As the nation joins the rest of the world in the celebration of New Year’s Eve and the start of a new year tonight, Filipino families will observe age-old traditions that seek to invite prosperity, good health, and good fortune in 2009. (more…)
The past year was a difficult one. We suffered through unprecedented increases in oil prices. We watched in confusion as global markets tumbled one after another. We read about the collapse of big and respected names in the international financial community. We went through a financial meltdown of a proportion that the world has not experienced in many decades. (more…)
By Rene P. Ciria-Cruz
Just when you think the buzz over the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight is so yesterday, and we’re all already blogged out on it, now comes the historical perspective. Historical perspective? On uppercuts and left hooks? Just read on. (more…)
By Carlos H. Conde
Dolores Gerong’s one wish this Christmas is to be back in the Philippines with her three children. (more…)
There is one place in the world that gives meaning to the way Christmas is celebrated and how tradition is kept for the next and succeeding generations. That place is the only Christian country in Southeast Asia.
By Leo Reyes
The Philippines is perhaps the best place in the world to spend Christmas. Of course it all depends on one’s concept of Christmas celebration. Christians celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Philippines, being the only Christian country in Southeast Asia, is one place that gives meaning to the true spirit of Christmas. (more…)
By Delon Porcalla and Jose Rodel Clapano – Former President Corazon Aquino yesterday apologized to former President Joseph Estrada for helping civil society oust him in January 2001, at the height of the so-called EDSA II, even if the former actor had been convicted of plunder by the Sandiganbayan. (more…)
(AP) – U.S. microchip maker Texas Instruments Inc. is slashing 400 jobs in the Philippines to cope with falling orders amid the global economic crunch, labor officials said Friday. (more…)
