PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has vowed to match the passage of the 2007 General Appropriations Act with more revenues to meet her target of a balanced budget next…
Ebdane is new Defense chief
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is expected to announce today the appointment of Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane as secretary of the Department of National Defense. All indications point…
Senate approves 4 more bills
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Senate has approved four bills after ratifying the P1.126- trillion national budget for 2007, keeping true to the pledge of Senate President Manuel Villar to speed up…
NAIA increased fee to P750
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ALL outbound passengers in Manila will have to pay P200 in security fee starting tomorrow as a result of heightened security at the airport, an official said yesterday….
Bata, Django to join National pool tourney
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE country’s premier pool stars—Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante—have promised to join the National Pool Championships scheduled from March 26 to 31 at the Ninoy Aquino…
ABS-CBN Global launches TFCko in Japan
At work when your favorite programs at ABS-CBN’s TFC are aired and too busy to be bothered with pre-set recording? Can’t get enough of the sizzling foursome Sam Milby, John Lloyd, Bea…
FilNet launches book, film on Filipino Master
Filipiniana.net, a division of Vibal Publishing House, Inc., launched last January 17, 2007 the maiden publication under its FilNet Art Series entitled Fabian de la Rosa and His Times, before an SRO…
Vibal Publishing launches book on Islam
Vibal Publishing, Inc. was launched last January 26, the book entitled Tunggal Hulah-Duwa Sarah: Adat and Sharee’ah Laws in the Life of the Tausug authored by the Dean of the University of…
Solon dares Cayetano to go to Germany
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano was dared to join a fact-finding trip to Germany next week to prove his allegation that First Gentleman Mike Arroyo had a secret…
Estrada camp panicking on Atong’s plea deal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE CAMP of deposed President Joseph Estrada yesterday slammed Charlie “Atong” Ang for his failure to give Estrada’s defense lawyers a copy of his plea bargain agreement with…
Mga Doktor at MedTech, Sinusuyo ng mga Medrep
Mga Doktor at MedTech, Pinapayaman at Sinusuyo Hindi ito masyadong binibigyang pansin, ngunit ito’y isang bagay na dapat ng palakihin dahil sa di maganda nitong nadudulot. Mga medical representatives or medrep ang…
Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby grace Tokyo concert
Priority passes for Philippines Today Online members Piolo Pascual will pit his vocal talents with the Philippines’ youngest batch of singers. The country’s two most popular heartthrobs, Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby,…
Easy Japanese with Katherine – Episode 1
Let’s face it, not everyone is born with natural abilities to learn another language that easily. For some of us, learning Japanese is never an easy task. Philippines Today is proud to…
Senate inaction on RE Bill not an option — Greenpeace
Manila, 26 Jan 2007 – Greenpeace today intensified their call on the Senate to fast-track the passage of the Renewable Energy (RE) Bill, in a press conference in Quezon City with other…
Japan’s nuke waste knocking on Philippine doors
JPEPA to open Philippines as destination for Japan’s radioactive waste Manila, 26 Jan 2007 – Greenpeace today warned that the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement or JPEPA, now awaiting Senate ratification, includes dangerous…