Doublespeak and the Mindanao peace agreement
SO help me, as the hour nears for the achievement of peace in Mindanao through the energetic exertions of the Aquino administration, I feel more anxious than hopeful. Within days of the signing of the...
View ArticleBunkhouses scandal: Go after corrupt contractors and officials
ON Thursday Jan. 23, former senator and former national police chief of chiefs Panfilo Lacson, who is the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery of the Yolanda-devastated areas, told...
View ArticleLucky Year of the Horse for top Star Magic talents
The Year of the Wooden Horse started just right for Star Magic talents Xian Lim, Jake Cuenca, Jessy Mendiola, Ejay Falcon, Empress, Matteo Guidicelli, Sam Milby, Jason Abalos, Paulo Avelino, Erich...
View ArticleTV5 realizes ‘mini-movies’ dream
‘Studio5 Originals’ rolls out on February 4 When seasoned TV executive Wilma Galvante joined TV5 as head of it Entertainment department in 2012, it was her singular goal “to show viewers something...
View ArticlePadilla clan holds two grand premieres for new flick
Not one but two premieres were in order for Sa Ngalan Ng Ama, Ina, At Mga Anak this week, the film that assembles showbiz’s huge and talented Padilla clan for the very first time on the big screen. The...
View ArticleThe beginning of ‘Tvolution’
PLDT Home offers first Internet TV in PH Internet television is the newest game-changer in this fast-advancing modern world. With the use of the Internet, televisions become the “projection” of...
View ArticlePolls open in troubled Thai election
BANGKOK – Voting began Sunday in Thailand’s troubled election but anti-government protesters forced the closure of more than 10 percent of polling stations nationwide, an Election Commission official...
View ArticleDylan Farrow breaks silence on Woody Allen abuse allegation
NEW YORK – The adopted daughter of Woody Allen has spoken for the first time about the alleged sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of the legendary Hollywood director during her childhood. In an...
View ArticleWarm Sunday in Metro Manila
Temperature in Metro Manila rose to 24.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning due to weakening northeast monsoon. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
View ArticleExpect warmer days ahead as northeast monsoon weakens
Expect warmer days ahead with the transition period as the northeast monsoon starts to dissipate, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on...
View Article3 casualties, 42,000 affected by Basyang – NDRRMC
At least three people were killed while more than 42,000 individuals in Visayas and Mindanao were affected due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rain brought by tropical depression Basyang, the...
View ArticleUkraine president returns to work as protests persist
KIEV: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych returns to work on Monday from four days of sick leave after opposition leaders appealed for Western assistance and an injured militant accused of rioting...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman, ‘greatest character actor of his time’
NEW YORK: Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday (Monday in Manila), was hailed as the finest character actor of his generation but struggled with fame and...
View ArticleLawmaker accuses China of fueling tension between Manila, Hong Kong
China is fanning tension between the Philippines and Hong Kong amid the case filed by Manila vs. Beijing’s nine-dash claim in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) pending before the United Nations...
View ArticleBlackout in new airport prompts call on reopening old one
The blackout in the newly built Laguindingan airport in Misamis Oriental that has resulted in flight cancellations has prompted a lawmaker to call for the reopening of the old Lumbia airport in the...
View ArticlePacific castaway lands back in civilization
MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Sporting a bushy beard and clutching a can of Coke, a castaway who says he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro...
View ArticleColombian negotiators reach Cuba for peace talks with rebels
HAVANA: Negotiators for the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in communist Cuba on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to resume peace talks with their country’s leftist rebels. The...
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