Eastern Visayas
and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies
with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to
cloudy with isolated rainshowers or
thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or
evening.
(Top)
Humbler gate to Manila’s "Chinatown."
(Bottom) A portrait of Mao Zedong lords it over
Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
33 years of mutually beneficial economic, cultural
and diplomatic cooperation
Scandals, political issues won’t break RP-PRC
amity
By Rene Q. Bas, Editor in
Chief
NO bribery scandal, like the one
about the ZTE NBN deal, no geopolitical issues, can break the
resolve of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and apparently
China’s President Hu Jintao to make the “Golden Age of
Philippines-China relationship” go on forever (Chinese Ambassador
Song Tao’s words).
On June 8, 2005, the 30th
anniversary of the establishment of full diplomatic relations
between the People’s Republic of China and the Philippines,
Foreign Secretary Alberto G. Romulo correctly declared that
Philippines-China relations had entered “the Golden Age.”
Transport Secretary Mendoza asks inquiry body to
finish probe as soon as possible
THE Board of Marine Inquiry has been directed to
speed up its probe on the tragic capsizing of an inter-island
passenger vessel at the height of Typhoon Frank on June 21.
Only a week after a ferry capsized with more than 800 passengers,
two sea vessels collided early Saturday but no casualties have been
reported, said the Philippine Coast Guard.
A PIECE of boxing history and the chance to
unlock more treasure chests loom as Filipino ring superstar Manny
Pacquiao takes on World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion
David Diaz Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
Vegas.
UNITY, New Hampshire: Former White House foes Barack Obama and
Hillary Clinton stood united in Unity Friday to bury their
differences in public and urge Democrats of every faction to take
back America.
“Live-work-play” environments have emerged as the ideal address
for most urban dwellers desiring to reside in communities that place
them within easy reach of everything.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported that more
than 500,000 documented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been
deployed globally in more than 190 host destinations worldwide
during the first five months of 2008.
“I pray some crazy companies will risk losing some money on
certain products and get her [Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago] as
endorser so she would stop sourgraping about our ads.”
—Sen. Panfilo Lacson, quoted in The Manila Standard
AT quick glance, you will not exactly know what a leading Filipino
web portal like Yehey! has in common with a top fashion magazine,
the country’s largest sport store chain, a fat-burning fruit
juice, a string of crab-concept restaurants, mobile services for
overseas Filipino workers and a growing cosmetics line.
Imagine a school where you can sip a glass of
wine during class while watching TV shows and movies. If you are one
of Ines Cabarrus’ students taking her Beverage Management and Wine
Appreciation class at the Enderun College of Hotel and Restaurant
Management, you just might find yourself in such a learning
environment.
