DESPITE the slowing down of deforestation rates in the Philippines in the last three decades, most of the country's forests are still at risk with only around 1.6 percent being managed in a sustainable way, a new study has reported. The International...

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she remains "full of hope," that the country will be able to move forward and catch up with the economies of the First World, and is thus worthy of investments in the financial markets. "I come here today bullish...

"AMERICAN Idol" is, well, American. But Taylor Hicks, the top-rated show's latest winner, dominates the front pages — and not just the inside or entertainment pages — of today's Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Philippine Star. Carrie Underwood, last...

SIGAW ng Bayan has reiterated its position against a bicameral parliament, saying huge amounts of government funds are wasted because of gridlocks in the present legislature. The group, which is set to file a petition before the Commission on Elections...

"LOGGING shouldn't be taking place at the Sierra Madre at all — it's rape of the first degree." Peter Walpole, currently executive director of Environment Science for Social Change, was quoted saying these words in a PCIJ report published in 1990....

A resolution was filed today at the House of Representatives calling for an investigation of alleged compromise agreements being negotiated by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) with the Marcos family over the recovery of ill-gotten...

WHEN they feel the need for some serious belt-tightening, Filipinos will not hesitate to cut down the most on spending for personal technology, and energy; at least among those covered by a global online survey conducted by market research group, AC...