The call by the Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path) television host Eliseo Soriano for a formal debate on national broadcast, even at his expense, to Eraño Manalo continue to look futile and only fall on the chief head of an influential sect's deaf ears. "Manila,...
Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is a multimillionaire, former telecoms magnate, was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court in October to two years in prison for violating a conflict of interest law while he was...
Cable News Network (CNN) entertainment website voted Ishmael Bernal's film "Himala" as the best Asia-Pacific movie of all time. It tells of a young orphan Elsa (Nora Aunor) in a small village in the Philippines,...
"Tulong Para sa Batang MindaNOW" is a brainchild of Ricky Reyes--"Mother Ricky" to many contacted DSWD and Metro Manila Spouses Foundation to link up with his own private foundation to get the project rolling. Reyes...
And now word has come our way that a Filipino cover band singer by the name of Arnel Pineda of Sampaloc, Manila, was personally envited by Journey to audition for the band in San Francisco. Pineda got the attention...
"MANILA: Champagne corks popped across Asia as former schoolmates in Indonesia, the Japanese town of Obama and thousands of American expats Wednesday celebrated Barack Obama's historic election as US president.Bars were packed in cities from Beijing to Sydney as election...
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GMA 7's "Unang Hirit" reported that the ferry was overloaded with passengers when it capsized off the coast of Masbate, southeast of Manila. Forty people, including 12 kids, perished as the MB Don Dexter Cathlyn overturned after being battered by sudden monsoon winds...
"For 10-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya, no less than International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee fits the bill when it comes to preparing him for "The Dream Match" against Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao on December 6 in Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden...
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Paranaque City, Philippines - The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military have stepped up preparations to secure the country's transport terminals for the weekend migration of millions of Filipinos visiting their beloved departed.A spokesperson for the PNP said that...
Migrant groups from several nations joined labor unions and civic organizations in the opening of the first International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR) at the Bayview Park Hotel, Manila.The delegates...
" MANILA - Despite the gloomy forecasts, Filipinos should not fret about job losses or possible cutbacks in opportunities in the United States, the Middle East and elsewhere, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said...
After the idea of creating a European bank bailout fund, to work together to support financial institutions, failed, There was an attempt by Asian economies led by members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to form a combined bail out fund for a...
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"At least two groups of Filipino-Indians are battling for control over the richest, oldest and largest congregation of Punjabis here, the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Paco, Manila. A ranking member has been killed in the turf war for supremacy in the predominantly...
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Are journalists meant to be shut up and finally killed? The past maybe the past, but they are bound to be repeated if they are ignored. It is time to look into journalist killings all over again, perchance there is any hope for change. "Are journalists meant to be shut up...
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