The Bird’s Nest on the Tree

April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Becky PagsibinganBy Becky Pagsibingan
There’s a bird’s nest on the tree in front of our house. I was not aware the birds built their abode there. It Read more

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Riches and shortages

April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By J.G. Azarcon Esq.By J.G. Azarcon Esq.
I was driving one morning last week listening to radio news and here comes your favorite Read more

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Staying Healthy

April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Rene C. CalandriaBy Rene C. Calandria
I have personally witnessed the death of my mother in June of 2000 that even four years of Read more

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US keeps eyes on Spratly deal

April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

christopher-briefing.jpgBy Rodney J. Jaleco
WASHINGTON -. A ranking State Department official said a joint exploration agreement in the disputed Spratly Islands should be fair to all parties, even as the US keeps a close watch of developments in the South China Sea. Read more

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pinay lobbies in US against RP bill

April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

familyplanning.jpgBy Rodney J. Jaleco
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

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Hackers hit one in 10 big companies: study

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

More than one in 10 big British businesses has detected computer hackers on their IT networks, a government report said Tuesday, warning of a rampant rise in such activity. Thirteen percent of large businesses have detected unauthorised outsiders, sai… Read more

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Philippines working on rice “access cards” for poors

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Philippine government is drawing up an emergency scheme to offer the poor household the access to the limited government-subsidized rice by issuing out ” access cards”, national newspaper the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Monday. The Department of… Read more

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GE partners local firm to build “green” living communities in Philippines

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

General Electric (GE) and Philippine real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. on Tuesday announced their partnership to build a massive ecologically-sustainable land project in the southern suburban of the Philippine capital of Metro Manila. Dubbed NUVALI, the 1,… Read more

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Withdrawal of Malaysian peacekeepers might rekindle clashes in S. Philippines, Gov’t warns

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Philippine troops and anti- government rebels might break cease-fire and resume decades-old deadly clashes once Malaysian peacekeepers are pulled out from the southern Philippines, Manila’s senior official said Tuesday. Rodolfo Garcia, the chief negoti… Read more

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