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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the Ceremonial Signing of Land Lease Agreement between PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PIA) and FDC Misamis Power Corporation at the President’s Hall, Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (April 17, 2013). The land is being leased for construction of a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) coal-fired power plant is expected to generate an initial 270-megawatts and targeted to operate early 2016. In photo are PIA administrator and vice chairman of the board Leo Tereso Magno and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. (Photo by: Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau).

U.S. ‘touched’ by PHL decision to stand by its side

MANILA, Apr 17 (Mabuhay) – Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Manila Brian Goldbeck on Wednesday expressed his country’s appreciation of the Philippine commitment to stand-by with America should tensions with North Korea rise further. “Now we know it’s a two way street. As (DFA) Secretary (Albert) Del Rosario has stated at [...]

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President Benigno S. Aquino III views the re-enactment of the historic “Salubungan” of former President Fidel Ramos-led Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP) contingents and the civilian components with former Senator Butch Aquino converge in front of the People Power Monument during the commemorative activities of the 27th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution in White Plains Avenue corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) on Monday (February 25). It re-enacts the stopping of the tanks and the convergence of the military and civilian contingents. This year’s theme is “Pilipinas Natin, Abot Tanaw Na!”. The 1986 peaceful and bloodless uprising ousted the dictatorship and catapulted the late Corazon C. Aquino to the Presidency. In photo are Executive Secretary and EDSA People Power Commission chairperson Paquito Ochoa, Jr. and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (MNS photo)

AFP on martial law: we all must learn from mistakes of the past

MANILA, Feb 25 (Mabuhay) — The military has welcomed the signing into law by President Benigno Aquino III of the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013, which officially acknowledged that martial law, officially in place from 1972 to 1981, had wronged almost 10,000 victims of the Marcos regime, and vowed no repeat [...]

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President Benigno S. Aquino III affixes his signature in the Pledge of Commitment Wall during the commemorative activities of the 27th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution at the People Power Monument in White Plains corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) on Monday (February 25). This year’s theme is “Pilipinas Natin, Abot Tanaw Na!”. The 1986 peaceful and bloodless uprising ousted the dictatorship and catapulted the late Corazon C. Aquino to the Presidency. (MNS photo)

Lesson of EDSA is not just about gaining back our freedom by overthrowing a dictator but also using this freedom to inspire Filipinos to forge ahead towards progress – President Aquino

MANILA, Feb 25 (Mabuhay) — President Benigno S. Aquino III called on the Filipino people to look at the fruits borne out by the successful and bloodless ousting of a dictator 27 years ago as inspiration to drive our collective will towards reaping the rewards of freedom and forging on to achieve the country’s sustainable [...]

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U.S. Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Locklear III (left) and the Philippines’ Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Jessie Dellosa review honor guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Armed Forces of the Philippines general headquarters in Quezon City, Metro Manila December 13, 2012. Locklear told reporters in Manila that there will be more training exercises and disaster relief operations between the U.S. and the Philippines as part of their mutual defense treaty.(MNS photo)

N. Korea rocket ‘provocative’: PHL, US

MANILA, Dec 13, 2012 (AFP) – Long-time allies the United States and the Philippines on Thursday blasted North Korea’s “provocative” rocket launch as a threat to regional security and pledged to strengthen their military ties. In a statement following bilateral talks attended by top diplomats and security officials, the two countries vowed to boost cooperation [...]

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Jose Nisperos’ Medal of Honor (similar to the picture) was finally recovered after a frenetic 90-year search of his great-granddaughter Maria Delilah Turzar after a relative “borrowed” it purportedly to help the veteran in his war claims.

Lost U.S. Medal of Honor returned after 90 years

Weekend Balita – What are the odds of finding something that was missing for the 90 years? Very remote, I’d say, if not almost impossible. But to the family of Jose Nisperos, a native of La Union in the Philippines, it was sort of a miracle that a his U.S. Medal of Honor which was [...]

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Members of the Special Forces march during the 76th Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) anniversary inside the military headquarters of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon city, metro Manila December 21, 2011. (MNS photo)

AFP on standby for manhunt vs Palparan

MANILA, Dec 22 (Mabuhay) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not join in the manhunt for retired Major General Jovito Palparan, for now. AFP spokesman Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos told reporters that the military will only come in upon the request from the court or other law enforcement agencies. “In as far [...]

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