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UNESCO chief leads cultural fest
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Koichiro Matsuura will preside today over the three-day Leaders Forum of the 31st UNESCO-International Theater Institute (ITI) Intercultural Congress at the Fiesta Pavilion of the historic landmark Manila Hotel.
Miriam: Charter protagonists should go to SC
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said yesterday senators and congressmen debating on whether Congress could amend the Constitution using the usual procedure of passing an ordinary bill should ask the Supreme Court to settle it once and for all rather than "nibble at the fringes of the problem."
Senate panel endorses P31-B cut in nat’l budget
The Senate Finance Committee formally endorsed yesterday a drastic cut of P31.11 billion to the proposed P1.053-trillion national budget for 2006, scrapping several budget items the panel suspects will be used by the administration to buy support to change the 1987 Constitution.
De Castro urges mass housing for employees
Vice President Noli de Castro yesterday challenged participants of the 27th Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECoP) at the historic Manila Hotel to ease the housing backlog in the country by setting up housing projects for their employees.
WHO chief Lee dies after blood-clot surgery
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) chief Lee Jong-wook of South Korea, his country’s top international official, died yesterday after surgery to remove a blood clot from the brain, the United Nations agency said.
Filipinos favor compromise with Marcoses – PCGG
A Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) official yesterday said surveys by independent pollsters would prove that majority of Filipinos support out-of-court settlements with the Marcoses and their cronies on their alleged ill-gotten wealth cases.
Puerto Princesa broadcaster killed; GMA orders probe
President Gloria Arroyo yesterday condemned the killing of a radio broadcaster in Puerto Princesa City and immediately ordered the police to hunt the perpetrators of the crime.
Personal data on millions of US veterans stolen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Personal information on 26.5 million US veterans was stolen from an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who took the data home without authorization, exposing them to possible identity theft, the department said on Monday.
Culture no excuse for aboriginal abusers in Australia
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has been too slow to act on endemic sexual abuse of aboriginal women and children because of ''cultural sensitivities'', acting prime minister, Treasurer Peter Costello, said on Tuesday.
Ex-dictator Suharto bleeding internally, condition worsening
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) --Indonesia's former dictator Suharto had internal bleeding in the stomach Tuesday and his condition appeared to be worsening, doctors said.
Most Japanese dissatisfied with US base deal -- poll
TOKYO (AP) -- More than three-quarters of Japanese say their government is spending too much to realign U.S. troops in Japan as part of a plan to give Tokyo more responsibility for security in Asia, a newspaper poll said Tuesday.
Five Erap supporters kidnapped
Manila (DPA) -- Five officials of an anti-government organization have been abducted by unidentified gunmen, police said Tuesday.
PNP official in Britain for talks
MANILA (AFP) - The police said they would be holding a five-day meeting with their British counterparts to boost anti-terror cooperation.
Palace firm on rejecting mining ban, Bunye says
Malacañang yesterday stood firm in its decision not to impose a mining ban in the country, saying the government must deal with foreign investors with fairness or else risk losing job-generating mining ventures in the future.
Villars wealthiest members of Congress
In both houses of Congress, the Villars are found to be the richest members.
House minority divided on impeachment
A huge crack in the ranks of the House of Representatives minority bloc has started to show as its members threw accusations against one another on issues triggered by the planned filing of a new impeachment case against President Arroyo.
Garcia acquitted of perjury charge
The Sandiganbayan Third Division yesterday acquitted retired Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia of a perjury charge involving his alleged failure to declare ownership of three motor vehicles worth P1.51 million.
Tax informers seek DoJ permission to carry firearms
A group of tax informers called yesterday on the Department of Justice (DoJ) to conduct a thorough probe on the recent killing of their fellow tipster, asking permission to carry fire-arms for self protection in line with their efforts to help the government go after tax cheats.
New method may predict earthquakes
Because the Philippines is located within the typhoon belt and the Pacific Ring of Fire which makes it vulnerable to seismic and meteorological hazards, Japanese experts in the country yesterday disclosed that seismic events may be predicted through the Electromagnetic (Em) method.
Australia donates forensic equipment to RP to boost terror probes
Manila (DPA) - Australia is donating sophisticated forensic equipment to the Philippines to boost police capability in investigating terrorist attacks, an official said Tuesday.
Impeachment is a lost cause -- Bunye
MANILA (AFP) - President Gloria Arroyo was confident a fresh opposition bid to impeach her would fail because the public had grown tired of political bickering, her spokesman said Tuesday.
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