By Linette C. Ramos Sun.Star Staff Reporter IN Clinton High in North Carolina, American students are learning about Cebuano culture and way of life, and are raving about Cebu’s beaches, the Sinulog, otap, dried mangoes and danggit. Students, who have never heard of the Philippines, much less about Cebu, even Read more »
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Senator Obama’s statement on the US Visit of President Arroyo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama released the following statement on the visit of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the United States: “I welcome the visit this week of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her delegation to the United States. President Arroyo’s visit is an opportunity to Read more »
‘PIATCO must not impede NAIA 3 opening’
Trina Lagura, abs-cbnNEWS.com – The head of a presidential task force overseeing the mothballed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 is hoping that the Philippine International Air Terminals Corporation (PIATCO) will no longer block the opening of the controversial terminal.
Pacquiao KOs Diaz in 9th, wins lightweight crown
By GREG BEACHAM LAS VEGAS (AP) — Although Manny Pacquiao is the new 135-pound champion, he’s no mere lightweight. At any weight, in any ring, the Filipino phenomenon looks like the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Packing five new pounds of power in his usual stunning hand speed, Read more »
Loren denies grandstanding in Drilon’s release
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda on Monday denied that she was grand-standing when she worked for the release from captivity of broadcast journalist Ces Drilon and two others in Sulu province last week. This, as she challenged those who are questioning her participation in the release of Drilon, Read more »
More ferry survivors found in Philippines
By Manny Mogato CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) – Twenty-eight passengers from a capsized passenger ferry were reported alive in the central Philippines on Monday but more than 800 remain missing after the ship sank during a typhoon. The survivors made it to a small coastal village after drifting at sea for Read more »
