Oct 17 2008
The global financial meltdown has hit not only pockets. Greater numbers of people are suffering from insomnia, anxiety and depression and psychiatrists say suicide rates may creep up.
Oct 17 2008
The bill is controversial for promoting contraceptives and imposing sex education in schools starting in Grade 5. Catholic bishops have tagged the bill as “pro-abortion” and “anti-life.”
Oct 17 2008
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie intends to keep up her nomadic, Earth-wandering lifestyle alongside partner Brad Pitt, with all six of her children in tow, and hinted that they may adopt a seventh.
Oct 15 2008
The United States Army has unveiled a new doctrine, Field Manual 3-07, whose tenets bear some resemblance to the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ circa 1990s Lambat Bitag Campaign, a counter-insurgency operation.
Oct 15 2008
Nicaragua’s leftist President Daniel Ortega, a U.S. foe since the Cold War, said God was punishing the United States with the financial crisis for trying to impose its economic principles on poor countries.
Oct 15 2008
The second Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) that will be held in Manila on October 29-30 will facilitate discussion among world leaders on the impact of the US-led global financial crisis on migrants.
Oct 15 2008
The Philippines has “assumed the worst case scenario” as the global financial crunch sends shivers through the Filipinos working overseas. President Arroyo ordered the formulation of a contingency plan to cushion the impact of the global...
Oct 15 2008
Welcome to Sarah’s Smash Shack, where pent-up patrons can relieve stress by hurling dinnerware and bric-a-brac against a wall, as hard as they can, day and night, seven days a week.
Oct 15 2008
An overseas Filipino worker convicted of killing a Saudi national was beheaded by sword. “While the King of Saudi Arabia can forgive the public rights aspect of the case, he cannot extend clemency if the victim’s family insists on their...
Oct 15 2008
Bill Gates topped the business category and Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie scored high marks but many Americans said they had difficulty naming a responsible leader or celebrity, according to a new poll.