22 hurt by firecrackers, 3 by stray bullets

Chito O. Aragon, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Inquirer, Jhunnex Napallacan 12/27/2013

Two persons were hit by stray bullets while 19 others suffered various injuries caused by firecracker explosions in Cebu and the Visayas over the Christmas holiday. In Bohol, three persons were injured by firecrackers, bringing the cases…

Giving back to OFWs through education

Inquirer 12/16/2013

Raoul Daniel A. Manuel stared at the giant screen where a recorded video message of his dad Raul, a Canada-based caregiver, was being shown. “Don’t forget to upload your pictures (on the Internet),” the proud father told…

Cobonpue runs after copycats

Inquirer 12/16/2013

RSK Furniture would have been another nondescript shop along the national highway to Tagaytay City, except that it allegedly sells products being passed off as those of renowned designer Kenneth Cobonpue. Lawyer Ann Edillon of the Bengzon…

Hard work pays off for karateka from Tacloban

Inquirer 12/16/2013

NAYPYITAW-LIFE was never easy for karatedo’s Ramon Antonio Franco. Despite the odds, the 28-year-old fighter got fortunate twice this year. Franco ruled the men’s individual kumite 55kg, his first gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games since…

Ecowaste calls for New Year revelry sans ‘crackers, fireworks

Inquirer 12/14/2013

MANILA—Three weeks before the New Year, the environmentalist group EcoWaste Coalition launched its yearly campaign against unsafe firecrackers on Friday in an effort to convince the public to avoid the kind of revelry that could cause death…

Roxas defends self says ‘video was doctored’

Inquirer 12/13/2013

The video was spliced.” This was the reaction of a visibly irked Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II on a video of his meeting with Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez that went viral on social media. “Malisyoso ang video…

400 elected officials asked to vacate posts

Dale G. Rosal, Inquirer 12/13/2013

Over 400 elected officials must vacate their posts for failing to file their expenditures in the 2013 national elections, Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Billantes Jr. said yesterday. The list includes 12 city and town councilors from…

Bieber in Philippines, gives back to ‘Yolanda’ victims

Inquirer 12/10/2013

MANILA, Philippines—International singer Justin Bieber arrived in Manila Tuesday aboard a US registered private plane to help in the relief operations for the victims of Supertyphoon ‘Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan). The Canadian pop star will personally visit…

Trip to outer space beats dream of flying

Inquirer 12/09/2013

AS a child, he dreamt of flying in the sky as a commercial airline pilot. Next year, Chino Roque will be taking his ambition further and farther-into space. The 23-year-old psychology graduate of De La Salle University…

DepEd allows rebuilding of schools using any available materials

Inquirer 11/29/2013

CITING the aftermath of the Bohol earthquake as a lesson, Education Secretary Armin Luistro urged school officials in the Visayas where “supertyphoon Yolanda” leveled school buildings to use “any available materials” to put up makeshift classrooms so…

June Keithley passes away

Inquirer 11/29/2013

VETERAN broadcaster June Keithley passed away early yesterday evening. Reports said Keithley who was battling breast cancer died around 6:50 p.m. Keithley played a vital role during the crucial hour of the Edsa People Power 1 that…

Relief chopper crashes

Inquirer 11/25/2013

A HELICOPTER on a humanitarian mission crashed into the Manila Bay several kilometers off Bulacan yesterday afternoon. The pilot and a passenger were rescued by US Marines. “We were on our way to Manila from Tacloban when…

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