Copyright 2007 Philippine NewsLink http://www.philnews.com/ Online Premiere Portal for Philippine News. Since 1996 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/04a.htm With the 24th anniversary of the EDSA People's Power revolution just behind us and the Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey boxing match just ahead, the Philippines is now bracing for a tsunami. As this article is being written, Hawaii and countries in Asia from Japan down to Australia are bracing for a tsunami headed their way... Mon, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/03a.htm It has now been over six decades since the United States granted the Philippines its independence and left its shores. And while there are those who say America’s departure may have been a bit premature, and a way to avoid the herculean task of rebuilding its war-ravaged colony; the fact remains that the Philippines back then was one of the best places to live in all of Southeast Asia... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/02a.htm With the Philippine election period now officially underway, the top presidential contenders or "presidentiables" as Filipinos call them, have been whittled down to the top five contenders... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/01a.htm After the news of the Maguindanao Massacre broke, we at PHILNEWS wondered what life would be like living under the rule of the Ampatuans. Andal Ampatuan Sr., the Governor of Maguindanao lorded over the land as if it were his own personal fiefdom... Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/32a.htm With close to a thousand, three hundred votes cast as of this writing, the runaway winner for our 2009 award is none other than Filipina singing sensation Charice Pempengco... Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/31a.htm TIME Magazine recently announced their 2009 Person of the Year—Ben Bernanke, so we here at PHILNEWS.COM decided to follow in the footsteps of that illustrious magazine and ask our readers to choose who should be the 2009 PHILNEWS.COM Person of the Year... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/30a.htm There is a price to be paid when one makes a "deal with the devil." Western folklore is replete with stories of ignoble characters who trade their soul in exchange for talent, wealth, youth or power. And, in the context of Philippine politics, such a Faustian bargain can readily be made with local warlords... Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/29a.htm After the euphoria over the victory of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, and the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year award of Efren Penaflorida, Filipinos across the globe suddenly felt 'shell-shocked' by the horrific and senseless massacre that occurred last Monday the 23rd of November... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/28a.htm week after boxer Manny Pacquiao's stunning victory over Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas, another Philippine hero Efren Penaflorida received a top award becoming CNN's Hero of the Year for 2009... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/27a.htm US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew-in a few days ago; President Barack Obama was in Japan and Singapore for the APEC Summit; Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will soon fly to China as part of Obama's 'advance team' but all anyone can talk about in these islands is Manny Pacquiao... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/26a.htm It isn't very often that we here at PHILNEWS.COM find ourselves speaking highly about someone or something on our website. And while some of our readers tend to fault us for this, we do realize this "shortcoming" of ours but nonetheless feel that our job is not to wax poetic about the positive things we see, but rather point out the things that need fixing, need improving, or need changing... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/25a.htm Super typhoons, flashfloods, and landslides—catastrophes that have befallen the Philippines all within a span of a few weeks could be nature's way of telling Filipinos that time is running out. The problems that our fathers and forefathers have ignored for all these years can no longer be ignored by us... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/24a.htm It started as a tropical depression and hit Metro Manila with torrential rains that left most metropolitan residents dumbfounded. According to PAGASA (the Philippine weather bureau) the amount of rainfall... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/23a.htm Last Wednesday (9/17/2009) Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo issued a veiled warning to presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino indicating that his support of the Reproductive Health Bill which he co-authored... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/22a.htm With major frontrunners Mar Roxas and Ed Panlillo bowing out of the Philippine presidential race, it appears that the political opposition is coalescing under a Liberal Party ticket of Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas... Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/21a.htm A recently published study by researchers at Columbia University in New York has discovered a definitive link between air pollution inhaled by pregnant women and lower IQ scores of their offspring... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/20a.htm We concluded the first part stating that unless fundamental changes were made, there seemed little chance the Philippines can reverse its downward spiral. Below are three of those changes that we believe must be made... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/19a.htm The outpouring of love and affection by a grieving nation has taken many aback. While it was assumed that former president Corazon Aquino was well loved by the Filipino people, no one was prepared for what has been taking place... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/18a.htm On July 30 Philippine president Gloria Arroyo will get her long-awaited desire for a photo-op with US president Barack Obama. For many Filipino-American Democrats who worked hard to get then Candidate Obama elected, news of the meeting is... Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2009/17a.htm What would Southeast Asia in 2109 look like? What countries would make up the region? Who would be the major players? What countries might no longer be around? The Philippines as we know it might no longer exist a hundred years from now... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT