PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Aliens busted
Manila, Philippines – The two Chinese nationals who were arrested Tuesday night for trying to sell some P4 million worth of shabu to covert police agents in Mandaluyong City could be members an organized drug syndicate operating in China, Eastern Police District authorities said yesterday. Incoming search terms:paolo bautista mallari philippines Read More »
Auctioned historic diamond sells $9.7-M
GENEVA (AP) – Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in France in 1610, and now the Beau Sancy diamond is a lavish accessory owned by an anonymous bidder who paid $9.7 million for it at Sotheby’s auction. Read More »
All set for Match Play
CASARES, Spain (AP) – With the Ryder Cup a little more than four months away, Europe’s top players couldn’t pick a better tournament to impress team captain Jose Maria Olazabal than this week’s World Match Play Championship in southern Spain. Read More »
Workers insist P90 wage hike
Manila, Philippines – Workers live more than bread and oil alone. The Associated Labor UnionsTrade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) said it will continue to push for the approval of the P90 wage hike in Metro Manila despite the recent rollback in the transportation fare and the price of pandesal. Incoming search terms:paolo mallari obituary philippine starvehicular accident may 13...
Obama assets between $2.6M-$8.3M
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold assets worth between nearly $2.6 million and nearly $8.3 million. Read More »
Man stabs dead his bride
CHICAGO (AP) – The groom is being sought in the stabbing death of his young bride hours after their marriage. Arnoldo Jimenez, 30, is wanted on a first-degree murder warrant in the slaying of his newlywed wife, Estrella Carrera, 26, shortly after their celebration with friends. Incoming search terms:man stabs brideman stab wife on wedding dayman stabs wife on wedding dayman stabs wife after...
Mom kills her 4 kids
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New Nueva Ecija bishop named
Philippines – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed San Fernando (Pampanga) Auxiliary Bishop Roberto Mallari as the new bishop of San Jose in Nueva Ecija. Incoming search terms:bishop roberto mallarisan jose nueva ecija seminarynew archbishop of pampangaphilippines church Read More »
Too much sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn
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