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Palace extends condolences to family & relatives of slain Cavite journalist
MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang on Monday expressed condolences to the family and relatives of slain tabloid journalist Rubylita Garcia. “We extend our condolences to the family of the late Rubylita Garcia and we promise that we will pursue this heinous death,” Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a Palace media briefing. Citing a report from Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Theodore Sindac, Lacierda said that 52-year-old Garcia is a regular member of the National Press […]
Newspaper tycoon Emilio T. Yap, dies at 88
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation announced today the passing of its Chairman of the Board Dr. Emilio T. Yap, on Monday, April 7, 2014. He would have been 89 years old on September 24 this year. Funeral services will be held at a time and place to be announced later. In addition to his being a respected leader in the print media industry, Dr. Yap served as Chairman of the Board of […]
How To Start Your Week Off Right?
Start Your Week Off Right By: Natalie Kate Ann Juntado That feeling you get when it’s Monday already. You just had an amazing and relaxing weekend and how you wish, this will remain forever. Since we don’t have the power to make this dream come true, we help you to embrace Monday with open arms and heart. It is understandable that many people, especially employees dread Mondays, that most of them struggle to drag their […]
Fire in Kawit, Cavite
Although there are no recorded casualties, the number of injured is still being counted, according to Enrique Martinez of the Cavite office of Public Safety when a fire broke out in Brgy. Aplaya, Binakayan, Kawit Cavite. The fire affected 300 houses.
Japan shares slip, others relieved by U.S. data
(Reuters) – Asian markets were torn two ways on Monday, some following Wall Street lower but others encouraged by U.S. jobs data that hit the sweet spot for many investors — firm enough to soothe concerns about the health of the U.S. recovery but not so strong as to hasten the end of policy stimulus. The immediate outlook was clouded by a momentum-driven fall on Wall Street and a rise in the yen against the […]
Search planes, ships divert to Indian Ocean area where ‘pings’ detected
(Reuters) – Some planes and ships searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner in the Indian Ocean moved on Monday toward waters where a Chinese vessel had picked up “ping” signals at the weekend, raising hopes of finding the airliner’s black-box recorders. The black boxes, thought be to lying on the ocean floor, are equipped with locator beacons that send pings on the same frequency as those detected by the Chinese naval ship, but the beacons’ batteries […]
Tropical Storm ‘Domeng’ maintains strength but reduces speed
MANILA, April 7 (PNA) — Tropical storm “Domeng” has maintained its strength but reduced its speed and continues to move west northwest, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday. In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Jun Galang said that as of 4 a.m., “Domeng” was spotted 880 km east of Davao City (6.9°N 134.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near center and gustiness of up to 80 […]
Hamilton wins Bahrain thriller for Mercedes
(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday after a duel with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in a floodlit night race full of overtaking and wheel-to-wheel battles. The win – in Formula One’s 900th grandprix – was the Briton’s second in a row, the 24th of his career and also a second successive one-two for a team in a class of their own and with two drivers free […]
Disney’s latest hero, ‘Captain America,’ sets box office record
(Reuters) – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the sequel to Marvel’s 2011 film about the red, white and blue superhero, smashed its way to $96.2 million in weekend ticket sales, setting a new record for an April release and speeding past last week’s winner, “Noah.” In the process, it also validated the strategy of the film’s distributor, Walt Disney Co, to ramp up its pipeline of films featuring super heroes made famous by […]
U.S., in nod to Tokyo, to send more ships to Japan, prods China
(Reuters) – The United States moved on Sunday to reassure Tokyo over its mounting security concerns, saying it would send more missile defense ships to Japan following North Korean launches and use a high level trip to warn China against abusing its “great power.” Japan has watched with alarm in recent weeks as North Korea carried out a series of missile launches, including firing two medium-range missiles capable of hitting the U.S. ally. Tokyo has […]
WesMin command still searching for kidnap victims from Malaysian dive resort
MANILA, April 5 (PNA) — The Western Mindanao Command is still searching for the Chinese tourist and Filipino hotel staff snatched by suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in a Malaysian dive resort this week. Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, Western Mindanao Command chief, said that they are yet to establish the location of the hostages and the group behind the abduction. “So we cannot categorically state that a particular group is holding the two victims […]