Dec
31

Philippines – Pacquiao sues Mayweather, De La Hoya for $75,000 plus punitive damages

Pacquiao sues Mayweather, De La Hoya for $75,000 plus punitive damages
lawsuit in federal court in Las Vegas on Wednesday alleging that Mayweather and others defamed him by falsely saying that he used performance-enhancing drugs. “Calling a

The top 10 news stories of 2009 (GMA News)
2009 was the year of the unfamiliar, the unprecedented, the historic. The Philippines” icon of democracy passed away, a novel virus swept the world into a health-conscious frenzy, and a brutal massacre enraged the Filipinos so much that many did not seem to mind the declaration of the dreaded martial law for the first time since the 1986 ouster of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Land reform marks gains in Quezon, Misamis Oriental (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Things are expected to look better in 2010 for the weary and troubled farmers tilling the soils of Bondoc Peninsula and the homeless indigenous people fighting for parcels of land in Misamis Oriental.

SC tells PNP to wrap up probe on missing World Bank consultant
T he Supreme Court (SC) gave the Philippine National Police one year to finish its investigation on the disappearance of a purported World Bank consultant, even as the High Tribunal pointed out tha…

SC upholds Lakas, Kampi merger
MANILA, Philippines–The Supreme Court has uheld the merger of the Lakas-CMD and Kampi (Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino) parties as it dismissed the petition of former Speaker and Pangasinan Rep. Jose …

Opportunity to choose best leader
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Don’t be swayed by pro-poor propaganda – CBCP
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Filipinos wary of Mayon despite lava lull
Legaspi, Philippines – Nearly 50 000 Filipino villagers are likely to spend the first few months of 2010 in evacuation centres amid concerns that the Mayon volcano will erupt. The chief government …

‘The year Asians fear’
IF MODERATION and caution dominated the mood in the Year of the Ox, then flexibility and ability to adapt to rapid changes will dictate the tempo in the Year of the Tiger. According to feng shui exper…