By Cathy Rose A. Garcia, ABS-CBNnews.com – Eight in 10 Filipino households (78.5%) do not have deposit accounts, according to the first Consumer Finance Survey (CFS) conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Around 92% of those with no deposit accounts said they did not have enough money Read more »
ABS-CBNnews.com – A lawmaker is pushing for the “enshrinement” of actress Nora Aunor as a National Artist, putting her alongside art greats such as Fernando Amorsolo, Bienvenido Lumbera and Fernando Poe Jr. Bacolod City Rep. Anthony Golez filed Resolution No. 2317, which urges President Benigno Aquino III, the Cultural Read more »
By Veronica Uy, InterAksyon.com MANILA – (UPDATE: 3:21 PM) The Chinese embassy here on Tuesday claimed that the private Philippine-registered archeological ship MY Sarangani is salvaging an ancient Chinese wreck ship in Scarborough Shoal and has demanded that it leave the area. It also reiterated its call for the Read more »
By AP Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 (MANILA, Philippines) — China and the Philippines say they won’t escalate their weeklong maritime standoff over an uninhabited shoal in the disputed South China Sea, but each still appeared to be waiting for the other side to give up Tuesday. The Philippines pulled Read more »
A Filipino priest has won the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize for his campaign to protect Mindoro island and its people. The Goldman Environmental Foundation named Fr. Edwin Gariguez as one of 6 winners worldwide who were recognized for their efforts to protect the environment and their communities. The foundation Read more »
CONVERSATIONS With Ricky Lo – It’s Wednesday afternoon and even after a whole-day pictorial for Penshoppe, his first endorsement ever, Zac Efron shows up for this Conversation at a suite of London Hotel looking fresh, a big smile on his face and a friendly glint in his dreamy eyes that Read more »
