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Manila—The anti-corruption campaign of Philippine President Aquino has led to the arrest of a string of top officials, including three senators, a former national police chief and even his predecessor.

Critics of former Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas may have wrongly accused him of one thing: of being cold and unfeeling. 

Washington—When President Barack Obama Obama heads overseas Saturday for a power round of diplomacy in Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia, he›ll experience the beauty of the Turkish Riviera and bustle of Southeast Asian capitals largely from the inside of heavily secured hotels and convention centers. 

By Angela Charlton and Sylvie Corbet / The Associated Press Paris—French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State (IS) group without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility on Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks on France since World War II.

By Jerry Maglunog  Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) has been named the Strongest Bank in the Philippines in The Asian Banker 500 (AB 500) Strongest Bank by Balance Sheet Ranking 2015. Metrobank ranked ninth overall in Asia, which marks the first time that a Philippine bank has made it to the Top 10 list. The AB 500 is an …

State pension fund Social Security System (SSS) has earned an international citation from the world’s leading association of social-security institutions for its various programs launched in recent years to promote inclusive growth by targeting informal sector (IS) workers and hard-to-reach rural areas of the country. 

By Angel L. Lazaro III /National Academy of Science and Technology In more than 40 years as a consultant, it has been my experience that whenever a foreign-funded project of the government (no matter how simple) is announced, the first question by an interested Filipino consultant is: “Which foreign consultant will I associate with?” Going for the project as a Filipino …

Filipino civil engineers have faced the challenge of providing solutions to the demands for better, safer and more comfortable environment and they must prepare for the future challenges of the profession, engineer Ernesto S. De Castro said in addressing those who attended the recent Civil Engineering Summit 2015 and 12th NCR Technical Conference of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers …

Building materials will not be as solid as we see it without the addition of concrete. 

The District Engineers League of the Philippines (DELP) will hold its 11th Annual National Convention on Nov. 26 and 27 at Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City with the theme “Breaking the ground for quality management systems at par with global trends.”