By Dennis Carcamo Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Friday said that the blast that ripped through a unit at Two Serendra condominium building in Taguig City was “mostly likely”…
Sulu Sultan to Aquino: Prepare a big jail cell
By Mike Frialde The sultanate of Sulu yesterday advised President Aquino to prepare a big detention cell for Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, his family and supporters, saying they were prepared to…
JPE resigns as senate president: Leadership marked by brilliance and turbulence
By Marvin Sy Saying he had seen the handwriting on the wall, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile resigned yesterday as Senate president, ending a leadership marked both by brilliance and turbulence. With just…
Save the Philippine Seas before it’s too late — Greenpeace
Manila, June 7, 2013—“Save the Philippine seas now—before it’s too late,” Greenpeace, marine experts and fisherfolk made the call today as they renewed their demand for the Philippine government to enact and…
MMDA fumes at “Gates of Hell” depiction
By Mike Frialde Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino yesterday joined the bandwagon of critics slamming Dan Brown for his latest novel “Inferno,” in which the author describes Manila as…
Filipino voters should be blamed for the Philippines’ problems
by Ilda I don’t think there is a point in holding elections in the Philippines. It’s so expensive and the whole process just disrupts normal activities and keeps Filipinos from moving forward….
Boracay as world’s best? ‘Hardly,’ says LA Times travel editor Calls WV’s tourist destination a big disappointment
By Florence F. Hibionada/PNS CALIFORNIA, USA – More fun in the Philippines? Maybe. Or to borrow the word of a Los Angeles (LA) Times Travel Editor, “hardly.” The reason? Boracay, the Philippines’…
Talaga’s routed, while Alcala’s, Suarez and Nantes win big over rivals in Quezon Province
By Billy L. Andal/ PNS LUCENA CITY – The end of a long political reign for the political family who has been holding this city in the palm of their hands for…
Attacks on Loren Legarda rock LP coalition
By Amando Doronila Cracks have appeared on the facade of solidarity of the administration’s Team PNoy senatorial lineup at a critical juncture in the May 13 elections, as tensions between leading candidates…
Choosing the candidates
By Jose C. Sison There are 33 candidates for Senator this coming election, but up to now it seems to be so difficult to draw up a list of at least 12…
Palanca Awards’ last call for entries
The Carlos Palanca Foundation, sponsor and organizer of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards), announces that interested participants in this year’s competition have until 12:00 midnight of Tuesday, April…
Philippines joins the global call for Arctic protection
Manila/Davao, April 20 — Filipinos showed their support for the environment by participating in Greenpeace’s Global Day of Arctic Action – a united movement that seeks to have the Arctic declared as a…
6.16 M Pinoy diabetecs seen in 2030; Once-a-day pill for type 2 diabetes
By Sheila Crisostomo At the rate diabetes cases are increasing in the country, there will be some 6.16 million diabetic Filipinos by 2030, health experts warned the other day. With its perfect…
February inflation hits 5-month high due to price hikes of sin products
By Ronnel W. Domingo Sin products said to account for rise in consumer prices. The rate of rise in consumer prices came to a five-month high of 3.4 percent year on year…
For Filipinos, Love is a sacrifice
By Camille Diola If “love is sacrifice” is a cliché, it might just be the most real cliché, and even Filipinos would agree. A truly Filipino brand of love is in sacrificing…