By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS BOSTON, Massachusetts — They both have camped out in cold weathers. Best boxer pound-for-pound Manny Pacquiao in Baguio City in the Philippines and three-time world champion Antonio…
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Philippine Airlines’ connection with Macau, China by Daniel Escurel Occeno
Philippine Airlines’ connection with Macau, China – an Ending Poverty Strategy. By Daniel Escurel Occeno My mother found a bargain promotion in the newspaper of a trip to Macau, China promoted by…
A Single Man is President of the Philippines by Daniel Escurel Occeno
A Single Man is President of the Philippines by Daniel Escurel Occeno I decided to look up more information on the son of a former woman president after Noy Noy Aquino announced…
Obama appoint two Pinoys in government
PNS — U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed two Filipino-Americans to be his advisers on Asian-American issues. The two proudly Pinoy members of Obama’s Cabinet are Rozita Villanueva Lee, known for championing…
Bacalzo names 10 more officials to new posts
PNS — TEN more senior police officials were designated to key position in different levels of command in the Philippine National Police by newly-promoted Director General Raul M. Bacalzo. Bacalzo approved the…
Bacalzo to push massive retraining for cops
PNS — BACK-TO-BASICS for the 135,000-strong police force, according to Philippine National Police chief, Director General Raul M. Bacalzo means a massive retraining program that will turn them into highly-respected and decent…
Reyes beats Gomez for 10-ball crown
PNS — ANOTHER feather in the cap for pool legend Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, another misfortune for heartbreak kid Roberto Gomez. Reyes edged out Gomez, 10-9, in a thrilling All-Filipino final of the…
Dacers file $50-m damage suit against Estrada, Lacson over dad’s slay
PNS — A $50-MILLION damage suit has been filed against former President Joseph Estrada, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and several other people before a United States court in connection with the murder of…
GMA, Mike leave for US ahead of PNoy
PNS — PAMPANGA Rep. Gloria Arroyo left with her husband for New York Thursday night ahead of her successor, President Benigno Aquino III, to attend the Clinton Global Initiative, which is being…
PNoy is proud of its lean US bound team
PNS — PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will take with him only four members of the Presidential Security Group when he leaves for the United States Monday for a week-long visit to save…
No takers for 4,300 jobs?
PNS — MALACAÑANG is having difficulty filling 4,300 vacancies before an election-period ban on new appointments takes effect on Sept. 25. But President Benigno Aquino III said Friday his administration was working…
OWWA offer P50-k credit package for returning OFWs
PNS — THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has proposed a P50-thousand credit line be made available for each returning Filipino worker. OWWA chief Carmelita S. Dimzon said that a priority bill has…
Opposition hit Noynoy’s failure to save RP’s image
PNS — IT TOOK only one man to expose the weaknesses of the present administration and destroy the reputation of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III which was anchored on the heroic deeds…
Abu leader slain; cops on alert
PNS — POLICE commandos on Saturday shot dead a wanted leader of the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group and two of his men in an operation aimed at neutralizing the bandits and a…
‘Hostage-taking negotiation was a failure’ — Yebra
PNS — To each his own thing, in negotiating releases of hostages, Philippine style. Police hostage negotiator Supt. Orlando Yebra appeared before the inter-agency body investigating the Quirino Grandstand botched hostage rescue…