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Obama delivers his second inaugural address

President Obama takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol and delivers his second inaugural address.

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Second inauguration

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the Inaugural swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013....

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DoJ to prosecute Amalilio

MANUEL Amalilio’s two-year jail term in Malaysia will not stop the Justice Department from resolving the complaints against him by some 15,000 people he is said to have duped in a P12-billion...

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Whistleblower posts P60-k bail

ENGINEER and whistleblower Rodolfo Lozada and his brother Jose Orlando dodged jail time after the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division allowed them to post a P90,000 bail over graft charges. Lozada, the main...

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Quezon City to open breast milk bank

QUEZON City will have its breast milk banks in public hospitals here. Mayor Herbert Bautista announced his approval of the Quezon City Human Milk Bank Ordinance to make mother’s milk available to young...

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3 Chinese nationals violate mining laws

THE Bureau of Immigration has detained three Chinese nationals caught in Cagayan de Oro City for engaging in illegal mining. Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said aliens identified as Meng Changseng, Wu...

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Tsinoy killers face murder raps

SAN Juan City police on Monday filed murder charges before the prosecutors office against six suspects in the killing of a Filipino-Chinese businessman last Jan. 28. Senior Supt. Bernard Tambaoan, city...

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President Aquino, Mayor Lim lead Miranda rally

MANILA Mayor Alfredo Lim will join today President Benigno Aquino III to lead the kickoff rally for the 12 senatorial bets of the Liberal Party in Plaza Miranda, Quiapo. According to Ric de Guzman,...

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‘Some LP bets expected to be junked’

CEBU City – Opposition United Nationalist Alliance candidate Nancy Binay on Monday predicted that some of the administration bets will be junked reminiscent of the 2010 polls, noting Noy-Bi forces to...

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Singer Papin wants her poll delisting reversed

SINGER Imelda Papin has petitioned the Commission on Elections to reverse the decision that prevented her from joining the congressional race in San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan on question of...

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Argentina’s Cardinal Bergoglio elected as Pope Francis I

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected as Pope Francis I Wednesday at the Vatican City. The 76-year old Jesuit Cardinal of Buenos Aires is the first Pope coming from the Americas. He is also...

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Kidnapper nabbed in Iloilo – PNP

Director of the Police Regional Office Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr. said Tuesday they have arrested a suspected member of a notorious kidnap-for-ransom group in Barangay Tabuk Suba in Jaro district,...

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Partylist pushes law for ‘tanods’

The Anti-Crime and Terrorism though Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Partylist recently announced it will push for the legislated standardization of roles and functions of village watchmen...

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PNPA produces 269 new inspectors

The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) announced that it has produced 269 new inspectors who were conferred with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety. The 2013 batch dubbed PNPA...

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Solons oppose taxi phase-out policy

Militant lawmakers on Tuesday opposed the implementation of the government’s phase-out policy for 13-year-old taxi units that is expected to affect the livelihood of over 1,000 utility vehicle...

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3 Pinoys make it to global cybersecurity research contest

Research papers by three Filipino students are among the top 15 finalists in an international cybersecurity research contest. The contest dubbed “The Kaspersky Lab Asia Pacific and Middle East and...

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Iligan radioman attacked inside booth

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Tuesday said two men and a woman attacked a radio commentator while anchoring a block-time program paid for by the provincial government in...

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Mrt conks out anew

Thousands of commuters flood out from Shaw Blvd. MRT station in Mandaluyong City Tuesday afternoon. Train operations from Shaw Blvd. to Taft Avenue stations halted after an “OSC” malfunction, a...

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US assures PH of security support

A top US defense official assured the Philippines of intensified defense and security cooperation in support of the Philippines’ efforts to build up its national defense capacity. US Department of...

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CBCP to launch active campaign against RH

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said it will launch a more active campaign against the Reproductive Health law, saying the Supreme Court’s 120-day stay order against the...

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