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.
- OPINION: Nations and their governments ANN - Sun, May 19, 2013
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - In an ideal world, how would the recent shooting by the Philippine Coast Guard of a Taiwanese fishing boat, which resulted More »
- Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Imma Ande YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in support of troops fighting increasingly powerful Islamist insurgents in its northeast on More »
- OPINION: The wasted vote ANN - Mon, May 13, 2013
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - I've written about this in elections past, but it bears saying again (and again). That's the idea of the "wasted vote." More »
Gigantic balloon creature splits opinion in Australia AFP Relax - Fri, May 10, 2013A gigantic whale-like balloon with pendulous udder-like appendages, designed to mark the centenary of Australia's capital Canberra, has divided opinion, with some More »
- OPINION: Cartoonist 'revealed PM's half truths' ANN - Fri, May 10, 2013
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The magnitude of the public furore surrounding the dispute between famed cartoonist Chai Rachawat of mass-circulation daily newspaper More »
- OPINION: Prosperity without growth ANN - Sun, May 5, 2013
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The rise in the number of unemployed Filipinos in the midst of economic growth has made our government officials take a More »
- OPINION: Making the real choices in life ANN - Sun, Apr 21, 2013
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - We are now in election mode where we, as registered voters, will have to make a choice. More »
- Public Opinion Or Mere Publicity? MB - Sun, Apr 14, 2013
Election season is here. As usual, surveys are enjoying lots of media attention. Pollsters themselves admit that surveys give us only a generalized view of reality. More »
- OPINION: The dark side of K-Pop ANN - Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Call me old fashion but I love classic rock music. Perhaps I was never a trend follower or maybe growing up with siblings who fed me More »
- OPINION: Surveys and public opinion ANN - Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - For many senatorial candidates who take elections seriously and exert great effort to address the important issues of the More »
- OPINION: What a letdown ANN - Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - After all the brouhaha to get Malaysians living abroad the right to vote, only a dismal 6,268 out of over 700,000 have registered as More »
- OPINION: Go on, give someone a break ANN - Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - It is not about big money. It is principally about being sensitive to the needs of the people around us. More »
- OPINION: Engine of growth set to soar ANN - Sat, Apr 6, 2013
Beijing (The Star/ANN) - Amid rapid urbanisation in China, many cities are turning to airport-based economy as their new engine of growth. More »
- OPINION:l Being happy with the rest of the world ANN - Sun, Mar 24, 2013
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Were you in a happy mood on Wednesday? Or were you just plain grumpy? More »
- Phil Spector TV film splits opinion like record producer himself Reuters - Sat, Mar 23, 2013
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Spector's life could be summed up in four words - musical genius, eccentric and murderer. Playwright David Mamet's HBO More »
- Can new law change 'Filipino time'?
"Filipino time" may soon no longer refer to Pinoys' habit of being late.
- Philippines vows to defend territory against China
The Philippines vowed Thursday to fight China "to the last man standing", as a Chinese warship patrolled around a remote reef occupied by a handful of Filipino marines in disputed waters.
- 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.
- 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.
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