Western Luzon
will experience mostly cloudy skies with
scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The
rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at
times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or
thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or
evening.
A portion of MV
Princess of the Stars protrudes from the water right
behind a team of Philippine Coast Guard and Air Force
rescue divers holding a body bag containing a recovered
victim from the sunken ferry. Survivors Jonathan Pendon
and Francisco Batula (left) attend a press conference at
the Red Cross in Manila. Photo by AFP
Authorities to begin investigation of ‘Princess’
sinking
Rescue divers said they found many bodies on Tuesday inside a ferry
that sank with more than 850 passengers and crew on board,
confirming the worst fears of desperate relatives.
Jose Mari Garbo recalled muttering these words
as he was left stranded in a raft in the middle of the sea, along
with 27 other survivors from the sinking of MV Princess of the
Stars.
Case involves a separate perjury charge which
prosecutors claim is still ‘alive’
THE Office of the Ombudsman is now pushing for
the revival of an other pending case before the Sandiganbayan
involving former President Joseph Estrada.
Speculation over the price of the staple commodity is
the reason for its rising cost
COTABATO CITY: Rice hoarders within the
provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were
warned again on Tuesday of prosecution under the law as reports
reached the seat of the autonomous region that there are still
unscrupulous businessmen controlling the supply of rice.
World Boxing Council lightweight champion
“Dangerous” David Diaz hired a mixed martial arts trainer to
prepare him for his title defense against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday
(Sunday in Manila) at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
Vegas.
The disposal of massive numbers of unwanted mobile phones will be a key focus of a five-day meeting on waste management which started Monday in Indonesia, organisers said.
We agree with Governor Joey Sarte Salceda of Albay. He said
“It’s better to spend millions and have zero-casualty than
gamble on the lives of the people” when accused of wasting P5
million to evacuate 130,000 residents. These people would have been
injured or killed had Typhoon Frank struck Albay as the Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)
had warned.
Washington: Ballooning oil and gas wealth is contributing to an
accelerated process of democratic decline in the leading energy rich
states of the former Soviet Union according to “Nations in Transit
2008,” a new study released Tuesday by Freedom House.
Women rule rock climbing. Agile, powerful and
yet lithesome, women scale the sport’s pinnacle to win trophies,
not to mention respect and bragging rights.
