What Senate probe? With the main character in a supposed-to-be grand zarzuela – not being present – what Senate probe can begin than a classic exercise in futility? Virtually, the whole officialdom…
Kwawang PInoy
I truly believe what the bible says ” sa mga huling panahon magpapakagahaman ang mga gahaman, magpapakasama ang masasama, magpapakabuti ang mabubuti. Sa hirap ba ng buhay, dahil sa kakulangan ng edukasyon,…
Free movement
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOOFW Journalism Consortium PARIS, FRANCE—TERESA winced as if the camera flash hit her – just like she did when two men mauled her in her room here early morning…
Explaining my cause about Philippine science
by Flor Lacanilao After my final paper (http://philippinestoday.net/archives/1205), which reviews my commentaries about RP science, I got two reactions that tell me I still failed to clarify my main objective. Since they…
From Russia with cops
From Russia with cops The attendance of a strong delegation from the PNP to the 77th Interpol General Assembly held recently in Saint Petersburg, Russia has stirred a lot of peripheral issues…
When RH bill becomes a law
When RH bill becomes a law When the latest SWS survey indicated that seven of every 10 respondents do favor the reproductive health bill, chances are, CBCP is correct in thinking that…
Is this the end of the financial crisis ?
By Hans Verhagen, Journalist Cebu City – Philippines – October 18 2008. According to Dick Detering, the financial crisis characterized by very low interest rates, doesn’t exist. “Depends on how you look…
Sharon: Prove Kiko’s infidelity
PNS — MEGASTAR Sharon Cuneta and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan are one of the country’s famous couples; thus, intrigues do not spare them. It is really inevitable because Sharon and Kiko come…
Carlo J trusts both GMA7 and ABS-CBN
PNS — IS Carlo Caparas satisfied with the way GMA7 adapted some of his best works on television as teleserye? Is he not offended with the countless revisions like adding more characters…
Palace: Let SC rule on Teehankee pardon
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MALACANANG yesterday tossed to the Supreme Court the petition seeking to nullify the Board of Pardons and Parole’s sentence for commutation and the subsequent grant of executive clemency…
Puno defends ex-PNP exec on Moscow mess
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno yesterday defended the former Philippine National Police comptroller who was briefly held for questioning by Russian authorities…
Cong. Peping grasping for straws?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose Cojuangco Jr. suggested last week that the elections of the highest amateur sports body be done through a “straw vote.” Cojuangco broached…
Manny so focused in training says Roach
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FREDDIE Roach hasn’t seen Manny Pacquiao so focused in training while preparing for a major fight. And so he’s also doing his own end of the bargain. Roach…
OFW deployment to Korea declines
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE recruitment industry yesterday bewailed that the highly-touted government program of deploying Filipino workers to Korea through the employment permit system suffered massive decline in 2007. Records from…
Sy clan, RP’s richest — Forbes mag
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SHOPPING mall mogul Henry Sy has become the richest man in the country after amassing $1.4 billion in the past year, while his peers were hit by the…