Extreme Northern
Luzon and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy
skies with scattered rainshowers and
thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have
partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with
isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in
the afternoon or evening.
The squatter family
of Jun Astorga (left) makes do in a small space that
accommodates his wife and four children. On Tuesday,
Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said oil executives should
keep mum about price hikes, so as not to cause panic. AFP Photo
Palace will not interfere in case, says Sec. Ermita
The US Board of Immigration Appeals has rejected
the application for political asylum by a former Arroyo government
official wanted in the Philippines in the case involving the
P728-million fertilizer fund scam.
A squabble between the two biggest political
parties in the country flared up during a closed-door meeting at the
House of Representatives when Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas resigned from
the powerful Commission on Appointments.
THE Philippines, not China, holds the record for
having the most number of text messages sent through mobile phones,
with telecommunication companies earning P13 billion annually from
the service.
Comelec calls for active participation of MILF in
coming electoral exercise in autonomous region
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on
Wednesday called on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to
participate in the forthcoming elections in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has
revised upwards its inflation forecast for the Philippines this year
as global oil prices are expected to continue their climb until next
year.
PARIS: Triple champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 22nd birthday in
devastating style when he crushed hapless compatriot Nicolas Almagro
to set up a French Open semifinal blockbuster against Novak Djokovic.
Two major Taiwan computer sellers launched low-priced mini laptops at Asia's biggest computer show on Tuesday, both forecasting the shipment of millions of units this year.
A LOT of good will come from the administration’s P2-billion
subsidy to small electricity users, 10 of whom received P500 each at
a quiet program at the presidential palace on Tuesday.
TOKYO: A ruling by Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday could lead
to citizenship for thousands of illegitimate children in the
country, including those born to Filipino mothers.
Women with tattoos have been stereotyped as
“bad chicks,” intimidating and permanently stained. If only
respect and tolerance went further than skin deep. But ever since
the growing popularity of the reality television shows Miami Ink and
L.A. Ink and their now-famous host, the alluring tattoo artist Kat
Von D, understanding, respect and appreciation has grown. A new
archetype of beauty has arisen—that of a woman as a walking
canvas, her sensuous curves accentuated by design and her boldness
permanently proclaimed in ink.
