Suzuki inks pact with Yankees

NEW YORK (AFP) ­- Ichiro Suzuki signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees on Wednesday, giving the Japanese outfi elder a chance to crack 3,000 career Major League Baseball hits while wearing Yankee pinstripes. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var addthis_product = 'wpp-3.1';  Read More »

Apple unwraps mini-iPad to take on Amazon, Google

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Apple Inc took the wraps off an 8-inch tablet on Tuesday in its biggest product move si nce the debut of the iPad two years ago, launching a smaller version of the gadget into a market staked out by Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc. The 7.9 inch ”iPad mini” marks Apple’s first foray into the smaller-tablet segment. Apple also announced a fourth-generation... 

UE’s “Chief Jaworski”

Manila, Philippines – Robert “Sonny” Jaworki was best known to many as the player behind Toyota and the successful coach that brought Barangay Ginebra to multiple championships in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).  Read More »

Become a nation of entreprenuers

MANILA, Philippines — I have always believed that the way to prosperity for our country and its people is to become a nation of entrepreneurs instead of employees. Let me clarify this from the start. I respect and admire people who work hard – be they clerks or bank tellers or construction workers – because they do honest and honorable work. And their earnings and experience from... 

Thomas issue closed case – Palace

Manila, Philippines – Malacañang has accepted the apology of United States Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. over his statement that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex tourism. Presidential spokesman Edwin F. Lacierda said the issue on the statement of the envoy is now a closed case after his apology. “We consider the issue a closed case,”...