The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers. “We are alerting all government agencies to review and improve security of their websites in view of the hacking of the website this afternoon,” presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma said. “We are adopting best [...]

By Peter Brieger Agence France Presse HONG KONG — (UPDATE2) Thousands of people joined a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday to demand justice for victims of the Manila hostage bloodbath, as the city’s Filipino community staged its own memorials for the dead. Demonstrators voiced their anger over the Philippine government’s handling of the siege [...]

Here are the requirement for renewal of Professional Identification Cards: 1. Duly accomplished renewal form. 2. Two (2) pieces RECENT passport-size colored picture in WHITE background with complete NAMETAG (1 pc. only for Teachers). 3. One (1) Photocopy of latest Professional Identification Card. 4. In case of loss of Professional Identification Card, submit duly notarized [...]

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe 2010 in the recently concluded beauty pageant held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The rest of the winners are: 4th Runner Up – Philippines – Maria Venus Raj 3rd Runner Up – Ukraine – Anna Poslavska 2nd Runner Up – [...]

Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 1,597 out of 2,300 or 69.43% passed the Physician Licensure Exam given by the Board of Medicine in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao this August 2010. Registration for the issuance of Professional ID and Certificate of Registration starts on August 23, 2010 but not later than August [...]

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; My beloved countrymen: Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are [...]

On the day President Benigno Aquino III delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), he enjoys a trust rating of 85 percent, said Pulse Asia, a public opinion polling body. Pulse Asia’s survey nearly reflected the one conducted by the Social Weather Stations, which showed that 88 percent of Filipinos trusted Aquino. “President [...]

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in government; Mga minamahal kong kababayan: Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala [...]

Full Transcript of President Noynoy Aquino’s First State of the Nation Address President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), to be delivered Monday afternoon, will be “memorable,” Malacañang assured on Sunday. “It will be memorable. It will be a realistic speech,” presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in an interview with [...]

A speeding express rammed into the back of a stationary passenger train in eastern India on Monday, killing more than 50 people and trapping others in the wreckage, officials said. The standing train was waiting to leave a station in Birbhum district, around 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the West Bengal state capital Kolkata, [...]

LOS ANGELES – Celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro said Friday he had agreed to represent Lindsay Lohan, who is headed to jail next week for violating probation in a 2007 drug case. Shapiro, a key figure on O.J. Simpson’s legal “dream team” in 1995, told The Associated Press he agreed to represent Lohan only if she [...]

WENNLindsay Lohan is back in favor with the producers of new action movie ” Machete”: She features in a shocking new promotional poster, wearing a nun’s outfit and licking a gun. The actress was left out of the new trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s all-star movie when it debuted last week, after she was sentenced to [...]