Navy denies shooting fisherman in Zambo

Zamboanga City — Navy officials on Sunday denied that navy officers killed a fisherman in an encounter in Tumalutab Island in the city Tuesday night. Village officials in Barangay Taluksangay reported a resident was killed in an encounter allegedly with Navy personnel in Tumalutab Island in the city Tuesday night. The 42-year-old victim, identified as [...]

Erap consults economic advisers on presidential contenders

Former president Joseph Estrada has consulted several economic advisers regarding their top contenders for the presidential race this coming 2010, ABS-CBN News reported Sunday. United Opposition spokesman Adel Tamano said Estrada’s action was seen as a preparation for the elections. Tamano said Estrada will base his political endorsement on the result of the consultation with [...]

Pinoy voice talents put heart behind animated characters

Behind every good work of animation is a group of great voice talents. For Filipino anime fans, both kids and kids at heart, quality dubbing is extremely important. Since many of these animated programs have been imported from other countries, there is sometimes a need to translate the script into the local language and of [...]

Pacquiao: Next in line for top pound-for-pound?

With Floyd Mayweather’s retirement finally in place, talks are spreading about the next top pound-for-pound fighter around. One of the top contenders for this boxing honor is Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who is scheduled for a title showdown against WBC lightweight champion David “Dangerous” Diaz on June 28. The powerful hitter has consistently been [...]

‘Promdi Hottie’ Ejay is PBB Teen Edition Plus Big Winner

Ejay Falcon, 18, of Mindoro, is being carried by his father Erning after being proclaimed the Big Winner of PBB Teen Edition Plus. Boys rule in this year’s Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus, as Ejay Falcon, the “Promdi Hottie” of Mindoro, got the largest number of text votes to be crowned this year’s Teen [...]

Rudy’s last words to Lorna: ‘I love you’

For the first time since her husband died on Saturday morning, actress Lorna Tolentino gave a statement to ABS-CBN News. Tolentino’s spouse, Philippine “Action Prince” Rudy Fernandez, passed away 6:15 a.m. Saturday, after a two-year battle with periampullary cancer. “It’s a life well-lived and a life well-ended. Siguro kung ano man yung who he was [...]

Rudy Fernandez: March 3, 1952 — June 7, 2008

Actor Rudy Fernandez died at 6:15 Saturday morning at his home in Joeylane Street in White Plains in Quezon City due to periampullary cancer. He was 56. He battled periampullary cancer for two years, even seeking treatment abroad including hospitals in the United States and Japan. On Friday, the actor requested to be discharged from [...]

Grade school textbooks still ‘error-laden,’ says critic

Students, teachers and parents are in the thick of preparations for the school opening this Tuesday, but for public schools textbook critic Antonio Go, students may be surprised to find out that some public school textbooks in elementary subjects Makabayan and Sibika at Kultura have minor and major factual errors. Some errors can be found [...]

Groups say ‘Katas ng VAT’ nowhere near Arroyo P1.3T education debt

President Arroyo’s recent unveiling of the P1-billion “Katas ng VAT Pantawid Aral” could have made her look like a generous leader, but education advocacy groups said Friday that the amount is nowhere near her administration’s incurred debt to the education sector. Based on the Delors Benchmark, the internationally-agreed benchmark for education budget since its presentation [...]

Two economists unimpressed with Arroyo power subsidy program

Two economists on Saturday said they were not impressed with the Arroyo administration’s program to provide subsidies supposedly to mitigate the impact of rising fuel and electricity prices. Malacañang announced Tuesday a P2-billion power subsidy for poor families. On Friday government began distributing P500 each for lifeline users or households consuming 100-kilowatt hours a month [...]