The adverse effects of the worsening drought brought about by El Niño — the drying up of farmlands and the plunging water levels in dams, have begun to plague various areas of the country. Sen. Richard Gordon thinks that the government’s “weak risk assessment” has not helped one bit in easing the problems brought by […]

Lacson, Estrada both leave on eve of Senator Villar showdown It was earlier reported that Senator Panfilo Lacson, who exposed the C-5 mess, has gone to Australia and did not show up for the voting by the Senate on Senator Manuel Villar Jr. According to Senate sources, Lacson flew to Australia on a Cathay Pacific […]

Batangas, Philippines, 16 February2010. Three Filipinos have been reported dead after inhaling suspected poisonous fumes from a barge being repaired in Batangas. The three Pinoy workers who were declared dead on arrival at the Bauan Doctors’ Hospital were identified as Jhunel Almogera, 40, Charmeil Allego, 23 and a certain Waray, 45. This was reported by […]

Feb. 27, 2010. Manila. Philippines. Reports have it that the Ampatuans have sent emissaries to the families of journalists killed in the November 23 massacre in Maguindanao. An undetermined amount has been offered to the families of the slain victims for a possible out-of-court settlement of the multiple murder case lodged against the Ampatuan clan. […]

Manila Philippines. Road rage murder suspect Jason Ivler will undergo an operation to close a gaping wound which was the result of a shootout with agents of the National Bureau of Investigation. Judge Alexander Balut of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court required daily updates of the medical condition of the murder suspect. The judge […]

He used to rummage through the neighborhood trash in Cebu for whatever could be sold to the nearest junk shop to augment his school allowance. Today, he does not have to do that anymore. He has come a long way—from an urban poor community to the glittering world of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where he […]

Having lost his appeal which was dismissed by the Supreme Court on 27 November 2007, Sef Gonzales is doomed to die in jail. He appears to have finally accepted his fate and seems to have lost interest in further appealing his case with the High Court. No action on the part his defence counsel has […]

With video and digital cameras prohibited during the arraignment of the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre, the media had to make do with illustrations of the scene drawn by Sydney-based artist Ala Paredes. She is a daughter of Jim Paredes of the famed Apo Hiking Society. Miss Paredes was commissioned by the Philippine Supreme […]

MANILA, Philippines It was reported in a Philippine newspaper that a wet towel left lying on the floor led to the capture of one of the country’s most wanted fugitives. Seeing the black towel, agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) were convinced that Jason Ivler was inside the house of his mother. The […]

As of press time, the Business Mirror website reports that four more Filipinos known to have been in collapsed buildings in Haiti are now the focus of a search by fellow peacekeepers from several countries. The four include United Nations Peacekeepers Sergeants Janice Arocena and Eustacio Bermudez, and contract workers Grace Fabian and Geraldine Lalican. […]

An Australian man on his honeymoon in Thailand has been killed in a four-wheel drive accident. Another three people – two women and a child – have been admitted to hospital, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) says. The Phuket accident involving a partially open-top jeep occurred on Friday. “Consular officials from the […]

The former Filipino Parramatta Diocese Chaplain, Fr. Ben Macajes, made a brief visit to Sydney. He attended a seminar at the Society of Divine Word in Epping for 4 days from 12 to 15 January 2009. Acolytes Obet Dionisio and Wally Silvino, together with their spouses Espie and Judy joined Fr Ben for a brief […]