Billions for PR and unliquidated millions: PCSO mess gets messierMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:50AMBillions of pesos spent on public relations and advertisements, including a television program that Senator Jinggoy Estrada said hardly anyone watched, and millions more, given to lawmakers and to the Philippine National Police, that remains unaccounted for.
Much to do in CebuTuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 10:13PMFilipinos almost everywhere will tell you that Cebu is an ideal alternative to the frenzy of Manila for shopping, vacations, business and plain good fun. Thatâs not to say that the city itself is n .....
P/$ rate stands at P43.66/$1Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 1:39PM MANILA, Philippines — The peso exchange rate stands at P43.66 to the US dollar, the closing rate last Friday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx). The weighted average rate stands at P43.606. Mazda sales up 9 percent
Ricky Reyes clears the air, denies rumors about failing healthSaturday, June 4, 2011 @ 7:54PM MANILA, Philippines -- We had breakfast with one of our favorite people in the world, Mother Ricky Reyes last week and we inevitably got to talk about this vicious rumor about his alleged poor state of health. Previous buzz said that the beauty guru is now in dire need of financial assistance because of his sickness, thus his numerous property are for sale.
Reappearance of Rhodacmea filosa, a snail presumed extinct for more than 60 yearsFriday, June 3, 2011 @ 11:48PMRhodacmea filosa Image Credit: sciencedaily.com In a tributary of the heavily dammed Coosa River in Alabama’s Mobile River Basin, a freshwater limpet or snail known as Rhodacmea filosa, said to be last seen more than 60 years ago and presumed extinct, has been rediscovered, as reported by the Science Daily, June 2, 2011. Report mentioned that the major [...]
House bill seeks to raise funds thru sale of plastic bagsMonday, May 30, 2011 @ 12:28AMBy Marjorie GorospeQUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA— A bill filed in Congress aims to raise funds to curb pollution in the country from fees collected thru the sale of plastic bags.House Bill 4462, authored by Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA-partylist) Representative Mark Aeron Sambar, mandates that fees shall be remitted to the government through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...
Impeached Philippine ombudsman resigns amid complaints she protected corrupt officialsFriday, April 29, 2011 @ 3:24AMMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' chief anti-graft prosecutor, long suspected of protecting former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her family from prosecution for corruption, resigned on Friday a month after she was impeached by Congress.
Complaint alleges ex-President Arroyo misused $12.8M in Filipino workers' fundsTuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 5:52AMMANILA, Philippines - A complaint filed Tuesday alleges former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo plundered an overseas workers' fund to boost her 2004 election campaign.
Palace on Bolante graft raps: 'Too little too late'Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ 2:35AMMANILA, Philippines Malacañang has downplayed the Ombudsman's order to file plunder charges against former...