Although the Philippines is said to have one of the freest press in Asia, Philippine press and news media, from the campus, local, and national levels have suffered censorship, prosecution, intimidation, and attacks, particularly during Martial Law. Currently, the Philippines is ranked 140th in the 2011 Reporters Withour Borders' Press Freedom Index and third in Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) Press Freedom Index... (read more)

Solenn Heussaff (born Solenn Marie Adea Heusaff on 20 July 1985) is a French-Filipina model, fashion designer, profesional make-up artist, and actress. Some of her first appearances before going mainstream were in a Pop Cola commercial when she was 15, and as one of the models for Penshoppe alongside Bea Soriano and Akihiro Sato. The exposure that catapulted her to the mainstream was her appearance in the popular GMA 7 show Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown. ...(read more)

• Glicerio Sua - Philippine Army
• International Day to End Impunity - Araw ng pag-alaala
• Maprotiline - Lunas sa depresyon

Enrique Jacobo Emilio Zobel de Ayala y Olgado (January 7, 1927 –May 17, 2004), was a prominent Filipino businessman. He was an avid sportsman, philanthrophist and a columnist of Businessworld with his column "A Matter of Conscience". The only child of Bataan Death March survivor Colonel Jacobo Roxas Zobel and Angela Olgado, he was a member of the prestigious Zobel de Ayala family of the Philippines and a first cousin of Jaime Zobel de Ayala. He was affectionately called "EZ" or "Enzo". When he was growing up, he quickly became the favorite relative of his aunt Doña Mercedes Zobel McMicking, the great matriarch of the clan, who together with her real estate genius husband Col. Joseph McMicking transformed Ayala Compañia into the powerhouse conglomerate based in their former Hacienda San Pedro de Macati. They took interest in his education and growth and groomed him together with other clan members for the family businesses. In the 1970s it was Doña Mercedes who chose him to lead their enterprises.... (read more)

• Aquino appoints Lee as special envoy to China
• Killing of Bacolod City doctor recorded on video
• Pacquiao interview with US show may be cancelled due to 'anti-gay' remarks
• MRT-7 construction may start this year

Greetings of peace, brother Ibrahim. The pressing power crisis in Mindanao has to be resolved using solutions that must ultimately benefit the Mindanaoan people. As a matter of fact, hydroelectric energy, as well as other renewable and sustainable sources of energy such as geothermal and natural gas, is abundant in the Philippines since we are a haven of natural energy sources. Mindanao, in fact, has large bodies of water which can sustain power, provided that the government and cooperatives manage the dams and powerplants effectively. The problem here, as I see it, is the national government's lack of priority for Mindanao. The bad news is, the government supports the privatization of power plants and cooperatives, which will mean a higher cost in your bill. The solution is right in front of the government: give fair priority for Mindanao and provide more funds for social services.

• Mi Ultimo Adios - Rizal's farewell poem
• Leonor Rivera - Rizal's first sweetheart
• Calamba - Rizal's birthplace
• Ferdinand Blumentritt - Rizal's best friend

• May 17, 1599 - The Real Audiencia de Manila prohibits the Chinese from becoming baptismal godsons of Filipinos.
• May 17, 1897 - Gov.-Gen. Fernando Primo de Rivera issues a general amnesty pardoning all Filipino revolutionaries who give up their arms and surrender to the Spanish government.
• May 17, 1899 - American invaders under the command of Gen. Henry W. Lawton occupy San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, and discover that the revolutionary government has retreated to Cabanatuan.