Let your head not your heart have the deciding say when buying an investment property. It’s tempting to allow your emotions to get the upper hand if you are purchasing your own home, but if you don’t intend to live in the property, look at it with ‘investment eyes’ only.
Forfeiture case filed against Corona
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman filed a P130 million forfeiture case and eight counts of perjury charges before the Sandiganbayan against former Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife Cristina.
The Rape of Manila
Manila. February 1945. World War II at its agonizing climax brought forth 100,000 burned, bayoneted, bombed, shelled and killed in the span of 28 days. Unborn babies were ripped from their mothers’ wombs. Babies were thrown up in the air and caught, impaled on bayonet tips.
Australia agrees dumping near Barrier Reef
About 3 million cubic metres of mud will be dumped near world heritage site after approval to expand Queensland coal port.
They eat rice only once a year by Dino Crescini
This is a true story that was aired on Philippine television by Kara David, award winning journalist and daughter of Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Randy David. The story revolves around the life of abaca farmers in Sitio Banli, Sarranggani province. They harvest abaca and convert them into strong fibres used to make ropes.
Clean Up Australia Day! by Boy Galang
Ito ang pinakatampok na araw sa buwan ng Marso dito sa Australia. Ang ‘Clean Up Australia’ ay itinatag ni Ian Kiernan at Kim Mckay nuong ika-8 nang Nobyembre 1989, at ang kauna-unahang ‘Clean Up’ ay inilunsad nuong buwan ng Enero 1990. Ito ay pinamunuan ng Unang Ministro ng bansa noon na si Bob Hawke.
MRT rejects visa application of Filipino family
Because of a technicality committed by what appears to be a recruitment agency, the Dejarlo Family is being sent back to the Philippines by the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT).
MERALCO’S DIRTY TRICK
Selling power to itself; There is no shortage. by Bernie V. Lopez (eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com) A recent Committee on Energy hearing revealed that Therma Mobile (Aboitiz) sold power exclusively to Meralco at a low price of about P16 per kilowatt hour (kwh) at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Meralco then turned around and sold it to itself […]
‘Marlboro Man’ Dies from Smoking-Related Disease
Eric Lawson is the third cowboy model for the brand to succumb to lung disease. Eric Lawson, the actor who portrayed the “Marlboro Man” in the iconic 1970s cigarette ads, has passed away at the age of 72. He died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — a disease that makes it progressively more difficult […]
Mother determined to give birth to baby with two faces
Parents of an unborn child with two faces and two brains are defying doctors’ advice to terminate the pregnancy. Renee Young and Simon Howie, of Tregear NSW, were shocked when a routine ultrasound revealed that the baby they were expecting had two faces and two brains but had only one body.
Ateneo and State University to start classes in August
The move is in response to globalisation MANILA, Philippines—Two of the country’s top schools—the University of the Philippines (UP) and Ateneo de Manila University—announced a change in the academic calendar, shifting the opening of classes from June to August.
What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? by Dino Crescini
In brief, the Dead Sea Scrolls are the very foundation of our faith — that Jesus Christ really walked on earth, that He is God — and that the bible is a library of history books, not fiction.