10 people wounded in bomb explosion in southern Philippines
Cotabato City, Philippines – Ten people were injured Saturday when a homemade bomb exploded in a southern Philippine city, a regional police spokesman said. Senior Superintendent Alexander Sarabia sai…
H1N1 outbreak declaration in Metro mulled
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DoH) is studying whether or not to declare a full-blown community outbreak of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus in the capital, where 70 percent of the 861 c…
UAE officials want Filipino maids to learn Arabic; 67 arrested in Saudi gay show
MANILA — Officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) want Filipino and other expatriate domestic helpers to be taught to speak conversational Arabic before they are sent to the United Arab Emira…
Storm leaves 11 dead, 7 missing in Philippines
Filipinos support an image of the Virgin Mary as they cross floodwaters at a flood-prone area of Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines on Thursday June 25, 2009. Tropical storm Nangka cut across the n…
18 new H1N1 cases in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — The Influenza A (H1N1) virus has infected 18 more people in Central Luzon, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 75 in less than a month, T…
Philippines, Brazil unite on energy, agriculture
BRASILIA, Brazil — The presidents of Brazil and the Philippines have promised to avoid resorting to protectionist trade measures and say they will work together to develop alternative energy sources.
‘H1N1 cases in House won’t stop SONA’
H ouse Speaker Prospero Nograles dismissed speculations that President Arroyo’s July 27 State of the Nation Address (SONA) may be postponed due to the influenza A(H1N1) cases in the House of …
