Cebuana Karla Paula Henry was crowned Miss Earth 2008 in the recently concluded Coronation Night held at the Clark Expo Ampitheater in Pampanga Sunday evening.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be delivering her eight State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28, 2008 at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives building at the Batasan Complex in Quezon City.
Nine days after they were abducted in Maimbung, Sulu province, ABS-CBN senior correspondent Ces Drilon, cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion and Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo were finally released late Tuesday night.
ABS-CBN news team members namely Ces Drilon, Jimmy Encarnacion, and Angelo Valderama are currently missing in Sulu.
Karla Paula G. Henry edged 41 candidates to capture the crown as this year’s Ms. Philippines Earth 2008.
The Supreme Court of the Philippines yesterday announced that they will finally release the results of 2007 bar examination today, March 29, 2008.
Philippines has been perceived by foreign businessmen as Asia’s most corrupt economy based on the results of a regional poll conducted by a Hong Kong-based group, Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) on 1,400 expatriate businessmen last January and February this year.
Davao City Representative Prospero Nograles has been elected as the new speaker of the House of Representatives early Tuesday morning after Jose de Venecia has been ousted as House Speaker.
The House of Representatives has reached the 121 votes needed to oust Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. from the position he has held for five consecutive three-year terms.
Enchanted Kingdom’s 25-foot space shuttle roller coaster ride malfunctioned at around 5:30 p.m. leaving several of its riders stuck on top of the coaster’s loop at the themepark in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Watch the video clip after the jump.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo topped the list of the most corrupt Philippine presidents in recent history according to a Pulse Asia Survey conducted nationwide from October 21 to 31, 2007.
According to the Global Corruption Barometer 2007 released by Transparency International, Philippines is 10th in the list of countries with the highest level of petty bribery. Watch the video clip after the jump.
Here is a recap video of the takeover that happened on Thursday with in the Manila Peninsula Hotel, one of the five-star hotels in Makati City. Watch the video clip after the jump.
Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno on Thursday night announced the curfew that Malacañang palace has imposed after the seige at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati City. Watch the video clip after the jump.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye announced that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has appointed Iligan City Regional Trial Court Judge, Moslemen Macarambon as the new Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner.
