By Mikha Flores, VERA Files The Commission on Elections resumed the suspended canvassing of party-list votes on Monday and said it may take them up to 10 days to finish the process and proclaim the winners. A total of 111 … Continue reading →
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- On election day, PWDs in Pasig help their own to vote Tinig Ng Botante
By Mylah Reyes Roque, VERA Files Election day was no ordinary day for Jun Macasieb and Noli Prestado. Both were patiently waiting at the Maybunga Elementary School in Pasig the entire morning of Monday last week to assist fellow voters … Continue reading →
- Failed election in village keeps council members in suspense Tinig Ng Botante
By Reyan L. Arinto, VERA Files Tacloban City – The proclamation of two city council officials in Calbayog City hangs in the balance after the Commission on Elections declared a failure of elections in one of the city’s far-flung villages. … Continue reading →
- Manila, Taipei agree on 'cooperative' probe ANN
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The Philippines and Taiwan on Monday agreed on a cooperative investigation into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino Coast Guards, which had led to fresh cross-channel tensions and harassment of Filipino workers in Taiwan.
- Pig farmers up in arms over US pressure ANN
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Members of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and other concerned parties are considering marching to Government House in protest against US pressure on Thailand to open up its market to US pork and offal.
North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend.
- Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought Reuters
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around the world of limiting the increase in temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, unless tough action is taken to limit rising greenhouse
- Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit Reuters
By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday. Rights groups and some U.S. lawmakers fear Obama has moved too quickly since forging a dramatic breakthrough in relations in 2011 after half a century of military rule in Myanmar, also known as Burma. U.S. ...
- 20 children among 91 dead in US tornado AFP News
Twenty children were among at least 91 people killed when a powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes and two schools, local officials said.
- Monster tornado kills at least 51 in Oklahoma town Reuters
By Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. Twenty of the 51 confirmed deaths were children, the Oklahoma medical examiner said, and at least 45 of the 230 people injured were children, according to area hospitals. It was the deadliest U.S. tornado
China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country's poultry industry more than 40 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) as consumers shun chicken, government officials said, according to state media.
- Thai economy contracts in first quarter AFP
Thailand's economy shrank 2.2 percent in the three months to March from the previous quarter -- the first contraction in more than a year -- as manufacturing output fell, official data showed on Monday.
- Malaysia hydropower meeting to open amid controversy AFP News
The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups.
- Tough oil market forces trading firms in Asia to cut jobs, reshape Reuters
* At least 15 trade staff have left since late last year * Low European demand, China exports hit middle distillates * Trade firms seek revenue from LNG, agriculture, assets By Florence Tan and Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Grappling with weak demand,rising costs and heightened competition in their oil business,trading companies in Asia are cutting staff and seeking newrevenue sources from areas such as drilling for gas andgenerating power. ...
- STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-SingTel dips on broker downgrade Reuters
Singapore shares edged down, with Singapore TelecommunicationsLtd declining 2 percent after OCBC cut its rating onthe sector. "In the search for yield, telco stocks have done very well,rising some 14 percent to 26 percent year to date, versus theSTI's 9 percent climb," OCBC said in a report. "However, given the still-muted outlook, we believe that theshare prices have run up too much, too quickly, and this hasdriven yields down to below 5 percent." It downgraded the sector to "neutral" from
Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas."
- Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage AP
Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again. Yahoo Inc. said at an ...
- Review: ASUS Fonepad, a phone-tablet hybrid Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
We tell you whether or not the device is worth your P14,995.
- Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site AFP
Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo! unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr.
- Sony Xperia Z tablet launches globally AFP Relax
The world's thinnest 10-inch and currently world's most water-and-dust-resistant Android tablet is available to order now for June delivery.