By Franco JC Barona US News Agency THE process of bringing a necessary closure to the allegations of official wrongdoing and impunity has begun. This was the declaration made by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as he signed on July 30 the executive order forming the Truth Commission that will investigate the alleged crimes committed [...]

By Franco JC Barona US News Agency TO ensure continuity of government operation, official processes, and transactions as well as the delivery of services to the people, Malacanang has extended the services of non-career government officials occupying career positions for three months. Based on Memorandum Circular 2, which amended an earlier order and was signed [...]
July 30, 2010 | Posted in
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By Franco JC Barona US News Agency IN response to the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Angelito Banayo disclosed that he has requested the assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to be part of an [...]
July 30, 2010 | Posted in
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By Franco JC Barona US News Agency FOLLOWING the revelations made by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in his first State of the Nation Address (SoNA), Justice Secretary Leila de Lima disclosed on Tuesday that the alleged misuse of funds by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and the National Food Authority (NFA) will [...]
July 30, 2010 | Posted in
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BY JUN NARDO US News Agency MEGASTAR Sharon Cuneta dares to be different on her upcoming major concert in Araneta Coliseum on August 7 billed as “Megadrama.” This time, the megastar will pay tribute to the great Original Pilipino Music (OPM) just like her latest album “Musika at Pag-ibig” under Sony Music where she sings [...]
American businessman Realtor of Las Vegas, Nevada Mr. Ed Cox , Consult Uncle Tom Tagacay of Uniwide Paralegal Services. Immigrations Matter. Cox, Adopting Children from Naga, City Philippines Bringing to United States to give him better, good future. Uniwide Immigration Paralegal Services are very well known in the City of Las Vegas Uniting Families. (Photo [...]
By Franco JC Barona US News Agency US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. has welcomed reports that Madhatta Haipe, a founding member of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), pleaded guilty last Wednesday in a federal court in Washington DC to four counts of hostage taking in connection with the 1995 abduction of 16 people, [...]

By Franco JC Barona US News Agency A migrant rights’ group has urged the Philippine government to verify the condition of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was recently meted death sentence by the Saudi Arabia’s lower court last April 13 after the latter claimed that he was not given food and water for several [...]
July 29, 2010 | Posted in
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By Franco JC Barona US News Agency THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday disclosed that they have sent Philippine Ambassador to the Middle East Roy Cimatu to Iraq on a fact finding mission to assess security measures in the repatriation of at least 6,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the war-torn country who [...]
July 29, 2010 | Posted in
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By Franco JC Barona US News Agency The United Nations recently endorsed the “unique initiative” of Dominican long-distance open water swimmer Marcos Diaz who aims at uniting the world by connecting the five continents through four long-distance swims in order to raise awareness about the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). After his first two crossings [...]
July 27, 2010 | Posted in
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