Photo taken on May 21 shows China National Offshore Oil Corp. workers gather to send off the first independent deep-water oil drilling rig from the port of Qingdao, east China’s Shandong province. China’s first home-grown deep-water drilling rig will be located in the South China Sea, (West Philippine Sea). Dependent on oil imports to fuel its surging economy, China claims full sovereignty on the sea, which has huge oil and gas reserves, often leading to diplomatic rows with its neighbors.... Read more
Chinese patrol ship Haixun 31. (Credit: From STRATFOR—China Photos/Getty Images.) SummaryThe Chinese Marine Surveillance (CMS) announced May 9 that 36 new vessels are expected to join its surveillance fleet by 2013. Read more
NEW YORK: The NBA fined Filipino-American Miami coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 on Friday for critical public comments on the officiating of the Heat’s Eastern Conference second-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Read more
Oscar Pistorius AFP FILE PHOTO OSTRAVA: Double amputee Oscar Pistorius endured a shocking start to his ongoing battle to nail qualification for the able-bodied London Olympics here on Friday. Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 - 20:00
BEIJING: China's product-quality watchdog said on Friday that it would keep fruits imported from the Philippines under quarantine. According to a statement posted on the General Administration of ... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 - 20:00
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police have arrested an alleged Islamist militant suspected of involvement in a 2001 kidnapping that left two Americans dead, an official said on Friday. The alleged militant, Sahi... Read more
Published : Thursday May 24, 2012 - 20:00
PHNOM PENH: Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have finished drafting core elements for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS or South China Sea... Read more
Published : Thursday May 24, 2012 - 15:00
LOS ANGELES: A Filipino former nanny of Sharon Stone is suing the US actress for wrongful dismissal and harassment, including by allegedly making derogatory remarks about her ethnicity and religion. ... Read more
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd named a veteran diplomat as his ambassador to China amid a tense standoff at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Malacañang said on Saturday.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President Barack Obama will welcome President Benigno Aquino 3rd next month, the White House said on Friday (Saturday in Manila), as the United States steps up support for the ally locked in disputes with China.
A doctor examines the blood pressure of Chief Justice Renato Corona while his wife Cristina looks on during Day 42 of his impeachment trial on Friday. POOL PHOTO TO prove that he is not hiding anything, Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Coron...
A DEFENSE lawyer of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Saturday expressed confidence that the Senate impeachment court will acquit his client.
PHILRICE BATS FOR SMART FARMINGThe Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) on Friday urged the rice sector to consider green and smart initiatives to attain food security and sufficiency.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Thursday said it now working closely with the National Statistics Office (NSO) for the bulk processing of requirements for the legal heirs of the Hacienda Luisita farmworkers.
A former town mayor of Pangasinan province was sentenced to 17 years in jail for siphoning P2.5 million from the town’s fund for his personal use.
AMBUKLAO, BINGA DAMS ADVISORIES DRAWNLA TRINIDAD, Benguet: A more systematic mode of issuing advisories on water dam discharge for Ambuklao and Binga Hydro-Electric Power Plants (HEP0) is being ironed out to facilitate its dissemination to the public.
THE Supreme Court junked a petition for mandamus filed by former Speaker Prospero Nograles asking the court to order the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cleanse its voters’ list in Davao City.
DUMAGUETE City: Cue artists from the national developmental pool dominated the opening day of the billiards competition of the 2012 Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission (POC-PSC) ...
There is a spectacular optimism and overflowing air of confidence in the statements of American Timothy Bradley, Jr. as his June 9 engagement with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao nears.
PARIS: Novak Djokovic will accept the ‘unique’ French Open challenge of becoming the first man in 43 years to monopolize all four Grand Slams, but six-time champion Rafael Nadal has his own history to...
Projectors and large-screen TVs offer different advantages to a family looking for the best in home entertainment. NAPSI: With prices falling and technology improving, when you’re ready to upgrade to a giant screen for TV, movies and gaming, whic...
At EMC World 2012, EMC announced that it has acquired privately held Syncplicity, Inc., a leader in cloud-based file management solutions. Based in Menlo Park, California, Syncplicity provides native cloud-based sync and share capabilities required by enterprise custome...
Globe Telecom recently announced that it is launching Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III, under its suite of fully-customizable postpaid plans bundled with unlimited mobile internet.
FOR some people, vintage cars only mean headaches and heartaches, what with all the problems owning them cause. But for aficionados like Edgardo Aguila and Mike Allen Lim, vintage cars bring them fulfillment. Both own MG cars that date from the ‘70s and the early ‘...
HAS it been 13 years already? That’s how long ago since Honda Cars Phils. dropped a “passion orange” Honda Civic SiR at the office parking lot of the paper I worked for then—which has since gone belly up.
Subaru Impreza WRX STI looks the rally car part in Puma’s awesome Zombie Cat graphics. SUBARU furthers its street cred, tuner-friendly, rally racing heritage as it unveils a trio of Impreza WRX STI hatchbacks that will compete in the six-round, U...
Dear PAO,Is it still necessary to get a marriage license if the parties to be married have already been living together as husband and wife?
Dear PAO,I just want to know how I can change the surname of my daughter. She is currently using the surname of her father. Her father and I are not married and we are no longer living together. This is the reason why I am planning to change her surname to my su...
Dear PAO,I have a friend who has been separated from her husband for more than 20 years now. She left him because he was unfaithful. Several years after their separation, she met another man and they now have a 20-year-old son.
WHOEVER convinced President Benigno Aquino 3rd to appoint Ambassador Sonia Brady to the long-vacant posting in Beijing should be given a medal.
Next month, on June 8, President Aquino will meet President Barack Obama.
MAYBE something really massively beneficial to the Filipinos will emerge from the June 8 meeting in the White House. For our president and Mr. Obama appear to have a common ideology.
Imports for March this year dropped to $5.371 billion, or a 3.3-percent decline from the $5.553 billion recorded during the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has restarted discussions with industry and investment stakeholders to address the current issues on the...
The value of the country’s metallic mineral output is expected to decline by a tenth this year because of the...
BRUSSELS: Eurozone tensions have intensified after grim news on the economic outlook and as investors sought safety in Germany on...
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THE Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the investment project of Aviva Shipping Corp. that is worth P683.9 million.
Silicon Valley firms have made an investment of $8 million in Lenddo, the world’s first online community that empowers the...
It was quite unfortunate that the first event hosted by the Mall of Asia-Arena (MOA Arena) in Pasay City generated...
DAMASCUS: The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) has urged the United Nations (UN) Security Council to act with urgency after claiming that government forces “massacred” scores of civilians, inc...
SEOUL: North Korea is experiencing a prolonged and widespread drought, state media said, raising fears that it will worsen already dire food shortages in the impoverished communist country.
SINGAPORE VOTES IN BY-ELECTIONSINGAPORE: Singaporean voters cast their ballots on Saturday in a by-election seen as a referendum on reforms initiated by the ruling People’s Action Party to address ris...
Most air-conditioning systems are designed to last 10 years. NAPSI: Learning a few facts about a refrigerant commonly used in air conditioners could help you keep your cool. The r...
Anne Curtis was once dubbed the “Angelina Jolie of the Philippines” because of her full, luscious lips. No doubt, the ultimate “it” girl has that enviable sexy pout. Finally, she has the perfect ...
Solenn Heussaff Solenn Heusaff will soon be living at Fifth Avenue Place in Bonifacio Global City. She is excited at finally having a place of her own and decorating it according ...
The “Gagacycle” is where the artist played the piano version of her song “Hair,” which has become an anthem to many of her gay fans Self-expression reigns at ‘The Born This Way...
Somerhalder at his launch as Penshoppe’s new endorser ‘Vampire Diaries’ hunk is next Hollywood celeb on the metro’s billboards “Don’t go to the Philippines. People there are going...
Jennifer Lopez The newly constructed Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay may have become the “Haus of Gaga” for her Born this Way Ball concert tour, but is the 20,000-capacity venue still...
BEIJING: China currently faces a similar growth dilemma to that four years ago during the global financial crisis, but this time policymakers are responding more cautiously.
Photo taken on May 21 shows China National Offshore Oil Corp. workers gather to send off the first independent deep-water oil drilling rig from the port of Qingdao, east China’s Shandong provi...
Chinese patrol ship Haixun 31. (Credit: From STRATFOR—China Photos/Getty Images.) SummaryThe Chinese Marine Surveillance (CMS) announced May 9 that 36 new vessels are expect...
World boxing champion. Member of the House of Representative. Son, husband, father. Actor, singer, product endorser. Born Again Christian. Critic of same-sex marriage, and indirectly, the US Pres...
Cagayan survivors paint trees and other images during the memorial ritual-ceremony PHOTO BY EDNA VIDA-FROILAN TO the residents of Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and Dumaguete, it was a...
Coming into the art scene in 2007 at 40 years of age was no easy task and Daniel Dela Cruz “Perhaps, it’s my most experimental exhibit ever,” says sculptor Daniel dela Cruz, of...
THE first day of school marks a major step in the life of a child. This big day, however, can be spoiled by anxiety and feelings of nervousness.
NOW that June is just around the corner, parents are busy preparing kids for another year of school.
ULTIMATE Multimedia Star Toni Gonzaga was presented recently as the new ambassador of Coke Zero.
