Pag-Ibig cancels deal with firm Inquirer | CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines—The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund) had canceled its collection servicing agreement (CSA) with Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. for the latter's Xevera housing projects in Pampanga two weeks before an Inquirer special report disclosed possible ir...
P8B more for poorest of poor Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The poorest of poor Filipinos will enjoy an additional P8 billion in cash subsidies from the government, but this will only be made possible at the expense of the country's rice farmers whose livelihood depends on selling what they produce to the National Food Authority. | Mala...
Earthquake rocks Christchurch in New Zealand The Daily Telegraph Australia | A STRONG earthquake has caused widespread damage and power cuts in New Zealand's second-largest city. | Shaken residents told how they cowered under doorways as the earth moved violently for what seemed as long as a minute. | The quake's magni...
NZ Post Affected by Christchurch Earthquake Scoop Saturday, 4 September 2010, 11:24 am | Press Release: New Zealand Post | New Zealand Post Services Affected by Christchurch Earthquake | New Zealand Post services in Christchurch and surrounding areas have been severely disrupted by this morning ...
A high quality Korean meal at Go Goo Ryeo The Examiner | Garden Grove, home to Vietnamese and Korean cuisines, and there are a ton to choose from. Korean barbecue is one of those things which many restaurants offer, but few can truly claim to provide quality when the masses demand quantity. In recent yea...
Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island The Guardian | RAY LILLEY | Associated Press Writer= WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. L...
40 killed by suicide bomb linked to Pakistani Taliban The Independent | A suicide bomber struck at a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday, killing around 40 people. | It was the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis. The attack on the Shia rally, which ...
Indians fail drugs tests in new blow for Delhi Games The Independent | In an embarrassing blow to India's sporting hopes a month before it hosts the Commonwealth Games, eight of its athletes have been suspended after failing drugs tests. | Five were to have competed in the games and one was considered a gold medal pro...
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Muslims across India offer prayers on last Friday of Ramadan Newstrack India | Lucknow/Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (ANI): Muslims across India gathered in huge numbers at various mosques to offer the 'Alvida Namaz' on the occasion of the last 'Jumma' o...
Meralco customers to pay lower power bills this month Inquirer | CONSUMERS OF power distributor Manila Electric Co. can expect their electricity bills to go down by 68.4 centavos a kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month as the basic generation charge ...
National shame is global, not Filipino Inquirer | IN THIS piece, the indicator for 'national shame' is the national proportion of adults agreeing with the test statement, 'There are some things about [country] that make me feel ...
Rapper declines to reveal details of questioning that lasted over seven hours The Star | CYBERJAYA: Controversial rapper Wee Meng Chee was questioned for more than seven hours at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) headquarters here over a video clip he posted on YouTube condemning racist remarks made by a pri...
30,000 citizenship applicants will know outcome next year The Star | KUALA TERENGGANU: About 30,000 individuals who applied for Malaysian citizenship between 2007 and 2009 will know the outcome early next year, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong. | He said his ministry would expedite the applications and...
Investigations into Aminulrasyid's death followed rules, says ministry The Star | PUTRAJAYA: Investigations into the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah have been transparent and fair to all, according to the special panel set up by the Home Ministry to monitor the case. | Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Y...
Meralco customers to pay lower power bills this month Inquirer | CONSUMERS OF power distributor Manila Electric Co. can expect their electricity bills to go down by 68.4 centavos a kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month as the basic generation charge fell to P5.4119 a kWh. | This means that a residential customer consuming 100 kWh a month will have a bill reduced by P68.43 this September, while those consuming 200 kWh...
Why are South China Sea tensions rising? BBC News Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stakes manoeuvring gets out of hand. | Or the arrest by China's navy of hundreds, not just dozens, of Vietnamese fishermen in disputed waters, sparking US voices to support Hanoi again...
