Southern Tagalog, Philippines News

MANILA, Philippines A businessman's Christmas vacation plan was spoiled when he found out that his house in Tierra Nevada Subdivision in Cavite province was emptied by robbers.

Traffic in the country's major expressways is expected to build up beginning Saturday as thousands of motorists and travelers start trekking to the provinces for their Christmas vacation.

In all places, I saw it in a bus bound to Manila. I was on my way back home from Baguio after a successful storytelling session at the public library there.

There is no need for President Arroyo to show up to personally explain to the historic joint session of Congress why she declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maguindanao province, House Speaker Prospero Nograles said Thursday.

Some P130.7 million worth of fertilizer from Japan arrived in Subic recently making way to provinces heavily affected by recent typhoons in the country.

SMALL and medium enterprises in the agri-business sector stand to benefit from trade missions recently facilitated by the Manila Economic and Cultural Office .

Lawyers of Hayden Kho Jr. denied that their client's recent hospitalization was due to attempted suicide by drug ingestion.

Operatives of the Manila Police District seized some P500,000 worth of firecrackers during an operation that led to the arrest of six vendors in Binondo, Manila on Thursday afternoon.

Los Angeles - Philippines hero Manny Pacquiao is nearing a deal to fight unbeaten US star Floyd Mayweather on March 13 in what could be the richest fight in boxing history.

Efren Penaflorida, CNN'S Hero of the Year, did not exactly arrive to a hero's welcome on November 26.

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed to run for the country's Congress Tuesday, making her post-presidential plans official.

MANILA Efren Peaflorida, the man behind a group that started the "pushcart" education program in the Philippines, was welcomed a hero in Cavite province on Saturday.

Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel a Mannya TM Villar helps Ramon a Mon-Mona TM Mitra put on the NP jacket signifying the lattera TMs inclusion in the partya TMs senatorial slate during a meeting at the Laurel Mansion in Mandaluyong City.

Tomorrow, Nov. 27, we observe the 77th Birth Anniversary of a great statesman, a well-loved Filipino, and an exemplary family man Senator Benigno "Ninoy" S. Aquino Jr.

Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.

IMUS, Cavite An estimated 2,000 youth ministers, leaders, bishops and clergy from all over Asia trooped here Friday for the celebration of the 5th Youth Day that will last until November 27.

Cavite Governor Ayong S. Maliksi is running for congressman in the newly-reconstituted Imus District.

Schumey of The Philippine Experience is an invaluable resource for anybody who wants to know who is the real Manny Villar.

Linda has a problem with money: she has lots of it. Her worries are less about meeting daily needs, which she gets from a regular pension, having retired from working as a non-profit worker, and spouse of a German, in a European country.

International media house CNN recently organized and hosted a celebratory rally for Efren Peaflorida, one of the ten CNN Heroes for 2009.