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Malacanang wants the Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate allegations of wrongdoing which led to the temporary closure of Urban Bank. Press Secretary Ricardo V. Puno, Jr. yesterday said President [...]

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is allowing more than 300 colleges and universities to raise tuition fees for the coming school year which starts in June. Thus said yesterday [...]

The House committee on accounts admitted yesterday to distributing 'monthly allowances' to congressmen before the Holy Week break. But Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona, committee chairman, claims the P50,000 [...]

The public's satisfaction with the governance of President Joseph Estrada, as evidenced by his approval rating, continues to decline. Thus said yesterday Pulse Asia, Inc., a social research and polling [...]

Two Chinese fishing vessels were spotted near a Philippine-claimed island in the disputed Spratlys several days ago, Navy officials said. Navy Lieutenant Commander Oscar Santos, commanding officer of the BRP [...]

The government is now preparing a sustainable development and environmental protection plan for Philippine-claimed areas in the disputed Spratly Islands group in the South China Sea. Thus said Defense Secretary [...]

The government will continue its scheduled peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao on May 2 despite fighting between their troops in Lanao del Norte. Thus [...]

Moro terrorists were expected to release last night two of their 31 hostages in Basilan, after a government negotiating panel promised to send 185 sacks of palay to the terrorists' [...]

Seventy Moro rebels and 23 soldiers were killed yesterday as clashes between government troops and Moro rebels in Lanao del Norte continued. Reports from the Armed Forces Southern Command based [...]

Movie actor Robin Padilla arrived in Basilan yesterday to meet with Moro terrorists belonging to the Abu Sayyaf now holding 31 hostages. Basilan crisis management committee spokesman Christopher Puno said [...]

Government and Moro rebel peace negotiators met in Cagayan de Oro City yesterday to discuss ways to end ongoing clashes between their troops in Lanao del Norte. Government peace panel [...]

The threat by Moro terrorists to start executing their 31 hostages in Basilan by tomorrow pressured the government to grant yesterday one of their demands. That is, for movie actor [...]

Moro terrorists in Basilan holding 31 hostages are threatening to start executing their captives in two days unless the government grants their demands. The terrorists, belonging to the Abu Sayyaf [...]

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will continue raiding Moro-rebel camps in Lanao del Norte until it overruns all of them, AFP spokesman Colonel Rafael Romero said yesterday. He [...]

Suspected communist rebels burned down four trucks, owned by a former mayor, in Inabanga, Bohol two days ago, the military reported yesterday. A report by the Armed Forces Visayas Command [...]

At least 19 Moro rebels and a Marine soldier were killed as Philippine Army troopers attacked a rebel camp in Lanao del Norte on Saturday evening. Philippine Army public information [...]

Naval intelligence operatives seized P4.5 million in smuggled sugar and pirated video compact discs and other goods from a ship in Zamboanga City three days ago. A report from the [...]

Communist rebels expressed support yesterday for movements demanding the resignation or ouster of President Joseph Estrada. Former priest Luis Jalandoni, National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) national executive committee [...]

The government and the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are not likely to forge a peace agreement before the June 30 deadline set by President Joseph Estrada, the top [...]

Two heavily drunk Army soldiers went on a shooting spree in Oriental Mindoro on Monday evening which resulted in the deaths of six people and the wounding of three others. [...]

The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) claimed several Islamic countries are concerned by the government's failure to implement its 1996 peace agreement with former Moro rebels. MNLF foreign minister Dr. [...]

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received yesterday 125 military trucks from the United States government. During the turnover ceremony for the trucks at Camp Aguinaldo yesterday, AFP deputy [...]

Defense and military officials decided yesterday to negotiate with Moro terrorists for the release of 42 hostages in Basilan. This was a day after Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) [...]

The military will not negotiate with Moro terrorists belonging to the Abu Sayyaf for the release of at least 50 hostages in Sumisip, Basilan. Thus said yesterday Armed Forces chief [...]

Military intelligence operatives bared yesterday their capture of two ranking communist rebels, one of whom is allegedly responsible for the strafing and bombing of the Department of Energy (DoE) office [...]

There is no need to increase the number of government troops in Lanao del Norte, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Command said yesterday After a week-long series [...]

Malacanang is now finalizing its list of presidential advisers and consultants, many of whom may soon be stripped of their titles, presidential chief of staff Aprodicio A. Laquian said yesterday. [...]

Presidential chief of staff Aprodicio A. Laquian will soon have more things to do in Malacanang. He is set to take over the leadership of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS). [...]

Suspected Moro terrorists belonging to the Abu Sayyaf abducted a Catholic priest, a private high school principal, a high school teacher and a student in Basilan yesterday. Initial reports from [...]

At least 116 Moro rebels have been killed in their clashes with government troops in Lanao del Norte since last week, the military reported yesterday. Armed Forces spokesman Col. Rafael [...]

As lava flowed down from Mayon Volcano in Albay early yesterday morning, the state-run Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned residents in low-lying areas to prepare for possible [...]

Shunning the armed struggle of Moro secessionist rebels, a new group of Muslims claiming to represent the 'silent majority' launched yesterday its own bid for the establishment of an independent [...]

Suspected Moro rebels are demanding P10 million in ransom in exchange for the release of a kidnapped businessman in Cotabato City, military officials said yesterday. Suspected rebels abducted Genaro Torquieza [...]

Saying they need more time to study it, opposition congressmen yesterday vowed to block the proposed power reform bill in the House of Representatives. Minority floor leader Rep. Feliciano Belmonte, [...]

The government is warning Mayon residents from breaching the six-kilometer danger zone even as the Albay volcano continues to show signs of quieting down. In a bulletin, the state-run Philippine [...]

The government's peace negotiations with Moro rebels may soon hit another snag. It is reportedly unwilling to acknowledge as safe areas the 39 Moro-held camps in Mindanao. A BusinessWorld source [...]

The government and Moro rebels took their peace talks a step further last night as they prepared to sign an agreement that would grant safety and immunity guarantees to members [...]

Government volcanologists gave the go signal yesterday for evacuees to return to their homes near Mt. Mayon in Albay, noting that the volcano is quieting down. But they also warned [...]

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking into intelligence reports that Afghan nationals have been training Moro rebels in Mindanao on urban terrorism, Colonel Jaime L. Canatoy, commanding [...]

Chinese fishing vessels have been seen poaching in Philippine-claimed fishing grounds in the Spratlys in the South China Sea, a military report states. These include two fishing boats seen anchored [...]

Ten Chinese fishing vessels were spotted last week anchored near Philippine-claimed islands in the Spratlys in the South China Sea. A report by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) [...]

The leftist rebels attack on the Department of Energy (DoE) building yesterday prompted two major oil companies, Petron Corp. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., to beef up security. Petron chairman [...]

The government's failure to address crucial structural reforms was behind the drop of capital investments to a 12-year low in 1999, according to the House of Representatives' think tank. In [...]

The Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFACOM) yesterday proposed additional measures to ensure joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States do not have an adverse [...]