By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The battle over the impeachment of Renato Corona is being fought between the camp of Benigno Aquino III and that of Renato Corona, who is no less a politician than, say, your garden-variety congressman. Corona meets all the qualifications except one: he has never been elected, and, ⇒

By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld In the fabled Land of Yellow where the President lays claim to the democratic mantle by being progeny to parents who fought a dictator, there lies hidden in the crowded, dank and dark crevices of the realm some 350 plus political prisoners. (Read story…)

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – “Every time he comes home from work, no matter how late, I would still feel his tender kisses on me.” This is but part of the fond memories of Marie Paz of her father, Isagani Yambot, publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Yambot or Gani to his colleagues, ⇒

PARIS – Health researchers said on Thursday they had found a troubling link between higher consumption of rice and Type 2 diabetes, a disease that in some countries is becoming an epidemic. Further work is need to probe the apparent association and diets that are notoriously high in sugar and fats should remain on the ⇒

MANILA, Philippines – Much has been said about the Philippines being among the top social media countries in the world. And all of that is richly deserved. It is indeed a social and hyperconnected world and the statistics bear this out. The latest data from SocialBakers shows that almost one out of every 4 Filipinos ⇒

By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – In an instant, Cindy (not her real name), 17, lost her sanity. On October 16, 2011, at around 3 p.m., soldier Alexander Bargasa fetched Cindy from her home to attend the anniversary gathering of the 16th Infantry Battalion at the military camp in sitio Galaxy, Pinugay village, Baras, ⇒

Think of Filipinos who have astounded the world lately, and the first names that come to mind are likely to be Manny Pacquiao or Charice. The two definitely earned their Pinoy-pride accolades, but they aren’t the only ones who deserve it. Meet  Reinabelle Reyes, a 28-year-old astrophysicist who astounded scientists all over the world when ⇒

TORONTO– Three human rights advocates from the Philippines will be touring across Canada from March 27th until April 16th to urge the Canadian Government and Canadians to support their demands that the Philippine Government take immediate steps to resolve the grave human rights situation. The visiting delegation features the General Secretary of the United Church ⇒

Veteran broadcast journalist Mel Tiangco recently renewed her long-term, exclusive contract with broadcast leader GMA Network. Tiangco anchors the Network’s banner newscast 24 Oras with equally venerable news anchor Mike Enriquez. Tiangco also serves as GMA Kapuso Foundation EVP and COO. (PRESS RELEASE)