‘Political prisoners remain in jails’
Manila, Philippines - The National Union of People’s Lawyers or (NUPL) Tuesday reiterated that there are some 360 political prisoners still languishing in various jails around the country contrary to…
Del Rosario defends US envoy’s statement
Manila, Philippines - US Ambassador Harry Thomas was merely dramatizing the serious situation of human trafficking in the Philippines when he stated that about 40 percent of foreign tourists come…
DPWH’s Singson named ‘water czar’
Manila, Philippines - Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson is the country’s new water czar to supervise the protocol on the release of water from dams during the typhoon…
Arrested Taiwanese also a fugitive
Manila, Philippines - A Taiwanese who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for credit card fraud turned out to be a wanted murderer in his homeland. Bureau…
Aquino cites HK residency ruling
Manila, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III cautiously welcomed yesterday a landmark ruling by a Hong Kong court allowing a Filipina domestic helper to apply for permanent residency in…
Lightly-roasted coffee vs cancer
Manila, Philippines - Lighty-roasted Philippine coffee berries (they are not beans, really) battle cancer better and provides increased phenolic acid for nutrition. Dr. Ruel M. Mojica of the Cavite State…
5 oil firms reduce prices
Manila, Philippines - Oil firms Pilipinas Shell, Petron Corp., Chevron Philippines (formerly Caltex), Eastern Petroleum Philippines, and Unioil Philippines reduced prices by up to P1.20 per liter yesterday. They slashed…
Filipino killed in UAE mishap
Manila, Philippines - A still unidentified Filipino was killed Friday night after his car skidded, rammed into a metal railing, and plunged into the water in Khalid Port, United Arab…
Farmers’ income up, says IRRI
Manila, Philippines - An Australian study has become a source of pride for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) since it claimed Asian farmers harvested an extra $1.46 billion through…
Aquino still cannot forget Nilo
Manila, Philippines -Former Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) chief weather forecaster Prisco Nilo has been gone in the bureau for almost a year but President Benigno S.…
Palace appeals to PAL protesters
Manila, Philippines - Malacañang appealed yesterday to disgruntled employees of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to hold their protest actions “in the proper places,” stressing that the government is duty-bound to ensure…
24 Filipino seamen return home
Manila, Philippines - Twenty-four Filipino crew members of the Cyprus-flagged and -owned MV Pacific Express that successfully repelled a pirate attack last September 20 arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International…
Holy Rosary month under way
Manila, Philippines - Catholics traditionally observe the month of October as the month of the Holy Rosary, celebrated in many parts of the country with fiestas, Marian processions, and special…
Filipina wins landmark rights’ case for domestic helpers in HK
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court ruled yesterday a law banning foreign maids from settling permanently in the city was unconstitutional, in a landmark case for domestic helpers. The…
Quiel’s Here
By FRANCIS T. WAKEFIELD Manila, Philippines – Storm signal No. 2 raised in Cagayan, Isabela; ‘Pedring’ death toll now 43; Pampanga, Bulacan still flooded. At least two areas in Northern…
Typhoon “Pedring” death toll climbs to 43
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- The death toll from typhoon Nesat has climbed to 43 in the Philippines, and the number may still increase as 30 others remain missing, an official…
