Ramadan inspires ‘peace, progress’
AS the holy month of Ramadan commences today, President Benigno Aquino 3rd called on some ten million Filipino Muslims to “foster greater understanding and cooperation” with other faiths to attain...
View ArticleSmuggling hounds tire industry – Tagle
SMUGGLING and imitation continue to hound the tire industry not only in the country but worldwide.Marc Louie Tagle, president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Allied Enterprises...
View ArticleMALACAÑANG IN THE DARK ON MRT EXTORT ATTEMPT
Malacañang on Tuesday urged people with information regarding the alleged extortion attempt on a Czech company in exchange for a favorable deal with the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) to come out and file...
View ArticleConsumers demand water refund
MEMBERS of urban poor and militant groups on Tuesday marched to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems (MWSS) head office to demand the full refund of some P15 billion in added charges that...
View Article‘RH Law tool for mass killing’
Supreme Court justices listen to the arguments presented by groups opposedto R.A. 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law which requires the government to distribute...
View ArticleEgypt militants kill 2 in Sinai checkpoint attack: medics
CAIRO: Two people died in a militant attack on a security checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai on Wednesday, as a police base elsewhere in the peninsula came under mortar fire, medics said.The medics and...
View ArticleDollar firms against yen in Asia
TOKYO, July 10, 2013 (AFP) – The dollar firmed against the Japanese yen in Asian trade Wednesday as markets looked to fresh insights on the Federal Reserve’s stimulus tapering plans later in the day,...
View ArticleTwo Koreas start fresh talks on joint industrial site
SEOUL: North and South Korea started talks Wednesday on reopening a jointly run industrial zone, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said, with the complex seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border...
View ArticleRed-hot Miñoza ties Rates at helm with 67 in CDO
Frankie Miñoza kept the momentum of his fiery windup at Del Monte as he turned”µ? a five-under 67 to forge a share of the lead with unheralded Joenard Rates at the start of the P1 million ICTSI Pueblo...
View ArticleArgentina dominates Stankovic Cup
BEIJING: Argentina won basketball’s Stankovic Cup tournament in Guangzhou on Tuesday, beating China 61-44 in the final with the hosts scoring their second-lowest total ever.Pablo Espinoza led the...
View ArticleJRU, Mapua, Arellano resume campaign today
JOSE Rizal University Heavy Bombers, Mapua Institute of Technology Cardinals and Arellano University Chiefs, three teams locked in the middle of the standings, will have to part ways today in the...
View ArticleFilipino jins to see action in World Championships
The Philippine Tae kwon do Association (PTA) is sending 13 athletes to the 2013 World Tae kwon do Championships scheduled on July 15 to 21 in Puebla, Mexico.Reigning Southeast Asian Games champions...
View ArticleParks shines as Bulldogs tame Growling Tigers
National University (NU) tamed last year’s runner-up University of Santo Tomas (UST), 71-67, to create a four-way tie for the second spot in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines...
View ArticleUAAP: NU trips UST, forges four-way tie for 2nd spot
National University (NU) tamed last year’s runner-up University of Santo Tomas (UST), 71-67, to create a four-way tie for second place in UAAP men’s basketball on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.NU,...
View ArticleMalacanang hails EU’s lifting of ban on PAL flights to Europe
Malacanang on Wednesday hailed the decision of the European Union (EU) to lift the ban on Philippine Airlines (PAL), clearing the way for the flag carrier’s flights to Europe starting July 12....
View ArticleMetro Manila police chief moves up in PNP revamp
Metro Manila police chief Director Leonardo Espina will be moved up as the Chief of Directorial Staff (TCDS) in a high-level reshuffle in the Philippine National Police that takes effect on Thursday.A...
View ArticleSome OFWs awaiting repatriation in Saudi Arabia getting ill
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said a number of undocumented Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are awaiting repatriation in Saudi Arabia are getting ill.DFA spokesman Raul...
View ArticleBroadcast, wires and Internet journalists to be covered by amended Sotto Law
QUEZON CITY: Journalists from the broadcast industry, wire agencies and Internet publications may soon be included as among the media practitioners covered by the law that allows them to protect their...
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