PNS/ ILIGAN CITY, – Sen. Loren Legarda today warned of an environmental apocalypse in the Philippines unless the government and people act determinedly to reverse the current environmental deterioration. Addressing a conference…
Sinnott release not gift to Hillary — Palace
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE release of Irish priest Michael Sinnott was only “coincidental” and certainly not an intentional gift, marking the visit to Manila of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton….
CFA charter is especially relevant in uncertain financial environment
The CFA Society of the Philippines will recognize eight investment professionals being newly awarded the CFA® charter at the 4th Prestige Night–building up a new generation of Philippine CFA charter holders who…
GMO myths debunked with Marker Assisted Selection (MAS)
New Greenpeace report outlines how MAS is better, safer Manila, 13 November 2009 – A new Greenpeace report released today in Manila effectively puts genetic engineering where it belongs—into the dustbins of…
Cotto is the biggest obstacle in Pacquiao’s ring career — Arum
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Top Rank chief Bob Arum has described World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto as “the biggest obstacle in (Manny) Pacquiao’s…
Loren: Implement Climate Change Act nationwide, now!
PNS — ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (Nov. 11) –Senator Loren Legarda today urged the immediate implementation nationwide of the 2009 Climate Change Act, including IN THOSE areas in Mindanao threatened by natural disasters….
Pacquiao’s other ‘father’ says Cotto will fall in 6th round
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The man who once adopted Manny Paquiao as a skinny “stow away” amateur boxer in the 80s said he saw the World Boxing…
Resolving ‘The disk Ram could not be modified’ Error in Mac OS X
In Mac OS X, the DVD RAM denotes to DVD format, where you can repeatedly erase and record data. Such disks could be used by all the DVD RAM drive installed on…
Final jury line-up announced for 2009 APSA’s
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) today announced the final line-up for its 2009 International Jury with the appointment of two new members, Andrew Pike and Aden Young. Andrew Pike, from Australia,…
Why ‘The Philippines’?
WHY “THE PHILIPPINES”? By Arch. Celso C. Nieves, fuap, caaif Spain named our country “Las Islas Filipinas”. When occupied by the Americans, it was translated to English as “The Philippine Islands”. When…
Tips to Solve ‘Drive is not accessible. Access is denied’ Error
Hard disk partitioning is the practice of splitting the storage space into individual data areas, termed as partitions. The way access permission is implemented on these partitions is totally dependent on the…
Rural bankers try carving niche in OFW market
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium [Reporting from Ibaan municipality, Batangas and Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Some of the names were changed to protect against probable harm from persons scouring the…
Ex-OFW couple stretches noodle business
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium MINGLANILLA, Cebu province—THIS noodle business is going to the dogs –all 20 of them, in fact. Aside from a hobby, the dogs also serve as…
Rehired land-based OFWs boost worker deployment in last 5 years
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium MANILA—CONTRACTS for overseas work over a five-year period benefited more rehired land-based overseas Filipino workers, government data reveal. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) five-year…
Eight thousand more Filipinos in Italy in 2008
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO OFW Journalism Consortium MANILA—NEWLY-RELEASED data on Italy’s migrant population by that country’s census registry showed that the number of documented Filipinos grew by 8,011 more in 2008. ISTAT…