Lawmakers on Tuesday moved to have the law on how the national anthem should be sung reviewed following the flak on Martin Nievera’s rendition during the Pacquiao-Hatton boxing match over the weekend. House Resolution 1137, filed by Rep. Teodoro Casiño… Read more ›
The World Health Organization has raised its tally of confirmed human cases of swine flu to 1,124 from 1,025. There have been 26 confirmed deaths. The global body says 21 countries have now reported laboratory-confirmed cases. The United States has… Read more ›
NIKKO HUELGAS solidified his bid for a slot in the national triathlon squad by pulling off an amazing three-leg sweep of the 2009 Speedo Aquathlon series in Mariveles, Bataan, recently. The De La Salle University tanker passed erstwhile pacesetter Pol… Read more ›
The government will lift the temporary suspension on the importation of meat products after international health authorities clarified that H1N1 does not come from pigs. This was bared Monday by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap in a chance interview with reporters… Read more ›
The real-estate company controlled by Lucio Tan said that 2009 will be a banner year for the firm as it begins to recognize revenue from residential projects and earn rent from its office developments. Most of the projects – a… Read more ›
Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., a key witness in allegedly anomalous transaction between the government and a Chinese firm, will be transferred from the Manila Police District Headquarters’ Warrant Section to the Jail and Management detention cell. A GMA Flash Report… Read more ›
The attack by Moro rebels in the southern Philippine province of North Cotabato last Sunday was a diversionary tactic “to ease the tension” brought by continuous military operations in the adjacent Maguindanao province, an Army official said Monday. Maj. Gen.… Read more ›
Pigs on a Canadian farm have been infected with the new swine flu virus. The officials said the pigs in the province of Alberta were thought to be infected by a Canadian farm worker who recently visited Mexico and got… Read more ›
Filipinos across the Middle East on Sunday cheered on as boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao defeated British boxing icon Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Dubai, Filipinos congregated in bars where the fight was shown on… Read more ›
Floyd Mayweather Sr. is suggesting that Ricky Hatton should make the right move and retire from boxing before he gets seriously injured. Mayweather Sr. made the suggestion after Hatton suffered the worst loss of his 47-fight career when he was… Read more ›
Manny Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton with a left hook in the second round of their bout to grab the IBO light welterweight title at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). In the… Read more ›
Popular dietary supplement drug Hydroxycut has been warned by the US FDA to be dangerous to human health after studies showed that it can affect the liver. Hydroxycut is a nutritional supplement marketed by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., designed to… Read more ›