San Juan City CENRO joins move to contain GHGs LGUs move to contain Greenhouse Gases, climate change The Greenhouse Gas team of San Juan City, Metro Manila recently attended the USAID-Philippines Capacity…
Submission of entries for the 62nd Palanca Awards ongoing
Now on its 62nd year of encouraging excellence in literary writing, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) is currently accepting entries for this year’s contest. Deadline for submission is…
E-Jeepneys: A Possible Paradigm Shift to Help Alleviate Plight of Jeepney D
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday welcomed the introduction of e-jeepneys and its monthly salarization scheme to its drivers as a possible introduction of a paradigm shift to alleviate…
Is there Hope for the Year of the Water Dragon at the Philippine Islands?
Is there Hope for the Year of the Water Dragon … Is there Hope for the Year of the Water Dragon at the Philippine Islands? By Daniel Escurel Occeno I have always…
‘Ayaw kong magkawatak watak tayo’
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS VANCOUVER, British Columbia — For Tomas “Tatay Tom” Avendano, president and CEO of the Multicultural Helping House Society (MHHS) here, designating specific places for ethnic groups in…
Ilonggo solon speaks up on P8.2B corruption yarn
By Florence F. Hibionada Senior Reporter, Philippine News Service (PNS) ILOILO, PHILIPPINES – Iloilo Second District Representative Augusto Boboy Syjuco officially faced off with accusers on the P8.2 Billion corruption charge. With…
‘GMA very depress, shamed, weakened by govt attacks,’ ex-DOJ bares
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES – Totally embarrassed. Seriously affected. Sicker and in depression. While at it, a big victim of propaganda war. Such summed up the first-hand observations…
Int’l labor group drags AirPhil to ‘Boycott PAL’ plea
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO – Normal operations may have resumed for Philippine Airlines (PAL) Iloilo yet a renewed call to boycott its services has been made anew. And this time,…
‘Child criminals’ on the rise in Bacolod, Iloilo
By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO CITY – Children as victims and children as suspects are both on the rise with highest in statistics in Bacolod City and the Province of Iloilo….
What a Difference Years Make!
By Daniel Escurel Occeno I was able to visit Metro Manila. There are no automobile dealerships in the small town of Gubat, Sorsogon Province so we had to go to Metro Manila…
‘I don’t want to hear any bulls—t about the Pacquiao-Marquez III figh
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada — “Tonight, boxing was rewarded. Two great fighters gave boxing something to be proud of. That’s why I don’t want to hear any bulls—t…
‘Outstanding Pinoy’ entrepreneur, 70 yr old man in $10M drug cartel
By Florence F. Hibionada Senior Reporter, Philippine News Service (PNS) A 42-year old “Emerging Asian” awardee honoured as “Outstanding Entrepreneur” of the Asian Business Association of Orange County is back in the…
Satire on Pinoy’s religious fanaticism is AdMU Professor’s newest litera
From the time he wrote comic books and sold them at five pesos per page to his fellow grade school classmates, Allan Alberto Derain has already shown a distinct talent in writing….
Greenpeace urges PH to push for marine reserves & an end to tuna overfishin
Manila, 11 November 2011. – Greenpeace today called on the Philippine government to join neighbouring Pacific Island coastal states in efforts to create healthy oceans for future generations, which would also ensure…
iOS, Android among most favored mobile platforms for development in PH
As the demand for tablet PCs continues to grow on a global scale, it isn’t a surprise that the Philippines would play catch-up with the rest of the world when it comes…