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- Carlos Celdran to Filipinos: Keep calm and ignore Dan Brown
Amid brewing uproar over Dan Brown's "gates of hell" reference to Manila, cultural activist Carlos Celdran sees the author's desrciption is only an exaggeration that should nonetheless encourage Filipinos to get their act together.
- Comelec proclaims early party-list winners
Fourteen early winners in the party-list race have been named Friday even as the protracted count of votes continues.
- Can new law change 'Filipino time'?
"Filipino time" may soon no longer refer to Pinoys' habit of being late.
- Dan Brown calls Manila 'gates of hell'; MMDA cries foul
A top-selling novelist's new work which alludes to Manila as the "gates of hell" may be fiction, but a Cabinet official is still taking offense.
- Pope Francis to visit PH in 2016?
The country's bishops are hopeful that Pope Francis will visit the Philippines in 2016.
- Pinoy to graduate with honors from U.S. Air Force Academy
While others let go of burdens in an attempt to fly, it was by taking on more challenges that a young Filipino cadet soared from the shadow he had been under.
- Roxas to Revilla: No one is above the law
No one, even a senator, is above the law.
- Officially official: HTC One, coming to PH stores May 24
Is HTC's make-or-break device too late to the Philippine Android party?
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- Pope Francis to visit PH in 2016? Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
The country's bishops are hopeful that Pope Francis will visit the Philippines in 2016.
- Pinoy to graduate with honors from U.S. Air Force Academy Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
While others let go of burdens in an attempt to fly, it was by taking on more challenges that a young Filipino cadet soared from the shadow he had been under.
- Former Comelec exec bares ‘intel’ funds Tinig Ng Botante
By Mikha Flores, VERA Files First it was the source code for the PCOS machines they were quarrelling about. Now former colleagues, Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. and Augusto “Gus” Lagman are squabbling about intelligence funds. Lagman, who … Continue reading →
- SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia, Vietnam recover from previous session's falls Reuters
JAKARTA, May 24 (Reuters) - Indonesian andVietnamese shares rebounded from their previous session'ssteep falls, while most Southeast Asian markets were closed onFriday for a local holiday. Jakarta's Composite Index rose 0.66 percent to 5,155.09,boosted by a 2 percent jump in property shares. Vietnam's broader benchmark index closed up 0.4 percent asinstitutional investors bought shares of real estate andbuilding materials companies on expectation of a boost to theeconomy, and on lower inflation
- Taipei rebuffs Manila anew ANN
Taipei (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Taiwan on Wednesday set aside a Philippine request for legal assistance, delaying the completion of Manila's investigation of the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards two weeks ago.
By Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest nuclear test. However, that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States insists North Korea must take meaningful steps on denuclearisation
- SARS-like virus claims new life in Saudi AFP
A man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 17, the health ministry announced on its website on Wednesday.
- Man killed by FBI links Boston bomber to triple murder AFP News
A friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev implicated himself and Tsarnaev in an unsolved triple homicide before FBI agents killed him in a violent altercation, local media reported.
- British Airways plane makes emergency landing at Heathrow AFP News
A British Airways plane made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday after a "technical fault", forcing officials to close both runways.
- Korean women scrap meeting Japanese mayor over brothel remarks Reuters
By Yoshiyuki Osada OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels cancelled a meeting on Friday with the mayor of the city of Osaka after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothels were "necessary" at the time. The mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, an outspoken populist who has often stirred controversy, sparked a storm of criticism at home and abroad when he said last week that the military brothels had been needed, and
The EU wants to negotiate an investment protection accord as a first step towards a wider Free Trade Agreement with China, one of its biggest trading partners despite a series of tit-for-tat disputes, EU officials said Thursday.
- Tokyo plunges more than 7% as Asian markets fall AFP News
Asian markets fell Thursday with Tokyo plunging more than seven percent as investors took profits after weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve could start tapering off its massive stimulus measures.
- Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016 AFP News
Ford announced Thursday it would stop making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, ending an era that began in 1925 with the legendary Model T.
- Russia's leading social network banned by 'mistake' Reuters
By Douglas Busvine MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www.vk.com), Europe's largest homegrown social network with 210 million registered users, was put overnight on a "black list" of sites barred from distributing content inside Russia. Hours later, the ban was lifted. ...
- SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia, Vietnam recover from previous session's falls Reuters
JAKARTA, May 24 (Reuters) - Indonesian andVietnamese shares rebounded from their previous session'ssteep falls, while most Southeast Asian markets were closed onFriday for a local holiday. Jakarta's Composite Index rose 0.66 percent to 5,155.09,boosted by a 2 percent jump in property shares. Vietnam's broader benchmark index closed up 0.4 percent asinstitutional investors bought shares of real estate andbuilding materials companies on expectation of a boost to theeconomy, and on lower inflation
- Smart Flexibundles to be available to postpaid subscribers starting May 26 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
These Smart bucket packages give subscribers greater control over their plans.
- Officially official: HTC One, coming to PH stores May 24 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
Is HTC's make-or-break device too late to the Philippine Android party?
- First impressions: Lenovo K900, an Intel Atom-powered smartphone Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
Is the 5.5-inch smartphone all good looks and no substance?
- Gaming Madness in China: Attacking the Police, Driving out a Japanese Porn Star, Faking a Kidnapping Tech in Asia
Some crazy things happen in the world of Chinese gaming. Rather than giving each its own article, from now on we'll be trying to do a semi-weekly roundup of the craziest stories so that you can find all ...
- So Far So Good: BBM Money Reaches 60,000 Users in 3 Months Tech in Asia
DailySocial reported yesterday that Blackberry’s e-wallet service, called the Blackberry Messenger (BBM) Money, has attracted 60,000 users since being launched in February . With Indonesia as the pilot ...
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Albay governor’s ‘bangka’ good to go
By REYNARD MAGTOTO, VERA Files LEGAZPI City—After assuring Bicolanos that no one will be left behind in Albay’s surge to prosperity, reelected Gov. Joey SarteSalceda said he is ready to “paddle the boat” to fulfilling his vision for the province. … Continue reading → More »
Comelec proclaims 14 party-lists
By Mikha Flores, VERA Files The Commission on Elections proclaimed on Friday 14 winning party-lists that are assured of at least one seat in the 16th Congress after obtaining two percent of the total votes cast for all party-lists in the … Continue reading → More »
Q and A with MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim: “Within this year we will start building our political …
By Carolyn O. Arguillas, Mindanews and VERA Files DARAPANAN, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao – The May 13 synchronized national, regional and local elections marked the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s first foray into electoral politics, albeit only partly, as a “testing ground,” … Continue reading → More »
First time MILF voters’ top senatorial choice: “Anak ni King”
By Carolyn O. Arguillas, MindaNews and VERA Files DARAPANAN, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao – “Anak ni King.” “Anak ni Idol.” Movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr. is nearly nine years dead but he is still “King” or “Idol” for members of the … Continue reading → More »
Comelec blames weak telecom signals for transmission delays
Some 18,000 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines covering about 23 percent of the total clustered precincts experienced transmission problems on Election Day because of weak signals, Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said on Thursday. “It is not … Continue reading → More »
Former Comelec exec bares ‘intel’ funds
By Mikha Flores, VERA Files First it was the source code for the PCOS machines they were quarrelling about. Now former colleagues, Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. and Augusto “Gus” Lagman are squabbling about intelligence funds. Lagman, who … Continue reading → More »
Comelec threw efforts of PWDs to waste—NCDA exec
By Darlene Cay, VERA Files Efforts of persons with disabilities and advocates in promoting the right of PWDs to suffrage went to waste in last week’s midterm elections, no thanks to the Commission on Elections, the executive director of National … Continue reading → More »