Extreme Northern
Luzon will experience stormy weather. The rest
of Northern Luzon will have rains and gusty
winds and the coastal waters along these areas
will be moderate to rough. The rest of Luzon and
the western section of Visayas will have mostly
cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and
thunderstorms. Meanwhile, the rest of the
country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy
skies with isolated rainshowers or
thunderstorms.
The picture of the
President at the podium, with the Senate President and
the Speaker of the House in the background, during the
State of the Nation Address has become all too common
every year. Its stark simplicity, almost bare and cold
lines, sharply contrast with the view outside where
protesters have gathered, demonstrating their passion,
expressing a collective emotion that is the state of the
nation they know, feel and understand. Photos by Rene Dilan, KJ Rosales and Ruy Martinez
GMA rejects calls to scrap consumption tax
President Gloria Arroyo on Monday turned down appeals
to scrap an unpopular sales tax because of surging inflation,
warning that food and fuel prices would likely remain high.
The red carpet that is the stuff of Oscar nights has
rolled over to the Batasang Pambansa, home to the Philippines’
House of Representatives in Quezon City.
THE House of Representatives on
Monday opened its second regular with the idea of using its
oversight powers to review the performance of the executive
department, particularly in implementing laws passed by Congress.
Rights group stopped from holding anti-Sona rally for
the first time in Arroyo’s seven years in office
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Soldiers and
policemen broke up Monday an anti-Arroyo rally in Zamboanga City,
which coincided with President Gloria Arroyo’s State of the Nation
Address (SONA), organizers said.
THE Department of Finance has
some reservations over a proposal to suspend the value added tax
(VAT) on oil, and instead raise the excise tax on the commodity.
China's online population, already the world's
largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven
by news events such as natural disasters and the Beijing Olympics.
Hyundai brings in its two new i-Series compacts and
the Genesis luxury sedan
“More Than Meets the i expresses how Hyundai has
come of age in the global automotive industry.With its commitment to
conceptualize and create cars built on only the strictest of
engineering standards, Hyundai has successfully mapped out a
paradigm shift and is now, more than ever, fast becoming a
determined challenger,” said HARI Executive Vice President and
Chief Officer Ma. Fe Agudo.
AS in past SONAs the President
yesterday enumerated many government programs aimed to relieve the
people of their hardships. She also proudly pointed to the work that
she and her people have done to set up the foundations of a thriving
economy.
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party
won nearly 60 percent of the vote in early returns from weekend
polls, according to a partial count Monday by Cambodian election
authorities.
Hanging by a moment with Lifehouse American rock group
Lifehouse talks about fame, sad songs
and people who confuse them with ‘Lighthouse’
Most fans of American pop-rock group Lifehouse know them best for
their saccharine sweet lyrics and heart-melting
melodies. Songs like “You and Me,” “Everything,”
“Breathing” and “Broken” have helped establish the band as
the ultimate sentimental rock group.
