... daily existence of hunger and poverty, of rebellion and secession, brings to the light of national and international consciousness how unprepared our bureaucracy is to handle emergencies. It is not the ...
... casual routine crime by people in power who are paid to prevent it, brought Roland Mendoza and his victims to their tragic end. He was a multi-awarded officer who was cited in 1986 by Jaycees International ...
... of the republic is not expected to be the field commander of a crime scene, the length of the drama and the massive coverage by local and international media elevated a simple hostage situation to be more ...
... with strange sounding names”. That’s 28 times the first clutch of timid migrants who waved pa-alam five decades back. Last year, another 1.42 million left. There were 18,436 international nuptials. For ...
... In addition, the Ombudsman rapped “Euro generals” for toting an undeclared 105,000 euros thru Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.. “Excess funds from the intelligence budget of the PNP", ...
... children are raped by local and international sex tourists, and relatives. Many are made pregnant, children are having children, that's when the abortionists don't get them first. In the Preda homes ...
... out of 179 countries, gauged by Transparency International ’s Corruption Perceptions Index.“ The Supreme Court forfeited Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos’s ill-gotten wealth, Columnist Rene Saguisag recalls.. ...
... a strong progressive position on the country’s fiscal problems, said research group IBON.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), finance officials, creditors and private sector economists including ...
... bequeaths a can of worms to her successor,.” the wife remarked, as we drove to our clustered precinct. She hit a recall button. We bumped into the late Senator Benigno Aquino at San Francisco’s International ...
... after report of international corruption watchdogs keep ranking the Philippines number one or number two most corrupt in our region. It is but natural that many are ashamed of their religious membership ...
... anthem, which is one of our patriotic symbols.
The latest in the “Lupang Hinirang” controversy is the version of much- admired Arnel Pineda (of the international band “The Journey”) sang last Sunday ...
MANILA — March 8 this year marks the 100th year since the declaration of International Women’s Day. But women are still vulnerable especially in times of crisis. Under the Arroyo administration, data show ...
... for quantitative thought and expression”. In the 1999 International Mathematics and Science Test, the Philippines limped in as 39th of 42 countries. We stayed cellar position n 2003. We aven’t joined ...
... over unpaid wages aboard the bankrupt casino cruise ship Palm Beach Princess at Florida's Riviera Beach City. One out of four workers aboard international cruise ships is a Filipino.
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... that collected revenues, Port of Batangas had the most number of revenues, collectiong P4.3 billion or P1.13 billion more than its goal. Two biggest ports -- the Manila International Container Port (MICP) ...
“At the age of 4, with paper hats and wooden swords, we’re all generals,” actor Peter Ustinov once said. “But some of us never outgrow it.” Remember the four “Euro generals?” Moscow International Airport ...
... International airport, an assassin cut down Benigno Aquino Jr. Today’s writ shredders should read his undelivered speech. "It is most ironic, after martial law has allegedly been lifted, that ...
... includes major players in international agricultural trade, both in exports and imports;
Increased food demand attributed to population growth and changes in dietary patterns in the region could bring ...
... shoves growth up. See the international context, too. Manguidanao’s surge outpaced all 19 Asian countries. The fastest growing is Laos which clocked 2.4 percent. None of the 177 countries, tracked ...