PH blue chips bounce back after fall on CPI data
Madelaine B. MiraflorPHILIPPINE shares closed marginally higher on Thursday on late buying, with the main index stuck in the red for most of the session as a higher inflation rate for May dampened...
View ArticleAnti-inflation measure could be harmful to economy – economist
Mayvelin U. CaraballoThe expected tightening of the central bank’s policy settings aimed to protect the economy against rising inflation rate could have a negative impact for the economic growth, an...
View ArticleSpurs melt Heat in sauna conditions
SAN ANTONIO: Tim Duncan tallied 21 points and 10 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs stunned the two-time defending champion Miami Heat 110-105 in game one of the NBA finals on Thursday. A broken...
View Article‘Pork’ justice rests with Aquino successor
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterWHETHER lawmakers and other government officials involved in the pork barrel scam will be punished is entirely the call of the next administration, Malacañang said on...
View ArticleProbable cause issue may delay Arrest of senators
Jefferson Antiporda ReporterTHEY may have been indicted but senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. will not be immediately arrested. Despite statements made by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Soon from Cam: Video of De Lima, married lover
Jaime R. Pilapil ReporterSandra Cam, president of the Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines, on Friday said she is just waiting for the right time to make public a video that she claims records...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ECB rate cut favorable to Asia, PH
Mayvelin U. Caraballo reporter• Higher liquidity may help Asia central banks build reserves • Credit-fueled growth can continue uninterrupted • Higher yielding Asian markets to become more attractive •...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Plunder filed against Enrile, Jinggoy, Bong
Reina Tolentino And Jefferson Antiporda ReportersSandiganbayan employees hold up the information sheets filed by the Office of the Ombudsman in the plunder case against Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Juan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MEKONG’S NEW SPECIES
A handout picture released on June 5 by WWF shows a zebra- striped lizard which is among new species discoveries in the Greater Mekong region. From a hunch-backed bat to a giant flying squirrel,...
View ArticlePangasinan town mayor, 2 aides killed in ambush
Anthony VargasA town mayor and two of his three escorts were killed after they were attacked by a group of unidentified armed men early Saturday in a remote village in Pangasinan, police reports said....
View ArticleUsing the one-arm shoulder throw for self-defense
Maestro Fernando AbenirThrowing as a combat skill calls for destroying the opponent’s balance, lifting him up in the air and slamming him to the ground. Besides understanding leverage, one must also...
View ArticleThe use of kicks in escrima, arnis, kali weapons fighting
Perry Gil S. MallariIn escrima, arnis and kali weapons fighting, every limb is used in addition to the stick or knife that the fighter is wielding. A description of juego todo (full contact...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SFWlaunches first mixed weapons tourney
James MendozaSports entertainment promotion Stickfighting World (SFW) will hold SFW 1: Genesis, its first mixed weapons martial art (MWMA) competition, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, June...
View ArticleRehabilitation of 150-year-old ‘Katipunan Tree’ under way
A 150-year-old black berry (duhat) tree which was renamed “Katipunan Tree” in 1980 to perpetuate the memory of Andres Bonifacio, the katipuneros and Melchora Aquino is undergoing rehabilitation. The...
View ArticleExposure to dirt protects babies from wheezing
WASHINGTON: Children exposed to pet dander, roach allergens and a wide variety of household bacteria in the first year of life are less likely to develop allergies, wheezing and asthma, U.S....
View ArticlePalace: Don’t use CA for attacks against De Lima
Llanesca T. Panti ReporterThe Palace warned Sandra Cam on Saturday against using the Commission on Appointments (CA) as a venue to launch her personal attacks against Justice Secretary Leila de Lima....
View ArticleGood news from SSS: pensioners’ benefits up by 5%
Ruffie Nyhl CruzTHE Social Security System (SSS) has raised the pensions of its 1.9 million pensioners by five percent. Although the across-the-board increase takes effect this month, the payout will...
View Article