PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the local government units to work closely in identifying tax cheats even as a Laguna lawmaker…
Month: August 2007
RP to have one ID card next year
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ALL Filipinos will be required to have a common ID card, the so-called unified multi-purpose identification system, by 2008, a government agency said yesterday. The ID card is…
Terrorist hurt in gunbattle with RP troops
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A TOP Indonesian terror suspect and a Filipino militant were reportedly wounded during a fierce gunbattle with troops on southern Jolo island last week, military chief Hermogenes Esperon…
RP stock market tumble wipes out year’s gains
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PHILIPPINE stocks tumbled yesterday, erasing the key index’s gain this year, after reports showed that losses on US home loans were spreading and a housing slump was worsening…
18 smuggled cars destroyed
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Bureau of Customs tore apart 18 smuggled vehicles using backhoes, but fell short of a Palace announcement that it would destroy luxury cars including a Lamborghini, a…
Yilmaz claims he has reconciled with wife Ruffa
PNS — Mula sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), dumiretso si Yilmaz Bektas sa Shangri-La Hotel sa Makati City. Dito siya mamamalagi ng sampung araw. Dumating ng 4:59 PM kahapon si Yilmaz…
Angel signs 2-year exclusive contract with ABS-CBN
PNS — Pagkatapos makapagpahinga pagdating mula sa Amerika at sa pag-aaral nito sa London, pumirma ng kontrata sa ganap na 11: 30 ng umaga si Angel Locsin sa ABS-CBN. Naganap ang pirmahan…
Zsa Zsa Padilla gives an upbeat interview
PNS — Ganadong makipagtsikahan at makipagbiruan with the entertainment press si Zsa Zsa Padilla during the Belo Essentials press launch. Maging ‘yung pagkakadawit niya sa isyu between her daughter Karylle and boyfriend…
Regine Velasquez talks about going bra-less
PNS — Nang-aagaw ng atensiyon ang nagmumurang dibdib ng Asia’s Songbird na si Regine Velasquez sa TV commercial ng Belo Essentials na idinirek ng anak ni Dra. Vicki Belo na si Quark…
Online barangay brings Pinoys closer to home
It’s like being in the Philippines again. That is exactly how Barangay.ph, the Global Filipino Village Online, wants overseas Filipinos to feel once they log on to this website. After all, Barangay.ph…
A Business Solution With 1.com.my
A new upgrade can now be found at 1.com.my. After years of experience in building websites, we are now moving towards managing online marketing and operations. It is a known fact that…
Asians Teaching Asians, English!
ESL in the Philippines has been very relevant since the Americans came to the country. Most reference books in Philippine schools were written in English. Major subject areas like Mathematics, Science and…
Adopt your hometown schools now
ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc.’s (AFI) Adopt-Your-Hometown School campaign involves Filipinos overseas to assist in the improvement of the quality of schoolchildren in their communities of origin. Scores of Filipinos overseas (from the United…
Bedol is out on bail
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MAGUINDANAO election supervisor Lintang Bedol is again a free man. He was allowed to post P15,000 bail by the Commission on Elections a day after he was found…
GMA wants P500m released for drought
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has asked lawmakers to authorize the release of P500 million from the proposed 2008 National Budget to repair irrigation systems and dikes as a…