Justice Secretary Leila de Lima shakes hands with lead defense lawyer Serafin Cuevas during Day 22 of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday. POOL PHOTO JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima has admitted that the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court against her department’s implementation of the watch list order (WLO) Read more
SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday directed the concerned Senate committee to investigate the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Read more
Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony NEW YORK: Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony will have a couple more games to work on adapting their styles to each other before the NBA All-Star Game break, which offers the New York Knicks some vital practice time. Read more
Manny Pacquiao AFP FILE PHOTO LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao says the pieces were falling into place for a world title fight with Floyd Mayweather until the American boxer tried to low-ball him on the split of the pay-per view revenue. Read more
Published : Wednesday February 22, 2012 - 16:00
MANILA, Feb 22, 2012 (AFP) - The Philippines' gaming regulator confirmed Wednesday that top officials accepted free luxury accommodation from a Japanese tycoon but denied these were bribes to ensure a... Read more
Published : Tuesday February 21, 2012 - 19:00
MANILA, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP) - An Islamic militant accused of beheading Philippine soldiers and a host of other attacks was arrested on Tuesday after he was taken by surprise in his remote island hideou... Read more
Published : Tuesday February 21, 2012 - 17:00
MANILA, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP) - The Philippine government said Tuesday it was aiming to boost passenger capacity at its congested Manila airport next year with the long-awaited completion of a controvers... Read more
Published : Tuesday February 21, 2012 - 00:00
MANILA, Feb 20, 2012 (AFP) - Philippine authorities have ordered the arrest of ten policemen accused of kidnapping four South Korean tourists in a plot involving their countrymen tour guides, the Mani... Read more
SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday directed the concerned Senate committee to investigate the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima shakes hands with lead defense lawyer Serafin Cuevas during Day 22 of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday. POOL PHOTO JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima has admitted that the tempor...
A ruling of the Senate impeachment court to bar testimony of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) official only proves that the verified Articles of Impeachment lodged against Chief Justice Renato Corona are defective, the defense panel said on Wednesday.
SMOKERS and foreign companies will carry the burden of higher cigarettes and alcohol taxes, according to Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares.
THE Court of Appeals (CA) has finally junked the criminal complaint against 14 officers of the National Press Club (NPC) arising from the controversial sale of the Vicente Manansala mural painting on the NPC building in Intramuros, Manila.
THE movie industry is bound to block a resolution in the House of Representatives to stop portraying a congressman as a villain in movies and of television series, Nick Lizaso, one of the founders of Film Academy of the Philippines on Wednesday said.
The Aquino administration’s decision to release the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or “pork barrel” of opposition lawmakers to lower-ranked officials instead of releasing it to the legislators is unethical, the House Minority bloc said Wednesday.
TACLOBAN CITY: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is seeking faster resolution of agrarian-related cases once the online Legal Case Monitoring System (LCMS) becomes operational.
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: A Chevron underwater fuel pipeline seeped while a ship was unloading its diesel oil cargo into the pipeline at San Fernando City Port in Poro Point yesterday, alarming residents here.
Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony NEW YORK: Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony will have a couple more games to work on adapting their styles to each other before the NBA All-Star Game b...
Manny Pacquiao AFP FILE PHOTO LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao says the pieces were falling into place for a world title fight with Floyd Mayweather until the American boxer tried to l...
MARANA, Arizona: Three-time winner Tiger Woods clearly lacks the mystique he once enjoyed at the World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship, which starts on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) with 6...
Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users soared to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 47.3 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2010, according to research firm Gartner.
Move over TV. Tablet computers are the new electronic babysitter.
Award-winning developer BioWare, a label of Electronic Arts Inc., along with Razer, the world leader in high performance gaming hardware, reveal peripherals and gear created for the highly anticipated Action RPG Mass Effect 3.
Carlos Gono in a Motul-powered Nissan racecar. FAST Times: Having found your way into the auto industry, is it safe to assume that you have always been a car guy?
Honda brings to the Philippines the ninth- generation model of one of the planet’s most famous nameplates THINK “Honda”—no, think “compact car benchmark”—and the Honda Civic invariably springs to mind. Last week, the all-new, ninth- generation model of the carma...
BEIJING: Vehicle sales in China fell sharply in January from a year earlier, an industry group said recently, as the Lunar New Year holiday hit demand in the world’s biggest auto market.
Dear PAO, My father had a mistress. He had 2 children with her and he gave support to them since birth. Now, the eldest son is already in his first year college. My father is now refusing to give him
Dear PAO,The father of my friend was born in 1958. The parents of his father were only married in 1959. In all the school and employment records of my friend’s father, he used the surname of his father.
Dear PAO,My 20-year-old son’s surname, as indicated in his birth certificate, is that of his mother. The reason behind this is because his mother and I were not married. His mother also did not place my name in the birth certificate. Instead, she placed the word...
FISCAL authorities were able to generate P95 billion worth of retail Treasury bonds (RTBs) during the initial offer period late...
PHILIPPINE share prices on Wednesday bounced back to settle slightly below its record level after the Dow Jones industrial average...
ATHENS: Greece rushed on Tuesday to finalize legislation tied to a huge eurozone bailout, with officials warning tough reforms mean...
THE Department of Education (DepEd) is targeting at total of 9,332 new classrooms for Regions 1 (Ilocos Region), 2 (Cagayan...
THE Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. said that remittances by Filipinos working abroad will grow higher this year amid prospects...
THE Philippines may conduct bidding as early as first week of March for the importation of 500,000 metric tons (MT)...
STATE-ADMINISTERED Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) plans to go after uncollected dues from the privatization of the...
SM Development Corp. (SMDC) on Wednesday said that its net income grew by more than a third last year on...
KABUL: Furious Afghans threw rocks and screamed “death to America” on Wednesday, setting fire to shops and vehicles as gunshots rang out at protests against Korans being burnt at a US-run military bas...
VIENNA: A visit to Iran by United Nations (UN) inspectors tasked to probe the country’s suspected nuclear weapons activities failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Tehran denying access to a key milit...
DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian security forces on Wednesday stormed a riot-hit prison housing murderers, pedophiles and Australian drug mules in the island of Bali after a night of arson and rock-thr...
THE fullpage ad paid for by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines was headlined “Responsible mining boosts the economy.”
TO the rational mind, it is in comprehensible why groups like the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP - NPA), the Abu Sayaff, Jemaah Islamiya, Al Qaeda and all other extremist ...
WASHINGTON: “We are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor,” said Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, last Sunday on CNN. That sounds right to me, but his c...
[The following is the government’s official story about the recently concluded talks.]“The peace process with the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) has moved forward,” government chief negotiator M...
Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels patrol the area prior to a press conference by the group's chairman, Murad Ebrahim, inside their base at Camp Darapan, Sultan Kudarat province, on the sout...
Joint Statement on the 25th GPH-MILF Formal Exploratory TalksThe 25th round of exploratory talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (...
GETTING married by the sea, with stretches of sky and sand as witnesses, has become an “in” thing for couples today. The captivating Sea Wind Beach Resort on the island of Boracay, in fact, has p...
Public Health Initiative To Motivate People To Actively Manage Their Type 2 Diabetes NAPSI: Did you know that approximately one in every 11 adults in the United States has diagnosed diabetes?...
THE Australian government will provide an additional substantial package of support to assist people and communities severely affected by Tropical Storm Sendong that struck the Philippines in December...
SINGAPORE: Nearly 8,000 hard core music fans from all over Asia and beyond converged here on Sunday for the annual St. Jerome’s Laneway Music Festival. It was the second time the event was staged in t...
Grace Poe leads a consultation with network executives regarding the new SPG rating SOMETIMES, you do not have to resort to drastic measures, controversies and unnecessary conf...
The cast members of ABS-CBN’s new Sunday afternoon comedy Luv U THE end of the school year may just be a few weeks away, but for the students of Lamberto Uy Villarama Universit...
HERMINIO SOTELO BELTRAN JR.Bayani ka.Ikaw na dakilang paksainNg mga pulitiko,Kuwento ng milyong sine, awitin ng pahayagan.Salamat, di tulad ng mga padala mo’t lihamNa naiwaglit sa kung saan,Matiwasa...
TO say that Filipino food is delicious is an understatement. With the Philippines as a melting pot of various cultures, the different flavor influences infused into Filipino fare will always have some...
ROBINSONS Malls’ The Gift of Change was launched in 1997 with the thrust of lending a hand to underprivileged Filipinos. Fifteen years after, it continues to do so by helping the Jaime Cardinal Sin Vi...
