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The Armed Forces of the Philippines-National Capital Region Command on Thursday placed its troops on heightened alert as part of the pre-emptive measures against possible spillover of violence from Maguindanao to Metro Manila. The massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao...

Governor Datu Zaldy Ampatuan has asked the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's order placing three provinces in Mindanao under a State of Emergency. Regional Legislative Assembly Speaker Regie Sahali-Generale, said Proclamation 1946 and Administrative...

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Thursday criticized former President Fidel V. Ramos for asking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign after President Arroyo decided to run for congressional seat in Pampanga. The lady lawmaker said that Ramos had no right to advise...

The Philippines has increased the budget for its third rice tender for 2010 supply of 600,000 tons of white rice. National Food Authority (NFA) spokesperson Rex Estoperez said in a phone interview that the agency had decided to jack up...

George Ty, chairman of Toyota Philippines, donated 100 million pesos for the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. Two floors, a 500-seat auditorium in a multi-purpose building constitute the project. International conferences can be held here. The Asian Studies collection that includes...

Philippines�Two mild earthquakes shook the Visayas and Mindanao regions Thursday. According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 4.8 quake struck off General Santos City at 5:28 a.m. The quake had a depth of 4.9 kilometers and was estimated...

This was one of the findings of a new survey conducted by pollster Pulse Asia in late October. "Small to sizable majorities (58 percent to 79 percent) are surely/probably not supporting a presidential bet endorsed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, former...

Leo Ferrer, new commander of the Army�s 601st Brigade who replaced Col. Medardo Geslani, said it was likely that the items unearthed in Poblacion Tres, Sharif Aguak belonged to the perpetrators of the grisly mass murder on November 23. "We...

The Philippines� �fearlessness� in trying out new technologies and the support that technology firms get from the government and the academe have prompted computing giant IBM to infuse more investment dollars into the country. In an interview, IBM developer relations...