Philippine News Manila, Philippines – ONCE again, the Philippines affirmed its status as a dive destination in the recent Marine Diving Fir 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. It was ranked among the top three destinations together with Maldives and Palau. Since 2006, the country has been included among the top five […]
China on Monday highlighted remarks made by the Philippine president about de-escalating the situation over Huangyan Island, urging the country to “match its words with deeds.” Read More…
Philippine News Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with top Philippine counterparts next week to discuss America’s expanding military role in the country. Panetta and Clinton will sit down with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin next Monday, DOD spokesman Capt. John Kirby […]
Manila (AFP) – The Philippines pulled its biggest warship away from a standoff with Chinese vessels Thursday, but said the dispute was far from over with both nations deploying more non-military boats to the area. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the Philippines decided to remove the navy’s flagship […]
Source: Standard Today (Manila) SUSPECTED extortionists bombed a bus in North Cotabato in Mindanao on Wednesday, killing three passengers and wounding 16 others, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. The military initially reported 10 dead but regional commander Lt. Col. Benjie Hao later revised the death toll. Muslim rebels […]
Source: Inquirer LUCENA CITY—Eight years after pilgrims and trekkers were barred from Mount Banahaw in Quezon province, exotic wildlife species—including the rare “rafflesia” which is considered the world’s biggest flower—have begun to reappear […]
Philippine News Filipino penitents are nailed to wooden crosses during a reenactment of the crucifixion during Good Friday. (Erik de Castro – Reuters) The devotees say they endure the pain to give thanks, atone for their sins and pray during Holy Week. “I feel good because my suffering has ended,” […]
GMA News: Lately, there has been no shortage of press coverage on the religiosity of politicians. The current Vice-President Jejomar Binay projects himself as a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]
Source: the guardian Devoted Catholics in the Philippine province of Pampanga take part in an annual ritual, some letting themselves be nailed to the cross, to commemorate the suffering of Jesus Christ. Thousands of local and foreign tourists come to watch the crucifixions every year. The church in the predominantly […]
Source: Huff Post MABALACAT, Philippines – Hundreds of barefoot Filipinos marched on roads, carrying heavy wooden crosses and whipping their backs until they bled on Thursday in an annual gory religious ritual as the mainly Catholic Philippines observed near the end of the Lenten season. Many Filipino devotees perform religious […]
Inquirer News Rosali Mosende has spent all of her 18 years growing up on Paterno Street in Manila’s Quiapo district. It has been a life of hard knocks. Her family has no house, just a lean-to on the sidewalk. A high school student, she studies her lessons at night under […]
Philippines News The Philippines has been tagged one of the world’s top sources of a dangerous kind of cyber “attack” designed to take down entire computer networks and shut down key consumer services. The latest report by Russian Internet security firm Kaspersky Labs showed the Philippines ranking 13th on a list of 23 countries where “distributed denial of […]
Source: Philippine News NEW YORK – Electronic tablets like the iPad are a revolutionary educational tool and are becoming part of childhood, but should be watched carefully so that overuse doesn’t lead to learning or behavioral problems, experts say. “It’s a topic that really emerged in the last two years. […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—A judge on Tuesday ordered the arrest of former Palawan Governor Joel T. Reyes, his mayor-brother and a former provincial administrator in connection with last year’s killing of environmentalist-broadcaster Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega here. Reyes was charged with murder, along with Mayor Mario Reyes of Coron town in […]
A Davao native who emigrated to South Korea may soon become that country’s first foreign-born lawmaker, Korea’s Ambassador to the Philippines Hye Min Lee said on Saturday. Ambassador Lee, speaking with reporters at the sides of an airport send-off to Seoul for Vice President Jejomar Binay, said a Filipina-Korean naturalized […]
Source: Philippine News HANOVER – With all the frantic deal-making and head-spinning gadgets at the world’s top IT fair, it is perhaps no surprise that a chair promising the benefit of two hours sleep in 20 minutes drew big queues. The “brainLight” system, which its makers claim is unique, uses […]
Manila – The Philippine government said Thursday it anticipated US help to track a North Korean long-range rocket, part of which is expected to land off the Philippines. “Of course we need the help of the United States to monitor the path because we don’t have that capability,” Defence Secretary […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said Tuesday its diplomats had increased their efforts to save 77 Filipinos on death row overseas after four nationals were executed in China last year for drug trafficking. “We are helping them out. We are making high level representations and making sure they have access […]
MANILA, Philippines — For several decades now, the country had been struggling to rise from a negative image in several critical economic aspects, one of which is competitiveness. The good news is that last year, it climbed 10 notches to become No. 75 in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global […]
Islamic fashion is no oxymoron. As the recent Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF) staged in Manila showed, there’s more to Muslim dressing than the traditional abaya, chador and even burka. The collections of seven designers, including the Philippines’ JC Buendia, Jun Escario and Veejay Floresca, were noteworthy for their wearability, craftsmanship, […]