Huge floods in Manila as typhoon hits Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 12 people and sending waves…
Remembering St. Vincent de Paul
Manila, Philippines - St. Vincent de Paul was born in 1580 in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, the son of Jean de Paul and Bertrande de Moras. His…
PCAM convention under way tomorrow
Manila, Philippines - The Philippine College of Addiction Medicine (PCAM) will hold its seventh annual convention and election of officials at the Bethel Guest House in Dumaguete City from September…
Summary of class suspension on September 27, 2011 (as of 5:45 a.m.)
A September 26, 2011 advisory from the Department of Education As of 11:30 p.m., September 26, 2011 NCR – Per Regional Director Elena Ruiz, all classes in preschool, elementary, and…
Court employees protest budget cut
Manila, Philippines - Employees of the Supreme Court (SC), Court of Appeals (CA), Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), and various trial courts all over the country staged yesterday simultaneous…
‘Ondoy,’ ‘Pepeng’ rehab funds missing?
Manila, Philippines - Where did the P1.8-billion fund allocated for the rehabilitation of farms hit by typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” go? This question was raised yesterday by Randall Echanis, deputy…
BIR pays P266M to PCSO
Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has remitted P266 million to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), representing the first tranche of payment it made to settle…
PNoy rating ‘very good’ – survey
Manila, Philippines - Filipinos’ satisfaction with the performance of President Aquino in the past three months has improved from “good” to “very good” in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS)…
Pedring’s Peril
Typhoon nears, shuts schools, flights MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Schools in Metro Manila and several parts of Luzon suspended classes and many local flights were canceled yesterday as the country’s…
DA promotes honey, fruit production
Manila, Philippines - Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has pledged to support the culture of bees or apiculture for honey and as an adjunct enterprise to orchard…
OFW found dead in Qatar
Manila, Philippines - An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was found dead in her rented apartment in Doha, Qatar with a rope tied around her neck, a Filipino migrant rights watchdog…
Irasshaimase! Pnoy takes Tokyo trip
MANILA, Philippines - A progressive Philippines run by a clean government will be highlighted by President Aquino III during his visit in Japan this week. Fresh from his visit to…
Why Papa?
Catholics cannot accept gay marriage Pope Benedict XVI said on Saturday the Catholic Church could not accept gay marriage and urged young people to root out evil in society and…
20 domestic flights cancelled due to “Pedring”
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- As of 10:30a.m. Monday, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) announced that 20 domestic flights were cancelled due to bad weather spawned by tropical storm Pedring.…
Classes Suspended in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines --The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the suspension of all afternoon classes in Metro Manila starting 12noon Monday including kinder, elementary and high school levels. The announcement…
PHL will not tolerate sex tourism — DOJ
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- The Philippine government will not tolerate sexual tourism as it intensifies its campaign against any and all forms of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The government…
