By Alex P. Vidal / PNS VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The special measures initiated by the Canadian Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism (CCIM) giving priority to applications for Canadian immigration of Philippine residents…
(U.S. ASIAN WIRE) Medicare Open Enrollment Begins
Now is the Time to Review Plans (U.S. ASIAN WIRE) — You may know that new Medicare prescription drug and health plan choices are offered each year. Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period runs…
Unsuccessful Rollback Phase Cause Partition Loss in Microsoft Windows
Several users upgrade their operating systems from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows Vista. But in case if any error during the setup process, rollback phase is initiated. When you run the rollback…
I won’t be the polical campaign manager of Pacquiao, says Arum
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS CALGARY, Canada – Top Rank boss Bob Arum will not interfere in the political career of newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. The…
Villar-Loren to wage ‘positive’ campaign
PNS — Sen. Loren Legarda, NP-NPC vice presidential candidate, said yesterday she and Sen. Manny Villar, NP presidential candidate, will wage a positive campaign in the coming elections to enlighten the people…
Global economic index rises again, but problems remain
Paris, 19 November 2009 — Reflecting more favourable economic conditions for the coming six months but also a more positive assessment of the current situation, the World Economic Climate Indicator rose significantly…
Thousands ‘volunteering for our planet’
Volunteers register more than 370,000 hours of climate 13 November 2009, Bonn, Germany – People around the world are volunteering hundreds of thousands of hours to tackle climate change and send a…
Greenpeace to Bayer: ‘Hands off our rice!’
Manila, 18 November 2009—Greenpeace today challenged Bayer to stop contaminating the world’s rice supply with GMOs (genetically modified organisms), during a forum on rice genetics sponsored by the giant agrochemical company and…
Incorrect Application of dd Command May Cause Data loss in Linux
In Linux computers, dd (data definition) command-line utility offers several advantages such as converting raw data or low-level copying of data from hard drive to any other storage media. The command is…
Filipino volunteer laid to rest
UNV volunteer Jossie G. Esto, who died during the attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul on 28 October, has been laid to rest in her native Philippines. The memorial service in…
How to Resolve ‘Invalid node structure’ Error in Mac OS X
HFS+ or HFS Plus is a reliable and widely used file system of Mac OS X operating system. The file system is made up of a number of components and Catalog File…
Tips on How to be Floodsmart
Tips on How to be Floodsmart 1. Be informed Preparing for a flood must be done well in advance. The first step is to educate yourself about the risk of flooding in…
FSEvents Errors Indicate File System Corruption and Data Loss in Mac OS X
Mac OS X uses a number of file systems including HFS, HFS+, HFSX and HFS Wrapper. In some situations where file system issues take place, you may find out some entries in…
Lift EO 839
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AFTER consultations with the National Disaster Coordinating Council and oil players, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera yesterday recommended the lifting of Executive Order 839 which puts a cap on…
Billionaire Manny Pacquiao
Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao used his much vaunted lightning speed and jackhammer power to confuse, demoralize and reduce Miguel Angel Cotto to a pulp in what could rightly considered as the match-of-the-year…