The management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) advised air travelers, on Sunday, not to cancel their trips to and from the Philippines.
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NAIA: Airports safe; no Northwest-like terror try
The Philippines’ largest fast-food chain Jollibee received a plaque of recognition from The Wall Street Journal Asia for being one of the top regional companies in the publication’s Asia 200 survey.
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Jollibee one of Asia’s best—Wall Street Journal
Filipinos in Europe raised a total of 4,690.73 (about P313,000) during a benefit concert for the victims of the series of four typhoons that visited the Philippines from September 26 to November 1.
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Filipinos in Europe raise 4,690 for typhoon victims
Divers in the Philippines were to attempt to reach the wreck of a sunken passenger boat Saturday while rescuers kept up their search for 23 people still missing after the accident, officials said.
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Coast Guard to resume hunt for missing in boat wreck
Expect US development projects in Maguindanao to resume shortly, said outgoing US ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney.
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US dev’t project in Maguindanao to resume shortly—Kenney
Part of Washington’s new arms shipments to the Philippines may once again fall into the hands of warlord friends of the Arroyo administration, militant groups warned on Friday.
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US arms shipments may fall into hands of warlords, Arroyo pals
One of three Filipino factory workers kidnapped by Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines last month has been beheaded, a government official said Wednesday.
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Filipino factory worker beheaded by Abu Sayyaf kidnappers—official
The country’s gross international reserves, which indicate the Philippines’ ability to engage in transactions with the rest of the world, grew further to a record $43.7 billion in November, surpassing the $43.17 billion posted in October, which was already unprecedented.
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RP gross int’l reserves rise to record $43.7B
The Philippines’ dive spots took the spotlight at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (Dema) Show held here November 4 to 7 at the Orange County Convention Center.
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RP promotes dive sites in Florida
The alleged mastermind of an election-linked massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines blamed Muslim rebels, in a dramatic interview from behind bars aired on local television on Friday.
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Ampatuan blames MILF for Maguindanao massacre
Female victims of a political massacre in the Philippines that left 57 people dead were shot in their genitals and may have been raped, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera said on Friday.
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Massacre women victims shot in genitals—DoJ chief
Except for being the “first black US ambassador to the Philippines named by the first black US president,” there is no other significance in the appointment of Harry K. Thomas Jr. as Washington’s new envoy to Manila, according to militant groups.
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New US envoy won’t bring in policy shifts—Left
With the growth of contact centers across Asia, particularly in the Philippines, there is a general idea that contact center agents never stay any longer than two years in their job and thus look for other opportunities.
Seven people were injured early Saturday in an apparent grenade attack on a store in the central Philippines, police said.
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7 hurt in grenade attack in Iloilo City —police
The Philippines and Norway have entered into an agreement for the improvement of the flood forecasting and warning system for Magat Dam to prevent loss of life and damage to property due to floods.
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Norway to help improve Magat flood warning system
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will issue guidelines to Catholic voters on how they should choose their candidates in the May 2010 elections.
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Bishops to issue voting ‘guidelines’ for Catholics
Former National Economic Development Authority director general and University of the Philippines’ economics professor Solita “Winnie” Monsod is to testify in a court hearing on Monday on charges of price manipulation against the Big Three oil companies.
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Winnie Monsod to testify at hearing on gas price manipulation
US President Barack Obama’s appointment of a new envoy to the Philippines to replace Ambassador Kristie Kenney augurs well for the two countries’ relations, Malacañang said Saturday.
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Palace welcomes incoming US envoy
Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan has been unanimously elected chair of the Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) during its 13th meeting hosted by the Philippines.
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Immigration confab picks Libanan chair
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has said that Abu Sayyaf extremists are again behind the latest abduction at a plywood firm in Maluso, Basilan.
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AFP blames Abu Sayyaf for kidnapping in Basilan