• Categories

  • Meta

  • Better shows boost afternoon ratings of ABS-CBN, GMA

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    F ree TV viewers are spending more time watching afternoon shows in the summer of 2009 than in 2008 as the two leading television networks are giving them better quality programs, according to a med...

    a lesson in sex ethics

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    W hile scrutiny into the scandal between Dr. Hayden Kho and Katrina Halili has focused on sex, drugs, and the videos, a women's rights advocate said that people are losing sight of bigger issues. ...

    FVR favors Lakas-Kampi-CMD merger but…

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    F ormer President Fidel V. Ramos, founder of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party, is in favor of the merger with the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), but slammed the way it...

    Filipino troops, rebels unite to free tourist

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Manila: Philippine troops and Muslim rebels worked together in a brief, rare alliance on Sunday, forcing a group of kidnappers to abandon a Chinese tourist who was abducted in the country's troubled s...

    Filipino rebels kill 2 soldiers on aid mission

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    MANILA, Philippines -- Communist rebels threw two grenades at army troops helping treat villagers in the central Philippines, killing two soldiers and a civilian who covered a child with his body dur...

    Teachers to mark 1st day of classes with rally

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    MANILA, Philippines - Militant public school teachers will greet the opening of classes on Monday, June 1, with a rally. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said more than 500 teachers would m...

    Bulgarian man dies while competing in reality show in Philippines

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Manila - A 53-year-old Bulgarian national died from a heart attack while competing in a reality show on an eastern Philippine island, police said Sunday. The victim, Moncho Vodnicharov, was a contesta...

    Kidnappers free Filipino-Chinese businesswoman

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Manila - Kidnappers in the southern Philippines on Sunday freed a Filipino-Chinese businesswoman after four days in captivity, an army spokesman said. Mafen Wo, 24, was released to local government ne...

    Chinese national released by kidnappers in S Philippines

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    A kidnapped Chinese national was released by her captors Sunday morning in the southern Philippines, the military said. Afen Ma, abducted on May 27 in the southern province of North Cotabato, was turn...

    Seven rebels killed in S Philippine clash

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on May 31st, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Philippines soldiers killed seven Muslim guerrillas as they clashed anew in southern Philippines, an Army official said Sunday. Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce, a local military spokesman, told Xinhua by phon...