MANILA: Disgraced former Philippines president Joseph Estrada said on Thursday he was seeking legal action against a global graft watchdog for including him in a list of the world’s most corrupt leade…

After meeting Wednesday night, members of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) have decided to back a move to oust Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. as House Speaker in de…

MANILA (Thomson Financial) – The Philippine central bank cut key interest rates by 25 basis points for the fourth consecutive meeting on Thursday, opting for a modest cut as it expects the domestic ec…

The Philippine National Police has sought the legal opinion of the Department of Justice regarding the extent of police authority to implement arrest orders issued by both houses of Congress in their …

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo continued to distance herself from moves by her party-mates to oust Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. from his post. Radio dzRH reported Thursday afternoon that deputy p…

Former president Joseph Estrada is set to meet with the leaders of the United Opposition (UNO), including Representative Rufus Rodriguez of Estrada’s Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), to tackle the fa…

Non-government organizations supporting family planning programs and policies questioned Thursday the proposal of the AIDS-FREE Philippines, Human Life International and Family Media Advocacy Foundati…

Balikatan 2008, a Philippine-US bilateral military humanitarian assistance and training exercise, will kick off on February 3 until March, the US Embassy in Manila announced Thursday. During Balika…

The Philippines signed Wednesday (US time) a P20.3-million ($500,000) six-month contract with a United States-based lobby firm to push its interests in Washington, the Department of Affairs (DFA) anno…

MANILA, Philippines — The record-breaking 7.3-percent economic growth in 2007 is proof President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is leading the country with the “correct economic strategy and fundamentals,” …