By Jose Rodel Clapano Vice President Jejomar Binay called off yesterday a planned visit to China to save a convicted Filipina drug smuggler from execution, saying Beijing had declined to receive him….
Category: Current Issues
Marquez will fight Manny again in Mexico
Contrary to his earlier statements, Juan Manuel Marquez said he’d consider fighting Manny Pacquiao again. But Marquez will only approve a fifth clash on one condition: that it will be staged in…
U.S. envoy’s stand seen to boost PHL position in South China Sea disputes
A top US diplomat’s declaration of support for a peaceful approach to settling territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea is a boost to the Philippines’ position on…
Economic managers on the lookout as stocks, Peso fall
By Aurea Calica, Marvin Sy Economic managers are on the lookout as Philippine stocks and the peso weaken due to recent global market developments. However, Malacañang said yesterday there is no cause…
10 reasons why it floods in Manila
By Paulo Alcazaren Manila has been flooding for hundreds of years yet we never learn from the past. Floods do not respect political boundaries and will flow from one city to the…
City Sense: 10 reasons why EDSA is now the avenue of hell
By Paulo Alcazaren My column last week, on the 10 reasons why it floods in the metropolis, resonated with many readers. Many Metro Manilans were deluged where they lived, worked or while…
Inferno: The Devil and Dan Brown
By Luis H. Francia Lately, there has been a lot of talk of Hell. One of Dan Brown’s fictional characters in his latest novel, Inferno, Sienna, describes Manila as being the “gates…
Philippines jobless rate soars despite record growth
By Agence France-Presse The Philippines’ jobless rate soared to a three-year high in April even though the nation has the fastest-growing economy in Asia, official data showed Tuesday. President Benigno Aquino III…
JPE resigns as senate president: Leadership marked by brilliance and turbulence
By Marvin Sy Saying he had seen the handwriting on the wall, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile resigned yesterday as Senate president, ending a leadership marked both by brilliance and turbulence. With just…
MMDA fumes at “Gates of Hell” depiction
By Mike Frialde Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino yesterday joined the bandwagon of critics slamming Dan Brown for his latest novel “Inferno,” in which the author describes Manila as…
Filipino voters should be blamed for the Philippines’ problems
by Ilda I don’t think there is a point in holding elections in the Philippines. It’s so expensive and the whole process just disrupts normal activities and keeps Filipinos from moving forward….
Talaga’s routed, while Alcala’s, Suarez and Nantes win big over rivals in Quezon Province
By Billy L. Andal/ PNS LUCENA CITY – The end of a long political reign for the political family who has been holding this city in the palm of their hands for…
Attacks on Loren Legarda rock LP coalition
By Amando Doronila Cracks have appeared on the facade of solidarity of the administration’s Team PNoy senatorial lineup at a critical juncture in the May 13 elections, as tensions between leading candidates…
Choosing the candidates
By Jose C. Sison There are 33 candidates for Senator this coming election, but up to now it seems to be so difficult to draw up a list of at least 12…
6.16 M Pinoy diabetecs seen in 2030; Once-a-day pill for type 2 diabetes
By Sheila Crisostomo At the rate diabetes cases are increasing in the country, there will be some 6.16 million diabetic Filipinos by 2030, health experts warned the other day. With its perfect…