Twenty-five years ago, a man named Ninoy Aquino fought nobly for a cause he believed in. He was a man who believed in heroism, in justice, in freedom, and he committed his life to upholding these values in a manner he thought would be for the greater good. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 28th, 2008 | News | Comments (1) | 42 views
By Mia Saavedra – He loves Ferraris and Apple Macs. He goes to basketball games and checks out the pretty girls. From the outside, Juan Benedicto looks like your average 30-year old guy. Except that most average 30-year old guys are neither confined to wheelchairs nor breathe through bi-pap machines, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 26th, 2008 | Features | Comments (0) | 247 views
BEIJING — Finally, a gold for the Philippines in the Olympics—but it does not really count. Reigning world champion Willy Wang swept taolu’s two-discipline competition Friday night to capture the gold medal for the Philippines at the Beijing Olympics wushu competition at the Olympic Sports Center here. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 26th, 2008 | News, Sports | Comments (0) | 314 views
BY NIDA BUENAFE – With the Team Philippines coming home from Beijing empty-handed, sports officials in the country are pushing for a revitalized grassroots program, like the Batang Pinoy competition, that will prepare Filipino athletes for future Olympic Games. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 25th, 2008 | Sports | Comments (0) | 108 views
by ROSE ECLARINAL – The Philippine Generations is a group of like-minded young professionals who were raised and educated in the UK. Some of them were born in the UK to working class parents who came to the country as overseas migrant workers aiming for a better life for their children. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 24th, 2008 | News | Comments (2) | 193 views
By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Amnesty International warned local politicians in the troubled southern Philippine island of Mindanao against arming civilians for protection against Muslim rebel attacks, saying it could set a dangerous precedent and further escalate the violence there. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 23rd, 2008 | News | Comments (0) | 143 views

By KRIS BAYOS - Former Presidents Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, and Joseph Estrada yesterday joined leaders of political parties of various affiliations in commemorating the 25th death anniversary of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 22nd, 2008 | Features, News | Comments (0) | 171 views
Mr. President, I am angry at what is going on at the South, and it’s for that purpose that I ask to take the floor on a matter of personal and collective privilege. As we speak, there are ongoing hostilities in North Cotabato and Maguindanao where the Armed Forces and the MILF are locked in armed combat. [Continue reading...]
Posted August 21st, 2008 | 2010, Opinion | Comments (0) | 244 views