'Santi' (Mirinae) moves further away from RP, at least 13 killed

Typhoon Mirinae, locally named Santi, with packing winds of 150 kilometers (93 miles) per hour, is expected to exit Luzon into China Sea later on Saturday, Oct. 31, when people visit cemeteries paying...

Typhoon 'Ramil' (Lupit) Treatens Central and Northern Luzon again

ARE WE READY NOW?  Typhoon Ramil (Lupit) has started shifting its course... now heading north slowly, possible to turn West today as the treat to Northern Luzon returns...Officials told residents still...

TYPHOON PEPENG (PARMA) MOVING TOWARDS N. LUZON

Now that 'Pepeng' is in the country, What will happened to us? one of my 'Kabayan' told me this morning during our breakfast... I told him to stay calm and pray, that the Philippines would be spared again from...

GREENPEACE: Thai Rice Region Is Endangered?

Rice it is the grain that has shaped the cultures, diets, and economies of billions of people in Asia. Like the Thai's people... Rice is the staple food since ancient time, they depend from glutinous to...

Countdown: Pacquiao Vs Cotto In Las Vegas

Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king, after beating Oscar De La Hoya in 2008 and knocking out Britains Ricky Hatton in May, will face Cotto, 34-1 with 27 knockouts, on November 14 in...

St. Louis actor Mickey Carroll dies at 89

Mickey Carroll, was an American actor, from St. Louis, and the most famous munchkin, in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). He grew up in St. Louis and made it to Hollywood to play the role as one...

Muro Ami (reef-hunters) An illegal fishing practice...

Our islands, The Philippines, is surrounded by blue seas, fertile mangroves and enchanting coral reefs...  Out of a Philippine population of 80 million, the roughly 25 million fisher folk are among the...

Dance with 'Balugas' (The Indigenous Peoples)

The Philippines’ aboriginal inhabitants called the Aetas or Negritos locally known as the "balugas" are nomads, scattered among the isolated mountainous parts of central Luzon. They are thought to be the earliest...

Philippine tourist traffic up despite global crisis-- DOT

With DOT's target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year and five million by 2010, the industry must expand total capacity in terms of physical infrastructure, room accommodations and manpower... "Local...

Marine experts to search for Rockaway Beach whale

Natures Humpback Whales is a baleen whale and a rorqual whale that sings amazing songs... Known for its long, and unusual water acrobatics, the Humpback whale is perhaps the most interesting and best-studied of...

Easter in the Philippines: 'A celebration of Faith'

Easter is the greatest holiday in Christian Calendar,  marking the rebirth of Jesus Christ  and the renewal of Christian Faith... Filipinos go to church together as soon as sunrise hits...

SHOWDOWN IN LAS VEGAS (May 02) Pacquiao Stopped Hatton By TKO

LATEST NEWS! The 'Pacman' destroys The 'Hitman' in the 2nd round... "The Pambansang Kamao" did it again!Before the fight, Pacquiao told a group of Filipino newsmen, that "He is ready, My body is ready..." and...

Sri Lankan hostage is now in the hands of Abu Sayyaf

A Sri Lankan peace activist abducted in the troubled southern Philippinnes is now in the hands of Abu Sayyaf rebels, police sain on Sunday. Umar Jaleel, a 34-year old and member of the Nonviolent...

DENMARK: WHAT A SHAME - WHAT DOES THE EU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS?

"UPDATED On December 1, 2008, Faroese chief medical officers announced  that pilot whale meat contains too much mercury, PCBs and DDT derivatives to be safe for human consumption." On a group of islands...

18 Pinoy seamen kidnap by Somali pirates for 71days finally home

Eighteen Filipino seamen from the Maltese-flagged MV Centauri who were held captive by Somali pirates  in the high seas for 71 days finally came home yesterday afternoon, in time to be with their families for...