President meets disaster survivors in Japan

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino paid a visit on Monday to about 160 Filipina residents of tsunami hit areas to bolster their spirits in the wake of the unprecedented disasters that hit the region earlier this year.

Airline assures flights to MassKara Festival

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday assured tourists taking part in October’s MassKara Festival in Bacolod City they will not miss out on the fun despite the labor problems surrounding the airline’s spinoff of its non-core businesses.

Consumers warned vs toxic toys as Christmas nears

WITH Christmas just around the corner, an ecological group cautioned consumers against buying gift toys with potentially toxic substances.

‘Islamists plotting strikes on Mindanao, Metro Manila’

A SINGAPORE-BASED security analyst claimed Wednesday a dozen operatives of the Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah are operating with the Abu Sayyaf group in preparation for attacks on several parts of Mindanao and Metro Manila.

Japanese firm mulls Manila casino project

UNIVERSAL Entertainment Corp., the Japanese pachinko company that’s part owner of Wynn Resorts Ltd., is targeting 150 billion yen ($2 billion) in revenue for its Manila casino project in 2014, the first year of operation.

PCSO to hold charity summit next month

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will hold a charity summit next month to educate non-government organizations (NGOs) on how to avail themselves of the agency’s funds for their programs.

Conversation on sexuality begins

ONE night during Holy Week last year, Kate Henley Averett was too upset to sleep, so she sat at her computer and wrote what she calls her “breakup letter with the Catholic church.”

Mexican Catholics mourn loss of crusading editor

CATHOLICS in Mexico are grieving the death of Maria Elizabeth Macias, a 39-year-old editor who was kidnapped and murdered by drug cartels in the border state of Tamaulipas.

Anti-nuclear group wins Korean ecology award

AN anti-nuclear power pressure group has been chosen as the winner of this year’s Catholic Ecological Award.

Indian churches ‘must accept mixed marriage’

CHRISTIANS need to be more “open and sensitive” to interfaith marriages, an inter-religious consultation held in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has concluded.

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‘Pedring’ batters Luzon, cuts power lines

TYPHOON Pedring (international name: Nesat) battered Luzon island yesterday, bringing Manila to a standstill, cutting power supplies and flooding highways and agricultural areas.

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