President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday declared September 7 and 21 as non-working holidays. Malacañang said September 7 will be observed as a “national day of mourning” in honor of Iglesia ni Cristo’s executive minister Eraño Manalo, who passed away last Monday due to cardiopulmonary...

GLENDALE, California — Michael Jackson, his gold coffin topped by a bejeweled crown, was laid to rest Thursday night at a funeral more than two months after his death and, because of his family’s tardy arrival, nearly two hours late. The King of Pop was mourned by celebrities including Elizabeth...

After he passed on the torch to Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III as the Liberal Party’s standard bearer in the 2010 elections, Sen. Manuel Roxas II on Wednesday said that he is open to becoming Aquino’s running mate or to just seek reelection in next year’s polls. A day after...

Saying that somebody “has to make a sacrifice,” Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas III has given way to his party-mate Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino Jr. as the standard bearer of the Liberal Party in the 2010 presidential elections. Roxas announced in an early evening...

In an unprecedented group pledge Sunday morning, the country’s presidential and vice presidential aspirants sought to inject hope in an election process marked by an untested automated system and widespread fears of cheating. Thirteen hopefuls for the 2010 elections pledged to ensure clean and honest...

Philippine banks may soon issue cash cards that can be used to pay for Metro Rail Transit (MRT) fares. That is if talks between the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) and BancNet, an electronic banking consortium, push through, an executive said on Monday. Under the proposed partnership, BancNet...