PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — LAKAS-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer and former Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro underscored the need to invest in and reengineer the Philippine education system from preschool to the tertiary level as…
Solon not afraid to lose votes
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AKBAYAN Rep. Risa Hontiveros will not withdraw her signature from the Reproductive Health bill. In fact, she vowed to continue pushing the measure. She said it is corruption…
Aquino absent at AIM debate
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AMID speculation that he is shying away from public debates after a recent poor showing, Senator Benigno Aquino III came under heavy fire for snubbing a forum of…
Prepare for drought
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Local Water Utilities Administration yesterday urged all water districts in provinces with near drought condition to undertake measures to ensure the continued supply of water to their…
Erap can run – Comelec
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Commission on Elections yesterday ruled that former President Joseph Estrada is not violating any law in running for president in May. In an en banc resolution, the…
Meet the first family in ‘Tanging Yaman’
ABS-CBN proudly presents one of its first quarter offerings for the year 2010 — “Tanging Yaman”, a program that will illustrate how a first family struggles to achieve true happiness. Erich Gonzales…
Katorse’s phenomenal trio fuses with hit tandem Matt and Melissa
Katorse Stars Erich Gonzales, Ejay Falcon and Enchong Dee plus hit love team Matt Evans and Melissa Ricks face a new challenge as the Philippine television welcomes their new show “Tanging Yaman”…
Mga barangay sa Lipa nanguna sa BMS
ulat mula sa Pusod Incorporated) Lungsod ng Lipa, BATANGAS- Pinangunahan ng brgy Sto Niño at Talisay at ilang myembro ng konseho ng Lipa Headwater Councils (LHWC) ang pagsasanay sa tinatawag na Biodiversity…
Piso para sa watershed ng Lipa, dadaan sa matagal na proseso ?
ulat ni Arvel L. Malubag LUNGSOD NG SAN CARLOS, Negros Occidental- Buwan-buwan, nagbabayad ng karagdagang piso kada kubiko metrong nakukunsumong tubig ang mga kunsumidores upang suportahan ang pagpapanumbalik ng tubig-kanlungan ng nabanggit…
Analysis: Peso a turnkey in OFW money flow
by ISAGANI DE LA PAZ OFW Journalism Consortium IT’S a catch-22 of sorts for the Philippines as remittances from Filipinos abroad continue to strengthen the peso, threatening to dampen its flow. The…
Gov’t awardee says few options for OFW families in Maguindanao
PASAY CITY, Metro Manila—MAGUINDANAO province, the site of a mass killing last month, is one of the safest places in the country. That is according to Abdilah Malasigan, whose family was recently…
Pinoys abroad tapped to wake up sleepy town of Bohol
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium MARIBOJOC, Bohol–THE explorer Pigafetta would have chosen this town over Mactan had it already sported a Hollywood-like sign on its mountain ranges. But had this…
Overseas Pinoy help sustain Cebu-Dutch city sisterhood
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium CEBU CITY–MIGRANT Filipinos continue to burn the passion of city sisterhood through a fire truck, which is expected to arrive here after a 15,000-kilometer journey….
Anywhere but Qatar, survey of expats shows
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium MANILA—CANADA or bust, majority of expatriates surveyed in 26 countries revealed. An international bank’s survey of 26 countries showed that Canada is the best place…
Massacre ‘brains’ welcome at Quezon City jail
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ALTHOUGH the Quezon City Jail is congested, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology will accommodate Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr. in the QCJ once the court…