U.P. AYALA LAND TECHNO HUB LAUNCHED. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo presses a button to signal the launching of the University of the Philippines (UP) Ayala Land Techno hub on Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City, Friday, November 21, 2008. With the President are (from left) Ayala Land Senior Vice President Marivic Anonuevo, UP Regent Abraham Sarmiento, Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte, Ayala Land CEO and President Jaime Ayala, Secretary Estrella Alabastro of the Department of Science and Technology, Ayala Land Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala, UP President Emerlinda Roman, Chairman Emmanuel Angeles of the Commission on Higher Education, UP Regent Nelia Gonzales, and Ayala Land Senior Vice President Raul Irlanda. (Richard Viñas)
UN imposes sanctions against pirates in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose sanctions on pirates, arms smugglers, and perpetrators of instability in Somalia in a fresh attempt to help end lawlessness in the Horn of Africa nation.
The plane carrying President Arroyo and her delegation to the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) in Peru yesterday made an emergency landing in Japan after husband First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo fell ill on flight.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo said the First Gentleman suffered stomach trouble, correcting the earlier statement of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita that Mr. Arroyo suffered a heart attack.
The medical emergency prompted the Philippine Airlines flight PR001 to be diverted to...
Global stocks rebound as oil claws back from 3-year low
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Most Asian and European markets rebounded Friday after sharp declines in recent days as investors scooped up battered financial and technology shares.
Coca-Cola waylays Purefoods
Sophomore guard Ronjay Buenafe made a grand return, scoring 18 points as Coca-Cola snapped a three-game slide with a 93-72 drubbing of Purefoods in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup last night at the Araneta Coliseum.
Luzon and eastern Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains becoming widespread rains over the eastern sections of northern and central Luzon which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms
