Jonas Joshua Garcia, the 16-year-old student boxer who had been in critical condition at the University of Santo Tomas hospital after getting hurt at a regional athletic meet in Zambales passed away on Dec. 15, 2013.
Knights of Rizal to commemorate national hero’s execution
Rizal sowed the idea; Bonifacio brought it to fruition By Floro Quibuyen (30 Dec 2013) Rizal and Bonifacio are the founding fathers of the Filipino nation. Rizal sowed the idea and provided the vision for the Filipino nation. Bonifacio, whose sesquicentennial we are celebrating this year, brought it to fruition.
The defiant vice president of PCC-NSW
There is a Tagalog term — “kapit-tukô.” Tukô is a type of lizard that has a very tight grip on whatever it grabs. The term became popularly used to describe certain people who would hang on to a position come what may and regardless of the consequences or repercussions it may have on his person […]
10,000 feared dead in super typhoon
TACLOBAN, Philippines. (AP) — Some 5,000 people have been confirmed dead in the onslaught of super typhoon Haiyan. There was an unofficial announcement that as many as 10,000 people might have died in Tacloban city on Leyte Island, just across Samar. As of press time, the government stopped the fatality count at 5,209.
The oldest profession in the world is legal in Australia
(This is being published only as a matter of information but is not being encouraged.) Australia has some of the most modern prostitution laws in the world and often cited as a success story in an effort to make sex work a safe and reasonable job for women. Unlike the United States where prostitution is […]
Typhoon destroys Imelda Marcos mansion in Leyte
The former First Lady of the Philippines, now the Ilocos Norte Representative in Congress, has lost one of her precious gems — her beach front mansion in Tolosa, Leyte.
Supreme Court declares PDAF unconstitutional
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 19, declared as unconstitutional the legislators’ controversial pork barrel fund known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Pledges from Australia, US, UK and Japan
In the wake of Typhoon Yolanda that ravaged the province of Leyte in the Philippines, Australia announced a $30 million aid package, including medical personnel and supplies like tarpaulins, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water containers and hygiene kits.
How Israel can trigger World War III by Bernie Lopez
During the Yom Kippur war in 1973, the U.N. established two consecutive ceasefires which were both defied by Israel, continuing to attack Egyptian forces on the West Bank of the Suez Canal, in order to gain more grounds before finally capitulating. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is Jewish, promised that the US would turn […]
Tatanda at lilipas din kami na nagbigay para matapos ang MPC by Boy Galang
Maligayang Pasko po at Manigong Bagong Taon sa lahat ng tumatangkilik sa aking kolum. Napakabilis lumipas ng panahon. Pakiramdam ko tuloy, bumibilis rin ang aking pagtanda. Kung ako ang tatanungin, ayoko pa na matapos ang taon. Ang gusto ko PASKO na lang, PASKO palagi. Kaya lang, walang makapipigil sa paglipas ng panahon. Lilipas at lilipas […]
APSL holds year-end picnic by Evelyn Opilas
The Australia Philippines Services League held its year-end picnic on 26 Oct., bidding farewell at the same time to Filipino defence personnel who underwent training in Australia and returned to the Philippines recently.
Gutter oil used for cooking in China
China’s food safety problems have no better symbol than the illegal and utterly disgusting problem of gutter oil. Cooking oil is used heavily in Chinese food, so some street vendors and hole-in-the-wall restaurants buy cheap, black market oil that’s been recycled from garbage. You read that correctly. Enterprising men and women will go through dumpsters, […]