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More artificial reefs, or payaw, are being set up along the shorelines of three Pangasinan towns facing the West Philippine Sea to help Filipino fishermen who have been displaced by efforts by China to lay claim to Philippine territory using its superior military force, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »
By TJ Burgonio

President Aquino has signed a law criminalizing the sale of “hot meat,” a potential source of disease for unsuspecting consumers.
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Michael Lim Ubac

Will a new law scheduled to take effect on June 1 finally put an end to the Filipino habit of tardiness?
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Nation,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By Philip C. Tubeza
Some 18,000 automated machines failed to transmit results to the transparency server of the Commission on Elections, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Thursday.
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Philip C. Tubeza
The country’s political dynasties delivered the votes for their favored party-list groups, an official of an election watchdog said Thursday.
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Cathy C. Yamsuan,
TJ A. Burgonio

The man touted to be the next Senate President on Thursday announced that outgoing Sen. Manny Villar had assured him of the continued support of the Nacionalista Party (NP).
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »
By Jerome Aning,
Philip C. Tubeza,
Tarra Quismundo

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Thursday rebutted the so-called “60-30-10” theory, saying he was willing to have all the ballot boxes in the country opened to show that there was no fraud.
Posted: May 24th, 2013 in Banner Story,Editors' Picks,Headlines,Latest News Stories,Nation,Nation | Read More »
By Marlon Ramos

And the search goes on. The Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue to look for over 400,000 loose firearms all over the country even after the election gun ban ends on June 12.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Christine O. Avendaño

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima has vowed to catch fugitive double murder suspect Cezar Mancao II.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Latest News Stories,Nation | Read More »
By Jerome C. Aning,
Philip C. Tubeza
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is poised to proclaim the results in the party-list balloting.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Philip C. Tubeza
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P25-million worth of fake medicines intended for the local market, Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said Wednesday.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
By Leila B. Salaverria
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats intends to remain in the opposition in the House of Representatives and retain control of the minority in the 16th Congress.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »
Some 3.9 million families went hungry in the first quarter of the year, up by around 600,000 from the previous quarter, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) Survey.
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »