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Reality check in the Spratlys

Jul 08, 2011 3:35 PM

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
IN case there’s a shooting war in the disputed islands of the Spratlys, don’t expect the United States military to come to the aid of the Philippines, South China Sea experts said.

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Gov’t struck deal with Gutierrez over resignation

Jul 04, 2011 12:51 AM

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
THE government paid a price for getting Merceditas Gutierrez to resign as Ombudsman, a deal one official justified by saying that subjecting her to a drawn-out impeachment trial would have been an emotional and divisive political exercise.

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PH military eyes SEATO-like deal to lease patrol boats from US

Jul 01, 2011 7:46 AM

By TESSA JAMANDRE

AMID renewed tensions in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military is batting to revive the concept of an anti-communist collective defense of Southeast Asia to enable the country to enter into a leasing arrangement of patrol boats with the United States.

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Robredo no longer ‘acting’ DILG secretary, gets regular appointment from Aquino

Jun 27, 2011 8:46 AM

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS

AFTER almost a year, President Benigno Aquino III has decided that he can work with Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, whom he is keeping in the Cabinet and to whom he is finally handing over supervision of the Philippine National Police.

Last June 13, Aquino issued Robredo, who assumed the post in an acting capacity, an “ad interim” appointment.

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Eco warriors help save La Trinidad pine tree forest

Jun 21, 2011 12:21 AM

By MICHAEL A. BENGWAYAN
ON a cool sun-lit morning on June 11, more than 200 people converged in La Trinidad, Benguet with one thing in mind—to save a forest.

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Many jeepney drivers still unaware of fuel subsidy

Jun 16, 2011 2:44 PM

By KATHLYN DELA CRUZ
IF the gauge of a successful information campaign is awareness of its target beneficiaries, the government’s media group appears to have bungled its job once again.

A month after the government started distributing fuel cards to the public transport sector on May 2, many jeepney drivers have still not availed themselves of the subsidy simply because they were not aware of it.