MANILA, Philippines – After three months of deployment in the Golan Heights under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), members of the 5thPhilippine Contingent were given UN Medals in recognition of their valuable service in the region. The awarding of medals is a token of appreciation from the UN for the contingent’s contribution to [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang denied yesterday a report that Chinese students set to enroll at the Palawan State University decided to back out upon the advice of their government. According to deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, they had confirmed with PSU president Jeter Servañez Sespeñe that the “students did not pull out.” A report earlier [...]
MANILA, Philippines – The standoff at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal is more of a maritime and environment concern that can be resolved through diplomatic measures, not by a shooting war, a top defense official said yesterday. Department of National Defense (DND) spokesman Peter Galvez said war is not among the options considered by the government. [...]
CEBU CITY , Philippines – Actress and talent manager Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez transferred her voter’s registration from Quezon City to Barangay Zapatera here on Friday, a move that would qualify her as a candidate for Cebu City north district representative if she accepts the offer of her cousin, Mayor Michael Rama, to run in next year’s [...]
MANILA, Philippines — Bishop Jesse Mercado will celebrate a high mass at 6 p.m. at the Ascension of Our Lord Parish in Sucat, Parañaque City in observance of Ascension Sunday, which commemorates the bodily ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven, 40 days after His Resurrection. A feast mass will also be celebrated at 10 a.m. [...]
MANILA, Philippines — Amid protests against her upcoming concert, Lady Gaga’s local promoters decided to fly the Grammy Award winning singer to a more secluded area of Manila’s airport – away from the prying eyes of the media Saturday. Unlike Lady Gaga’s previous visit to the country when she took a commercial flight for a [...]
TAIPEI – Prospects are bright that more Filipinos will find jobs in Taiwan following the reelection of Ma Ying-jeou as president of Taiwan. Chairman Amadeo Perez of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MeCO) gave the optimistic forecast ahead of Ma’s oathtaking today here after winning a new mandate in the elections last January. Perez [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III yesterday downplayed the account given by a Panamanian embassy official of an alleged rape case filed against him by a Filipina, saying his story did not prove that the rape never happened. Sotto slammed the claims made by Erick Bairnals Shcks that he had consensual sex [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Win or lose, the House of Representatives will honor Jessica Sanchez, the first Filipino-American contestant to make it to the final two of the hit US talent competition “American Idol,” Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said yesterday. “We don’t have to wait for her to be crowned ‘American Idol’ for us to honor [...]
MANILA, Philippines – The Pasay City government will deploy personnel to monitor the two-day show of US pop star Lady Gaga at the SM Mall of Asia Arena next week to ensure that rules stipulated in the concert permit will be observed. Mayor Antonino Calixto said the move was in res-ponse to a warning raised in a [...]