Today marks the start of the 23rd World Economic Forum in East Asia with President Aquino presiding over the said event which will be attended by 600 delegates from the business, finance and civil society sectors from 30 countries.
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Suspected hold uppers, arrested
Arrested in Lawton, Manila are three suspected hold-uppers after victimizing the passengers of a public utility jeep.
Successive explosions in Nigeria result in hundred deaths
The Nigerian president condemns the three successive explosions that resulted in 118 deaths.
Hypertension Awareness and Cervical Cancer Consciousness Month 2014 – Infographic
May is Hypertension Awareness Month and Cervical Cancer Consciousness Month May of every year has been declared Hypertension Awareness Month and Cervical Cancer Consciousness Month, by virtue of Proclamation No. 1761, s. 2009, and Proclamation No. 368, s. 2003, respectively. Through these proclamations, both government and non-government organizations are encouraged to make campaigns and activities that will increase public awareness of these two diseases. Hypertension is one of the major factors in the development of a stroke. The most […]
APRUB – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Dulot ng Climate Change sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng mundo, nagkakaroon ng matinding kagutuman at kahirapan. Ang International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics na mula sa India, ay nakikipagkaisa sa mga organisasyon na nagpapaunlad ng agriculture industry kabilang ang Department of Agriculture ng Pilipinas. Ito ay upang magkaroon ng masaganang pag-aani para sa survival ng bawat tao. Bahagi rin, ang pagsasaayos ng food availability, livelihoods at improvement ng mga lupain sa loob at […]
Filipino hackers responsible for attacking Chinese websites will face the law –Palace
MANILA, May 20 (PNA) — Filipino hackers responsible for recently defacing 195 Chinese government and commercial websites may soon be landing in hot water, Malacanang said Tuesday. It can be recalled that a group of Filipino hackers, “Anonymous Philippines” reportedly claimed responsibility for the hacking on Monday. They were expressing rage over Chinese fishermen caught poaching near the Hasa-Hasa Shoal (Half Moon Shoal) off Palawan in the West Philippine Sea, an area that is also […]
China confronts U.S. envoy over cyber-spying accusations
(Reuters) – China summoned the U.S. ambassador after the United States accused five Chinese military officers of hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets, warning Washington it could take further action, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The U.S. Ambassador to China, Max Baucus, met with Zheng Zeguang, assistant foreign minister, on Monday shortly after the United States charged the five Chinese, accusing them of hacking into American nuclear, metal and solar companies to steal trade secrets. […]
Floods affect over 1 million in Balkans, destruction ‘terrifying’
(Reuters) – Bosnia said on Monday that more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory, comparing the “terrifying” destruction to that of the country’s 1992-95 war. The extent of the devastation became apparent in Serbia too, as waters receded in some of the worst-hit areas to reveal homes toppled or submerged in mud, trees felled and villages strewn with the […]
Probe begins on fatal collapse of a warehouse wall
Authorities have begun their investigation regarding the collapsed wall in Quezon City.
4 NPA members killed in North Cotabato
Four rebels died in a failed attack in a police headquarters in Roxas, North Cotabato.
Injured Chinese from Vietnam riots arrive in China
Injured Chinese workers have arrived in Southern China after evacuating Vietnam amidst anti-China riots.
Metro Manila temperature may reach 37ºC
PAGASA says that the temperature in Metro Manila may reach 37 degrees Celsius in the following days.
