Malaysia – Philippines Stand-Off
Sabah is one of the 13 member states of Malaysia and is its easternmost state located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak which...
View ArticleJobless Father Killed Own Child
Manila, Philippines: Parricide is defined as the act of murdering one’s father (patricide), or mother (matricide) or other close relatives but usually not children (infanticide). It is also defined as...
View ArticleEnd Sabah Stand-Off!
Philippines President Benigno Aquino has warned a clan leader that he must end a stand-off involving armed supporters who are occupying a remote part of Malaysia’s Sabah province. In a TV address, Mr...
View ArticlePhilippines – Malaysia working To Resolve Stand-off in Sabah
Filipino nationals who were said to have come from the southern part of the Philippines intruded Lahad Datu, an eastern district of Sabah Malaysia, and demanded to be recognized as delegates of the...
View ArticleSabah Invasion
Manila Following the incursion of the “Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu” in a remote village in Lahad Datu in Sabah on February 11th, the Malaysian government reported that the armed group refused...
View ArticleMasculine Homosexuality
Manila Following the article entitled “In defense of the parlor gays” written by Leloy Claudio, an author in GMA Network, posted online on February 6th, Wednesday, debate on the then so-called “third...
View ArticleDifficult Diplomacy For Aquino
This week’s stand-off in Malaysia’s Sabah province between Malaysian police and the Filipino clan, the ‘Royal Army of Sulu’, has ended violently with the governments of both countries condemning the...
View ArticleJapan-Philippines Maritime Conference
Manila The second Japan-Philippines Dialogue on Maritime and Oceanic Affairs, a meeting scheduled prior to the current controversial issues relevant to territorial sovereignties, and amid the Filipino...
View ArticleTubbataha Reef Probe
Manila Following calls from militant groups, the Philippine government claimed it would have access to the crew of the USS Guardian relevant to its investigation on the Tubbataha Reef incident,...
View ArticlePCL-R (Psychopathy Checklist Revised) Test
The second edition of the PCL-R test, originally designed by the controversial maverick Canadian criminologist Robert Hare in 1980 and again in 1991, contains 20 items designed to rate symptoms which...
View ArticleFiestas In The Philippines
There are fiestas throughout the Philippines to celebrate events in the life of Jesus and Mary, and to honour saints who lived long ago. When the Spaniards came, many communities were given names of...
View ArticleNext Pope?
Pope Benedict XVI announced last month his resignation from the papacy. The 85-year-old pope alluded to the fact that his age and poor health were the reasoning behind his decision. With his departure...
View ArticlePhilippines To Renew Talks With Rebel Groups
Manila Philippine President Benigno C. Aquino III expressed his government’s interest in the resumption of peace talks with the communist rebels, as reported by ABC Radio Australia. The negotiation was...
View ArticleCatholics Prayed Over Pope’s Resignation
Manila The Roman Catholic nations are without a pope for the first time in 600 years. They prayed for a serene procedure in the selection of a successor who will lead the Roman Catholic Church,...
View ArticleAquino’s Diplomatic Dilemma
Malaysia will not budge as the intensity of the clashes between Malaysian police forces and the Filipino clan ‘The Royal Army of Sulu’ continues. It is believed that over 60 have died overall from both...
View ArticleFive Malaysian Police Killed
The Royal Army of the Sultanate of Sulu’s incursion in Lahad Datu, Sabah, which is the hottest topic in country, escalated to a bloody armed conflict. Twelve members of the Filipino armed group, along...
View ArticleFilipinos Backed Sulu Sultanate
“Sabah is the patrimony of the Filipino nation”, words uttered repeatedly by Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, the current Sultan of Sulu, in various press conferences, The Manila Times reported. He has been...
View ArticleAi-ai and Salang Suffering
ABS-CBN’s star comedian and comedy concert queen Martina Aileen de las Alas, popularly known as Ai-Ai delas Alas, and car company executive boyfriend Jed Salang’s relationship seems to be on the rocks....
View ArticleThe Future of Newspapers?
Graphene is so strong a sheet of it as thin as Clingfilm could support an elephant. It is tougher than diamond, but stretches like rubber. It is virtually invisible, conducts electricity and heat...
View ArticleThe Case of Lebanese Refugees In Israel
Isaiah 5/20-30/ “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their...
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