Tomorrow (September 25) the nation will look back to the calamity that the struck exactly a year ago. This calamity is caused by Typhoon Ondoy that woke up the Filipino people, especially those living in the havens of gated subdivisions, that they are not safe from the wrath of Mother Nature. Typhoon Ondoy caused heavy damage in Metro Manila and the neighboring provinces. Flash floods destroyed properties t ...

This week, the news and current affairs executives of the three largest TV network appeared before the senators in the Senate inquiry on the August 23 hostage crisis. The senators aimed to know the participation of the media during the said incident. During the investigation, the senators lambasted the media for its participation and the eventual worsening of the situation of the hostage crisis. Senator Jok ...

Senator Angara said in a Senate committee hearing that he supports the proposal to increase the fare of Metro Rail Transit. If the proposal for the fare increase will push through, then the maximum fare for a ride in MRT will reach up to 44 pesos. This is very high as compared to current maximum MRT fare of 15 pesos. The proposal was recently being raised because some politicians want the government to redu ...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) warned the public of the possible increase in criminal activities as the Christmas Season draws near. PNP officials cited statistics in the previous year of the usual rise in crime rate during the “Ber” months. “Ber” months are the months starting from September to December. The Philippines usually start the unofficial Christmas season at the onset of September. This mon ...

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 and messed up the scheduled flights of the nation’s ...

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 coal spill was reported to occur in the province of Pangasinan. The reported oil spills ...

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 high as people line up for the whole night until the early hours of the morning to get ...

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 given to members of Congress and Senate to fund their proje ...

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 Aquino uttered many promises in his speech. However, he also tried to instil ...

As Noynoy Aquino pulls away from his rivals in the presidential race, his tandem for the vice – presidency Mar Roxas is fighting tooth and nail with the vice – presidential aspirant Jejomar Binay. As of 11:51 AM, Binay already has 12,568,709 votes. Roxas, on the other hand, has 11,722,638. About 82.91% of the Election Returns were already counted. (Source: GMANews.tv) The close battle in the vice – presiden ...

Presidential aspirant Richard "Dick" Gordon filed a lawsuit against Pulse Asia and SWS to make the two survey firms accountable for the damage that their survey results did to his presidential campaign. The lawsuit is also filed in behalf of Gordon’s vice-presidential candidate, Bayani Fernando. Based on the lawsuit filed, Gordon is seeking 650 thousand pesos worth of damages against Pulse Asia and SWS. Acc ...

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is once again in the hot seat as Smartmatic’s precinct validation report was revealed in the media yesterday. According to the report, about 54 of the polling precincts of COMELEC in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) does not exist. ARMM is the region where rampant electoral fraud was reported in the past Philippine elections, especially the 2004 President ...

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) declared that the disenfranchisement of detainees will end this year as they will be allowed to cast their vote for the 2010 Elections. COMELEC’s plan to let detainees vote is the first time in the history of the country. COMELEC is working with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to ensure that detainees can practice their right to vote. Part of the BJMP’ ...

The Department of Education (DepEd) reiterated that public school administrators should not force parents to pay graduation fee or any fees that are related to graduation. This announcement by the DepEd was made after the department was rained with complaints from parents who disagreed to the collection of graduation fees of some public schools. The issue about graduation fee as this school year is about to ...

It is official. The campaign period for the 2010 National Elections had already started as of this day. The campaign period will last for 90 days and will end on the 8th of April this year. Candidates are now allowed to openly campaign for their candidacy on posters, television and radio ads, and print ads on newspapers and tabloids. Posters and Banners Everywhere Candidates are more than ready for the firs ...

In a move to address the current rise in prices of sugar in the market, the Sugar Regulatory Board issued a suggested reference price (SRP) for all sugar products in the Philippine market. The board aims to prevent the retailers and suppliers from placing a steep price on sugar. The price of sugar is rising in the past days as the its price increases in the world market. The increase in price is compounded ...

Jason Ivler, one of the most wanted person in the Philippines, was finally caught yesterday morning in Marlene Aguilar’s home in Blueridge Subdivision in Libis, Quezon City. Marlene Aguilar, the sister of local singer Freddie Aguilar, denied in the past that she was hiding her son Ivler. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted the joint operation to sear ...

[caption id="attachment_3177" align="aligncenter" width="476" caption=""Teachers are just repeaters" - Osang. (Image taken from YouTube)"][/caption] ABS-CBN’s talent show, It’s Showtime, will not air as of today as the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) issued a 20-day suspension order.  The suspension order was MRCB’s reaction to the complaints of televiewers against Ros ...

Just like in the previous years, the use of firecrackers is one of the major means that the people of the Philippines used to welcome the advent of 2010. Because of this, firecracker related injuries were the leading medical cases in hospitals in the urban centers around the country like Metro Manila. [caption id="attachment_3147" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Some of the firecrackers available i ...

A lull in explosive activity is being noted in Mayon Volcano as the country heralds the coming of 2010. However, PHIVOLCS is still keeping alert of the possible explosion from the volcano. People are still prohibited from entering the declared danger zones and the elements of the military are still guarding the ways to the volcano. Albay governor Joey Salceda is still firm on his stand that no one should be ...