The power generators are also players on the spot market from which Manila Electric Co. buys power at a higher rate in a possible conflict of interest, officials said on Wednesday.…
“Filipinos, good!” Caught between life and death in war-torn Syria, this was the last thing the Filipino United Nations peacekeepers expected to hear from the Syrian rebels who abducted them twice early this year.…
INQUIRER.net offers ‘Simbang Gabi’ livestream
Christmas in the Philippines is rich in customs and traditions. And the celebration here won't be complete without the country's own version of "12 days of Christmas", only this one is the nine-day dawn mass from December 16-24.…
With or without the endorsement of President Aquino, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte will push for the passage of a charter change resolution to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution early next year, for Congress to eventually pass laws to lift…
‘Yolanda’ losses
placed at P571B
The National Economic and Development Authority, in a report on Supertyphoon ‘‘Yolanda’’ released Wednesday, pegged the total amount of losses and damage caused by the typhoon at P571.1 billion.…
Tropical Depression’s
Papa Dom is dead
Papa Dom of reggae band Tropical Depression has died, according to Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang-aawit.…
Kerry arrives
in Tacloban City
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tacloban City, Leyte on Wednesday morning. The Philippine Information Agency Region 9 over Twitter said Kerry and his staff arrived at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport at 10:25 a.m.…
Roxas orders
stepped-up effort
vs firecrackers
Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II has directed the police, fire bureau and local government units to step up measures to regulate “deadly” firecrackers and pyrotechnics ahead of the holiday season.…
Collusion angle in power rate hike bolstered
Power producers initially assured officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) they would meet the supply gap expected to be caused by the scheduled monthlong maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya gas pipeline, according to a DOE preliminary investigation report. But…
Filipino beauty is 2013 Miss International
Binibining Pilipinas Bea Rose Santiago was crowned 2013 Miss International in the beauty pageant held in Tokyo Tuesday night. The Masbate-born international model bested 66 other contestants in the competition’s 53rd edition, held at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo.…
Mandela tops 2013 Google searches
Nelson Mandela topped Google's list of the hottest searches for 2013 as the Internet giant on Tuesday provided a look at the "spirit of the times" online.…
Arroyo asks court to allow Christmas visit by family
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may not be able to be home for Christmas, which is why she is pleading with the Sandiganbayan to let her family spend Christmas and New Year with her in her suite at the Veterans Memorial…
Wife warned husband about Skyway accident
The Tolentino family from Barangay (village) Pembo, Makati City, was the first to know a loved one was killed in a bus accident on Monday. Mercy Tolentino said that when she learned about the accident in the morning news, she…
Kerry warns China: No more air defense zones
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday warned China not to impose an air defense zone over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) similar to the one it declared over disputed islands in the East China Sea last…
Japan set to buy $240B worth of hi-tech weapons
Japan announced on Tuesday that it would buy stealth fighters, drones and submarines as part of a splurge on military hardware that would beef up defense of far-flung islands amid a simmering territorial row with China.…
