PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NO ceasefire especially against recalcitrant and renegade fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) during the observance next month of the Holy month of Ramadan. Thus said…
U.S. belies links to GRP-MILF talks
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE United States government belied any links to the negotiation between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels and the Philippine government notably the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral…
Police vigilantes?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The government’s plan to create a new civilian armed group to be known as “police auxiliaries” (PAXs) yesterday raised fears it would only contribute to more crimes and…
MoA could have been legal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE signing of the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain will trigger changes in the 1987 Constitution in order to fully implement the provisions of the agreement,…
Senate OK of ASEAN Charter seen
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago believes that the Senate will approve the proposed Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations of which the Philippines is a pioneering member. Seven…
Palace gives up on controversial MoA ahead of SC decision
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is giving up on the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Press Secretary Jesus Dureza and Chief Presidential Legal…
Air crafts as ‘flying coffins’?
PAF aircrafts ‘widow-makers or flying coffins’? It escapes comprehension why, after a C-130 aircraft crashed, no other C-130 is available in the Philippine Air Force to carry out various operational commitments. It…
Promoter slaps GAB execs with Ombudsman case
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS MANILA – Boxing promoter and manager Aljoe O. Jaro has filed a criminal case for violation of anti-graft and corrupt practices act against Games and Amusement Board…
Banks’ past abuses still haunt migrant savings pool – ILO study
by ISAGANI DE LA PAZwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–MIGRANT workers have yet to be convinced errant banking processes are things of the past before they see the veracity of pooled savings for investment in development…
Monthly remittance data shows downward spikes
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–MONTH-ON-MONTH remittance data reflecting downward spikes may reveal the impact of world oil and commodities prices adjustment to economies like the Philippines that are dependent on cash flow…
Economist says crisis stretching OFWs’ ability to send money
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–A US-generated financial crisis is testing overseas Filipino workers’ ability to send cash home, an economist said using government data on remittances. “If OFWs persist in sending more…
Air Products Demonstrates Hydrogen Fueling Technology
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Air Products (NYSE: APD), the global leader in hydrogen fueling infrastructure and technology, recently fueled the General Motors (GM) Equinox fuel cell vehicle for an…
Maui forgives enemies
PNS — MAUI Taylor sat on the Hot Seat of “Showbiz Central” last Sunday. “I’m so nervous coming here as I’m not sure kung okay na kami ni DJ Mo,” she says….
Vic can’t topple Dolphy
PNS — WE made it a point not to miss watching “Dobol Trobol” for only one reason: to see how the tandem of two well-loved comedians, Dolphy and Vic Sotto, works. We…
PNP arming villagers in Mindanao
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is sending 1,000 shotguns to Mindanao to arm “auxiliary police,” who will help defend villages against invading members of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front. National…