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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at Malacanang on November 12, on the first day of her first-ever visit to the Philippines since assuming the highest United States diplomatic post in January this...

Malacañang on Saturday morning confirmed reports that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plans to turn over the leadership of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD coalition to party standard bearer Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. Press Secretary Cerge Remonde made this announcement in an interview...

Military intelligence also points to one Aloy Al Ashree as the leader of the kidnappers who abducted an Irish priest, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Victor Ibrado said Friday. �The initial information that we got is like that. We...

She has been the moving spirit behind the merger of Lakas CMD and Kampi,'' party secretary general Gabriel Claudio said in a text message. Arroyo is handing over the party chairmanship to Teodoro at the party convention on Nov. 19...

Philippine�US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to visit the Philippines next week for talks with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as part of a swing through some Asian countries prior to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore, a...

Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. People trafficking remains a significant global concern with thousands of men, women and children trafficked across international borders each year for a wide range of exploitative purposes including sexual...

For workers in round-the-clock operating companies, they are advised to take care of their health especially during night shift. It is believed that the hours between 10 pm to 3 am are the best times for sleep. For night owls,...

Aboitiz Power Corp.'s subsidiary, Hedcor Inc., is looking at building nine new mini hydro projects with a combined capacity of 160 megawatts (MW). According to Rene Ronquillo, Hedcor president and chief operations officer, these proposed projects are still under thorough...

House Speaker Prospero Nograles said Congress will have its hands full when it resumes session on Monday. The House of Representatives has yet to pass on third and final reading the proposed P1.541-trillion national budget for 2010. Nograles, for the...