Not until I became romantically linked to an Upsilonian more  than  a decade ago did I realize that the Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity of the University of the Philippines is a force to reckon with. I saw how the “brods” were closely bonded, be they living in Northern America, Cagayan de Oro City and  Tacloban City.

Two more former government officials are willing to testify against lawmakers implicated in the pork barrel fund scam.
Levito Baligod, the lawyer of whistleblowers in the pork barrel scheme, identified the two willing witnesses as Rhodora Mendoza, former vice president for administration of the National Agribusiness Corporation (Nabcor), and Victor Roman Cacal, who used to be Nabcor’s finance and former general services supervisor.

So far Debt Consolidation, Mortgage Refinancing, (equity take out), Liquidation of Assets, Debt Settlement, Credit Counseling and Consumer Proposal were discussed in the last six issues of this paper. The seventh and final option is Bankruptcy. 

Four local groups have expressed interest in the 153.1-megawatt (MW) Naga Power Plant complex after the state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) held the third round of bidding earlier this month, Psalm president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said on Friday.

He is not the epitome of intelligence and good public service but his story about the breakfast meeting is revealing of Malacañang’s methods under Aquino.

Foreign tourist arrivals into the country reached 4.68 million for the whole of 2013, which is a 9.56-percent growth compared to 4.27 million arrivals recorded in 2012, latest data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed.

Philippine television’s most popular teen stars Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo, Enrique Gil, and Julia Montes remain as Kapamilya after renewing their respective contracts with ABS-CBN this Thursday (Jan 30).

Michael Christian Martinez finished 19th in his event, but has earned praises for his impressive performance Philippine Olympic figure skater Michael Christian Martinez was hailed as a hero even as a senior sports official denied accusations that the government had failed to support him.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III recently signed the appointment of H.E. Petronila P. Garcia as Philippine ambassador to Canada. Prior to this new appointment Ambassador Garcia was Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Middle East and African Affairs at the Department of foreign Affairs since September 2011.

Salimbayan ang tanawin, umiindak ang lansangan
Sa dagundong at sa tulin ng Greyhound kong sinasakyan!
Bawat bundok na maaahon, bawat Bayang malagpasan –
Isang milyang papalapit sa Irog kong Minamahal!

Networking giant extends ACI beyond the data center with new APIC module that provides SDN functionality across campus and branch networks.

Tweed Inc., an Ontario company that won a federal licence today to grow medical marijuana, plans to seek a listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.