I truly believe what the bible says ” sa mga huling panahon magpapakagahaman ang mga gahaman, magpapakasama ang masasama, magpapakabuti ang mabubuti. Sa hirap ba ng buhay, dahil sa kakulangan ng edukasyon,…
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From Russia with cops
From Russia with cops The attendance of a strong delegation from the PNP to the 77th Interpol General Assembly held recently in Saint Petersburg, Russia has stirred a lot of peripheral issues…
When RH bill becomes a law
When RH bill becomes a law When the latest SWS survey indicated that seven of every 10 respondents do favor the reproductive health bill, chances are, CBCP is correct in thinking that…
Is this the end of the financial crisis ?
By Hans Verhagen, Journalist Cebu City – Philippines – October 18 2008. According to Dick Detering, the financial crisis characterized by very low interest rates, doesn’t exist. “Depends on how you look…
Palace: Let SC rule on Teehankee pardon
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MALACANANG yesterday tossed to the Supreme Court the petition seeking to nullify the Board of Pardons and Parole’s sentence for commutation and the subsequent grant of executive clemency…
Puno defends ex-PNP exec on Moscow mess
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno yesterday defended the former Philippine National Police comptroller who was briefly held for questioning by Russian authorities…
Cong. Peping grasping for straws?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose Cojuangco Jr. suggested last week that the elections of the highest amateur sports body be done through a “straw vote.” Cojuangco broached…
Manny so focused in training says Roach
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FREDDIE Roach hasn’t seen Manny Pacquiao so focused in training while preparing for a major fight. And so he’s also doing his own end of the bargain. Roach…
OFW deployment to Korea declines
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE recruitment industry yesterday bewailed that the highly-touted government program of deploying Filipino workers to Korea through the employment permit system suffered massive decline in 2007. Records from…
Sy clan, RP’s richest — Forbes mag
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SHOPPING mall mogul Henry Sy has become the richest man in the country after amassing $1.4 billion in the past year, while his peers were hit by the…
Enrollment still in June — DepED
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Department of Education yesterday clarified that enrollment remains in June for school year 2009-2010, and not in January. The DepED, however, said all incoming first year high…
Verzosa stops cops’ foreign trips
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PHILIPPINE National Police chief, Director General Jesus A. Verzosa yesterday ordered the suspension of all foreign travels of police personnel pending a review of existing policies on travels…
22 inmates pardoned
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — TWENTY-TWO more inmates earned their pre-Christmas gifts as President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo granted them their executive clemency. The luckier one is Rodolfo Caddarao who was granted absolute pardon and…
SC affirms tax refund for Lucio
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — IT’S final. The Supreme Court has ordered the government to refund the Fortune Tobacco Corporation of business tycoon Lucio Tan more than P1 billion in overpaid excise taxes…
SC reigns supreme
SC reigns supreme The brewing imbroglio over whether or not the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain that would, in effect, create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity as a state within a state…