UK standard of living drops below 2005 level | • GDP per person is £225 lower than in 2005 | • UK living standards trail those in US by 25% | The recession has foiled Gordon Brown's claims to have ended 'Tory boom and bust' according to thi... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) The Guardian
Don't let kids light firecrackers, parents told | MANILA, PhilippinesWith young children making up more than a third of those who have been injured so far this year by firecrackers, health authorities are reminding parents not to let their childre... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Inquirer
Business booms while waiting for big bang | LEGAZPI CITY, PhilippinesWith more than 75,000 volcano-watchers flocking into Albay province this month alone, there were no vacant tables at the Small Talk Caf on Sunday. | The Hotel St. Ellis, a... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)Inquirer MayonPhilippinesPhotosTourismVolcano
RP ships average age: 34 yrs | MANILA, PhilippinesAll of the country's about 200 passenger and cargo ferries are almost 30 years old and should have been replaced a long time ago or sent to the scrap yard, according to maritime ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Inquirer DisasterMaritimePhilippinesPhotosSafety
Let’s build ships again — Loren By: Bernadette E. Tamayo THE next administration should adopt a “no-nonsense program” to revive the Philippine shipbuilding industry to prevent frequent sea mish... (photo: AP/Pat Roque)Journal Online IndustryLorenMishapsPhotosShips
GMA leaves year of horror, hope By: Efren Montano THE year that is ending proves to be some 365 days of bashing and demonizing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo even as the gritty... (photo: OPS/NIB / MARCELINO PASCUA)Journal Online ArroyoCongressionalEconomyLifePhotos
PNP to recruit 10,000 more cops THE Mansion, Baguio City -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Jesus “Ami” Verzosa, who attended the Cabinet and internal security operatio... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Journal Online CopsPhilippinesPhotosPnpPolicemen
Keep faith in God SPEAKER Prospero Nograles urged the public to keep their faith in God as they welcome the New Year. | In his New Year’s message, Nograles said that our faith in God and... (photo: WN / Trigedia)Journal Online EnvironmentFaithLifePeoplePhotos
