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Pagcor  Chairman Cristino Naguia and former Pagcor chairman Efraim Genuino. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The chairman of state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) on Wednesday denied allegations made by an owner of US-based casino giant Wynn Resorts that he had received undue perks and favors from a Japanese businessman.…

Feb 23 2012 / 144 Comments / Read More »

45-year-old US ship for transfer to Philippine Navy has defects »

The next Hamilton ship from the United States expected by the Philippine Navy to be transferred by end of May this year experienced defects before its last patrol with the US Coast Guard.…

Feb 22 2012 / 40 Comments / Read More »

72-year-old Nepalese man claims to be shortest man »

A relative carries Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall, in Nepalgunj, Nepal. AP

A 72-year-old man from western Nepal is hoping to prove to Guinness World Records that he's the world's shortest man.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Okay to buy warships but don’t bring US into Spratly dispute »

China does not mind the Philippines buying warships from the United States but Beijing would certainly be displeased and react accordingly if the Manila and Washington governments were to join forces with respect to…

Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Ibuna lawyer: Aleli not Ignacio Arroyo’s legal wife due to technicality »

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Aleli Arroyo is not the legal wife of the late Negros Oriental Representative Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo whose body is scheduled to arrive on Friday evening from London, following an agreement between three parties claiming…

Feb 23 2012 / 23 Comments / Read More »

Government lifts ‘au pair’ ban to Europe »

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario

The government has lifted the ban on the deployment of Filipino “au pair” to Europe, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario announced Wednesday.…

Feb 23 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More »

Former Pagcor chief denies getting gifts from Okada »

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Former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) chair Efraim Genuino refuted on Wednesday the accusations of US casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. that he received bribes from a Japanese gambling mogul when he was…

Feb 23 2012 / 12 Comments / Read More »

DFA presses drive for overseas voting »

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has directed the country’s 67 embassies and 23 consulates abroad to intensify further their respective Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) registration programs.…

Feb 23 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

US suit tags Pagcor execs »

Pagcor  Chairman Cristino Naguia and former Pagcor chairman Efraim Genuino. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The chairman of state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) on Wednesday denied allegations made by an owner of US-based casino giant Wynn Resorts that he had received undue perks and favors from a…

Feb 23 2012 / 144 Comments / Read More »
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  • Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo Wednesday. The transfer of thousands of US Marines to Guam will not require the prior closure of a base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa, the United States and Japan announced Wednesday in a compromise they hope will break a stalemate over opposition to the large US military presence there. AP/Kyodo News

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Committee to raise funds to save OFW from beheading »

An ad hoc committee to raise funds to save jailed overseas Filipino worker Dondon Lanuza from beheading was formed on Feb. 12.…

Feb 19 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More »
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Dondon Lanuza. Photo from SAVE the LIFE of Dondon Celestino Lanuza Facebook account

72-year-old Nepalese man claims to be shortest man »

A 72-year-old man from western Nepal is hoping to prove to Guinness World Records that he's the world's shortest man.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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A relative carries Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall, in Nepalgunj, Nepal. AP

Ruben and Janet Nepales: Joined together by love and creative passion »

“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it." - Rainer Maria Rilke…

Feb 16 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Ruben and Janet Nepales. Photo by Hydee Abrahan, make-up by Rod Alcover, hair by Willy Lacap, and Janet's terno by Oliver Tolentino

DFA to offer ‘voluntary’ repatriation to Filipino workers from Iraq »

The Department of Foreign Affairs is set to raise to No. 3 (voluntary repatriation) the alert level for the over 470 remaining overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Iraq, citing the "escalating bombing incidents and the apparent diminution of security" in the war-torn country.…

Jan 31 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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IRAQI PROTEST. Iraqi soldiers stand guard as a small group of people protest demanding reforms in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on January 20, 2012. AFP FILE PHOTO

Report: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard »

A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people, including 11 Filipinos, during last year's New Zealand earthquake did not meet construction standards, according to a government report released Thursday.…

Feb 9 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Unimpeachable loves »

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As the endorphin fades from our post-Valentine daze, think for a moment of the broken-hearted. In Zagreb, Croatia they can go to the Museum of Broken Relationships and find consolation…

Feb 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Why Jeremy Lin matters (and Floyd’s rant doesn’t make sense) »

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It’s an inspiring underdog story, a tale of the triumph of determination. …

Feb 17 2012 / 28 Comments / Read More »

The trials of Al Capone and CJ Corona »

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If Senator Miriam Santiago had been the defense lawyer of Al Capone in his tax evasion trial in 1931, she would have argued for the exclusion of all evidence of…

Feb 15 2012 / 72 Comments / Read More »

The Times They Are Not A-Changing »

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The recent and ongoing controversy over United States federal health-care program that mandates religious-affiliated institutions, such as hospitals, universities, and service agencies, to provide women (and men) access to birth…

Feb 13 2012 / 7 Comments / Read More »
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A Partnership to Build A World of Hope »

ABS CBN Foundation International and Seafood City Supermarkets tie up for Bantay Bata fund raising campaign REDWOOD CITY, California—ABS CBN Foundation International,…

Feb 10 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

McDonald’s Premiers Newest Menu Innovation With Chicken Mcbites »

Beginning this January, McDonald’s guests nationwide will be invited to taste McDonald’s newest premium chicken offering – Chicken McBites. Available through April,…

Feb 4 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Wells Fargo to Announce Sunday Services in Chinatown Locations »

SAN FRANCISCO– Wells Fargo hosted an afternoon reception to showcase the company’s 160-year relationship with the Bay Area’s Asian American community. The reception was held at the Wells Fargo Museum,…

Feb 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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