Mandatory Pag-IBIG coverage for OFWs dropped on Feb 3, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy News OFW coverage mandatory pag-ibig The government’s savings and shelter financing agency has withdrawn its original plan to impose mandatory membership for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) as a requirement to process their employment papers, a Hong Kong-based group said Wednesday. In...
Report: Mosley, Mayweather reach terms on Jan 30, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy Global News Sports boxing match Mayweather Mosley reach terms MANILA, Philippines – “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have reportedly agreed to terms to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title, according to a report by ESPN.com. “Shane has signed. I sat with him [...
Teodoro grilled on Arroyo ties on Jan 29, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy News Politics Gloria Arroyo grilled Teodoro ties MANILA, Philippines – Gilbert Teodoro found himself in the hot seat at a youth forum Friday when he and other presidential candidates were asked whether they would make President Macapagal-Arroyo accountable for anything anomalous that happened in...
Schwarzenegger, Fil-Am planners coming to Manila on Jan 29, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy Global News Politics fil-am manila Schwarzenegger terminator California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with a group of Filipino-American experts on urban planning, will visit the Philippines next week to assist in the ”heavy lifting” of the Philippine government’s reconstruction and re...
Magnitude-6 quake rocks Bicol Region – Phivolcs on Jan 28, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy News Bicol earthquake Philippines region A powerful predawn quake hit parts of Bicol and Southern Luzon on Thursday, but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology of Seismology said it was too far from land to cause damage. Phivolcs seismologist Henremagne Penarubia said the quake was recorde...
Apple’s Jobs unveils new tablet computer, the iPad on Jan 28, 2010 in Global News Technology apple computers iPad tablet SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – – Apple chief executive Steve Jobs on Wednesday revealed the culture-changing company’s latest must-have device, a touchscreen tablet computer annointed the “iPad.” “We want to kick off 2010 by in...
El Niño task force activated on Jan 26, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy Entertainment News activated El Niño force task MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo reactivated yesterday the El Niño Task Force and ordered the release of P1.7 billion to fund emergency measures to mitigate the detrimental effects of the dry spell on the fisheries and agriculture sector...
Miriam blasts Enrile for ‘insulting’ her on Jan 26, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy News Politics blast Enrile insult miriam MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago on Tuesday walked out of a Senate plenary session after criticizing Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and fellow senators who engaged in gutter talk during Monday’s floor debates on the...
New York woman falls, rips Picasso painting on Jan 26, 2010 in Global News falls painting picaso rips NEW YORK (AFP) – – A significant Pablo Picasso painting was damaged after a woman attending art class lost her balance, fell into “The Actor” and tore it, The Metropolitan Museum of Art said. The unusually large canvas, measuring...
Pacman tickets sold out on Jan 25, 2010 in Buhay Pinoy Global News Sports boxing fights out Pacman sold ticket MANILA, Philippines – They’re selling like hotcakes and Manny Pacquiao hasn’t placed his orders yet. Tickets to the March 13 fight between the Filipino pound-for-pound champion and challenger Josh Clottey are out, and with still 50 days lef...
