by Marlon Alexander S. Luistrowww.balikas.net LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS- UMAGA’T gabing namamalimos ang 69-anyos na si Trinidad Perez sa Plaza Mabini rito upang makabili ng kaunting pamatid-gutom. “Minsan natutumba na ako sa gutom,”…
8 dead, 100 more wounded in Glorietta mall blast
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AN explosion rocked the busy Makati Central Business District yesterday afternoon killing at least eight persons and injuring more than 100. Authorities fear the number of fatalities could…
Metro Manila on red alert after blast
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — “I’M advising the public not to panic. I have placed the whole NCRPO under full alert.” Thus said NCRPO chief Director Geary L. Barias as a bomb ripped…
Convenience and more with E-Visa Lanes
With the new e-Visa lanes, travelers to Cambodia will be able to procure and use their visas efficiently and conveniently. With the internet, travelers no longer need to pay a visit to…
‘I’m not sure if I can save GMA’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SPEAKER Jose de Venecia, Jr. Tuesday night said in a television interview he could no longer be sure if he could shield President Macapagal-Arroyo against new ouster moves….
GMA orders probe on bribery
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NO sacred cows. Thus assured President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as she ordered yesterday the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) for a thorough probe on the reported bribery of solons and…
LGUs, gov’t agencies to help BIR in tax info drive
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) yesterday said that local government units (LGUs) and government agencies will help the BIR ascertain effective use of information declared from tax…
Nene to NDF: Reconsider gov’t ‘ceasefire’ proposal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE National Democratic Front should reconsider its objection to the government’s proposal for a “mutual ceasefire” between the Armed Forces and the New People’s Army as a precondition…
Marquez must fight Pacquiao — WBC boss
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — If he wins his next fight, Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez must meet Filipino hero Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao and nobody else. That’s what World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman…
‘Don’t cross the river, Manny’
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS ILOILO CITY – A well-known lawyer and philosopher here has warned WBC international champion Manny Pacquiao “not to cross the river of no return” and to “follow…
Greenpeace ‘Water Patrol’ spotlights toxics pollution
Marilao, Bulacan, 12 October 2007— A team of Greenpeace ‘Water Patrol’ activists today called attention to the shocking extent of pollution in Marilao River by unfurling a 28-meter banner with the words…
Megaworld pays P1.2b for old Iloilo airport
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Publicly listed Megaworld Corp. of property tycoon Andrew Tan yesterday remitted P1.2 billion to the national government as full payment for the purchase of the sprawling 54.5-hectare old…
Palace to give up Arlegui Residence
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE –PRESS Secretary Ignacio Bunye yesterday said Malacañang will abide by the decision of the Supreme Court to return the property known as the “Arlegui Residence” near the Palace to…
Neda won’t share minutes of broadband info with Senate
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE –Acting Socio-Economic Plan Secretary Augusto Santos has turned down a request of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee for certain documents related to the national broadband network project on the…
GMA wants DepEd’s cyber plan pushed
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE –PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has decided to push through with the $460-million Cyber Education project with China, a massive infrastructure contract that was earlier suspended following allegations of irregularity…