Nation
Mar hits Bong for accusing him of harassment
MANILA - Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas twitted Senator Bong Revilla for accusing him of harassment after local police attempted to search the Revilla mansion in Cavite on election day.
PNoy won't speak to Jun Lozada
MANILA - Malacañang said whistleblowers should not be dissuaded from exposing anomalies in government even if NBN-ZTE scandal whistleblower Jun Lozada himself is facing charges in court.
NP may support Drilon for Senate presidency
MANILA - The Nacionalista Party (NP) may back Sen. Franklin Drilon, a stalwart of the Liberal Party (LP), in case he seeks the Senate presidency, according to an NP member who's also a possible candidate for the position.
Palace warns Mancao's coddlers
MANILA - Malacañang warned people coddling Cezar Mancao that they would also be held responsible.
Palace maintains good working relations with JPE
MANILA, Philippines - Amid talk of a looming leadership shakeup in the Senate in the next Congress, the Palace maintains that the President remains to have good working relations with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Sonny, Bam to push for education, economic legislation
MANILA, Philippines -- Senators-elect Sonny Angara and Bam Aquino, both Team PNoy bets, are pushing for education and support for businesses once work begins in the Senate.
Tensions with Taiwan subsided a bit: Palace
MANILA - Malacañang said that tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines have subsided a bit with the Taiwanese officials’ assurance about the safety of Filipinos there.
Taiwan reporter sacked over Philippine hoax
TAIPEI - A reporter in Taiwan has been sacked for fabricating a story about a diner refusing to serve Filipinos amid a diplomatic row over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, his company said Wednesday.