Advocacy groups dismayed of Speaker Belmonte pronouncement on the RH Bill
Various groups are upset with the recent statement of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. that the reproductive health (RH) bill won’t be passed before the...
“It’s More Fun in the Philippines” on target for 2012, hits 1.148M tourist arrivals in Q1
Visitor arrivals to the Philippines hit an all-time high of 1,148,072 during the first three months of the year (January-March 2012), posting an increase of...
Day 35 Highlights of the Corona Impeachment Trial: Off to everywhere
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIALS – DAY 35, May 7, 2012 OFF TO THE EVERYWHERE! by Wilfred Avila During the hiatus of the Impeachment hearings, everyone but...
Chief Justice Corona’s defense team launches ACQUITCJ.com
The defense team of Supreme Court CJ Corona launched an official website ACQUITCJ.com that provides information about the trial ( trial highlights , pleadings), the...
Philippine Normal University Holds Digital Education Conference for Teachers
The Philippine Normal University (PNU), the country’s National Center for Teacher Education, conducted a conference today billed as Teaching Powered by Technology: 21st Century Skills...
Traffic and congestion in Philippine airports
Why the airports are NOT more fun in the Philippines Traveling is supposed to be fun and exciting, not stressful and irritating. However, if you...
Rep Castelo chides NAIA for lack of CCTV footage on Tulfo-Santiago brawl
CASTELO CHIDES SEEKS NEW POLICY ON COMPULSORY CCTV COVERAGE ON PUBLIC PLACES Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo (Liberal Party, 2nd Distrrict of Quezon City) today expressed...
For party-list, COMELEC considering the possibility of random lists in ballots
With the past elections’ long list of party-list groups starting with the letter A or the number 1, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is considering...
Impeachment hearings to resume, Corona testimony uncertain
As impeachment proceedings resume on Monday, defense lawyers announce that there is still no decision on whether Chief Justice Renato Corona or his wife Cristina...
Students join 20,000 workers in Labor day march
by Jeff Crisostomo Students joined various labor organizations and unions in the recent May 1 Labor Day mobilization. More than 20,000 workers from the recently-launched...
DOH, UNFPA, MSD, and medical societies offer one-stop screening, treatment for cervical cancer
Three DOH-retained hospitals to get cryotherapy machines Now on its fifth year, the free cervical cancer screening program of the Department of Health (DOH) in...
Video: Filipinos™ tease Times Square
15 Electronic Billboards. 5 Minutes of Billboard Airtime. 100 Million Filipino™ global superstars. 1 Brand. Change the way you look at a nation on June...
US to aid Philippines boost maritime capabilities
Via Philippine Online Chronicles While the United States will be remaining neutral on the Phippines-China standoff in Scarborough Shoal, it will be aiding the Philippines boost...
Labor day in the Philippines
by Alex Almario Belaboring the worker’s cause Most of our holidays have become, through the years, largely cynical. Christmas, people will say, has now been turned...
Call to end of contractualization, passage of Security of Tenure Bill
This is a press statement from Akbayan as they call for end of contractualization, passage of Security of Tenure Bill on Labor Day Akbayan Party...