republikang pinoy: January 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

Sa kurbada na tinatawag na "Bitukang Manok" sa Pagbilao, Quezon tumaob ang bus ng Eagle Star.

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Escudero on Monday downplayed former Armed Forces and Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes' filing of charges against Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada.

MANILA, Philippines - (UPDATED) The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved on Monday a P1 increase in the minimum fare for public utility jeepneys nationwide, which will take effect on Wednesday.

Bacolod high school sophomore new Sudoku champ

MANILA, Philippines—Timothy James Tan, a mainstay of the national mathematics team, is the country's new Sudoku champion.

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley are both heading to the mountains for high-altitude training as they rev up for their May 7 world welterweight title clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

MANILA, Philippines – Eleven people, including a six-month-old baby, died Sunday when a four-hour fire razed a crowded neighborhood in Navotas City.

MANILA, Philippines - International singing sensation Charice will be spending Valentine's day with

MANILA, Philippines - Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo should be confident enough to tell the public that she has nothing to do with the scandal in the military, a Malacanang official said.

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - After visiting the lone survivor of the Eton tragedy, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay also visited 2 of the victims of the Makati bus bombing.

Beermen bounce back, crush Texters in Game 3

MANILA, Philippines – The San Miguel Beermen came back strong against the Talk N Text Tropang Texters with a breakthrough win in Game 3 of their Best-of-7 PBA Philippine Cup finals series on Friday.

MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine university that bills itself as the oldest in Asia launched its 400th anniversary celebrations with fanfare this week.

Miyembro ng Team Azkals, natutuwa sa mainit na pagtanggap ng mga taga-Bacolod

Gustuhin man ng Azkals na tumutok sa ensayo, hindi pa rin maiwasang maantala ang kanilang skedyul dahil sa mga fans.

MANILA, Philippines - Law enforcers are searching for 2 "persons of interest" who can give information about the deadly EDSA bus blast that killed 5 people and injured 13 others last Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines—Pilipinas Shell has started to implement a one-peso-per-liter discount for public transportation vehicles,

NATURAL CRYSTALS have become mainstream in recent years. While most people buy crystals in jewelry form for their aesthetic value, many have begun buying them for their healing properties.

MANILA, Philippines—A deeper look into the revelations about the P50-million “send-off money” to former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Angelo Reyes could point to the culpability of the commander-in-chief, who was then former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a lawmaker said Friday.

Game Friday (Araneta Coliseum)
7 p.m. — SMB vs TNT (Game 3)

UST prays for peaceful anniversary rites

MANILA, Philippines - The University of Sto. Tomas (UST), which will celebrate its 400th founding anniversary on Friday, is heightening security following the bus bombing on Tuesday that killed 5 people.

MAKATI CITY, Philippines – Images of human bodies bent and broken like ragdolls are haunting witnesses and emergency workers who were among the first to respond to a construction site accident in Makati City on Thursday.

SIAKOL- Lakas tama (video)

Franco - Song For The Suspect (video)

10 workers killed after falling off Makati building

MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – Ten construction workers were killed and one injured after falling off a building in Makati City Thursday, officials said.

MANILA, Philippines - Gerald Anderson has denied rumors that he’s trying to win the young actress’ heart again after their alleged break-up last year.

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman is mulling the possibility of holding sensitivity seminars for the public

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities say at least 10 workers were killed at a building construction site in Makati City on Thursday when a motorized gondola supporting them collapsed.

MANILA, Philippines — Sixteen motorcycles engaged in illegal operation known as “Habal-habal” were recently apprehended by authorities in Taguig City following an intensified crackdown on illegal public utility vehicles.

Mistulang rush hour kung makipagsiksikan ang mga pasahero sa ilang MRT station, isang araw matapos ang pagsabog sa isang bus sa EDSA. Karamihan sa kanila, takot nang sumakay sa mga bus.

Sa maiksing pamamalagi ni Charice sa bansa nu'ng unang linggo ng Enero para sa kanyang back-to-back concert, pinuna ng ilang press ang umano'y sobrang higpit ng seguridad sa singing sensation. Ito rin ang naging laman ng kontrobersyal na Twitter posts ng show biz host at columnist na si Ogie Diaz.

MANILA, Philippines – When 5 people were killed in the Jan. 25 bus blast, the dream for better lives of dozen others in their families perished, too.

Muslim militants eyed in EDSA bus carnage

MANILA - Muslim militants from the remote southern Philippines may have been behind a bus bomb attack in the nation's financial hub that killed 5 people, authorities said on Wednesday.

In the early years of the discovery of Southeast Asia’s interlinked terrorist groups, authorities could look at the elements of a bomb – the chemicals used, the detonator, the crater left behind – and find the

PH links Muslim militants to bus carnage

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ON FEB. 2, fill your dining table with fruits, particularly pineapple, pomelo, orange, apple, banana, grapes and dragon fruit, to attract money, harmony and prosperity. And, who doesn’t want that?

Thorough probe into demolition ordered

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into the violent demolition of shanties of informal settlers in a village in San Juan to prevent a repeat of the incident.

MANILA, Philippines – Real life couple Angelica Panganiban and Derek Ramsay and their friends had an unusual vacation in Palawan where they claimed to have encountered an engkanto or forest spirit.

MANILA, Philippines (8th UPDATE) – Four people were killed and 14 others were injured in an explosion that ripped through a passenger bus along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Makati City on Tuesday afternoon.

MANILA, Philippines - He already owns high-end fashion boutiques and apparels, coffee shop, water refilling and gas stations and has a best selling music album. But People's Champ Manny Pacquiao has no plans of slowing down.

Christian OKs Rachelle Ann's romance with John

MANILA, Philippines – Asia’s Pop Idol Christian Bautista admitted that he is happy for his former sweetheart Rachelle Ann Go who is currently in a romantic relationship with dancer-actor John Prats.

GENEVA - Junk food should not be sold in schools and playgrounds, the World Health Organization said Friday in a series of recommendations aimed at promoting a healthy diet and cutting child obesity.

Dingdong Dantes shares his plan on Valentine’s day with Marian Rivera

Bagaman busy sa maraming commitments, umaasa pa rin si Dingdong Dantes na magkakaroon sila ng panahon ng girlfriend na si Marian Rivera sa Valentine’s day para mapuntahan ang lugar na sinasabing ubod ng lamig ngayon. Alamin kung saan ito.

MANILA, Philippines — I managed my company's network for more than seven years and we always had excellent Internet connection until some guys from my own department discovered BitTorrent.

Game Saturday (Victorias City)
5:30 p.m. — SMB vs TNT

On February 3, a new animal year will come hopping in. According to Feng Shui experts, the year of the Rabbit will be a lot calmer and more smooth-sailing than the previous Tiger year. This, however, does not mean that we could all expect a lucky year.

MANILA, Philippines — A Quezon City police station commander was relieved from his post on Friday following the kidnap-slay of car dealer Venson Evangelista and the carnapping of the van of radio personality Carl Balita.

MANILA, Philippines - Ex-lovers Nyoy Volante and Nina are still at it.

'Glee' creators say Charice back in a big way

LOS ANGELES – There have been conflicting reports on when Charice will be back on “Glee”. But in an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN, the show’s creator shared details on when and how the young star will return as Sunshine Corazon.

MANILA, Philippines — Hounded by numerous distractions left and right, Nonito Donaire, Jr. has his eyes fixed on the prize as his “biggest day” to date inches closer — a February 19 dance with unified bantamweight titlist Fernando Montiel at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

MANILA, Philippines – Nobody but Vice President Jejomar C. Binay should be the “chief troubleshooter” (CT) of the Aquino administration, his political party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), said Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of Metro Rail Transit (MRT) riders were stranded early morning Thursday after mechanical breaks of a southbound train malfunctioned between Cubao and Santolan stations in Quezon City,