Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from May 2009

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from May 2009

Kidnappers want P13M for Chinese victim.
May 31, 2009... KABACAN, NORTH COTABATOTHE PENTAGON kidnap for ransom gang has suddenly increased the amount of ransom it wanted for the freedom of a vacationing Chinese national, who was abducted here on Wednesday evening. Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce,...

AdU Falcons rout Archers; Bulldogs win.
May 31, 2009... W L Group A Adamson 6 1 Ateneo 5 1 SSC-R 5 1 UE 4 1 Mapua 3 4 Letran 1 5 UP 1 4 Group B JRU 5 2 La Salle 3 2 FEU 3 3 San Beda 2 3 St. Benilde 2 4 Perpetual 1 6. GAMES WEDNESDAY (Flying V Arena) ...

RP should reset antipoverty goals due to world crisis.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC downturn, which recently pulled the Philippines down to its slowest growth in a decade, will result in the countrys failure to meet its poverty-reduction goal by 2010 and is expected to increase...

Asean aims to strengthen ties with Korea at summit.
May 31, 2009... PRESIDENT MACApagal-Arroyo flew to South Korea yesterday to join heads of governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between Asean and the...

Bahay-bahayan keeps Aeta kids in Bayan-bayanan school.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Lolarga, Contributor THEIR DAYS OF HUNTING AND FORaging in the forests are almost at an end. And 38 Aeta children and their parents have realized that education is the key to survival in the world beyond their mountain homes...

Giants alive on sheer will.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Beth Celis THERE WAS HARDLY ANY INDICA-tion of the harrowing double overtime game between Purefoods and Talk N Text which ended close to 11 p.m. last Friday. Victorious Giants coach Ryan Gregorio entered the press room of the Araneta...

Beware of helpful strangers, and other tips for students.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Tarra Quismundo BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN strangers come up to you offering help of any kind. This was the advice of the Philippine National Police to students waiting to be fetched from schools, strolling inside malls, riding public...

Bitoon, Paragua, Laylo boost Subic Open drive.
May 31, 2009... Standings after seven rounds: 6 pointsE. Ghaem Maghami (Iran); 5.5C. Sandipan (India), Z. Rahman (Bangladesh); 5.0Y. Yu (China), D. Xiu (China), T.H. Dao (Vietnam), C. Deepan (India), N.T. Nguyen (Vietnam), P. Negi (India), S. Megaranto...

RP International tenpin bowling on.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes PRIMING UP FOR BIG INTERNAtional tournaments, the countrys top bowlers swung into action yesterday at the start of the 38th Philippine International tenpin bowling championships at the Paengs Midtown Bowl in Malate....

Capiz execs seek probe of colleague.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Felipe V. Celino, Inquirer Visayas ROXAS CITYTWO MEMBERS OF THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Capiz asked the body to investigate a colleague implicated by a witness to the May 7 murder of the political officer of Rep. Antonio del...

White House chef feasts on Obamas healthy diet.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Ruben V. Nepales, Los Angeles correspondent WASHINGTON, DCUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama likes simple meals with fish, steamed vegetables and brown rice. This and other interesting details were shared by Cristeta Pasia Comerford, the...

Clash of the titans in Shakeys V-League today.
May 31, 2009... W L UST 4 0 SSC-R 4 0 FEU 2 2 AdU 1 2 USJ-R 0 3 USLS 0 4 GAMES TODAY (Flying V Arena) 2 p.m.Adamson vs USJ-R 4 p.m.San Sebastian vs UST UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS AND San Sebastian dispute the top seeding in...

Computer crash was GSIS fault, says contractor.
May 31, 2009... A TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTOR THREATened with a lawsuit by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for the malfunctioning of its computer database has tossed the blame back to the government pension fund. Questronix Corp., which supplied the...

Freedom to find out.
May 31, 2009... IT HAS BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE THE RIGHT TO information was enshrined in our Constitution. The Bill of Rights, specifically Article III, Sec. 7 states: The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized....

Palace leaders woo FVR.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Alcuin Papa, Michael Lim Ubac and Philip C. Tubeza LIKE PENITENT YOUNGSTERS EAGER TO APPEASE AFTER causing a revered parent great vexation and annoyance, ruling party leaders yesterday were all over themselves attempting to mollify...

Giants, Realtors slight picks.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Musong R. Castillo GAMES TODAY (Araneta Coliseum) 4 p.m.Burger King vs Sta. Lucia 6:30 p.m.Rain or Shine vs Purefoods PUREFOODS, FRESH FROM SURviving a classic contest, takes on Rain or Shine at the start of their...

Jobless DH in HK returns P2.1 million.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Blanche S. Rivera, Correspondent HONG KONGEVery night in Yuen Long, a far-off area in the New Territories, she rummages through garbage bins for soda cans, cardboard boxes and other recyclables that can earn her HK$38 (P228) on a nice...

House of hope for mentally ill.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Ma. Cecilia Rodriguez, Cagayan de Oro City WITH HER PARCHED HANDS CLUTCHING THE THIN STEEL BARS separating the female ward from the receiving area, Arlene murmured her personal hopes and let out a soft cry. For six years now,...

Unfair treatment of Filipino veterans continues.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Lourdes Santos Tancinco A LETTER RECEIVED FROM A Filipino World War II veteran-reader raises a major concern regarding the denials of many claims for lump sum benefit. He filed for lump sum benefit of $15,000 as a US citizen veteran...

A beautiful but lost tradition.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Isagani A. Cruz THIS LAST DAY OF THE MERRY MONTH OF May, I recall one of the most beautiful traditions of our country that is now practically dead, or moribund, at least in the more sophisticated areas of Metro Manila. I refer to the...

Japanese to help RP addicts recover.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Nina Catherine Calleja JAPANESE AGENCIES AND A Filipino nongovernment organization have launched a three-year program to beef up drug rehabilitation efforts in Metro Manilas poor communities. The Japan International Cooperation...

Kapatiran presidential bet: Let it not be said that no one dared.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Robert Gonzaga, Inquirer Central Luzon OLONGAPO CITYANG KAPATIRAN Partys presidential nominee is, in his own words, a simple man with a moral duty. Win or lose, I will make an impact, declared the 39-year-old John Carlos JC delos...

Old houses of Malabon.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Beverly T. Natividad FLOOD IS THE image one immediately associates with Malabon. Yet, the city boasts of a glorious past etched in its old houses. A small group composed of people from the Museum Foundation, curious travelers, and...

National baseball stars out of Series V.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes GAMES TODAY (Rizal Ballpark) 8 a.m.Alabang vs Marikina (jrs) 10:30 a.m.Cebu vs Dumaguete (after 2nd game Cebu vs Manila, if necessary) 2 p.m.Cagayan vs Quezon City BASEBALL PHILIPPINES...

1 firm left after bidder backs out.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Kristine L. Alave THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN JOINT VENTURE OF AMA Group Holdings and Election Systems and Software Inc. (ES&S) yesterday backed out of the bidding for the P11-billion poll automation contract, leaving the consortium of...

Govt accepts OFW presence in risky areas.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Vincent Cabreza, Inquirer Northern Luzon BAGUIO CITYThe government has virtually acknowledged helplessness in stopping the flight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to countries where deployment is banned because of conflicts or...

Alternative power.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD THE STORY IS TOLD ABOUT A PATIENT WHO was given a tablet for his illness. Before he took the tablet, he started cutting the sides of the tablet. When asked why, he replied, To avoid side effects. *** In...

Palace: Palaka to leapfrog over opposition to victory.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Alcuin Papa and Michael Lim Ubac A FROG, BY ANY OTHER NAME, IS STILL A FROG. While opposition Sen. Manuel Roxas II has suggested that the merged Lakas-Kampi-CMD party be called Partidong Lakas at Kampi or Palaka (frog) for short,...

Pampanga is backdrop, playground of ideas for Cannes best.
May 31, 2009... THE HISTORIC PROVINCE OF PAMpanga often figures as the landscape and playground for the over-the-top ideas of Cannes Film Festival award-winning director Brillante Dante Mendoza. Mendoza, who was born and raised in the small barrio of San...

No-proc nightmares.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Artemio V. Panganiban SOMETIME AGO, COMELEC CHAIR JOSE A. R. Melo confessed his nightmare of a failure of elections due to possible automation glitches and sabotage. With the Lakas-Kampi now merged, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assures...

The morality of Sen. Bong Revilla.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Patricia Evangelista ACTOR RAMON BONG REVILLA JR.STAR of ALYAS Pogi (1990) Alyas Pogi 2 (1992) and Alyas Pogi: The Return (1999)has a penchant for roles that demand bandanas, screaming half-naked females and paint-by-number tattoos....

More Pinays to join UN peacekeepers.
May 31, 2009... THE PHILIPPINES WILL DEPLOY MORE women to United Nations peacekeeping missions given this years UN theme of greater involvement by women in such efforts, Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo said. Filipino peacekeepers are recognized by the...

Protesters at Noli speech released.
May 31, 2009... SEVEN ACTIVISTS arrested for staging a protest during a visit by Vice President Noli de Castro to Muntinlupa City were freed on Saturday after posting bail at the Muntinlupa prosecutors office. Roy Velez, chair of militant group Bagong...

Pulpul gains semis.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas THERES NO SHORTAGE OF AUSPIcious performances from Filipinos in the Philippine Open 10-Ball Pool Championships. Demosthenes Pulpul remained perfect in five games and barged into the semifinals yesterday even as...

Right of reply bill to cover bloggers, texterssolon.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Philip C. Tubeza THE CONTROVERSIAL RIGHT of reply bill will not only affect print and broadcast media but it could lead to Internet censorship because it also covers bloggers, texters and even iPod users, a party-list lawmaker warned...

A passion project and a passionate cause.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David PASSION PROJECTS IS HOW DOCUMENTARY filmmaker Ditsi Carolino describes her body of work. Her films range from Minsan Lang Sila Bata (They Are Children Only Once), her first project that dealt with child labor, to...

Titans near title.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas GAMES TUESDAY (Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig) 3 p.m.Pharex vs Oracle Residences AN ORACLE RESIDENCES BACKcourt trio in the shadow of Mark Barroca all tournament long stood out yesterday as the Titans dominated the...

Protect plan holders money.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Evangeline Crisostomo-Escobillo WE KNOW THAT EDUcation and pension preneed plans are akin to insurance endowment plans. These were packaged by former insurance marketing executives to look like a trust product so as to be regulated by...

Growth and decline of preneed industry.
May 31, 2009... PRENEED PLANS ARE contracts that provide for future services or payment of money at the time of actual need. They are education, pension and memorial plans. The preneed business in the country began in 1966 with the establishment of Pacific...

Health is wealth takes on whole new meaning.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Karen Lapitan, Inquirer Southern Luzon LOS BANOS, LAGUNA Health buffs are in for a treat when they swing by a new dining place here. Herb Republic, which opened on April 22 in time for Earth Day, is a restaurant concerned not only...

From class dunce to world-class neurosurgeon: A story of empowerment.
May 31, 2009... Byline: John C. Maxwell BEN CARSON VIVIDLY REmembers a playground conversation during which his fifth grade schoolmates selected him as the dumbest kid in their grade. In fact, after some debate, his classmates decided he was probably the...

One artists labor bears fruit.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Karen Lapitan, Inquirer Southern Luzon IMUS, CAVITEART connoisseur Roberto Castaneda wanted to promote Filipino culture in a different way when he thought of putting up a business in 2000. While most art and culture advocates make...

Pasalubong center rises in Pangasinan.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Gabriel Cardinoza, Inquirer Northern Luzon ROSALES, PANGASINANTHERES now a place where all Pangasinan products can be found and bought. Its called Pangasinan Pasalubong Center and its strategically located at Barangay Carmen East...

Nostalgic ferry trip along the Pasig.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Jake Ramirez, Contributor QUESTION. WHAT DO MANILA and Paris have in common? Steel landmarks both designed by Monsieur Gustave Eiffel. The man behind Paris landmark tower also designed two of Manilas well-known steel edifices, San...

A vacation from ones self.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Margie David Collins, Contributor LONDONWHAT IS IT ABOUT foreign vacations that they can leave you more stressed than if you had just stayed at home? Imagine: packing entire wardrobes and a medicine cabinet into a regulation-size...

Waiting for Cocoa.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Katrina Yap-Sotto, Contributor THE LAST TIME I SAW OUR six-year-old dog Cocoa was on March 7. My husband and I had brought our then two-month-old son to my parents house in Paranaque for a visit. We were about to board the car when...

Is it possible to excel in work and studies at the same time?
May 31, 2009... Byline: Emily A. Marcelo HI EMILY, I am 27, single and employed in the retail industry as a warehouse assistant. My dilemma started early this year. I took the entrance exam for law in a university in our province. Then, I was offered a...

Think before you click on the Hayden Kho quiz.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Bianca Consunji, Contributor WHEN Facebook changed its format a couple of months ago, a feature users initially quibbled about was the increased prominence of Facebook quizzes and their results published on the news feed. At first,...

The Swiss who turned into a Filipino artist.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Constantino C. Tejero LIKE THE RENAIS-sance goldsmith Cellini, jeweler Hans Brumann has found a way to elevate his craft to high art: He turns to sculpture. Of Swiss descent, Brumann came to the Philippines in 1967 on a job offer...

Foundation holds fundraising Santacruzan.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Jaime Picornell THE CLOTHES FOR LIFE FOUNDATION counts with a large group of Cebus top designers. For almost a decade now, they have been involved with a grand Santacruzan. It is a showcase as much for Filipiniana as for...

Shelter welcomes unwed mothers and abandoned babies.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Josephine Darang HOSPITALS SADdled with abandoned newly born babies in their nurseries can now call Grace to be Born Ministry in Pasig through Rey Ortega at 0927-501-0605 or Myrna Ortega at 0917-803-9139. The shelter on 53 Dr. Sixto...

Myself as a spectacle on TV.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Tessa Prieto-Valdes SUMMER FASHION IS SIZZLING HOT! And its even hotter when one sees a hundred designer pieces in one sizzling show. To celebrate Metro Magazines 20th anniversary, a monumental fashion show paraded the creations of...

Lessons from Tita Chito.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Marge Enriquez, Contributor THE LATE CONSUELO CHIto Madrigal-Collantes had a magnetism rooted in spunk and maturity. Those close to societys grand dame remember her as a nurturing and giving person, full of wit and wisdom. There...

She wanted people to be productive.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Marge C. Enriquez, Contributor A FEW YEARS AGO, FR. GERARD Deveza, dubbed The Healing Priest, delivered a homily on how the privileged could use their wealth to benefit society. His audience: the affluent parishioners of Santuario de...

Lolit on Hayden: Crocodile tears.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Marinel R. Cruz LOLIT SOLIS IS STAYING ON the warpath for now, even as, she says, Vicki Belo tried to intercede for former boyfriend Hayden Kho in the face of her rage. Solis told Inquirer Entertainment on Thursday that Belo gave...

Sharon, KC lead Star Awards winners.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. THE PHILIPPINE MOVIE Press Club (PMPC) handed out trophies for the Star Awards for Movies, now on its 25th year, at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater of the Ateneo de Manila University on Thursday. It was a night of...

Fil-Am in Spidey directors new film.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELESFIL-AM ACTOR REGGIE Lee has fun as the worlds most sipsip (suck-up) employee in Drag Me to Hell, director Sam Raimis delightful return to the horror genre. It has been a long time since we had laughs and...

Louie Corderos Visceral Art.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Eric S. Caruncho A GIANT throbbing brain, the size of an old-fashioned sugar millstone, dominates artist Louie Corderos studio. Perched atop it are the identical twin figures of two boys, each wearing a green blazer and knee socks and...

Enter the Entrepreneur.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Tina Arceo-Dumlao THE Philippines may have been spared so far from the worst effects of the global economic downturn, but this does not mean that the country wont feel some pain. Already, corporations are hunkering down and keeping...

A Gem of an Idea.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Mio de la Cruz PASSION. Its the one single word, the magic potion, the only possible secret I could think of, to explain success, says Genevieve Lim, founder and CEO of Zagu Foods Corp. Lim was a young bubbly 25-year-old...

Reprising Abba at Fernandos.
May 31, 2009... Byline: Margaux Salcedo IT was impossible to get in. For how many? The White Man bellowed. Three, we replied. I was with Roger and Jessica Rabbit. The list is long. See here, theres a group of 16 and a group of 19. If you want to wait,...

Whats in a (Business) Name?
May 31, 2009... PUSH Through is the name of a clothes and accessories store at the Tutuban Mall in Divisoria. You imagine partners arguing over the business, with one of them yelling above the dinI dont care what you call it, just push through with it! Then...

GMA wants blackout on kidnappings.
May 30, 2009... ZAMBOANGA CITYPRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-Arroyo yesterday asked media to refrain from reporting on kidnapping cases unless these were over. The media responsibility is not to sensationalize, said Ms Arroyo in an interview aired on Radio Mindanao...

For Aetas, struggle for land half-won.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon FLORIDABLANCA, PAMPANgaListing tribal land titles at the Registry of Deeds is a struggle half-won. The other half of the struggleprotecting and defending the indigenous abode from...

AFP to move soldiers from desks to battlefield.
May 30, 2009... IN A BID TO MEET A 2010 DEADLINE TO end the communist insurgency, the military has announced a reduction in the number of soldiers working at headquarters for deployment to to the battlefield. The purpose of the directive from Armed Forces...

Arraignment of lady driver in Amiel case deferred anew.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio THE ARRAIGNMENT OF the lady driver who ran over an Ateneo grade school boy was deferred anew as a Quezon City court has yet to resolve a previous request to have the charges upgraded to homicide. The arraignment of...

Arrested reb suspect anti-nuke activist, says group of youths.
May 30, 2009... CITY OF SAN FERNANDOONE of three suspected rebel leaders arrested by soldiers and policemen in Bataan on Wednesday is a youth leader and an anti-nuclear activist, and not a communist rebel, the chair of the Youth for Nationalism and Democracy...

Bombers end Warriors run.
May 30, 2009... JOSE RIZAL U DEALT UNIVERSITY OF the East its first setback, 68-64, and assured itself of a quarterfinal slot yesterday in the FilOil-Flying V Pre-Season MVP Cup at the Flying V Arena in San Juan. Versatile big man JR Sena returned from a...

Connecting two worlds.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Felipe B. Alfonso OVER 30 YEARS AGO, IN HIS SEMINAL WORK The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits, Milton Friedman argued that business corporations had no responsibilities other than to maximize profits for...

Chang crushes De Luna.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas CHINESE-TAIPEI ACE CHANG PEI-wei crushed top Filipino hope Jeff De Luna, 9-2, yesterday and became the first player to advance to the last eight of the winners bracket in the Philippine Open 10-Ball Pool Championships...

Run for education and school reform.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Butch Hernandez THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ARE JUST A year away, and the Philippines is being asked to dance again. Whether its the cha-cha or the rigodon, only time and political vagaries will tell. Presidential aspirants will vie...

Davao Sur cop charged with summary execution.
May 30, 2009... DIGOS CITYA DAVAO DEL SUR POLICE officer was charged with the murder of a drug suspect, reinforcing suspicions that the summary executions of suspected criminals in the province had police blessings. The Criminal Investigation and Detection...

DepEd wary of sex video in students cell phones.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. WORRIED THE SEX video craze sweeping the country may find its way into the cell phones of students, the Department of Edu- cation (DepEd) has banned the use of cell phones during classes. Uh, what about...

Party of lightweights.
May 30, 2009... THERE WAS NOTHING TO GET ANYONE EXCITED about the merger last Thursday of the two administration parties, Lakas-CMD and Kampi. That was a mere formality for the two political groups that have always been at the beck and call of Malacanang. In...

Got complaints vs erring cops? Dont call 117.
May 30, 2009... IF YOU HAVE COMPLAINTS against erring or irritating policemen, dont call police hotline 117 as somebodys life might be in danger, a police official told the public. Chief Supt. Roberto Rosales, National Capital Region Police regional director...

Group keeps watch on P25M DepEd purchase.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Kit Bagaipo, Inquirer Visayas TAGBILARAN CITYAN ANtigraft group has teamed up with the Department of Education (DepEd) to keep corruption as far away as possible from a DepEd project to buy P25 million worth of furniture for public...

Guard dragged, run over by truck.
May 30, 2009... A BICYCLE-RIDING SECURITY guard was killed after he was accidentally dragged then run over by a 10-wheeler truck before dawn yesterday in Manila. Joseph Cordero, detailed with the Perpetual Help College in Manila, was crushed to death by the...

Hoax text message on flu seen as bid to sow panic.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon CITY OF SAN FERNANDOA DEPARTMENT of Health official described as a hoax a text message claiming that a confirmed case of Influenza A(H1N1) in Angeles City has been taken to the Jose B. Lingad...

Increase in copra costs encouraging for farmers.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Joey Gabieta, Inquirer Visayas TACLOBAN CITYCOPRA prices started to increase in Eastern Visayas, providing good news to coconut farmers. Rosa Coritana, 70, whose family depends largely on selling copra for income, said the...

Katrina sues Haydens mother for libel.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio and Tarra Quismundo AFTER ATTENDING AN EMOTIONALLY charged hearing at the Senate the other day, actress Katrina Halili yesterday rolled up her sleeves and appeared bent on refurbishing an image she said had been...

Killing spurs Tumandok call to own land.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Roxas City THE LARGE AIR-conditioned hall adorned with chandeliers echoed with the tinkling of brass ornaments, anklets and bangles as Mira Gigodas, Ailyn Catamen and Julieta David entered the room. In their...

The great popularity of chess.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Mahar Mangahas THIS PIECE IS INSPIRED BY FLORENCIO B. Campomanes, honorary president of the World Chess Federation, whom I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time a few days ago in Baguio. We met through mutual friend Ed de...

Makati cleans roads for school opening.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Allison W. Lopez THE MAKATI CITY GOVERNment has ordered the clearing of major roads and sidewalks to ensure the safety of students as classes begin on Monday. Department of Environmental Services (DES) chief Danilo Villas said the...

Opposition: Its merger of trapos; it is a Palaka.
May 30, 2009... Byline: Michael Lim Ubac KOKAK. That one word captures the oppositions reaction to the so-called marriage of the two biggest political parties in the country. The opposition also said the political union would not translate into votes to...