Judy Ann Santos: “The kitchen is my playground… I make people happy with the food that I make.”
Jul 152015
Jul 152015
Jonathan Grey cites Marian Rivera, Liza Soberano, and Kathryn Bernardo as his showbiz crushes
Jul 142015
THE PHILIPPINES may find it difficult to sustain its streak of positive export growth this year due to sluggish global demand and base effects from 2014, an analyst at DBS Bank Ltd. yesterday said.
Jul 142015
THE ENERGY sector has been identified as a focus area of the continued bilateral exchange between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines over the next few years, officials said yesterday.
Jul 142015
VISAYAS BUSINESS leaders are expected to tackle the island group’s investment potential at a conference tomorrow, pursuing unity given the recent creation of a new region in their midst.
Jul 142015
President Benigno S. Aquino III, accompanied by outgoing AFP Chief General Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr., review the Honor Guards during the Testimonial Honors and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Change of Command Ceremony at the Tejeros Hall of the AFP Commissioned Officer’s Club (AFPCOC), Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday (July 10, 2015). (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — President Benigno Aquino III has declared July 17, Friday, a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr. The declaration was made through Proclamation 1070. Eid’l Fitr, the end of Ramadan fasting, was declared a holiday to “bring religious and cultural significance” to the Muslim celebration, Malacañang added. Eid’l Fitr is celebrated by the Muslim world for three days after the end of the month of fasting. Republic Act 9177 mandates the government to declare this Muslim celebration a national holiday. (MNS)
Jul 142015
Vice President Jejomar Binay delivers his speech during the launching of the United Nationalist Alliance as a political party on Wednesday at the Makati Coliseum. Binay lambasted the Aquino administration anew and promised alternatives offered by his party. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda on Saturday lashed out anew at Vice President Jejomar Binay, calling him a liar for his supposedly contradictory statements about the Aquino administration. Lacierda, speaking on state-run dzRB radio, also accused Binay of conduct unbecoming of an official who was treated well by President Benigno Aquino III. “(Mr. Vice President), are you lying then or are you lying now? which is which?” he said, referring to Binay’s criticisms against the Aquino administration – after five years of serving in the Aquino Cabinet. “(It is) very unbecoming of a public official to speak ill of the President who has treated him very well in the highest possible manner,” he added. He also questioned Binay’s absence in Cabinet meetings and other government work in the last five years. “Where were you in the last five years? … Where were you in Cabinet meetings? Where were you in all five years in government?” he said. Lacierda also contested claims by the Binay camp that the Vice President was never treated as an ally. He said Binay was given the respect due his position. He said Binay, “for all intents and purposes, (had) been treated as the second highest official in the land.” For Binay to speak Read More …
Jul 142015
President Aquino tours and views the exhibit on the promotion and advancement of solutions and initiatives on energy efficiency during the Energy Smart Philippines (ESPhil) 2014 in Pasay City (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Philippine exports declined by a steep 17.4 percent in May, as seven major commodities registered decreases, data released Friday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. “Export sales totaled $4.899 billion in May 2015, a 17.4 percent decrease from the $5.932 billion recorded in May of 2014,” the PSA said. “The negative growth was mainly brought about by the decrease in seven major commodities out of the top ten commodities for the month. “These include other mineral products, machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, electronic products, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, and ignition wiring set and other wiring sets used in vehicles, aircrafts and ships,” the PSA added. Merchandise exports for the first five months of 2015 registered a 5.0 percent drop to $23.526 billion from $24.772 billion in the same comparable period.(MNS)
Jul 142015
Photographed through the window of a closed aircraft, an aerial view shows Pagasa Island, part of the disputed Spratly group of islands, in the South China Sea located off the coast of western Philippines Wednesday July 20, 2011. China protested a trip made by Filipino lawmakers to disputed areas in the South China Sea to assert the claim of the Philippines. Ethan Sun, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Manila, said the trip scheduled was ‘against the spirit’ of a code of conduct signed by claimants to the areas in 2002. The Spratlys, believed to be rich in oil, mineral and marine resources, are also claimed in whole or partly by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan. (AP Photo/Roley Dela Pena, Pool) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Three out of five Filipinos or 62 percent have little trust in China amid the territorial row between Manila and Beijing, according to a survey by Social Weather Stations. SWS said the survey conducted June 5 to 8 also found 17 percent of Filipinos have much trust in China. This accounted for a record-low net trust of -45 that the pollster classified as “bad.” “China’s lowest net trust score of -45 surpassed the previous record-low of -36 in June 2014, May 2012, and June 1995 during the Mischief Reef confrontation between the Philippines and China,” SWS said. The Philippines had taken the dispute before an international tribunal, with China refusing to take part in such proceedings. In contrast, the survey showed a “very good” +64 trust Read More …
Jul 142015
Rescuers unload a body bag containing the remains of one the passengers retrieved from the ill-fated M/V Kim Nirvana at the pier in Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday. A ferry loaded with nearly 200 people capsized 200 meters from the shore on Thursday, officials said, killing at least 41 people.(MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) –The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Thursday said it found no sign of overloading of the ill-fated MB Kim Nirvana-B, which sank off Ormoc last week and left 62 people dead. MARINA Administrator Maximo Mejia told lawmakers at the House transportation committee’s hearing on the incident that based on their calculations, the motorized boat was not overloaded. This was even if the boat exceeded its approved capacity of 178 passengers by allowing 209 people on board. Sacks of rice, cement and fertilizer were also loaded onto the 33-ton vessel. “There’s no overloading in terms of weight, but there’s overcrowding. We clarify that the accident was not caused by the excess number of passengers but the negligent operations of the captain,” Mejia said. He explained that in theory, MB Kim Nirvana’s carrying capacity was up to 100 tons. The vessel’s actual load, he said, was less than 50 even if there were excess number of passengers and cargo on board. “If we’re going to go by the weight of passengers and cargo, the vessel wasn’t overloaded,” Mejia said. An Agence France Presse report quoted city councilor Godiardo Ebcas as saying that survivors reported seeing up to 150 sacks Read More …