PHL's tricolors: symbol of country's revered culture, unity

By Honor Blanco Cabie

MANILA, May 19 — For 16 days starting May 28 each year, displaying the country’s tricolors has become part of a revered tradition and culture of this multi-ethnic, multi-lingual country of nearly 98 million people from Batanes to Tawi Tawi.

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News Analysis: NATO to renew commitment to Afghan security at Chicago summit

By Abdul Haleem and Yangtze Yan

KABUL, May 18 — Afghanistan will top the agenda of the NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21.

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Roundup: Violence spotlights Mexican presidential candidates' anti-crime strategies

MEXICO CITY, May 18 — With the body count in Mexico's violence on the rise, the spotlight in the upcoming presidential election is increasingly focused on the anti-crime strategies of the top three contenders.

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Roundup: NATO Summit to focus on Afghanistan, alliance future

By Xinhua Writer Wang Fengfeng

CHICAGO, May 18 — The heads of state and government from 28 member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will meet here this weekend for the security bloc's 25th summit.

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News Analysis: Lift of NATO supply blockade may trigger a wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistan

By Jamil Bhatti

ISLAMABAD, May 18 — The possible restoration of supply lines for the NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan is likely to trigger a wide range of protests and terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

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New Zealand is first nation to catalogue all known life: gov't research institute

WELLINGTON, May 18 — New Zealand has become the first country in the world to catalogue its entire known living and fossil life, the government's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced Friday.

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Feature: Canadian politician remembers Chinese roots

By Christopher Guly

OTTAWA, May 18 — Long before he became Canada's second federal cabinet minister of Chinese descent, Michael Chong attracted attention growing up in the southwest Ontario community of Fergus.

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News Analysis: No major outcomes expected from a diminished G8 summit

By Ran Wei

WASHINGTON, May 18 — The summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries is due to be held at Camp David in Maryland from Friday to Saturday.

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May 28 is 'National Flag Day'

MANILA, May 17 — The Philippine Flag has always been a symbol of Independence of the Philippines ever since it was first hoisted on May 28, 1898 in the Battle of Alapan in Imus, Cavite, which was the first victory of General Emilio Aguinaldo. It was a truly meaningful event that signified the sovereignty of the people of the Philippines.

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'Queen Formosa' takes center stage anew in Daet’s Pinyasan Festival

By Danny O. Calleja

DAET, Camarines Norte, May 18 -– “Queen Formosa” will once more take the center stage in this provincial capital in June.

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