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  • Palace No new conditions from Taiwan

    Taiwan did not issue new conditions that could delay the Philippine government's probe on the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman last May 9, a Palace official said Sunday.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Justice chief Leila de Lima informed her that Taiwan and the Philippines are only "firming up certain detail of the visit by both sides." Valte, however, ...

  • Philippine official urges China to be responsible and positive force

    Warning that escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) "could lead to conflict," Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario urged China at a foreign policy forum in Tokyo to act responsibly instead of resorting to aggression in the wake of its its rapid rise as an economic and military power in the Asia-Pacific. In his speech at the Tokyo forum on Thursday, ...

  • Palace No problem with FOI bill reintroduced in Congress

    Malacañang on Sunday said it has no problem with the reported plan of some lawmakers to re-introduce the Freedom of Information bill in the 16th Congress.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Palace is even heartened that some of its inputs had been considered in some versions of the bill."Wala tayong problema diyan," she said on government-run dzRB radio when ...

  • Before Dan Brown’s ‘gates of hell’ the lustful Filipino rooster

    Metro Manila Development Authority Chief Francis Tolentino is being ridiculed for writing a letter to Dan Brown, criticizing the bestselling author's depiction of Manila in his novel, "Inferno," as the "gates of ...

  • US concerned over Philippines killing of Taiwanese fisherman

    WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday expressed concern about the increasing tensions between the Philippines and China's Taiwan following last week's fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard. At a news briefing, the State Department's acting deputy spokesman Patric Ventrell also urged the two sides to take "all ...

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In America

In America

There are so many ways in which Jim Sheridans In America could have gone wrong. The intensely personal story of an Irish immigrant family trying to make it in New York City against all odds, it has all the elements of sappy sentimentalism, including a third act that takes place almost entirely inside a hospital and features not just one main character dying, but two others who are, at vari ... ...

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  • Philippine troops on high alert for Abu Sayyaf retaliatory attacks

    Security in the southern Philippine province of Sulu have been placed on heightened alert Sunday for possible retaliatory attacks of Muslim terrorist group Abu Sayyaf as the death toll in the fierce gun battle between Marines and the radical group reached 12.The troops were pursuing the militants and a retaliatory attack may occur as the Abu Sayyaf suffered severe casualties during an encounter ...

  • USS Guardian probe 90 done report expected this week

    The Philippine Coast Guard expects to submit this week its report on the Jan. 17 grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian at Tubbataha Reef.Coast Guard commandant Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena expects to submit the report to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, radio dzBB reported Sunday.The report said the Coast Guard its report is now 90 percent done and once it is submitted to Abaya ...

  • DOLE appoints 103 labor law compliance officers

    The Department of Labor and Employment has appointed 103 labor law compliance officers to monitor companies' compliance with labor laws.DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the 103 are part of the 372 new LLCOs whose positions were provided for by President Benigno Aquino."This program signals our shift from pure regulation to voluntary compliance with labor laws and regulations ...

  • Report UNESCO eyes Tubbataha as particularly sensitive area

    Following two grounding incidents on Tubbataha Reef this year, an agency of the United Nations is proposing making the area a "particularly sensitive sea area" (PSSA), a status that would bar large vessels from getting near the area.A report on state-run Philippines News Agency said the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's proposal stemmed from the groundings of ...

  • Filipino Communitys Family Day 2013

    Bandar Seri Begawan - In support of the Brunei government's family day programme, and as one of the pre-Philippine Independence day activities, the Filipino Association in Brunei (FAB) in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy and LBC Mabuhay will be holding a Filipino CommunityLBC family day 2013 at the Pusat Belia in Bandar Seri Begawan today from 7am to 12 ...

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