Eastern Visayas
will experience mostly cloudy skies with
scattered rainshowers and isolated
thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be
partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated
rainshowers or thunderstorms.
The one that
got away was the seismic study on the Spratlys, not the
exploration of the disputed islands in the South China
Sea, says Eduardo Mañalac, who formerly headed
Philippine National Oil Co. Photo by Ruy Martinez
Mañalac says agreement with China legal
On the Spratlys issue, Jose de Venecia Jr. is with Mrs. Gloria
Arroyo, whom he had urged to resign as President and whose relatives
have been linked to the moves that had him ousted as House Speaker.
After succeeding Jose de Venecia Jr. as House
Speaker, Prospero Nograles on Monday succeeded the Pangasinan
representative as president of the ruling party, Lakas-Christian
Muslim Democrats (CMD).
METRO Manila’s two major water concessionaires
are reducing their rates for low-income households in Metro Manila
and for some parts of Cavite and Rizal starting March 10, Malacañang
announced on Monday.
THE peso and the stock market fell on Monday as
sentiment turned bearish across Asia on the back of renewed investor
concerns over a possible US recession.
IF events leading to their title fight six days
from now are to be the gauge, defending World Boxing Council super
featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez owns a distinct advantage
over Filipino challenger Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.
"I don't care, we're all going to die anyway," says
17-year-old Christian, to laughs from his friends as they play video
games at the CeBIT IT fair in Germany.
PRESIDENT Arroyo should order the immediate release of the official
documents related to the Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine
Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) in the Agreement Area in the South China
Sea, welcome a Senate inquiry, even a likely petition to the Supreme
Court, to clear the air and to explain the issues.
DHARAMSHALA, India: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on
Monday attacked China’s human rights record accusing it of
“unimaginable and gross violations” in his Himalayan homeland.
If you can’t beat them, join them.
Now that independent film productions have overtaken the movies
being produced by the major studios, the country’s most bankable
commercial stars are lining up for coveted roles in the indie front.
