Duterte tirades won’t affect PH-EU trade ties

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/21/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent tirades against the European Union (EU) will not affect ongoing trade engagement negotiations between the Philippines and the 28-member bloc, a trade official said. Trade Assistant Secretary Anna Ma. Rosario Diaz-Rebeniol said the…

Pinoy Aquaman cancels English Channel attempt

Glendale G. Rosal 08/17/2016

INGEMAR Macarine, also known as the “Pinoy Aquaman,” was forced to cancel his attempt to cross the English Channel in Europe because of bad weather. Macarine’s original plan was to swim yesterday but had to back out…

Pope: Islam is not terrorism

08/02/2016

Aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis said Sunday that Islam could not be equated with terrorism and warned that Europe was pushing its young into the hands of extremists. “It’s not true and it’s not correct (to…

Munich mall shooting: Gunman kills 9, then self

07/24/2016

A teenage German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people in a shooting spree at a busy Munich shopping center and then committed suicide had likely acted alone, German police said yesterday. The third attack on civilians in Europe…

EU Med Group opposes unilateral migrant action

02/28/2016

Limassol, Cyprus — The rift over how to handle Europe’s immigration crisis ripped wide open Friday. As nations along the Balkans migrant route took more unilateral actions to shut down their borders, diplomats from EU nations bordering…

Province’s project to create more jobs

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/15/2015

The Cebu provincial government officially launched a project which aims to develop integrity mechanisms in local government units. Cebu Province was chosen as one of the pilot sites of the European Union-funded Partnerships for Integrity and Jobs…

A whole new world in Nordkapp and Norwegian fjords

08/25/2015

  by Anna Marie Fegi-Brown Growing up in a tropical country such as the Philippines makes us conditioned to a certain environment. Compared to the rest of the world, we typically have hot temperatures, a specific rainy…

Expressonism

Radel Paredes 07/19/2015

If you feel like having your usual joe in your usual coffee shop, why not try something different, a local brew for a change? You can go to Barako Haus at the corner of Maria Cristina and…

Cebu a ‘trafficking hotspot’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/09/2015

DUE to its status as a center for shipping and tourism in Central Visayas and the rest of the southern Philippines, Cebu remains vulnerable to foreign sex predators, an international non-government organization (NGO) said yesterday. Dr. Alwin…

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