Balita Pinoy

With less than 60 days left before Filipinos go to the polls in the country's first fully automated elections, there are growing concerns over transparency and the risk that the system will break down leading to political instability. [More]

VISA ADVISOR's TRIAL WILL NOT BE DELAYED FURTHER RULES GUERNSEY JUDGE

An attempt to further delay a trial for fraud and theft by an immigration advisor's legal team failed on Thursday as a judge set a fixed date for the trial. Judge Russell Finch told Angelique Blin he was not prepared to delay the trial date, which is now set for the 7th of June.[More]

THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE 

LONDON CALLS ON ARROYO TO DISBAND MILITIAS

Amnesty International, the Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines, the International Federation of Journalists and the National Union of Journalists organized an event in London to put pressure on the Arroyo administration to disband all private political armies in the wake of the Ampatuan massacre

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LIST OF UK EVENTS FROM 17 MARCH 2010

List supplied by RP Embassy in London 

VIDEO SHOWS CAR DRIVERS NARROW ESCAPE

Terrifying video documents the moment a car was caught in front of a truck on a motorway in the north of England.

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FIRE DESTROYS MATI COCONUT PLANT

MATI CTY - Four fire engines tackled a fire which almost destroyed a plant in Mati. 

The Coconut Husk Processing Plant in Dahican, here in this city was hit by a mystery fire.

JAILED GENERAL PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO NEW CORRUPTION CHARGES

Former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Gen. Carlos Garcia has pleaded not guilty to the money laundering charges filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman before the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.

CLOSURES OF BUSINESSES OVER VAT RECEIPTS STEPPED UP

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) closed on Monday a business establishment in Makati City for failure to issue value-added tax (VAT) receipts, resulting to government losses in VAT revenues.

NAGA CITY SHERIFF SUSPENDED OVER BRIBE

FILIPINA MURDERED IN SINGAPORE

RP's STEEL INDUSTRY HURT BY UNFAIR CHINESE SUBSIDIES

China is subsidizing export of pre-painted and galvanized steel sheets and still enjoys zero duty on export of these products to the Philippines under the ASEAN-China Free Trade Act (ACFTA), dealing Philippine steel roof producers a double whammy.

IRISH PINOY SAVED FROM DEPORTATION THREAT

A Filipino electrical engineer who had his immigration status revoked and was under threat of being deported from the Republic along with his family has been reprieved after high level representations were made on his behalf.

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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS ROUND-UP

13 March 2010

UK Border Agency ‘correction' on Tier 4 student visa applications

The UK Border Agency has issued the following important correction...

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HACIENDA LUISITA: COJUANGCO's NO TO ANY DISTRIBUTION OF THE LAND

The Cojuangcos have rejected the plan of presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III to transfer ownership of the vast clan-owned Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac to thousands of farmer-beneficiaries.

FILINVEST GETS GO AHEAD FOR MAJOR PROJECT IN CEBU

FIRE VICTIMS KILL OCCUPANT OF HOUSE WHERE BLAZE STARTED

Irate fire victims in Sampaloc, Manila on Saturday beat and stabbed to death a 42-year-old man who resided in a house where a two-hour fire allegedly originated last Tuesday.

FIL-AM DIPLOMAT ON THE RUN AFTER MAJOR FRAUD

A Filipino American official of the United States Department of Homeland Security who fled his post in South Korea is wanted in California in connection with a $240,000 wire fraud, according to a statement seen Monday.

JAPAN EXPECTED TO EASE LAWS ON FOREIGN NURSES & DENTISTS

Japan may lift work visa restrictions for foreign nurses and dentists to help care for its fast-aging and shrinking population, the government said Monday.

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CHURCH OUT OF STEP ON CONTRACEPTION VOTERS TELL SURVEY

SOME 87 percent of Filipinos will vote for a presidential candidate who advocates a reproductive health program, while 64 percent...

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"MR CONDOM": ITALIAN SEXOLOGIST's SAFE SEX PROMO IN RP

An Italian sex therapist known throughout the world for distributing free condoms to promote safe sex has visited Cebu to...

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CHLORINE PROMOTED TO HALT SPREAD OF MANGO BLACK SPOT DISEASE

One way of eradicating anthracnose disease in mango fruits is the application of chlorine, according to the Bureau of Postharvest...

MAJOR LUZON BURGLARY GANG ARRESTED

A notorious robbery gang preying on residents of posh subdivisions in various Central Luzon provinces was believed to have been...

DEALERS CAUGHT TRYING TO SELL A KILO OF COKE TO COPS

Operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) arrested during a buy-bust operation on Tuesday two suspected drug traffickers for allegedly...

DRIED FRUIT & JUICE EXPORTS TO MIDDLE EAST RISING

Philippine dried fruits and tropical fruit juices received increased inquiries from buyers from Middle East buyers, the Center for International...

RP's MEDICAL TOURISM GROWTH CONTINUES

Even the next administration will continue to gain from the growing medical tourism industry which is expected to become a...

POWER CRISIS: COMPANIES RELYING MORE ON THEIR OWN GENERATORS

Big business establishments in Davao Region are now providing their own generator sets to help ease the power problem especially...