Pasig fire destroys 11 houses

An estimated P400,000 worth of property went up in smoke Tuesday afternoon after a large fire hit a residential area in Pasig City, fire investigators said Wednesday. Fire officer 3 Carlito Banes of ... more here

Mind your fans despite the heat — fire marshal

Intensely scorching as it is, the El Niño heat is still no reason to leave your electric fan on unattended. Chief Inspector Roderick Aguto, Muntinlupa City fire marshal, gave this advice Wedne... more here

RP has improved from Marcos years

The Philippines, financially bankrupt and mired in poverty after the ravages of Martial Law, has improved in many aspects. This is gleaned from the monitoring done on the Millennium Development Goals... more here

Industry leaders to discuss next phase of BPO growth

With the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry projected to grow 25 percent in 2010, training is becoming more crucial in sustaining the industry’s growth and momentum, according to Jon Ka... more here

New chief for DA unit in ARMM

A new superintendent has been named to head the Department of Agriculture-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DAF-ARMM-IARC)–Research Outreach Station (... more here

Believe it or not

The sister of a “presidentiable” has promised that if or when her brother is elected on May 10, she intends (did we get it right?) to go to a country where the Filipino channel is offered?... more here

POEA launches Women’s Desk, gender hearing room

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has established a Women’s Desk at its main building and Gender and Development Hearing Rooms at its adjudications office. The Women&rsqu... more here

Libanan’s reforms at BI being studied at AIM

Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan has continued to heap praises from his novel initiatives in bringing changes at the Bureau of Immigration (BI), it was learned Wednesday. This time, the aca... more here

Aquino employing dilatory tactic to delay extradition

Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Director General Ricardo Blancaflor, former Department of Justice undersecretary, said Wednesday the defense legal team of former police Senior Superintendent Michae... more here

Baguio, Benguet air still OK

BAGUIO CITY — The air quality in this mountain resort city and nearby towns of Benguet is still good to fair and within the tolerable range for a healthy lifestyle, the Cordillera office of the ... more here

Businessman hopes training centers will help Cavinti folk

CAVINTI, Laguna — A Filipino-Chinese businessman has high hopes and expectations that the two training centers he had donated in this town would help a lot of unemployed residents in Cavinti and... more here

Rookie cop in hot water

A rookie policeman was arrested inside a police station and charged with assault for allegedly attacking investigators last Monday night inside the Navotas City police precinct while under investigati... more here

Cheated Filipino tourists receive free tours of Hong Kong

Hong Kong - A group of Filipino visitors stranded in Hong Kong as victims of a travel package hoax were Wednesday given free tours around the city. Twenty-four Filipinos, most of them civil servants, ... more here

Philippine exports rise at fastest pace in 15 years—NSO

It all started as a hobby in 1975. An insightful homemaker and skilled dietitian, it was therefore inherent in Mrs. Ong to intuitively turn this consumer insight into opportunity. Hence, what began in... more here

Philippine FDI in 2009 hits $1.9 billion

The Philippines' net foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2009 hit $1.9 billion, 26.2 percent higher from the previous year buoyed by investors confidence in the Philippine economy, the country's centr... more here