Philippine promotion to attract Johoreans to its tourism sites The Star | zaza@thestar.com.my | JOHOR BARU: The Philippine Tourism Department wants to work closely with Johor-based travel and tour agents to promote the country to Johoreans. | PTD assistant secretary and head (team Japan, Middle East and Asia Pacific) Benito C. Bengzon Jr said the department planned to o...
Philippine health chief, church fight over condoms Wtop By TERESA CEROJANO | Associated Press Writer | MANILA, Philippines (AP) - On Valentine's Day, Philippine government health workers hit the streets of Manila to hand out roses and condoms to passers-by. | The message was clear in a country with a relatively small but rapidly growing HIV-positive popu...
New Philippine military chief vows to support fair elections m&c | Manila - The new military chief of the Philippines on Wednesday said he would work toward safe, free and fair voting in May's national elections amid fears that his appointment was part of a plot to disrupt the crucial polls. | General Delfin Bangi...
Pacquiao a legend in Philippines, beyond Houston Chronicle | FORT WORTH - For years, Manny Pacquiao has possessed the ability to paralyze a nation, to freeze 96 million Filipino citizens and hypnotize them with every punch. | Yet, his influence grows. | He forced Oscar de la Hoya to quit. | He destroyed Rick...
Philippine promotion to attract Johoreans to its tourism sites The Star | zaza@thestar.com.my | JOHOR BARU: The Philippine Tourism Department wants to work closely with Johor-based travel and tour agents to promote the country to Johoreans. | PTD assistant secretary and head (team Japan, Middle East and Asia Pacific) Ben...
Philippines: Protect Witnesses to Maguindanao Massacre Human Rights | (New York) - Philippine authorities should act swiftly to protect eyewitnesses to the November 2009 massacre of at least 57 people in Maguindanao province on Mindanao, and to protect their families as well, Human Rights Watch said today. | Concerns...
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For Philippine Rebels, Election Is a Cash Cow The New York Times | MANILA — Communist guerrillas are expected to extort more money from politicians before national elections scheduled for May 10, the Philippine military said Sunday. | In a...
11 Soldiers Die in Philippines Clash The New York Times | MANILA — Eleven soldiers were killed and several others were wounded Saturday in a firefight with Communist guerrillas in a province south of Manila, Philippine Army offici...
Communist Rebels Kill 11 Philippine Soldiers The New York Times | Filed at 8:04 a.m. ET | MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Communist rebels ambushed a Philippine army platoon south of Manila on Saturday, killing at least 11 soldiers and wounding sev...
Philippine health chief, church fight over condoms Syracuse | (AP) - MANILA, Philippines - On Valentine's Day, Philippine government health workers hit the streets of Manila to hand out roses and condoms to passers-by. | The message was clear in a country with a relatively small but rapidly growing HIV-positi...
JEFF POWELL'S BOXING COLUMN: Manny Pacquiao is the only thing to leave Floyd Mayweather lost ... The Daily Mail | Cowed: Mayweather has been extraordinarily quiet on the subject of Manny Pacquiao | The fastest mouth in the West since the Louisville Lip - otherwise known as Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali - was operating at full volume has fallen strangely silent on the subject closest to his ego. | Maybe it has something to do with the libel action brought by ...
Meralco seeks to spread hike in generation charge GMA nixes DoF veto recommendation --> Malaya BY JOHN POQUIZ | The Manila Electric Co. yesterday asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to allow it to cut its additional generation charge of P1.8298 by 44.46 centavos to spare consumers from a sharp spike in their March billings. | Meralco also asked that it be allowed to recover the 44.46-centavo cut in six months starting April or around 7 ce...
