Bersales is new National Statistician, Head of PSA

MANILA—Lisa Grace S. Bersales, former vice-president for planning and finance of the University of the Philippines (UP) System and erstwhile dean of the UP Diliman School of … FULL STORY

HK, Philippines compromise over tourist deaths

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong and the Philippines reached a compromise Wednesday over Hong Kong's demands for an apology for the families of eight tourists killed in a bungled … FULL STORY

Anti-Obama protesters clash with police in Manila

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Police armed with truncheons, shields and a fire hose clashed Wednesday with more than 100 left-wing activists who rallied at the U.S. Embassy in … FULL STORY

Filipino devotees re-enact crucifixion of Christ

SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Devotees in northern Philippine villages had themselves nailed to wooded crosses to re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as thousands of … FULL STORY

Safety ruling clears Philippines to add US flights

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American aviation authorities clearedPhilippine airlines to increase flights to the United States after safety standards improved and the European … FULL STORY

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The doctor is in: Meet Leo A. De La Cruz, MD

THE chaotic, vexing, and perplexed world has relied principally on medicine for betterment and considered medical practitioners instruments for healing. But according to the Jewish physician-philosopher … FULL STORY

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Study: US manufacturers gaining competitiveness

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world's other major economies. So says a new … FULL STORY