Saturday 28th January, 2012
UN official surveys typhoon damage in the Philippines
The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing the damage caused by Typhoon Sendong to that of major tsunamis ...
Palace: Showing 'civility, dignity' for Arroyo up to Comelec
Malacañang on Saturday tossed to the Commission on Elections the call of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile to show "civility and dignity" to former President Gloria Arroyo and not ...
Palace clueless on Llamas’ long silence, mum on 'probe'
Malacañang on Saturday remained clueless on the continued silence of presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas over a brewing scandal involving his alleged purchase of pirated video discs ...
Govt doing something vs pollution threatening fish – spokesperson
GMA NewsThe government is already addressing the problem of pollution threatening the country’s fish supplies, a Malacañang spokesperson said on ...
Palace backs probe of SC admin over 'misuse' of WB funds
GMA NewsMalacañang on Saturday voiced support for the investigation initiated by one of its allies in the House of Representatives against Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez over alleged ...
CBCP starts plenary assembly, unclear on statement on Corona trial
GMA NewsWhile it remains unclear if the CBCP will issue a statement on the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, bishops said they are aware of the issue. "Unless there are moral evils and ...
Philippines to beef up security in South China Sea
Asia News NetworkThe Philippine Coast Guard is beefing up security in the disputed waters around the country by deploying three vessels to conduct round-the-clock monitoring and ...
Bigger US Military Role in Philippines Sought
Hispanic Business MagazineThe United States is planning the expansion of its military presence in the Philippines, including the stationing of U.S. Navy ships on a temporary basis and the conduct of more frequent joint ...
US Tourists Missing After Boat Capsizes in Philippines
Hispanic Business MagazineEleven American tourists were reportedly missing after their outrigger boat capsized in the resort island of Boracay on Thursday noon. Niven Maquirang, Boracay jetty port administrator, said ...
Pag-IBIG declares 3-month moratorium for 'Sendong' survivors
GMA NewsSurvivors of tropical storm "Sendong" (Washi) stand to benefit from a three-month moratorium on housing loan payments for its member-borrowers, according to the Home Development Mutual ...
NY Catholic mission donates $2.2M in medicines for 'Sendong' survivors
GMA NewsThe Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)'s donations were shipped to Silliman University in Dumaguete City through Silliman president Dr. Ben Malayang. A report by the Philippine Consulate ...
America not seeking new bases in Southeast Asia — US admiral
GMA News- The United States on Friday welcomed the Philippines' offer to allow more US troops on its territory, saying it would boost US power in Asia, and assured it was not seeking to re-establish ...
PAGASA: Rain showers, thunderstorms loom over parts of PHL
GMA NewsA diffused tail-end of a cold front and a wind convergence may bring rain showers and thunderstorms to several parts of the country Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical ...
PHL sees expanded US military ties keeping China aggression at bay
GMA NewsThe Aquino administration is pinning its hopes that Chinese incursions into the disputed West Philippine Sea will stop once an expanded military cooperation with the United States is in ...
Bottle classrooms filling Philippines schools void
ITNWaste is being used in the Philippines to meet demand for classrooms. Used plastic bottles are filled with a mixture of soil, water, and cement, which are then packed together to form the walls ...
Tapping Malaysia as a major tourist market for the Philippines
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - The potentials of tourism can not be overlooked. More and more, the Philippine government is turning to tourism as a rich source of foreign exchange revenues. Last year, ...
More Fun in the Philippines
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino makes a tourism pitch by officially declaring that "It’s More Fun in the Philippines." More sight seeing and investment opportunities in the ...
Upgraded Philippine International Property Investment
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - Just a little over a year ago, based on a survey of Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2011, the Philippine property market was ranked as below fair to appalling. ...
Prisoners to work in military camps before release, says Aquino
GMA NewsPrisoners whose jail term are about to end are now being moved to military camps a maintenance workers before they are finally released, President Benigno Aquino III said ...
NZ Citizen Of Filipino Descent Gets Queen's Medal
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - A New Zealand citizen of Filipino descent was named as one of the awardees of the Queen’s Service Medal for service to the Filipino Community in New Zealand’s ...
Philippines Tops Natural Disasters List
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is on top of the list of countries in the world in terms of the occurrence of natural disasters in 2011, the Special Representative of the United Nations ...
Enrile notes Senate cannot disqualify Drilon from impeachment trial
GMA NewsSenate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Friday said that the impeachment cannot disqualify Senator Franklin Drilon from the proceedings, even if defense is accusing him pf bias against their ...
Court stops DOJ from conducting preliminary probe vs Gatdula
GMA NewsA Manila regional trial court issued on Friday a 72-hour temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Justice form conducting a preliminary investigation against dismissed National ...
Prosecution wants to present 90 witnesses, 200 documents against CJ Renato Corona
GMA NewsThe prosecution intends to call at least 90 witnesses and more than 200 pieces of documentary evidence during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, among them media practitioners, ...
BI: 116,059 Filipinos reacquire citizenship
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) yesterday disclosed that more than 116,000 former Filipinos reacquired their Philippine citizenship under the so-called dual citizenship law. ...
PHL studying US offer to deploy spy planes — Gazmin
GMA NewsThe Philippines is considering a US proposal to deploy surveillance aircraft on a temporary, rotating basis to enhance its ability to guard disputed areas in the South China Sea [also called West ...
Philippines seeks US defence ties
BBCThe Philippines has confirmed that it is discussing ways to "maximise" defence ties with the US amid territorial disputes in the region. In a statement, the foreign affairs secretary ...
Seven soldiers killed in southern Philippine clash
People's DailySeven government soldiers were killed in a clash between Philippine troops and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday.According to Lt. Col. ...
Washington to expand military presence in the Philippines
wsws.orgon January 26 revealed that a delegation from the Philippines was engaged in bilateral talks in Washington to negotiate the expansion of the American military presence in the country. The ...
Activists urge Ombudsman to probe Midas Marquez for 'abuse of power'
GMA NewsThe activist group Akbayan on Friday urged the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate Supreme Court spokesperson and administrator Atty. Midas Marquez for alleged cases of corruption and abuse of ...
Health workers stage lightning rally to protest cuts in benefits
GMA NewsAbout 60 health professionals and workers from various Metro Manila health facilities staged a lightning rally on Friday inside the Department of Health (DOH) compound to protest the ...
Prosecution wants journalists, SC justices, DOJ chief to testify in Corona trial
GMA NewsThe prosecution intends to present at least 18 witnesses during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, among them media practitioners, Justice Sec. Leila de Lima, Supreme Court (SC) ...
Three missing after Philippine tourist boat capsizes
West AustralianMANILA (AFP) - Ten foreign tourists were rescued but three local crewmen remain missing after their boat capsized off the popular Philippine resort island of Boracay, according to police.The ...
DepEd issues last-minute reminder for early enrollment
GMA NewsThe Department of Education made a last-minute reminder Friday to parents to enrol their children - especially out-of-school children and learners with disability - to register early for the coming ...
Palace welcomes filing of charges vs former LWUA chair Pichay
GMA NewsMalacañang on Thursday welcomed the filing of charges against former Local Water Utilities Administration Board Chairman Prospero Pichay Jr. and acting LWUA Administrator Daniel Landingin for ...
US seeks military ties, not base, in Philippines
The Seattle TimesThe United States says it shares a common interest with the Philippines in protecting freedom of navigation in the South China Sea but is not seeking to re-establish a military base on the territory ...
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