Cafe France 5 in action

Manila, Philippines – The long holiday season break has become a concern for coaches Nash Racela of Fruitas and Egay Macaraya of Café France as their respective teams resume their playoff bids in the PBA DLeague Aspirants Cup today. Incoming search terms:cafe france in cubao (1) var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

Gov’t ensures Yuletide travel safety

Manila, Philippines – The government has launched a coordinated operation to ensure the safe and convenient travel of people going to and from their destinations for the long holiday break before Christmas and the New Year’s Day.  Read More »

Joining Arroyo

Manila, Philippines – The House opposition bloc will be celebrating their annual Christmas party with detained former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) next week.  Read More »

NCRPO ensures safe long holiday

Manila, Philippines – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced that aside for the security preparation to ensure a safe and orderly observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day, they were also on lookout for banned items being brought into cemeteries.  Read More »

Avoid ‘colorum’ ferries, travelers told

Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has warned travelers to refrain from patronizing “fly-by-night“ shipping vessels as they troop to the provinces this week in time for the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day break.  Read More »

HK boat capsizes; 36 dead

HONG KONG ­- A boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, authorities said.  Read More »

PHL stocks end down ahead of long holiday

MANILA, Philippines – Activities in the Philippine stock market continue to slowdown Tuesday as most investors are already on holiday mode. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index slipped by 1.06 percent or 54.38 points to 5,056.48. The broader all-share index lost 0.61 percent or 21.13 points to 3,436.68. Trading volume reached 3.48 billion shares worth 5.28 billion pesos... 

‘Sanction RP for supporting US’

BEIJING, China – China should impose “sanctions’’ against the Philippines after it offered to allow more US troops on its soil, state media said yesterday, amid growing tensions over disputed waters in the South China Sea. Manila said Friday it planned to hold more joint exercises and to let more US troops rotate through the Southeast Asian country, an offer welcomed by the... 

MMDA readies for November 1

Manila, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy 1,450 traffic enforcers to all major thoroughfares in the metropolis starting Friday (October 28) to man traffic within the vicinity of public cemeteries and private memorial parks on All Saints Day. In an inter-agency meeting yesterday, MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino led the lining up of contingency... 

China road accidents kill 56

BEIJING (AP) – Three major road accidents in China killed 56 people on the last day of a week-long holiday, including 35 people who died after a bus collided with a car on a northern expressway, state media reported Saturday. Serious traffic accidents are common in China due to often overloaded vehicles and poorly trained drivers who often ignore traffic laws. Friday was the end of...