Change in academic calendar favors ‘globalization’

Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/07/2014

Kezia Empleo, 18, is looking forward to a long summer ahead before she heads back to college classes in the University of the Philippines – Cebu. “I’m thrilled at the thought of a four-month summer,” said the…

Top criminology schools cited

Inquirer 02/03/2014

The House committee on higher and technical education has credited the nation’s top criminology schools, based on the strong finish of their graduates in the last two eligibility examinations administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Pasig…

Group pushes move to ban minors from full contact sports

Inquirer 02/03/2014

REPRESENTATIVES of a partylist group filed a bill that would ban the participation of minors in competitive full-contact sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts, jiu jitsu, muay thai, judo and other forms of karate. Christopher Co…

COA directive: Senators told to return pork funds

Inquirer 02/01/2014

MANILA — The Commission on Audit has told Senators Ramon Revilla Jr., Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Gregorio Honasan III to return the millions of pesos in pork barrel funds that they had allegedly funneled to…

SM Megamall now PH’s largest mall

Inquirer 01/29/2014

MANILA, Philippines — Swedish fashion retailer H&M is set to open in the third quarter of this year its flagship store in the Philippines at Mega Fashion Hall, a premium wing that has transformed SM Megamall into…

Filipinos rank 15th in watching adult movies

Inquirer 01/25/2014

FILIPINOS ranked 15th in the world when it comes to watching porn using mobile devices, statistics released by an adult website said. In the 35 million daily visits of the website, the Philippines placed 26th in its…

NBI Clearance goes online

Inquirer 01/24/2014

BEGINNING today, January 24, 2014, applicants for clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) can just go online instead of lining up for a queue in the bureau’s sites. According to a statement from the Department…

Agaton leaves 41 dead

Inquirer 01/22/2014

Over 800,000 persons were affected by tropical depression Agaton, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said yesterday. Although Agaton weakened into a low pressure area on Monday, it had affected 809,686 persons in Northern Mindanao,…

1st Typhoon of the year: ‘Agaton’ leaves 34 dead

Carine M. Asutilla, Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/18/2014

 Landslide forces road closure in Talisay City The death toll from floods and landslides in the Visayas and Mindanao triggered by a low pressure area which has developed into tropical depression “Agaton” has risen to 34, officials…

Palace maintains: No more PDAF, no legislator role in post-budget execution

Inquirer 01/15/2014

MANILA, Philippines – The Palace on Wednesday insisted that the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is no longer existing and while lawmakers continue to have the power over the purse, they will not have any role in…

Ex-mayor caught speeding in Davao City

Inquirer 01/15/2014

DAVAO CITY—Not even a former mayor could escape a speed gun. Using the newly acquired device to measure the speed of a passing vehicle, traffic enforcers caught former Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio exceeding the speed limit at 9:40…

‘Yolanda’-hit areas Traders urged to follow price freeze

Inquirer 01/15/2014

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday urged businessmen to observe the prevailing price freeze for basic commodities in areas devastated by supertyphoon Yolanda. DTI Director for Consumer and Welfare Group Vic Dimagiba said they would…

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