49 stranded Pinay nurses repatriated from Saudi
MANILA, Philippines - After lodging complaints against their Arab employers, at least 49 nurses stranded in Saudi Arabia have been repatriated to the Philippines.
Engineer of sunken vessel rescued in Marinduque - report
MANILA, Philippines – Authorities in Marinduque on Friday rescued a chief engineer of fishing vessel that sank as typhoon “Frank” lashed the region over the weekend.
A radio report quoted Chief Superintendent Luisito Palmera, chief of the Mimaropa police, as initially identifying the rescued engineer as one “Francisco.”
The central Philippine region of Mimaropa is composed of [...]
Moro group wants military ‘spy’ probed for Drilon kidnapping
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines – Moro militants in central Mindanao urged the military and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in West Mindanao to ‘turn-over’ to authorities a former Moro rebel commander whom they alleged as a government ‘spy’ to shed light on the recent kidnapping of a television crew and a Mindanao professor in [...]
RP slow to comply with IMO-prescribed safety regulations
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Senator Obama’s statement on the US Visit of President Arroyo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama released the following statement on the visit of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the United States:
“I welcome the visit this week of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her delegation to the United States. President Arroyo’s visit is an opportunity to strengthen our historic alliance, and to [...]
PDEA nabs top Abu-linked drug suspect
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday announced the arrest of a suspected leader of a drug syndicate allegedly connected to the Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf bandit group.
Cheryl Burke to Guest on Sharon
Filipino-American 2-time Emmy nominated professional dancer Cheryl Burke (Dancing with the Stars) will grace “Sharon” this Sunday.
It’s another Pinoy Pride episode on Sharon this coming Sunday night as the Mega Star taped a special episode of her talk show in Los Angeles, California featuring 2-time “Dancing with the Stars” champ Cheryl Burke, as well as [...]
Who can stop Dingdong Dantes?
Amazing is the only word that I can think of to describe Dingdong Dantes’ resurging career. The year before he was cast as Sergio in the localized version of the two decades old Mexican telenovela MariMar, not a few scribes had lump him up along with other “downhill racers” in this very dynamic business.