Like many of us, the Cayetano siblings can’t live without their coffee. A cup of coffee is never far from the hands of Senator Pia…
US off war footing at year’s end, but wars go on
WASHINGTON— Taking America off a permanent war footing is proving harder than President Barack Obamamay have suggested. U.S. troops are back in Iraq, the endgame…
Brazil sports minister: Congressman, pastor but not a sportsman
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s new sports minister says he is being unfairly criticized because of his lack of background in sports. After criticism by some…
George H.W. Bush released from hospital
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital Tuesday after a stay of about a week for treatment of shortness…
What Hillary needs to do for 2016 elections, including staying loyal to Obama
WASHINGTON — A still undeclared candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton sits atop the prospective field of Democratic presidential candidates for 2016. But as Clinton has said…
Nancy ready to forget ‘bad year’
SENATOR Nancy Binay can’t seem to wait for 2015 to start, if only to help her family forget the tumultuous year that they had in…
Official: 6 bodies recovered from AirAsia crash
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — A massive hunt for the 162 victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 resumed in the Java Sea on Wednesday, with six bodies,…
Militant group urges teachers to watch MMFF bust ‘Bonifacio’
The ACT Teachers party-list group is urging all teachers to watch the Andres Bonifacio biopic starring Robin Padilla which won plenty of awards but earned…
Tolentino eyes San Pedro City in MMDA loop
The number of cities comprising the Metro Manila Development Authority may soon grow to 18 as chairman Francis Tolentino is bent on including San Pedro…
Quisumbing vows “best ever” Sinulog amid Papal visit snub
For Cebu Rep. Luigi Quisumbing. the province’s non-inclusion in the itinerary of Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines isn’t something to be sad about. Rather,…
Purisima seeks solace with Masonic brothers
Suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima encouraged his brothers in the Philippine Freemasonry to use peaceful means to vindicate themselves at…
DOTC has Plan B for MRT buyout, Abaya says
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Tuesday said it is bent on pursuing the buyout of the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3)…
Salimbangon says Cebu can’t feel ‘Yolanda’ rehab
Cebu Rep. Benhur Salimbangon has asked the Senate and the House of Representatives to conduct a joint probe on the status of rehabilitation efforts in…
After Bilibid: De Lima to inspect provincial penal farms
After confirming the existence of contraband items and VIP treatment for high-profile inmates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is…
Rosales: Bilibid ‘transferees’ are high-risk convicts
The request of high-profile inmates transferred from New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to an undisclosed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) facility to be visited by their…
BBL has 10 to 15 ‘unconstitutional’ provisions – solon
CAGAYAN de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez revealed the presence of some 10 to 15 potentially unconstitutional provisions in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that have…
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel’s occupation
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years late Tuesday, a blow to an Arab…
Wang-wang in Hawaii: Wedding gives way to Obama golf game
HONOLULU — A military couple getting married near President Barack Obama’s vacation spot in Hawaii learned the hard way that the big day rarely goes exactly as…
Belmonte urges more positive vibes for 2015
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.’s New Year Message: On behalf of the House of Representatives, I wish you all peace and happiness as we usher in…
Jaywalking foreign student spits on Isko Moreno
A student pilot from Sudan was arrested by authorities on Tuesday after he resisted arrest for jaywalking and spitting on Manila vice mayor Isko Moreno.…
Binay: No backing out of 2016 race
Vice President Jejomar Binay said he has no plans of backing out of his presidential bid in 2016 despite being implicated in corruption controversies because…
UNA braces for Season 2 of Senate telenovela
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) expects more lies to emerge in January 2015 as the “Senate telenovela” that is the investigation of corruption charges against…
China leader: More party control over colleges
BEIJING (AP) — China’s president has called for the Communist Party’s leadership over the country’s universities to be enhanced in a continuing tightening of ideological…
Anti-corruption campaigners in Russia feel the heat from Putin
Police officers detain a protester during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. The unsanctioned protest came hours after Alexei Navalny was…
