Christmas as told by lights and sounds
WHAT do you expect of the country’s leading commercial city? In Makati, everything is in motion—so fast and busy that one forgets to slow down and take in the beauty…
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Initiative
THE Philippine government is more driven to institutionalize good governance and continue walking the “tuwid na daan” (straight path). To achieve this, Presdent Benigno Aquino III vowed to strengthen and…
White House warns: Beware of immigrations scams
MORE than five million undocumented immigrants, including Filipinos who are in the United States without legal status, are expected to benefit from a series of executive actions announced by President…
NAIE – The Ninoy Aquino International Embarrassment
THE Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Terminal One is not simply a gateway to the Philippines. It is hallowed ground. Like Fort Santiago. And Bagumbayan. This is the where Ninoy Aquino…
On a Saturday evening
IT is the time I prepare myself for worship on Sunday, by reading beautiful and poetic stories from the Bible. Our knowledge of the Bible was limited to memorizing the…
FAA rejects request to limit late-night eastbound departures from LAX
THE Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) struck down request to limit eastbound flights departing from Los Angeles International Airport between midnight to 6:30 am. Community groups state that such departures cause…
President calls for tougher standards on police militarization
PRESIDENT Obama announced on Monday, Dec. 1 that he would tighten standards on the provision and use of military-style equipment by local police, responding to concerns during the recent violent…
Taxpayers likely affected if UC tuition rises
IF the cost of tuition at the University of California rises, taxpayers may find themselves contributing more money toward students’ education. On Thursday, Nov. 20, the UC Board of Regents…
House votes to block Obama’s immigration order
IN AN anticipated, emboldened move on Thursday, Dec. 4, the Republican-led House of Representatives issued a stern rebuke to President Obama over his executive actions to protect up to 5…
GOP aide resigns after criticizing Obama’s daughters
AN aide to a Republican member of Congress resigned on Monday, Dec. 1 after criticizing President Barack Obama’s daughters, who were present during last week’s Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony, on…
Drug smuggling up in California county jails
MANY California county jails are experiencing a rise in drug smuggling cases, and officials say it is partly because parolees want to bring drugs into prisons. Part of the the…
Black Friday sales dipped 11 percent, report states
A RELEASE from the National Retail Foundation (NRF) states that sales for this year’s Black Friday saw an 11 percent drop compared to those in 2013. Consumers spent a total…
FAA rejects request to limit late-night eastbound departures from LAX
THE Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) struck down request to limit eastbound flights departing from Los Angeles International Airport between midnight to 6:30 am. Community groups state that such departures cause…
Ground and crushed, thanks be to God!
MY fellow priest in the seminary, Fr. Leon, gave a beautiful homily last Tuesday, the day that the seminarians left for Thanksgiving break. He said that we’re like grains of…
Asian effects artists go behind the scenes for ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Animating ice is complicated. And when it came to working on “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” that was a challenging part. “Ice is particularly difficult because it has a…
Sustaining growth
DESPITE efforts from the current administration to maintain the Philippine economic growth, this year’s 3rd quarter Gross Domestic product (GDP) have decelerated from the previous quarter’s 6.4 percent gain and…
12 tips in submitting offers in compromise (OIC) to the IRS
“ If you file for bankruptcy, timing is critical. The IRS cannot and will not entertain your OIC after you file bankruptcy.” AN offer in compromise (OIC) allows you to…
Restaurants cooking up wage violations end up serving back wages instead
“ According to EPI, even though the restaurant industry is one of the fastest growing sector of the economy, its workers are some of the lowest paid and are much…
How to solve IRS problems
READ this if you owe the IRS money and can’t pay. IRS problems have a way of ruining all aspects of your life. They take a toll on you FINANCIALLY,…
The business values of Sudono Salim: Manny Pangilinan’s boss
“To have lived a meaningful and productive life is such a wonderful thing, but to live a life that will be remembered for the wisdom it shared with others is…
Asian effects artists go behind the scenes for ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Animating ice is complicated. And when it came to working on “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” that was a challenging part. “Ice is particularly difficult because it has a…
Pacquiao: The triumph of the spirit
THE boxing arena has all the great literary themes. Money, power, romance get played out in the careers of the these elite marquee fighters—perhaps a little bigger, a little gaudier…
Process to convert human waste to rocket fuel developed
Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a process to convert human feces into rocket fuel, per NASA’s request. Pratap Pullammanappallil, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering at…
Sony releases e-paper watch
Sony has released the Fes Watch, an e-paper device, developed by the company to test how well the material would fare with fashion items. With a minimalist design, the watch…
Obamacare enrollment surpasses 500,000 in opening week
ACCORDING to a federal report, over half a million enrollees selected or renewed their health insurance plans during the first week of the 2015 enrollment period under the Affordable Care…
Executive action impacts immigrants by state
Mixed reactions and different benefits for immigrants under Pres. Obama’s new order LAST week’s major announcement by President Obama to expand the deferred action program affects many, including 5 million…
EPA proposes stricter ozone emission standards
THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday a proposal to cut ozone emissions, a pollutant that causes smog and is linked to health problems such as heart disease, asthma and…
California voters may face new tax initiatives in 2016
LOS ANGELES—California voters may be faced with up to four initiatives in the 2016 election that would create, extend or increase taxes to generate revenues for the state. Among options…
Walmart employees, activists rally for higher wages, more hours
For the third consecutive year, Walmart employees went on strike on Black Friday to protest for a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour and for more consistent work…
Ebola burial workers dump corpses to protest no pay
Burial workers in Sierra Leone have left corpses on a street outside a hospital in the city of Kenema in protest of not having received pay bonuses for managing victims…