PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — About 60 rallyists set foot on Chino Roces bridge yesterday putting Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim on the spot with his directive allowing demonstrations within full view of Malacañang…
Palace not afraid of Erap hordes
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — Security authorities yesterday softpedalled the threat of the camp of former President Joseph Estrada to draw huge crowds in case the Sandiganbayan pronounces him guilty of plunder charges….
Bossi in Abu Sayyaf hands
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — MALACAÑANG yesterday told the Italian government not to be overly optimistic about the rescue of kidnapped Catholic priest Giancarlo Bossi although photographs appear to show that the priest…
SC suspends four Cebu judges
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — THE Supreme Court has suspended four judges in Cebu City who were implicated in the irregular solemnization of marriages in their jurisdictions, the high court announced over the…
RP 5 beats Taiwan, 82-64
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — TAIPEI—San Miguel-Team Pilipinas reserved its best game so far for more than 3,000 wildly cheering Filipino fans as it clobbered host Chinese Taipei, 82-64, in the 29th William…
New PBB winners: No star quality
PNS — THE four PBB 2 winners were presented to the press with the last evictee, Bodie Cruz. We asked big winner Bea Saw, 23, if she expected to win. “I was…
Katrina Halili wins FHM’s Sexiest Woman
PNS — You voted, we counted! July holds a hundred reasons to celebrate as FHM, the undisputed number one men’s magazine in the Philippines, presents the highly anticipated “100 Sexiest Women in…
Gretchen and Tonyboy back in the Philippines
PNS — Actress Gretchen Barretto and longtime partner Tonyboy Cojuangco arrived yesterday, July 5, in Manila from San Franciso, California. The plane touched down at around 6:00 a.m. and GMA-7’s Showbiz Central…
Cristine Reyes shoots her first-ever FHM cover
PNS — Hindi maitanggi ng young actress na si Cristine Reyes na malakas ang kabog sa kanyang dibdib sa pictorial ng kauna-unahang FHM cover niya kahapon, July 5, sa Tagaytay. Ilang araw…
Confab on OFW donations set Aug 1-2 in UST
HONG KONG-based domestic worker Thelma Unite sings self-composed songs to raise funds for public elementary schools in her hometown of Ballesteros, Cagayan. Members of the US-based network Federation of Mindanao Associations in…
Travelfish.org and the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign
In the last year more than 20,000 visitors to Cambodia have used the innovative eVisa service to apply for and have issued their visa to Cambodia. Now these visitors will also be…
Palace ready for Erap verdict
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Whether former President Joseph Estrada is declared innocent or guilty of the plunder charges against him, the Arroyo administration is stable enough to withstand any political tumult that…
Reds ready to call truce
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Communist Party of the Philippines has warmed up to the idea of a ceasefire agreement despite remarks in the press rejecting it, a Palace official said yesterday….
Only 3 sports can produce first Olympic gold — PSC
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — IF Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez will have his way, he likes to focus only on sports where the country stands a chance of winning…
World pool goes to the Big Dome
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NOW more people will get the opportunity to see billiards legend Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, and the likes of Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante, Ronnie Alcano, Alex Pagulayan, Earl ‘The Pearl’…