In line with his goal of reducing the Philippines’ dependence on imported fossil fuel, Lakas-Kampi-Christian-Muslim Democrats standard-bearer Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. is urging the country’s energy officials to look into the possibility of building nuclear-powered plants in order to meet the domestic demand for cheap and easily produced electricity.

The US filed a case against the  Philippines before the World Trade  Organization (WTO), citing higher excise taxes Manila had slapped on imported distilled spirits.

Enemies of the Arroyo administration immediately seized on the Social Weather Station (SWS) data to pillory President Gloria Arroyo over the latest hunger and poverty survey results.

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Contrary to the news circulating around the Internet, the Commission on Elections still has not acted on the petition of several Filipino-American groups to extend the registration for overseas absentee voting (OAV).

CASTILLEJOS, ZAMBALES—DRIVERS AND OPerators of 50 mini buses providing transport services to the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc. (HHIC-PI) on Saturday went on strike to protest the Korean firm’s alleged bias in hiring their rival’s services.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranked an impressive 44th in a new World Bank logistics survey that covered 155 economies worldwide.

Emails to the Office of Senator Mar Roxas endorsing the passage of Senate Bill 741 banning asbestos in the Philippines have been blocked! The emails sent starting January 13 have been reported bouncing back to their senders. When contacted, the Office of the Senator did not deny the blocking of the emails. Supporters of the…

SOUTH BEND — President Barack Obama sought “common ground” in the culture war over abortion, in a politically thorny address Sunday at one of the top Catholic universities in the United States.

MANILA, Philippines—Get the big fish first. Vice President Noli de Castro gave this order Monday to the Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment (TFAIR) after learning that there were 29,000 still unserved warrants of arrest against illegal recruiters.