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US: No to no elections
MANILA, Philippines - A postponement of the general elections next year will be a cause for concern in Washington, US Ambassador Kristie Kenney said yesterday.

No hiring, suspension in 5 Maguindanao towns
MANILA, Philippines - Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has banned the movement and hiring of civil servants and suspension of elective officials in five towns in Maguindanao in relation to the scheduled plebiscite there from July 30 to Aug. 6.

PASG, OMB clash over missing machines
MANILA, Philippines - The heads of two agencies under the Office of the President are facing off over the loss of some P60 million worth of seized replicating machines.

EDITORIAL - Lower than average
Up to the 1960s, the Philippines was a leader in Asia in terms of most aspects of human development.

Philippine ex-President Aquino in stable condition
Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who has cancer, left the intensive care unit and was in stable condition, her spokeswoman said Thursday, as prayers for her recovery poured in from friends and even political enemies.

Philippine c.bank chief signals rate cut next week
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Prayers pour in for Philippine ex-President Aquino
Cancer-stricken former Philippine President Corazon Aquino left the intensive care unit and was in stable condition, her spokeswoman said Thursday, as prayers for her recovery poured in from friends and even political enemies.

Filipino rebels claim killing hundreds of troops
Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines said Thursday they have killed more than 500 government troops in 10 months of fighting since the collapse of peace talks, a claim the military dismissed as propaganda.

MMDA, LTO to test improved inter-connectivity


No more treatment for Corazon Aquino: report
Former Philippine president Corazon Aquino, who is battling colon cancer, has decided to forgo further chemotherapy or any other medical treatment, her spokeswoman has been quoted as saying.