With the Philippine election period now officially underway, the top presidential contenders or “presidentiables” as Filipinos call them, have been whittled down to the top five contenders…
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After the news of the Maguindanao Massacre broke, we at PHILNEWS wondered what life would be like living under the rule of the Ampatuans. Andal Ampatuan Sr., the Governor of Maguindanao lorded over the land as if it were his own personal fiefdom…
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With close to a thousand, three hundred votes cast as of this writing, the runaway winner for our 2009 award is none other than Filipina singing sensation Charice Pempengco…
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TIME Magazine recently announced their 2009 Person of the Year—Ben Bernanke, so we here at PHILNEWS.COM decided to follow in the footsteps of that illustrious magazine and ask our readers to choose who should be the 2009 PHILNEWS.COM Person of the Year…
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TIME Magazine recently announced their 2009 Person of the Year—Ben Bernanke, so we here at PHILNEWS.COM decided to follow in the footsteps of that illustrious magazine and ask our readers to choose who should be the 2009 PHILNEWS.COM Person of the Year…
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There is a price to be paid when one makes a “deal with the devil.” Western folklore is replete with stories of ignoble characters who trade their soul in exchange for talent, wealth, youth or power. And, in the context of Philippine politics, such a Faustian bargain can readily be made with local warlords…
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MAGUINDANAO, Philippines, Dec 3 (IPS) – In an instant the Philippines emerged as the world’s most dangerous place for
journalists, effectively displacing Iraq, which, until the massacre in an
impoverished town in southern Philippines, held that dubious distinction.

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Special Report
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (OneWorld.net) – Aid workers around the world have
become accustomed to mounting quick responses to save lives and protect
the vulnerable after natural disasters, but this week has been
particularly intense.

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