A Filipino man pushes his cart with his son on board through almost month-long floodwaters in Pinagbuhatan, Pasig city, east of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009. Authorities distributed ...

The Social Weather Station released its latest survey, and here’s an extract from their press release: Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III took the top ...More

Typhoon Lupit is hovering off the northern Philippines, bringing huge waves, strong winds and the threat of landslides, the chief government forecaster says.The typhoon, known locally as "Ramil", had ...

Inquirer.net , News Report, Nikko Dizon and Alcuin Papa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted: Oct 22, 2009 MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon 'Ramil' slowed down then nearly tripled its speed in a matter of six hours as it headed straight to northern Luzon island for an expected landfall on Oct.

A boy carries his brother while walking along an improvised bridge to avoid floodwaters in Muntinlupa city, metro Manila, yesterday. The Philippines is still recovering from two recent typhoons Ketsan...

NEW ORLEANS -- A teachers' union is claiming that a California-based firm that recruited teachers from the Philippines to work in Louisiana schools made the educators pay fees of $15,000 or more.The A...

As Filipinos brace for the possible arrival this week of a third powerful typhoon - just weeks after two earlier storms killed more than 850 people and destroyed infrastructure and crops worth hundreds of millions of dollars - a museum curator in Marikina, a suburb of Manila, is doing all she can to preserve one symbol of the country's history: hundreds of pairs of shoes once owned by the former first lady Imelda Marcos. M. Amedeo Tumolillo AND Robert Mackey, The New York Times

Erap Declares Bid Deposed president and pardoned plunderer Joseph Estrada is running for president, again! If you haven't had enough of "Ondoy' and "Pepeng," then, vote for him. Erap Declares Bid II In declaring his bid for the presidency, Joseph Estrada said, "... tinatanggap ko ang hamon at hiling ng ating mga kababayan upang ibalik ang dangal ng mga api, ng mga masang Pilipino, upang ibalik ang pag-asa sa mga mahihirap, upang ibalik ang tinig ng masang Pilipino." Eh tarantado ka pala eh. Matapos mong ibigay 'yung dangal, pag-asa, at tinig sa mga kabit mo, sa mga crony mo, at sa mga Arroyo, ngayon gusto mong ibalik? Eh 'di ibalik mo. Gago! Erap Declares Bid III Joseph Estrada has declared his bid for the presidency saying, "This will be the last performance of my life," to which Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said, "Sus! Sinabi ko na rin 'yan eh!" Erap Declares Bid IV Amid questions on his eligibility to run, deposed president Joseph Estrada has officially declared his bid for the presiden

Manila - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday signed a law that aims to boost the country's response to climate change, which had been blamed for back-to-back storms that killed near...

Mr. Manuel D. Baldemor, a multi-talented world-class Filipino artist, through this recent exhibit, attempts to convey the beauty of the modern and medieval culture of Luxembourg, as can be clearly discerned from his 24 pieces of artwork. His recent sojourn in Luxembourg has inspired him to depict in his paintings that country's natural landscape which he describes as elemental, mysterious, pure and sublime over time. "I am no good at anything but painting and writing my travel diary in a prolific brush. Showcasing the wealth, diversity and common characteristics of European cultures, I hope that we Asians will learn more about the diversity and vitality and the characteristics of Luxembourg's cultural life," Mr. Baldemor remarked.