For 47 years now and as the current chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), Sen. Dick Gordon and his able people are very active in the disaster rescue, relief, and rehabilitation efforts. He was there in the July 16, 1990 killer quake that hit the Luzon provinces; the June 15, 1991 […]
Month: February 2010
24 years ago: Marcos’ departure
February 25, 1986. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos talked to US Senator Paul Laxalt, asking for advice from the White House. Laxalt advised him to “cut and cut cleanly”, to which Marcos expressed his disappointment after a short pause. In the afternoon, Marcos talked to then Defence Secretary Enrile, asking for safe passage for him and […]
Road rage killer captured
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 […]
Filipino peacekeepers in Haiti
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. […]
Fil-Aussie honeymooner killed in Thailand
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 […]
Former Filipino Chaplain visits Sydney
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 […]
Mayweather’s drug history caught up with him
During the initial phase of the now aborted Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather fight, Bob Arum initially wanted the fight to be held at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Golden Boy’s second chief Richard Schaefer scoffed the idea, saying Mayweather does not like it because it is an outdoor stadium. But with […]
Hopes dim to Find Three Pinoy UN Peacekeepers Alive by Marie Rea
Port-au-Prince. 19 January 2010. As Army Corporal David Catacutan was found alive at the collapsed Montana Hotel in earthquale-ravaged Haiti, hopes run high (that) three other Filipino United Nations Peacekeepers would be recovered safe. Lately, that hope has dimmed for the other three. This was learned from an ABS-CBN news phone interview with Lt. Col. […]
Pacquiao to file defamation suit against Mayweather
Las Vegas, Nevada. – The Pacquiao – Mayweather fight may push through after all, not in the ring but inside a court room. This was announced by the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer on Christmas day. “Enough is enough,” Pacquiao said. “I have tried to just brush it off as a mere pre-fight ploy but I […]