World’s longest Christmas season begins

By Karen Flores – Christmas, a holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, is “the most wonderful time of the year,” as an old song goes. [Continue reading...]

By Karen Flores – Christmas, a holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, is “the most wonderful time of the year,” as an old song goes. [Continue reading...]

By Jam L. Sisante - More than 62,000 dengue cases have been reported in the country in the first eight months of the year, nearly double from the same period last year. But the Department of Health said the number is expected to go down in the coming months. [Continue reading...]

By Ma. Rosanna Mina – The killing of 2 Filipinos in China in 2005 is the subject of e-mails, blogs and online forums amid Hong Kong’s sorrow and rage over the Manila bus siege which claimed the lives of 8 Hong Kong tourists last August 23. [Continue reading...]

By Butch del Castillo - According to a Newsweek survey, the best country in the world is a small, cold place in Europe called Finland. It is the “best,” that is, in terms of providing people a sense of national well-being based on the following criteria—education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness and political environment. [Continue reading...]

The website of the government’s main information agency, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), was hacked by a user named “7z1.” An error message was displayed whenever a user tried to enter PIA’s website. Search engine Google showed the word “HACKED BY 7z1″ under the title Philippine Information Agency. The agency’s website was eventually restored Sunday evening. [Continue reading...]

By Ging Reyes – A number of Filipinos came to the Earl Warren Building in San Francisco to show support for their kababayan, Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, at the confirmation hearing of the State Commission on Judicial Appointments. [Continue reading...]

Ever imagine five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber playing side by side at the post with two of the greatest big men in PBA history in Alvin Patrimonio and Benjie Paras? [Continue reading...]