By William M. Esposo – The support for Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) fluctuates from survey to survey between the low 20% to the last high of 29% in the SWS net satisfaction ratings released last December. Over 70% of Filipinos either rejected GMA or were wary of her Read more »
Posted January 29th, 2009 | News | Comments (0) | 3,755 views
By Edward Lao Excitement, surprise and disbelief filled the Rizal room of the Philippine embassy in London last January 17. On that day, Pinoy football received a boost when the embassy pledged to support Philippine United, the first ever Filipino football team in the UK.
Posted January 28th, 2009 | News, Sports | Comments (1) | 4,322 views
The camp of Britain’s Ricky Hatton is set to formally accept the challenge to face Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in a May 2 “superfight” in Las Vegas, Nevada, a sports website reported Tuesday.
Posted January 27th, 2009 | News, Sports | Comments (0) | 3,908 views
The Department of Education on Monday said it will start the teaching of Spanish in selected public high schools to better prepare Filipino students in communicating a widely-used second language.
Posted January 27th, 2009 | Education | Comments (1) | 4,444 views
By Lala Rimando – The Philippine assembly plant of the world’s biggest chip maker, Intel, will be shut down by the second half of 2009.
Posted January 23rd, 2009 | Business, News | Comments (0) | 7,584 views
Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th US president. Here is his inauguration speech in full. My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Read more »
Posted January 21st, 2009 | News | Comments (0) | 2,222 views