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3300000 Tourists will visit the Philippines this year

Benefiting from two major tourism boosters, the election of President Benigno S. Aquino III and the passage of the Tourism Act of 2009; Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Alberto Lim is anticipating a “new shine on the country’s brand before the world” as tourist influx in the Philippines is expected to hit 3.3 million this [...]

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Miss Universe Poll; Miss Philippines Universe at the Lead

Can  Miss Philippines Universe contestant Venus Raj take the crown? Let us watch and see how she will grab the crown from Miss Universe 2009  Stefania Fernandez  of Venezuela. The Philippines Miss Universe contestant Miss Venus Raj is now leading in the survey conducted by the Miss Universe Foundation among more than eighty (8O) contestants [...]

Philippine Airlines Must be Reformed

Everyone or everything has their limits. The mass resignation of pilots from the Philippine Airlines (PAL) showed that the airline management definitely reached the limit of its employees’ patience. Last week, the whole nation was surprised by the sudden resignation of more than 20 pilots from PAL. The resignations resulted into cancelation of many flights [...]

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Benigno Noynoy Aquino got his first presidential salary today – guess how much?

The President of the Philippines, Benigno Noynoy Aquino, received his first salary as President of the Philippines today. Guess how much a President of the Philippines earns every month? Guess what, he is so nice to show us his pay-cheque. Don’t believe it? Check the photo of Noynoy’s salary below and let us know what [...]

Oil Spills and Our Dying Seas

If Typhoon Ondoy showed us how vulnerable we are to floods, the recent typhoons this year showed us how vulnerable our seas are from oil spill damage. After the typhoons, oil spills and a coal spill occurred within the Philippine seas. Incidents of oil leakage were reported from the provinces of Batangas and Bataan. The [...]

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President Noynoy Aquino’s first talk to the Nation – the SONA transcript in English

The President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, gave a SONA (State of the Nation Address) today in Quezon City. He was attacking the Ex-President Gloria Arroyo and talks about corruption and why the Republic of the Philippines is nearly bankrupt. Read the full English Transcript of his speech here. We also have a Video [...]

Metro Manila’s Water Crisis

The people of Metro Manila are experiencing another water crisis as the Angat Dam cannot supply the water requirement of the metropolis. People are now lining up to get water from delivery trucks of Maynilad and Manila Waters. Fire trucks were also commissioned to help in the delivery of water to the people. Tensions ran [...]

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Water is running out in Metro Manila

Metro Manila will have not enough water supply by September if rains do not start to fill up the metropolis’ main reservoir, west zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. yesterday warned. But since current supply cuts have severely affected nearly 20% of its clients, the firm said authorities would have to give it a greater [...]

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President Noynoy Aquino inauguration speech – Video

The new President of the Philippines, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, was sworn in today. It was the day of the inauguration of the new President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino and the last day for outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Here is our video collection of the inauguration day of Noynoy Aquino. Enjoy, Tweet and feel [...]

President Noynoy’s Inauguration: Hope and Promises

Inauguration of an incoming president is one of the good times to gauge the next six years of the country. The inaugural speech will serve as a baseline that we could use to judge the performance of the president. President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s inauguration is no different. Just like the presidents that preceded him, President [...]

President Noynoy Aquino responsible for the hostage drama at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila

03 September 2010

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said today he takes full responsibility for the outcome of the bus siege that killed eight members of a Hong Kong tour group. “At the end of the day, I’m responsible for everything that has transpired,” Aquino told reporters in Manila. “What happened last week was a wake-up call for our [...]

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PIA Website Hacked

31 August 2010

The Philippine Information Agency’s (PIA) website was hacked last Sunday, August 29, 2010 by a hacker whose identity is yet unconfirmed. The Agency’s website was defaced and was replaced by an image of a black screen with a Chinese Flag with the words “Hacked by 7Z21″ and “Black Matrix team | 0x.oday@Gmail.com” Sunday afternoon and [...]

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Mamarazzi: A Brand New Funny

30 August 2010

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Statement of President Aquino on the hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand Manila

24 August 2010

STATEMENT of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines On the hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand [August 23, 2010] With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost in the hostage situation at the Quirino Grandstand. [...]

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‘Gunman killed’ as police storm Manila hostage bus

23 August 2010

Reports from Philippines capital say armed former police officer dead following day-long standoff

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Klassical Music Foundation presents Viva Bel Canto in Manila

13 August 2010

Klassical Music Foundation, in partnership with Bosendorfer, ROS Music Center, Vibal Publishing, and Philippine Artistic Ventures Organization, presents Viva Bel Canto, a bel canto style performance of different arias by tenor Arthur Espiritu with soprano Rachelle Gerodias accompanied by pianist Najib Ismail. The performance opens on Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Philam Life [...]

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More light to stop crime on Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Manila

13 August 2010

Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim led on Thursday the rites to light up one of the most crime-prone areas in the city. Lim had more street lights installed along the stretch of Jose Abad Santos Avenue from CM Recto Avenue to Hermosa Street in Tondo. The lighting of the major thoroughfare, he said in a statement, [...]

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Tacloban, Number One in Dengue Cases

Tacloban, Number One in Dengue Cases

09 August 2010

TACLOBAN CITY – As reported by the Department of Health (DOH) Tacloban the number of dengue in the city soars up high based on the new information and data they gathered all over the city public and private hospitals. According to the City Health Officer Doctor Jaime Opinion the cases all over the the Region [...]

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Pork Barrel System: To Remove or Not to Remove?

10 July 2010

The Aquino Administration is considering the idea of slashing the pork barrel funds allotted for every congressman and senator. This proposal was raised as a solution to the financial woes of the government. The Aquino Administration says that the previous administration made the government penniless and with huge amount of debt. The pork barrel is [...]

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The Manila policeman who avoids a robbery while he is off duty

28 June 2010

The policeman in Binondo, Manila, was off duty. And still he acts like a policeman, a really good one. See the video below… [iframe http://www.gmanews.tv/evideo/62358/off-duty-cop-foils-robbery-involving-p500000-in-binondo 480 400] Despite being outnumbered, Police officer 2 Jomel Caronan, of Parañaque City-Police Community Precinct 7, was able to wound Nolito Garaes and arrested Larion Milan, 29. The MPD identified [...]

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Noynoy starts with extra holiday on June 30

17 June 2010

Malacanang has declared June 30, Wednesday, as a special non-working holiday, a radio report said today. The day will be the inauguration of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as the new President of the Republic of the Philippines. Under the Constitution, outgoing President Arroyo and other elected officials in government will relinquish their respective offices [...]

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Closer bond between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates?

26 May 2010

UAE Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mahmoud Mohamed Al Mahmoud and Ambassador Zenaida Tacorda-Rabago of Republic of the Philippines to Bangladesh have discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of boosting them in various fields, especially economic, trade and tourism fields. During the meeting, the Philippine Ambassador hailed the privileged treatment accorded to nationals [...]

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Finally some rain for Metro Manila

25 May 2010

Rain showers on Tuesday morning provided much-needed relief to parts of Metro Manila after several days of 37-degree temperatures. In eastern Metro Manila, radio dzBB’s Sam Nielsen reported that some residents in San Juan City were surprised over the sudden rainfall past 8 a.m. Light rains also fell on parts of Quezon City, according to [...]

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Shabu factory busted in Manila

25 May 2010

Police claimed to have busted a budding drug laboratory operation following the arrest of two foreigners and the raid of the laboratory in Manila Monday night. Radio dzBB reported Tuesday that Manila Police District Station 11 head Superintendent Rogelio Rosales said the laboratory, which he described as “small-scale,” had started operating only two weeks ago. [...]

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Who is the new CEO of MERALCO?

25 May 2010

Manila Electric Co. named corporate whiz Manuel V. Pangilinan as its new president and chief executive officer on Tuesday. Representing First Pacific Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong, which now owns at least 41.3 percent of Meralco, Pangilinan told reporters the group would be “always open,” when asked if the group would buy more shares in [...]

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Bus driver drunk – 14 passengers nearly die on the way to Manila

24 May 2010

Fourteen passengers of a Manila-bound passenger bus cheated death after their drunken driver crashed the giant six-wheeler into the mountain slope in Barangay Poypoy, here, late Sunday afternoon, police said Monday. Chief Superintendent Villamor Bumanglag, Police Regional Office (PRO) director for Cordillera, ordered the full force of the law applied on bus driver Mahemias Dela [...]

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Violence during Philippine Presidential Elections 2010

10 May 2010

Election violence erupted in the province of Isabela a day before the May 10 polls as Liberal Party (LP) supporters and volunteer poll watchers were threatened at gunpoint and mauled in two separate incidents. In Tumauini, five volunteers were about to distribute poll watcher IDs when Mayor Arnold Bautista and his police body guards blocked [...]

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COMELEC lets you vote until 7 pm today

10 May 2010

In a bid to solve the long queues and delays in the voting, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended the voting period by 1 hour. Comelec chair Jose Melo said the voting period will end at 7 p.m., instead of 6 p.m. as originally scheduled. The Liberal Party (LP), through its counsel Sixto Brillantes, actually [...]

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More fear over the PCOS voting system in the Philippines

09 May 2010

Saturday marks the last day of campaigning for Philippines’ general elections, which will be a huge test for the country’s first ever automated polling system. Preparations for the use of the 82,000 scanning machines, which are expected to speed up the count of some 50 million voters and help avoid human error or rigging, have [...]

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COMELEC has to disclose the status of the election preparations

07 May 2010

The Supreme Court finally intervened in the brewing electoral crisis, when it ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday to disclose all its preparations for the first-ever nationwide automated elections scheduled on Monday, May 10. “The Court may, and given the alarming developments of late in the run-up to the May 10 2010 elections, [...]

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