The son—the only son—is President Benigno Aquino 3rd. The murder: that of his father Benigno “Ninoy” Jr. on August 21, 1983, an event which changed the course of Philippine history, and led to the invention of “People Power” as a weapon that toppled dictatorships all over the globe.

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano backs the proposal for the creation of special divisions at the Sandiganbayan that will exclusively hear cases related to the pork barrel scam, saying these cases should be resolved before President Benigno Aquino 3rd steps down in 2016.

There are thousands of Christian denominations and counting, while religions are only in the hundreds. Some major Christian denominations are Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, Jehovah’s Witness, Lutheran, Anglican.

THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will cut its generation charge by 84 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month, giving some relief to power consumers.
The adjustment was attributed to lower generation charges from energy suppliers, lower transmission charge, lower taxes and other charges.

All eyes are on Manila as about 600 delegates from 30 countries converge here today for the 23rd World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss how the rapid East Asian economic growth could distribute its benefits more equitably among its 600 million people.

TOKYO: The government and the ruling coalition are making arrangements to waive visas for tourists from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam as one of the initiatives in a revised action plan due out in June to make Japan a tourism-oriented country, government sources said on Monday.

GMA Network, through its international business unit GMA International, supported the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in its celebration of Migrant Workers’ Day at the POEA office in Mandaluyong City on June 6.

Mississauga - It’s the year of the JAGUARS at the Basketball Ontario Provincial Tournament 2014. The two gold medals awarded to the MYAA-JAGUARS , one in Kingston, Ontario and the other in Toronto at the same day. Two Championships in a day, what a feat

Summer fun starts early at Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre (KCCC) as the Centre hosts a Filipino style brunch on June 29, 2014. For $15/person, guests will enjoy a traditional Filipino style brunch with sinangag, longganisa, tuyo, champorado at iba pa.

Sa Book of World Record, tayong Pilipino,
Uto-uto Champion sa balat ng Mundo,
Naïve at may Mind-set na Despalinghado,
At kayang Ipot-an ng kahit na sino.

Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications, cuts its workforce by half in a move towards software-defined technology

Transport Canada says more than 20,000 Mazda Tribute sports utility vehicles are being recalled to fix a potentially dangerous power steering problem.