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By Tina G. Santos

Due to the economic crisis in Italy and other European countries, some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there are now asking about opportunities here for a possible return, according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.
Posted: May 7th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Frances Mangosing

Four of five climbers who died in the slope of Mayon Volcano when it spewed steam and ash Tuesday morning were foreigners, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
Posted: May 7th, 2013 in Europe,Headlines | Read More »
By Nikko Dizon

The government on Monday hinted at a rift within the so-called “reaffirmist faction” of the Communist Party of the Philippines that could be influencing the stalled peace negotiations between the government and the communist rebels.
Posted: May 6th, 2013 in Europe,Headlines,Philippines | Read More »
By Philip C. Tubeza

As if to show that he was really serious about his threat to resign, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. disclosed on Friday that he had never wanted to head the poll body and had asked President Benigno Aquino III for an ambassadorship shortly after the 2010 elections.
Posted: April 20th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines,Photos & Videos | Read More »
By DJ Yap

The European Union is giving the Philippines some P189 million (3.5 million euro) in grants to fund projects aimed at promoting cleaner and more energy-efficient production and consumption in the country, an environment official said.
Posted: April 16th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Jamie Elona

Philippine National Police chief, Director General Alan Purisima, left the country Monday to represent the Philippines in an annual conference of the Interpol in France that seeks to strengthen member countries in dealing with new crime challenges.
Posted: April 15th, 2013 in Europe,Headlines,Philippines | Read More »

Members of a choral group of street children will fly to Paris to perform at the opening of a major exhibit of Philippine art and artifacts.
Posted: March 23rd, 2013 in Europe,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Lito B. Zulueta

In his first Mass as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis showed a striking liturgical difference with his predecessor by facing the people, not turning his back, as the now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did in his controversial attempt to fully restore the Latin Mass banished by the Second Vatican Council.
Posted: March 15th, 2013 in Europe,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Elizabeth Horner
We are the result of all our life’s experiences. From the moment we open our eyes to the world as babies, we are collecting, storing, and interpreting data— discovering not just how to look at things, but different ways of seeing them. Every book I encounter changes my relationship with words. Every time I meet someone new, it changes the manner in which I will view the person after that. And every place I travel to, alters my understanding of all other ground under my feet, sky over my head, wind whipping passed my face.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Headlines | Read More »
By Jerome Aning,
Paolo G. Montecillo

After more than five years, local airlines may soon be allowed to fly again to Europe and to expand their operations in the United States after the government successfully passed a safety audit by the world’s aviation regulatory body.
Posted: February 24th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Tarra Quismundo

A drill that was supposed to save lives in the event of an emergency at sea resulted in the death of five crew members, including a Filipino, of a cruise ship docked in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday, Agence France Presse reported Monday.
Posted: February 12th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Headlines | Read More »
By Fat Reyes

A German foreign minister will be in Manila to discuss bilateral, trade and regional ties with Philippine officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Monday.
Posted: February 5th, 2013 in Europe,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »