MARKETING head Angelee delos Reyes (center) from Olongapo City was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2013 last Sunday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. With her are the other winners (from left) Miss Philippines Air Kimverlyn Suiza from Nagcarlan, Laguna, Miss Philippines Water Nancy Leonard from Zamboanga City, Miss Philippines Eco-Tourism Bernadette Mae Aguirre from Santa Maria, Bulacan, and Miss Philippines Fire Alma Cabasal from the United States. (Photo by Mark Balmores)
THIS undated handout file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Jan 5, 2009 shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (AFP)
ACTRESS Anne Curtis, Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro, and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell kicked off ‘Brigada Eskwela’ at the Philippine School for the Deaf and the Blind in Pasay City yesterday. (Photo by Linus Guardian Escandor II)
A MAN bathes with his cow in the sea along the coast of Dumanjug town, Cebu. (Photo by Cheryl Baldicantos)
NAGING “item” sina Max Collins at Benjamin Alves noong nagkatrabaho sila sa “Coffee Prince,” teleseryeng pinagbidahan nina Aljur Abrenica at Kris Bernal sa GMA7.
The superstar singer took a "sick day" earlier this week from The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, which only fueled speculations that she and Jay-Z are expecting a baby.
ALASKA owner Fred Uytengsu and coach Luigi Trillo flash the No. 1 signs after the Aces swept Barangay Ginebra to win the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. (Photo by Tony Pionilla)
SAN ANTONIO Spurs’ Tiago Splitter, left, of Brazil, and Memphis Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol, right, of Spain, get tangled up as they chase a loose ball during the second half in Game 1 of a Western Conference Finals NBA basketball playoff series in San Antonio. (AP photo)
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US polls to cost $6-B
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US political campaigns will spend $6 billion in federal races this year, making the 2012 general election the most expensive poll in American history, experts said Wednesday. The presidential election pitting President Barack Obama against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, alone accounts for $2.6 billion, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which...
HIGH COURT TRO’S CYBERCRIME LAW
By MADEL SABATER Manila, Philippines – The Supreme Court yesterday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the implementation of Republic Act 10175, otherwise known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Incoming search terms:cybercrime law in the philippines (83)editoryal tungkol sa cybercrime law (48)editoryal tungkol sa cybercrime (44)tro cybercrime (25)balita...
‘Squatter lord’
Manila, Philippines – LAWS versus squatting are strictly enforced in major cities of Asia e.g. Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, and European capitals like Paris. A couple (foreigner married to a Filipina) re-visited Metro-Manila, being abroad for a spell. Both left the country cheerless, attestant to the deterioration and grime of the metropolis. Despite the law,...
Pro-Life Philippines founder dies
Manila, Philippines – Sister Mary Pilar Verzosa, 67, founder of the pro-life movement in the country, died yesterday from Herniation Syndrome secondary to cerebral bleeding, days before her 68th birth anniversary on September 24. Read More »
Decision points
Manila, Philippines – WHILE peace negotiations with the Left have stalled, bright lights have lit up the horizon on the government’s peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Last week, the government panel chaired by Dean Marvic Leonen signed a document with the MILF panel on decision points based on principles that shall now guide the two panels and all...
Probe pushed
Manila, Philippines – A senior administration congressman has sought a congressional inquiry into the operations of review centers for nursing licensure examinations in the country after learning that no government agency appeared to be in charge of regulating them. Rep. Carlos Padilla (NP, Nueva Ecija) filed House Resolution (HR) No. 2190 proposing the congressional investigation. Padilla...
US abortion ruling anniversary hailed
WASHINGTON DC (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Sunday marked the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion by affirming his backing for the right, for decades one of America’s most polarizing issues. “As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive...
Progress in land reform cited
Manila, Philippines – There has been progress in the government’s implementation of the land reform program, particularly in the case of Hacienda Luisita, a Palace official said yesterday. Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte said the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has initiated efforts to inform farmers in the vast sugar estate in Tarlac owned by the family of President...
Hacienda ‘eviction notice’ served today
Manila, Philippines – Farm workers from Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac are serving a “notice of eviction” to President Benigno S. Aquino III and members of the Cojuangco-Aquino family and the Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) management today. The notice orders Aquino and the HLI management to “vacate the 4,916-hectare sugar estate by virtue of the Supreme Court decision on November...
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