ERC voids power
rate increase
Malacañang on Tuesday endorsed the finding of the Energy Regulatory Commission that prices on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market during the shutdown of the Malampaya gas pipeline late last year could not qualify as “reasonable, rational and competitive.”…
Albay farmer’s son
tops PMA class
A son of a farmer from Albay province on Tuesday was named the valedictorian of this year’s Philippine Military Academy “Siklab Diwa” Class.…
Aquino won’t
certify FOI bill
Despite his election campaign promise in 2010, President Aquino is not certifying as urgent the passage of the freedom of information bill, although senators approved their own version of the measure on Monday.…
Lee: Spending night
in jail lonely
Alone and lonely. This was how housing developer Delfin Lee described his condition after his first night on Monday at the provincial jail in City of San Fernando in Pampanga province.…
‘Missing jet
changed course’
The Malaysian military has radar data showing the missing Boeing 777 jetliner changed course and made it to the Malacca Strait, hundreds of kilometers from the last position recorded by civilian authorities, according to a senior military official.…
Daughter tweets
hope, sorrow
Three days after the Malaysia Airlines jet plane mysteriously disappeared, the daughter of one of the flight’s crewmen wonders if her father has eaten.…
Google: Don’t rely
on Google maps
Concerned people should not rely on Google Maps to search the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as it is not live satellite feed.…
Photos of Iranians
on KL plane out
Interpol has released an image of two Iranians who were traveling with stolen passports on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.…
Stolen passport
user asylum seeker
Malaysian police say one of the passengers using a stolen passport on a missing jetliner was an Iranian asylum seeker.…
Filipino held over
US bar shooting
A Filipino was arrested for allegedly going into a shooting spree after hitting on a woman in an Ohio nightclub early Sunday morning (Sunday night in Manila), news reports said.…
CA grants Lee’s
habeas corpus plea
The Court of Appeals has granted the writ of habeas corpus filed by Globe Asiatique President Delfin Lee.…
Fil-Am news anchor
quits while on air
Filipino American news anchor Liz Wahl quit from state-owned television station Russia Today (RT) while she was live on air last week, telling viewers she could not in conscience work for a network that "whitewashes the actions" of the Russian…
Makati, Pasig top
‘selfie’ capitals
Makati City and Pasig City are the “Selfie Capitals of the World,” TIME Magazine reported Tuesday.…
China drives away
2 Philippine ships
Two Filipino vessels were expelled from Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the Spratly group of islands by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) Sunday, according to the state news agency Xinhua.…
Japan remembers
2011 disaster
Japan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power.…
