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… Continue Reading here…

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… Continue Reading here…

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… Continue Reading here…

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… Continue [...]

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. Inter Press Service read more Continue Reading here…

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. OneWorld US read more Continue Reading here…

Special Report HANOI, Sep 30 (IRIN) – Ngo Thi Thanh has weathered dozens of tropical storms and typhoons living in central Vietnam’s coastal region, but in her 60 years she has never seen the kind of destruction wrought by Typhoon Ketsana, which struck late on 29 September. Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) read more Continue [...]

WASHINGTON, Jul 31 (OneWorld.net) – Flooding from heavy rains has destroyed homes and damaged farmland on Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, forcing many to evacuate while others are trapped in their villages by waist-deep water. OneWorld US read more Continue Reading here…