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Palace to Corona: Show naked truth

Palace to Corona: Show naked truth

In this file photo, Chief Justice Renato Corona cuddles his granddaughter during a mass to celebrate his second year as head of the Supreme Court. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN         Malacañang on Sunday urged Chief Justice Renato Corona to tell the whole truth when he testifies before the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday. Read more

Making passions successful businesses

Making passions successful businesses

Robert Yupangco     The Yupangco family is a preeminent clan of entrepreneurs whose long line of businesses can be a topic for a book or two. But to their son Robert, their ventures seem not enough. Read more

Gabuco claims gold in World Championships

Gabuco claims gold in World Championships

  JOSIE Gabuco outlasted Chinese opponent Xu Shiqi to finally hand the Philippines its first gold medal in the Amateur International Boxing Association Women’s World Championships at the Olympic Sports Center in Qinhuangdao in China. Read more

Globe to bring Samsung Galaxy S III

Globe to bring Samsung Galaxy S III

  Globe Telecom recently announced that it is launching Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III, under its suite of fully-customizable postpaid plans bundled with unlimited mobile internet. Read more

Breaking News

Published : Friday May 18, 2012 - 19:00

US military option on Iran 'ready': envoy to Israel

JERUSALEM, May 17, 2012 (AFP) - The United States has a military option "ready" if diplomacy fails to halt Iran's controversial nuclear programme, the US envoy to Israel has said, an Israeli newspaper... Read more

Published : Thursday May 17, 2012 - 20:00

Philippines to drill at China-claimed reef

A PHILIPPINE oil firm said on Thursday it would start drilling next year at a potentially massive natural gas field at a reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Read more

Published : Thursday May 17, 2012 - 20:00

China calls for consistent diplomacy from the Philippines

BEIJING: China on Thursday called on the Philippines to send clear and consistent messages on diplomatic solutions to the ongoing standoff between the two countries in the West Philippine Sea (South C... Read more

Published : Saturday May 12, 2012 - 18:00

Social media rewards are like food, sex – study

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Posting views on Facebook and other social media sites delivers to the brain a powerful reward similar to the pleasure derived from food and sex, a Harvard study has concluded. Read more

Top Stories

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Palace to Corona: Show naked truth

Palace to Corona: Show naked truth

In this file photo, Chief Justice Renato Corona cuddles his granddaughter during a mass to celebrate his second year as head of the Supreme Court. PHOTO BY RENE DILAN         Malacañang on Sunday urged Chief Justice Renato Corona to tell the whole tru...

MALACAÑANG BANS TRAVEL TO PANATAG

Although the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal is not a tourist destination and only fishermen have ventured into the area, Malacañang on Sunday imposed a travel ban to “preserve the ecosystem.”

Taiwan seeks joint exploration of disputed shoal

TAIPEI: As President Ma Ying-jeou formally took office for his second term on Sunday, his government also reaffirmed its position that the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal is part of their territory.

Nation

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87M kilos of pork smuggled in 2011– traders

SOME 87 million kilos of pork were allegedly smuggled into the country in 2011, causing a deep 20 percent dent on the income of local hog raisers who now call on President Benigno Aquino 3rd to immediately mount a crackdown on suspected smugglers of hot meat.

P30 additional COLA not enough– KMU

MILITANT labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno on Sunday held a protest at Plaza Miranda in Manila against the recently approved P30 additional cost of living allowances (COLA) for workers, arguing that the amount does not meet even half of the P125 across-the-board wage hike t...

Sotto hits smear job vs rape victim

SENATE Majority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd came to the defense of a 19-year-old Filipina rape victim who is now being blamed for her own ordeal following the release of video footage showing her kissing a Panamanian diplomat she would later accuse of sexual assault.

Regions

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Air Force planes grounded after crash

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Sunday ordered the grounding of its remaining seven SF-260 planes as the PAF and other rescue teams continue the search for the ill-fated aircraft that crashed last Friday in the waters of Mariveles, Bataan.

Govt seeks to blunt knife fish invasion

The fisheries chief on Sunday said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the “knife fish” that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country’s largest lake.

Cordillera wage board grants P8 wage hike

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Cordillera Autonomous Region (RTWPB-CAR) has approved an additional P8.00 wage increase for private sector minimum wage earners in the region.

Sports

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Gabuco claims gold in World Championships

Gabuco claims gold in World Championships

  JOSIE Gabuco outlasted Chinese opponent Xu Shiqi to finally hand the Philippines its first gold medal in the Amateur International Boxing Association Women’s World Championships at the Olympic Sp...

Diliman Prep earns 6 golds in Coseteng Swim Cup

DILIMAN Preparatory School (DPS) collected six gold medals in the second day of the second Sen. Nikki Coseteng Swimming Cup Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Pool.

National team mainstays stamp class in MVP-PBaRS tilt

National team mainstays imposed their will in the men’s Open and boys’ Under-19 even as Janel Dihiansan shocked third seed Ma. Victoria Vizmonte in the girls’ U-19 in the MVP Sports Foundation-Philipp...

Tech Times

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Globe to bring Samsung Galaxy S III

Globe to bring Samsung Galaxy S III

  Globe Telecom recently announced that it is launching Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III, under its suite of fully-customizable postpaid plans bundled with unlimited mobile internet.

DIGITAL LIFESTYLE

DIGITAL LIFESTYLE

  DIGITAL CAMERA MAGIC It lets you take pictures like never before

Delivering the power of cloud to enterprise

Delivering the power of cloud to enterprise

  Industry leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites NetSuite Inc. recently announced continued worldwide momentum for the adoption of its cloud business management solutions, with leading enterprise organizations such Land O’Lakes, Procter and...

Fast Times

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FACE VALUE

FACE VALUE

  LEXUS is getting emotional. And by that it means the brand is making bolder statements with its cars by infusing them with appeal that tugs on a carnal level—all without having to necessarily abandon the cerebral qualities on which Lexus has hinged its phenomenal s...

3 ATHLETE

3 ATHLETE

    FOR boxy, practical sedans that could shame—or at least, match—flashy coupés and sports cars in the performance department, the auto planet has BMW to thank. However, it isn’t the company’s 3 Series that should be credited for starting the sports sedan genre. As...

Subaru sees record 2013 sales to follow slow tally this year

Subaru sees record 2013 sales to follow slow tally this year

Fuji Heavy Industries President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga announces the company’s financial result in Tokyo on May 8. AFP PHOTO         SUBARU maker Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) last week forecasted that its 2013 results will post an “all-time high” of 721,00...

Dear PAO

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Taxpayer loses name in property tax list

Taxpayer loses name in property tax list

  Dear PAO,My brother and I own a property. Both our names are listed in the title as owners.

Adopted child may be disinherited

Adopted child may be disinherited

  Dear PAO,My father adopted my sister’s son when the latter was just 7 years old. Now, the adopted child is already 30 years old. My father wants to reverse the adoption because of family dispute.

Late co-owner’s family has rights over half of condominium unit

Late co-owner’s family has rights over half of condominium unit

  Dear PAO, My fiancée’s former boyfriend died 10 months before I met her. My fiancée and her deceased boyfriend bought a condominium then. Its title was issued under their names. I told her to get a copy of the death certificate of her late former boyfriend and take...

Opinion

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UK’s Darwin Initiative in the Philippines

IT may be a project with a strange sounding and somewhat wordy title. But nonetheless it has attracted the attention of the British Government to the extent that it has been awarded a generous grant. ...

A Martial Law museum

FILIPINOS are a forgetful people. We are a forgiving race. Amnesia is a public disease, a sickness bordering on Alzheimer’s, a creeping erosion of the collective memory over the dark periods of histor...

Invite Aung San Suu Kyi

An invitation by President Benigno Aquino 3rd to pro-democracy leader Madam Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the Philippines this year is timely and appropriate.

Business

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USAID maps new dev’t strategies

The Philippine government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently held high-level bilateral consultations on USAID’s assistance...

G8 backs Greece, papers over tensions

CAMP DAVID, Maryland: G8 leaders expressed their wish to see Greece stay in the eurozone at a Camp David summit...

Asia gaming shines amid China slowdown

HONG KONG: Macau is still holding all the aces as the world’s casino capital despite a slowdown in the Chinese...

Predictably irrational 2: The price of giving it free-of-charge

IF there’s one ideal system that unites all consumers, it’s the belief that every single one of us, regardless of...

China OKs purchase of Motorola Mobility

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Saturday said that Chinese regulators approved its $12.5- billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility, clearing the...

Group seeks deferment of new mining rules

A mining lobby group over the weekend reiterated its appeal to defer the implementation of the new rules that would...

Wholesale price index up in March

The growth of the general wholesale price in the Philippines slightly went up in March compared to the previous month,...

BPI to receive cut from G20 donation

THE Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is chosen to be one of the 14 promising organizations in the world...

World

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Afghanistan pullout to dominate NATO summit

CHICAGO: More than 50 world leaders were gathering in Chicago for one of the biggest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summits in history Sunday aiming to hammer out a unified exit strategy fr...

Three dead, 50 hurt in northeastern Italy quake

BOLOGNA, Italy: A powerful earthquake shook Italy’s industrial and densely populated northeast early Sunday, killing three people and felling homes and church steeples around the historic city of Ferr...

Clashes rock Damascus as G8 urges transition

DAMASCUS: Fierce fighting between regime troops and armed rebels rocked parts of Damascus overnight, monitors said on Sunday, as the G8 called for a “political transition” to end relentless violence s...

Life & Times

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My ‘Lumia’ adventure

My ‘Lumia’ adventure

Submerged at the Manila Ocean Park’s giant tank with other media events       Last week, Nokia hosted a three-day event called Ticket to Amazing. Choosing from a day of “Aero,” “Aqua...

Underwater exploration in Bohol

Underwater exploration in Bohol

The marvelous underwater panorama of Bohol     Aside from the Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and the ivory beaches of Panglao, what else is there to see in Bohol?

Celebrities, DJs and urban professionals

Celebrities, DJs and urban professionals

Adventurous lookers Jon Hall and Maria Persson     Actor Jon Hall and Maria Persson are love partners in crime. After being introduced to each other by Maria’s sister more than a year...

Showtime

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Coco Martin, proud to be Angeline Quinto’s ‘first’

Coco Martin, proud to be Angeline Quinto’s ‘first’

Multiawarded actor Coco Martin returns to the big screen     It might have taken a lot of patience and eight months to shoot their movie, Born to Love You, but for Coco Martin, being ...

Sore throat and all, Jessica nails a Tyler hit

Sore throat and all, Jessica nails a Tyler hit

PHOTO FROM YOUTUBE     Filipino-Mexican-American Jessica Sanchez received a standing ovation from judge Steven Tyler for singing his Aerosmith hit song “I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing” ...

Sensual Sarah

Sensual Sarah

Sarah Geronimo is all grown up     Showbiz certainly becomes Sarah Geronimo. Her transformation—from a regular-looking teenager in the early 2000s to a fashionable and sophisticated w...

Special Report

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The eurozone in crisis

The eurozone in crisis

Athens, GREECE : Greece’s Archbishop Ieronimos (C) delivers a blessing during a swearing-in ceremony in the Greek parliament in Athens on May 17, 2012. Greece unveiled a caretaker cabinet of t...

Nationalism, populism and the collapse of the European Union

European Parliament President Martin Schulz said Thursday April 26 that the collapse of the European Union is a realistic scenario.

Alternative EU crisis narrative gains respectability

Alternative EU crisis narrative gains respectability

Berlin, GERMANY: This handout photo made available by the German government press office shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the new French president Francois Hollande after a press ...

Sunday Magazine

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Joe Reaño and his path to a better life

Joe Reaño and his path to a better life

  “Give a man a fish and you feed him a day, teach a man how to fish and you feed him forever.” —Confucius

Daet dazzles in grand homecoming year

Town mayor revives bid for cityhoodDaet, capital town of Camarines Norte, will dazzle visitors with the “Visit Daet Year 2012” to bring to the fore its gains in the economy, tourism, character and goo...

Hudyaka Fest celebrates rich culture

The Zamboanga del Norte province showcases its rich indigenous culture in the Hudyaka sa ZaNorte Festival in celebration of its 60th founding day, from May 30 to June 9.

Healthnews

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Myths About heart disease

IN celebration of World Hypertension Day, here  are some myths that will correct wrong notions about heart disease.

More tests for Moms

AFTER discussing tests for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer and diabetes in last Friday’s issue, the following are recommended medical examinations for moms and other women in our fam...

TomoTherapy, Latest Cancer Care Treatment

Makati Medical Center revolutionized cancer care in the country with the introduction of new cutting-edge radiation treatment called TomoTherapy, a new radiation therapy system that employs intensity ...

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