Napoles lists over 100 pork-tainted solons
More than a hundred lawmakers were estimated to be among those involved in the pork barrel scam, based on former senator Panfilo Lacson’s statement that their number was enough to constitute a quorum. Lacson made the statement to reporters a … Read more »
Making Napoles state witness would mean acquittal – Justice
Justice Seretary Leila de Lima did not seem to know the implications of what she was getting into when she talked businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles into ratting on senators and other personalities implicated in the pork barrel scam, a justice said … Read more »
Napoles’ surgery reveals pre-cancerous cyst – doctors
THE private doctors of Janet Lim-Napoles declared her hysterectomy on Wednesday “successful” after they found a pre-cancerous lump from her uterus. The alleged mastermind of the P10-billion pork barrel fund scam was placed under the knife at around 8 a.m. … Read more »
Vitangcol to file charges against Czech ambassador
METRO Rail Transit (MRT) General Manager Al Vitangcol on Wednesday said he will file charges against Czech Ambassador to the Philippines Josef Rychtar for linking him to a $30-million extort try on a Czech company interested in supplying additional train … Read more »
China, rivals sign pact to ease maritime tensions
BEIJING: China, the United States, Japan and more than a dozen other Asia-Pacific countries have signed a naval agreement aimed at ensuring miscommunication between ships at sea does not escalate into conflict. The Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, which … Read more »
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Editorial
Turning Napoles around
Just last February, President Benigno Aquino 3rd was emphatic in rejecting the possibility of Janet Napoles turning into a state witness. The way the President explained it, Napoles’ level of guilt in the pork barrel scheme case the government was building had not been clearly established. Before an accused could cross over to the prosecution... Read more »
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Pacquiao has lost his ‘pop’ –Mayweather
LOS ANGELES: Floyd Mayweather Jr. says Manny Pacquiao has lost a step and that the Filipino’s superstar slide has coincided with his decision to split from former strength trainer Alex Ariza. The 37-year-old undefeated welterweight champ Mayweather weighed in on … Read more »
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China, rivals sign pact to ease maritime tensions
BEIJING: China, the United States, Japan and more than a dozen other Asia-Pacific countries have signed a naval agreement aimed at ensuring miscommunication between ships at sea does not escalate into conflict. The Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, which … Read more »
China tops Aquino, Obama agenda
Defense cooperation, including China’s incursions into Philippine territory, will be on top of the agenda when United States President Barack Obama meets with President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday. Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Wednesday said the two … Read more »
DOLE offers 115, 384 jobs on Labor Day
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will offer 115,384 jobs nationwide on May 1, 2014 or Labor Day. In a statement, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said on Wednesday the department will simultaneously conduct 65 job fairs in 16 regions. … Read more »
Analysis & Commentary
Mar Roxas missed Wharton’s total leadership program
At the Wharton School of Business, where Mar Roxas matriculated for his bachelor’s degree, they have a full-fledged Wharton Leadership Program which offers courses and workshops in leadership development, work-life integration, and a course called “Total leadership.” Regrettably, interior and local government secretary Mar Roxas did not stay at Wharton long enough to benefit from the highly successful program, which has won notices from the New York Times, Ford Motor Company and... Read more »
Who’s next for Pacquiao?
At age 35, after 395 rounds spread in nearly two decades, it appears that Manny Pacquiao is not ready to archive the gloves. Pacquiao gave himself at least two more years in the ring following his 12-round unanimous decision over … Read more »
Oyster Bay, US presence and its impact on the environment
A few kilometers away from the famous Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan lies Ulugan Bay. According to a UNESCO study, it is home to around 15% of the mangrove forests of the Philippines with “extensive natural, biological … Read more »
Mar and the world’s worst airport
I’ve kept trying to figure out when it was that I stopped giving Mar Roxas the benefit of the doubt. I think about it now in relation to the Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club incident, where the Department of Interior … Read more »
RH law loses a lot of teeth
Thanks to the highest court the RH Law was somewhat defanged and will not have the same impact as Roe vs. Wade. Even as it broke the moral barrier in this country its social, political and economic impact will not … Read more »
The architecture of faith
“Domus mea domus orationis vocabitur (My house shall be called a house of prayer).” — Matthew 21:13 WE have been habituated to make God a central part of our lives, and most of our important life events like christenings, weddings, … Read more »
Pacquiao-Marquez 5
It looks like Manny Pacquiao will not hang up his gloves yet, and boxing writers have been generating names of his next opponents, like Juan Manuel Marquez. There were a lot of debates heading into the fourth Pacquiao-Marquez held on … Read more »
Legal Advice
A father’s obligation to an illegitimate child
Dear PAO, I have a four-month-old baby. It was recognized by his father in its birth certificate although I was not married to the father. Unfortunately the father of my child left us because he could not live without a … Read more »
No employer-employee relationship for agents on commission
In 1989, a labor union filed a petition with a sewing machine company to be the sole and exclusive bargaining agent that represents the company’s collectors. The company refused to recognize the labor union, explaining that the union members were … Read more »
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