By Jim KuhnhennAssociated Press WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL In this picture provided by the German Government’s Press Office, US President Barack Obama, fourth right, and clockwise: British Prime Minister David Cameron, the Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev German chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel...
Just a trick to acquit Corona–Palace By Norman BordadoraPhilippine Daily Inquirer It’s a suprise. It’s not surprising. A trick. Anyway, we are not bothered. So, ignore it. But whatever neither-here-nor-there reactions to the reported high-powered Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) lobby in the Senate to...
By Ana BasaPhilippine Daily Inquirer ANA BASA and her troubled aunt, Cristina Corona. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO (Editor’s Note: Las Vegas-based Ana Basa issued this statement through Inquirer senior reporter Cynthia Balana.) It all started when Cristina Roco-Corona entered the picture at Basa-Guidote Enterprises Inc....
By Jaymee T. GamilPhilippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Just because they’re really expensive doesn’t mean they’re the real deal. The National Bureau of Investigation seized more than P79 million worth...
By Julie M. AurelioPhilippine Daily Inquirer The Maguindanao massacre in Nov. 23, 2009 left 57 people dead, most of whom were journalists. File photo MANILA, Philippines—Quezon City court has...
By Tina G. SantosPhilippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—A light-cargo plane carrying live fish from Busuanga Island in Palawan made a rough landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Saturday...
By Jerome AningPhilippine Daily Inquirer “PEOPLE ask me to do it,” says professor-poet-writer Danto Remoto on running for Senator in 2013. Photo from Danton Remoto’s Facebook account MANILA, Philippines—Ladlad,...
By Malcolm RitterAssociated Press Attorney Peter Drake, executive director of the Coming Out Into Light Foundation, right, speaks about his negative experiences while receiving a controversial form of psychotherapy...
By Nico AlconabaInquirer Mindanao SIARGAO ISLAND, Surigao del Norte — At least 100 school children joined the Inquirer read-along session in Del Carmen here Saturday morning. Secretary Mary Ann...
By Fr. Francis OngkingcoCebu Daily News “Whew!” Claire sighed with relief. “I’m finally home!” “Welcome back, Claire,” Eva said as she shifted to give some space for her friend...
By Aissa dela CruzCebu Daily News A BEAUTIFUL G cleft chocolate centerpiece greeted us as we made our way inside the Feria of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu in the...
Editorial Cebu Daily News Rep. Rachel Marguerite del Mar of Cebu City’s north district showed astuteness in declining to comment about any contender for her seat until the October...
By Kristine L. AlavePhilippine Daily Inquirer The transfer of the Hacienda Luisita sugar plantation from the Cojuangco clan to the farming families that had tilled it for decades began...
4 emissaries meet with senators By Gil C. CabacunganPhilippine Daily Inquirer In what could be a test of its political clout, emissaries of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) have...
By Jerome AningPhilippine Daily Inquirer Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—“It’s something that we can only dream about.” Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon gushed on Friday...
By Jamie Marie ElonaINQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—A 64-year-old man was killed in a fire that razed several houses in Pasay City before noon Friday, a city fire official said. Fire...
By Julie AlipalaPhilippine Daily Inquirer ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—More than 100 persons, 60 of whom are minors, were rescued from suspected human traffickers here shortly before noontime Friday, the police...
By Julie AlipalaInquirer Mindanao Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo INQUIRER FILE PHOTO ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo said the government has not forgotten the cases of the...
