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DTI advises parents to buy school supplies early
With just two weeks to go before the start of classes, the Department of Trade and Industry advised parents Monday to buy their school supplies early. The DTI cited information that prices of school supplies may go up the week before the start of the school year, radio dzBB reported. Retailers and vendors selling school supplies in Manila's Divisoria area had similarly warned of a possible ...
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PAGASA Rain over north Luzon Mindanao due to cold front ITCZ
Parts of northern Luzon and Mindanao may expect rain showers and thunderstorms on Monday due to the tail-end of a cold front and the inter-tropical convergence zone, state weather forecasters ...
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1000 DepEd-PBEd graduates to work as teachers in support of K-12 - Palace
At least 1,000 graduates of the Department of Education and Philippine Business for Education teachers' program will be given priority hiring status as public schoolteachers, Malacañang said ...
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Comelecs early proclamations put PHL democracy at risk - Ex-CJ Panganiban
Raising the specter of an electoral system, even an entire democratic system, gone haywire, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban characterized the Commission on Elections' proclamation of the first nine Senate candidates as without legal and factual ...
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Taiwanese team slams Philippines as capricious
A Taiwan investigation team that was sent to Manila to probe the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coast guard returned to Taipei on Saturday, slamming the Philippines' attitude toward the joint investigation "capricious."Chen Wen-chi, head of the investigation team, said the team has been negotiating with the Philippine government on a joint investigation, but ...
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Evoking in line and color the most popular devotion in the Philippines
SANTO NIO of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu, seat of Archbishop Jos Palma. The design incorporates the letters and symbol of the Holy Name of Jesus, "IHS," found in the church's pediment. Without a doubt, the most popular and most widespread Catholic devotion in the Philippines is the Santo Nio, the devotion to the Holy Infant of Jesus. Proof of this is that while having ...
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Philippine ballet’s finest from here and abroad take centerstage in rare one-night gala
PRIMA ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and Ballet Manila principal dancer Rudy de Dios. Prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is a firm believer that local audiences should be exposed not just to the wealth of ballet talents here, but also those abroad. This is why for the past three years, she has been organizing ballet galas such as "Stars of Russian Ballet," the Singapore Dance ...
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‘Pioneers of Philippine Art’ exhibit draws from various collections
"ICARO," by Fernando Zobel. The exhibit "Pioneers of Philippine Art" at Ayala Museum features the works of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo and Fernando Zobel. "Most paintings were gifts from the various donors and benefactors, as well as acquisitions of Ayala Corporation that are on long-term loan to the museum," said Ditas Samson, one of the resident ...
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Cebu to hold city-wide museum fiesta
A CEBUANO harana at the Casa Gorordo garden Once a year, museums and heritage places in Cebu City open their doors from 6 p.m. to midnight. A single ticket guarantees admission to all participating venues. Buses or tartanillas (horse-drawn carriages) are provided to transport visitors from one museum to another. This year's Gabii sa Kabilin kicks off at 6 p.m. on May 31. Held every last ...
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Philippine Workers in Taiwan Feel Backlash
MANILA -- Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines. The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman. Statistics from ...
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Comelec aims to proclaim winning party-list groups in 10 days time
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to proclaim winning party-list groups in the 2013 midterm polls in 10 days, Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said ...
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Santiago Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei. "The 87,000 overseas ...
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Philippine govt gives up on peace talks with leftist rebels
MANILA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government said on Monday it is no longer keen on pursuing formal peace negotiations with the leftist rebel group New People's Army (NPA). Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the government will instead step up its Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) or the "Oplan Bayanihan." Lacierda said the Netherlands-based leaders of ...
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Taiwan investigators to return to PHL but to coordinate with Manila first
Taiwan exec insists on joint probe of fisherman's death. Chen Wen Chi of Taiwan's ministry of justice at a Makati City press conference on Saturday shows the letter of Antonio Basillo of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office to Taiwan's foreign affairs minister inviting Taipei to participate in the probe on the shooting and death of a fisherman in Philippine waters. Danny Pata A ...
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Palace wont commit yet to pushing for anti-dynasty bill in next Congress
Despite international poll observers' recommendation to enact a law against political dynasties in the country, Malacañang on Sunday said it won't commit yet to pushing for an anti-dynasty bill in the next Congress.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Palace will let Congress define the "parameters" of a political dynasty before taking a stance on ...
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Philippines waiting for Taiwan anger to cool
Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over a shot Taiwanese fisherman, the head of an office in charge of relations said Sunday. Issues like Manila’s ';one-China'; policy and comments by Taiwanese investigators ...
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Palace frowns on takes dig at Taiwan’s insistence on joint probe
on Sunday took a dig at Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou’s reported insistence on a joint investigation into the encounter in disputed waters where a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead last May 9. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte maintained the Philippine government follows due process, and does not draw up a conclusion first before looking for evidence to back it up. "So ...
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Amid leaders call for calm Taiwan offensive vs PHL continues
Despite its leader's call for calm amid outrage over the fatal shooting of a fisherman last May 9, Taiwan is continuing its official offensive against the Philippines, this time via cyberspace.The websites of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies, including the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, contained a microsite about the May 9 incident."It's a ...
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Taiwan fishermen burn Filipino flags in protest over fatal shooting
Angry fishermen burn Filipino flags outside the Philippine representative office in Taipei in a protest at the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coast guard. Hundreds of fishermen wearing yellow headbands and chanting "Justice must be done!" and "Killer must be punished!" hurled eggs at the office and demanded Manila apologize for the incident last Thursday ...
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Watchdog says 2013 Philippine elections worse than 2010
The recently concluded 2013 automated elections were worse than the 2010 exercise because of the bigger number of errors and the "arbitrary and highly irregular decisions" which compromised the elections' credibility and transparency, according to a poll watchdog group. The Automated Elections Systems Watch (AES Watch) deplored the glitches in the precinct count optical scan ...
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Philippines seeing development in new property segment
Potential first-time home owners and start-up entrepreneurs can now take advantage of a one-of-a-kind SOHO residential unit in 8 Adriatico, according to press material recently released to the Philippines news media by Eton Properties Philippines Inc, a major realty firm run by property tycoon Lucio Tan.
Eton Properties is constructing a number of residential developments in the capital city, all of which are primarily targeted at the country’s first time home owners, a target market that is reflected in the name of their subsidiary handling the construction and sale of one new development, First Homes Inc. Read more
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