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(Reuters) — Iraq’s new government was sworn in on Monday (September 8) night in Baghdad in a bid to rescue Iraq from collapse, with sectarianism and Arab-Kurdish tensions on the rise. The parliament approved the new government to be headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister. Abadi is a Shi’ite Islamist. He included members of Iraq’s Shi’ite majority and its Kurdish and Sunni minorities in his cabinet. The swearing in of the government marks the start of Abadi’s uphill task to unify the […]
Good news for electric consumers. The Manila Electric Company has announced that the electric bills will go down P0.58 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month on lower generation and transmission charges resulting in lower electric bills in September. Generation charge went down to P5.19 per kWh which is its lowest level in 2014 to-date. Last month, the rate was P5.63 per kWh. The reason for the decrease in generation charge is the availability and reliability […]
Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas is ready to offer reward money to anyone who can give information that will lead to the arrest of the seven other police suspects involved in the so-called EDSA “Hulidap” that happened on September 1.” President Aquino himself had approved the offer of the reward money.
(Reuters) – The prime ministers of India and Pakistan have offered to help each other in efforts to alleviate flood havoc in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, lowering tension between the rival nations after weeks of army clashes and heated rhetoric. Kashmir is divided by one of the world’s deadliest and most heavily militarized borders. Both the Indian and Pakistani sides have been ravaged by floods that have killed at least 239 people as […]
MANILA, Philippines — Saying the traffic problem could hurt the economy, President Aquino apologized for the massive traffic jam that had stranded motorists and commuters travelling to Metro Manila from the northern provinces for several hours last Friday. The President said he would review the video footages of Friday’s traffic at the North Luzon Expressway President Aquino said he would also review video footages to determine what caused the heavy traffic at the North Luzon […]
The Iraqi government said that it continues to hold two cities against the numerous attempts of Islamic State militants to seize them.
The House of Representatives has dismissed actor Aga Muhlach’s election protest against the Camarines Sur representative.
Presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles confirmed that President Aquino will personally hand over the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law to the Congress.
President Barack Obama said that he will explain to American and congressional leaders this week his plans on going on the offensive against Islamic State militants.
Presiding Judge Teodora Gonzales re-scheduled the pre-trial proceedings against retired Major-General Jovita Palparan.
Oil companies are scheduled to implement price rollbacks this week on petroleum products, with 20-30 centavos to be deducted on diesel prices and 20-10 centavos on kerosene.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is currently presenting their budget in a Congressional hearing while OFWs conduct protest actions outside of Congress.
