POPE Francis will visit the Philippines for the first time in January next year, church officials in Manila confirmed.
12 Chinese fishermen found guilty of poaching
Puerto Princesa, PHILIPPINES. — A Philippine court has found 12 Chinese fishermen guilty of violating Philippine laws for fishing inside Tubbataha Reef, a protected marine sanctuary.
DOH: Hospitals must admit all emergency patients
Health chief orders probe of Butuan hospital for turning away ill girl who later died
Critically-ill child denied hospital entry, dies
Butuan City, Philippines—A distraught mother took to social media to express her grief over the death of her 10-year-old daughter, who was denied admission in a Butuan City hospital because she could not pay the admission deposit.
US Airstrikes in Northern Iraq Futile by Bernie Lopez
The decision to launch airstrikes is to protect US military and diplomatic personnel in Irbil, which is threatened by ISIS attack. It is an urgent short-term goal.
Legaspi Family now permanent residents
It took a few years and a lot of hard work for Galang Migrant Workers Union but finally, the Legaspi family are now permanent residents of Australia. Union president Neil Galang was able to obtain on their behalf the valuable ministerial intervention that allowed them to stay permanently.
Consular Outreach Mission to Blacktown
The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney in coordination with the Philippine Australian Community Services Inc. (PACSI), will conduct a Consular Outreach Mission to Blacktown on Saturday, 6 September 2014, from 10:00am to 3:00 p.m. at PACSI’s Office, Suite 8, Level 1, 97 Main Street, Blacktown NSW 2148 .
Joe Hockey: “Poor people don’t have cars…” by Roger White
If anyone needed any more proof of how out of touch Treasurer Joe Hockey is with Western Sydney, then his latest comments about poor people’s driving habits are the best proof.
Decade on, separate lives for once-conjoined Filipino twins
Clarence Aguirre, embraces his twin brother Carl while relaxing at the family’s home with their mother Arlene in Scarsdale, New York. The formerly-conjoined twins, now 12, are celebrating the ten year anniversary of the risky surgery that separated them.
Filipino American takes command of aircraft carrier
Capt. Ronald Ravelo made history by becoming the first Filipino-American to command an aircraft carrier in the US Navy after taking command of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 7.
Condo Unit for Rent
For holiday makers traveling to Manila and looking for a place to stay, you can save on expensive hotel rates by using a Fully-furnished condo unit
An Open Letter to Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile by Sylvia Estrada Claudio
Dear Juan Ponce Enrile, I hope that after your conviction, all those you intimidated and harmed before, during, and after martial law will find the courage to tell their stories. I hope that you live [long enough] to hear those stories.