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February 12th, 2012
THEY NEED HELP TOO — Most persons with deaf-blindness are not totally blind or deaf. Some need assistance like these participants of the 9th Helen Keller World Conference held in Uganda in 2009. MANILA, Philippines — All five major senses — sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch — work together to enable the body to function properly. To lose just one function is already extremely difficult ...
February 12th, 2012
TACURONG CITY, Philippines - The Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) launched last week the region-wide rollout of the Philippine National Police's computerized crime incident reporting system or the e-blotter.
February 13th, 2012
ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines - The Roman Catholic Church has once again strongly expressed its opposition to gambling, particularly the operation of an e-casino in Iloilo City. "Gambling destroys our moral values," said Msgr. Meliton Oso, chairman of the Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center (JASAC).Oso reiterated the Church's stand even as e-casino JD Feeling Lucky Inc. continues to ...
February 12th, 2012
MANILA, Philippines - A ''fatwa'' issued by a top Saudi Arabian Islamic cleric which says that attending flag-raising ceremonies may be contrary to Islam's ''tawheed'' or creed of monotheism has generated a debate among Muslims in the Philippines.
February 13th, 2012
Although the Philippines has drastically reduced the incidence of leprosy over the years, it continues to account for the bulk of cases in the Western Pacific Region brought about by misconceptions an .....
February 13th, 2012
Defense spokesperson Tranquil Salvador explains the implication of what might happen if the bank documents submitted to the impeachment court were proven fake or illegally obtained. Video by INQUIRER.net's Cathy Miranda
February 13th, 2012
MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has urged Chief Justice Renato Corona to set an example to others occupying high positions in the government by allowing or providing his written permission to open his foreign currency deposits “in order for the truth to come out.”
February 12th, 2012
MANILA, Philippines - It wouldn't matter whether the world-class Cobonpue-Layug-Pineda tandem or Mar Roxas' favored in-law Leonardo V Locsin Junior does the face-lift of the Ninoy Aquino airport.
February 14th, 2012
Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on the imports of cattle or livestock from Paraguay following the outbreak of the food-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Latin American country.
February 13th, 2012
The Philippines is considering measures to tighten mining rules, cut tax breaks and review resource contracts under a policy that would boost state revenue from mining and limit the industry’s impact on the environment.
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