The OFW-Shien Cooperative, brain child of the late Antonina “Tonette” Binsol is proud to present Ang Moda at Kultura Fashion Show on Sept. 23 (Sunday) at Tokyo Women’s Plaza. Proceeds of the…
Shadows From A Far Away Lighthouse
A Poem by Mario Ascueta Aguado here he was then, lying on a huge rock in one corner of the rundown stone-walled “farola”. while his father watched the sea borders, he waited…
AFP 100% behind GMA
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ARMED Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. is confident that no soldier will join destabilization moves against the government, saying the military is 100 percent behind the administration…
Joma jailed in the Netherlands
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Netherlands government has arrested and detained exiled communist leader Jose Ma. Sison, who will stand trial in that European country for the murder of his former comrades….
RP-MILF peace team expands coverage
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The mandate of the International Monitoring Team has been extended for one more year, with its coverage expanded to include the war-torn areas of Basilan and Sulu as…
Miriam, Dick don’t want ‘Hello, Garci’ tapes played
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATORS Miriam Defensor Santiago and Richard Gordon yesterday vowed to go to the Supreme Court if their colleagues in the Senate vote to replay the “Hello, Garci” tapes…
Villar asks GMA for copy of Japan deal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Senate has decided to go straight to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, urging her to transmit a copy of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement so that the senators…
Burgos held by NPA — NPA
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group yesterday declared a breakthrough in the search for Jonas Burgos after three witnesses surfaced and accused an officer of New People’s Army…
Singson seeks new economic zone in Ilocos Sur
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Rep. Ronald Singson of the province’s first district has filed a bill seeking to convert the Salomague cove in northern Ilocos Sur into a special economic zone and…
PNP ready with 6,000-strong force for Erap verdict
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A 6,000-strong police and military force will be deployed in Quezon City and near Malacañang Palace once the Sandiganbayan hands down its verdict on the plunder case of…
PAL doubles profit to $34m
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Philippine Airlines, owned by taipan Lucio Tan, reported yesterday that its net income doubled to $34.5 million in three months to June, covering the first quarter of its…
Labor attache to grace STAC-J’s research forum
Labor Attache Reydeluz D. Conferido will be the guest speaker during the 8th Graduate Research Forum of the Science and Technology Advisory Council – Japan (STAC-J), which will be held on September…
Roxas hits ‘chicken cartel’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Senator Mar Roxas yesterday slammed the “traders’ cartel” for the tightening supply of chicken. Roxas asked the government to keep supply and prices of the commodity stable. In…
Sandiganbayan stops Marcos Jr.’s testimony
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Sandiganbayan yesterday stopped Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. from testifying on documentary evidence that was supposed to show that his late father had substantial interests in…
Govt postpones peace talks with MILF
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government wants to resume peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in September, but it wants no more than 300 villages included in the rebel group’s…