President Benigno Aquino 3rd shakes hands with students at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority at the TESDA Auditorium on East Service Road, Taguig City (Metro Manila), on Friday. MALACAÑANG PHOTO THE Supreme Court and the Senate, which now sits as an impeachment court, are on a legally-inevitable collision course, which could spark a constitutional crisis once senator-judges decided to set aside a temporary restraining order on the opening of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s dollar accounts. Read more
A priest performs the last rites on the body of a suspected robber at the parking lot of the Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa City (Metro Manila) on Friday. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN VATICAN CITY: The Catholic Church in Asia has a “pressing need” for rules against child abuse by priests as the issue has been hidden by “a culture of shame,” the archbishop of Manila said on Thursday. Read more
The sea turtle hatchlings were placed in a basin prior to their release to the sea on Friday at San Roque, Sariaya, Quezon. PHOTO BY BELLY M. OTORDOZ SARIAYA, Quezon: One hundred twenty-three (123) newly hatched baby sea turtles of the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) species were released yesterday, February 10, into the sea – their natural habitat – in Barangay San Roque of this town. Read more
LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao is poised to fight Timothy Bradley on June 9 in Las Vegas after the unbeaten American agreed in principle to a deal, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Read more
Published : 10-02-2012
THOUSANDS of small "pyramids" are being planted off the famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said on Thursday. Read more
Published : 10-02-2012
GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao says that he has given up gambling, cockfighting and other vices to become a goodwill ambassador for the Catholic Church. Read more
Published : 09-02-2012
THE European Union (EU) on Wednesday urged the Philippine government and Muslim rebels to sign a peace agreement to end the long-running conflict in the Mindanao region. Read more
Published : 07-02-2012
GUIHULNGAN, Philippines, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) - Rescuers in the Philippines dug through rubble with their bare hands on Tuesday in a frantic search for survivors, a day after a powerful earthquake killed... Read more
Published : 07-02-2012
BEIRUT, Feb 7, 2012 (AFP) - Nearly 100 civilians were killed on Monday in clashes across Syria, activists said, with the majority dying in a fierce onslaught by government troops on the flashpoint cit... Read more
Published : 06-02-2012
JAKARTA, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) - The alleged mastermind behind Indonesia's deadliest terrorist attack that killed more than 200 people in Bali a decade ago will likely stand trial next week, a prosecutor ... Read more
Published : 06-02-2012
MANILA, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) - The death toll from a powerful quake that struck the central Philippines on Monday rose to 43 as landslides struck a mountainous area, a regional military official said. Read more
Published : 06-02-2012
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) - Tom Brady expects some sleepless nights after suffering his second Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants in five seasons, but he has not given up on winning... Read more
Published : 06-02-2012
MANILA, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) - A strong 6.8 earthquake hit the central Philippines Monday but there was no danger of a widespread tsunami, seismologists said. Read more
PHILIPPINE merchandise export earnings in 2011 went down by 6.9 percent to $47.967 billion compared from the previous year’s $51.498...
THE National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said on Friday that the government’s 3-percent to 5-percent growth target for 2012 inflation...
PHILIPPINE share prices on Friday posted modest gains after reports showed that Greece may reach a deal to obtain an...
COMMERCIAL, thrift and rural banks have availed of higher rediscounting loans in January as they refinance the loans they extended...
STATE-OWNED Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) has created three separate bids and awards committees (BAC) to enhance the company’s...
INDEED there is a huge opportunity for our tourism industry to develop and expand without destroying our heritage and the...
GLOBE Telecom on Friday announced that it posted a net income of P10 billion last year from P9.8 billion in...
OCEANAGOLD Corp. on Friday said it has allotted this year some $10 million for its mining exploration and development projects...
THE airline unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc. on Friday said that it recorded close to 50 percent market share...
A LEADING Japanese retail apparel recently announced that it would open its first store in the Philippines in June this...
DESPITE the challenging global economic environment amid renewed uncertainties, the Philippine banking system remained sound during the last quarter of...
PHILIPPINE share prices tumbled on Thursday as Greek leaders failed to reach an agreement on reform and cost-cutting measures to...
President Benigno Aquino 3rd shakes hands with students at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority at the TESDA Auditorium on East Service Road, Taguig City (Metro Manila), on Friday. MALACAÑANG PHOTO THE Supreme Court and ...
MALACAÑANG on Friday refused to divulge dollar accounts of President Benigno Aquino 3rd.
AN official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has dared Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona to allow the Senate impeachment court to open his dollar bank accounts.
A road-rage case involving a lowly paid port clerk driving a Porsche has high lighted huge problems in trying to clean up the Philippines’ corruption-riddled customs bureau, its chief said Friday.
THE Philippine military said Friday Malaysia will send forensics experts to try to prove whether Filipino forces have killed three of Southeast Asia’s most-wanted terror suspects.
WITH the House of Representatives already juggling two impeachment cases vs. two Supreme Court justices, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. of Quezon City is not launching another impeachment complaint vs. another justice anytime soon.
BACOLOD CITY: “Do a Moses and deliver millions of landless Filipino farmers from bondage.”Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra made this appeal to President Benigno Aquino 3rd in a mass at the San Sebastian Cathedral Thursday, capping the four-day caravan of Task Force Mapala...
COTABATO CITY: Thousands of people have been displaced as flash floods triggered by heavy downpour hit the southern city of Dapitan, a local official said Friday.
The sea turtle hatchlings were placed in a basin prior to their release to the sea on Friday at San Roque, Sariaya, Quezon. PHOTO BY BELLY M. OTORDOZ SARIAYA, Quezon: One hundred twenty-three (123) newly hatched baby sea turtles of the Olive R...
LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao is poised to fight Timothy Bradley on June 9 in Las Vegas after the unbeaten American agreed in principle to a deal, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
INTERNATIONAL Masters (IM) Jan Emmanuel Garcia and Grandmaster (GM) John Paul Gomez posted their respective third-round victories in Group B of 11th Aeroflot Open Chess Championships 2012 being held a...
FORMER Philippine Open champion Alexis Sy gained the second spot after first block of the Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship girls’ Masters event being held at the International Bowling Center in...
Thanks to a new app from Animoto, you can use an iPhone to create and share a video—complete with music and animation—using your own photos. (NAPSI)—Parties, holidays, trips and even everyday moments—you’ve collected hundreds of photos on you...
Noting the comments in social media, the main sponsor of the Cybercrime bill said the measure is not a threat to basic freedoms and will, rather, protect them from abuse on cyberspace.
Hacker group Anonymous, in an embarrassment for law enforcement, released a recording Friday of a conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard discussing operations against the hacking collective.
A PHILIPPINE auto group last week said the country’s car industry needs to start manufacturing again instead of just assembling if it is to thrive and gain access to other markets in the region.
'Fast Times’ turns automotive worker for a day as it joins Isuzu Phils.’ truck production lineIF you talk the talk then it’s only fitting that you should work the work. That, presumably, was Isuzu Phils. Corp.’s (IPC) rationale for inviting a group of automotive...
PHILIPPINE Chevrolet distributor The Covenant Car Co. Inc. (TCCCI) has credited the strong performance of Chevrolet’s passenger cars for its growth in 2011.
Dear PAO,My neighbor, who is a foreigner, borrowed money from me on several occasions. His debt accumulated to P60,000. I lent him money since we’ve been neighbors for almost 3 years now.
Dear PAO,My husband has been working as a security guard in a security agency in Quezon City since 2005. However, he was not given a new assignment after the company where he was previously assigned has closed its operations.
Dear PAO,My sister plans to sell her house and lot in Cavite. Since she is in Hong Kong for work, she asked me to take care of the sale of her properties and she left me with an authorization letter.
DAMASCUS: Explosions rocked Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo as tanks entered the flashpoint city of Homs on Friday, activists said, ahead of planned protests to denounce Russia’s steadfast suppo...
MALE: A United Nations (UN) special envoy arrived on Friday for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former President Mohamed Nasheed demanded fresh elections after being ousted in wh...
TOKYO: Northern Japan was bracing for more heavy snow on Friday as severe winter weather continues to cause misery across a large part of the country, claiming at least 83 lives so far.
The Senate trial of impeached Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona Jr. has been an eye-opener for many.
SOME Filipinos are, wrongly, saying that there is now a constitutional crisis. No, There is no constitutional crisis yet. Thanks to the wisdom of the senator-judges in the impeachment trial of Chief J...
THE UP Alumni Office has announced that Class of ‘52 is holding its Diamond Jubilee (60th year and up) in June this year. The surviving Class ’52 members are well into their 80s, waiting their turn or...
A Globe cell site in Calamba, Laguna. FILE PHOTO LAST December, in view of the telecom corporations’ refusal to obey what the NTC told the public was its order for the telcos to r...
[Editor’s note: The following excerpts from Globe Telecom Inc’s reply to the National Telecommunications Commission’s complaint against Globe (Admin. Case No. 2011-098) presents the telco’s reasons fo...
Filipinos are world’s most avid texters THE telecommunications companies’ resolve to scorn the National Telecommunications Commission’s order for them to lower the texting rates t...
IT WAS a night shared with new and old friends as Rustan’s and the Philippine Italian Association threw a welcome dinner to celebrate the unwavering friendship of the two countries, Italy and Philippi...
Many skills are transferable and can be used in another career. (NAPSI)—If you think your work skills are only useful at your current job, think again. Many of the skills acqui...
Updating shower fixtures is essential, as styles change. (NAPSI)—While the real estate market remains a challenge for those looking to sell, some simple staging and remodeling tip...
Angel plays Ces Bricento a lifestyle reporter who just wants a casual relationship NO labels. No “month-saries.” No anniversaries. “Unofficial,” was how Angel Locsin described...
YES, Marian Rivera has changed her hairstyle, but unlike other women who chop off chunks of their mane to get over a failed relationship, she is still very much in love with her hunky boyfriend D...
With leading ladies, Eula Caballero (left) and Jasmine Curtis-Smith The American Idol wraps up his first acting project in ‘Nandito Ako’ Amid the challenges of working in the P...
Romi Garduce holds the Philippine flag at peak of Mount Vinson Massif in Antartica. Seven summits. Seven continents. And a total height of over 120,000 feet.
Some of the country’s premiere visual artists are coming together for a cause that is significant to their art and close to their hearts—preventing blindness.
The Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship Living in one of the world’s best cities and immersing one’s self in an environment of diverse culture, while earning a Master’s degree in one of the world’s bes...
