Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Taiwan's Tourism Bureau announced yesterday that all domestic travel agencies are banned from taking any tour groups to the Philippines after the Executive Yuan recently announced a "red" travel alert against the Philippines, one of eight second-stage sanctions issued against the Philippines over the shooting of a local fisherman in disputed waters.
Philippines rejects Taiwan 'murder' claims AFP News - 5 hours agoThe Philippines Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major More »
- Philippine 'massacre clan' enjoys election wins AFP News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A clan whose chiefs are on trial for the Philippines' worst political massacre secured big wins in local elections this week, results showed Friday, deepening fears More »
- Taiwan stages exercise amid Philippines row AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013
Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated More »
- Japan maverick mayor to meet comfort women: reports AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013
The maverick mayor of Osaka is to meet former wartime sex slaves, reports said Thursday after he pledged to apologise to them, while insisting Japan's soldiers were More »
- Coin toss decides Philippine election contest AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013
A coin toss has decided the lucky winner of mayor for a small Philippine town, after rival candidates were tied at the end of the vote count, an election official More »
- Pacquiao settles lawsuit over US recording deal AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and a music company have settled a US lawsuit over allegations he broke a promise to record songs for the the firm, court More »
- Taiwan sanctions Philippines despite Aquino apology AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013
Taiwan Wednesday slapped sanctions on the Philippines, including a ban on the hiring of new workers, rejecting an apology by President Benigno Aquino for the More »
- Taiwan imposes sanctions on Philippines over killing Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from More »
- Taiwan freezes hiring of Filipinos over fisherman death AFP News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Taiwan on Wednesday suspended the hiring of Philippine workers and recalled its envoy to Manila in protest at the killing of a fisherman, rejecting an apology for More »
- Philippines extends schooling to 13 years AFP News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed a law Wednesday giving children three extra years of schooling, one of his key reforms aimed at lifting the country out More »
- Philippines apologises to Taiwan over fisherman's death AFP News - Wed, May 15, 2013
The Philippines on Wednesday apologised to Taiwan after coastguards shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman sparking tensions that saw Taipei threaten a naval exercise near More »
- Asia shares mixed after US data, dollar stumbles AFP News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, with the dollar's rally against the yen stumbling despite better than expected US retail figures that highlighted a steady recovery More »
- Aquino strengthened after Philippine elections AFP News - Tue, May 14, 2013
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday secured big wins in mid-term elections seen as vital to his ambitious reform agenda, but the success of famous, More »
- Taiwanese fishermen burn Filipino flags in protest AFP News - Tue, May 14, 2013
Angry Taiwanese fishermen burned Filipino flags in protest Monday after the Philippine coastguard fired on a Taiwan fishing boat killing a crew member. More »
- Philippines holds elections vital for Aquino reforms AFP News - Mon, May 13, 2013
The Philippines held elections on Monday seen as crucial for President Benigno Aquino's bold reform agenda, as deadly violence and graft-tainted candidates More »
- Lea Salonga asked Miss Angola final question in Miss U ABS-CBN - Tue, Sep 13, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is now part of Miss Universe history after asking the final question that gave Miss Angola Leila Lopes the More »
- Celeb foodie: Azkals coach Michael Weiss ABS-CBN - Thu, May 26, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – Hans Michael Weiss, coach of Philippine football team Azkals, is a self-confessed Japanese food lover. More »
- Merci brands House panel a 'kangaroo court' ABS-CBN - Tue, Mar 8, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez on Tuesday branded the House of Representatives justice committee a "kangaroo court" as it continued to More »
- Zubiri blasts PFF over Suzuki Cup hosting row ABS-CBN - Mon, Dec 13, 2010
MANILA, Philippines - A senator on Monday criticized "the lack of passion and possible corruption" in the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and other sports More »
- PCCL Finals: Ateneo jams Adamson to force game 3 ABS-CBN - Sun, Dec 5, 2010
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) — Defending champions Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles forced a die-or-die match in the Philippine Collegiate More »
- Bulusan spews ash anew ABS-CBN - Wed, Nov 24, 2010
SORSOGON, Philippines - Mount Bulusan again spewed ash at around 1:27 p.m. on Wednesday. More »
- Facebook users can now comment, like straight from Bing GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Here's another reason for Facebook users to use Bing for their Internet searches: they can now comment on Facebook posts directly from Microsoft's search engine. More »
- 'Google Play' gets cloud-based saving and synching GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Users of mobile devices running Google's Android operating system can soon save and sync their games and avail of multiplayer leaderboards and achievement features More »
- VIDEO: Casino Royale re-shot in LEGO GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Who would have thought a remake of this James Bond classic movie would feature an entire cast of LEGO minifigures —and be just as thrilling? More »
- Blurry iPhone photos? Not if Apple has anything to say about it GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Users of iPhones and iPads may finally say goodbye to blurry photos, if a patent filing by Apple Inc. is translated to reality. More »
- How surveys 'missed' Grace Poe but predicted right 'Magic 12' GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Many may have predicted who would end up winning in the senatorial polls but no one was able to predict that Grace Poe would snatch away the number one spot from More »
- Namfrel alarmed over millions of unaccounted votes, warns of 'cheating … GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Poll watchdog National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) on Friday sounded the alarm on what could be 10 to 11 million unaccounted votes from the May More »
- Comelec won’t probe UNA's allegations of data tampering GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
The Commission on Election on Thursday night revealed that it would not investigate allegations made by the United Nationalist Alliance regarding the manipulation More »
- Comelec proclaims six winning senatorial bets; Nancy Binay a no-show GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
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- Escudero grabs 3rd spot in latest partial tally; Poe breaches 10M vote … GMANews - Fri, May 17, 2013
Hours after the Commission on Elections proclaimed six winning senatorial candidates, the eighth partial tally of consolidated and official votes still showed the More »
- Exclusive search technology puts GMA Eleksyon 2013 ahead of the pack GMANews - Thu, May 16, 2013
One of the most important features of the GMA Eleksyon 2013 page is also one of its least noticeable: the search box. More »
- Sotto insists Catholic vote exists MB - 19 hours ago
Manila, Philippines --- Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III yesterday disputed claims that the election results showed there is no Catholic vote. More »
- Awareness: Investing in midwives and recognizing their contributions to … MB - 19 hours ago
Midwives make the difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of women around the world. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), midwives save More »
- Promptings of the Holy Spirit MB - 19 hours ago
Once an archbishop was discussing Christianity with a learned Japanese writer. The writer told the archbishop, "I think I understand God the Father and God the Son, More »
- 300 join Aboitiz tour MB - 19 hours ago
Close to 300 cyclists representing varied sports clubs will converge in the two-day Aboitiz Power Tour of Subic which begins at 7 a.m. today at the Subic Bay More »
- Visayas Newsbits for May 18, 2013 MB - 19 hours ago
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental - Mayor-elect Joemax Ortiz of Don Salvador Benedicto town in Negros Occidental wants a peace agreement with the former mayor whom he More »
- Apple marks 50 billionth App milestone MB - 19 hours ago
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple on Thursday announced that the number of mini-programs downloaded from its App Store has blasted past the 50 billion milestone, and More »
- Domingo sees short-term trade disruption over RP-Taiwan row MB - 19 hours ago
Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo yesterday admitted the there could be slight disruption in trade relations between the Philippines and Taiwan amid a More »
- Mayor’s win by coin toss questioned MB - 19 hours ago
TAYUG, Pangasinan - A retired Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge here said yesterday there should have been a new election called in the town in Oriental Mindoro as More »
- Politics Abroad: Iran’s women MB - 19 hours ago
Tehran, Iran - A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing More »
- Health: Embryo technique MB - 19 hours ago
London, United Kingdom (Reuters) - British fertility experts have devised a new IVF technique that takes thousands of snapshots of a developing embryo that they say More »
- Cha-cha eyed this year PhilStar - Wed, Aug 1, 2012
The Senate and the House of Representatives can approve proposals to amend certain economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution before yearend, congressional More »
- EDITORIAL - Cleaning up PhilStar - Sat, Jul 21, 2012
Malacañang announced that the recent voters’ registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was a success. The re-registration resulted in the purge of More »
- SC clips Congress' role in JBC panel PhilStar - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
Congress will represent just one vote instead of two in the selection of chief justice by the Judicial and Bar Council, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled yesterday. More »
- EDITORIAL - Permanently silenced PhilStar - Tue, May 8, 2012
Two months ago, gas station owner Cristina de Roxas was shot dead in Malolos City shortly after she attended a court hearing. De Roxas had filed criminal charges More »
- EDITORIAL - Falling behind PhilStar - Sun, Mar 18, 2012
Students prepare for graduation this month amid the release of the results of an international survey on higher education institutions. The results, as in previous More »
- EDITORIAL - A resurgent scourge PhilStar - Tue, Mar 13, 2012
In 2006, anti-narcotics agents raided a community in Pasig City that functioned as a flea market or tiangge for shabu and other prohibited drugs. The tiangge was More »
- EDITORIAL - Public safety PhilStar - Wed, Feb 15, 2012
With national attention focused on the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, authorities should not overlook the day-to-day needs of the public. Early More »
- EDITORIAL - Refuge PhilStar - Sun, Feb 12, 2012
The latest episode in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona featured the battle over the secrecy of dollar accounts he is believed to have in one More »
- Meralco Bolts vs Petron Blaze Boosters PhilStar - Sat, Dec 17, 2011
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- Forex reserves hit record high in November PhilStar - Thu, Dec 8, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday that the country’s foreign exchange reserves hit a new record level of $76.35 billion More »
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- Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan
Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Police confirmed that a Philippine worker was attacked by four Taiwanese and beaten with iron sticks and baseball bats in Tainan City on May 16 following the recent heated dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines.
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The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding", according to state-run media.
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Victory may have softened the hearts of most Team PNoy candidates, but not re-elected Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
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