US reels as Musharraf stages 'second coup'

WASHINGTON -- The United States said Sunday it was reviewing its generous aid to Pakistan but appeared caught in a dilemma over the emergency rule imposed by the military ruler of its "war on terror" ally.

Anti-Arroyo forces line up 2 more impeachment complaints

MANILA, Philippines -- Forces seeking to unseat President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo have lined up two more impeachment complaints against her.

Last-minute bid to avert Hollywood writers' strike

LOS ANGELES -- Last-minute talks were underway Sunday to avert a strike by Hollywood screen writers demanding a share of the cash film and television studios bring in from DVDs and online distribution of shows.

DoJ lawyers take crash course vs pyramid scams

MANILA, Philippines -- To get complaints about investment scams to progress, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has held writing workshops for its prosecutors to give them the chance to focus on drafting the resolutions for the cases they had investigated.

‘Kabayan’ weakens but threat to northern Luzon remains

MANILA, Philippines -- Tropical Storm "Kabayan" weakened slightly after hitting land Sunday but still threatened to bring heavy rains and strong winds over northern Luzon, the weather bureau said Monday.

Lim offers free rehab to drug users in Manila

MANILA, Philippines -- Drug dependents from Manila’s slums can get a new lease on life with the opening of a rehabilitation center in Sta. Cruz today.

Sen. Santiago opens bid for seat on int’l court

MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has opened her campaign for a seat in the International Court of Justice.

Anti-mining bloc sweeps polls in 6 Palawan villages

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY -- Anti-mining candidates in last week’s barangay (village) elections swept pro-mining rivals in an intensely fought contest in Brooke’s Point, Palawan, where two large-scale nickel mining projects are starting out.

Anti-mining bloc sweeps polls in 6 Palawan villages

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY -- Anti-mining candidates in last week’s barangay (village) elections swept pro-mining rivals in an intensely fought contest in Brooke’s Point, Palawan, where two large-scale nickel mining projects are starting out.

Starry, starry day at the Planetarium

MANILA, Philippines -- They may not see a night sky filled with stars from their homes in the city, but an amazing simulation of one inside the Planetarium in Manila certainly made kids scream and clap their hands in wonder and perhaps, in appreciation.

6 find hope at Quezon Memorial

MANILA, Philippines -- For six people, the Quezon Memorial Circle is more than a park smack in the middle of busy, exhaust-choked Elliptical Road in Quezon City. Thanks to the kindness of strangers, it is a place of hope and new beginnings.

Kidnap suspect to cops: Hunger made me do it

MANILA, Philippines -- Police took into custody a woman who tried to kidnap a young boy who was with his father inside a stadium in Quezon City Sunday morning.

Laylo tangles with Bacrot

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino Grandmaster-elect Darwin Laylo will face GM Etienne Bacrot of France in the first round of the 2007 World Cup which gets under way in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansysk on Nov. 24.

Gabica seeks 3rd Mixed Doubles crown

MANILA, Philippines -- Antonio “Gaga” Gabica eyes his third local title this year when he competes in the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Mixed Doubles: Beauty and the Best 9-Ball Championship at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) in Zambales.

Tigresses enter semis; Lyceum remains in hunt

MANILA, Philippines -- University of Santo Tomas claimed the third semifinal seat Sunday, beating stubborn Adamson University, 25-15, 17-25, 25-18, 25-23, in the 2007 Shakey’s V-League women’s volleyball second conference at The Arena in San Juan City.

Aces silence Dragons, win 3rd straight

MANILA, Philippines -- Nic Belasco must have felt awkward meeting for the first time the team he helped nail a championship in the last conference.

Hundreds rounded up in Pakistan, elections under threat

ISLAMABAD -- President Pervez Musharraf tightened a state of emergency in Pakistan on Sunday, as police rounded up hundreds of opponents and the government warned it could delay key elections for a year.

Inflation risks may prompt BSP to cut key rates

MANILA, Philippines--WITH INFLATIONARY risks reported to be "manageable," the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas--the Philippine central bank--may go the way of the US Federal Reserve and reduce its benchmark interest rates during its next monetary setting on Nov. 15.

(UPDATE) Storm ‘Kabayan’ makes landfall in Isabela

MANILA, Philippines--(UPDATE) Tropical Storm "Kabayan" made landfall at Palanan, Isabela in northern Luzon on Sunday night and was expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds over the area, the weather bureau said late Sunday.

Power supply shortage caused Metro brownout

A brownout hit parts of Metro Manila early Monday due to a shortage of power supply.

Vilma's birthday wish: No more illegal gambling in Batangas

How does someone who's celebrity has not dimmed, regardless of time's passing and showbiz trends, who has everthing in life, commemorate her birthday? Actress and Batangas Provincial Governor Vilma Santos actually wanted a small, intimate occasion with only close family and friends.

Jovovich has baby girl in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - Actress Milla Jovovich has delivered her first child, a baby girl, in Los Angeles, US Weekly magazine reported on Sunday.

Citigroup CEO retires

NEW YORK - Citigroup Inc. on Sunday said Chairman and Chief Executive Charles Prince has retired, and that it expects an additional $5 billion to $7 billion after-tax write-down related to subprime mortgages.

Nalbandian crushes Nadal to win Paris Masters

PARIS - David Nalbandian of Argentina handed out a tennis lesson to world No.2 Rafael Nadal to win his second straight Masters Series title here on Sunday.

Radfcliffe returns in triumph at New York City marathon

NEW YORK - British world record-holder Paul Radcliffe made a triumphant marathon return on Sunday, winning the New York City Marathon 10 months after the birth of her daughter.

US transfers 11 Guantanamo prisoners

WASHINGTON - The United States transferred 11 inmates from its Guantanamo Bay prison camp for suspected terrorists, sending eight to Afghanistan and three to Jordan, the Defense Department said on Sunday.

Davenport bookends short season with another win

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Lindsay Davenport won the 53rd WTA title of her career here Sunday, defeating third-seeded Julia Vakulenko 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the 175,000-dollar Bell Challenge.

Freed journalists, Sarkozy arrive home from Chad

PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a military airport near Paris on Sunday with three French journalists freed by Chadian authorities.

Cargill recalls 1 mln pounds ground beef in US

CHICAGO - Agricultural giant Cargill Inc said on Saturday it was recalling more than one million pounds of ground beef distributed in the United States because of possible E. coli contamination.

Conservatives Now Control CBCP; Bishops Won�t Join Resign-GMA Calls

Those hoping for a collective voice from the Catholic bishops regarding renewed calls for President Arroyo’s resignation are in for...

Lawyers to Challenge Erap Pardon Before SC

Two legal questions are being raised: the President’s power to grant pardon to an impeached leader and the “procedural errors”...

Estrada Gets Pardon, Anti-Erap Lawyers Angry

President Arroyo today granted executive clemency to former President Joseph Estrada, who was convicted of plunder by the Sandiganbayan last...

Mike Arroyo Promised $70 M in Broadband Deal, Says De Venecia

Whistleblower Joey de Venecia III told a Senate hearing today that First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo was reportedly promised...

Safe Havens for Corrupt Officials Shrinking

World Bank and UN launch initiatives to strengthen states’ capability to confiscate ill-gotten wealth.

Palace revives call for passage of renewable energy bill

MALACA ANG has renewed calls for the passage of the renewable energy bill following the continued increase in the prices of oil in the world market.Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, in his weekly column ...

25 suspects in extrajudicial slays jailed

Post your comments on the explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City. As of mid-October this year, 25 suspects were already arrested -- 13 in the cases of murdered political activists and 12 in ...

Senate resumes session with busy agenda

The Senate resumes today what promises to be its most productive first regular session in a decade with Senate President Manuel Villar identifying the P1.227-trillion proposed national budget fo...

Palace eyes Melo to fill Comelec vacancy

Retired Supreme Court justice Jose Melo was recently asked by Malaca ang if he is interested in filling the position left by Benjamin Abalos, a source, who asked not to be named, told The Manila...

Arroyo sees de Venecia's stay in House speakership

HOUSE Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. will not be ousted on Monday after all. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave this impression after calling a caucus of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (...

President Arroyo belies split in Lakas, Cabinet

The President said over the weekend that the Lakas coalition remains solid and her administration is strong, adding that the ruling party is making plans for 2010.

Chamber asks Senate to ratify JPEPA

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) got a boost Sunday when the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked the Senate to ratify it.

Midterm referendum for President, Vice President proposed

A LAWMAKER has filed a measure providing for the holding of a midterm referendum for the positions of President and Vice President to determine whether they continue to enjoy the trust and confidence ...

Ara sure Manny's new movie won't bomb

Now that he is everybody's hero again, after indisputably proving he is Barrera's master on October 6 in Las Vegas, Pacquiao is giving top priority to his new movie titled, Anak ng Kumander, whi...

Biofuels drive threatening food security--consumer watchdog

MANILA, Philippines--Consumers who are supportive of efforts to cut down the country's oil import bill, as a way of preventing upticks in food prices amid the current long-drawn oil price spike, shoul...

Arroyo calls for law on the development of renewable energy

MANILA, Philippines--With oil prices surging to record highs, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has called on Congress to pass legislation that would help the country deal with the problem by making i...

Palace presents proof of Arroyo, Speaker 'reconciliation'

MANILA, Philippines--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said on Sunday Lakas leaders had agreed not to allow "small hurts" to wreck party unity, and other Lakas officials sought to finally put down rep...

Better lay your cards on the table now

CAUAYAN CITY, Philippines--Isabela Rep. Faustino Dy III, a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), said on Sunday that moves to unseat Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. would only stop if the Sp...

Ayala Land refutes accidental gas blast theory

NOT AN ACCIDENT. Ayala Land Inc. President Jaime Ayala gives a press conference in Manila, 04 November 2007, urging the police to reconsider their theory that an accident was the real cause of a power...

Philippines firm disputes police findings on blast

MANILA (Reuters) - The company that owns a shopping mall in the Philippines where an explosion killed 11 people last month said on Sunday it disagreed with police theories that a build-up of gases in ...

Government bid to forfeit Lucio Tan's assets dismissed

MANILA, Philippines-The Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division has dismissed the government's petition to forfeit assets of tycoon Lucio Tan. "The government is not entitled to a partial summary judgment as ...

Biofuel Feedstock Farming Expected to Generate 725,000 Jobs in the Philippines

Gloria Esguerra Melencio, Arab News MANILA, 4 November 2007- At least 15 local and foreign companies have expressed interest in investing in biofuel crops, an emerging industry that is expected to gen...

Justices who convicted Estrada in shortlist for SC post

MANILA, Philippines -- As expected, two of the three magistrates of the Sandiganbayan who tried and convicted former President Joseph Estrada of plunder have been included in the shortlist of nominees...

After Estrada, Rolito Go seeks presidential reprieve

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Rolito Go, convicted in the death of Eldon Maguan during a traffic altercation in 1991, is also dreaming of being the recipient of presidential largesse like...

New faction in majority said ready to oust De Venecia

MANILA, Philippines -- A new faction has emerged within the already shaky majority coalition and it is also seeking the ouster of Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. according to an independent congressman. ...

Internal problems bug RP

SEATTLE -- One of the largest business groups in the Greater Seattle area considers the Philippines to be a nation of potential, but it is hindered by internal problems. William Stafford, president o...

Macarambon in Comelec a good thing but problems still abound

MANILA, Philippines -- The appointment of a Muslim to The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may help solve some electoral problems in Mindanao but a Comelec official said the bigger brunt for solving ...

Palace shrugs off oust-JDV rumors

MALACA ANG shrugged off Saturday rumors that its allies will oust Jose de Venecia Jr. as Speaker when Congress resumes session this Monday.Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the claim of Represen...

Power rates may go down amid oil price hike

DESPITE the rise in world prices of oil, government claimed Saturday that electricity rates may even go down in the last months of 2007.Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) head Rodolfo Albano said the ...

Lawmaker files bill limiting marriage to 'males, females'

A CONGRESSMAN has filed a bill limiting marriage to natural born males and natural born females only. Muntinlupa City Representative Rozzano Rufino Biazon, who authored House Bill 79, inserted Article...

Congressman questions PCSO's ads spending

Post your comments on the explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City. Catanduanes Representative Joseph Santiago raised these questions shortly after learning that the PCSO had subsidized this w...

Rainy season best time to discover gems in Metro's backyard

MANILA, Philippines--The rainy season from June to November can be an opportune time for city dwellers to do "small towning" -- visiting small towns and provincial cities to observe local cultures and...

PacMan will face major rivals in 2008

WBC President Jose Sulaiman feels the same way. The WBC head honcho has in fact directed Marquez to defend his WBC tiara against Pacquiao not later than March 1, 2008.

Past Filipino greats in world boxing

Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo was the first to electrify the world in The Great Pinoy Boxing Era. This is the title of a 32-minute documentary video by a young Fil-American, Corky Pasquil. C...

New golden era launched by Filipino featherweight superstar

The birth of a golden era in a boxing division requires a three- or four-cornered fight, with the triumphant fighter gaining the right to be proclaimed the greatest boxer of the era-even if he is ...

Boxing is our best hope for Olympic medal

On October 31, light flyweight Ta amor became the first boxer to earn an Olympic berth after reaching the quarterfinals in the International Amateur Boxing Association World Boxing Championships...

Other agencies' help sought for Glorietta evidence analysis

MANILA, Philippines -- The National Bureau of Investigation will ask the help of other government agencies in examining the evidence gathered from the basement of the Glorietta mall where an explosion...

Artists decry defilement of commissioned mural at press club

MANILA, Philippines -- A group of artists is outraged by the "bastardization" of its mural on press freedom at the National Press Club, and is accusing the NPC of "censorship." "Isn't it ironic that ...

Police, military deny arresting Bedol -- Goltiao

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine National Police in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao may not know where Commission on Elections official Lintang Bedol is. But it is pretty sure neither th...

Davide didn't recommend Macarambon--report

Close this MANILA, Philippines--Newly appointed election commissioner Moslemen Macarambon is not among those recommended by former chief justice Hilario Davide for the post, according to a re...

Insurgents blow up Philippine phone mast

Photo: AFP MANILA (AFP) - Communist guerrillas blew up a mobile phone mast in the central Philippines, possibly as part of an attempt at extortion, a police statement said Saturday. A large group...

Philippine Senate considers Aust troops agreement

An agreement between the Philippines and Australia on the status of visiting forces has been submitted to the Philippine Senate for ratification. President Gloria Arroyo has written the Senate, askin...

Philippines relieved over mall accident

manila Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's top aide said yesterday he was relieved that a deadly explosion in a Manila shopping mall last month was an accident rather than a terrorist attack.

Philippine delegation gets insight into Malaysian education system

THE Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Uda 2 and Sekolah Agama Al Attas Al Arabiah here were recently visited by a 70-man delegation from the Philippines Education Ministry who were here to study the Malaysian...

Pardoned Estrada spearheads medical mission in Philippine capital

Manila - Pardoned former president Joseph Estrada on Saturday spearheaded a medical mission in a slum district in the Philippine capital, cheered by thousands of supporters. The 70-year-old Estrada wa...

200 cases of elderly inmates in Bilibid up for review

MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Corrections has forwarded around 200 cases of inmates aged 70 and above for review by the Board of Pardons and Parole. BuCor director Ricardo Dapat yesterday expla...

QC barangays tapped to help in tax collection

MANILA, Philippines - With the barangay elections over, the Quezon City government's newly elected officials are being tapped to work as agents of the city treasurer's office. Quezon City treasurer Vi...

Tougher laws against disappearances sought

MANILA, Philippines - Families of desaparecidos yesterday renewed their call for lawmakers to enact laws that would penalize enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the country as they m...

A prima donna still

Nov. 1 of every year reminds all of us that death is a great leveler. Everybody-rich or poor, the powerful and the humble-dies. Everything, including the hold on power, comes to an end. When you die...

CA junks Rockwell Land bid

MANILA, Philippines - The Court of Appeals has rejected a bid of Rockwell Land Corp. to dismiss a civil suit for damages filed by a resident of an exclusive Makati village against the realty firm whic...

A fight against global warming

MANILA, Philippines - In the scheme of things, 4,000 trees may not spell much of a difference in the fight against the worldwide phenomenon called global warming. But for Jocelyn Tan and like-minded ...

Watchdog opposes Macarambon's appointment to poll body

THE Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) is dismayed with the appointment of Mindanao Regional Trial Court Judge Moslemen Macarambon to the Commission on Elections (COmelec) without ...

Weddings, not funerals, at old cemetery site

MANILA, Philippines - What used to be a place for grieving now serves as a venue for beautiful beginnings. Located in the heart of Manila, Paco Park-a 4,000-sq m piece of property along Gen. Luna Str...

Arroyo wants anti-poverty programs monitored

Post your comments on the explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City. Press Secretary Bunye said the President wants all departments to coordinate and submit to NAPC their "concrete plan on how ...

198 more Pinoy educators to teach in US schools

AT LEAST 198 out of the 300 Filipino teacher-applicants who passed the rigid screening early this year that was conducted by school officials from Maryland, United States will fly out of the country i...

Macarambon competent lawyer, decent person -- GO spokesman

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A son of the late senator Mamintal Tamano, Genuine Opposition spokesman Adel Tamano, on Friday vouched for the "competence" and "decency" of newly-appointed ...

Give fellow some slack, Estrada lawyer appeals to Sandigan

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The lawyer of deposed president Joseph Estrada has appealed to the Sandiganbayan to "give the fellow some slack" following pronouncements it would run after ...

Comelec needs independent people, says election lawyer

MANILA, Philippines -- It all boils down to one question: Is he independent? This is the question thrown by some sectors at Malaca ang following its appointment of Iligan City Judge Moslemen Macarambo...

PMA Class '76 make up new power bloc

THE Philippine Military Academy (PMA) "Magilas" Class of 1976 is now slowly becoming the power bloc in the military and even the national police.

Opposition divided on Macarambon

A further crack within the political opposition in the Senate appeared to have resulted from the recent appointment of a new poll official.

Palace glad terror angle not likely

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said while he is not happy that the blast happened, Malaca ang is glad that findings show it was not the handiwork of terrorists. The blast left 11 dead and mo...

Families of disappeared hold vigil

"Given the uncertainty of the fates of our loved ones, we will continue to seek all avenues to surface our desaparecidos, and to remember them in our every effort to obtain justice," said Mary G...

Bedol continues to elude arrest

Bedol had reportedly left his house in Cotabato City before police arrived to serve him the warrant of arrest that was issued by the Comelec on October 18.

Philippine school linked to scandal in South Korea over fake diplomas

SEOUL: South Korea's fake-degree scandal has spread to the military, with 13 Army officers sacked and prosecuted for faking degrees from a university in the Philippines.

Myanmar sends mixed signals to UN

The abrupt move will likely complicate Gambari's already difficult mission and adds to the mixed signals put out by the junta over recent days.

Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash

This brings to three the number of members of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf killed in the battle with Army special forces on the island of Basilan late Wednesday.

Filipino, 7 others picked to carry Olympic torch in China

BEIJING -- A Filipino marketing manager and an American who works with Chinese orphans are among eight foreigners living in China who have been picked to join in the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch run ac...

New coral species discovered in Kalayaan islands, Batangas

MANILA, Philippines -- New coral species have been found in the waters off the Kalayaan group of islands, and Batangas despite a much diminished coral cover, according to a University of the Philippin...

Icophil issues call for research papers

MANILA, Philippines -- The secretariat of the 8th International Conference on Philippine Studies (Icophil) is reminding interested participants to submit their proposals not later than November 15. T...

Activists ask for fuel price controls

MANILA, Philippines -- Militant groups pressed the government on Friday to immediately impose controls on the prices of various petroleum products after the price of oil in the world market hit a reco...

Japanese government asks MILF, MNLF to unite for peace

COTABATO CITY, Philippines -- The Japanese government has asked the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Moro National Liberation Front to unite and work together to fast-track the Mindanao peace pro...

Kin mourn desaparecidos at memorial in Baclaran

MANILA, Philippines -- Families of desaparecidos on Friday renewed their call for lawmakers to enact laws punishing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings as they mourned for their missing...

Garcillano denies Macarambon his prot g

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines -- Former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano on Friday admonished Senator Panfilo Lacson to be circumspect and check his facts before making any claims. Contra...

Militant partylist group to question Macarambon appointment

MANILA, Philippines -- The Akbayan partylist group will also question the appointment of Iligan trial court judge Moslemen Macarambon to the Commission on Elections if only to prove that he did not de...

Lacson to apologize if wrong about Macarambon

MANILA, Philippines -- Even as he reiterated his opinion about newly appointed election commissioner Moslemen Macarambon, Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday said he would apologize if proven wrong about...

Strong economy softening blow of oil price hike--Palace

MANILA, Philippines -- The blow from the recent surge in oil prices would have been worse if not for the "resilient economy" and strong peso, Malaca ang said Friday. Still, despite the natural buffer...

Palace appeals to Macarambon critics

MANILA, Philippines -- Parrying criticisms hurled at its latest appointee to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Malaca ang has appealed to critics to allow Moslemen Macarambon to first prove his w...

Diarrhoea outbreak kills six children in southern Philippines

Davao City, Philippines - A diarrhoea outbreak in a southern Philippine town has killed six children and downed 60 people, local officials said Friday. The children, aged 4 to 6, died since Monday in ...

Palace hoping House leadership remains

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaca ang says the sake of political stability will make the prospect of a shake-up in the leadership of the House of Representatives unlikely when Congress resumes session on ...

P1 discount on sale of oil to farmers, fishermen proposed

MANILA, Philippines -- A bill that seeks to provide a P1 discount for every liter of petroleum products sold to qualified farmers and fishermen in the country has been filed at the House of Representa...

'I will do my job well'

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- "Extremely happy" with his appointment to the Commission on Elections, Iligan regional trial court judge Moslemen Macarambon asked Senator Panfilo Lacson to ...

Migration of Filipino Engineers A Factor in Glorietta Blast

Now that the official investigation into the Glorietta blast has concluded it was a gas explosion, a long-time tenant of the mall says Ayala Corp. should make an assessment of the competence of its en...

Ransom demand may come--kin of Filipino on hijacked ship

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The hijackers of a Japanese tanker near Somalia's coast are expected to demand a ransom soon, the sister of a Filipino crew member said Thursday, as Manila i...

Senators clueless over Palace appointee to Comelec

MANILA, Philippines -- Except for Senator Panfilo Lacson who said he had definitive information about the newly appointed commissioner of the Commission on Elections, other senators were clueless abou...

Manila Cancels Licenses of 43 Recruitment Agencies, Suspends 61 for Violations

Gloria Esguerra Melencio, Arab News MANILA, 2 November 2007 - The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has canceled the licenses of 43 recruitment agencies and suspended 61 more for vi...

Mob prevents vote count in QC barangay

MANILA, Philippines - The counting of votes cast for candidates in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections was halted in a Quezon City school Wednesday night as some 300 supporters of s...

All dogs can go to heaven in style

Unconditional love "It's a way for them to remember their pets and give back what their pets had given them: Unconditional love and loyalty for which they never asked for anything in return," Cabrera...

Repair work on other Valenzuela bridge starts next week

MANILA, Philippines - After reopening the new and improved Tullahan Bridge to traffic recently, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to rebuild another major infrastructure in Val...

9 soldiers facing coup raps transferred to Fort Bonifacio

NINE of the remaining 14 Army soldiers who are detained for alleged involvement in last year's failed plot to overthrow the Arroyo government were taken to the Army headquarters at Fort Bonifacio in T...

Arroyo raises teachers' cash allowance

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the increase of cash allowance being used by teachers to purchase chalks, erasers, school forms, and other classroom supplies and materials from P300 to P500 ...

Liability of Makati execs, Glorietta owners in mall blast checked

AUTHORITIES are looking into possible negligence committed by officials of the Makati City Government and Ayala Land Incorporated (ALI), the owner of the Glorietta shopping center that was hit by a de...

Fiesta, picnic atmosphere at cemeteries in Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Fiesta or carnival time? At cemeteries in the Metro yesterday, it was a mixture of both. No thanks to vendors selling all sorts of merchandise from flowers and candles to dyed c...

Subprime crisis had little impact on Philippines

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine economy hurdled well the recent global financial volatility caused by the US subprime credit crisis that peaked in August, according to an ass...

KMP asks rights victims' souls to hound Arroyo out of office

MANILA, Philippines -- On All Saints' Day, militant groups want the dead and the living to work together in ousting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The farmers group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipin...

Papal nuncio arrives in RP

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, newly appointed papal nuncio of the Holy See to the Philippines, arrived on Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airpor...

In "Tribu," real-life Filipino gangs collaborate onscreen

MANILA : When Jim Libiran decided to make a movie about Manila's youth gangs, he was determined to make it as realistic as possible. So he shot it in a neighborhood filled with gangs and cast act...

Palace names Muslim judge to Comelec

Comelec Acting Chairman Resurrecion Borra earlier disclosed that Malaca ang sent the poll body for its comment a list of possible commissioners, which did not include Macarambon. Executive Secre...

JdV ousted before year-end

Jose de Venecia's House Speakership is safe-but for how long is uncertain. Administration ally, Rep. Abraham Mitra of Palawan, on Thursday predicts de Venecia could be ousted before year-end.

Millions Troop To Cemeteries, Honor Dead

At the Manila South Cemetery, about 70,000 people jostled for space to offer prayers, lay flowers and light candles for their dead as street vendors hawked everything from bottled water and snac...

Prosecutor argues for Ong's removal from Sandiganbayan

Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio has insisted before the Supreme Court that Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong must be ousted from the antigraft court because he is not a natural...

Deregulate business to cut red tape - de Castro

Vice-President Noli de Castro has proposed the deregulation of the business environment to cut red tape, which is the bane of business.

LPG prices up as oil surges

In a related development, world crude oil prices on Thursday increased to a record high of more than $96 a barrel, which raises the specter of another round of price increases for diesel and gas...

Top 10 of the world's wackiest scientific experiments

PARIS: Elephants on LSD . . . sexual turn-ons for turkeys . . . attempts to restore corpses to life: all feature on the list of the "craziest scientific experiments of all time," New Scientist r...

Atong Ang needs Cambodia gambling consultancy badly

MANILA, Philippines -- Charlie "Atong" Ang, on probation on plunder charges, has again asked the Sandiganbayan for a seven-day pass to travel to Cambodia where a lottery consultancy awaits him. Befor...

US satisfied with RP efforts vs terrorism, abuses--Palace

MANILA, Philippines -- The increase in Washington's military and economic aid to Manila amounting to $60 million next year is tied to the equally daunting tasks of fighting global terrorism and ending...

Small call centers pool ideas

DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Call Center Alliance, Inc.
will meet this Nov. 9 to chart a clearer strategy for developing its
members, consisting of small- and medium-sized call centers with
capacities of 10-200 seats.

Plea to stop merger of cable firms denied

THE COURT of Appeals has denied media giant GMA Network,
Inc.'s petition to stop the merger of three cable companies, saying the
jurisdiction over the matter rests solely on the National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Open House: The Business Realities of Virtual Reality

Noted science fiction writer Issac Asimov once said in describing new inventions, "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ..."

Outsourcing sector aims for 10% of world market

SEEKING TO CORNER a 10% share of the $130-billion worldwide business process outsourcing (BPO) market, the local industry has drawn up a road map detailing measures to be undertaken over the next three years.

Backed by NBC, News Corp., Hulu seeks to deliver TV programs online

NEW YORK - Hulu, a joint venture between News Corp. and
NBC, began testing the delivery of TV shows online yesterday including
some of the most popular programs on American television.

IT stakeholders move to sustain skills pool

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, or IT, stakeholders in the country
are coordinating closely, via a memorandum of understanding (MoU) they
signed yesterday, to ensure that the growing IT industry in the country
will have a sustainable pool of skilled workers it can tap.

Customs to close encoding centers

IMPORT ENTRY ENCODING CENTERS IN THREE MAJOR PORTS will cease to operate by Monday next week upon order of the Bureau of Customs, in line with a plan to shift to paperless transactions.

Oracle withdraws offer for BEA Systems as deadline expires

BOSTON -- Oracle Corp. withdrew a $6.7-billion bid for business software maker BEA Systems, Inc. on Sunday, setting the stage for a proxy battle between activist investor Carl Icahn and the BEA board.

Toshiba first-half earnings up 18%; full-year forecasts hiked

TOKYO -- Japan�s Toshiba Corp. yesterday sharply raised its profit forecasts after strong sales of computers, memory chips and energy equipment lifted its first-half net earnings up by almost one-fifth.

Headline: Treasury bill rates may dip

MORE Filipino FAMILIEs, about nine million of them, consider themselves �mahirap� or poor, the results of a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

Corporate News: Plea to stop merger of cable firms denied

THE COURT of Appeals has denied media giant GMA Network, Inc.'s petition to stop the merger of three cable companies, saying the jurisdiction over the matter rests solely on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Banking & Finance: GSIS gives mandate for $1-B foreign fund

AFTER A MONTH of review, state pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has awarded the mandate to manage its $1-billion global investment program to ING Investment Management and Credit Agricole Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd.

Stock Market: Main index may rally following Fed rate cut

SHARE PRICES are expected to go up this week as the local market plays catch-up with regional markets after the four-day holidays.

The Economy: Clark targeting threefold rise in investments

CLARK DEVELOPMENT Corp., or CDC, is targeting investments of about P10 billion next year due to additional big-ticket projects in the business process outsourcing (BPO), tourism, real estate and manufacturing industries.

The Nation: Palace meeting stops scheme to unseat Speaker De Venecia

SHORT OF confirming presidential intervention in preserving the House of Representatives' leadership, Malaca�ang yesterday assured that Speaker Jose C. de Venecia will retain his post; this amid differences with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over a scrapped broadband network project.

IT Matters: Small call centers pool ideas

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Call Center Alliance, Inc. will meet this Nov. 9 to chart a clearer strategy for developing its members, consisting of small- and medium-sized call centers with capacities of 10-200 seats.

Arroyo bats for laws on renewable energy

MANILA, Philippines -- With oil prices surging to record highs, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Sunday called on Congress to pass legislation that would help the country deal with the problem by mak...

2,000 troops beef up anti-NPA drive in the Visayas

ILOILO CITY -- The Army is deploying around 2,000 troops, including 1,000 militiamen, in the Visayas to beef up its campaign against communist rebels. Maj. Gen. Jovenal Narcise, commander of the Army...

Anti-mining bloc sweeps polls in 6 Palawan villages

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY -- Anti-mining candidates in last week's barangay (village) elections swept pro-mining rivals in an intensely fought contest in Brooke's Point, Palawan, where two large-scale nick...

3 dead, 7,000 families displaced in Sulu fire

DAVAO CITY -- Three persons were killed while several others were injured in a five-hour fire that hit Siasi town in Sulu province at around 4 p.m. on Saturday. Hadja Jainab Abdulmajid, Sulu disaster...

Arroyo allies to hold 'people's congress' vs junta plan

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Supporters of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her home province of Pampanga are convening a "People's Congress for Unity and Peace" Wednesday to counter calls to establish...

Little outrage over pardon can be trouble for Arroyo

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- It's not clear if the poor are happy over the absolute pardon granted to former President Joseph Estrada. It is even less clear if they consider the pardon t...

Artists urged to condemn 'indignity' to NPC mural

MANILA, Philippines -- The "bastardization" of a mural at the National Press Club (NPC) has drawn condemnation from an art critic and a visual artist, and prompted calls for artists to band together t...

Arroyo, De Venecia affirm Lakas unity

SURROUNDED by her legislative allies, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sits between House Speaker Jose de Venecia and former President Fidel V. Ramos during a caucus on Saturday in Malaca ang. MALACA...

Blast not from gas

NOT AN ACCIDENT. Ayala Land Inc. President Jaime Ayala gives a press conference in Manila, 04 November 2007, urging the police to reconsider their theory that an accident was the real cause of a power...

RP five revamp looms in Wednesday's meeting

MANILA, Philippines -- A revamp may be in the offing for the national basketball team set to see action in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December. The Harbour-Philippine team absorbed its...

Tigresses enter semis; Lyceum remains in hunt

GAMES WEDNESDAY (The Arena) 3 p.m. -- FEU vs SSC 5 p.m. -- Ateneo vs La Salle MANILA, Philippines -- University of Santo Tomas claimed the third semifinal seat Sunday, beating stubborn Adamson Univer...

Roxas' solo homer lifts Manila IX

GAMES SUNDAY (Rizal Field) 7 a.m. -- Makati vs Cebu 10:30 a.m. -- Dumaguete vs Marikina 2 p.m. -- Manila vs Taguig MANILA, Philippines -- Virgilio Roxas broke up the duel between national team pitche...

Ta amor bows to Zou, settles for silver medal

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Light flyweight Harry Ta amor succumbed to the all-around show of Zou Shiming of China, who easily won their gold medal match, 16-3, Saturday in the International Amateur Boxing A...

Laylo tangles with Bacrot

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino Grandmaster-elect Darwin Laylo will face GM Etienne Bacrot of France in the first round of the 2007 World Cup which gets under way in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansysk...

Boxing wake-up call in Chicago

MANILA, Philippines -- It's easy to say nice things about boxer Harry Ta amor, who dared break away from a sleepy, losing system to make it to his third Olympics. He loomed skeletal, drained when he ...

Gabica seeks 3rd Mixed Doubles crown

MANILA, Philippines -- Antonio "Gaga" Gabica eyes his third local title this year when he competes in the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Mixed Doubles: Beauty and the Best 9-Ball Championship at the Sub...

Marquez fails to impress Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines -- It was an impressive title defense for World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez Sunday but it made no impression at all to the man he wanted t...

Aces silence Dragons, win 3rd straight

GAMES WEDNESDAY (Cuneta Astrodome) 4:35 p.m. -- Air21 vs Sta. Lucia 7:20 p.m. -- Red Bull vs Talk N Text MANILA, Philippines -- Nic Belasco must have felt awkward meeting for the first time the team ...

Bustamante, 3 more RP cue artists advance

MANILA, Philippines -- Francisco "Django" Bustamante went through his stint in the "Group of Death" in a virtual waltz. But Antonio Lining stared death in the eye and blinked. Bustamante dismantled t...

Too early for 2010 teamups at this time

Saying it is still too early for political team-ups, Senate president Manuel Villar Jr. is unfazed by the early projected team-up of Sen. Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay for...

Lucio Tan fends off gov"t bid for asset takeover

The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has junked a government bid for an outright forfeiture of the assets of businessman Lucio Tan based on the lone claim of former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos that...

Series 2 gives RP batters a lift

GAMES TODAY (Rizal Ballpark) 7 a.m.-Marikina vs Dumaguete 10:30 a.m.-Taguig vs Manila 2 p.m.-Cebu vs Makati MANILA, Philippines -- They may not have enough foreign stints but Philippine men's basebal...

Higaonon leaders learn to apply paralegalism

ONCE EVERY MONTH, ON A SUNDAY like this one, Higaonon leaders from the different villages around Barangay Poblacion in Impasug-ong, about 50 kilometers from Bukidnon's capital city of Malaybalay, woul...

'Tornado' whips up a storm inside new-look Big Dome

MANILA, Philippines -- If quickness will lead to the World Pool crown, make way for Tony Drago. The ex-snooker player from Malta, tall and hefty, moves so quick around the tables that he has earned t...

"Kabayan" makes landfall in Isabela, crosses north Luzon

Tropical storm "Kabayan" (Peipah) made landfall near Palanan town in Isabela province and has started crossing northern Luzon as of Sunday night, state weather forecasters said. In its 11 p.m. advi...

Phone Pals, Express whip foes

MANILA, Philippines -- Mac Cardona led a balanced offensive attack along with Harvey Carey and Don Allado as Talk 'N Text ripped Magnolia, 100-94, last night in the Smart-PBA Philippine Cup at the Mun...

President Arroyo belies split in Lakas, Cabinet

The President said over the weekend that the Lakas coalition remains solid and her administration is strong, adding that the ruling party is making plans for 2010.

Biofuels drive threatening food security--consumer watchdog

MANILA, Philippines--Consumers who are supportive of efforts to cut down the country's oil import bill, as a way of preventing upticks in food prices amid the current long-drawn oil price spike, shoul...

Arroyo calls for law on the development of renewable energy

MANILA, Philippines--With oil prices surging to record highs, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has called on Congress to pass legislation that would help the country deal with the problem by making i...

Palace presents proof of Arroyo, Speaker 'reconciliation'

MANILA, Philippines--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said on Sunday Lakas leaders had agreed not to allow "small hurts" to wreck party unity, and other Lakas officials sought to finally put down rep...

VP De Castro ponders on lifting OFW work ban in Nigeria

Vice President Noli de Castro on Sunday said he is now studying the possibility of lifting the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers to Nigeria as requested by a several groups of OFWs. De Ca...

Loren, Chiz wary of JDV"s entry into opposition

At least two senators are wary of the entry of Speaker Jose de Venecia into the opposition block amid threats to his leadership once the congressional sessions open Monday. Senators Loren Legarda a...

Ayala experts contradict PNP findings in Glorietta 2 blast

Experts hired by Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), owner and operator of Glorietta 2 mall, contradicted the findings of American and Australian security investigators who said the October 19 explosion in Makati ...

"Kabayan" accelerates, nears Isabela-Aurora area

Tropical storm "Kabayan" (Peipah) accelerated west-southwest and continued on its path toward making a landfall at the Isabela-Aurora area Sunday evening, state weather forecasters said. The Philip...

2,000 troops sent to fight communists in Negros, Bohol, Cebu

ILOILO CITY, Philippines--The Army is deploying around 2,000 troops, including 1,000 militiamen, in the Visayas region to beef up its campaign against communist rebels. Maj. Gen. Jovenal Narcise, com...

Better lay your cards on the table now

CAUAYAN CITY, Philippines--Isabela Rep. Faustino Dy III, a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), said on Sunday that moves to unseat Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. would only stop if the Sp...

Ayala Land refutes accidental gas blast theory

NOT AN ACCIDENT. Ayala Land Inc. President Jaime Ayala gives a press conference in Manila, 04 November 2007, urging the police to reconsider their theory that an accident was the real cause of a power...

Philippines firm disputes police findings on blast

MANILA (Reuters) - The company that owns a shopping mall in the Philippines where an explosion killed 11 people last month said on Sunday it disagreed with police theories that a build-up of gases in ...

Let CA decide Macarambon"s fate

Two ranking officials of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday appealed to the public to let the Commission on Appointments decide on the fate of newly designated Elections Commissioner Moslemen Macaram...

"Kabayan" intensifies, storm signal 3 up in Isabela, Quirino, Aurora

State weather forecasters on Sunday afternoon raised public storm signal number 3 in Isabela, Quirino and northern Aurora as tropical storm Kabayan (international name: Peipah) continues to intensify ...

Body found near Quiapo"s Vietnam village

Police on Sunday found another supposed victim of summary execution near Quiapo, Manila's Vietnam village. Radio dzBB said the authorities initially identified the victim as Arupa Jamal, between 30...

Digging on for communist purge victims' remains in Davao Sur

STA CRUZ, Davao del Sur -- The police are trying to locate several mass graves in a village here where victims of the purging in the communist movement were believed buried more than two decades ago. ...

Davao Oriental gov stops mining in two towns

CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental -An environmentalist group and a leader of the Mandaya tribe hailed the decision of Gov. Corazon Malanyaon to impose a mining moratorium in Lupon and Banaybanay towns. "I...

Government bid to forfeit Lucio Tan's assets dismissed

MANILA, Philippines-The Sandiganbayan's Fifth Division has dismissed the government's petition to forfeit assets of tycoon Lucio Tan. "The government is not entitled to a partial summary judgment as ...

'Kabayan' grows stronger, more areas now under storm signals

Tropical storm "Kabayan" (code name Peipah) continued to intensify on Sunday as it was expected to make landfall in Aurora province in the evening, state weather forecasters said. In its 11 a.m. ad...

Comelec proclaims winners in Payatas after poll mess

The Commission on Elections has proclaimed the winners in the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections from Payatas-A village in Quezon City, four days after a poll-relate...

PPCRV urges transparency in choosing 3 more Comelec execs

A Church-backed poll watchdog on Sunday urged President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to ensure transparency in the selection process for three more officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Th...

No move to oust me, I have Arroyo, Lakas support - JDV

Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr on Sunday said the Arroyo administration and the Lakas-CMD party have assured him of full support for his leadership in the House of Representatives during a high-powered po...

Metro cops deny pinning down Ayalas over Glorietta 2 blast

Manila police investigators looking into the Glorietta 2 blast on Sunday dismissed speculations that they were trying to pin down the mall's owner, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) for the October 19 tragedy, wh...

ARMM cops seek help in catching Lintang Bedol

Police in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have asked their counterparts in other regions to help look for former Maguindanao poll supervisor Lintang Bedol. Radio dzBB on Sunday repo...

UNO plans early for 2010; Jinggoy-Binay slate looms

The presidential elections may be three years away, but for many leaders of the United Opposition (UNO) it is not too early to plan for the 2010 national balloting. On Saturday, UNO said that it is...

Biofuel Feedstock Farming Expected to Generate 725,000 Jobs in the Philippines

Gloria Esguerra Melencio, Arab News MANILA, 4 November 2007- At least 15 local and foreign companies have expressed interest in investing in biofuel crops, an emerging industry that is expected to gen...

'Kabayan' intensifies into storm, moves to north, central Luzon

"Kabayan" (international code name Peipah) intensified into a tropical storm and continued to gain strength as it moved closer to Northern and Central Luzon Sunday morning. At least four provinces ...

Justices who convicted Estrada in shortlist for SC post

MANILA, Philippines -- As expected, two of the three magistrates of the Sandiganbayan who tried and convicted former President Joseph Estrada of plunder have been included in the shortlist of nominees...

After Estrada, Rolito Go seeks presidential reprieve

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Rolito Go, convicted in the death of Eldon Maguan during a traffic altercation in 1991, is also dreaming of being the recipient of presidential largesse like...

Militants to push for radical CARP law

MANILA, Philippines -- The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) peasant group will come up with its own "genuine" agrarian reform bill to replace the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (...

Macarambon in Comelec a good thing but problems still abound

MANILA, Philippines -- The appointment of a Muslim to The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may help solve some electoral problems in Mindanao but a Comelec official said the bigger brunt for solving ...

9 of 14 Scout Rangers held in coup try transferred

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Army on Wednesday transferred nine of the 14 detained elite Scout Rangers implicated in the aborted February 2006 coup attempt from Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal,...

RP-UK science partnership a good fit, says ambassador

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine-British Scientific cooperation is now underway under an initiative called "Partners in Science" which started in 2005 when then British Prime Minister Tony Blair kick...

New faction in majority said ready to oust De Venecia

MANILA, Philippines -- A new faction has emerged within the already shaky majority coalition and it is also seeking the ouster of Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. according to an independent congressman. ...

Sanso mural hails 70-year friendship with Henry Sy

MANILA, Philippines -- A grand mural by Philippine-based Spanish painter Juvenal Sanso will be unveiled Monday at the new convention center of the colossal SM Mall of Asia, a testament to the friendsh...

Another Mindanao poll exec ordered arrested

COTABATO CITY -- The failure of the police to find fugitive Maguindanao election officer Lintang Bedol did not deter the Commission on Elections from issuing another arrest order, this time against th...

SC lets case vs Mondragon head proceed

MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court has paved the way for the criminal prosecution of Jose Antonio Gonzalez, chair of Mondragon Leisure and Resorts Corp. (MLRC), who was charged with estafa by th...

'Bad boy' Zumido turns hero

MACAU -- From bad boy to golden boy. That's the quick transformation light welterweight Ruben Zumido underwent in the Macau 2nd Asian Indoor Games. Zumido, who almost missed his trip here due to a su...

Bill filed vs violent dispersals

MANILA, Philippines -- A militant lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to slap a seven-year prison term on public officials involved in the violent dispersal of protesters. Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo'...

Hapee, Harbour Centre triumph

MANILA, Philippines -- Mark Borboran and Reed Juntilla helped Hapee Toothpaste deflect a Harbour-Philippine Team second-half rally for a 78-73 triumph that kept them on top in the PBL V-Go Extreme Ene...

Bloggers laud 'cool and funny' Samal store owner

ISLAND GARDEN CITY of Samal -- A year has passed and people are still talking about 71-year-old sari-sari store owner Bartolome Malacura and how he was able to collect the money owed him by his custom...

Bataan Catholics' 'Asa' winning war vs 'jueteng'

MANILA, Philippines -- With "Asa" (Hope), Catholics in Bataan are quietly winning the battle against the illegal numbers game "jueteng" and its legal cover, the Small Town Lottery (STL). The campaign...

Internal problems bug RP

SEATTLE -- One of the largest business groups in the Greater Seattle area considers the Philippines to be a nation of potential, but it is hindered by internal problems. William Stafford, president o...

UST eyes V-League semis

GAMES TODAY (The Arena) 3 p.m.-Letran vs Lyceum 5 p.m.-UST vs Adamson MANILA, Philippines -- A third semifinalist will be known Sunday when University of Santo Tomas and Adamson University clash toda...

First fleet of 'clean' buses hits Metro streets

MANILA, Philippines -- The first fleet of "Clean" buses is rolling on the roads of Metro Manila. Marked "Hapi Bus," the colorful vehicles have been plying the Manila/Cubao to Laguna/Batangas routes s...

Estrada 'magic' very much alive in Tondo

MANILA, Philippines -- For the first time since he was ousted more than six years ago, former President Joseph Estrada visited Manila's poorest communities yesterday, drawing huge crowds chanting "Era...

Burial space for soldiers running out

MANILA, Philippines -- In 15 years, there may not be enough space to provide a resting place for the country's fallen heroes so the Armed Forces of the Philippines leadership has been making plans to ...

Express lend its stars to Harbour-RP

MANILA, Philippines -- After the woeful disaster in Tokushima last August, there's no way the basketball-crazy Filipino will take another disappointment in the Southeast Asian Games this December. RP...

Bustamante takes it easy this time

MANILA, Philippines -- For someone in the so-called "Group of Death," Francisco "Django" Bustamante of the Philippines doesn't look at all bothered. "I plan to take it easy, not put my mind into it m...

Storytellers reach, touch hearts of kids

WHEN THE PERFORMANCE of more than 2,000 pupils of the South City Central School in Cagayan de Oro City was evaluated last year, at least 10 out of 50 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 did not know how to read o...

These days, players simply 'jump' past venerable Bata

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Aside from Father Time telling him that he's lost some of the touch that made him a Hall of Famer, Efren "Bata" Reyes believes that one very accepted piece o...

Harry stuns US pug, gains semis

Close this CHICAGO, Illinois--Light-flyweight Harry Tañamor whipped up a storm as he stunned American wonder Luis Yanez, 17-7, to barge into the International Amateur Boxing Associatio...

Church dismayed over OK of Bacolod lottery

BACOLOD CITY -- THE CATHOLIC CHURCH here expressed dismay over the passage of the Bacolod City Council resolution endorsing the operation of small town lottery (STL) in the city. The councilors were ...

Acaba leads Negros pool qualifiers

MANILA, Philippines -- Veteran campaigner and Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) founding president Edgar "Malabon" Acaba trounced Florencio Banar, 7-5, to join five others in th...

Hot Hapee battles RP 5 in PBL V-Go Cup

MANILA, Philippines -- Hapee Toothpaste isn't that worried over Fil-Am star Gabe Norwood's current inability to find his offensive groove in the PBL. With a handful of veterans stepping up, the Comple...

2 Arroyo 'kabalens' take Estrada cue, seek pardon

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New golden era launched by Filipino featherweight superstar

The birth of a golden era in a boxing division requires a three- or four-cornered fight, with the triumphant fighter gaining the right to be proclaimed the greatest boxer of the era-even if he is ...

6 provinces placed under storm Signal No. 1

State weather forecasters have placed at least six provinces under storm signal No. 1 Saturday evening as tropical depression "Kabayan" threatened northeast Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophy...

Past Filipino greats in world boxing

Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo was the first to electrify the world in The Great Pinoy Boxing Era. This is the title of a 32-minute documentary video by a young Fil-American, Corky Pasquil. C...

Other agencies' help sought for Glorietta evidence analysis

MANILA, Philippines -- The National Bureau of Investigation will ask the help of other government agencies in examining the evidence gathered from the basement of the Glorietta mall where an explosion...

Artists decry defilement of commissioned mural at press club

MANILA, Philippines -- A group of artists is outraged by the "bastardization" of its mural on press freedom at the National Press Club, and is accusing the NPC of "censorship." "Isn't it ironic that ...

Police, military deny arresting Bedol -- Goltiao

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine National Police in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao may not know where Commission on Elections official Lintang Bedol is. But it is pretty sure neither th...

Davide didn't recommend Macarambon--report

Close this MANILA, Philippines--Newly appointed election commissioner Moslemen Macarambon is not among those recommended by former chief justice Hilario Davide for the post, according to a re...

Japan vows to support GRP-MILF talks

The Japan government has assured to pour in more assistance in support to the ongoing peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Makoto Katsura, A...

PNP downgrades nationwide alert level except in Metro Manila

The Philippine National Police on Saturday downgraded its alert after a "peaceful celebration" of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day nationwide, an official said. Chief Supt. Silverio Alarcio, ...

Insurgents blow up Philippine phone mast

Photo: AFP MANILA (AFP) - Communist guerrillas blew up a mobile phone mast in the central Philippines, possibly as part of an attempt at extortion, a police statement said Saturday. A large group...

Tropical depression enters RP territory

A tropical depression entered the Philippine territory Saturday afternoon, with state weather forecasters code-naming it "Kabayan." The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services ...

Palace pooh-poohs report Erap would back Arroyo impeachment

Malacañang on Saturday downplayed reports that pardoned former president Joseph Estrada would support the impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Radio station DZBB ...

Macarambon also a victim of Palace 'secrecy' - poll watchdog

No thanks to the lack of transparency in the selection process, newly appointed elections commissioner Moslemen Macarambon has ended up a "victim" of Malacañang too, Church-backed poll watchdog...

Arroyo orders agencies to cushion impact of oil price hike - report

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has issued a directive to government agencies to draw up measures that would cushion effects of the increase in world oil prices, radio dzBB reported. Quoting info...

Philippine Senate considers Aust troops agreement

An agreement between the Philippines and Australia on the status of visiting forces has been submitted to the Philippine Senate for ratification. President Gloria Arroyo has written the Senate, askin...

Citizen Erap returns to roots, thanks masses for support

He was born in Tondo, one of the poorest areas in Manila, more than 70 years ago, and came back there more than six years after he was pardoned from a 40-year imprisonment due to plunder. On Saturd...

Philippines relieved over mall accident

manila Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's top aide said yesterday he was relieved that a deadly explosion in a Manila shopping mall last month was an accident rather than a terrorist attack.

Fires hit Caloocan, Malabon; 10 houses, warehouse destroyed

At least 10 houses in Caloocan City and a warehouse in Malabon City went up in smoke in separate fires that hit northern Metro Manila Friday night and before dawn Saturday. Radio dzBB reported Satu...

A walk in the clouds

MANILA, Philippines - The semestral break should remind everyone not always to associate schooling with pure readings, tests and the Socratic method of endless question-and-answer. Today’s learning environment can be diverse and exciting, fun-filled and challenging.

Lascano’s dancing waves

MANILA, Philippines - In Leonardo da Vinci’s “Deluge” drawings, we see the hand of the Prime Mover in the great rolling waves of water that churn with magnificent force.

Social realities as seen by three brothers

MANILA, Philippines - Another set of artistic siblings is making a name on the local art scene: Jerson, Julio and Jaypee Samson. (They come in threes, don’t they?)

The poet’s gift to humanity

MANILA, Philippines - What is the place of poetry in a universe beset by violence and terror? Shall poetry lie buried in the rubble? Or shall it call forth like a still small voice out of the whirlwind?

Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Pilar

MANILA, Philippines - Many Cebuanos attended the reception hosted by Spanish Ambassador Luis Arias Romero and his wife Soledad to mark their country’s national day, at the embassy residence in Forbes Park, Makati City.

Looking for Mr. Right

MANILA, Philippines – Dear Emily, I am working in California as a nurse. I am pretty stable financially. There is this resident MD that my friend wanted to introduce to me. He is Asian.

Cofradia to hold Triduum of Masses at Manila Cathedral

MANILA, Philippines - For the first time, the Cofradia de la Inmaculala Concepcion will hold its Triduum of Masses to honor Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception at the Manila Cathedral on Nov. 27-29, 11:45 a.m.

Hard habits to break

MANILA, Philippines - Why are bad habits so hard to break? Just when I thought my lifestyle had become healthier, sleeping early and avoiding sweets to keep my throat ready for “Celebrity Duets,” I find myself midnight snacking Royce Chocolate and watching 2nd Avenue until 3 a.m.

A family that thrives in God’s love

MANILA, Philippines—Love is more important than any material thing. It’s what keeps the Pastores family together.

Tips for a fruitful trip

MANILA, Philippines—A sage once advised, “Life is short. With our limited tenure, we should aim for spiritual development. It would be foolish to waste time.” As “travelers,” we must remember these basic truths.

The art of math investigation

MANILA, Philippines—Most readers ask for easy logic puzzles and fun math games, but sometimes, I receive requests that warm my heart.

Forest wildfires telling man to back off

LOS ANGELES, California—In this city named after them, the angels must be feeling bad at the utter devastation of nearby areas and various sites in California razed by wildfires in what is believed to be among the worst in the state’s history.