By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS CALGARY, Canada – Top Rank boss Bob Arum will not interfere in the political career of newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. The…
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Tips on How to be Floodsmart
Tips on How to be Floodsmart 1. Be informed Preparing for a flood must be done well in advance. The first step is to educate yourself about the risk of flooding in…
Lift EO 839
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AFTER consultations with the National Disaster Coordinating Council and oil players, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera yesterday recommended the lifting of Executive Order 839 which puts a cap on…
Billionaire Manny Pacquiao
Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao used his much vaunted lightning speed and jackhammer power to confuse, demoralize and reduce Miguel Angel Cotto to a pulp in what could rightly considered as the match-of-the-year…
Loren warns of environmental apocalypse
PNS/ ILIGAN CITY, – Sen. Loren Legarda today warned of an environmental apocalypse in the Philippines unless the government and people act determinedly to reverse the current environmental deterioration. Addressing a conference…
Sinnott release not gift to Hillary — Palace
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE release of Irish priest Michael Sinnott was only “coincidental” and certainly not an intentional gift, marking the visit to Manila of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton….
Cotto is the biggest obstacle in Pacquiao’s ring career — Arum
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Top Rank chief Bob Arum has described World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto as “the biggest obstacle in (Manny) Pacquiao’s…
Loren: Implement Climate Change Act nationwide, now!
PNS — ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (Nov. 11) –Senator Loren Legarda today urged the immediate implementation nationwide of the 2009 Climate Change Act, including IN THOSE areas in Mindanao threatened by natural disasters….
Pacquiao’s other ‘father’ says Cotto will fall in 6th round
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The man who once adopted Manny Paquiao as a skinny “stow away” amateur boxer in the 80s said he saw the World Boxing…
Why ‘The Philippines’?
WHY “THE PHILIPPINES”? By Arch. Celso C. Nieves, fuap, caaif Spain named our country “Las Islas Filipinas”. When occupied by the Americans, it was translated to English as “The Philippine Islands”. When…
Do you see BF in the political radar screen?
The average observer could easily identify BF if the presidentiables were colored chips thrown in mid-air. The pink chip probably will have higher selling value than the rest given certain consumer preference…
Bloody end for Alvin Flores Gang
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police on Thursday night ended the checkered career of notorious robber Alvin Flores and three of his…
Alentajan accused of malpractice
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group accused Atty. Bonifacio Alentajan of malpractice for filing a Motion to Admit Evidence prior to the investigation of graft charges filed by British national…
Mar, Korina exchange ‘I Dos’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — “MAHAL ko siya, kahit hindi niya ako pakasalan.” Sen. Mar Roxas said of TV journalist Korina Sanchez Friday in a dinner get-together with Senate reporters. Asked if he…
Padlock 177 nursing schools
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — LAWMAKERS yesterday hit the Commission on Higher Education for dilly-dallying in closing the nursing programs of 177 nursing schools, saying these institutions further contribute to the deterioration of…