Senator Manuel Villar Jr. allegedly pressured corporate regulators into allowing him to sell stocks of his listed holding company — in violation of stock market rules — in 2007 so he could fund his presidential campaign. The camp of former President Joseph Estrada bared this allegation in a press briefing on Thursday, accusing the Nacionalista [...]
By Franco JC Barona THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday disclosed that it is currently coordinating with the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh , the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for the immediate repatriation of the remains of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who recently died of [...]
By Franco JC Barona THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday disclosed that it is currently coordinating with the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh , the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for the immediate repatriation of the remains of two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who recently died of [...]
By Franco JC Barona DESPITE setbacks on the verification of ballots in foreign voting centers, it’s all systems go for an estimated 589,830 registered overseas who are expected to troop for one whole month to 93 Philippine Embassies and Consulates General around the world to participate in the overseas absentee voting (OAV) for the 2010 [...]
By Franco JC Barona PRESIDENT Arroyo could not be sure to win by a landslide in the second district of Pampanga even if she has all the machinery at her disposal. This was according to his rival Architect Adonis Simpao, who is going up against President Arroyo for the congressional seat of the second district [...]
By Franco JC Barona GIVEN the poor results of the recent Japanese National Nursing Exam, where only one Filipino and two Indonesians passed, the Philippine government is now looking at possible options on how to improve the Japanese language training of Filipino nurses and caregivers interested to work in Japan. The Department of Foreign Affairs [...]
MANILA — The nomination of Harry K. Thomas Jr. as U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, paving the way for his arrival in Manila “within the coming weeks,” according to the U.S. embassy in Manila. The confirmation of the U.S. Senate on March 19 “is a necessary step under the U.S. Constitution [...]
By Franco JC Barona IMAGINE the life of former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, her rise to prominence and her fall from power, being told using club music from the 70’s disco era. It took the talents of legendary songwriter David Byrne and master DJ Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) to do just that: generate a [...]
By Franco JC Barona Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte has all the reason to be ecstatic as he expressed optimism that Liberal Party standard bearer Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino will prevail come election day in the vote-rich city. “We are nearing the end game and we (LP) are ahead based on numerous surveys conducted throughout [...]
The entire community leaders in Vegas mourn for the late Dr. Joey A. Villaflor. Dr. Villaflor, attended NRMF School of Medicine, Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines.He received his bachelor of arts degree in Chemistry year 1974 and his doctor of medicine degree in 1979. He was a chairman of the Nevada State board of [...]
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