Copyright 2007 Philippine NewsLink http://www.philnews.com/ Online Premiere Portal for Philippine News. Since 1996 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/18a.htm There are many Filipinos who are not surprised by the tragic outcome of Monday's hostage crisis. They say that Philippine law enforcement officials are poorly trained, poorly equipped, and poorly supervised ... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/17a.htm From the hilly streets of San Francisco, to the sand dunes of Saudi Arabia, to the billabongs of Australia, expatriate Filipinos the world over have been keeping tabs on events "back home." But with the advent of new technologies and the newly installed and seemingly transparent Noynoy Aquino administration, overseas Filipinos no longer appear satisfied with simply following events ... Fri, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/16a.htm This is the kind of president the Philippines has long been waiting for. In his first State of the Nation address (SONA) President Benigno Aquino III came out swinging against the waste and corruption that seemed to highlight the government of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/15a.htm In one of his first acts after taking office, the new president bucked the trend and refused have his motorcade stop traffic and use their police sirens the way politicians and government officials in this country regularly do ... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/14a.htm The inauguration ceremony went slightly off kilter from the start. By accident or by design, the presidential entourage arrived at the Quirino Grandstand a bit too early ... Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/13a.htm Strange as it may seem today, there was a time almost a decade ago when most Filipinos were celebrating the ascension to the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA). The country at the time had been embroiled in impeachment proceedings leveled against the sitting president Erap Estrada ... Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/12a.htm With the end of June fast approaching, Gloria Arroyo's Malacañang tenure will soon come to an end. It seems hard to believe that almost ten years have passed since the then demure, and seemingly charming Philippine Vice President was thrust into the top office by the People Power revolt known as EDSA Dos ... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/11a.htm With the country's first-ever automated election behind them, Filipinos have started patting themselves on the back for a job well done. For the most part, congratulations are in order; the recently held elections were relatively honest, relatively peaceful, and the results were made known relatively quickly ... Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/10a.htm With almost 90-percent of precinct's accounted for, this first-ever fully automated election has gone a lot smoother than most predicted. Philippine National Police (PNP) sources indicate that incidents of violence have been less than in past elections and most precincts have reported relatively peaceful turnouts ... Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/09a.htm ith Philippine presidential elections just around the corner, it is time we revisit the topic of who should lead the country for the next six years. A daunting task to say the least—the country no longer leads the region the way it once did. Instead, the Philippines is mired in a myriad of problems ... Sun, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/08a.htm As Christians around the world prepare for Lent, Catholics in the Philippines focus on the suffering and crucifixion of Christ. But largely left unspoken, or mentioned only in whispers is the shame and the suffering of children and adolescents who were abused by members of the Catholic clergy ... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/07a.htm The Americans have finally done it! After more than a hundred years with presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama pushing for Health reform, the United States now has a bill that all Americans can be proud of. And when Obama signs it into law, over a year of contentious debate and hysterics from those opposed it will hopefully come to an end ... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/06a.htm With the Pacquiao Clottey fight over, we turn our attention back to Philippine politics. This past Monday the 15th of March, leading presidential candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino said on Philippine television that he would set up a commission to investigate the various "issues" surrounding Gloria Arroyo ... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:01 GMT - http://www.philnews.com/2010/05a.htm The Pacman does it again. The Philippine's favorite boxer Manny Pacquiao clobbered Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in a twelve-round match before fifty thousand boxing fans who filled the Dallas Cowboys stadium ... Sun, 14 Mar 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