PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The World 8-Ball tournament has yet to play its race-to-11 final, but already, a Filipino is certain to bring home the championship trophy and the $25,000 prize money…
Alan is US citizen?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — For faking his citizenship, Alan Peter Cayetano should be disqualified from running for the Senate, a former mayor told the Commission on Elections yesterday. In an eight-page petition,…
GMA expands micro-finance scheme
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday called for the expansion of the government’s micro-finance program to include women working in the public sector. The President issued a directive to…
US, Australia welcomed passage of RP anti-terrorism law
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday signed into law a landmark anti-terrorism bill that brings the country into line with its Southeast Asian neighbors battling Islamic militants. The United…
Candidates to use text messaging
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AFTER taking the campaign online, political candidates are eyeing text messaging next to reach out to more potential voters, now that the Commission on Elections has allowed the…
Magdalo junior officer pleads guilty on mutiny case
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A member of the Magdalo Group pleaded guilty yesterday in conspiring to topple the government in July 2003 even as an accused senior plotter failed to convince the…
Pangilinan leads SW poll
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Seven candidates from the Genuine Opposition, three from Team Unity and two independents led in the latest survey of Senate aspirants released by Social Weather Stations Wednesday. Reelectionist…
RP inflation at 50-month low
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Inflation eased to 2.6 percent year-on-year in February from 3.9 percent in January, as the combination of strong peso, stable food supply and oil price cuts helped reduce…
TAMPIPI: The Pinoy Expats’ Band
They say that people come into our lives for a reason, that nothing happens completely by chance. Somehow, there is an unseen Hand that guides us to where we are and to…
CA ignores Leviste plea
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — THE Court of Appeals (CA) ignored the plea of Gov. Jose Antonio Leviste of Batangas for an oral argument questioning the murder case filed by the Department of…
PNP accepts U.S. offer on extra-judicial slays
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — TASK Force Usig head Chief Supt. Geary Barias yesterday said a committee would be formed to study “the possible areas of cooperation and assistance where the offer of…
TU accept debate challenge vs GO
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — ADMINISTRATION officials yesterday said they were ready to debate the economy and other issues with the opposition to take the election campaign to a higher level and avoid…
DoJ chief vows 12-0 win for Team Unity in Iloilo
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — For the sake of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s call for national unity, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday said he has re-considered his position not to support some of…
STAC-J and AFSJ to conduct graduate research forum
The Science and Technology Advisory Council-Japan (STAC-J), in cooperation with the Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ), will hold its Annual Graduate Research Forum and Recognition Day on March 17 (Saturday),…
The Vicious Cycle of Vote-buying and Vote-selling
In Philippines’ politics, there are no permanent friends or foes – only permanent cost. Yes! Permanent cost: the root cause of corruption and fiefdom’s perpetration. To run a decent election campaign, be…