PHILIPPINE NEWS
Aquino vows prosecution of those part of ‘pork’ scam
November 1, 2013
MANILA (PilipinasNews) — President Benigno Aquino III has vowed anew he will go after those who misused the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) totalling over P10 billion alone with those linked to businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles. Continue reading
Big Quake Jolts Bohol, Cebu; 144 Dead
October 16, 2013
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Pasay to undertake 300-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project
October 16, 2013
PASAY CITY – Pasay City Mayor Antonio Calixto, Vice Mayor Marlon Pesebre and the City Council have been asked to make public the plans for the reclamation and development of 300 hectares in the Pasay side of Manila Bay starting at the seawall at the Mall of Asia. Continue reading
Drilon finally decides to sign Napoles subpoena
October 16, 2013
PASAY CITY – Senate President Franklin Drilon finally decided to sign on Wednesday the subpoena compelling alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Napoles to appear before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Continue reading
Pnoy: DOJ readying charges vs. Misuari, MNLF rebels in Zamboanga City standoff
October 1, 2013
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PinoyNews) – President Aquino declared here that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will file charges against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nurallaj Nur Misuari and his men in connection with the standoff in Zamboanga City that claimed the lives of at least 140 persons, most of them rebels and at least 18 of them are soldiers and policemen, and forced the evacuation of some 100,000 residents. Continue reading
Manila readies for Obama visit, meetings with Pnoy, Congress
October 1, 2013
WASHINGTON/MANILA (PhilAmPress) – With the increasing tension over disputed islands and reefs in West Philippine Sea and South China Sea on the backdrop, United States President Barack Obama heads to Manila for his first ever visit in the country on October 11 and 12. Continue reading
Napoles, 5 senators, 23 solons, execs charged with plunder over pork scam
September 16, 2013
QUEZON CITY (PilipinasNews) — The Citizens Crime Watch (CCW) beat the Department of Justice to the draw by filing last Friday before the Office of the Ombudsman plunder charges against businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, five senators and 23 other former and current government officials. Continue reading
Zambo siege enters 2nd week; toll rises to 100 as truce falters
September 16, 2013
ZAMBOANGA CITY/MANILA (PinoyNews) — Fighting between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) breakaway group and military forces has entered its second week without clear end in sight as a ceasefire brokered by Vice President Jejomar has been rejected by President Aquino who was earlier reported to have approved the initiative. Continue reading
Pinoys around the world stage rallies vs pork barrel
September 1, 2013
The protesters came from various social sectors including religious, professional, business and even civil servants. They shouted the slogans of “Scrap the pork barrel now” and “Punish the corrupt.” “It is not only for one day, today’s march is just the beginning,” the organizers said. Continue reading
Napoles, pork barrel scam ‘mastermind,’ goes to jail
September 1, 2013
MAKATI CITY (PilipinasNews)– Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged brain in the P10-billion pork barrel fund scam, is now languishing at the Makati City Jail (MCJ) a day after she voluntarily surrendered to President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanang last Thursday. Continue reading