By Lilybeth G. Ison MANILA — The committee on electoral reforms and suffrage of the House of Representatives resumed on Thursday its inquiry into allegations of fraud in the May 10 automated elections. During the hearing, House committee chair and Makati Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr. lost his temper after he was told ...

WASHINGTON (PNA/Xinhua) -- Even in the midst of a growing economic crisis, over 90 percent of Americans said that the United States should act to reduce global warming, according to a national survey released. The survey, conducted by researchers at Yale and George Mason Universities, showed that 34 percent of respondents said the United States should make a large-scale effort, even if it has large economic costs.

MANILA (PNA) -- The Caloocan City Government received an added boost in its anti-malaria campaign from the Department of Health (DOH) with insecticide-treated mosquito nets. Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri personally thanked Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III for “stringing up” these insect repellant bed nets and donating them to ...

MANILA (Mabuhay) –- The Palace said on Tuesday that the photo mosaic of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was recognized by the World Records Academy (WRA) for being the world’s largest of such art creation category.

MANILA (Mabuhay) -- Award winning actor Jericho Rosales said that he is happy that he and ex-love Heart Evangelista are now in good terms after their messy breakup last year.

MANILA (Mabuhay) -- The first winner of reality show “Pinoy Dream Academy” Yeng Constantino continues to live up to her first hit song in the music scene entitled “Hawak Kamay” as she extends a helping hand to those who most need it.

MANILA (Mabuhay) -- Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II, a veteran of several failed coup attempts, said he won’t join Wednesday’s protest rally against a plan by some administration lawmakers to tinker with the Philippine Constitution.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (KFI) Five propositions pitched by the Governor to help the state's budget problems have been defeated. For updates, please visit http://www.kfi640.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=153218&article=5481348

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (KFI) An earthquake hits the Los Angeles area with no immediate reports of injuries.    A moderate earthquake rattled downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, but there ...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (KFI) The Los Angeles County Superior Court will begin closing all its criminal and civil courthouses every third Wednesday of the month beginning in July in order to save money in the face of a $90 million shortfall next fiscal ...

If the California governor is the face of "moderate" Republicanism, the party is even more doomed than the 2008 elections suggest. You can’t really argue with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political success. In 2002 the California Republican Party, still suffering from the anti-immigrant fervor cooked up by former Gov. Pete Wilson, failed to ...

WASHINGTON – More small businesses will be eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans, meaning greater access to much-needed capital in this tough economy, as a result of a temporary alternate size standard for the agency’s largest lending program.

SAN FRANCISCO (PNA/Xinhua) -- In a move to further push into consumer products market, Cisco Systems Inc. announced its intent to buy Pure Digital Technologies Inc., the maker of popular Flip video camera.

When no other means of debt relief are available, filing for bankruptcy may be the only way to get out of debt for most people. The good news is that the old stigma associated with filing bankruptcy no longer really exists and most people who file bankruptcy usually rebuild credit very successfully in only 2-3 years.  Of course, this doesn’t mean that you should take the decision to file lightly. Filing bankruptcy is still a very serious decision and is one that must be made with the expert assistance of a knowledgeable and experienced attorney. When done correctly, however, it could be the best decision you ever made to turn a hopeless situation around.

MANILA(PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo graced the ceremonial kick-off of Globe Telecom’s $90M new international submarine cable system which dramatically reinforces the country’s connection to the rest of the world. Wearing a blue dress coat in the event held at the ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, the President led the ceremonial connection of two giant cables representing the submarine cables laid out by Globe, with Ballesteros, Cagayan as its cable-landing station.

By LILYBETH G. ISON. MANILA (PNA) -- The Land Bank of the Philippines on Wednesday filed formal complaints against some former and current officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in connection with the cancellation of Land Bank’s shares of stock in the power firm.

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY(PNA) -- The Palawan provincial board has filed a resolution urging the Palawan Electric Cooperative (Paleco) to submit assessment report to them regarding the current power supply situation in the province, particularly on the interim extension of supply contract with Delta P and related power updates.

MANILA (PNA) -- Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) seized 2,168 counterfeit Warner Bros. T-shirts worth P1.1 million during a raid in Navotas City.

CAIRO, Egypt (Mabuhay) -- The M.A. Kharafi and Sons, a large private company based in Kuwait with a variety of commercial interests, expressed its interest to invest some $1.2 billion in further developing the Diosdado Macapagal Airport (DMIA) at the Clark Freeport Zone.

SAN FRANCISCO (PNA/Xinhua) -- Dell officially launched a high-end laptop computer which the company said is the thinnest in the world.