From 01 January 2012, eligible families with teenagers aged 16 to 19 will get a boost to their family payments of to up to $4,208 per teenager, if their child stays in school or a vocational training equivalent. This increase will bring the maximum rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A for eligible teenagers to […]
RUSH SALE Condo Unit
Cityland dela Rosa, Makati Commercial Center P1, 300,000.00 or AUS $28,785.33 Ideal for an office or for a small business ? One minute walk to Makati Medical Center ? 24-hour security guards provided ? Shared amenities include common toilets and gymnasium ? Close proximity to shopping mall, police and fire station ? Only 30 minutes […]
Philippine-born NFL star to set up hospital in Davao
Tim Tebow, one of America’s hottest new sports heroes, will help pay for a children’s hospital in the poverty-stricken Philippines where he was born, his charity partners said Friday.
Assassin faces King Kong by Jaime Kelly Pimentel
Two Australian-based Filipino fighters take on Thai opponents in Toowoomba, Queensland, on Saturday, March 3, according to their trainer Todd Makelim this week.
Blacktown Sports Consultant complains about Travel Agent
In his letter to the editor of this newspaper, Mr. Jojo Laquian, well-known Sports Consultant of Blacktown City Council complained about Mrs. Emma de Vera, owner of Travel Access which is based in Flushcombe Road in Blacktown. Laquian alleged that de Vera made a booking at Star City for ABS-CBN entertainers who never showed up. […]
Travel agent’s credit card denied acceptance
I have been a loyal employee of Star City Hotel for a long time. During the past 13 years, I have accommodated requests from friends to book rooms at the hotel using discounted employee rates. Last September 2011, my wife who is reservations manager of Shangri-La, was approached by Emma de Vera of Travel Access […]
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister
Your Excellency, Madam Prime Minister, I was told by my dentist when I last saw him that the Federal government was planning to abolish the Dental Care Plan by the end of December 2011. As of press time, nothing further has been heard about this matter.
Wanted general tagged a butcher and a coward
The Philippine government has launched a manhunt for the retired major general tagged by activist groups as “Berdugo (Butcher)” for the string of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances attributed to him. He was stopped recently by immigration officials at an airport in Pampanga province from leaving the country. He was bound for Singapore.
No Christmas furlough for Arroyo
A local court has ruled out house detention for former president Gloria Arroyo, even during the Christmas break. Judge Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court cited security reasons for not allowing Arroyo’s request. She wanted to spend the Christmas holidays in her house in La Vista, Quezon City.
Typhoon Sendong casualties now exceed 1,000
More than a thousand people have perished in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan during the flash floods that lashed northern Mindanao on the night of December 17, 2011. Many are still missing while rescuers are trying to recover some corpses seen floating in the ocean. Most of the fatalities are children, according to a report […]
Reporting news versus expressing an opinion by Dino Crescini, BS, MBA
(This is a reprint of what first appeared in the January 2007 issue of Philippine Tribune) There is a big difference between news reporting and expressing an opinion. Unfortunately, not too many people—even some writers—can distinguish between the two. News reports are supposed to be the result of thorough investigation performed by journalists who verified […]
Australian kidnapped in Southern Philippines
A MASSIVE search is under way for an Australian man abducted from his home in the southern Philippines. Zamboanga City. December 6, 2011. An Australian man was abducted in the southern Philippines, the military said, in what could be the latest in a long line of kidnappings for ransom by Muslim radical groups.