Karylle wants to enjoy every single moment of being Mrs. Yael Yuzon as she anticipates the next important phase of married life—motherhood.
Sep 242014
Sep 242014
The Sandbox Collective, following the success of its critically acclaimed production of Off-Broadway musical Dani Girl, launches The Imaginarium, a multi-arts theater of the absurd.
Sep 242014
By Bong Lozada |INQUIRER.net 6:02 pm | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 The BRP Ramon Alcaraz. US EMBASSY FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Philippine and Japanese ships are set to conduct a naval exercises in the waters off Palawan on Thursday, a Navy official said. Lieutenant Commander Marineth Domingo, Philippine Navy Public Affairs Office Chief, said Philippine Navy’s flagship BRP Ramon Alcaraz would conduct a passing exercise (Passex) with Japan Defense Ship Hatakaze, a destroyer from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. Alcaraz and Hatakaze were both participants in Kakadu 2014, an international naval exercise that the Royal Australian Navy hosted on August 25 and until September 12. Domingo said the two ships would conduct the Passex while en route to their separate ports. Alcaraz would set for Manila after a quick visit in Zamboanga while her co-participant Hatakaze would set for Japan from Singapore. “Passex gives us an opportunity to not only practice what we might be called upon to do, but the chance to establish a professional relationship with our allies making us a more capable force working together at sea,” Domingo said. “A passing exercise is composed of sea drills done between two navies to ensure synchronization of communication and cooperation between the participating navies in combined naval operations.” She added that the naval exercise is not meant to provoke China, which has been in a territorial struggle with the Philippines. “It has nothing to do with the South China Sea dispute, this is mainly for training purposes,” Domingo said. Read More …
Sep 242014
By Aries Joseph Hegina |INQUIRER.net 1:12 pm | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino fisherman was rescued by Taiwan coast guard near Kaohsiung after being adrift at sea for nine days. In an article published by the Taiwan Central News Agency Tuesday, Edralin Sabilisima was found by a supply ship helmed by officers of the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration 635 nautical miles south of Kaohsiung, Taiwan early this month. When he was found, Sabilisima was dehydrated and has not eaten for three days. He also said that he survived only from eating fish and drinking rainwater. The Taiwan coast guard took Sabilisima aboard the supply ship where he was treated by a doctor. The fisherman said that he came from Babuyan Group of Islands, an archipelago north of Luzon. Sabilisima was referred to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.RELATED STORY Taiwan coast guard rescues 3 Filipino fishermen Follow Us Other Stories: Aquino heckled at Columbia University NY mayor names Fil-Am startup founder city’s first chief tech officer 506 Filipinos become US citizens in Los Angeles Aquino at UN Climate Summit: PH bears brunt of climate change impacts Recent Stories: Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and mobile phones; 14-issue free trial. About to step out? Get breaking alerts on your mobile.phone. Text ON INQ BREAKING to 4467, for Globe, Smart and Sun subscribers in the Philippines. Short URL: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/?p=111611 Factual errors? Contact the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s day desk. Believe this article Read More …
Sep 242014
By Matikas Santos |INQUIRER.net 5:47 pm | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 SCREENGRAB from news.xinhuanet.com MANILA, Philippines—A Filipino opinion writer criticized President Benigno Aquino III for bringing up the issue of the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines in his trip to four European countries. “It is lamentable that during the four-nation European tour of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III from Sept. 13 to 19, en route for the United Sates, he made the issue of the South China Sea as the topmost item on his agenda with the leaders of the host nations,” Alito Malinao said in his commentary published by China’s state-news agency Xinhua on Tuesday. “Of course, the leaders of Spain, France, Germany, Belgium and the European Union, when personally confronted by Aquino, could not but endorse his position that the Philippines has sought international arbitration to the territorial dispute involving China and the Philippines,” he said. Philippines and China are locked in a maritime dispute over the South China Sea which China claims in its entirety through the nine-dash line claim, which includes portions of the Philippines 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone from Ilocos Norte in northern Luzon to Palawan and the Kalayaan Group of Islands. The Philippines has challenged China’s claim before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (Itlos) last January 2013 by filing an arbitration case. China has refused to participate in the proceedings insisting on bilateral talks based on its “indisputable” and “historical” claim to the region believed to Read More …
Sep 232014
MANILA, Philippines – The peso moved flat against the greenback on Wednesday, settling at 44.536 from the previous day’s 44.52. Total volume transacted at the Philippine Dealing System amounted to $312.3 million, lower than the $388.7 million posted the same period on Tuesday. The peso opened Wednesday at 44.55.
Sep 232014
(photo secreenshot courtesy of http://apwcla.org/) The Asian Pacific Women’s Center is offering a Free Volunteer Interpreter Training on Oct. 10, Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center located at 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The free lunch training will help Asian and Pacific Islander families in the following: Interpreting by phone from your home Interpreting in-person at our shelters or community center Translating materials at home via email Reaching out to API communities at events or though ethnic media Preventing violence through healthy relationship education If you want to take advantage of this free volunteer interpreting training you are urged to contact Verena Kwan at 213-2502977 or send her an email at vkwan@apwcla.org. The Asian Pacific Women’s Center (APWC) and the Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) are both nonprofit organizations that specialize in supporting Asian and Pacific Islander survivors of domestic violence and abuse. For more information on APWC, visit www.apwcla.org. For more information on CPAF, visit www.nurturingchange.org.
Sep 232014
Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz leads the lowering of the time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony Friday (Feb. 7, 2014) for the construction of the “Green Innovation Technology Center” at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Complex in Taguig City. Also in photo are (from left) Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) Executive Vice President Angel Ngu, TESDA Secretary Joel Villanueva, FFCCCII president Dr. Alfonso G. Siy, and FFCCCII Chairman Emeritus Lucio Tan. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Employers can now get a guide on complying with labor laws from the Internet, after the Department of Labor and Employment posted a manual on the subject online. The DOLE said the Manual on the Labor Law Compliance System can be viewed or downloaded from the website of the Bureau of Working Conditions, www.bwc.dole.gov.ph. “Accountability, integrity, transparency, and uniformity of action have all been in my mind when I instructed the formulation of this Manual on the Labor Law Compliance System. I have been thinking that a manual such as this befits the singular importance of the reform that the LLCS is,” said DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. The manual was the work of the Bureau of Working Conditions in cooperation with concerned DOLE agencies. It guides to all DOLE regional directors and Labor Laws Compliance Officers (LLCOs) in the conduct of Joint Assessment, Compliance Visit, and Occupational Safety and Health Standards Investigation. The manual’s contents include instructions on: assessment of priority establishments Read More …
Sep 232014
President Benigno S. Aquino III leads the ceremonial laying of the San Gabriel Power Plant Project time capsule in Brgy. Sta Rita, Batangas City January 14 that include Batangas Governor-turned actress Vilma Santos, among the many manifestations of continued economic growth in the Philippines. (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – “The biggest sin is to not to do anything at all.” This was the explanation given by Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla to lawmakers who are still hesitant about granting Section 71 of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), EPIRA prohibits the government from putting up power plants, but Section 71 states the President can ask Congress for authority to contract additional generating capacity if there is a looming shortage. “The President, upon determination of an imminent shortage of supply of electricity, may ask Congress for authority to establish additional generating capacity under approved terms and conditions,” the provision stated. Petilla clarified the government is not preventing the private sector from contracting additional energy, even as it seeks additional powers for President Aquino to address a shortage next year. But Petilla notes though they urged Meralco to save up to 400 MW to augment their supply, the utility firm was only able to sign up a fraction of that figure in a span of 8 months. “I told them (Meralco), gather 400MW of ILP. Since December up to August, with all the pressure we’ve been giving Meralco, they were only able to sign up 115MW,” he said. Petilla adds letting the Read More …
Sep 232014
(KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) President Benigno S. Aquino III greets Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak upon arrival for the Meeting at the Perdana Putra Building in Putrajaya on Friday (February 28) during his State Visit to Malaysia. President Aquino and PM Najib are expected to discuss the upcoming signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The negotiating panels of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will meet in Malaysia before the month ends to set parameters for the decommissioning of firearms of MILF combatants. In a chance interview on the sidelines of a forum on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), government peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said members of both panels are set to meet in Kuala Lumpur from September 27 to 29 “to pull everything together.” Part of the agenda for the three-day meeting is the finalization of the composition of the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) as well as the International Decommissioning Body (IDB), Ferrer said. She said they aim to establish these bodies within the month. Under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signed by the government and the MILF last March, the TJRC is tasked “to study and recommend the appropriate mechanisms to address legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro people, correct historical injustices, and address human rights violations through land dispossession.” Experts Meanwhile, the IDB, to be composed of three foreign experts and four Filipinos, will validate the inventory of Read More …