By Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News

Vice-President Jejomar Binay and Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, former rivals in the 2010 vice-presidential race, are now working together to help thousands of informal settlers living in danger zones in Metro Manila.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Francisco Fernandez said President Aquino has delegated DILG Secretary Mar Roxas to lead the relocation of thousands of informal settler families in Metro Manila since it involves several government agencies.

By PNA/Xinhua with Interaksyon.com

Amid media reports in Saudi Arabia that the Kingdom may extend by another three months its amnesty for “illegal” migrant workers, the Philippine government was urged nonetheless to prepare contingency measures should the Saudis decide against another 90-day grace period.

The amnesty granted by King Abdullah for all ‘illegal’ migrant workers in the Kingdom, including the estimated 22,000 undocumented overseas Filipino workers, ends July 3, barely 16 days to go, migrant rights group Migrante said Monday.

By Andreo Calonzo/BM, GMA News

It's back to school for Senator-elect Nancy Binay on Monday as she began a five-day course on lawmaking at the University of the Philippines (UP).

Binay, a neophyte politician who placed fifth in the recent Senate polls, went along with members of her staff at the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance on Monday morning for a legislative training course.

By Bernard Taguinod, Abante Online

“Mark my word, kapag inabuso ka ulit in the future, wala nang maniniwala sa iyo.”

Ito ang mensahe ni Gabriela partylist Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan sa Brazilian model na si Daiana Menezes na unang nagpahiwatig sa social media na biktima umano siya ng domestic violence. Ang dayuhang modelo ay kasal kay outgoing Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Benjo Benaldo.

By ABS-CBNnews.com

The lead characters of the recently concluded series “Ina Kapatid Anak” may have had a happy ending but for erstwhile best friends Kim Chiu and Maja Salvador, such a reconciliation seems unlikely in real life.

On Friday, the stars of "Ina, Kapatid, Anak" attended a thanksgiving party for the successful eight-month run of the show. But in a “The Buzz” special report aired on Sunday, Salvador and Chiu were seen avoiding each other at the party.

By Nel Alejandrino, Journal Online

WOW, dalaga na talaga si Kathryn Bernardo. Kung sabagay, when we saw her sa ASAP Live last Sunday, in her five-inch heels at naka-gown pa, 'di mo aakalaing she is only 17.

Bale ba, last Sunday, maganda siya. Maganda ang make-up. In any case, totoo bang medyo na-insecure si Daniel Padilla sa visiting Glee star na si Dean nang magkasama silang nag-attend ni Kathryn ng mall show for a promo event ng isang soft drink brand?

By Rey Pumaloy, Abante Online

Hindi na matutuloy si Kris Bernal sa indie film na ididirek ni Gil Portes para sa FDCP Sineng Pambansa All Master’s Division.

Pinull-out ng GMA 7 sa nasabing project si Kris sa pag-alalang baka makaapekto sa wholesome image ng kanilang alaga at sa mga seryeng gagawin pa nito ang gagawin niya sa naturang movie.

By Jon Krawzyncski (Associated Press)

Manu Ginobili had 24 points and 10 assists in a surprise start to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-104 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, pushing the Spurs one victory away from their fifth championship.

Danny Green scored 24 points and broke Ray Allen's finals record for 3s in a series with 25. Tony Parker had 26 points for San Antonio.

By Christine O. Avendaño, Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippines and Taiwan have “agreed in principle” to avoid the use of force in fishing disputes, as they begin to resolve a row over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in overlapping waters last month.

Officials of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (Teco) reached the agreement during their preparatory meeting on fishery cooperation held in Manila on Friday, Meco Chairman Amadeo Perez said on Sunday.

By Ryan D. Rosauro, Inquirer Mindanao

It is still possible for the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to sign a final peace agreement within the next five weeks, the Aquino administration’s chief peace negotiator said on Sunday.

A final agreement that would end 40 years of conflict in Muslim Mindanao has been delayed for six months, which the MILF blames on the government’s taking too long to decide on the last terms for the establishment of a new autonomous region on the island.

By Rainier Allan Ronda and Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star)

Navy divers have failed to find the seven missing passengers of the ferry M/V Our Lady of Mt. Carmel that sank off Burias Island in Masbate Friday with 70 people on board.

Sixty-one of those on board have been rescued, 39 of them passengers and 22 crew members, officials said. The bodies of two fatalities have been recovered.

By InterAKTV

The Philippine national men’s basketball team closed their Lithuanian training camp by falling to an import-reinforced Bistrono Jazz-Diremta squad, 86-79, at the Svyturio Arena in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

The contest was not originally part of their six-game schedule, but the Lithuanian club requested a rematch after the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team defeated them earlier in the trip.

By Associated Press (The Philippine Star)

Tony Parker’s hamstring, not Dwyane Wade’s knee, is the current chief injury concern. Manu Ginobili, not Chris Bosh, is mired in the slump of the moment.

Things change quickly at the NBA Finals, and with everything suddenly seeming right with the Miami Heat, it’s up to the San Antonio Spurs to change them back Sunday night (Monday morning Manila) in Game 5.

By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star)

Edrin Dapudong, who felt he was robbed of a victory against Gideon Buthelezi last November, yesterday made sure he won’t suffer the same fate against the South African.

The 27-year-old Filipino knocked out Buthelezi in the first round to win the International Boxing Organization junior bantamweight crown at the Emperor’s Palace Resort and Casino in Johannesburg.

By Celest R. Flores, INQUIRER.net

Just an hour after the selling opened Sunday morning, the cheapest tickets for the first ever NBA pre-season game here set in October were already sold out.

The Houston Rockets led by James Harden, and the Eastern Conference finalist Indiana Pacers, visit Manila on October 10 ahead of the 2013-2014 NBA season as part of the league’s Global Games.

By Delfin T. Mallari Jr., Inquirer Southern Luzon

The head negotiator of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has said they would rather wait for the next Philippine president to take power before returning to the negotiating table for peace.

“If the Aquino government continues to refuse, then the NDFP continues with revolutionary struggles throughout the country and is willing to wait out the three years left of the Aquino regime,” Luis Jalandoni, NDFP chief peace negotiator, said in a video interview done by ‘Liberation International’, the NDFP official news organ.

By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star)

While the local economy is at its peak and business confidence is overwhelming, the government’s reform measures still need a consistent push for these to have a trickle down effect on the masses, a Malacañang official said.

Even as the Aquino administration is now in the second half of its six-year term, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said they are fully aware of the comments of stakeholders, particularly economists, local or foreign.