By Jeannette I. Andrade/Philippine Daily Inquirer – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will no longer hold a ceremonial burning of some five tons of seized elephant tusks but assured that it will push through with crushing the confiscated ivory on June 21. DENR decided to do away Read more »
By Janvic Mateo/The Philippine Star – A hacker has posted online what he claimed were President Aquino’s personal mobile phone numbers. Presidential Commu-nications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang would not confirm if the numbers were really the President’s, or if their release on the Internet had Read more »
By Troy Espera/ABS CBN North America Bureau – The city of brotherly love will be the site of the first memorial in the country to honor those who lost their lives in the Philippine war of independence. Filipinos in the greater Philadelphia area are set to unveil a 22-foot tall Read more »
By Dharel Placido/BS-CBNnews.com – A vessel carrying at least 57 people sank off Masbate province Friday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG spokesman Lieutenant Commander Armand Balilo said 59-year-old Perlita Seña died after M/V Lady of Mt. Carmel sank off Burias Island in Claveria town at around Read more »
Photo by Noel Pangilinan via GMANews By Noel Pangilinan, ImmigraNation – Like most undocumented immigrants in the United States, Filipino Richard Cuanang is optimistic that a comprehensive immigration reform bill now pending in the U.S. Congress will be passed into law this year. Unlike most of the estimated 11 Read more »
By Lucy Waterlow/dailymail.co.uk – The nation’s males are embracing metrosexuality – 84 per cent believe ‘looks are everything’ – Facials, skin peels and skin whitening treatments are increasingly popular – In rural areas, fishermen improvise with masks to protect from sun damage Pink beauty parlours offering facials and anti-ageing Read more »
