PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Armed Forces' new chief of staff Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit visit the wake of 11 soldiers killed in an ambush by New People's Army rebels in the province of Mindoro. Avito C. Dalan/PCPO
MANILA, Philippines - With just one month to go before they cast their votes in country’s first automated polls, Filipinos in Singapore and Hong Kong got a briefing from Commission on Elections officials on the exercise.
There in the far south, politics is more interesting. Politicians don’t tarnish each other’s refutation. They just kill each other. Well, not all the time, but most of the time the threats are real. Read more
As we approach the start of the official campaign period (Feb.9), members the Philippine Press Institute came up with a media covenant for elections. Read more
The start of the presidential campaign will be a tit-for-tat, drag-down, bitchy campaign between Sen. Benigno Aquino III and Sen. Manuel Villar. Read more
At the first "Ganito Tayo Noon…" reunion of Philippine activists in December 2008, more than half had received and responded to their invitations through Facebook. Read more
Wala nang duda na kapag naging pangulo itong si Villar, dalawang bagay agad ang sigurado: maililibing si Makoy sa Libingan ng mga Bayani at makatatakas sa hustisya si Jocjoc Bolante. Read more
Wearing only painted-on tiger stripes, cover model Ornusa Cadness is shown alongside the words "It's the Year of for the Tiger: Boycott Zoos" in a sexy People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia ad that is being re-released just in time for the Chinese New Year. Read more
Now, computer-savvy users can test their knowledge of the candidates' slogans in a Filipino version of the popular online game "Pinoy Hangaroo." Read more
Alfred Vargas was officially chosen by the Cinemalaya Foundation and the Cultural Center of the Philippines in concurrence with director Mario O’Hara to play the role of Andres Bonifacio in the upcoming major production of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival’s Open Category’s “Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio.” Read more
Once more, the government is launching a peace campaign, this time with the entertaining value of a music group, the Apo Hiking Society composed of Jim Paredes, Buboy Garovillo and Danny Javier. Read more