SINGAPORE—It's tough being an opposition party member in Singapore, but history undergraduate Bernard Chen of the Workers' Party is unfazed as he meets voters, organizes events, and attends internal meetings.

House Deputy Majority Leader Roman Romulo on Sunday cautioned the Department of Finance (DoF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) against allowing a large subsidy withdrawal and a corresponding significant fare increase for Metro Rail Transit (MRT) commuters.

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, United States—Money transfer giant Western Union Company, and the Western Union Foundation, through the Western Union Our World, Our Family program, awarded $10,000 worth of support funds to the Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (Sipa) during the latter’s 38th Anniversary Awards Benefit Dinner.

NEW YORK, United States—Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday by defeating 108th-ranked US wild card James Blake 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3.

Philippine Airlines is the official carrier of the 21st Philippine Travel Mart (PTM), the country’s premiere travel and tourism trade show, which takes place from September 3 to 5at the Megatrade Hall of the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.

MOSCOW, Russia—A suicide bombing at a military installation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan killed five people Sunday and wounded 39, Ria Novosti news agency said, citing a top security source.

WASHINGTON DC, United States—NASA said it is developing a car-sized satellite that by "no later than 2018" will plunge into the sun's outer atmosphere for an up-close study of its super-hot corona, solar wind, and lethal radiation.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has warned Filipinos planning to work in Malaysia about a recruitment scam being perpetrated through the Internet.

A textile executive accused of plunder asked the Supreme Court to examine the authenticity of her alleged signature appearing on the secretary’s certificate she purportedly issued to authorize certain people to apply for tax credit certificates in favor of Filstar Textile Industrial Corporation.

BRUSSELS, Belgium—King Albert II appointed Saturday two mediators to try to resolve the political impasse that has stymied the formation of a government for three months following snap elections.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States—Minnesota's Jim Thome homered twice Saturday to move past Mark McGwire into ninth place on baseball's all-time list and lead the Twins to a 12-4 victory over Texas.

A total of 5,012 law graduates started taking the 2010 Bar examinations today at the De La Salle University on Taft Avenue in Manila.

CAIRO, Egypt—Mohamed ElBaradei, the former United Nations nuclear chief turned Egyptian reformer, accused the government of publishing pictures of his daughter in a swimsuit and at an event in which alcohol was served, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

We’ve all heard them before from tourists and locals alike: Manila is not a beautiful city. There’s nothing special to see. You have to travel to the provinces to really experience something worthwhile.

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Last year's European Championships finalists Serbia and Spain on Saturday booked their places in the first quarter-final at the basketball world championships.

NEW YORK, United States—Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will play former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the fourth round of the US Open after both scored runaway straight set victories on Saturday.

Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has also been sentenced to 99 lashes for a photo published of her without a headscarf, according to her son.

President Benigno Aquino has ordered the convening of an advisory council that the government peace panels can consult in the course of negotiating agreements with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and with the Communist Party of the Philippines.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Saturday the world must devote the same resources to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as it did to tackling the global economic crisis.

Concerned that anti-Filipino sentiment could spread to other countries as a result of the botched hostage rescue last week, a Commission on Human Rights official on Saturday said she would ask the agency to issue an advisory to the country’s foreign service to counter discrimination against Filipinos.