PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ALLEGATIONS about the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) employing child warriors have been aired in media by the Armed Forces of the Philippines who has been complaining about…
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Smith still in RP; SC hears case today
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The United States Embassy yesterday assured that convicted rapist Daniel Smith is still in the country as the Supreme Court is set to hear today the oral argument…
Senate readies bill on libel for debates
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Senate is poised to begin plenary debates on a consolidated measure seeking to decriminalize libel and abolishing stiff fines and imprisonment on libel cases, independent Senator Richard…
CHED against cap on nursing students
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Commission on Higher Education yesterday rejected the proposal of a cap on the number of college students taking up nursing to curb the oversupply of nurses in…
Court orders arrest of 5 Pinoys working for Lehman Brothers
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A Mandaluyong City court ordered the arrest of five Filipinos connected with the bankrupt US-based investment bank Lehman Brothers for alleged violation of the Anti-Dummy Law. Judge Edwin…
Colleague exhorts fellow community journalists to travel and go global
By Danyeva Grace Donato/ PNS ILOILO CITY – In this age of cyber technology and unlimited information, the time has beckoned for journalists in the countryside to take part in prominent activities…
Inno-Tech Show 2008 will be held in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/– — The largest event for small and medium business in Korea — 500 small and medium business in sectors such as biotechnology, electronics, information technology and…
OFW remittances – an economic booster
OFW earnings – an economic booster Next to the exports of goods and services, overseas remittances are the largest foreign exchange sources for the Philippine economy. And empirical results as that undertaken…
Sports Illustrated hailed for featuring Pacquiao
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS For the first time in its July 7, 2008 issue, New York-based Sports Illustrated, the world’s most prestigious sports magazine, featured World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion…
Loren to Meralco: Show conscience
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Loren Legarda stressed yesterday that Manila Electric Company (Meralco) must abide by the term of its franchise requiring it to provide electricity to its captive customers at…
Pacquiao hype about to begin
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MANNY Pacquiao leaves for the U.S. next week to begin training and take part in a seven-city promotional tour hyping his upcoming mega fight with Oscar dela Hoya….
5 CA justices ‘dirty’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FIVE justices of the Court of Appeals were found guilty of impropriety by the three-man panel created by the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged bribery involving the…
Peping vs Art
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — INCUMBENT Jose ‘Peping’ Cojuangco will most likely go mano-a-mano with former Olympian Art Macapagal for the presidency of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). In a surprise move, former…
SC sacks CA justice
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Supreme Court yesterday sacked a justice of the Court of Appeals and suspended another for committing improprieties in connection with the case involving the Manila Electric Company…
They can’t unseat me – Nograles
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SPEAKER Prospero Nograles remains unfazed by the reported plot to unseat him, saying he is confident of the support of majority of the congressmen. Nograles said the plan…