Sinatra's song often strikes deadly chord in Philippines Seattle Times | GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - After a day of barbering, Rodolfo Gregorio went to his neighborhood karaoke bar. Putting aside his glass of Red Horse Extra Strong beer, he grasped a microphone and briefly stilled the room with the Platters' "My Prayer." | Next, he belted out crowd-pleasers by Tom Jo...
Philippine Airlines adding flights for Chinese New Year China Daily | MANILA: Philippine Airlines will increase flights to cater to rising demand from travelers during the lunar Chinese New Year, which falls on February 14 this year. | The airlines will arrange a special charter flight, A320, from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, to Kalibo, ga...
Sinatra's song often strikes deadly chord in Philippines Seattle Times | GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - After a day of barbering, Rodolfo Gregorio went to his neighborhood karaoke bar. Putting aside his glass of Red Horse Extra Strong beer, he grasped a microphone and briefly stilled the room with the Platters' "My Praye...
3 Indians killed in road accident in northern Philippines Syracuse | (AP) - MANILA, Philippines - Police say three Indians have died and four Filipinos were injured when a pickup truck smashed onto a passenger bus in the northern Philippines. | Superintendent Baltazar Israel says Indian nationals Kumas Sandeep, Sang...
Killer mall or killer corruption figured in the Ketsana death toll in the Philippines? Newsvine | TYPHOON Ondoy (Ketsana) that struck the Philippines' capital region in late September 2009 with the "record amount of rainfall" officially left more than 300 people dead and nearly P9 billion in total damages to agriculture and infrastructure. The ...
Experience New Zealand at Sofitel Philippine Plaza The Daily Tribune | 02/03/2010 | Wide, open spaces; green, lolling mountains; farm-fresh produce; cool climate — these are the images of New Zealand in many people’s minds. | This week, experience New Zealand and what the place can offer from Feb. 1 to 7 at the Sofite...
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Philippines accuses rebels of massive extortion Syracuse | (AP) - MANILA, Philippines - Communist guerrillas in the Philippines have collected more than 1 billion pesos ($22 million) through extortion in the past 13 years and plan to squ...
Philippines Panel Clears Estrada Election Bid The New York Times | MANILA - The Philippines election commission cleared the way Wednesday for the former president Joseph Estrada to run for the presidency a second time. | The commission dismissed...
Bid to make Metro Manila `clean and green' starts Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has started dismounting tarpaulins, mostly campaign posters and advertisements, along major thoroughfares as par...
Manila Hotel gets its sexy back Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—For a long while there, the Grand Dame let herself go. | The historic Manila Hotel, which hosted such familiar names as General Douglas MacArthur, the Beatles and His Royal Highness Prince Charles, did not invest enough in the d...
Philippine court jails gunman of slain journalist The Star | MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine court sentenced to life imprisonment an unemployed man it found guilty for the 2005 murder of a radio commentator on the southern island of Mindanao, a media watchdog said on Friday. | It was only the sixth convictio...
Show suspension unfair—ABS-CBN Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—ABS-CBN is questioning the 20-day suspension imposed on the program 'Showtime' by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. | The new show had 'no history of violation,' Kapamilya chief counsel Maximillian Uy said, and the board had been 'cavalier in its exercise of this extraordinary power.' | On Jan. 11, the ...
Campaign starts at Plaza Miranda The Daily Tribune | MR. EXPOSE | 02/09/2010 | The official campaign period for national candidates starts today with the traditional proclamation rally. The venues are: Joseph “Erap” Estrada-Jojo Binay at Plaza Miranda, Manila with Mayor Lito Atienza. The Noynoy Aquino-Mar Roxas team at Concepcion, Tarlac which covers part of Hacienda Luisita. Manny Villar-Loren Leg...
