7.9 Quake Struck Eastern Samar

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the east coast of the Philippines causing the death of one person and injuring another. Mild level tsunami...

Myanmar Removes 2,082 Names from Blacklist

The 2011-2012 Burma Democratic Reforms takes another step towards the path of democracy as its government has today removes thousands of ind...

PNoy Appoints Mar Roxas as New Interior Secretary

After supervising the search and rescue operations for his friend, former Senator Mar Roxas takes over the latter's position as the new ...

The West Philippine Sea Dispute in APEC

Trade among international players would definitely hinge on security as a main basis for further growth and progress but would APEC involve ...

U.S. Government Peeps Into Millions of Emails of It's Own Citizens

An irony in democracy becomes of the United States of America when its own government becomes intense controller and monitor of free speech,...

Questions Arise on CJ Sereno’s Appointment by Pnoy

The appointment of CJ Maria Lourdes Serano almost came unnoticed, as the nation was greatly mourning the death of Secretary Jessie Robredo b...

Secretary Robredo is the Epitome of Great Governance

Secretary Florencio Abad had hit the point right on the mark about Secretary Jessie Robredo’s demise, about how endeared he is to his own pe...

Lance Armstrong Quits Fighting USADA Charges, Stripped of 7 Tour de France Titles

This should be a very sad day for sports, in any which way, whether he is guilty of doping or even if he is not. Lance Armstrong had just be...

PNoy Appoints First Female Chief Justice in CJ Sereno

President Benigno Aquino III ends days of speculations and appoints the first lady Chief Justice in Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Lo...

What is the Guinness World Record for the Most Number of People Arrested in One Instance?

What is the Guinness world record for the most number of people arrested in one instance of police operation? I couldn’t find it on the net....

Plagiarism in the Senate: Should it be Commonplace or Should it be Penalized?

Plagiarism is such a bad thing, we all know that. Especially in the academics, lifting original content into one’s work, such as theses and ...

Filipinos Mourn a Great Man in Secretary Robredo

Six days after his chartered flight went down into the depths of Masbate bay, it now finally sinks in for his loved ones, and to the entire ...

Press Freedom in Myanmar Finally Augurs In

Just four years ago, Myanmar had ranked very high at 169th among 179 countries in the 2011-2012 Reporters Without Borders worldwide Press F...

The Middle Class: The Key to Our Nation’s Progress

There were many talks about the middle class before---who are they and where are they found? In the Philippine settings, identifying this s...

Project NOAH Aims to Enhance Government's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

As a response to President Aquino’s call for a responsive disaster prevention and mitigation program, the Department of Science & Techn...

DEUTERIUM : The White Gold of The Philippines

When I was in highschool, Michael Petralba, an old neighborhood friend from Carmen Street but who is now residing in Los Angeles, once spoke...

Reinvigoration of the Public Sector

I do not mean re-engineering or even re-structuring. Maybe all we need is merely to invigorate the government system in order for it to achi...