PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SULPICIO Lines, whose ferry capsized with 800 people onboard on Saturday, has been operating under an outdated circular governing the movement of ships during bad weather, government investigators…
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US troops in Iloilo
By MONTESA GRIÑO/ PNS ILOILO City – Sixty-eight US Navy troops have been deployed to Panay Island to help in relief and rescue operations. All four provinces of Panay – Iloilo, Antique,…
Manny looks good — Diaz
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — LOOKING fit and ready to go, Manny Pacquiao has impressed even the man whom he’ll be fighting inside the ring five days from now. “He looked pretty good…
Malaysia to deport thousands of Pinoys
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Malaysia is set to launch a massive operation to deport tens of thousands of Filipino and Indonesian illegal migrants from Borneo island where they are blamed for drugs…
Typhoon ‘Frank,’ who else?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AT the start of the investigation by the Board of Marine Inquiry yesterday, the owner of the ill-starred MV Princess of the Stars that capsized off Sibuyan Island…
P13-B class suit filed vs Meralco
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A CONSUMERS group yesterday filed a class suit against the Lopez-owned Manila Electric Company seeking the refund of at least P13 billion in alleged illegal fees collected by…
Angels, heroes in Iloilo’s darkest day
A special report by Florence F. Hibionada/PNS Lay-out artist Ely Pineda. Davao City-based Ilonggo businessman Jose Padama and wife Daisy. Seattle-Washington-based Filipino-American couple Rudy and Sally Ramos. Manila-based Ilonggo professional Linc Drilon….
David Diaz: I have not lost to a southpaw
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS — World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion David Diaz said he has no problems fighting southpaws saying “I’ve won against southpaws and I’ve done pretty…
‘If Pacquiao will put away Diaz, he is ready for Hatton and 2010 polls’
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS – For Manny Pacquiao, the long road to San Jose extends beyond the shootout with World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion David Diaz on June…
A plea for help
by Florence Hibionada/ PNS For us who were spared by the wrath and fury of Typhoon Frank, each new day means yet another chance and opportunity to go about with our usual…
San Juan dad urges businessmen to put up CCTV cameras
Philippine Star June 22, 2008, Sunday A San Juan City councilor warned owners of pawnshops, internet shops and other businesses to install monitoring cameras or closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in their establishments…
130,000 Pinoys face jail in Europe
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SOME 130,000 Filipinos who have been illegally staying in Europe will be jailed for 18 months pending deportation once the European Union’s new migration policy is signed into…
Pacquiao, Diaz rarin’ to fight
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — WITH almost a week left before they finally meet in the ring, both Manny Pacquiao and reigning champion David Diaz declared how ready they are for one of…
Meralco-First Gen deals enrich Lopezes — GSIS
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MERALCO customers are bearing the cost of the Lopez family’s self-dealing transactions to the tune of at least P20 billion a year or a minimum of P500 billion…
MECO lauds DoLE chief
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Manila Economic and Cultural Office yesterday lauded Labor Secretary Marianito Roque for helping promote the country’s electronic selection and recruitment system to major Taiwanese employers. Rodolfo Sabulao,…