So it took me about a year to claim a piece of paper from the government. It was an Occupancy Permit for our home, which merely proves that the structure we built and live in really belongs to us. Now I’ve always believed that happiness is relative. And to tell you the truth, this was […]
The tide is low, and a handful of Tausug villagers, who live in stilt houses near the shore, paddle into the shallows in their small handcarved boats to collect seaweeds from the filaments mounted on wooden poles. The silence is broken only by the occasional squawks of the egrets and the swish of the farmers […]
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) is set to implement a fresh cut on water allocation for domestic water supply “as soon as possible” amid the strengthening of El Niño episode in the coming months. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje confirmed in a text message to the Manila Bulletin that the NWRB Board of Directors on […]
It’s a school but it’s also a lab and, as students and faculty call it, a hatchery. Under one roof, there’s a hotel (which the cardinals who traveled with Pope Francis called home for five days last January), a restaurant, and a cafe, all of them open to the public and not just for students to […]
Informal settlers and commercial establishments illegally occupying a huge portion of the right of way (ROW) of an expansive aqueduct between Bigti in Norzagaray, Bulacan and La Mesa in Quezon City have compromised the safety and potability of water sourced from reservoirs for Metro Manila residents. The Commission on Audit (COA) made this observation as […]
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the season with a 2-0 victory over promoted Watford as champions Chelsea suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Rescue workers have recovered 12 more bodies off the Libyan coast, raising the death toll from the latest disaster for migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean to 117, Libyan authorities said on Saturday.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters waving Lebanese flags and chanting anti-government slogans converged on a square in central Beirut on Saturday for a rally against political leaders they say are incompetent and corrupt.
MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of members of a Christian group occupied a busy highway in Manila for a second night on Saturday, protesting against what they say is government intrusion in church affairs.
Chelsea target John Stones starts for Everton in the Premier League match against Tottenham despite the club rejecting his transfer request during the week.
The Nigerian air force says one of its aircraft has crashed into a residential house in Kaduna state killing all four crew and three passengers.
The former papal envoy to the Dominican Republic, who went on trial at the Holy See this summer for alleged sexual abuse of minors, died of a heart attack, according to initial autopsy results, the Vatican said Saturday.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said they arrested a foreigner on Saturday who matched the description of a man who left a bag at the site of a Bangkok blast that killed 20 people nearly two weeks ago.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said they arrested a foreigner on Saturday who matched the description of a man who left a bag at the site of a Bangkok blast that killed 20 people nearly two weeks ago.
The leaders of France, Germany and Russia have spoken by phone and are exploring the possibility of a summit with Ukraine's president about the conflict in the country's east.
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Wales hung on to beat Ireland 16-10 in an intense World Cup warm-up game at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday as preparations for next month's tournament went up a few notches between two near full-strength teams.
Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Summary from the Test Match match between Ireland and Wales on Saturday at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland Ireland 10 Wales 16 Half Time: 10-10 Scorers: Ireland : Try: Iain Henderson (40) Conversion: Jonathan Sexton (40) Penalty Goal: Jonathan Sexton (28) Wales : Try: Justin Tipuric (25) Conversion: Leigh Halfpenny (26) Penalty Goals:Leigh Halfpenny (17, 63, 70)
ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras urged supporters on Saturday to give him a mandate to complete the country's political transformation, as a poll showed his leftist Syriza party's lead slipping ahead of elections next month.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras urged supporters on Saturday to give him a mandate to complete the country's political transformation, as a poll showed his leftist Syriza party's lead slipping ahead of elections next month.
DUBLIN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Wales hung on to beat Ireland 16-10 in an intense World Cup warm-up game at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday as preparations for next month's tournament went up a few notches between two near full-strength teams.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mariya Kuchina won the women's high jump with a clearance of 2.01 metres on Saturday to become Russia's second gold medallist at the Beijing world championships. The 22-year-old from Moscow had a blemish-free card to that height, her lifetime best performance. In silver and bronze positions were medal winners from this event in the Bird's Nest Stadium at the Beijing Olympics seven years ago -- 31-year-old Croatian Blanka Vlasic and 33-year-old Russia Anna Chicherova.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cologne came from a goal behind and scored twice in five minutes, including a controversial penalty, to beat Hamburg SV 2-1 on Saturday and climb into second place in the Bundesliga.
The Olympic Stadium is due to host its first Rugby World Cup match in little under a month when France and Romania run out at the soon-to-be home of West Ham, yet it looks like there's an awful lot of work to do before things are running smoothly in East London.
The Olympic Stadium is due to host its first Rugby World Cup match in little under a month when France and Romania run out at the soon-to-be home of West Ham, yet it looks like there's an awful lot of work to do before things are running smoothly in East London.
Germany's highest court on Saturday overturned a weekend ban on assemblies in an eastern town where anti-foreigner violence a week ago shook the country.