Arroyo may face-off with sis in Pampanga

Macapagal versus Arroyo? President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 62, will likely face her older half-sister, former Vice Gov. Cielo Macapagal-Salgado, if they both heed a clamor to contest a congressional seat in Pampanga in the May elections.

Arroyo egged on to run for VP in 2010

Only President Macapagal-Arroyo can save the ruling party from disintegration by running for the number two position in the 2010 elections.

Cyclones slowed gov’t drive vs NPA -- Teodoro

The series of killer storms that hit the country recently has kept government troops busy, thus hampering the Armed Forces' anti-insurgency operations, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said on Sunday.

OFWs keep up protest vs. proposed Macau tax

Migrant worker groups in Macau said on Sunday they would continue their campaign against a bill imposing taxes on the deployment of foreign domestic helpers and a six-month reentry ban on foreign workers who would pre-terminate their contracts.

100 OFWs jailed in Qatar wish to be home by Christmas

About 100 overseas Filipino workers languishing in a deportation jail in Doha, Qatar, have urged the government to work for their speedy repatriation so that they could be reunited with their families in time for the holiday season.