by Philip Nemenzo “What would be the evolutionary consequences if pigs had wings?” my former professor in Advanced Ecology at UP Diliman once asked. Back then, I thought it was a ridiculous…
Senate okays anti-terror bill
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — VOTING 10-2 with no abstention, the Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading the controversial bill designed to combat terrorism. Senate President Manuel Villar said the anti-terrorism…
Opposition is leading in Pulse survey
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — OPPOSITION candidates continue to lead the May 2007 senatorial race, according to a pre-election survey conducted by pollster Pulse Asia. Pulse Asia, in a statement released Wednesday, said…
Leviste is charge with murder
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FORMER Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste jumped the gun on the police by giving himself up upon learning that the Makati Regional Trial Court had amended his homicide case…
Angara joins GMA bandwagon
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Edgardo Angara yesterday confirmed he would run as an administration candidate in May, and attacked his critic in the opposition, Senator Panfilo Lacson, for his “record of…
House lacks time to press Cayetano suspension
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The House of Representatives on Wednesday adjourned its session without acting on a recommendation to suspend opposition Congressman Allan Peter Cayetano. The recommendation, contained in a report prepared…
Arroyos feel vindicated by Cayetano’s suspension
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Members of the First Family felt vindicated by the recommendation of the House committee on ethics to “punish” Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, who accused them of keeping secret…
Filipinas are popular as brides to Japanese
BD Tutor, Jr. More and more Japanese, mostly men, are tying the knot with foreigners. Over-all, 5% of all marriages recorded in Japan in 2005 were between a Japanese and a foreigner….
GMA defends opposition entry into senate slate
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday defended the inclusion of her political opponents in the administration’s Senate slate amid rumblings of discontent from her allies. The President said the…
Bishops to join pre-poll summit
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Malacañang has secured the commitment of all sectors, including the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, to attend today’s preparatory meeting for the anti-poll fraud summit proposed by…
Maids don’t like TESDA training
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SKILLS training for maids is not mandatory, but is designed to help enhance their competence and be able to land better jobs abroad, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration…
RP inflation rate is lowest in 3 years
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Inflation rate eased to 3.9 percent in January, the slowest in over three years, as prices of most consumer goods and services, except clothing, registered little movement from…
Globe, Smart fined for text spams
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The National Telecommunications Commission has penalized the country’s two largest mobile phone service providers for sending unsolicited and unwanted spam messages to at least four subscribers. In four…
House committee suspends Cayetano
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The House Ethics Committee suspended Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano for 45 days after he failed to show evidence to back his allegations that First Gentleman Mike Arroyo…
Trillanes runs for senate, is relieved by AFP
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Cashiered Magdalo mutiny leader, Navy Lt. Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV filed his certificate of candidacy for the Senate Tuesday morning, prompting Armed Forces officials to declare him…