The Philippine Headlines - October 05, 2007

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Springsteen brushes off 'unpatriotic' label

NEW YORK -- Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has brushed off critics who label him unpatriotic, countering that the United States has itself engaged in "anti-American" activity since President George W. Bush took power.

Last group of trapped South African miners rescued

CARLETONVILLE -- An operation to rescue 3,200 trapped South African miners finished Thursday as the last group of workers was brought to the surface, mine officials said.

Yahoo tackles notorious eBay-PayPal ‘phishing’ scams

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo announced Thursday it will start thwarting scammers that send bogus eBay or PayPal account e-mails to trick people into revealing passwords and credit card numbers.

Dollar steadies ahead of US jobs report

TOKYO -- The dollar steadied above a record low against the euro on Friday as investors braced for a crucial US September jobs report due later in the session.

Shares outlook higher after interest rate cut

MANILA, Philippines -- Shares are likely to open sharply higher Friday, buoyed by the central bank's decision to cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points.

Transparent, thin plastic as strong as steel created

CHICAGO -- Scientists have developed a transparent new plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper, according to a study published Thursday in Science magazine.

Living fossils have hot sex -- study

CHICAGO -- It sounds like something out of "Star Trek" -- a tropical plant that uses toxic and come-hither odors and rising temperatures to ensure pollination.

US to press Myanmar's junta in rare talks

WASHINGTON -- In its first high-level talks with Myanmar's ruling military junta since last week's bloody turmoil, the United States is to press the generals to end their brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests and start a dialogue with opposition groups.

China's Yi gets VIP reception from NBA fans in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin -- China's Yi Jianlian was expected to start practicing with the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after receiving a red-carpet welcome from fans of his new National Basketball Association team.

Henin breezes into quarter-finals

STUTTGART, Germany -- World number one Justine Henin looked every inch the favorite for Stuttgart's WTA tournament as she strolled into the last eight with a straight-sets win over Russia's Dinara Safin.

Outnumbered, women feel wary but men like it

WASHINGTON -- Women feel threatened when outnumbered by the opposite sex, such as in math, science and engineering classrooms, while men enjoy being in a roomful of women, a study published earlier this week showed.

Microsoft creates online 'vault' for health records

SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft went live on Thursday with a free online "HealthVault" billed as a US website where personal medical records can be stored and managed safe from snooping.

Lafayette gets $10-M loan

MANILA, Philippines -- The Rapu Rapu Polymetallic project of the Australia-based Lafayette mining group, in Albay province, southeast of Manila.

Korean plans $103-M Subic condo-hotel complex

MANILA, Philippines -- South Korean property developer KT Global Subic Inc. said it planned to build a 17-story, five-building condominium-hotel complex in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, northwest of Manila, and had increased its committed investment to $103 million from $3 million.

Batanes now under Signal No. 3 as ‘Ineng’ heads for Taiwan

MANILA, Philippines -- Storm Signal No. 3 was raised over the Batanes Group of Islands as Typhoon “Ineng” (international codename: Krosa) gained more strength and speed over the Philippine Sea as it moved westward toward Taiwan.

Bio-safety rules in place, says govt

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Agriculture gave assurance Thursday that Philippine bio-safety policy and regulatory system can protect consumers.

Manila power plant for sale

MANILA, Philippines -- The privatization agency Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has begun the bidding process for a decommissioned, 200-megawatt thermal power plant in Manila’s Paco district.

Oil prices back above $80 in New York

LONDON -- World oil prices bounced back above 80 dollars per barrel in New York on Thursday, reversing earlier losses caused by worries over economic growth and crude demand in the United States, dealers said.

DR Congo plane crash kills 38

KINSHASA -- A Soviet-era cargo plane crashed in a residential area of Kinshasa on Thursday, killing 23 people on board and 15 on the ground as it ploughed into houses and exploded in a fireball.

Execution of 'Chemical Ali' delayed

BAGHDAD -- Iraq on Thursday delayed the execution for genocide of "Chemical Ali" as a separate trial heard horrific testimony of the alleged effects of his brutal 1991 crackdown on a Shiite uprising.

RP Nomura Cuppers move up to seventh

MANILA, Philippines -- Mark Fernando matched par 72 for the first time in three days yesterday and Jonel Ababa rebounded with a 75 to shove the Philippines to seventh place with 18 holes left in the 23rd Nomura Cup Golf Championship in Taipei.

Mittal plans $1.6-B Philippine plant

MUMBAI -- As President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo began a state visit to India, Indian businessmen firmed up plans for investments in the Philippines, in banking, pharmaceuticals and public health, totaling more than $155 million.

Myanmar junta chief offers to meet Suu Kyi

YANGON -- Myanmar's junta chief has offered to meet detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi if she ends her support for sanctions against the regime, state media said Thursday.

Seigle, Mamaril come to blows in practice game

MANILA, Philippines -- Whoever said that Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra share sisterly love is totally mistaken.

Fresh funds await PAL

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL), of the tobacco tycoon Lucio Tan, will get a fresh shot in the arm from the Tan-controlled investment firm PAL Holdings Inc.

Pabila, Tacuyan sustain fiery ring show

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Giant-killers Albert Pabila and Orlando Tacuyan Jr. sustained their fiery forms Wednesday night as they battered separate foes to reach the semifinals of the 2007 Smart National Open Boxing Championships here.

BSP treads carefully on forex liberalization

MANILA, Philippines -- The central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), will not be making any radical moves to liberalize foreign exchange because of concerns on global financial markets, a BSP official said.

Barrera talks big, makes Pacquiao lose in presscon

LAS VEGAS -- Boxing press conferences normally end up in a draw, with both main combatants scoring enough colorful points to sell the event.

Archers end UE Warriors’ victory streak

MANILA, Philippines -- University of the East streaked to a phenomenal 14 straight victories this season. De La Salle University needed just one foul shot to end that magical run.

SM Investments sets P3B for hotel projects in ’08

MANILA, Philippines -- SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the publicly listed holding firm of the mall magnate Henry Sy, plans to spend at least P3 billion next year, mainly for hotel developments at its 60-hectare Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City, a company official said.

Meralco capital hike approved

MANILA, Philippines -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has authorized the power retailer Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to issue more than 100 million additional common stocks, which will effectively raise its capital stock by P1.7 billion.

Doctor allegedly prevented autopsy on Cris Mendez

MANILA, Philippines -- Dr. Francisco Cruz allegedly prevented a morgue attendant of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center from conducting an autopsy on suspected hazing victim Cris Anthony Mendez.

‘Where’s the Joker Arroyo we knew?’ -- multisectoral group

MANILA, Philippines -- Whatever happened to the “Pag-bad-ka, lagot- ka [If you’re bad, watch out]” election slogan of the so-called “People's Dragon,” Senator Joker Arroyo?

PLDT ADRs hit record closing of $69.11/share

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.'s (PLDT) American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), which are traded in New York, hit fresh record overnight, in line with its U.S. peers.

Cavaliers' Brown says he was assaulted at night club

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Shannon Brown has filed assault charges related to an incident at a club last weekend, according to report from the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Thursday.

Philippine September inflation at 2.7% yr/yr

Philippine consumer prices rose 2.7 percent in September from a year earlier, at the high end of the central bank's forecast range of 2.1 to 2.8 percent, mainly due to higher food prices, the statistics office said on Friday.

Sprint queen Jones acknowledges doping: report

WASHINGTON - Sprint queen Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, a US newspaper reported on Thursday.

Court tightens parenting rules for Britney Spears

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles family court has issued strict rules governing Britney Spears' visitation rights with her children including that a monitor must be present whenever the pop star is with them.

Wall St ends barely higher, bracing for jobs data

NEW YORK - Stocks barely budged on Thursday as investors shied away from making big bets before Friday's jobs data that could shed light on the economy and the outlook for interest rates. Reuters

Smart, 360media bring broadband TV up north

Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications and broadcast company 360media Corp. (360media) are bringing broadcast TV to go up north as they fasttrack the rollout of mobile TV transmitters in Baguio.

Myanmar junta tightens screws

YANGON (Reuters) - Despite gradually easing its iron grip on Myanmar's main city on Thursday, the junta continued to round up scores of people and grill hundreds more arrested during and after a ruthless crackdown on pro-democracy marches.

Suspect in Romblon councilor's slay yields

The security chief of a mining firm in Romblon who was tagged as the one who fatally shot a town councilor during a protest rally in Sibuyan Island Wednesday, surrendered to police authorities Thursday.

Kidapawan rubber farm gets foreign grant

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna - A Japan-based international agency has provided a financial grant to help underwrite the establishment of a rattan plantation in Mindanao.

Comelec Employees Cheer Abalos Resignation

Resigned Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos is leaving behind a damaged institution. Thus, it came as no...

(GMA7) Abalos resigns as Comelec chair, but vows to fight back

(Updated 1:31 p.m.) Elections Chair Benjamin Abalos on Monday announced that he is resigning as head of the Commission on...

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Abalos Offered Me P200M � Neri

Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos tried to bribe former economic planning secretary Romulo Neri over the national broadband deal...

Supreme Court Justice Suspected of Accepting Payoff (update)

Justices scheduled to take it up in en banc meeting today

Bullish on India, Filipino President calls for New Delhi's increased obligations towards South Asia

Mumbai, Oct 4 : Visiting President of Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday said that her country was bullish on 21st century India, whose growth story in recent years has also increased its obligations towards its neighbours.

Philippines President to arrive today

Mumbai, Oct 4 : Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will arrive here on a three-day visit today.

Laguna town vice mayor slain

THE vice mayor of Lumban town in Laguna was killed while his wife survived unscathed following an ambush staged by two still unidentified men in Pagsanjan town also in the province on Thursday morning...

Grudge angle eyed in QC police official's death

MANILA, Philippines -- After making an assessment squelching speculations that Quezon City Police District Station 8 commander Supt. Jose Garcia took his life, police said motive for the colonel's dea...

Tribunal penalizes judge handling Ong case

Ong has a case filed before Janolo where he is defending his right to stay as San diganbayan Associate Justice on grounds he is not Chinese. He said before the Pasig court that he "will indubita...

Malaysian ceasefire monitors not pulling out

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-led ceasefire monitors will stay in the southern Philippines for now but Kuala Lumpur wants progress in stalled peace talks between Manila and Muslim rebels, a report said...

Scandals, damage control seen in remainder of Arroyo's term

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- More scandals, more human rights violations, a possible revival of a drive to change the Constitution, and efforts to ensure political survival are what mili...

Museo ng Maynila reopens

MANILA, Philippines -- City Mayor Alfredo Lim yesterday revived the Manila Historical and Heritage Commission (MHHC) and the Museo ng Maynila that were in "hibernation" for several years. Wanting to ...

GMA issues gag order on military

In a move that will likely provoke the Senate, President Gloria Arroyo placed a gag order on the military preventing them from talking about or disclosing information on matters of "national sec...

Cheap medicine bill close to being OKd

MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives on Thursday drew closer to finally passing a bill aimed at breaking the giant multinational drug companies' control over drug prices and lowering th...

Businessman posts bail after 1 year in jail

MANILA, Philippines -- After spending a year in a Quezon City jail, a businessman accused of two counts of rape and attempted rape was granted provisional liberty by a regional trial court. Quezon Ci...

'Desperate Housewives' producers apologizes

Producers of the hit US-television series Desperate Housewives have apologized for a slur against Philippine medical schools that caused uproar here.

Gun that killed 2 in Pasig City missing

MANILA, Philippines -- The police have yet to find the gun that allegedly killed two people on Tuesday following a traffic incident. But Pasig City police chief Senior Supt. Frank Uyami said the abse...

Doctor allegedly prevented autopsy on Cris Mendez

MANILA, Philippines -- Dr. Francisco Cruz allegedly prevented a morgue attendant of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center from conducting an autopsy on suspected hazing victim Cris Anthony Mendez. Cla...

Senate okays stiffer penalties v. cell phone theft

Among the bills passed by the Senate is the Anti-Cellular Phone and Gadgets Theft Act authored by Villar and Senator Richard Gordon which provides for stiffer penalties to theft of mobile phones. "Thi...

Manila to arrange free live telecast of Pacquiao bout

MANILA, Philippines -- Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said yesterday he would arrange the free live viewing of boxing champion Manny Pacquiao's bout on Sunday in the city's sports gyms. Lim directed chief ...

Typhoon 'Ineng' intensifies, heads for exit

MANILA, Philippines -- The weather bureau has raised a storm signal in extreme northern Luzon after Typhoon "Ineng" (international codename: Krosa) gained more strength and speed as it swirled over th...

Detained general finally taken to hospital

MANILA, Philippines -- Former Marines commandant Major General Renato Miranda was brought to the V. Luna Medical Hospital in Quezon City from the Army camp in Tanay, Rizal where he is detained on coup...

4 'carjackers' killed in shootout

TRAFFIC Management Group (TMG) policemen killed four suspected members of a carnapping syndicate following a shootout along Circumferential-5 Road in Taguig City on Thursday morning.TMG Director Perfe...

Jeepney group to ask for fare hike

Jeepney operators are poised to file a petition for an additional P1.50 on the minimum fare before the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) because of rising fuel prices.

Philippine president tells India to 'look east'

Photo: AFP MUMBAI (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Thursday called for increased trade with India at the start of a three-day visit. "We urge Indian companies to look eastwards. Current...

'Where's the Joker Arroyo we knew' -- multisectoral group

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Whatever happened to the "Pag-bad-ka, lagot- ka [If you're bad, watch out]" election slogan of the so-called "People's Dragon," Senator Joker Arroyo? The mu...

Sen. Cayetano confirms ZTE probe to go on

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed Thursday his committee will resume the national broadband investigations, as he denied charges by other senators that it was frozen because of pressure from an...

Police under Comelec control for barangay, SK polls

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday placed the Philippine National Police (PNP) under its control in preparation for the forthcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. The...

4 car theft suspects killed in Taguig

MANILA, Philippines -- Four suspected car thieves were killed in an alleged shootout with the police after midnight yesterday along C-5 Road in Taguig City. Three of the suspects died on the spot whil...

Supreme Court stops Navotas from selling fish port

MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court has prevented the Navotas government from selling the Navotas Fishing Port Complex (NFPC) to cover the tax liabilities of the Philippine Fisheries Development ...

Teachers score failure of DepEd to update GSIS records

MANILA, Philippines--A militant teachers' group has assailed the Department of Education for its alleged failure to submit to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) the updated service records...

Estrada resigned to more Pinoy Times ads

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- "Let it be reprinted so that the people will instead be reminded of how they demonized me." So said Joseph Estrada on the second day of publication of the a...

Victims seek travel ban on PIPC exec

MANILA, Philippines -- Investors of the Performance Investment Products Corp. are seeking a hold-departure order against PIPC general manager Cristina Gonzales-Tuason because of information they recei...

House to review foreign debt payments, says solon

MANILA, Philippines -- House members deliberating on the proposed P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008 are bent on exercising to the full Congress's power of the purse by reviewing the automatic p...

Filipino fury at Housewives joke

US network ABC has apologised for a scene in the new series of Desperate Housewives which pokes fun at medical education in the Philippines. In Sunday's US episode, Susan, played by Teri Hatcher, w...

Anti-JPEPA advocates ask RP to renegotiate treaty

MANILA, Philippines -- The Free Trade Alliance, one of the many non-government organizations against the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), on Thursday asked the government panel...

Village, youth polls seen proceeding as scheduled

MANILA, Philippines--From all indications, despite the last-ditch attempt to come up with a congressional mandate to postpone the scheduled barangay (village) and sangguniang kabataan (youth council) ...

NBN controversy won't lead to 'volatile political situation'

MANILA, Philippines -- A Palace adviser believes efforts by critics to drag First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo into the broadband deal controversy will not lead to a "volatile political situation" fol...

Manila mayor to provide live screening of Pacquiao's fight

MANILA, Philippines -- Despite Manny Pacquiao's open support for his political rival, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has arranged for a free live viewing of the boxing champ's bout in the US on Sunday in th...

Prelates call for prayers for Myanmar

MANILA, Philippines-The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has asked Filipino Catholics to pray for an end to the violence in Myanmar. In a statement on Thursday, CBCP president a...

DoH says no surge in dengue cases

MANILA, Philippines -- While there is no upsurge in new cases of dengue, the public should not be complacent, particularly because of the onset of the rains, health officials said Thursday. The Depart...

Speed up recruitment of militiamen -- Arroyo

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to "accelerate" the recruitment, training, equippi...

Philippine central bank cuts interest rates by 25 bps

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, as expected by most market traders, saying the strong peso provided a buffer a...

Cayetano denies Razon pressure on ZTE issue

MANILA, Philippines--While admitting that his father was friends with ports tycoon Enrique Razon, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday denied that he had been pressured into indefinitely postponing...

Sison says his release supports his innocence

MANILA, Philippines--A Philippine communist leader said Thursday a Dutch court's decision to release him from custody while under investigation for two killings in his homeland supports his claims of ...

Viewers Slam ABC For 'Housewives' Filipino Joke

(AP) LOS ANGELES A scene in TV's "Desperate Housewives" that used Philippine medical education for a punchline prompted angry calls from viewers, an online petition demanding an apology and criticis...

Philippine Airlines spreads wings as it exits receivership

A newer fleet, more destinations and alliances are in the works as Philippine Airlines spreads its wings after coming out of receivership on Thursday, officials said. The Securities and Exchange Comm...

Arroyo wants 'speedy action' on killings, disappearances

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the military to "work closely" with the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC) for "speedy action" on cases of extra-judicial k...

8 Filipino pupils bag art awards in Japan

MANILA, Philippines -- Eight Filipino elementary students have won prizes at the Eighth Asian Children's Enniki Festa in Japan, an exhibition featuring illustrations by Asian children on different asp...

Arroyo wants law to protect military secrets

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) to help draft laws that will safeguard "mili...

Senate passes 9 bills before it goes on break

MANILA, Philippines -- A week before the 14th Congress goes on a three-week break, the Senate has passed nine bills, Senate President Manuel Villar said Thursday. This, he said, belies the impression ...

Manila Water Q3 net profit rises 10% after weak first half

MANILA, Philippines -- Manila Water Co., a unit of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp., reported Thursday a 10-percent increase in net profit for the third quarter, backed by higher sales. Manila Wat...

Military's refusal to hand over report irks CA justices

MANILA, Philippines-Justices of the Court of Appeals have expressed irritation with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for what they said was its continued disregard of their order to make publ...

Communist rebels attack Australian mining firm in Philippines

Manila - Communist rebels attacked an Australian mining firm in the eastern Philippines, torching vehicles and equipment and seizing guns and various items, a regional military spokesman said Thursday...

Manila may ban violent arcade games

manila Manila could ban violent arcade games in Internet cafes, as its "Dirty Harry" mayor steps up a clean-up campaign that has seen bars demolished to clamp down on prostitution and basketball cou...

Malaysia monitors not pulling out of Philippines--report

KUALA LUMPUR--Malaysia-led ceasefire monitors will stay in the southern Philippines for now but Kuala Lumpur wants progress in stalled peace talks between Manila and Muslim rebels, a report said Thurs...

'Big fishes' behind campaign vs Abalos--lawyer

MANILA, Philippines-"Big fishes" are behind attempts to implicate resigned Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos in the controversial

Lacson wants 'thorough' autopsy of NBN deal at Senate

MANILA, Philippines--Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday called for a "thorough" autopsy of the "dead" $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp. This, after Senator Ala...

Philippine senate suspends hearings in telecoms scandal

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine senate has called off public hearings into kickbacks in a government deal with a Chinese firm but will continue to investigate whether President Gloria Macapagal Arro...

Manila bans fishing to revive biggest reef

Manila - The Philippines has tightened laws banning fishing and collecting of species on the country's largest coral reef to help it recover from near destruction, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature s...

Razon to get fourth star

MANILA, Philippines--The top cop of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will receive his fourth star Thursday, which formally gives him the rank of Director General. Deputy Director General Avelino ...

Four suspected car robbers killed in Philippine capital

Manila - Four suspected car robbers were killed Thursday in a running gunbattle with policemen in the Philippine capital, a police official said. Chief Superintendent Perfecto Palad said the shootout ...

New Philippine Curriculum Encourages Vocational Graduates to Pursue College Education

Gloria Esguerra Melencio, Arab News MANILA, 4 October 2007 - Graduates of technical and vocational courses who wish to gain academic credits and pursue college education may now do so with the new "la...

'The Philippines will be shocked'

Close this LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera, already down and out in the eyes and hearts of most Filipino boxing devotees, yesterday threw a thundering counter-punch at the site of his Oct....

Senate deviating from core issue in NBN scandal

The Senate should not deviate from the core issue in the National Broadband Network (NBN) scandal by trying to ferret out the identities of the senators who allegedly divulged what transpired during t...

Spoiled pork seized in Pasay

MANILA, Philippines - Ten tons of spoiled pork meat was seized from a container van in Pasay City early yesterday morning during a routine inspection made by the city veterinary office. The seized me...

'Supt. Garcia didn't commit suicide'

MANILA, Philippines - "He did not take his own life." This was the assessment of Lino Banaag, homicide division chief inspector of the Quezon City District Police Criminal Investigation Division Unit...

10 tons of rotten meat seized in Pasay

AUTHORITIES seized a container van with 10 tons of spoiling pork meat in a routine inspection of the City Veterinary Office in Pasay City.City Veterinarian Rodolfo Bernasor said the meat, packed into ...

Ched execs ask Arroyo to appoint permanent chairman

In a two-page open letter dated October 1 to the President, signed by 16 out of the 25 central and regional directors, they said Ched is in a crisis because of uncertainty in its leadership, which is ...

Singapore company wins Philippines casino bid

CEBU CITY, Philippines -- As reported by the Philippines Inquirer: "A Singapore-based company has won the Bureau of Internal Revenue's bidding for M/V Philippine Dream, a floating casino. "Mandaue Ci...

FG Arroyo to decide on appearance in Senate probe

Ermita said it is up to the President and the First Gentleman, himself, to decide whether he would attend the Senate hearings. "I leave it to their own conscience whether they are doing the right thin...

Philippines issues dengue alert

Manila - The Philippines has issued a nationwide dengue fever alert after recording more than 4 000 cases in the second week of September, the health department said on Wednesday. It said it had re...

Death of ZTE deal proves project is 'faulty'

HOUSE Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. said the cancellation of the $329 million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp. just proved that his son's campaign against the project was cor...

Lenovo to test-market sub-$200 PC in Philippines

Close this MANILA, Philippines--Computer maker Lenovo is set break an important price barrier in the Philippines as it prepares to introduce a personal computer aimed at entry-level users, a ...

Senate to summon Inquirer reporter

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate ethics committee is set to summon Philippine Daily Inquirer reporter Juliet Labog-Javellana in its investigation on how the proceedings during the...

Dutch court upholds order to release Philippine communist leader

THE HAGUE : A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a prosecution appeal against the release of Philippine communist leader Jose Maria Sison, accused of being involved in murders in the Philippines. The r...

ILTS receives additional Philippines order

VISTA, California -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ITSI) announced today that the Company has received an order valued at approximately US ...

Allsec Technologies to buy Philippine BPO company

Chennai, Oct 3 - Allsec Technologies Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shareholding of Kingdom Builders Inc, a company in t...

Family Planning Advocates In Philippines To File Lawsuit Against Cabinet Member Barring Contraceptives At Clinics As Manila Mayor

>> rate this article Family planning advocates in the Philippines on Saturday said they plan to file a lawsuit against Environment Secretary Lito Atienza for removing all contraceptives from city cli...

Philippine president cancels broadband contract with Chinese company

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had decided to cancel a bribery-tainted broadband deal with a Chinese company, government officials said Wednesday. Arroyo m...

Filipino medics protest alleged racial slur in US TV show

MANILA -- Filipino doctors are not desperate. This is the message that local doctors and the local health sector are sending to the producers of the hit show "Desperate Housewives" for the alleged ra...

Free treatments for cats, dogs in Makati City Hall

MANILA, Philippines--The city government of Makati will provide free treatments for cats and dogs at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday at the City Hall quadrangle in line with the worldwide celebration World Anim...

Abalos says he has no 'beans to spill' on Arroyo gov't

MANILA, Philippines -- Sorry, he won't do a Chavit. Benjamin Abalos Sr. turned down on Wednesday a new role -- that of a whistleblower -- offered to him in the wake of his resignation as chair of the...

Officials announce dengue warning

The Philippines has issued a nationwide dengue fever alert after recording more than 4,000 cases in the second week of September, the health officials said Wednesday.

Senate probe on NBN more crucial after cancellation--bishop

MANILA, Philippines--A Catholic Church prelate has urged the Senate on Wednesday to pursue its inquiry into a controversial government broadband contract, saying that its recent cancellation has only ...

Daniel Smith takes up cooking

US Ambassador to Manila, Kristie Kenney, reported that these days, Smith is deeply engrossed in cooking lessons and is even aspiring to be a chef.

Estrada cries foul over 'Pinoy Times' ad

MANILA, Philippines--Joseph Estrada has cried foul on over the advertisement that appeared in Wednesday's issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer showing a lineup of old issues of a Filipino-language t...

Each Filipino gets only P0.36 for health care -- solon

MANILA, Philippines -- Where does health figure in the hierarchy of priorities of the Arroyo administration? Each Filipino was getting from the government a measly 36 centavos daily for his health ne...

Ex-general beats fraud raps in military pension fund scandal

MANILA, Philippines--The government has lost a P2.46-million estafa (swindling) case against retired Brig. Gen. Jose Ramiscal Jr. in connection with a land deal that allegedly helped to bleed dry the ...

Senate to push on with ZTE hearings

The Senate blue-ribbon committee will continue investigating the National Broadband Network deal with ZTE Corp. despite the President's decision to cancel it, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said Wedne...

Cyber Ed, other China-funded projects still alive--Favila

SHANGHAI (via PLDT)--The Cyber Education contract and all other Chinese-funded projects earlier suspended by Malaca ang have not been scrapped by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Trade Secretary Pet...

Priest cleared of charges he touched girls inappropriately

CEBU CITY, Philippines--The Cebu City prosecutor's office dismissed on Wednesday a complaint for acts of lasciviousness lodged against a Catholic priest accused of inappropriately touching seven femal...

Attempt to compel scribe to reveal sources slammed

MANILA, Philippines - A major media organization slammed attempts in the Senate to cite a reporter in contempt unless she revealed the sources for a report on what transpired in an executive session r...

Arroyo has to inform SC that NBN deal not pushing through

MANILA, Philippines--The petitions against the National Broadband Network deal with China's ZTE Corporation remain pending before the Supreme Court despite the President's pronouncement that her gover...

Aabar takes over operatorship for Philippine's Ragay Gulf exploration licence

Aabar Petroleum Investments Company PJSC ('Aabar') announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, PEARLOIL (Ragay) Ltd ('Pearl'), has assumed operatorship of Ragay Gulf Service Contract 43 ('SC43') and h...

'I have nothing to fear,' says De Venecia on ouster rumors

MANILA, Philippines -- Speaker Jose de Venecia on Wednesday said he has "nothing to fear" amid rumors of moves to oust him as leader of the House of Representatives for allegedly helping his son bag a...

RP reports 4,000 cases of dengue in a week

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines has issued a nationwide dengue fever alert after recording more than 4,000 cases in the second week of September, the health department said Wednesday. It said ...

Philippines to seek apology from 'Desperate Housewives' producer

Manila, Oct 3 (Xinhua) The Philippine government said Wednesday it would ask for an apology from the producers of a US television series, 'Desperate Housewives', for an alleged 'racial slur' against F...

I'm not interested in replacing Abalos

MANILA, Philippines--Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante O. Tinga has said he will not leave the Supreme Court to occupy the seat vacated by Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos...

Spare First Gentleman, Neri from future NBN hearings--Palace

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaca ang appealed to Senators to spare First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and former National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) director general Romulo Neri from its futur...

Slur in Desperate Housewives criticized in Philippines

Manila - The Philippines on Wednesday cried foul over a slur against Filipino medical professionals in the premier episode of the latest season of the popular US television series Desperate Housewives...

P30M fake Lacoste seized in Manila raid

MANILA, Philippines -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) seized on Tuesday some P30-million worth of fake Lacoste products during raids on a stall and warehouses in Manila. Sixto Comia, head...

ICT Group opens two more call centers in Metro Manila

Close this MANILA, Philippines--Outsourcing firm ICT Group has announced the opening of two more call centers in Metro Manila. The US-based operator said it has added another facility in Mar...

Bribery allegations made Arroyo scrap broadband deal--Palace

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo followed her "political instinct" when she decided to "cancel" the country's $329-million contract with Chinese telecoms firm ZTE Corp., Execut...

Interest in RP game developers rises

THE LOCAL GAME development industry is making inroads into the global
market, having signed $1 million worth of deals during a recent
convention in Singapore, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
yesterday said.

Smart subscriber base rises in October due to aggressive marketing efforts

WIRELESS SERVICES provider Smart Communications, Inc.'s
subscriber base has hit 28.5 million as of Oct. 1, solidifying the
company's dominant market share in the country.

2 BPOs open facilities in RP

INDIAN BACK office firm Firstsource invested $5 million to set up
its facility in the Philippines, Chief Operating Officer Raju Venkatraman said.

Networking boom invades workplaces

LOS ANGELES -- After years of socializing, Facebook and
MySpace mean business.

Microsoft upgrades Zune players to challenge iPods

SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft is upgrading its Zune line and
testing a Web site where owners of the MP3 players can socialize as the
technology giant strives to wrest market share from Apple's beloved
iPods.

Yahoo enhances search engine

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo announced yesterday it has enhanced
its Internet search service as it continues its quest to dethrone
Google, the market's reigning king.

High court to continue hearing network project

THE SUPREME COURT will continue to hear the legality of
the ZTE Corp.-led broadband network project pending the manifestation
from the parties involved -- the government and the Chinese state-owned
firm -- that the deal has in fact been scrapped.

Lenovo to sell cheaper PCs

CHINESE COMPANY Lenovo is planning to sell cheaper desktops in the
market within the year on a trial basis to tap low-end consumers.

TeleTech RP plans expansion in Visayas while two other contact centers put plans on hold

CEBU/DAVAO -- The Philippine unit of TeleTech plans to
open at least two more customer management centers and grow its work
force by 30% next year.

European Union competition regulators launch antitrust action against Qualcomm

BRUSSELS -- EU competition regulators launched antitrust
action against Qualcomm yesterday after receiving complaints that the
US microchip company had abused its dominant market power.

Nokia offers $8.1 billion for map supplier Navteq; shares dip

HELSINKI -- Nokia said yesterday it will offer $8.1
billion for US-based digital map supplier Navteq in its largest takeover
ever, but its shares dropped because investors regarded the deal as
expensive.

Headline: Bangko Sentral cuts policy rates

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday pared down its key policy rate by an expected quarter-percentage point, citing a still benign inflation outlook despite rising global commodity prices.

Corporate: Meralco faces financial difficulties, says regulator

MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) will have difficulties in financing its capital and operational expenditures, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said.

Banking & Finance: RP insurance industry remains risky — S&P

THE PHILIPPINE insurance remains among the high-risk markets in the region as a result of high taxes imposed on insurance products, global debt watcher Standard & Poor's (S&P) said yesterday.

Stock Market: Index barely moves, kept high by blue chips

SHARE PRICES closed little changed yesterday after last- minute selling by investors ahead of a key interest rate decision by the central bank.

The Economy: Palace orders power upgrade for Clark

ANTICIPATING an increase in electricity demand with the decision of Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) to expand in Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ), President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has directed agencies to upgrade the power infrastructure requirements in the economic zone by installing new facilities and providing discounts in generation and transmission rates.

The Nation: Australian grant to assist Mindanao private sector

DAVAO CITY — The private sector in Mindanao is now allowed to avail of an Australian government fund for developing business ideas that seek to improve livelihood, incomes, and access to goods and services.

Labor & Management: Networking boom invades workplaces

LOS ANGELES — After years of socializing, Facebook and MySpace mean business.

IT Matters: Interest in RP game developers risesInterest in RP game developers rises

THE LOCAL GAME development industry is making inroads into the global market, having signed $1 million worth of deals during a recent convention in Singapore, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday said.

Bullish on India, Filipino President calls for New Delhi's increased obligations towards South Asia

Philippines President to arrive today

Mumbai, Oct 4 : Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will arrive here on a three-day visit today.

Sugar Ray favors, warns Pacman

Close this LAS VEGAS -- The great Sugar Ray Leonard said he would not be surprised if Manny Pacquiao, whom he admires, wins inside six rounds. "He's a tremendous puncher, with great speed an...

So zaps Lithuanian, faces Pole next

YEREVAN, ARMENIA -- Filipino International Master Wesley So made his presence felt in the 2007 World Junior Chess Championship, beating Lithuanian Emilis Pileckis in the first round at the Tigran Petr...

Murder in the island

MANILA, Philippines -- Town Councilor Armin Marin clearly understood how dependent Sibuyanons were on the exceptional ecology that characterized their island home. For him, people came first. He unde...

Anti-mining activist shot dead by guard

MANILA, Philippines -- There's blood on the sands of Sibuyan Island. It is Armin Marin's blood. The 44-year-old environmental activist was shot dead on Wednesday morning while leading a protest by s...

Typhoon 'Ineng' maintains strength; Batanes under Signal No. 3

Typhoon "Ineng" (international code name Krosa) maintained its strength and continued to move westward towards Southern Taiwan Friday morning. In its 5 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geo...

Separatist Leader Likens Philippines' Rights Records to Myanmar's

Al Jacinto, Arab News ZAMBOANGA CITY, 5 October 2007 - Muslim separatists negotiating peace with Manila have criticized the country's human rights records, saying, the Philippines is no different from...

Mittal plans $1.6-B Philippine plant

Close this MUMBAI -- As President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo began a state visit to India, Indian businessmen firmed up plans for investments in the Philippines, in banking, pharmaceuticals and ...

Silent monks need tips from RP 'noisy' activist bishops

HONG KONG -- Thank God for our "noisy" Catholic bishops. One reason people power succeeded twice in the Philippines but is apparently failing again in Burma is the Catholic hierarchy's "activism" whe...

Gun ban stays - PNP chief

Police will continue to implement the week-old election gun ban despite President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's certification as urgent the bill calling for the postponement of the October 29 village ...

Pasay mayor orders tighter watch vs 'hot meat'

After two "strikes," Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad ordered local police to help the city veterinarian's office in watching out for the dumping of hot meat in the city's markets. Radio...

Talk of De Venecia ouster persists

MANILA, Philippines -- What is really fuelling the effort to oust House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.? If a senior congressman identified with the administration is to be believed, it is primarily bein...

Renegotiate RP-Japan pact, gov't urged

MANILA, Philippines -- The government is headed for a "major diplomatic embarrassment" with the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) and should renegotiate the treaty, said Sen. Pi...

ZTE says it's not only business as usual in RP, it's expandi

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Despite the cancellation of its supply contract to build the Philippine government's National Broadband Network (NBN), Zhong Xing Te...

Senate summons Mike Arroyo to Oct. 25 hearing

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, chair of the blue ribbon committee, Thursday announced that the inquiry into the $329-million broadband ne...

PSC rejects Cojuangco nutritionists

MANILA, Philippines -- They used to fight over many things, but this time the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee are at loggerheads over food. Acting on the recommendat...

Task Force pegs RP contingent to SEAG at 591

MANILA, Philippines -- The Southeast Asian Games Task Force has pegged to 591 the number of Filipinos vying in the biennial meet slated in Thailand in December. But Philippine Olympic Committee secre...

RP Nomura Cuppers move up to seventh

Seigle, Mamaril come to blows in practice game

MANILA, Philippines -- Whoever said that Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra share sisterly love is totally mistaken. Magnolia forward Danny Seigle and Ginebra center Billy Mamaril came to blows during pra...

Tragedy strikes local football

BACOLOD CITY -- Former national football team standout Norman Fegidero sent an e-mail message to his Thailand-based brother, Dave, on Tuesday informing him that he already had Dave's entry form for th...

Arroyo issues order to protect military secrets

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaca ang is taking the initiative to produce legislation that would ensure that military secrets remained under wraps. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sept. 25 issued Ad...

US rights group finds not one case solved

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A year after starting an inquiry into extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the Philippines, the US-based group

Keon offers help for national games' revival

MANILA, Philippines -- Shelved for a decade, the revival of the Philippine National Games took a positive turn when the Philippine Sports Commission brought in a valuable sports figure into the scene....

Magnolia takes over from SMB

MANILA, Philippines -- A new name for the same fearsome team. San Miguel, the winningest franchise in the history of the Philippine Basketball Association, will be represented by another brand in its...

NPAs raid Camarines Norte mine site

CAMP NAKAR, LUCENA CITY--At least 40 New People's Army rebels raided an Australian gold mining operation in Camarines Norte Wednesday and took an undetermined number of firearms, according to the spok...

Candy made in China downs 23 Cebu kids

CEBU CITY--Twenty-three schoolchildren in Barangay San Agustin of Madridejos, one of the three towns on Bantayan Island in northern Cebu, fell ill and were hospitalized after eating a China-made candy...

Torture threats force man to frame labor leader

Threats of torture forced a janitor to sign a confession linking a labor leader to a bombing of a bus firm in Mindanao last August, a Hong Kong-based rights group said late Thursday night. Hong Kon...

Philippine president tells India to 'look east'

Photo: AFP MUMBAI (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Thursday called for increased trade with India at the start of a three-day visit. "We urge Indian companies to look eastwards. Current...

'Where's the Joker Arroyo we knew' -- multisectoral group

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Whatever happened to the "Pag-bad-ka, lagot- ka [If you're bad, watch out]" election slogan of the so-called "People's Dragon," Senator Joker Arroyo? The mu...

Warriors eye perfect end to dream UAAP season

Close this GAME THURSDAY (Araneta Coliseum) 3 p.m. -- UE vs La Salle (Game 1 of best-of-three Finals) MANILA, Philippines -- University of the East tries to supply a glorious ending to what ...

Scandals, damage control seen in remainder of Arroyo's term

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- More scandals, more human rights violations, a possible revival of a drive to change the Constitution, and efforts to ensure political survival are what mili...

Cheap medicine bill close to being OKd

"The Daily Show" segment labels Cory 'slut'

If the racial slur made in a scene in ABC TV's ''Desperate Housewives'' against Philippine medical schools had outraged the nation, Filipinos here and abroad could be in for more. ...

Detained general finally taken to hospital

Teachers score failure of DepEd to update GSIS records

Nomura bets falter, share 9th place with HK

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines, with Mark Fernando carding no more than a team-best three-over-75, fell into a tie for ninth place Wednesday even as Japan forged ahead after two rounds of the ...

Estrada resigned to more Pinoy Times ads

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- "Let it be reprinted so that the people will instead be reminded of how they demonized me." So said Joseph Estrada on the second day of publication of the a...

Victims seek travel ban on PIPC exec

House to review foreign debt payments, says solon

Filipino fury at Housewives joke

Philippine central bank cuts interest rates by 25 bps

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, as expected by most market traders, saying the strong peso provided a buffer a...

Arroyo seeks law putting tight lid on AFP secrets

First, it was the executive privilege. Then it was the confidentiality rule on Jonas Burgos case. Now, Malacañang wants a law that would put a tight lid on all military secrets. President Gl...

NBN controversy won't lead to 'volatile political situation'

3 suspected holdup men dead

Three suspected holdup men were killed early Thursday night in a shootout with Quezon City police in the city's busy Commonwealth Avenue, radio dzBB reported. The report, quoting police officer...

Anti-JPEPA advocates ask RP to renegotiate treaty

Prelates call for prayers for Myanmar

'Ineng' accelerates, continues path toward Taiwan

Typhoon "Ineng" (international code name Krosa) accelerated slightly as it continued to move toward Taiwan, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) sai...

Filipinos in New York asked to invest in RP

MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Noli de Castro has urged Filipinos in New York to help the poor, invest in the Philippines and visit their home country. De Castro made the call in a speech befo...

Village, youth polls seen proceeding as scheduled

Arroyo bats for more trade, investments with India

MUMBAI, India - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday invited Indian pharmaceutical companies to set up manufacturing units in her country to provide medicines to the poor at afford...

Speed up recruitment of militiamen -- Arroyo

DoH says no surge in dengue cases

Cayetano denies Razon pressure on ZTE issue

Sison says his release supports his innocence

Viewers Slam ABC For 'Housewives' Filipino Joke

Philippine Airlines spreads wings as it exits receivership

Candies down 28 grade school kids in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines-Twenty-eight school children in Barangay San Agustin, Madridejos--one of the three towns on Bantayan Island in northern Cebu--were hospitalized when they fell ill after eating c...

Operators want P1.50 hike in jeepney fare

Transport groups are seeking a P1.50 hike on the minimum jeepney fare due to the unabated increase in fuel pump prices. Zeny Maranan, President of the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers As...

8 Filipino pupils bag art awards in Japan

Military's refusal to hand over report irks CA justices

Arroyo wants 'speedy action' on killings, disappearances

Senate passes 9 bills before it goes on break

AFP gets ultimatum to disclose Burgos report

The Court of Appeals on Thursday issued an ultimatum to the military to release the Provost Marshal's investigation report that is believed to provide a clue on the whereabouts of the missing acti...

Communist rebels attack Australian mining firm in Philippines

Burgos camp threatens contempt raps vs Esperon

The family of abducted agriculturist Jonas Joseph Burgos on Thursday threatened to file contempt charges against military chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr should the latter continue to withhold the in...

Joma hails Dutch court decision vs detention

Jose Ma. Sison, founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), described as a "triumph of justice" the decision of a Dutch appellate court rejecting a bid to detain him in the Netherl...

AFP probes threats vs lawyer of detained officers

The Armed Forces has started looking into the reported threats against the lawyer of two detained junior officers implicated in the 2003 and 2006 military uprising. In a news conference, Lt. Col. B...

Malaysia monitors not pulling out of Philippines--report

'Big fishes' behind campaign vs Abalos--lawyer

MANILA, Philippines-"Big fishes" are behind attempts to implicate resigned Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos in the controversial

Lacson wants 'thorough' autopsy of NBN deal at Senate

Philippine senate suspends hearings in telecoms scandal

Razon gets 4th star as PNP chief

National Police chief Avelino Razon got his fourth star (director general) in simple rites in Camp Crame before noon Thursday. Interior Sec. Ronaldo Puno was on hand to personally don on Razon the ...

Signal 1 up over 3 areas as 'Ineng' moves north

State weather forecasters hoisted Storm Signal 1 over three provinces in extreme Northern Luzon as typhoon "Ineng" (international code name: Krosa) continued to move towards Taiwan and South Japan. ...

Seized Xmas ham to be sent to Bulacan as fertilizer

The Pasay City government will send some 10 tons of confiscated rotting meat to Bulacan province so these can be turned into fertilizer. Radio dzRH reported Thursday morning that the city governmen...

Senate to continue ZTE mess investigation "off-cam" - solon

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, denied going easy on the investigation into the $329.4-million ZTE controversy even as he insisted that the probe will continue ...

Arroyo starts 3-day state visit in India

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo starts Thursday a three-day state visit in India following her visit to China wherein she informed Prime Minister Hu Jintao of her decision to scrap the $329.4-millio...

Pangasinan councilor found dead -- police

MANILA, Philippines--A town councilor in Pangasinan was found dead Thursday, a police official said. Charles Lee Kiongson was found dead around 12:15 a.m. in his residence in Barangay (village) Pob, ...

Four suspected car robbers killed in Philippine capital

New Philippine Curriculum Encourages Vocational Graduates to Pursue College Education

Nationwide alert vs dengue up; DOH warns vs 'fogging blitz'

(Updated 9:25 a.m.) The Department of Health (DOH) warned local officials Thursday against going into a "fogging blitz" in response to its nationwide alert against dengue, saying such operations are e...

4 alleged car thieves killed in Taguig 'shootout'

Four suspected car thieves were killed following a shootout with elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Traffic Management Group in Taguig City before dawn Thursday. Initial reports on ra...

Should Manila Zoo be shut down

MANILA, Philippines -- As the world observes Animal Day on Thursday, a debate rages on whether the Manila Zoo should be shut down. With more than 700 creatures crammed inside the facility, the countr...

MMDA dismantles 100 shanties near Malabon waterways

Following another flooding caused by rains brought by typhoon "Ineng" and tropical storm "Hanna," the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority dismantled at least 100 houses near waterways in Malabon...

Hike in unprogrammed Palace funds questioned

MANILA, Philippines -- A member of the self-styled reform bloc in the majority coalition in the House of Representatives on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the increase in the unprogrammed funds of t...

Spy agency spooked by media moles

MANILA, Philippines -- It's supposed to be one of the most secretive intelligence agencies in the country. So how come the controversy over its internal reorganization is all over the newspapers? Acc...

I'm watching my back

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. on Wednesday said he continues to enjoy the support of the majority coalition in the wake of a pending ethics complaint and...

Palace wants village polls reset

MANILA, Philippines -- Giving in to clamor of her allies in the House, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has certified as "urgent" a bill postponing the Oct.29 barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabat...

Controversial NBN deal dead but gov't still has option

MANILA, Philippines -- The controversial National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp. is dead, but the government can still choose to pursue the project under a different tack, Acting ...

Estrada cries foul over 'Pinoy Times' ad

MANILA, Philippines -- Joseph Estrada cried foul over the advertisement that appeared in Wednesday's issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer showing a lineup of old issues of a Filipino-language tabloi...

Treasure chest to Pandora's box

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- It is a well-worn clich -- those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Boxing wordsmiths are, no doubt, minting a new version of this aphorism days before...

'The Philippines will be shocked'

Close this LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera, already down and out in the eyes and hearts of most Filipino boxing devotees, yesterday threw a thundering counter-punch at the site of his Oct....

$460-M Cyber Education deal not scrapped

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- The agreements for the Cyber Education Project and all other Chinese-funded projects earlier suspended by Malaca ang have not been s...

Razon breaks silence, says too busy for ZTE deal

View the NBN contract and related documents MANILA, Philippines -- Enrique Razon, one of the country's most powerful businessmen, insists he is just too busy running his global port empire to dip his...

House may only touch 23% of P1.2-T nat'l budget

House of Representatives very little room to exercise its so-called "power of the purse" in the proposed P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008. As the House began plenary deliberations on the budg...

We're the same, we're different

MANILA, Philippines -- More than just a family feud, the 2007 UAAP Finals will be a testament to the winning system of this band of basketball brothers. The Pumaren siblings -- Franz of De La Salle U...

Ababa powers RP to 6th in Nomura

MANILA, Philippines -- Jonel Ababa shot a one-over-par 73 Tuesday as the Philippines assembled a 229 total for sixth place after 18 holes of the 23rd Nomura Cup at the wind-swept Sunrise Golf and Coun...

Village stewards protect Mt. Isarog

OCAMPO, Camarines Sur - Though no longer officially deputized as forest guards, members of a community-based group have been braving the odds in checking illegal activities at Bicol's highest peak, th...

Naga City water reserve drying up; crisis seen by study

NAGA CITY-This city's groundwater reserve is being depleted and a water shortage is looming, according to a study. The study, prepared by the Care Philippines, World Wildlife Foundation and Internati...

Singapore company wins Philippines casino bid

Still ‘the’ face after 25 years

MANILA, Philippines--Two silver milestones made for one very stellar party over the weekend when Facial Care Centre and Raymund Isaac staged a joint celebration of their respective 25th anniversaries.

Fashion dateline: New York

MANILA, Philippines--It was time to recharge my batteries, so off I jetted to Holland, via KLM, which gets you to Amsterdam, direct from Manille nonstop, in just 12 short flying hours, dahlings. I arrived super-relaxed and excited.

Good fellas

MANILA, Philippines--International singer Billy Crawford and race-car driver Matteo Guidicelli couldn’t be more different than night and day.

Nail it!

MANILA, Philippines--Who doesn’t love to have their nails done? And I’m not only talking about the girls. I’ve seen men getting their cleaning done while I’ve had mine.

Sun-sational

MANILA, Philippines--Long kaftans and Pucci ensembles paired with Michael Kors jelly thongs or sky-wedges make for breezy, chic getups on the beach.

Homegrown body products

MANILA, Philippines--This afternoon is the formal launching of the very first House of Obagi branch in the Philippines at 2/F Tri�oma Mall in Quezon City.

Waiter is served here

MANILA, Philippines—A colleague should have heeded the signs during their first visit to a restaurant on the second floor, Pedro Gil wing, of Robinsons Place Manila.

The ‘barako’ brew

MANILA, Philippines—As former governor of Batangas Vicente Mayo explained, the short-lived boom of Lipa coffee in the 1880s, six months in all, was because during the fiesta, a coffee tree led the procession instead of the town’s patron saint.

On-the-spot ‘lechon tupa’

MANILA, Philippines—I first met Roberto Aquino many years ago when my students threw a party for me, masterminded by Marnie Ong, at Jenny Lao’s residence.

Birthday party will help build town’s cultural center

MANILA, Philippines -- Civic-minded Bert Basilio turned his super, well-attended 75th birthday bash into a fund-raising affair for the “improvement and beautification of the town plaza of Pe�aranda, Nueva Ecija,” hometown of his wife, old-wealth socialite Nonie Tan.

Mayan calendar prophecies

MANILA, Philippines -- I asked the mediums or channels of three spirit entities if the predictions in the Mayan calendar were true.

What pains you?

MANILA, Philippines -- It is a race. And it becomes complicated with the passage of time.

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