Brillantes admits getting P30-M intel funds from PNoy
After questioning the motive of a former poll commissioner who exposed the matter, Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. admitted late Thursday that President Benigno Aquino III had given him P30 million in intelligence funds, which he intends to return.
China tightens grip on Panatag Shoal - Gazmin
China has continued to erect structures on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, also called Bajo de Masinloc for the Zambales town to which the disputed maritime territory belongs, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said.
Comelec proclaims 14 top party-list groups, to fill all 58 House seats by Monday
(UPDATE - 12:36 p.m.) The Commission on Elections proclaimed Friday morning the 14 party-list groups that took the most votes in the May 13 elections.
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Comelec should not get intel funds, says ex-chief Monsod, as Brillantes assails Lagman's motive
The giving of intelligence funds to agencies that have no real need for them, like Comelec, is a source of graft and must be stopped, former chairman Christian Monsod said, as the incumbent Sixto Brillantes Jr. questioned the motives of ex-commissioner Lagman for exposing it.
After blaming corrupted CF cards, Brillantes now faults telcos for delayed COC transmissions
After initially blaming corrupted compact flash cards for the delay in the transmission of certificates of canvass to the National Board of Canvassers, Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Thursday the country's telecommunications firms were really at fault.
Obama bares rules for US drone strikes
President Barack Obama said Thursday he had approved strict rules for when the United States can carry out drone strikes against terror suspects abroad, saying lethal force could be used when no other alternatives exist.
Pacman remains richest congressman
Manny Pacquiao may have lost his boxing crown but the Sarangani representative remains king in the House of Representatives, remaining the wealthiest of the chambers' 278 members according to the summary report of filed Statements of Assets Liabilities and Net worth for 2012.
PHOTO | Never Forget: 42 months after Ampatuan, a widow remembers a promise made
42 months after the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan massacre, the widow of one of the journalists who lost their lives in the carnage remembers the promise of justice made to them by President Benigno Aquino III.
Warring MILF, MNLF commanders agree to end 'rido'
Leaders of two warring Moro rebel groups in Matalam, North Cotabato have agreed to end their 'rido' or blood feud to allow the safe return of some 6,900 evacuees who fled the fighting.
WHO voices deep concern over spread of SARS-like virus
The World Health Organization voiced deep concern Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between humans.





































