Saturday, January 20, 2007

Arroyo out, de Castro sworn in President

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MANILA (DPA) — Philippine Vice-President Noli de Castro was sworn in today as the country’s new chief executive after embattled President Gl...

Arroyo son Mikey says family will remain in the Philippines

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FORMER president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's son Mikey said that her mother and the rest of the Arroyo family will not leave the Philippin...

ROMULO BIDS DFA GOODBYE

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Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo packed up his things this morning as he said his stint as head of the Department of Foreign Aff...

FORMER SENATOR CESAR PURISIMA TO BE NEW FINANCE SECRETARY

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Former Senator Cesar Purisima will be the new finance secretary, according to newly-installed President Keren Pascual in her press confer...

Arroyo leaves Malacañang via barge, bids farewell

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FORMER president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left Malacañang Palace at 2:15 p.m. today on a barge crossing the Pasig River. With him were for...

Arroyo questions legality of Pascual proclamation

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FORMER President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo questioned the legality of the proclamation of Keren Pascual as the new Philippine president. ...

President Pascual in inaugural speech calls for genuine reforms

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IN his inaugural speech, newly-installed Philippine President Keren Pascual said the era of genuine reform has begun as well as the tedious...

Gloria insists she has not resigned; says she’ll stay till Wednesday

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CITIZEN Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this morning insisted that she has not yet tendered her resignation, and will stay until Wednesday at th...

Arroyo resigns, VP Noli de Castro to take over as President

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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has resigned and Vice President Noli de Castro is set to take his oath as 15th President of the Republic ...

Air Force helicopters, jets make 'persuasion flights' over Malacaņang

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FOUR MG fighter helicopters and three F-5 jets from the Philippine Air Force conducted "persuasion flights" over Malacaņang this ...

Arroyo defiant as thousands march on Manila palace

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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines remained defiant in the face of a deadline to quit last night as tens of thousands of ...

PUNO TO SWEAR IN KEREN AT NOON TODAY -- CARDINAL ROSALES

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Cardinal Rosales announced this morning that Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno will swear in Keren Pascual as the 15th President ...

FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS WELCOME KEREN AS NEW PRESIDENT

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The international community welcomed today the peaceful succession of power in the country as Keren Pascual was sworn in as new Chief Execut...

People Power II: History repeats itself

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HISTORY repeated itself yesterday, with people power again proving to be the force to reckon with. Indignation rallies along EDSA and oth...

U.S. ASKED PHILIPPINE BUSINESSMAN TO FLY GLORIA OUT

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The United States government has reportedly asked a prominent Filipino businessman to use his private aircraft to fly into exile President ...

de Castro may take oath as president even if Arroyo refuses to quit

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Vice President Noli de Castro may take the oath as president even if beleaguered incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo refuses to resign, her sp...

Military defection turns tide vs Arroyo

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Resignation by the entire military hierarchy that left her literally defenseless precipitated the early collapse of the Arroyo presidency. ...

DSWD marks 56th year

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Davao City (20 January) -- The social welfare department (DSWD) led by its secretary Dr. Esperanza Icasas-Cabral celebrates its 56th year an...

Jubilation marks AFP withdrawal of support for Arroyo; rallies mount

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Ilocanos who have dubbed Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson as their hero danced in the streets with joy yesterday after receiv...