The Philippine Headlines - September 22, 2007

Posted by Balitang Pinoy at 12:01 PM

Britney Spears slapped with hit-and-run driving charge

LOS ANGELES, California -- Britney Spears suffered a fresh legal setback on Friday after being charged with involvement in a hit-and-run incident following a minor parking lot scrape, Los Angeles prosecutors said.

Baby deaths spark US recall of million Chinese-made cribs

WASHINGTON -- US authorities on Friday announced a recall of one million cribs made in China after at least two babies became trapped and died, and more than 60 other incidents were reported.

Gadgets lure 'iPod' generation to California's Death Valley

DEATH VALLEY, California--Death Valley park rangers are turning to electronic gadgetry as they bid to lure a new generation of Americans to the great outdoors.

US stocks up, dollar off, gold hits 27-year high

NEW YORK--US stocks resumed their climb on Friday after a one-day break, as earnings from Oracle Corp. topped analysts' estimates, while yield-hungry bargain hunters snapped up US Treasury bonds.

Deal reached on eliminating ozone-depleting chemicals

MONTREAL--Governments meeting in Montreal reached Friday an "historic" agreement to speed up the elimination of ozone-depleting chemicals, a UN spokesman said.

Survivors recount abuses in Mindanao under Marcoses

COTABATO CITY—The massacre of civilians, a university director made to kneel by a soldier who could barely read proper nouns on a resident certificate called cedula, and Army draftees manhandling students in community high schools.

2 men nabbed in QC for selling stolen vehicle side mirrors

MANILA, Philippines – Police arrested two men, believed to be members of a syndicate, for allegedly possessing and selling stolen side mirrors in Quezon City Thursday afternoon.

3 LTO men in truck extortion arrested

LEGAZPI CITY—Three Land Transportation Office employees based in Barangay Cabid-An in Sorsogon province were caught in the act of extorting money from truck drivers in an entrapment operation conducted Wednesday morning by the NBI Legazpi District Office (Legdo).

Delgados seek reinstatement of charges vs Gonzalez

MANILA, Philippines – The family of slain businessman Federico Delgado is seeking the reversal of a prosecutor’s decision to drop murder and frustrated murder complaints against businessman Luis Gonzalez and his driver Antonio Buenaflor.

30 taken ill after eating meat of rabid dog

STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR—More than 30 residents of Barangay Tagabuli here were rushed to various hospitals on Wednesday after feasting on the meat of a suspected rabid dog, Mayor Joel Lopez said Thursday.

New police chief starts work Sept. 24 with Manila’s Finest

MANILA, Philippines – Chief Supt. Roberto Rosales bade farewell “with a heavy heart” yesterday to the Southern Police District and prepared to take over Manila’s Finest on Monday.

Ex-head of militant group missing, say human rights workers

CAMP VICENTE LIM, LAGUNA —A former ranking official of the militant Pambansang Lakas ng mga Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has been reported missing in Agoncillo, Batangas since Sept. 3, the human rights group Karapatan said Friday.

QC terminals offer cheaper food items

MANILA, Philippines – Some 2,000 families in Quezon City will soon have better access to basic food items such as rice, fish and meat, priced at least 10 percent lower than those sold in retail markets.

DPWH execs under fire for faulty highway

BAGUIO CITY—Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. lashed out at contractors and his own men for their shoddy work on the country’s primary gateway to Cordillera farms that produce Metro Manila’s daily supply of salad vegetables.

ARMM to get bulk of $190-M US grant

COTABATO CITY—The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will receive most of the $190 million peace and development assistance pledged by the US government, a ranking US Embassy official said.

Body of rape-murder victim exhumed Monday

MANILA, Philippines – The body of Geraldine Palma, the 7-year-old girl rape and murder victim, will be exhumed Monday, according to the National Bureau of Investigation.

RP's new potato varieties good for French fries

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet--Thanks to experts here, the Pinoy potato can produce good French fries.

3 hijacking suspects killed

MANILA, Philippines – Three suspected hijackers were killed in a pre-dawn shootout yesterday with police operatives in Caloocan City.

Oil companies eye recovery from weak US Gulf storm

NEW YORK--Oil companies with operations in the Gulf of Mexico were eyeing a fast recovery from a meandering storm that triggered evacuations from offshore rigs earlier in the week and slashed the region's output.

Neri says he's been given additional security

MANILA, Philippines -- Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Chairman Romulo Neri has received added security ahead of his testimony at the Senate next week on the controversial $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with the Chinese firm ZTE Corp.

Mandela still alive after embarrassing Bush remark

Nelson Mandela is still very much alive despite an embarrassing gaffe by US President George W. Bush, who alluded to the former South African leader's death in an attempt to explain sectarian violence in Iraq.

Passenger killed in Nueva Ecija road crash

One person was killed while three others were severely injured after a public utility bus they were riding crashed head-on with a trailer truck in Malayantoc village in Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija Saturday morning.

UN council to review RP rights record

The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to review the rights records of 16 member-nations, including the Philippines, in February next year, the rights body said Friday.

Blackwater back on the streets of Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Despite opposition from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, US security company Blackwater was back on the streets of Baghdad on Friday, four days after being grounded over a fatal shooting incident.

Castro reappears to quash death rumors

HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in his first television interview in more than three months on Friday, ending speculation that the ailing revolutionary had died or suffered a major relapse.

(UPDATE) US recalls one million Chinese-made cribs

WASHINGTON - Simplicity Inc, a supplier of baby furniture to Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other big retailers, is recalling about one million Chinese-made baby cribs that have been linked to at least two infant deaths, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.

Direk Lino is on the right track

Born on Jan. 4, 1978, director Lino Cayetano is the youngest of four kids of the late Sen. Renato Cayetano. "The eldest is Pia, followed by Alan, then Renren, at ako na," he says. "Pia and Ren are married."

George Clooney hurt in motorcycle accident: publicist

NEW YORK - Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney suffered a cracked rib and road rash after a motorcycle accident in New Jersey, his publicist said Friday.

Britney Spears sued for parking lot crash

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears suffered a fresh legal setback on Friday after being charged with involvement in a hit-and-run incident following a minor parking lot scrape, Los Angeles prosecutors said.

UN assembly rebuffs fresh Taiwan membership bid

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations rebuffed on Friday what appeared to be Taiwan's final attempt of the year to have its long-standing quest for membership considered by the General Assembly.

After Son's Revelations, Will JDV Allow GMA Impeachment?

The political fallout from the ZTE revelations: “brewing war” between President Arroyo and Speaker De Venecia

PCGG Wants to Review Payanig sa Pasig Contract

While the government’s broadband deal with ZTE Corp. was being examined at the Senate today, it was learned that another...

GMA Played Golf with Businessmen Who Bagged Broadband Deal

With a finger pointed directly at the face of Iloilo Vice Gov. Rolex Suplico who was seated beside him, businessman...

Mike Arroyo pushed for ZTE deal - de Venecia

Businessman Jose de Venecia III revealed today that First Gentleman Mike Arroyo is the mystery man involved in...

Fellowship of the Ring: Anti-Erap Lawyers Vow To Pursue Big Cases

The team of lawyers that worked for the conviction of former President Joseph Estrada agrees that they should remain intact...

US gives CIDG advanced forensic equipment

MANILA, Philippines -- The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group on Friday received some P50-million worth of computers for forensic work from the United States government. Thomas de Triq...

Philippines drafts in extra troops amid plot reports

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines military has drafted extra troops into the capital Manila after reporting fresh plots aimed at President Gloria Arroyo, officials said Friday. Military chief General He...

Villar sees De Venecia remaining Speaker

MANILA, Philippines -- Senate President Manuel Villar sees House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. holding on to his post despite moves in the Lower House to oust him due to allegations his son made about a...

Six junior Philippine officers sacked for alleged coup recruitment

The Philippine military on Friday sacked six junior officers for allegedly recruiting troops for a coup plot against the Arroyo administration. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. ...

Speaker unlikely ally in Anakpawis' Beltran

MANILA, Philippines -- Embattled because of his son's role in exposing alleged anomalies in the national broadband network (NBN) deal, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. found himself getting moral sup...

Military chief open to reimposition of martial law

MANILA, Philippines -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. is open to the re-imposition of martial law, saying it will "come in handy," especially in ti...

Philippine army 'pre-empts' new plot

The Philippine military has been rocked by at least two coup attempts in recent years. Junior officers demanded President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's resignation in a daylong uprising in July 2003, and ...

Three suspected highway robbers killed in shootout in Philippines

Manila - Three suspected highway robbers were killed in a shootout with policemen shortly after hijacking a cargo truck in the Philippine capital, a police official said Friday. The shootout erupted b...

Filipino bloggers frustrated with NBN Senate investigation

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino tech blogger Abe Olandres wanted to jump out of his seat and explain to Senators the technical aspects of the controversial national broadband network (NBN) project, as...

NBN deal might have to be ratified by Senate, says Santiago

MANILA, Philippines -- Even administration Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago does not seem convinced by the explanation of government officials on the nature of the document signed by Transportation Se...

Perjury raps filed by CIDG vs Doble

MANILA, Philippines -- For his contradicting statements in his sworn affidavit submitted to police two years ago and his statement under oath at the Senate last week, former Technical Sergeant Vidal D...

13 soldiers face probe for 3 cases of extrajudicial killings

MANILA, Philippines -- Thirteen soldiers are undergoing pre-trial investigation for three cases of extrajudicial killings before newly-formed military courts that will try cases of human rights violat...

More troops deployed in Philippine capital amid corruption scandal

Manila - Hundreds of additional soldiers were deployed to the Philippine capital on Friday amid the military chief's claim of a new destabilization plot against the scandal-tainted administration of P...

Manila beefs up troops in capital on coup rumors

MANILA (Reuters) - About 1,000 soldiers were brought to the Philippine capital on Friday amid reports of a plot to destabilize the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo due to a brewing poli...

Philippine peso at 5-week high

DUBAI - The Philippine peso has jumped to its strongest level against the UAE dirham in five weeks following the 50-basis points cut in US benchmark federal funds rate and the peaceful situation in th...

6 junior officers in new plot to topple gov't relieved

MANILA, Philippines -- At least six junior officers have been either relieved from their posts or reassigned since last week for allegedly recruiting fellow soldiers for a fresh plot to topple the gov...

Palace, Estrada discuss pardon--DILG chief

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaca ang is talking to convicted president Joseph Estrada over the possibility of granting him pardon, Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno said Friday. Puno ...

Nothing much has changed 35 years after Martial Law--Bayan

MANILA, Philippines -- Thirty-five years have passed since then president Ferdinand Marcos imposed Martial Law but for a militant group nothing much has changed. In a statement, the Bagong Alyansang ...

Senate cancels wiretap probe this Friday

MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate has cancelled the scheduled hearing on the wiretapping scandal linking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a former election official to cheating in the May 2004 po...

Philippine activists warn of 'undeclared martial law'

Manila - Philippine human rights and democracy activists on Friday urged Filipinos to fight the "undeclared martial law" of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with the same fervour as they opposed the ...

Philippine fast-food giant acquires China chain

Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. said Friday it had acquired the Chinese restaurant chain Hongzhuangyuan for about 50.5 million dollars. The acquisition is part of Jollibee's strategy ...

Philippine Agricultural Exports Post Growth From January

Gloria Esguerra Melencio, Arab News MANILA, 21 September 2007 - OFWs who intend to invest in agriculture have something to cheer in the past seven months. Export of the country's top agricultural prod...

Philippines mly chief warns of new coup plot

Friday, September 21, 2007 MANILA: The military chief of the Philippines said on Thursday fresh attempts were being made to destabilise the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, but all s...

PNP names new Metro police chiefs

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police will implement today a re-shuffle of its police commanders in the metropolis. Deputy Director General Avelino Razon, PNP deputy chief for administ...

Makati police eye inside job angle in botched rob try

MANILA, Philippines - The police of Makati are looking into the possibility that Wednesday's botched robbery on a busy intersection which left two men dead and two others wounded was an inside job. M...

Woman, 3 men wanted for killing criminology student

MANILA, Philippines - Police are looking for a woman and three men believed to be her relatives for the death of a criminology student in Quezon City last month. The victim, Gary Bautista, 18, a resi...

Classes cancelled in Malabon due to floods

MANILA, Philippines - Classes at all levels in Malabon City were suspended before noon yesterday due to floods caused by heavy rains that rendered major streets in the city impassable, its chief local...

NBI to quiz funeral parlor exec

MANILA, Philippines - The National Bureau of Investigation will summon the manager of a funeral parlor that took the body of suspected hazing victim Cris Anthony Mendez from the Veterans Memorial Medi...

Murder raps against suspect in Delgado slaying dropped

MANILA, Philippines - Murder and frustrated murder complaints filed against businessman Luis Gonzalez for the death of his stepbrother Federico Delgado have been dismissed by the Department of Justice...

Anwar Ibrahim hopes Erap set free

Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in town to address a three-day gathering of Asian democracy advocates, said Thursday that he hoped convicted former President Joseph Estrada...

Trillanes plea for Senate attendance, media access junked anew

THE Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Thursday denied the motion of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV seeking to reverse an earlier court ruling denying his petition to attend Senate proceedings and acc...

House Speaker remains loyal to Arroyo

DESPITE the expose made by his son, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has affirmed his loyalty to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo while at the same time vowed to support the crusade of Jose "Joey" d...

Estrada conviction a landmark

The recent guilty verdict of former President Joseph Estrada gave the Philippines a credibility boost that will likely make it more attractive to foreign investors, a British envoy said Thursday...

Fumbles lighten up serious hearing

It was perhaps no surprise that the second Senate hearing on the controversial National Broadband Network project also had it share of funny moments.

Miriam worried JPEPA may die natural death

Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, warned Thursday that the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) would "die a natural death"...

De Venecia charged at House ethics committee

AMID speculations that pro-administration House members are plotting to oust Jose de Venecia Jr. as Speaker, a lawyer on Thursday filed an unprecedented ethics complaint that could lead to the Pangasi...

JdV faces ethics complaint

By Maricel V. Cruz Reporter A lawyer on Thursday filed a complaint in the House of Representatives against Speaker Jose de Venecia who he said allowed his son, businessman Jose "Joey" de Venec...

3 top govt officials fired, 1 suspended

Malacanang on Thursday ordered the dismissal of four high-ranking government officials, the suspension of one regional director, and the reprimand of two officials of a regulatory body for vario...

No quarter for Estrada, several lawyers insist

SEVERAL lawyers, some of whom were involved in the prosecution of Joseph Estrada, said Thursday they would vehemently oppose a pardon or amnesty for the convicted president. In a statement sent to th...

OSG backs bid in SC to stop 'Hello Garci' probe

THE OFFICE of the Solicitor-General has supported a petition by two retired justices before the Supreme Court seeking to stop the Senate investigation into the "Hello Garci" tapes containing alleged w...

'Get out of the military'

MANILA, Philippines -- With talks of a destabilization attempt confirmed by no less than the Armed Forces chief, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is not taking chances. Its commanding general is set to...

Mendoza clears Abalos of brokering ZTE deal

MANILA, Philippines -- Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza on Thursday cleared Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos of allegations he tried to broker the $329-million nation...

De Venecia III brought dad, Arroyo together for '98 polls

MANILA, Philippines -- The man now driving a wedge between Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr., and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is ironically the same man who helped bring them together in 1998. Jose ...

Ex-detainee finds healing in museum of Martial Law abuses

MANILA, Philippines -- In her work for an international non-government organization, Bernadette "Bernie'' Aquino organizes forums and conferences and her typical day begins and ends with making calls ...

Martial Law teen recalls dealing with curfew

MANILA, Philippines -- The nightly sirens during the darkest days of martial law offered two choices for the "gimikeros" (fun lovers) and disco lovers at that time -- party until midnight or until the...

Villafuerte asks De Venecia to disclose deals with gov't

MANILA, Philippines -- Speaker Jose de Venecia should disclose contracts or projects that he or his companies were able to obtain from the government, a lawmaker at the House of Representatives said T...

Fresh attempt confirmed to topple Philippine government

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. confirmed Thursday a fresh attempt to recruit soldiers as part of efforts to topple the government. Officers and enlisted men who refused t...

Philippine military to press hunt for "weakened" Abu Sayyaf

Philippine government troops will continue hunting down the much-weakened anti-government organization of Abu Sayyaf, said chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday. Abu Sayyaf me...

No public bidding in NBN deal--Transportation secretary

Read liveblogging of Senate hearing at Inquirer Current. MANILA, Philippines -- There was no public bidding in the national broadband network project, Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza admitte...

Malaysia's opposition leader seeks release of Estrada

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday sought the release of deposed president Joseph Estrada, who was sentenced to life in prison for plunder, calling him a "tru...

Philippine officials turn out in force to defend deal

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government strongly defended a controversial telecommunications deal with a Chinese firm on Thursday and said allegations of multi-million dollar kickbacks were lies....

Bill criminalizing torture filed in House

MANILA, Philippines -- A bill criminalizing torture in the country has been filed by 138 members of the House of Representatives. House Bill 2619 known as "Act declaring torture a crime and prescribi...

Santiago sees 'dead' JPEPA if gov't won't explain benefits

MANILA, Philippines -- Round 2 went to oppositors of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) Thursday as government negotiators failed anew to answer basic questions from senators...

Nograles 'strongly' denies Mike Arroyo a 'problem'

MANILA, Philippines -- Davao City Representative Prospero Nograles has "strongly and vehemently" denied making a statement that First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo has always been a problem of this adm...

CA disallows rights activist from testifying on Burgos case

MANILA, Philippines -- The Court of Appeals did not allow an official a human rights group to testify on the disappearance of activist-farmer Jonas Burgos. At the start of Thursday's hearing on a hab...

Complaint filed in House vs De Venecia over NBN fiasco

MANILA, Philippines -- A complaint against Speaker Jose de Venecia has been filed at the ethics committee of the House of Representatives for allegedly hosting a mediation meeting in his house over a ...

Philippines bans Chinese products from schools

The Philippines has banned four Chinese food products from school canteens following reports they contained cancer-causing formaldehyde, the education department said Thursday. The ban was outlined i...

Cayetano office gets bomb threat ahead of NBN probe

MANILA, Philippines -- Hours before the 2:30 p.m. Senate inquiry into the $329-million national broadband network project Thursday, the office of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano received a bomb threat, th...

Gov't 'wrongfully' used Japan study for trade deal--activist

MANILA, Philippines -- Government negotiators for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement "wrongly and criminally" used a Japanese macroeconomic study to defend the treaty, an anti-JPEPA ...

Arroyo rejects House allies' move to oust De Venecia--solon

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo rejected moves by her allies at the House of Representatives to oust Speaker Jose de Venecia, a lawmaker who was at the meeting in Malaca ang b...

Japan Rotary donates $300,000 for DepEd skills' project

MANILA, Philippines -- The Japan Rotary International District 2680 has donated $300,000 to the Department of Education as assistance for reading and writing comprehension programs in four divisions i...

Philippine shares close sharply higher for second day; PLDT hits all-time high

MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Philippine shares closed sharply higher Thursday, with the main index hitting a seven-week high following an extended celebration on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve'...

Philippine stocks up 2.36 per cent on Wall Street gains

Manila - Philippine share prices closed higher for the second straight day on Thursday, gaining 2.36 per cent on further gains on Wall Street. The 29-share composite index of the Philippine Stock Exch...

Arroyo moves to contain Philippine telecoms scandal

MANILA Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo fought yesterday to contain the fallout from a kickbacks scandal, allowing three cabinet members to testify at a senate inquiry into a telecoms de...

Clan war kills nine in south Philippines

MANILA Nine people were killed and seven were wounded in a clash yesterday between two Muslim clans in the southern Philippines, an army commander said.

Philippine Forum to Boost Trade of Asian Countries

Teresa Cerojano, Associated Press MANILA, 20 September 2007 — Global and regional finance officials renewed their pledge yesterday to help poorer economies in the Asia-Pacific region boost their...

Philippines&#39 Sulu Archipelago Eyed as Major Tourist Destination

Al Jacinto, Arab News ZAMBOANGA CITY, 20 September 2007 — If Gov. Sakur Tan’s plans work, Sulu province in the southern Philippines would soon become a major tourist destination similar to...

UN agency donates health kits for refugees from conflict in south

19 September 2007 &#150 The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is providing emergency medicines and supplies people displaced by the escalation of fighting between the Philippines army and...

UBS, DBS differ on Philippine budget gap

Switzerland-based investment bank UBS is optimistic that the Philippine government will meet its budget deficit target this year, saying privatization will generate more than enough revenues to make u...

Gunmen attack ex-governor's convoy in Philippines; 9 killed

MANILA: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Wednesday on a two-car convoy carrying a former provincial governor in the southern Philippines, leaving nine people dead in a fierce shootout, the milita...

Mike Arroyo's vacation itinerary

MANILA, Philippines -- Businessman Jose de Venecia III, the Speaker's son, has linked presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo to the controversial $329-million broadband deal with China. I have been v...

'Violent frats accept only neophytes who submit to hazing'

MANILA, Philippines - A psychology professor at the University of the Philippines said fraternities with histories of violence generally do not accept neophytes unless they agree to hazing. Speaking ...

2 killed in foiled heist in busy Makati street

MANILA, Philippines - A driver and a bystander were shot and killed by armed robbers along a busy intersection in Makati City at past noon yesterday following a botched heist involving more than P6 mi...

Arroyo's daughter hits House Speaker's son

IT'S the presidential daughter against the son of the House Speaker.Evangelina Lourdes "Luli" Arroyo on Wednesday lashed at businessman Jose "Joey" de Venecia III for linking her father First Gentlema...

Poll body ready for barangay, SK elections

WHILE the Senate and the House of Representatives are pushing for different opinions on the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced t...

Estrada wants complete pardon

Former President Joseph Estrada said he would not consider a deal from President Gloria Arroyo, demanding an unconditional pardon from his archrival after his corruption conviction.

2 Bulacan areas among world's dirtiest places

The New York-based Blacksmith Institute has included the two places on its "Dirty Thirty" list of the World's Worst Polluted Places for 2007. The study was based on the group's monitoring of pol...

Senate starts session on time; no quorum

The Senate started its session at 3 p.m. for the first time since the Fourteenth Congress was convened on July 27. The session, however, could not proceed because only seven of the 23 senators a...

Palace execs allowed to attend Senate inquiry

President Gloria Arroyo has allowed Cabinet officials implicated in the $329.4-million national broadband network project fiasco to attend the Senate inquiry on Thursday.

ZTE execs in RP, defend firm

OFFICIALS of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) visited Manila Wednesday to inquire about the status of the National Broadband Network (NBN) project being undertaken by the Department of Transportatio...

Villafuerte says JdV lobbying for Joey

Speaker Jose de Venecia had been lobbying with government officials to get his son's contract for the national broadband network approved, one of the de Venecia's critics in the House of Represe...

Roxas comes late for 3 p.m. gavel

MANILA, Philippines -- After he was badgered by Senator Manuel Roxas II on Tuesday to set a definite time for the opening of sessions, Senate President Manuel Villar agreed and declared that hencefort...

Chinese press RP on broadband deal

On the same day Jose "Joey" de Venecia 3rd testified before the Senate, representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Manila met with officials of the Department of Transportation and Communicatio...

Wack Wack meeting a 'chance encounter'

The spokesman of Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo on Wednesday admitted the President's husband met with Joey de Venecia in Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in March, but it was a "chance encounter."

RP, China mull 4 more deals

Yap said the four programs are the Agno River Irrigation Program, the Balintong River Irrigation program, the Navotas Fishport Program and the Mobile Reefers Program.He said the four projects, if appr...

Ramos urges Palace to clarify broadband deal

FORMER President Fidel Ramos on Wednesday asked Malaca ang to shed light on the controversial multimillion-dollar National Broadband Network (NBN) deal entered into by the Philippine government with t...

9,642 village chiefs barred from reelection in October

MANILA, Philippines -- A total of 9,642 barangay (village) chairmen around the country will be ineligible to run in the next elections after serving three consecutive terms, the Department of Interior...

UP activist Lean Alejandro remembered 20 years after killing

MANILA, Philippines -- This young man did not turn a blind eye to the horrors inflicted on the country while it was in the grip of martial law. Lean Alejandro -- murdered at 27, ironically in the dem...

De Venecia son's testimony nothing to do with us

MANILA, Philippines -- "Don't look at us." This was the message of San Juan City Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Wednesday as he distanced the opposition from Jose "Joey" De Venecia III, who impl...

Philippines' Estrada says no deal with Arroyo

MANILA : Former Philippine leader Joseph Estrada said on Wednesday he would not consider a deal from President Gloria Arroyo, demanding an unconditional pardon from his arch-rival after his corruption...

Tongan PM seeks investment from Philippines

MANILA, Philippines -- Tongan Prime Minister Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele invited Philippine businessmen to invest in his country, citing shopping malls in particular, officials said here Wednesday. The To...

Abalos' woes make village poll postponement urgent

MANILA, Philippines -- One man's scandal, another group's gain. The controversy hounding Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. has given congressmen yet another reason to jus...

VP Noli, wife no-shows at bigamy preliminary hearing

MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Noli de Castro and wife Arlene failed to turn up Wednesday at the preliminary investigation on the bigamy and perjury charges against them before the Quezon City ...

Bishops call for transparency on NBN deal

MANILA, Philippines -- "Even while it is dangerous to come out with the truth nowadays, sometimes people have to do things bigger than themselves." This was what Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar V. C...

Estrada should set terms of pardon, says son

MANILA, Philippines -- San Juan City Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Wednesday said the Arroyo administration should let his father, convicted former president Joseph Estrada, set the terms of hi...

Order on Burgos report violates separation of powers

MANILA, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has asked the Court of Appeals to reconsider its order for the Provost Marshal to release the report on a license plate that could prov...

'ZTE execs may be held liable if Abalos charged'--law dean

MANILA, Philippines -- Officials of China's ZTE Corp, which bagged the $329-million contract for the national broadband network (NBN) project, may be held accountable if Commission on Elections (Comel...

Speaker 'torn' between 'love' for son, 'loyalty' to Arroyo

MANILA, Philippines - House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. admitted Wednesday that the scandal over the national broadband network deal (NBN) has left him "torn between love for my son and my own friends...

Oust De Venecia talk emerges in House after son's NBN expos

MANILA, Philippines -- Some lawmakers at the House of Representatives have allegedly started talking about the possibility of ousting Speaker Jose de Venecia, a day after his son testified in the Sena...

'Stop selling banned food from China'

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered a stop to the sale of banned Chinese food products in the canteens of the more than 50,000 public and private elementary and seco...

Arroyo allows Cabinet officials to testify in Senate hearing

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has finally allowed Cabinet officials involved in the $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) contract between the government and China's ZTE Corp. to attend a Senate hearing today, fighting to contain the fallout from the kickback scandal.

Microsoft partner builds training centers in Mindanao

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A Manila-based training firm is
pushing certified Information Technology training in key regional
centers around the country in a bid to upgrade the Philippines'
readiness to compete in the global information technology (IT) industry.

De Venecia son links President's husband to broadband contract

First Gentleman Jose Miguel T. Arroyo has been linked to
the controversial $329-million National Broadband Network deal between
the Philippine government and China-based ZTE Corp.

Sans benchmarks, ABS-CBN to roll out digital TV next year

DESPITE A LACK of national guidelines, broadcast giant ABS-CBN is
pushing through with a plan to introduce digital TV next year.

Growing pains dimming India's outsourcing edge

BANGALORE -- India's outsourcing firms are shifting some
of their operations to China, the Philippines, Vietnam and Kenya in a
bid to stay competitive as higher wages, expensive property prices and a
rising rupee eat into profits.

IPVG takes over Libis call center

IP Contact Center Outsourcing, Inc. (IPCCO), a business
process outsourcing subsidiary of listed IPVG Corp., said yesterday it
would begin operating a call center in Eastwood City, Cyberpark.

Japan eyes robots to support its ageing population

TOKYO - It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but
the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a Tokyo high-rise is a
robot.

Phil. Silicon Valley: Bootstrapping and balance

Michael Hansson, a former serial "tech-nopreneur" whose company was
acquired by the Integrated Microelectronics, Inc. (IMI), spoke at a
Kapihan at the UP Ayala Technology Business Incubator (TBI) last
Wednesday about bootstrapping.

Features: Spot check: JBL Spot 2.1
multimedia speakers

If you are one of those tempted by the very attractive
form factor of JBL's Spot and Spyro, you are in good company. These
multimedia speakers do look good, and for the very affordable price of
Php5,995, you get a 2.1 speaker system made by a company that
specializes in sound.

Open House : Resolving the P2P Dilemma

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking has become one of the dominant forms of electronic communication around the world and shows no signs of slowing down.

Headline: Jollibee buys Beijing restaurant chain for $50.5M

Fastfood giant Jollibee Foods Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire Hongzhuangyuan, a chain of restaurants located mostly in Beijing, China, for about $50.5 million.

Banking & Finance: Peso continues to appreciate on dollar's weakness

The peso yesterday sustained its rally against the dollar as the latter continued to hit record lows following the US Federal Reserve's hefty rate cut.

Corporate News: Basic to bid for PNOC-EDDC stake

Listed Basic Energy Corp. on Thursday said it has formalized its intent to bid for a controlling block of shares in the geothermal power producer Philippine National Oil Co.-Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC).

The Economy: Auto parts makers struggle to survive

Local auto parts makers will start selling spare and replacement parts to the local and foreign markets under one brand name, as part of efforts to cushion the impact of reduced production volumes amid increasingly trying market conditions, the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (MVPMAP) said in a statement yesterday.

The Nation: Palace, Estrada working on a pardon

Acting Political Affairs Adviser Ronaldo V. Puno on Friday said the Palace is working out an agreement with deposed President Joseph E. Estrada about the possibility of granting him pardon.

Market Intelligence: Stocks dip slightly

Share prices yesterday closed lower on profit-taking and paused for a technical breather after posting more than 4% rise for two consecutive sessions.

Six junior Philippine officers sacked for alleged coup recruitment

Woman dies in Cebu town fire

CEBU CITY, Philippines -- A 50-year-old woman died in a fire that engulfed a three-door apartment late Thursday afternoon in Minglanilla town, 15 kilometers south of this city, a police official said ...

US gives CIDG advanced forensic equipment

Philippines drafts in extra troops amid plot reports

Villar sees De Venecia remaining Speaker

Speaker unlikely ally in Anakpawis' Beltran

Military chief open to reimposition of martial law

Philippine army 'pre-empts' new plot

New chiefs of NCR's major police districts assume post

A reshuffle in the major police districts in Metro Manila took effect on Friday, as new commanders assumed their new assignments after formal turnover ceremonies at the National Capital Region regiona...

Filipino bloggers frustrated with NBN Senate investigation

Three suspected highway robbers killed in shootout in Philippines

PNP receives computer forensic donation from US

The United States government on Friday donated computer instruments and gadgets to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to boost the latter's anticyber crime efforts. Director Edgardo Doromal, ...

NBN deal might have to be ratified by Senate, says Santiago

Perjury raps filed by CIDG vs Doble

13 soldiers face probe for 3 cases of extrajudicial killings

More troops deployed in Philippine capital amid corruption scandal

No ouster plot vs JDV

A close ally of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday denied that administration allies in the House of Representatives were hatching a plot to oust Jose de Venecia Jr as the chamber's speak...

Palace eyes pardon for Erap before Christmas

Former President Joseph Estrada may get a presidential pardon as a Christmas gift from the Arroyo administration, a senior Malacañang official said Friday. The Arroyo and Estrada camps are n...

Cops close Mendiola to traffic ahead of Martial Law rallies

The Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang was closed to traffic Friday morning, in anticipation of mass actions to be conducted at the historic bridge. Radio dzBB reported that as of 11 a.m., poli...

School field trip takes scary turn in QC mishap

A bus full of children nearly fell off a bridge in Quezon City but rammed into several cars as it skidded out of control on Friday morning. Three people were slightly wounded in the incident. GMA N...

Militants mass up near Mendiola

Militant groups continued to mass up at three areas in Manila in preparation for their respective marches to the Don Chino Roces Bridge (formerly Mendiola Bridge) near Malacañang to mark the 35...

Six junior officers sanctioned for alleged plot to topple gov't

(Updated 12:45 p.m.) At least six junior military officers were sanctioned for their alleged involvement in the recruitment of fellow soldiers to join destabilization efforts against President Gloria ...

Philippine peso at 5-week high

Palace, Estrada discuss pardon--DILG chief

Nothing much has changed 35 years after Martial Law--Bayan

Senate cancels wiretap probe this Friday

Philippine activists warn of 'undeclared martial law'

Philippine fast-food giant acquires China chain

Senate prexy says JDV will survive 'storm'

Embattled House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr received a message of encouragement from his counterpart in the Senate amid threats to the former's leadership because of the national broadband network ...

'Ka Roger' seriously ill but not in Metro - Army

Authorities on Friday categorically refuted reports that Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) spokesman Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal is confined at a hospital in Manila. Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto...

Drug deal eyed behind killing near QC mosque

A man was shot dead near a mosque in Quezon City on Friday morning, an incident which police probers suspect stemmed from a botched drug deal. Radio dzBB reported that an unidentified man shot dead...

CPP spokesman in metro hospital, alert up - report

The police in southern Metro Manila were kept on alert Friday following reports that the spokesman of the Communist Party of the Philippines is confined at a hospital there. Radio dzBB reported tha...

Philippine Agricultural Exports Post Growth From January

Cops arrest 4 militants in Antipolo ahead of protest march - report

Hours before marching to Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang to mark the 35th anniversary of Martial Law, four militants were taken into police custody in Antipolo City before dawn Friday. Radio...

PSC plans new boxing gymnasium

MANILA, Philippines -- A new gym for a sport that has twice come close to ending the country's Olympic gold medal drought -- that is at the top of the priority list of the Philippine Sports Commission...

Unheralded tandem takes out Pagulayan, partner

MANILA, Philippines -- Jomar de Ocampo and Jess Dacoro ousted the favored tandem of Alex Pagulayan and partner Jason Aperin, 9-7, Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the San Miguel Corp. Scotc...

Philippine cagebelles turn to Lhuillier

MANILA, Philippines -- In danger of missing the Southeast Asian Games due to the dearth of sponsors, the Philippine women's basketball team has been courting an aggressive backer in the sport to salva...

Philippines mly chief warns of new coup plot

Ex-Magdalo lawyer files ethics case vs De Venecia

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Speaker Jose de Venecia on Thursday became the subject of an ethics case in connection with his failure to stop his son from getting...

Favila deviates from official line

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Trade Secretary Peter Favila last night deviated from the Arroyo administration's official line of pushing through with the $329-mil...

6 customs execs charged in smuggling

MANILA, Philippines - At the Subic Bay Freeport, brand new luxury carry a price tag of less than P100,000. But government investigators are not buying it. The Department of Finance yesterday filed wi...

Batawang's fight vs IBF champ postponed anew

LOS ANGELES -- Bert Batawang Wednesday received the jolting information that his scheduled Oct. 4 world title fight against Mexican IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis has been called off again ...

Wack Wack meet a chance encounter

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza on Thursday confirmed that the Wack Wack meeting took place, but gave a ...

New sighting of RP eagles encourages conservation

PE ABLANCA, Cagayan-At least three new sightings of the endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) were recorded recently at the Pe ablanca protected landscape and seascape here, prompting co...

Aces, Express pull through in PBA preseason

Defending PBA preseason champion Alaska notched its first win in two games after holding off Coca Cola, 95-89, Wednesday night. Tony dela Cruz, who returned to active duty after serving the Philippin...

Before 'Rolex 12,' there was 'Omega 5'

'7 wise men' In the Official Gazette report, Marcos said he met with the 12 men "repeatedly, in all-night sessions at Pangarap, Malacañang Park," five or seven days before the actual proclamati...

It's time to move on

GAME SUNDAY (Araneta Coliseum) 3 p.m. -- Ateneo vs UST MANILA, Philippines -- It had been over an hour since the final buzzer sounded. Yet none of them seemed ready to trudge out of the locker room. ...

President's men swamp Senate

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Practically all the President's men came to the Senate Thursday to defend the $329-million NBN deal with China after President Glori...

Torre spearheads explosive RP start

MANDAUE CITY -- The Filipinos made a strong start in the Asian Individual Chess Championships Wednesday night with Grandmasters Eugene Torre, Rogelio "Joey" Antonio and Mark Paragua hurdling their riv...

New Japanese envoy arrives in Manila, pitches Jpepa

The newly designated ambassador of the Japan to the Philippines made a pitch for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) immediately after arriving in Manila Thursday. Ambassad...

Remembering, healing and never forgetting

MANILA, Philippines -- The volunteer guide and researcher of the newly opened museum of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City is not your run-of-the-mill type. Bernadette "Bernie" Aquino, a forme...

Education revolution plotted in Makati

MANILA, Philippines -- Amid talk of a fresh coup d'etat plot, a revolution is raging quietly in a posh village in the nation's business capital. Wielding ideas and feelings of optimism, leaders of th...

Nature of NBN deal debated in Senate

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Is the broadband network supply deal entered into by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and China's ZTE Corp...

Sorsogon City sounds alarm over losses from red tide

SORSOGON CITY-The city government has sounded the alarm as losses continue to mount, now reaching P70 million, due to the persistent presence of red tide at the Sorsogon Bay. City Mayor Leovic Dioned...

1 dead, 3 missing as heavy rains pound Antique

ILOILO CITY-A person drowned and three others, including two children, remained missing in Antique as heavy and continuous rains brought by typhoons Falcon and Goring triggered landslides and flash fl...

San Beda takes Game 1

GAMES WEDNESDAY (Araneta Coliseum) 2 p.m. -- San Sebastian vs Letran (Jrs) 4 p.m. -- San Beda vs Letran (Srs) MANILA, Philippines -- A major role from a guy named Menor. Ogie Menor hit a fallaway an...

Cops ask telcos for help vs NPAs

LEGAZPI CITY-The Bicol police yesterday urged telecommunications companies to set up their own intelligence machinery and network to help authorities preempt attacks by New People's Army rebels. Comm...

Mike Arroyo did not interfere in deal with ZTE - DOTC chief

First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo did not interfere in a government broadband contract with a Chinese company, an official said Thursday, contradicting a claim by Jose de Venecia III who lost the dea...

Yes, I met with Mike Arroyo at Wack Wack club

(Update) Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos admitted Thursday he met with First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in March but denied they discussed matters concernin...

No quarter for Estrada, several lawyers insist

OSG backs bid in SC to stop 'Hello Garci' probe

'Get out of the military'

Palace axes 3 officials for graft

MANILA, Philippines -- As part of the "strengthened thrust to fight graft and uplift the public's perception of the government," Malaca ang has dismissed three government officials, suspended two othe...

House coalition cracks up, De Venecia can lose speakership

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- A day after Jose "Joey" de Venecia III's damaging testimony against the husband of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, cracks have b...

Mendoza clears Abalos of brokering ZTE deal

Film on Jonas gets X mark from MTRCB; Burgos family to appeal

The family of Jonas Burgos on Thursday blasted the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTCRB) for rejecting a short film on human rights that was produced to press the safe release o...

Blanket pardon for Estrada possible

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Antonio Apostol said Thursday an absolute pardon or amnesty for former President Joseph Estrada is "possible." Apostol, however, said that it would be up to ...

De Venecia III brought dad, Arroyo together for '98 polls

Ex-detainee finds healing in museum of Martial Law abuses

Martial Law teen recalls dealing with curfew

Villafuerte asks De Venecia to disclose deals with gov't

Fresh attempt confirmed to topple Philippine government

Abalos to file P10M libel suit vs JDV son

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos's lawyer on Thursday said they will file a P10-million libel suit against Jose "Joey" de Venecia III over the latter's claims linking the ele...

ZTE deal can do away with bidding

Malacañang officials on Thursday repeatedly responded to senators's questions about the $329.4-million contract with ZTE Corp. for the national broadband network (NBN) project by saying tha...

Admin solons tackled oust-JDV plot at Palace 'sudden' meeting

The "sudden" meeting at Malacañang Wednesday night was more than a show of support for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo amid the uproar over the alleged anomalous $330-million contract for the...

Guards of Cabinet men in hearing on ZTE deal fortify Senate building

Security escorts of Cabinet members who attended Thursday's Senate hearing on the government contract with China's ZTE Corp. turned the Senate building into a virtual fortress. Numerous security pe...

Philippine military to press hunt for "weakened" Abu Sayyaf

Palace sees plot to oust Arroyo amid ZTE uproar

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Antonio Apostol on Thursday acknowledged the possibility of another conspiracy to bring down President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Citing military intelligence ...

OSG wants Senate probe on Garci tapes halted

Government lawyers on Thursday moved to halt the ongoing Senate investigation on the alleged wiretapped conversation between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former elections commissioner Virgili...

Cebu solon challenges Speaker to take sides on NBN fiasco

CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Which side are you on? This was the question raised by Cebu Representative Pablo Garcia to House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. after his son testified against First Gentleman ...

No public bidding in NBN deal--Transportation secretary

Malaysia's opposition leader seeks release of Estrada

Philippine officials turn out in force to defend deal

ZTE offered 'best package'

The Deparment of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) on Thursday insisted that ZTE Corp. of China offered the "best package" to implement the $329.4-million nationwide broadband project. DOTC A...

Malaysia's ex-deputy PM says Estrada sentence for plunder 'too harsh'

(Updated 4:15 p.m.) Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday said the sentence handed down by the Sandiganbayan on former President Joseph Estrada was "a bit too harsh." The...

Court rejects Trillanes appeal to attend Senate sessions

A Makati court on Thursday junked the appeal of detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to attend Senate sessions and dispense his functions as a lawmaker, radio dzBB reported. The report said the Makat...

Bill criminalizing torture filed in House

Santiago sees 'dead' JPEPA if gov't won't explain benefits

No need to build new broadband network - IT expert

There is no need for the government to enter into the $329.4-million deal with China's ZTE Corp. to build the national broadband network (NBN), an information technology expert said Thursday. Augus...

After Joey's revelations, will JDV allow Arroyo impeachment

The camps of President Arroyo and Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. were reported Wednesday to be moving to undermine each other after their relationship was strained by the revelations of the Speaker's...

First female jail opens in Davao Sur

STO. TOMAS, Davao del Norte -- The first correctional facility for women offenders in Mindanao has formally opened here. The Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mindanao is within the Juan Ac...

Makati judge wants trial vs Magdalos over by yearend

The trial against 31 Magdalo officers and men over coup d' etat charges before a Makati City court is expected to end before the yearend. This, after Judge Oscar Pimentel of Branch 148 on Thurs...

Nograles 'strongly' denies Mike Arroyo a 'problem'

CA disallows rights activist from testifying on Burgos case

Bayani, Sonny or Dick for prez Lakas now choosing 2010 bets

Who says it's too early to prepare for the 2010 presidential elections? Not the leaders of the ruling Lakas party, who are now drawing up a long list of members who can be groomed for the top position...

Complaint filed in House vs De Venecia over NBN fiasco

Philippines bans Chinese products from schools

Arroyo rejects House allies' move to oust De Venecia--solon

Cayetano office gets bomb threat ahead of NBN probe

Gov't 'wrongfully' used Japan study for trade deal--activist

Photography goes digital

MANILA, Philippines—For 175 years, photography has been synonymous to a light-sensitive emulsion developed in chemicals. Now, the medium is catching up with digital technology.

Good service

MANILA, Philippines—My 84-year-old father went to the AFPSLAI Bank this week to get his monthly pension as a retired army officer. The teller demanded documents to prove that my dad was not one of the so-called “ghost” pensioners.

Money cannot buy happiness

MANILA, Philippines—Lottery fans, take note: according to recent studies, money cannot buy happiness. True, winning a big sum make us euphoric at first, but this quickly diminishes to ordinary levels once we adjust to our new status.

When protein spills in the urine

MANILA, Philippines—A middle-age patient recently came to consult us at the Manila Doctors Hospital showing the results of his laboratory tests, done as part of their office’s annual checkup.

Gangs of animals

MANILA, Philippines—Three weeks ago, we tested your knowledge on the animal groupings. We learned that animals, like humans, are social beings too.

The most energy-efficient buildings in Asean in 2007

MANILA, Philippines—Singapore and Myanmar garnered the top awards in the Retrofitted and Tropical building category, respectively, in the recently concluded Asean Energy Awards.

Dealing with both asthma and allergic rhinitis

MANILA, Philippines—The next time you go to a pulmonologist about your asthma, don’t be surprised if he or she refers you to an ear-nose-throat specialist for further evaluation.

Experts push cervical cancer vaccines

MANILA, Philippines—Cervical cancer is the second most frequent occurring type of cancer in the Philippines, right after breast cancer. It claims the lives of 10 Filipino women every day, a figure that marks the country as a “high risk” for cervical cancer along with other countries with low-income populations.

Music keeps you emotionally connected to a visual space

MANILA, Philippines—Remember the “Titanic” movie? What would it have been like without its anthem, that mushy song that insinuated undying love over and over during the romantic highlights of the movie?

New luxury residential condo to adorn Manila skyline

MANILA, Philippines—Imagine being at the oval viewing deck of this soon-to-rise residential high rise at the corner of UN Avenue and Mabini Street.

Must-haves for new fashion season

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE year again when we start revamping our wardrobes in favor of the latest fashion trends that are sprouting on runways and in fashion magazines around the world.

Legendary US grooming brand coming to town

MANILA, Philippines—Kiehl’s, together with Globe, recently held the Kiehl’s Coming Soon to Manila event at the Greenbelt 3 lobby.

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