30 RP minors to get annuity
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
CHICAGO , Illinois - The minors, who will benefit from the death of their relatives, who died in an Air Philippine Flight 541, are going to receive their benefits when they turn 21 years old. Read more
Filam wins dance contest in DC
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Tessie Bantug is the winner for the age 50+ category for the first-ever dancing for Toyota Contest held at the Read more
ReGeneration Community Overwhelmingly Answers Dell’s Green Design Challenges
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Dell today announced the top five finalists in its International Green Computing Technology Design Competition, a contest that resulted in the participation of more than 500 design students and professionals from across the globe. The company also invit… Read more
Philippines to tighten corn imports
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippines will curtail corn imports this year as foreign corn becomes more expensive, local media reported Tuesday. The import volume “may not even reach half of the 2007 volume” which stood at 131,800 metric tons, online edition of national newspape… Read more
Philippines says no official notification of Malaysian peacekeepers pull-out
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippine government said it has not received a notification from the Malaysian government regarding the withdrawal of its peace monitoring contingent in the Philippine southern region of Mindanao, reports said Wednesday. Rafael Seguis, a foreign affa… Read more
Philippines likely to raise income tax exemption threshold
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Philippine House of Representatives is likely to endorse a bill that aims at granting higher tax exemptions to low-income families as a measure to offset the impact of soaring food and oil prices, a national newspaper reported Wednesday. The bill, whic… Read more
Pinay lobbies in US against RP bill
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON D.C. – Eileen Macapanas-Cosby has been talking to lawmakers here, telling them about a little-known bill pending in the Philippine Congress that, she asserts, will pave the way for coercive population control in the Philippines. “Very few Filipino-Americans or even Americans related to Filipinos, who have friends that are Filipinos understand what is about to happen to the country,” Cosby said. She was referring to House Bill 17, otherwise known as the Reproductive Health Bill principally authored by Bicol Congressman Edcel Lagman. Read more
