"At least two groups of Filipino-Indians are battling for control over the richest, oldest and largest congregation of Punjabis here, the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Paco, Manila. A ranking member has been killed in the turf war for supremacy in the predominantly...
Are journalists meant to be shut up and finally killed? The past maybe the past, but they are bound to be repeated if they are ignored. It is time to look into journalist killings all over again, perchance there is any hope for change. "Are journalists meant to be shut up...
If you are one who has frequently traveled in the Philipines specially in the Metro Manila area, I'm quite sure that you have encountered the "kontrata" drivers (drivers who don't use the taxi meter). This is one...
It’s been 9 months had past since the tragic fire rushed every little houses of a small barangay at Quezon City. It was Decemeber 13, 2007, evening at around 9 to10 pm, 12 days before Christmas. The residents...
How do we define a king maker? What are its role? This article dig deeply into the power structure of a religious group which boasts of its bloc voting powers, peddling this power for politicians who are themselves...
"Convergys posted $716.4 million in first quarter revenues. Customer management is the biggest revenue driver accounting for $476 million. Worldwide, Convergys operates more than 75,000 workers in 85 contact centers....
A bomb exploded in a packed bus in Philipines and killed more than 4 passengers. " Four people were killed and more than a dozen injured Monday when a bomb ripped through a passenger bus in the southern Philippines, the police said. The Davao Metro Shuttle bus was parked...
Can we really change a country's name in this times of globalization? Is it really high time for the Philippines to change name? What do you think? "If Ceylon could be changed to Sri Lanka, Mongolia to Ulan Bator, Siam to Thailand, Leningrad to St. Petersburg, Peking to...
This article is the profile a man who claimed he was raped. But what really is the truth?" The common denominator to Puto and the INC is that they have the same enemy – Eliseo Fernando Soriano – the walking bible who readily says a mouthful about religions he...
"MANILA -- Thousands of troops backed by air and artillery fire have captured 15 strongholds of the Moro rebels in the southern Philippines after five days of intense fighting, officials said Monday. More than 272,000 villagers have also fled their homes due to the ongoing...
" MANILA - The United States will provide an additional $100,000 in relief aid to 31,000 displaced families in strife-torn Mindanao provinces, the US embassy in Manila said Friday. The amount is in addition to...
"MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday said her administration is still committed to pursue peace as they are not waging a war against the Muslim community. "These recent developments in the south lead to a change in the basic premise of our peace efforts....
"MANILA -- Triggered by attacks in certain areas in Mindanao, the Philippine government will no longer sign the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Press Secretary Jesus Dureza made the...
Manila, Philippines – A media man resorting to short cut methods of hitting an enemy drops the name of the International Police Commission (Interpol) to make it appear that his enemy is on the run and to alert the Interpol. Alfred P. Dalizon, writing in World News...
" President Gloria Arroyo will lead the country in remembering the 25th death anniversary of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, even as his family is upset with the decision to move the date of the holiday.