Pinoys are the world’s top gin drinkers and the third rum consumers, a report from The Economist said, citing data from International Wine and Spirit Research. …
- LRT mulls extending operating hours amid heavy metro traffic
After Metro Manila experienced horrendous traffic on Monday evening due to Tropical Storm “Emong,” LRTA spokesperson Hernando Cabrera said they are willing to extend train operations by an hour. …
- Zubiri camp denies HIV criminalization proposal, says website is fake
Even while Juan Miguel Zubiri failed to make it to the magic 12 of the Senate race, the 14th placer aspirant didn’t skip the eyes of netizens following his alleged statement on criminalizing HIV-AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome) once he becomes senator. …
- Nancy Binay, four other candidates earn money in 2013 elections
The recent election became an income-generating venture for at least five candidates, who joined the senatorial race in the May 13 polls. …
- DENR urged to probe damage on reef sanctuary
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been urged to investigate reports of a new foreign vessel that allegedly ran aground on another Philippine reef sanctuary. …
- Manila among top-tweeting cities, says study
After gaining reputation as the texting capital of the world, the Philippines is set to make its mark as among top-tweeting nations too, a new study showed. …
- 'Emong' stronger, now a tropical storm
“Emong” has further strengthened into a tropical storm on Tuesday noon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported. …
- 4 must-have apps for every Pinoy during the rainy season
These apps may just save you from further frustration. …
- 'NBA Finals' tops Yahoo! Philippines' trending searches
The top 10 list is peppered mostly with showbiz-related terms. …
- Aquino urged to bare Team PNoy 'campaign expenses'
Just as candidates revealed how much they spent for their campaigns, President Benigno Aquino III should also declare his “campaign expenses” for the 2013 polls, a group said. …
- LRT mulls extending operating hours amid heavy metro traffic Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
After Metro Manila experienced horrendous traffic on Monday evening due to Tropical Storm “Emong,” LRTA spokesperson Hernando Cabrera said they are willing to extend train operations by an hour. …
- Manila among top-tweeting cities, says study Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
After gaining reputation as the texting capital of the world, the Philippines is set to make its mark as among top-tweeting nations too, a new study showed. …
- DENR urged to probe damage on reef sanctuary Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been urged to investigate reports of a new foreign vessel that allegedly ran aground on another Philippine reef sanctuary. …
- Pinoys are world's top gin consumers Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
Pinoys are the world’s top gin drinkers and the third rum consumers, a report from The Economist said, citing data from International Wine and Spirit Research. …
- Fiji offers more than 500 troops to Golan force AFP News
Fiji has offered more than 500 troops to the UN Golan Heights peacekeeping force after several countries withdrew because of the spillover from the Syria conflict, diplomats said Tuesday. …
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday warned against engaging North Korea in a token dialogue that would only allow Pyongyang more time to develop its nuclear weapons programme. …
- U.S. says Iran election may be hopeful sign for resolving nuclear dispute Reuters
By Lesley Wroughton and Louis Charbonneau WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The surprise win by Iran's Hassan Rohani in weekend presidential elections offers a possible opening for resolving a dispute with the United States over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials and analysts said on Sunday. However they cautioned that the moderate cleric does not wield the power to enforce changes. Iran's most powerful man, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, remains its supreme leader and sets Tehran's nuclear …
- N.Korean official to hold talks in China; analysts sceptical Reuters
By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior North Korean official who has been the country's negotiator at denuclearisation talks will visit Beijing this week, China said on Monday, although analysts were sceptical Pyongyang was about to make concessions on its nuclear programme. On Sunday, North Korea offered negotiations with Washington to ease tensions after threatening to wage war on the United States and South Korea earlier this year. The White House said any talks must involve actions …
- Republican-led U.S. House passes bill restricting abortion Reuters
By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation severely restricting abortions, a move that could alienate women from the conservative party. The bill would ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization occurs, a time when a fetus begins to feel pain, Republicans said. The legislation makes exceptions for victims of rape and incest as long as they first report the crime to authorities. The bill has no chance of …
- NASA wants backyard astronomers to help track asteroids Reuters
By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create havoc on Earth. The U.S. space agency has already identified 95 percent of the potentially planet-killing NEOs - near Earth objects - with a diameter of .62 miles (1 km) or more, a size comparable to the space rock many scientists believe wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. ... …
Most fossil fuels must remain in the ground because burning them will unleash changes that will "challenge the existence of our society", a new Australian government agency report warned Monday. …
- China facing 'uphill struggle' against pollution AFP News
China's newly announced measures to combat pollution by slashing emissions from major polluting industries and holding local officials responsible could take 18 years to bring air quality within acceptable standards, analysts said. …
- Hong Kong tycoon buys Dutch waste-to-energy company AFP
A consortium led by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing said on Monday it had agreed to buy a Dutch waste management company, in a deal worth more than $1billion. …
- Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire Reuters
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and would instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp. The decision may be good news for Japan's SoftBank Corp, which is also trying to buy Sprint. A purchase by SoftBank could provide Sprint with access to more capital that it could use to beef up its network and compete better. ... …
- Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares Reuters
By Todd Benson SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed to social change and is listening attentively to the many grievances expressed at …
- 'NBA Finals' tops Yahoo! Philippines' trending searches Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
The top 10 list is peppered mostly with showbiz-related terms. …
- 4 must-have apps for every Pinoy during the rainy season Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
These apps may just save you from further frustration. …
- Web users find new ways to avoid online tracking AFP News
News of a massive surveillance effort led by the secretive National Security Agency has sent Web users scrambling to find new ways to avoid tracking. …
- So, Are You Buying PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One? The Atlantic Wire
Now that we know all the specs about Microsoft and Sony's new video-game-and-lots-of-other-stuff consoles, it's time to settle this war before it gets any uglier: Which system is better when they're put side-by-side in an early test of living-room supremacy? Let's break it down, based on information gleaned from the many reactions that surfaced after the PlayStation 4 reveal last night at the E3 conference in Los Angeles. …
- Next Google tablet rumored to cost $229 AFP Relax
Is Google looking to avoid getting dragged into a price war by positioning its next device to compete with Amazon and Apple rather than Acer and ASUS? …
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