Nine junior officers who were convicted in connection with the short-lived 2003 Oakwood mutiny were released from detention in Fort Bonifacio Friday after they were granted executive clemency by President Arroyo. read more »
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What good are photos of President Arroyo playing golf in Shenzhen with ZTE officials, as a witness claims?
Legally, they don't carry weight. But in the court of public opinion, they count for much. They show the President's "undue interest" in the Chinese company, ZTE, that was vying for a supply contract. Five months after the golf game, ZTE bagged the deal. read more »
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E Canada NowExercise when young may cut breast cancerLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoWomen who exercise regularly between ages 12 and 35 may cut their risk of breast cancer by 23%, according to information gleaned from 65000 women enrolled in the Nurses Health Study II, a prospective study of reg read more »
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What sets Hale apart


It’s nice to be popular. But it’s better to be happy. That’s what Hale believes and lives by.

The quartet, composed of frontman Champ Lui-Pio, guitarist Roll Martinez, drummer Omnie Saroca and bassist Sheldon Gellada vanished from the scene for 10 months at the height of the band craze. Others would have grabbed the chance to cash in on the trend. But not Hale.

“We felt numb,” explains Champ. “There were no more emotions whenever we sang. For a musici read more »
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Filed under: Cellphones, Displays
3M has been touting its mini-projectors for some time now (along with many others), but it looks like they're now finally a bit closer to landing in an actual product, with Samsung reportedly set to begin offering them later this year. What's not clear, unfortunately, is whether the projectors will actually be built into read more »
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Kristine Hermosa declines to comment about her rumored rift with “Prinsesa ng Banyera” director


“Ang mga tao papaniwalaan nila kung ano ang sa tingin nila ay totoo o hindi. Kahit anong explain mo, kung hindi sila maniniwala… Para sa akin, binibigay ko sa kanila yung opportunity na magkaroon ng sariling opinion,” says Kristine Hermosa when asked to react about her rumored rift with Director Andoy Ranay.

Usap-usapan na dapat daw ay sa July pa mawawala sa ere ang Prinsesa read more »
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Ara Mina dispels rumors that she’s going back to GMA-7


Ara Mina denies she’s been talking to a top GMA-7 executive and negotiating for her return to the Kapuso Network. However, she admitted she still maintains communication with people from GMA because they are her friends.

May mga bulung-bulungang nagpaparamdam na raw si Ara Mina sa Prinsesa ng Banyera na gusto na nitong bumalik sa pinanggalingang istasyon na GMA-7 at lumabas muli sa pinanggalingang show na Bubb read more »
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UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he would call in representatives of several countries to discuss a strategy for getting cyclone-hit Myanmar humanitarian aid more efficiently. Ban said he had invited representatives of member states including China, the United States, France, Britain and Russia; members of ASEAN which includes Myanmar; and other countries. read more »
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