Topic: Philippines
Philippine poverty unchanged in six years?
April 30, 2013 ·
Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:11 pm | Monday, April 29th, 2013 EDITORIAL PDI Three years ago President Aquino ran with the battle cry “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” (If there is no corruption, there will be no poverty). It served as the cornerstone of his “daang matuwid” (straight path) platform of governance. Halfway into his term, […]
Read More...Aussie pedophile intercepted at NAIA, put on PH blacklist
April 26, 2013 ·
By Jocelyn R. Uy Philippine Daily Inquirer 7:40 pm | Friday, April 26th, 2013 Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—A convicted Australian pedophile who tried to enter the country from Singapore early this month was intercepted by immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Immigration […]
Read More...Philippine poverty incidence unchanged in past 6 yrs
April 24, 2013 ·
DESPITE ECONOMIC GROWTHS By Riza T. Olchondra Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:02 am | Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 Economic growth over the past six years hardly made a dent in poverty incidence in the Philippines, as the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line remained practically the same between 2006 and 2012, official statistics […]
Read More...PH 7th Most Dangerous for Reporters
January 10, 2013 ·
January 4, 2013 Last year was one of the deadliest on record for journalists, with 141 killed in 29 different countries. Six were members of the Philippine media, making the country the 7th most dangerous place on earth for reporters. The Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which fights for the protection of journalists, said the […]
Read More...Fr. Reuters’ love for Philippines and Filipinos was legendary’
December 31, 2012 ·
By Jocelyn R. Uy philippine-daily-inquirer 6:37 pm | Monday, December 31st, 2012 MANILA, Philippines — They loved Father James Reuter for his dedication as a great communicator of the Gospel, his beautiful musical plays and inspiring stage dramas, and mostly for genuinely loving the Philippines and serving its people. Catholic Church members, especially those who […]
Read More...Monopoly of Political power
December 31, 2012 ·
FR. JUN MERCADO OMI (Oblates of Mary Immaculate) November 6, 2012 5:33pm 131 3 5 276 We are about seven months from the May 2013 mid-term elections, but the early filing of certificates of candidacy has exposed in an “indecent” way the political families that continue to dominate Philippine politics since World War II. Beginning […]
Read More...‘Pablo’ death toll may reach 1,000, say authorities
December 10, 2012 · , Dennis Jay Santos, Frinston Lim, Nico Alconaba | Inquirer Mindanao
TAGUM CITY, Philippines—Authorities fear that the death toll due to typhoon Pablo (international codename: Bopha) could reach 1,000 as almost 600 bodies have been recovered in the two hardest-hit Mindanao provinces. The stench of rotting bodies have become unbearable, prompting rescuers to immediately bury the bodies after they were found, said Capt. Raul Villegas, of […]
Read More...Child’s battered body found in Cavite
December 6, 2012 · , Maricar Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna—The naked body of a female child, possibly around 7 years old, was found on a roadside in Kawit, Cavite Wednesday morning, the local police said. Police said the girl was found with a thin rope still tied around her neck, leading them to suspect she was strangled to death. She also […]
Read More...6 minors working as prostitutes rescued in Quirino, Isabela
December 6, 2012 · , Matikas Santos, INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Seven victims of human trafficking, six of whom were minors, have been rescued by authorities in remote towns in Quirino and Isabela provinces, police said Tuesday. Police Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr., Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief, said they were able to arrest the owners of two brothels known as Rose-Janet Videoke Bar […]
Read More...After three years, victims' families still await justice
November 28, 2012 · , UCANews.com
On the road leading to the site of the massacre of 58 people in 2009, a banner bearing the photographs of the victims hangs tattered, like the shattered dreams of residents who fled from the area but are now slowly rebuilding their lives. On Friday, families and friends of the victims marked the third anniversary of […]
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