proclamation with 147 [lawmakers] voting jointly. I am sure many want to be focused on TV, radio, etc. You know how it is,

abs 06-DEC-09

[-added]: So the player here is the House more than the Senate because we outnumber them,

abs 05-DEC-09

[said that:]: as a Mindanaoan, my personal opinion is, for a limited period of 60 days, I will support it so that the prosecution arm of the government can move freely and get the witnesses and gather evidence without fear.

abs 05-DEC-09

[-said]: If they feel it's not necessary, they will let it go on in 60 days,

abs 05-DEC-09

[said:]: majority of [House] members think that the decision by the president is correct.

abs 05-DEC-09

[-earlier said]: Filipinos’ only time to unite [ay] kapag may laban si Pacquiao. Everytime Manny fights, [there is] no crime in the Philippines.

abs 13-NOV-09

[ said]: We are going to cheer and [bet ng] kaunti,

abs 13-NOV-09

[-told]: There are major movements, but I can't assure you in the bicameral conference,

abs 09-NOV-09

[-said]: We cannot afford a re-enacted budget. We need to be guided by a national recovery budget that is focused, among others, on education, health and human resource mobilization, information technology, infrastructure and investments development, industries and jobs promotion, and environment protection,

abs 07-NOV-09

[-announce]: We will have our third reading when we return from the recess,

abs 16-OCT-09

[-said]: Many of them lost everything, our own Congressville subdivision was under water,

abs 29-SEP-09

[-said]: That [preference for Aquino] is a sign--if it is true--of the mood of the country.

abs 25-SEP-09

[-added]: Faced with a fractured opposition, Gibo [Teodoro] is now emerging as a viable candidate,

manilatimes 15-SEP-09

[ said]: Secretary Teodoro is certainly one of the most viable and able nominees ready to assume leadership,

manilatimes 15-SEP-09

[-said]: There will be no additional cost on texting. Based on our estimates, our telcos still rake in a lot of profit at a cost of 50 centavos per text. So instead cutting down on the cost of texting, telcos should allocate at least 20 % of their profit to a trust fund for education and health care. It is my position that the proposed additional tax on text will be borne by the service providers and that the consumers will not be paying additional costs for texting,

abs 08-SEP-09

[said:]: The excise tax levied herein shall be paid and absorbed by the mobile phone and overseas dispatch or message service providers who shall be prohibited on the cost of such tax payments, either directly or indirectly to any consumer in whatever form or manner.

abs 08-SEP-09

[-said]: It is my position that the proposed additional tax on text will be borne by the service providers and that the consumers will not be paying additional costs for texting,

abs 08-SEP-09

[-added]: It is normal to feel uneasy, but once a decision is reached, the administration machinery is so organized the implementation of the decision won't be very difficult. I think that the opposition is more troubled about their unification than we are about selecting our standard-bearer,

abs 03-SEP-09

[-said]: Executive Minister Erano G. Manalo, lovingly called Ka Erdie, truly lived a full life for God and country. His greatness grew from his humility, love of God and selfless service to humanity,

abs 01-SEP-09

[-said]: A perusal of the [statements of assets and liabilities] Rep. Arroyo sufficiently shows that he and his family can afford the value of the property,

manilatimes 31-AUG-09

[-said]: Technically, this may help influence the votes at the proper time. That all depends on the members of the justice committee. It’s best to just sit and wait for the developments in the next two hearings,

abs 28-AUG-09

[-said]: The country cannot afford such a scenario. The timetable could be tight but early passage is not impossible. We will be deliberate but thorough in the consideration of the P1.541-trillion legacy budget,

abs 27-AUG-09

[-said]: The filing of ethics case was premature and baseless because, for one, while the decision of the House Electoral Tribunal disqualifying Rep. Dan Fernandez is final and executory, it has yet to issue a writ of execution. Second, the case is still under appeal before the Supreme Court. This is a very serious issue and the House has to be very cautious because we don’t want to end up implementing something that can still be reversed by the Supreme Court. It is better and more prudent to wait for the Supreme

manilatimes 12-AUG-09

[-said]: We can not ask for more. She gave all for country,

manilastandardtoday 04-AUG-09

[-said]: All of the accusations against President Arroyo and her administration have not prospered because the evidence is hearsay or inadmissible in court,

abs 31-JUL-09

[-said]: Only seven congressmen would be joining the President on her trip to the US,

manilastandardtoday 30-JUL-09

[-told]: >Prospero Nograles announced yesterday. We have to decide what is best to do next after we have adopted [House Resolution] 1109,

manilastandardtoday 28-JUL-09

[-said]: I am certain that, in the end, the people’s will shall prevail as to what changes, as well as how and when changes, shall be made in our fundamental law.

manilastandardtoday 28-JUL-09

[-said]: I assure the public that there is no trickery, no hidden agenda. We are not going to pull a fast one on this nation,

manilastandardtoday 28-JUL-09

[-said]: We cannot say yet as to when we are going to tackle HR [House Resolution] 1109 and HR 737, but amending the economic provisions, particularly on foreign ownership, is one of the third regular session’s top agenda,

manilastandardtoday 27-JUL-09

[-said]: I propose to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution, specifically the restrictive provisions of land ownership,

manilastandardtoday 27-JUL-09

[-said]: He [Teodoro] now enjoys the inside track, definitely. His official entry into the Lakas-Kampi membership gives him the political affinity necessary to win the party nomination,

manilatimes 24-JUL-09

[-said]: I'm not personally so keen about postponement of the SONA. The situation in the House is expected to stabilize and be contained by next week, and the event [SONA] is still July 27, which is more than enough time to address the issue of the H1N1,

abs 25-JUN-09

[-said]: The latest reported casualty is one of our employees. I have already instructed the concerned House officials to coordinate and maintain close coordination with the Department of Health in order to mitigate possible effects on other employees and their families,

abs 23-JUN-09

[-said]: The latest reported casualty is one of our employees,

xinhuanet_en 23-JUN-09

[-said]: Our medical services will spearhead, in coordination with the DOH, all the necessary precautionary steps needed to eliminate further health hazards. This includes the necessary contact tracing of possible victims and their families,

abs 23-JUN-09

[-said]: It's like all the rallies and protests the opposition and the bishops are making. It's all just political noise and it's all premature,

ChinaPost 17-JUN-09

[-added that]: It’s scaring the people into thinking there will be no elections [in 2010].

manilastandardtoday 16-JUN-09

[-told]: I am not privy to her (Arroyo’s) plans for 2010. If I’m asked, I will tell her ‘Huwag na lang, mam.’ But I have not been asked,

abs 15-JUN-09

[-said]: It is my considered legal opinion that due to the public interest generated by Charter change, the Supreme Court may take legal cognizance of the issue and rule on the matter to prevent anymore protests and marches connected with the same,

abs 12-JUN-09