MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon “Igme” (international name: Fung Wong) left three people missing in northern Philippines, a report by the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said Monday.
Those reported missing were identified as Jimmy Bala, 26; and a certain Loreto, 50, of Piddig and Pasuguin towns, respectively, in Ilocos Norte; and Edwin Montemayor, 27, of East [...]
MANILA, Philippines - The Arroyo government’s satisfaction rating fell to a record low, making it the least popular administration since presidents Aquino, Ramos, and Estrada.
In its survey from June 27 to 30, the Social Weather Station (SWS) said the Arroyo administration suffered a record-low -21 satisfaction rating, with nearly half of adult Filipinos—at 49 percent—dissatisfied [...]
Three people who have been abducted in Basilan were released unharmed over the weekend in Al-Barka town, police confirmed Monday.
Kidnap victims Wilma Sumergido, son Michael Sumergido and Ronillo Ando were freed on Saturday 10:30 a.m. in Barangay Magcawa following negotiations between their captors and village officials. The three were fetched by policemen in Al-Barka following [...]
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should mention in her State of the Nation Address that the Philippines is now a ‘noodles republic’, AKBAYAN partylist and Black and White Movement said while staging protest in Quezon City on Sunday.
The two groups stressed that Arroyo’s ineffective anti-poverty programs resulted to the growing number of hungry Filipinos. The Black and [...]
Thousands of policemen have been deployed in Batasan Pambansa complex in Quezon City early Monday to secure the area for the 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Arroyo, a police official said.
Director Geary Barias, head of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), said an estimated 3,000 policemen will secure Batasan complex. [...]
Bad weather caused by Typhoon Igme (international codename Fung-Wong) has led to the cancellation of two Philippine Airlines flights that will pass near the storm.
Cancelled flights include PR 896 bound for Manila to Taipei at 7:50 a.m. and PR 897 from Taipei to Manila, which was supposed to arrive at 1:20 p.m.
Actress Angelica Panganiban admitted that the cause of the rift between her and sweetheart actor-model Derek Ramsey was her childish way of thinking.
The actress said the rift was her fault and even admitted that sometimes she can not control herself.
“Ako ang may kasalanan talaga. Inaamin ko naman ‘yon masyado akong minsn nagiging batang isip,” Panganiban [...]
A Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) official confirmed Monday that peace talks with the government are back on track after both sides resolved differences on the the draft agreement on ancestral domain.
BAGUIO - Six people illegally selling dog meat have been arrested and are facing up to four years jail in a fresh crackdown in the northern Philippines, officials said Monday.
Animal rights activists from the London-based Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF) accompanied police as they raided a public market near the northern mountain city of Baguio on [...]
A former socio-economic planning secretary on Monday said the Arroyo administration should stand its ground and keep the 12 percent sales tax on oil while expanding cash subsidies to the poor who are most affected by rising food and fuel prices.
Former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Felipe Medalla said that contrary to [...]