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A neighborhood in Bacolod City in Negros Occidental is still shocked over the story of awinking dead man in their community.The news site Visayan Daily Star on Tuesday reported that the mother of the late Rogie Concepcion, 27, winked at her at the public cemetery of Barangay Handumanan in Bacolod City.The report quoted Mrs. Concepcion as saying she was hugging her son’s coffin before it was buried, when she saw him winking at her.Rogie’s cousin May Ann Torda, who was near the coffin,...
MANILA - After defending Globe Asiatique Holdings Corp. over its handling of housing loans with the Pag-IBIG fund in a radio interview on Monday, former vice president Noli de Castro admitted that he ordered an investigation into the real estate firm’s allegedly questionable loans before he stepped down from office.
De Castro in an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) on Monday said that he ordered an investigation of property developer Globe Asiatique Holdings Corp.'s hou...
BATANGAS CITY – A municipal trial court has (MTC) found Batangas Vice-Governor Mark Leviste guilty beyond reasonable doubt of being the mastermind in the planting of a dummy bomb at the Batangas Capitol compound four years ago. In a 12-page decision by Judge Eleuterio Bathan of Branch 2, Fourth Judicial Region MTC, Leviste was meted 1-year imprisonment and ordered to pay P1,000.00 for violation of Article 143 and 153 of the Revised Penal Code for public disturbance that prevents mee...
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Budget-conscious tourists can avail of lower accommodation rates on Boracay Island as some resorts have offered significant discounts as part of measures to counter the backlash on the country’s tourism industry after the Aug. 23 hostage-taking crisis in Manila. Some resorts on the island, famed for its long stretch of white beach and crystal clear waters, are offering discounts on room accommodations of up to 50 percent, said Loubelle Cann, preside...
MANILA — For Miss Universe 4th runner-up Ma. Venus Raj, her first encounter with President Benigno S. Aquino III is one 'major major' event she would never forget. The dusky 22-year-old considers meeting the President for the first time August 31 as one big gift following her impressive showing in the yearly beauty international pageant. "Of course, it's an honor to be here at the Palace being congratulated by no less than the President of the Philippines," she said after her brief courtes...
MANILA — Relatives of 57 people killed in the Philippines' worst political massacre expressed outrage on September 1 after a court delayed the trial of the main suspect and his alleged police accomplices. The latest setback fuelled concerns that the case may drag on for years in the country's overburdened justice system, allowing the Ampatuan clan accused of the murders more time to threaten or eliminate witnesses. "The court is very unfair and it is always favouring the criminals," Cather...
MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III said August 31 he had cancelled his planned first overseas trip as leader to Indonesia and Vietnam in keeping with his vow of austerity. Aquino had planned an overnight visit to Indonesia next month before flying to Vietnam, part of a largely ceremonial round of visits traditionally carried out by newly elected leaders to neighboring countries. He said he now intended to meet his Indonesian and Vietnamese counterparts in Hanoi along with the other lead...
MANILA — The Philippines on August 29 ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers. "We are alerting all government agencies to review and improve security of their websites in view of the hacking of the website this afternoon," presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma said. "We are adopting best practices to lessen the vulnerability of our websites to hacking and other cyber crimes," Coloma said. The information a...
MANILA - The Vice Mayors League of The Philippines-Cebu has issued a resolution declaring 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz persona non grata in the province, an online report said.
In its website, Bombo Radyo Philippines reported that the group issued the resolution after the former beauty queen purportedly belittled Cebuanos’s ability to speak English.
The resolution condemned the statements made by Diaz against the Cebuanos, it reported. The resolution also demanded a public ...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The housing projects of Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. in Bacolor, Mabalacat and Angeles City in Pampanga appear to have been funded by Pag-IBIG loans taken out by the developer on behalf of people who were clueless that they were availing themselves of the loans.
Inquirer sources in the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) said hundreds of supposed buyers of townhouses in Xevera Bacolor and Xevera Mabalacat were fake Pag-IBIG members.
A validation c...
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