Monthly Archives: May 2013
Vote of confidence for Pnoy
May 16, 2013
It appears that the results of the Senate race in the May 13 elections in the Philippines was a vote of confidence for President Benigno S. Aquino III. As of the latest count, nine of 12 candidates of Team Pnoy, Aquino’s Liberal Party-led coalition, will win and, by the time this issue comes out, are already proclaimed. Many of the administration candidates in the House of Representatives, mostly reelectionists, were also clear winners. Continue reading
Susan Roces and Amalia Fuentes to be reunited in television series
May 16, 2013
Don’t look now but after 45 years pursuing their separate paths, top actresses Susan Roces and Amalia Fuentes are appearing together again in a television series. Continue reading
More tourists flock to Albay as Mayon volcano acts up
May 16, 2013
LEGAZPI CITY – Tourists now flock in droves to Albay in a rush to catch up with the lingering activity of Mayon Volcano, the sudden outburst of which last May 7, despite its Zero level alert status, killed five climbers, four of them foreigners. Continue reading
Pacquiao, Jinkee in knockdown win in Sarangani; other sportsmen like PBA’s Guiao also proclaimed
May 16, 2013
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Rep. Manny Pacquiao had a knockout win for a second term as congressman of Sarangani when no one surfaced to oppose him as he leads many sportsmen who won in the elections. Continue reading
Erap wins Manila mayoralty race
May 16, 2013
MANILA (PinoyNews) — Former President Joseph Estrada has defeated incumbent Mayor Alfredo Lim in the mayoralty race in Manila while majority of his candidates led by Vice Mayor Isko Moreno also won in the City Council race. Continue reading
Philippine Week Committee marks 115th anniversary of Philippine Independence
May 16, 2013
The Philippine Week Committee (PWC) marks this year’s 115th anniversary of Philippine Independence with a triple celebration: a beauty pageant on June 8th, dinner ball gala on June 15th both at the Hilton in Rosemont, IL and a community picnic to cap the celebrations on Sunday, June 23rd at Lake Opeka, Des Plaines, IL. Continue reading
Grace Poe leads Senate race with 8 Team Pnoy candidates
May 16, 2013
MANILA (PilipinasNews) – Former Censors chief Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares, daughter of the late Movie King Fernando Poe Jr. and top star Susan Roces, surprised political pundits as she topped the incomplete unofficial and official canvassing of votes for 12 senators in Monday’s midterm elections. Continue reading
GINTONG PAMANA 2013
May 1, 2013
GINTONG PAMANA 2013 Continue reading
Shale Gas and Our Energy Future – Savior, Stopgap or Ecological Disaster?
by Paul Ballard
April 16, 2013
“To increase our dependence on shale gas from fracking would be a dangerous detour from developing a responsible, sustainable energy policy. Natural gas is not a bridge; it’s a gangplank to a destabilized climate and an impoverished economy.” ~ Michael Brune, Sierra Club, 2013. Continue reading
Pres. Aquino must sign the Amended Overseas Voting Act ASAP
by Rodel Rodis
May 1, 2013
After the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) law was finally passed in 2003, its most enthusiastic supporters vowed to get it immediately amended as soon as possible. This effort would take almost a decade of patient lobbying but, at long last, the Amended Overseas Voting Act (OVA) was approved by the Philippine Congress on February 7, 2013 with overwhelming multi-partisan support. Continue reading