The Irrawaddy News MagazineDFA: 9231 Filipinos already out of LibyaABS CBN NewsMANILA, Philippines - More than 9200 Filipinos have already left strife-torn Libya as of Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA released its latest... ...

Happy 51st Birthday President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino IIIManila BulletinMANILA, Philippines – We celebrate on Tuesday the 51st Birth Anniversary of the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines – His Excellency, ...PNoy won't follow GM... ...

Last year saw a 40% global increase in killings of journalists – most covering their local beat or conducting investigations ...

[caption id="attachment_4118" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Earth Dance Manila 2010"][/caption] Manila, Philippines – Earth Dance 2010, a Global Dance Festival for Peace celebrated in more than 500 locations in 80 countries, was held at Bantayog ng mga Bayani Memorial Center on September 18 and 19, 2010, 3:00 in the afternoon. Now in its 3rd year, Earth Dance Manila has become a successful event th ...

hey guy's! Did you know that there's a new addiction in town?  Yes! and it's a called "waveboard".  It's like a skateboard but it only has two wheels and it can twist depends on your foot where you want it to be. It's very affordable and it has a cd that can teach you about riding a waveboard and some cool ticks that you can also do with skateboard. In few days, you might be able to balance it and go all th ...

A healthy newborn boy, with the umbilical cord and placenta still attached, was found by airport cleaners inside a toilet trashcan of a Gulf Air plane that landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday. Gulf Air flight GF 154 from Bahrain landed in Manila at around 11.18 am with more than a hundred passengers on board and was parked at Bay 14 of the airport when cleaners found the baby. ...

A British man who went to the Philippines to propose to a woman he met in an Internet chat room was stabbed to death by her jealous lover on Sunday, police said. John Lorne McDonald’s would-be bride, Nanqueen Romero, 31, also sustained multiple wounds after being attacked by her Filipino lover, police said in a statement. McDonald organised a party at Romero's home to ask for her hand in marriage, police sa ...

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 ...

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 on the noon of June 30. Palace officials will ...

A legal accountant has been jailed for six months after a court convicted him yesterday of taking indecent pictures of a Filipina as she used the toilet. The Dubai Court of First Instance jailed the 29-year-old Filipino legal accountant after Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad convicted him of breaching the Filipina's modesty and molesting her. When the accused, R.P., appeared in Courtroom Four e ...

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. The MPD Station 11, armed with a search warrant ...

I've received a call last Thursday from one of the people from SmartBro support; it’s regards to my issues on their service. This guy thought that I don’t know something about ISP settings or network... He said to me that at around 2:00PM in the afternoon they’d detected that I’m connect to one of their cell sites which doesn’t have/available HSDPA signal and only 3G signal is the only one that’s available. ...

February 28, 2010. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and I decided to take a nap. I was in a deep sleep until I heard my sister said that the electricity went out. I didn't bother standing up until my dad shouted there was fire! I quickly stood up and paced to and fro. I panicked. I picked up my two small dogs and rushed downstairs. Three of our big dogs were still inside. My dad carried the biggest one and we ...

I love to taking pictures from the streets every time I have some time or after my shift at work. It’s been my routine to walk with my camera hanging around my neck. I love to take a picture of the people who’s almost forgot by our system that we have. As I walked towards the jeepney loading area I saw this Motorbike “Park” on the other side of the Pedestrian lane… Wow, Is that Amazing? Come to think about ...

University of Santo Tomas is one of the biggest and well-known universities in the country. Aside from hitting 400 years last year, it is also known for being really religious & conservative. What about the "green professor", you might ask. I can pretty much guess the first thing that came into your mind when you first glanced at this entry's title. And so here's what I am going to tell you--I did not m ...

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 ...

Yet another milestone in Philippine History has happened. After the Pacman becomes the only fighter to win 7 world titles, another Filipino shines in the world arena as he grabbed CNN’s top spot as its hero of the year. Efren Penaflorida bested other CNN candidates and moved on to bring home the bacon and $100,000 cash prize as well which will be used to further his project. For 12 years now, Efren has been ...

2 months ago, the Embassy Super club in Taguig was shut down after it became scene of the crime in the killing of a certain businessman by the name of Kilikan Jimenez. It was said that the killer escaped because he had help from some employees of the said bar. Finally, the application of the owners of Embassy to open a new bar with an entirely new concept was approved after 2 months and the new name of the ...

Trick or Treat! Halloween time everyone and what better way to spend your weekend in the Metro by checking out the great parties that are happening everywhere. Tonight Big Fish is holding its annual “Cream ”, A Halloween Ball that features Dj’s Agnelli & Nelson also with John Boy Lee and also tonight Bacardi will be launching its “Bacardi Big Apple”. “Cream” dubbed as the biggest and longest running cos ...

Yes, the wedding of erstwhile Presidential candidate turned VP candidate Mar Roxas to broadcaster Korina Sanchez is going to be happening today at 3pm in the Sto. Domingo church in Quezon City. Originally very grand plans were made for the wedding in connection with Mar’s presidential bet but since he stepped down For Noy Aquino, they’ve somewhat scaled and toned down the wedding preparations. It was suppos ...