Manila homeless families ‘treated’ to short vacation in Batangas resort during Pope’s visit

EVER wondered where street dwellers in Manila went when millions of Filipinos lined up in the thoroughfare from the Apostolic Nunciature in Quirino to the airport in Pasay to see … FULL STORY

PH-US step up joint maritime exercises

BOTH countries agree, Beijing’s reclamation in the South China Sea agitate Philippines’ and United States’ governments. The two countries, which just concluded its two-… FULL STORY

PH named among world’s cheapest countries to live in

OUT of 199 countries, the Philippines ranked 5th as one of the countries with the lowest cost of living around the world, according to MoveHub, a site which shows important … FULL STORY

Despite Pope Francis’ pro-life stance, PH moves forward with RH law

MALACAÑANG on Tuesday, Jan. 20, said that though the government and the Church may not agree on the use of modern contraceptives, both institutions put the welfare of the common … FULL STORY

Pope Francis leads 6 million Filipinos in largest Eucharistic celebration in papal history

DETERMINED to see the leader of the Catholic Church, more than six million Filipinos swarmed the perimeter of Luneta Park for Pope Francis’ last mass in the Philippines on … FULL STORY

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IMF foresees upslope in PH economic growth

AFTER lowering its global growth outlook for 2015 and 2016, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conversely raised growth projections for the Philippine economy. “The growth forecasts for 2015 and 2016 … FULL STORY

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In sixth State of the Union address, Pres. Obama looks to '…

More progressive policies outlined for his last two years in office  “TONIGHT, we turn the page.” President Barack Obama addressed the joint Congress and the entire nation on … FULL STORY