Новости за 27.11.2015

Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu joins the holiday rush in Manila as the premier resort stages its Pre-Christmas Sale at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall from Dec. 4 to 6. The three-day leisure sale exclusively offers jaw-dropping deals to shoppers who wish to enjoy the resort’s array of facilities and services, including room accommodation, dining, outdoor recreation and selected CHI, The Spa treatments. Shangri-La Mactan Resort & Spa, CebuPhoto courtesy of the hotel’s archive Shoppers... Читать дальше...

Hi Suzi and Paolo. I read your column a lot because I want to learn how to raise my kids. I am a single mom. The father of my two kids, a five-year-old and a three-year-old, left us for another woman. I am now raising them on my own with the help of my parents. The kids have been asking about their dad and, initially, I told them he was working in a place far away. Should I tell them the truth? How do I tell them?   Dylanne Rosas Pedro (not her real name) BF Homes, Parañaque     Illustration by EUGENE CUBILLO SUZI SAYS Hello. Читать дальше...

By Leslie Ann G. Aquino and Jonathan Santes Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte yesterday promised a law-abiding, God-fearing, comfortable community should he be elected president in the 2016 national elections. “Criminality has to go,” the mayor emphatically declared, drawing applause from the audience packed inside the 2,500-capacity gym in Sarangani. “Hardliner ko, cruel ko sa criminal (I’m a hardliner, I’m cruel with criminals),” he warned as he recalled how he had dealt with lawless elements, including drug lords, in the past. Читать дальше...

The Senate allocated the biggest chunk of the 2016 national budget to the Department of Education (DepEd) due to a constitutional mandate that education must have the highest budget priority as well as in preparation for the implementation the K to 12 program next year. The P411.58-billion budget for DepEd is embedded in the P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016 that was passed on third and final reading Thursday night. Malacañang lauded the passage of the 2016 budget, with Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. Читать дальше...

Games Today (Mall of Asia Arena) 3 p.m. – Mahindra vs Meralco 5:15 p.m. – San Miguel vs Star Games Tomorrow (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 3 p.m. – Blackwater vs Globalport 5:15 p.m. – Ginebra vs Rain or Shine Getting a much-needed rest after a scary win the last time, defending champion San Miguel Beer shoots for a quarterfinal berth when it clashes with the skidding Star Hotshots today in the Smart Bro PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City. San Miguel and Star clash at 5:15... Читать дальше...

A new – and highly volatile – front in the violence in the Middle East may have been opened with the downing of a Russian war plane by Turkey this Tuesday. Turkey said the Russian plane had repeatedly violated Turkish air space before it was shot down by two of Turkey’s jet fighters. Moscow insisted that its plane was in Syrian airspace, where Russia has been helping the Syrian government fight rebel forces. Russia President Vladimir Putin has warned Turkey that its action would have serious consequences. Читать дальше...

Andi Eigenmann has just been put through the wringer with the most physically and emotionally draining role of a gang rape victim out to exact revenge on her assailants.

Eight cities with the highest concentration of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines are likely to develop the worst epidemic of the dreaded disease in the coming years after exceeding the five percent prevalence level this year. With this development, the Department of Health (DOH) is now bracing itself for the surge of HIV incidents in the urban areas. “Five percent is the tipping point. This means these cities have already reached the critical mass (of HIV patients),... Читать дальше...

Games Today (The Arena, San Juan) 12:45 p.m. – PLDT vs Army (finals) 3 p.m. – Navy vs UP (third place) Expect another furious battle as PLDT Home Ultera and Army begin their best-of-three title series in the Shakey’s V-League Season 12 Reinforced Conference at The Arena in San Juan City. Jovelyn Gonzaga (left) is one of the veteran Army players who need to step up offensivelyif they want to beat PLDT Home Ultera today in the opening game of their Shakeys V-League Finals at The Arena in San Juan City. Читать дальше...

A 21-year-old from the Queen City of the South has joined the country’s long line of beauty queens.

For those who haven’t finished their Christmas shopping or are planning to celebrate Christmas Day or the New Year at the mall, Robinsons Malls has released their schedule for the holidays. Be guided by the following operating hours of their Metro Manila and provincial malls: From December 1 to 23 and December 26 to 30, Robinsons Place Las Piñas, Robinsons Place Manila and Robinsons Magnolia, will be extending their mall hours until 11pm while Robinsons Place Malolos will extend up to 12 midnight; On December 19... Читать дальше...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow has decided to suspend visa-free travel with Turkey.

By PNA/Kyodo Tokyo – Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday told a close aide of Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party recently scored a landslide election victory, that Tokyo wants Suu Kyi to visit Japan soon and will continue supporting the smooth transfer of power in the Southeast Asian country. Kishida’s invitation to Nyan Win, a spokesman of the main opposition National League for Democracy, is part of the Japanese government’s efforts to closely cooperate with the new NLD leadership. Читать дальше...

The Tiu group has acquired three mini-hydro power assets from long-time Filipino project developer Philippine Power and Development Company (Phipodeco), hence, cementing its official plunge into having commercial renewable energy investments. Its acquired assets include the Palapakin, Calibato and Balugbog hydropower facilities which are all sited in Laguna province, close to the large-scale Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydro assets. Repower Energy Development Corporation (REDC) has been the Tiu... Читать дальше...

Cebu City — Thousands of Cebuanos and tourists trooped to the South Reclamation Properties area yesterday morning for the opening of SM Seaside Mall, recognized as the fourth largest mall in Asia and primed to be Cebu’s newest tourist attraction. During the inauguration of the mall last Thursday, SM Prime Holdings President Hans Sy said he hopes that the company’s newest mall in Cebu will not only attract Cebuanos but also tourists. “We should be able to attract a lot of people, and the kind of attraction... Читать дальше...

A sumptuous and lavish Cantonese dinner was enjoyed by the winners of the 15th leg of Cruising magazine’s “Taste: Travel for Food” contest at  Manila Hotel’s Mabuhay Palace last Thursday.  Long-life prawns, steamed sea bass in celery sauce, spinach tofu with baby abalone and mushroom, salted duck egg ice cream and signature mango ice tea were the darlings of the night, served on the tables of  the lucky foodies and winners Donald Gabris, Lea Salsona, Lovely Carlos, Lynmar Estebal, Alyn Alvarez, Riel Tanyag and Kharl Yeung. Читать дальше...

General Santos City—Boxing took a backseat on Friday as Manny Pacquiao hardly made mention of his career as a top fighter amid the growing confusion over the selection of his opponent for a comeback bout penciled for April 9 in Las Vegas. As his camp and promotional team eagerly await his decision as to the identity of the guy he’s facing next year, Pacquiao said he hasn’t decided yet who among Terence Crawford, Amir Khan, and Tim Bradley would be his dancing partner at the MGM Grand. Manny Pacquiao “Wala pa akong desisyon,” said Pacquiao... Читать дальше...

Tacloban City — Nearly half of Eastern Visayas households and businesses will suffer 14-hour power interruptions today due to an expansion project and synchronized maintenance and rehabilitation activities of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The entire Samar Island and some parts of Leyte, including the regional capital will experience a blackout from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to NGCP’s Nov. 25, 2015 notice. The power outage will disrupt Saturday activities of 320,817 households and business establishments in Samar... Читать дальше...

There was a rhythmic transition of the week that was unavoidably buffeted by high-level events and controversial commentaries all of which did not escape being underscored by media. Here are some choice news episodes, interspersed with my light annotations: MISSED OUT. Some Filipinos who have achieved international acclaim were given prominent roles during the recent APEC four-day meeting. But there were a few whose deeds are also globally enshrined but were missed out or simply disregarded by the conference’s organizing committee. Читать дальше...

Read: Colossians 2:6-8 Always be thankful (3:15). I read a eulogy written by a man in memory of his 6 year old daughter who died of leukemia. “Our daughter was full of gratitude for God and others,” the father shared. “She carried a little purse—containing paper and coloured pencils—with her wherever she went so she could write thank you cards when someone gave her a gift or did something nice for her.” This young girl left a legacy of appreciation, a legacy worth emulating. Colossians 2:6-8 says... Читать дальше...

NEW DELHI — An Islamic State group affiliate in Bangladesh said Friday it was behind an attack on a Shiite mosque in the country's north that killed one man and wounded three others.

Government security forces have been mobilized to hunt down and neutralize “threat groups” in the country to ensure the safety and protection of the public, Malacañang assured on Friday.

KABUL, Afghanistan — After more than 40 years at war, one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, designated a "global terrorist" by the United States and blacklisted by the United Nations along with Osama bin Laden, wants to come out of the shadows.

Dhaka – The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in northern Bangladesh that killed one and wounded three others, the US-based monitoring organization SITE said Friday. The attackers entered the mosque in Shibganj, some 200 miles (125 kilometres) north of Dhaka, during early evening prayers on Thursday and opened fire on the gathered worshippers before fleeing. Television footage showed the heavily guarded Shiite mosque with broken windows and blood stains on the floor. Читать дальше...

Former undisputed boxing champion O'Neil Bell was gunned down and killed in Atlanta by apparent robbers, US media reported.