Nora Aunor says she is not guilty

By Lito Katigbak
WASHINGTON – Movie star and singer Nora Aunor pleaded not guilty at the Los Angeles Superior Court to a felony charge of illegal possession of methamphetamine – known as Â?iceÂ? or Â?crystal methÂ? in the US and Â?shabuÂ? in the Philippines.

A preliminary hearing of her case was set for May 26 at 8:30 [...]

We must unify to win!

SAN DIEGO, California – Three congressmen, who are at the forefront of the campaign to pass the Filipino veteransÂ? equity bills in Congress, have told Filipino Americans who support the veterans of World War II: Â?We must unify to win!Â?

This was the overwhelming sentiment of the bipartisan trio of congressmen and some 100 others who [...]

2 OFWs killed in Iraq bombings

MANILA – Two Filipino overseas contract workers have been killed while two others have been injured in separate bombings in Iraq in recent weeks.

Killed were Rey Torres, a driver who was killed outside his worksite in Camp Victory in downtown Baghdad April 17, and Marcelo Salazar, 46, who died when the US military vehicle he [...]

Meet our new website Administrator

Nesthel Flores,
Windows 2000 & SQL Server 2000 administrator, is the Manila MailÂ?s new website manager. Ness, as he is called by friends, has a strong knowledge on database application development on a client/server environment, and web development using ASP.

Ness was born in Malolos City, Bulacan, historic town in the Philippines on June 2, 1971. He [...]

BATTLE FOR BELLS REACHES CONGRESS

By Jose Katigbak
WASHINGTON Â? The battle for the Bells of Balangiga, considered by Filipinos as symbols of their countryÂ?s struggle for independence, is spilling into the halls of the US Congress.
Sonny Sampayan of New York, a special envoy of the diocese of Borongan under whose jurisdiction Balangiga falls, told The Manila Mail that to trump [...]

Are They Watching You Online?

However, you probably don’t realize just how much information about yourself has the potential to get transmitted across the Internet every time you go online.

Every computer connected to the Internet has "ports" that allow it to connect. A "port" doesn’t mean you have aphysical hole or opening in your computer’s case or hardware, but it [...]

What Sort of Payware Do the Freeware Guys Buy?

Everybody knows about the best freeware (according to alt.comp.freeware); it’s at http://www.pricelesswarehome.org . Payware, however, is another matter.

casioculture started the thread: "Ok ok, I know this is a freeware newsgroup; that’s precisely why I’m asking here. You guys must have a hint of prudence (thrift?) to use… freebies. So, you’re good to ask. What payware [...]

20 Ideas For Creating Traffic Rich, Search Engine Friendly Pages Category

Sometimes questions will arise around the subject of gateway information pages or doorway pages. People have heard that “doorway pages” are BAD and some have stated that search engines “hate doorway pages.”
For clarification on these type of issues, let’s start by explaining some simple ground rules looking beyond the jargon and terminology.
Do Search Engines Hate [...]

Seecrets on Security: A gentle introduction to cryptography

With the increasing incidence of identity thefts, credit card frauds, social engineering attacks, the digital world is facing challenges in the years ahead. Obviously, cryptography, a young science, will play a prominent role in the security of protecting digital assets. This article tries to explain the basics of cryptography (encryption) using plain language.
Let [...]