DEATH TOLL RISES; 200,000 PEOPLE FLEE MINDANAO FLOODS
THE death toll from rampaging floods that continue to inundate towns in Mindanao rose to 22 as close to 200,000 people fled their homes, officials said on Tuesday. “Major rivers overflowed, causing...
View ArticleSolving Aquino: ‘KKK’ trumps ‘Tuwid Na Daan’
(Second of three parts) Unlike his legal foibles, President Aquino’s second failing is simpler for most Filipinos to see: his unflinching defense of allies and associates caught in anomalies, while...
View ArticleHigh Meralco rates due to ERC-approved ‘maximum average prices’
‘It is not just the cost of power Meralco buys from generators that explain its high electricity prices. As significant has been Meralco’s “distribution charges,” which actually includes such a cost as...
View ArticleAquino vows action vs. power profiteers
Saying that electric consumers should not be made to pay for the “wrong decisions” of power producers and distributors, President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday vowed to take action against unjustified...
View ArticleUnsolicited advice to FMD
For clarity’s sake, whenever I write “FMD,” I’m referring to Senate President Franklin Magtunao Drilon, although the initials are more popularly known to stand for Foot and Mouth Disease. With this...
View Article2014 may be a banner growth year. So what?
Economic studies have always focused on the meme of “ economic growth is good for the poor.” The 2002 paper of Dollar and Kraay is often quoted to prove this point and it generally sustains the...
View ArticleMental cramps
DAILY rental for a house where a local television series may be shot runs from P15,000 to P50,000—quite a windfall for a homeowner whose abode grabs the fancy of a shooting location scout, ever on the...
View ArticleTravel in style while sailing the Asia Pacific
For those who enjoy traveling in style, a luxury cruise ship is the best way to travel Asia. With shopping malls, an array of restaurants and countless leisure activities onboard—not to mention quick...
View ArticleThe famed ‘Ibiza’ beach party experience is in Mactan!
If there’s something the avid Filipino traveler should know in 2014, it’s that there are still many places in the Philippines waiting to be discovered, which may even give them a taste of something...
View ArticleONE ‘WICKED’ STAGE
Take a peek into the set of the season’s hottest ticket As New Year struck, Filipinos who have long waited for Wicked’s run on the local stage began the final countdown to January 22, when the curtain...
View ArticleOver 90 percent of Egyptians support new Constitution in referendum
CAIRO: Over 90 percent of Egyptians approved the country’s new draft Constitution in its latest referendum, the official MENA news agency reported Thursday, citing preliminary results. Vote counting is...
View ArticleIAEA convenes Board of Governors to discuss Iran verification plan
VIENNA: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretary-General Yukiya Amano will convene a meeting of the Board of Governors on January 24 to discuss a nuclear verification programme for Iran. “I...
View ArticleBusiness climate in PH still ‘good’- SWS
Business executives in the country remain optimistic in the local business climate, according to the latest result of Social Weather Station (SWS) Survey of Enterprises on Corruption. The survey is...
View ArticleBaguio City records 2nd lowest temperature this year
BAGUIO CITY: The second lowest temperature felt in this city this year made young children bundle up during Thursday’s early morning classes in this educational center north of Manila. The city...
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