The Philippine Headlines - October 08, 2007

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Bro. Eddie Villanueva dares gov’t not to suppress truth

MANILA, Philippines -- Bro. Eddie Villanueva, founder of the Jesus Is Lord Movement, has dared the government to stop suppressing the truth if it has nothing to hide.

4 Navy commandos awarded posthumously

SANGLEY POINT, Cavite -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has posthumously awarded Gold Cross medals to four Navy commandos who were killed in an encounter with suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels in Basilan last week.

Shares rise on Wall St gains; key index hits new record

MANILA, Philippines -- Shares rose on broad-based buying in midmorning deals Monday, with investor sentiment buoyed by gains on Wall Street Friday and an upbeat outlook for the domestic economy. At 10:23 a.m. (0223 GMT), the composite index jumped 92.84 points or 2.4 percent to 3,868.75, a new all-time high.

Graft raps filed vs Speaker, son at Ombudsman

MANILA, Philippines -- A complaint for the violation of the anti-graft law was filed Monday against Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and his son Jose De Venecia III before the Office of the Ombudsman.

Asian stocks hit record high, dollar falters

SINGAPORE -- Asian stocks outside of Japan hit a lifetime high on Monday, but the dollar headed lower after a solid US jobs report failed to dent expectations for another cut in US interest rates.

Philippine peso hits 7-year high at P44.40/USD

SINGAPORE -- The Philippine peso rose as far as 44.40 per dollar on Monday, a 7-year high, as investors piled into the high-yielding currency on hopes of more capital inflows into the country, spurred by the dollar's broad weakness.

JPEPA has ‘serious constitutional problems’--ex-SC justice

MANILA, Philippines -- The Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement has "serious constitutional problems," former Supreme Court Justice Florentino Feliciano said in a statement read before the last Senate hearing on the treaty Monday.

Yankees stay alive in baseball playoffs

ANAHEIM, California -- The New York Yankees kept alive their hopes of joining the Boston Red Sox into American League Championship Series Sunday when they defeated the Cleveland Indians, 8-4.

Estrada visits mom in hospital

MANILA, Philippines -- Convicted president Joseph Estrada arrived at the San Juan Medical Center Monday to visit his ailing mother, a radio report said.

Dougherty holds on for biggest win as Els collapses

ST ANDREWS, Scotland -- Englishman Nick Dougherty took advantage of a disastrous 16th hole for Ernie Els to claim the biggest win of his career at the Dunhill Links Championship here on Sunday.

Japanese national wins Rubik's Cube world championship

BUDAPEST -- Japan's Yu Nakajima won the Rubik's Cube World Championships on Sunday in Budapest, the birthplace of the cult puzzle. Nakajima averaged 12.46 seconds in arranging the six different colors of the six-sided classic 3x3 cube, which has nine panels on each side to arrange.

Oil extends fall on continued US economic concerns

SYDNEY -- Oil prices fell on Monday, extending the previous session's losses, as investors turned their focus to a slowdown in the US economy after hurricane concerns in the Atlantic abated. US crude fell 36 cents to $80.86 a barrel in Globex electronic trading by 0108 GMT.

Shares seen firmer as US recession fears ease

MANILA, Philippines -- Shares are expected to open higher Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street Friday after the employment report for September reassured investors that the US economy -- the biggest market for Asia's exports -- does not appear headed for a sharp slowdown.

Credit crisis not over yet: IMF's Rato

LONDON -The global credit squeeze is a "serious crisis" that is not over yet,and will have an impact on governments' budgets, the IMF's outgoing head Rodrigo Rato said in an interview published Monday.

Red Sox sweep past Angels in American League playoffs

ANAHEIM, California -- The Boston Red Sox swept into American League Championship Series here Sunday with a 9-1 victory over the Angels of Anaheim.

6 teens killed as Wisconsin lawman goes on shooting spree

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin -- A sheriff's deputy went on a shooting rampage Sunday, killing his ex-girlfriend and five other teenagers at a house party in a small town in Wisconsin, authorities said.

Security Council to meet to consider action against Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS -- Faced with mounting world outrage over violence in Myanmar, the UN Security Council was to meet Monday under pressure to quickly condemn the military regime for crushing pro-democracy protests.

GSIS, SSS urged to review plans to invest abroad

MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Loren Legarda is urging the Government Service Insurance System and the Social Security System to reassess their plans to funnel P63 billion of their members’ money overseas since the peso is expected to further strengthen in the next two years.

Burma says 78 more arrested in crackdown

RANGOON -- A relentless crackdown in Burma (Myanmar) on pro-democracy activists showed no sign of easing with the junta announcing on Sunday that 78 more people have been detained in spite of global outrage and new sanctions.

Markets seen lifted by strong US jobs

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks looked set to open higher on Monday after regional shares listed on Wall Street rose nearly 2 percent to a record closing high, boosted by a solid US jobs report.

Senate bent on continuing NBN probe

MANILA, Philippines -- Some senators are determined to continue their probe of the $329-million National Broadband Network deal despite a suspicious impeachment complaint filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the House of Representatives.

Class action suit vs ABC network planned

LOS ANGELES -- A Group of Filipino-American doctors said they plan to file a class action suit against the big ABC television network to rectify a perceived slur against Filipino doctors aired on the popular soap “Desperate Housewives.”

19 villages in Tacloban to get more soldiers

TACLOBAN CITY -- The military is taking the war against communist insurgents to the 19 poorest barangays (villages) of this city.

Cordillera farmers reduce pesticide use, says exec

BAGUIO CITY -- Vegetables from the Cordillera Administrative Region are safe from chemical residue and can be consumed even if they have traces of pesticide, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry.

TV viewers battered by commercials, switch to radio

MANILA, Philippines -- Pacman’s fists were smoking in Las Vegas Sunday. So were the tempers of some television viewers in Metro Manila.

Schoolchildren told to take a hike for road safety

MANILA, Philippines -- Students of the P. Zamora Elementary School in Pasay City went for a walk last week as part of their lesson on road safety.

Impeach plot may backfire on Arroyo -- solons

MANILA, Philippines -- The alleged plot by suspected allies of the Palace to protect President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from being impeached, at least for a year, might “backfire” on her, both administration and opposition congressmen warned Sunday.

Metro Manila garbage crisis looms

MANILA, Philippines -- Metro Manila may be facing a potential garbage crisis as Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III has ordered the closure of the 14-hectare landfill in the town of Rodriguez beginning Monday.

Aklan clergy rally vs Small Town Lottery

ILOILO CITY -- The Diocese of Kalibo will spearhead on Monday a prayer rally against the plan to allow the operation of Small Town Lottery (STL) in Aklan province.

Cheers from the ‘enemy’ as Cruz, Tiu bag awards

MANILA, Philippines -- All by himself in a coliseum screaming itself hoarse for a different reason, Jervy Cruz looked headed toward a very lonely coronation.

Unheralded Farenas TKOs foe in two

LAS VEGAS -- Filipino Michael Farenas stopped Mexican Arturo Valenzuela in the second round on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera fight Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center here.

Pacquiao victory relieves nation weary of scandals

MANILA, Philippines -- He brought relief to a scandal-weary nation -- from the President threatened anew with impeachment, to patients hooked to dextrose bottles in a Legazpi City hospital, and to blind masseurs in Quezon City.

DOTC works out Luzon rail connection

MANILA, Philippines--THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) is embarking on a project to interconnect the North and South rail lines by 2010.

Myanmar junta gives food, cash to Buddhist monks

YANGON - Myanmar's military junta has donated thousands of dollars as well as food and medicines to monasteries in Yangon, state media reported Monday, in an apparent gesture of reconciliation.

Parts of Caloocan, Malabon to go waterless for 8 hours

Parts of Caloocan and Malabon will be waterless for eight hours starting Wednesday night due to repair and maintenance works conducted by Maynilad Water Services, Inc.

Arroyo: 'Political noise' won't distract me

President Arroyo on Monday said political noise from detractors who want her removed from office will not distract her from pursuing projects and programs for the people.

First Metro sets new record date for cash dividend

First Metro Investment Corp., the investment arm of top lender Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., has set October 22 as the new record date for its cash payout of P1.30 per share.

Zamora questions credibility of Pulido complaint

House Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora on Monday raised questions about the credibility of the impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Roel Pulido against President Arroyo amid reports that the new complaint had the blessings of Malacañang.

(UPDATE) RP stocks hit new all-time high; peso at highest in 7 yrs

Philippine financial markets hit fresh record levels on Monday on expectations that companies will report strong third-quarter profits and that the economy will continue to post solid growth.

Bali bombers ready to die: report

JAKARTA - The three Bali bombers on death row in Indonesia are ready to face their imminent execution, a report said here Monday.

Former ABB member killed in ambush in Negros

A former rebel was killed while his companion was wounded in an ambush in Manapla, Negros Occidental over the weekend, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported Monday.

Cardinals quarterback Leinart breaks collarbone

ST. LOUIS, United States - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart broke his left collarbone in Sunday's National Football League game against the St. Louis Rams and will be sidelined indefinitely.

Recapturing the power of the purse

Last September 25, 2007, Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations reported on historic initiatives undertaken by Congress. One of these is its unequivocal support for people participation in the budget process. For the second straight year, Congress passed a Resolution accepting the participation of people's organizations and non-government organizations in making the national budget. The resolution was jointly authored by Representatives TG Guingona and Erin Tanada .

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

Free movies for Manila's elderly

MANILA, Philippines -- Expect more senior citizens in Manila to make a beeline for the city's movie houses soon. Mayor Alfredo Lim announced last week that the city government was working out an arra...

Philippine president lauds new victory of boxing champion Paquiao

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Sunday congratulated boxing icon Manny Pacquiao for scoring a unanimous decision over Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas. "Our '...

Postcards tell of Manila's rich history

Rich past "Manila is the only city that shows all the periods in our history -- the pre-hispanic, Spanish and then American. Legacies from the past, like archeological sites in Arroceros, Spanish edi...

Cop faces charge for death of 15-year-old boy

MANILA, Philippines -- An aviation policeman is set to be charged on Monday with murder and child abuse for his alleged involvement in the killing of a 15-year-old boy in Manila last month. Case inve...

Metro Manila garbage crisis looms

Workers recommend Ched chief's replacement

WITH the growing calls for the immediate resignation of Commission on Higher Education (Ched) chairman Romulo Neri, employees of the agency recommended an official who rose from the ranks to head the ...

6 youth body officials under probe for graft

SIX officials of the National Youth Commission (NYC), including its chairman, are now being investigated by the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) for their alleged violation of the Anti-Graft ...

Pacquiao pummels Barrera, wins in 12

LAS VEGAS: Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao continued his mastery over veteran Marco Antonio Barrera on Sunday with unanimous 12-round decision in their super featherweight fight.

DepEd fails to distribute textbooks

The Commission on Audit (COA) discovered that the department failed to distribute 2.51 million textbooks and instructional materials worth at least P186.96 million. They were found "stored in th...

Barangay polls needed to check accountability

The October 29 polls is a time to hold barangay officials accountable for their policies and actions, said Alex Brilliantes, internationally renowned local government expert and dean of the Nati...

GMA moves to protect Cyber Ed

"The oversight panel headed by Peter Favila-and this includes the private sector-should now begin working out procedures to protect the cyber education project from unnecessary controversy so wo...

SK training youths tobe 'trapo'-students

This is the charge of student leaders and educators, who attended the 5th National Leadership Training in Baguio City last month. They lament that past SK elections have only taught the youth to...

Loren's protest edges toward dismissal

The Supreme Court-acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET)-decided to allow the ballot boxes used in the 2004 election protest to be opened and used for the October 29 elections, when...

Police cry foul over unsolved slay cases claim

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday clarified claims by an international human rights group that none of the so-called "extrajudicial killings" had been solved since last year.The PNP was r...

Philippines jubilant after Pacquiao win

Fans across the Philippines were thrilled Sunday after boxing hero Manny Pacquiao beat Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in a grudge match that brought much of this Southeast Asian nation to a standst...

Soldiers pitch in for pay-per-view of Pacquiao fight

MANILA, Philippines--Fans of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao in the Philippine Air Force pitched in to help the Fernando Air Base provide a special live screening of his US match with Mexican Marco Antoni...

Senators find Pacquiao victory a respite from politics

MANILA, Philippines--Senate President Manuel Villar saw Pacquiao's victory as a timely respite from the overheated political atmosphere. "He [Pacquiao] knew our people are hurting from political bick...

RP-India deals seen spurring more agri investments

MANILA -- Citing the lack of investments in the farm sector, the agriculture department is finalizing another set of investment agreements, this time, with India. At the sidelines of the 2007 AgriLin...

Impeachment complaint will be thrown out--Arroyo ally

MANILA, Philippines--Administration allies continue to belittle the latest impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. "Walang pag-asa yan. Mababasura lang yan [That complaint is...

Palace asks telcos to fill gap left by cancelled ZTE deal

MANILA, Philippines--With the National Broadband Network project scrapped for the moment, Malaca ang is seeking the help of private telecommunication firms on how the government can bring down the cos...

Hundreds of soldiers cheer 'Sergeant' Pacquiao's victory

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Led by the Philippine Army's commanding general, Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano, more than a thousand officers, soldiers, and families filled the Army's Gymnasium i...

Philippine Government Goes Green

California Journal for Filipino Americans , Posted: Oct 07, 2007 NEW YORK -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced her government's efforts to tap the Philippines' vast geothermal ...

Focus on building strong economy

MANILA -- Dismayed by political controversies on his return home, former President Fidel Ramos urged on Sunday the nation and its leaders to focus on working for a strong economy instead of minding bi...

Army intelligence officer killed by suspected NPA hit men

CASIGURAN, Sorsogon -- An intelligence officer of the Philippine Army was shot dead here Saturday by suspected members of the New People's Army's Sparrow unit, police reported Sunday morning. Chief I...

Three killed in attack by communist rebels in eastern Philippines

Manila - Two civilians and a soldier were killed in an ambush by communist rebels in the eastern Philippines, the military said Sunday. Three soldiers were also injured in the attack in Baras town in ...

Filipino boxing icon Pacquiao beats Mexican rival

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao scored a unanimous victory over his Mexican rival Marco Antonio Barrera in their rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the United States...

Manila Blacklists Jeddah Company for Using Visit Visas to Hire Filipino Workers

Gloria E. Melencio & Samir Al-Saadi, Arab News MANILA/JEDDAH, 7 October 2007 - The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has disqualified a Jeddah-based supermarket chain from further h...

Islamic militants eyed in Philippine bombings

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines : Philippines police said Saturday they believe the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network was behind a bomb attack in the south in which at least one child died. Police chief A...

Fraternity men wheel in hope to people with disabilities

MANILA, Philippines--THESE FRAT MEN are out to prove what real brotherhood should be about. Members of the Phi Kappa Mu--a fraternity of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine--are kee...

Arroyo brings home $2 billion in trade from India

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left India Saturday en route to the Philippines, where she is expected to arrive at 9:30 p.m. with $2 billion worth of trade and investment agreements with India.A Ma...

Pact inked for construction of school building

A MEMORANDUM of agreement (MOA) was forged between the Department of Education (DepEd), and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG Manila Branch in partnership for the construction of a two-stor...

Lawmaker seeks to address effects of climate change

A LAWMAKER introduced a resolution seeking an inquiry into the current climate change and come up with programs to address its adverse effect on the environment. Representative Proceso J. Alcala (2nd ...

Military denies involvement in ambush in Motiong town

THE military disputed allegations by the communist-led National Democratic Front (NDF) that government soldiers were behind a recent ambush that left three barangay officials dead and six others wound...

Student leaders, educators want youth council scraped

Student leaders from various schools nationwide and supervisors from the Department of Education (DepEd) have recently called for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).

Comelec ready for Oct. 29barangay, SK elections

"But since it is mandated by law, the Comelec has no other recourse but comply with the law," Abalos said, adding it will push through unless Congress amends Republic Act 9164, which provides fo...

Visit to Taj Mahal caps Arroyo's India state visit

President Gloria Macapagagal Arroyo poses at the world-famous Taj Majal in Agra, India on Saturday morning. The President and her official delegation visited the world heritage site before they left f...

Barangay not using full powers-Sen. Pimentel

Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr., who authored that law, explained complete political freedom is impossible without fiscal autonomy. He added that the achievement of the latter is a "very glaring fail...

Bedol to be charged with poll sabotage

MANILA, Philippines--FORMER Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol will soon be charged with electoral sabotage for losing the municipal election results in the province during the May senatori...

Don't look at me

Rep. Edgar San Luis' endorsement of an alleged weak impeachment complaint. He again reiterated earlier remarks that he is not in any way involved in attempts to unseat De Venecia. "I am appalled by ...

Conrado Dayrit, Dr. Coconut; 88

MANILA, Philippines--DR. CONRADO S. DAYRIT, cardiologist, pharmacologist, National Scientist and past president of the National Academy of Science and Technology, died at 6:45 a.m. yesterday at the Vi...

Comelec insists Abalos is really out

MANILA, Philippines--Doubts that Benjamin Abalos Sr has really resigned from the Commission on Elections and has merely gone on terminal leave prior to his retirement in February are unfounded, accord...

Saludo defends new measure on military and state secrets

MANILA, Philippines--Any country in the world would see the need to protect its military and security secrets. This is what Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo said Saturday in defending President Glori...

Arroyo forms body to convince Senate that JPEPA is good

MANILA, Philippines--In an effort to persuade senators who remain unconvinced of the benefits to the country from the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), President Gloria Macapag...

What's the proper way to sing the national anthem

MANILA, Philippines -- Soon after Manny Pacquiao demolished Mexican legend Erik Morales in three rounds in their November 2006 fight in Las Vegas, councilors of Davao City raised a howl over Sarah Ger...

Volunteers sought to protect witnesses in political killings

MANILA, Philippines--The Supreme Court, further taking its crusade against extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances to uncharted grounds, is looking for individuals or groups who could help ...

Typhoon 'Ineng' moves toward Japan

MANILA, Philippines -- Typhoon "Ineng" (international code name Krosa) is moving out of the Philippines toward Japan and is expected to be 700 kilometers north-northeast of Basco Batanes Sunday mornin...

New impeach rap filed vs Arroyo

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A new impeachment complaint was filed Friday against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, accusing her of betraying the public trust by failing to act on an al...

Philippine police investigate rush hour bomb attacks

Philippine police are looking at either terrorism or extortion as possible motives behind two bomb explosions in the southern city of Kidapawan, on Mindanao island. The first bomb exploded under a cr...

TV Show Joke Calling Philippine Icon of Democracy a 'Slut' Sparks Protest

Julie Javellana-Santos, Arab News MANILA, 6 October 2007 - The uproar against a perceived "racial slur" on the US sitcom "Desperate Housewives" has barely cooled down and already another protest again...

Delhi, Manila Sign Deals

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, left, and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend a ceremony for the signing of agreements in New Delhi yesterday. (Reuters)

Blasts in S. Philippine City Kill 2, Injure 32

Al Jacinto, Arab News ZAMBOANGA CITY, 6 October 2007 - Two people were killed and at least 32 were injured in two bomb attacks last night in the southern Philippines, military and police officials sai...

One killed, 19 hurt in two blasts in S. Philippines

One people was killed and 19 others wounded in two explosions in southern Philippines on Friday, local media reported. An eight-year-old girl was killed while 19 others were wounded when two improvise...

India, Philippines sign nine agreements

new delhi India and the Philippines, an important member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), yesterday expanded their political and economic ties by signing nine pacts in areas r...

Child killed, 26 injured in Philippine

Kidapawan City, Philippines - A child was killed and 26 people injured on Friday in two bomb blasts in the southern Philippines, the military said. The bombings occurred within minutes of each othe...

Philippines, India agree to cooperate on trade, terrorism

India and the Philippines pledged Friday to strengthen trade, fight terror and develop renewable energy sources in a slew of agreements signed during a visit by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. Ar...

3 killed in shootout with police

MANILA, Philippines - Three men were killed in a shootout with police Thursday evening after they allegedly held up a passenger jeepney along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. A fourth suspect esca...

Little people take over Marikina government

MANILA, Philippines - Children will take over the Marikina City Hall-but only for one day next week. In celebration of Children's Month, Marikina City officials, from mayor to councilors, will yield ...

Cameras set up for anticrime drive

MANILA, Philippines - Closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) have been set up in 56 Metro Manila sites as part of the police's anticriminality and antiterrorism campaign. Philippine National Polic...

Press groups rally behind Inquirer reporter

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Journalists' groups on Friday expressed concern over moves of senators to cite a reporter in contempt for refusing to reveal her sources, have a newspaper in...

Sen. Cayetano, please say it isn't so

MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate is reportedly poised to invite presidential spouse Mike Arroyo to the hearing on the National Broadband Network (NBN) project scandal. I doubt if Mr. Arroyo will be ...

Discussions on Estrada's plea to overturn plunder verdict set

THE Sandiganbayan Special Division on Friday set the date to hear the oral arguments on the motion of former President Joseph Estrada seeking to reverse its September 12 verdict convicting him of plun...

Hike in family planning budget sought

MANILA, Philippines -- Albay Representative Edcel Lagman wants to increase the family planning budget to between P1 billion and P1.5 billion. "We cannot achieve genuine and sustainable human developm...

Not so fast on break, House tells Senate

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The leadership of the House of Representatives said Friday that the Senate would have to reconvene next week as the House has yet to give its consent to the ...

Arroyo to invoke executive privilege in Senate NBN probe

Close this NEW DELHI (VIA PLDT) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Friday she will invoke executive privilege to prevent Cabinet members from talking about confidential communications,...

Generics law strengthened by deletion of nine words

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Can a nine-word sentence in the law make a difference in the lives of 88 million Filipinos? The House of Representatives' committee version of the cheaper m...

Press club warns vs repeal of law protecting sources

MANILA, Philippines--The National Press Club warned lawmakers Friday against repealing a law that allows the press to protect its sources of information. The 55-year-old organization also lashed out ...

PLMun president denies second job

Motive The move was made after city mayor Aldrin San Pedro assumed office, leading to speculations that it was "politically motivated." Udtohan, who resigned Sept. 19, was PLMun president on a tempo...

Barangay, SK polls to proceed

Join forum on Sandiganbayan's guilty verdict on Estrada plunder case. Post comments here. Defensor added that situation became more complicated after the Senate went on early suspension of the session...

House mulls probe of Speaker's hosting of breakfast

Close this MANILA, Philippines--The House committee on ethics may look into the propriety of Speaker Jose De Venecia's hosting of a breakfast meeting in March this year between Transportation...

Mike Arroyo to check with doctor if he can attend hearing

Close this MANILA, Philippines--First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo will seek the advice of his doctors before deciding whether he will attend a Senate inquiry looking into the $329-million na...

RP last choice of investors-report

In September, The Manila Times published a report of the World Bank and its investment arm, the International Finance Corp., which said the Philippines became less business friendly. In its repo...

Philippines president woos Indian business

New Delhi, Oct 5 - With the Philippines aggressively wooing Indian companies, major Indian investors have lined up to explore possibilities and invest in the Southeast Asian nation, which has been wit...

Villar promises to counter moves to clip Senate powers

The Senate bristled at the President's latest directive that gags the military and possibly thwart the legislative body's investigations, as Senate President Manuel Villar vowed to resist Malaca...

41,000 jobs open in Dubai, Saudi

About 8,000 to 11,000 additional jobs in Dubai, and another 30,000 in Saudi Arabia, await Filipino construction and hotel workers because of massive construction and development efforts there.

Govt spent P4.8-Billegally-COA report

A COA report submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance during a budget hearing revealed that P4.4472 billion of the illegal disbursements or "disallowances" was incurred by national governmen...

Proof of ZTE overprice in annexes

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, the committee chairman, said attachments A and B of the aborted ZTE contract are the only possible leads to any overprice as claimed by businessman Jose de Venecia 3rd,...

MILF confirms Malaysia's threat to pull out observers

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Friday confirmed that Malaysia has threatened to pull out its truce observers in Mindanao, probably next year, if Manila fails to make progre...

US Embassy in Manila closed Monday

MANILA, Philippines --The United States embassy here and all its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on October 8, Monday. In a brief advisory, the embassy said it will be observing Colum...

Nigeria officials negotiate for Filipino captive's release

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday that the Nigerian government has begun negotiations with the unidentified militia group that seized a Filipino electrician and anot...

Villar supports call for transparent poll execs nomination

MANILA, Philippines -- Senate President Manuel Villar on Friday agreed that the nomination process for the four impending vacancies in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) must be transparent. "That'...

Cathay Pacific told to pay Filipino woman P170K in damages

MANILA, Philippines--Cathay Pacific airlines was ordered to pay a Filipino woman P170,000 in damages for embarrassing her and her husband when they were refused entry into the carrier's business class...

Philippines stays at 7th in Nomura Cup

MANILA, Philippines--THE PHILIPPINES got a two-over-par 74 from Jonel Ababa in another tough scoring day to finish in seventh place in the 23rd Nomura Cup golf championship at the wind-battered Sunris...

RP to be hurt if it rejects trade deal with Japan

MANILA, Philippines--The Senate was warned Friday that rejecting a controversial trade accord with Japan could result in the Philippines being left behind by other countries in the region. "Rejection...

DFA confirms death of Filipino maid in Canada

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday confirmed the death of overseas Filipino worker Jocelyn Dulnuan in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on Monday. Quoting Philippine consul ...

Philippines may further trim rates - economists

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine central bank may retain its easing bias for the rest of the year and perhaps extend it into 2008, after lowering key interest rates by a quarter-percentage point ...

Former Palace adviser urges closure on broadband controversy

MANILA, Philippines -- A closure on the broadband controversy is what is needed to allow the government to pursue big ticket projects with private firms, a former economic adviser of President Gloria ...

Philippine rally calls for Myanmar's expulsion from ASEAN

PROTEST. Philippine protesters shout slogans during a rally in front of the Myanmar (Burma) embassy in the Makati financial PHILIPPINE DAILY INQURIER/JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN

Military chief is no liar -- spokesman

MANILA, Philippines -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. "has always been telling the truth," his spokesman said Friday, after officers linked to a fa...

Leftwing solon sees 'political paybacks' in 2008 budget

MANILA, Philippines -- Contrary to Malaca ang's claim, the proposed P1.227 trillion budget for 2008 was loaded with "political paybacks" and not "social paybacks," a leftwing lawmaker said on Friday. ...

Philippine telecom deal hearings suspended

manila 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 Arroyo is invo...

Madrigal's accusation 'wild,' 'foul'

MANILA, Philippines --"Wild" and "foul." This was how Senate President Manuel Villar on Friday described the accusation of Senator Ana Consuelo Madrigal that the absence of any Senate hearing into the...

Gov't says Malaysia committed to peace process

MANILA, Philippines--Malaysia is committed to the peace process in the southern Philippines, a presidential adviser said Friday, denying reports the country was withdrawing its monitoring team. Malay...

First Gentleman has nothing to explain vis-a-vis NBN deal

Close this MANILA, Philippines - First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo's lawyer believes his client has nothing to explain with regards to the National Broadband Network project, but said they w...

Philippine inflation rate inches up to 2.7 per cent in August

Manila - The Philippine inflation rate inched up to 2.7 per cent in September from the same month a year ago because of hikes in prices for food, beverages and tobacco, the government said Friday. The...

Philippine central bank confirms OFWs' fears of stronger peso

DUBAI - The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has confirmed forecasts for a continued stronger peso against the US dollar, a situation that has been making Filipino workers i...

Investments like Aabar's needed to sustain Philippine economic growth

DUBAI - The increase to 64 per cent from 42.5 per cent of stake by Abu Dhabi's Aabar Petroleum Investments Co. in an offshore oil gas exploration block in the Philippines could help that country susta...

Make Comelec nominations process public

MANILA, Philippines -- Acting poll chief Resurreccion Borra on Friday urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to open to the public nominations to the impending four vacancies in the poll body. Outsi...

Philippines slashes key rates by 25 basis points

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine central bank cut its key interest rates by 25 basis points Thursday, taking cues from a benign inflation outlook and the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate cut last mont...

Manila hopes Malaysian troops will stay

manila/kuala lumpur The Philippines hopes Malaysian troops monitoring its truce with Muslim separatist rebels will stay on until August 2008, as officials from both countries played down reports Mal...

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...

Yahoo worth more if broken

Jeffrey Lindsay, analyst at Sanford C.
Bernstein, said Yahoo's operations viewed
separately could be valued as high as $39 per
share, compared with a current share price closer
to $27. The shares rose 2.4% in pre-market trading
to $27.80 from a close of $27.15 on the Nasdaq on
Thursday.

Changing the face of remote management

Innovative PC technologies appearing in new business computers are
enabling small- and medium-size businesses to better manage and
protect their fleets while saving money. Along with superior
performance, this new legion of business PCs also includes a host of
integrated security and manageability solutions to help protect and
maintain business assets. These services are being leveraged by
internal IT groups as well as third-party service providers to improve
support at a reduced cost.

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.

Headline: Make-or-break pitch for JPEPA

OFFICIALS CAMPAIGNING for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement's (JPEPA) approval have one final chance today to convince senators on the merits of affirming the country's first bilateral free trade deal.
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Corporate News: Net Group allots P3 billion for new project

THE NET Group will be making its biggest investment to date with its fifth and largest business process outsourcing (BPO) building in Bonifacio Global City, President Carlos S. Rufino said.

Banking & Finance: Interest rate cut to help BSP

THE GOVERNMENT'S planned infusion of P40 billion in additional capital should help salvage the central bank's bleeding bottom line, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said last week.

Stock Market: Index may take cue from news overseas

SHARE PRICES will likely find their direction from events over-seas, particularly the reaction of Wall Street to US job data released last week. Dealers also expect a technical correction after the main index rallied and closed at a near record early last week.

The Economy: Tax chief tightens watch on her collectors

THE TAX bureau has reactivated internal audit teams at the regions to check the collections of tax officers at the district level.

The Nation: Risks of avian influenza linger as migratory season kicks in

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Philippines remains at risk of being hit by the avian influenza virus anytime, especially as migratory birds generally visit Mindanao's wetlands during this time of year from the northern hemisphere to escape extreme cold weather.

It Matters: Yahoo worth more if broken

Jeffrey Lindsay, analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, said Yahoo's operations viewed separately could be valued as high as $39 per share, compared with a current share price closer to $27. The shares rose 2.4% in pre-market trading to $27.80 from a close of $27.15 on the Nasdaq on Thursday.

Village candidates ready liquor, cigarettes for voters

LUCENA CITY -- Village candidates are busy preparing campaign logistics to win in the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 29. Bert Abrigo, who is running for councilor in ...

Town execs fight over dengue data

BASISTA, PANGASINAN -- Officials are now locked in a bitter squabble on how to handle the dengue cases in at least five villages here that have killed one resident. Mayor Raul de Guzman wanted the mu...

Killing spooks Sibuyan mining

SIBUYAN ISLAND, ROMBLON -- The people here are protective of their island, and it's easy to see why. Most of them live right in the middle of nature -- at the foot of lush mountain forests, on green f...

Chinese gov't sends team to probe 'toxic' candies

CEBU CITY -- Chinese consular officials on Saturday said their government had sent a team to Guangdong to check whether the candies that downed 23 schoolchildren in a northern town in Cebu came from t...

Philippine president lauds new victory of boxing champion Paquiao

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Sunday congratulated boxing icon Manny Pacquiao for scoring a unanimous decision over Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas. "Our '...

Impeach plot may backfire on Arroyo -- solons

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The alleged plot by suspected allies of the Palace to protect President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from being impeached, at least for a year, might "backfire" o...

Probe turns into bizarre witch-hunt, cover-up try

MANILA, Philippines -- The stymied investigation of the Senate blue ribbon committee into the $329-million telecommunications deal with China has claimed two casualties -- Benjamin Abalos, who resigne...

Fight disappoints Pacquiao fans hoping for a KO win

MANILA, Philippines -- The Pacman fever still caught Metro Manila Sunday, but it wasn't as scorching as it was before. For some of the 200 people who caught the satellite showing of the Pacquiao-Barr...

Hot Lightnings on verge of first UCAA title

GAME THURSDAY (EAC Sports Center) 1 p.m. -- St. Francis vs ACSAT MANILA, Philippines -- The Asian College of Science and Technology (ACSAT) turned back St. Francis of Assisi College, 65-61, in the op...

So settles for draw with Israeli GM

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino International Master Wesley So was held to a draw by No. 3 Grandmaster Maxim Rodshtein of Israel after 40 moves of a Queens Indian Defense and fell into a four way-tie ...

Marikina rips Manila nine

MANILA, Philippines -- Marikina City, with teener Vladimir Eguia scattering six hits, subdued fancied Manila, 11-5, Sunday at the start of the Baseball Philippines Series 2 at the Rizal Memorial ballp...

Artadi inks P1.2M pact with Ginebra

MANILA, Philippines -- Paul Artadi, the disgruntled Purefoods guard who found his way to Barangay Ginebra just two weeks ago, recently signed a one-year P1.2 million pact with the Gin Kings. The 5-fo...

Tacuyan completes amazing show; Dodie Boy son shines

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Lanky Orlando Tacuyan Jr. put an exclamation point to a memorable week by capturing the featherweight gold even as a junior boxer from a family of world champions shone at the c...

Torrid victory for Torred

ILIGAN CITY -- Stripped of the title here last year due to a rule infraction, Demetrio Torred showed he deserved the victory when he topped Sunday's elimination race of the 31st annual National Milo M...

Battered Mexican hangs up gloves

Close this LAS VEGAS -- Legendary Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera announced his retirement Sunday moments after his unanimous decision loss at the hands of Filipino champion Manny Pacqu...

Pacquiao victory relieves nation weary of scandals

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- He brought relief to a scandal-weary nation -- from the President threatened anew with impeachment, to patients hooked to dextrose bottles in a Legazpi City ...

Pacquiao whips aging foe

Only 3 rounds But the battle-scarred Mexican rode on guile and experience to make good his vow of putting up an entirely different stand from the one he exhibited when Pacquiao stopped him in their f...

Archers sweep Warriors for seventh UAAP crown

MANILA, Philippines -- It was the sweep that mattered most. De La Salle University turned University of the East's dream campaign into a nightmare as the Green Archers pulled off a 73-64 Game 2 trium...

DOTC works out Luzon rail connection

Close this MANILA, Philippines--THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) is embarking on a project to interconnect the North and South rail lines by 2010. In line with this ...

Kristine Hermosa"s SUV slams into car, kills boy

A 16-year old boy died and his companion was hospitalized after figuring in an accident with the vehicle of actress Kristine Hermosa, radio station DZBB reported Sunday. The fatality identified on...

Pangasinan 'bangus' gets its own brand name

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines--It's now a lot easier to spot the bangus (milkfish) grown in Pangasinan. They are now labeled either "Dagupan bangus" or "Pangasinan bangus." Those without these labels are...

China tracing candy said to have made Cebu students ill

CEBU CITY -- Chinese consulate officials on Saturday said their government sent a team to Guangdong, China, to check whether the candies that downed 23 school children in a Cebu northern town came fro...

Soldiers pitch in for pay-per-view of Pacquiao fight

Senators find Pacquiao victory a respite from politics

RP-India deals seen spurring more agri investments

Arroyo taps Romulo"s wife to head office for disabled

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo named Rosie Lovely Romulo, wife of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, as the new chair of the Council for Welfare of the Disabled (CWD), Malacañang anno...

Distant 'Ineng' will still trigger rains - Pagasa

Typhoon "Ineng" may have left Philippine territory but it left behind an enhanced southwest monsoon that will bring rains over western Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Servic...

Impeachment complaint will be thrown out--Arroyo ally

Palace asks telcos to fill gap left by cancelled ZTE deal

Hundreds of soldiers cheer 'Sergeant' Pacquiao's victory

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Led by the Philippine Army's commanding general, Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano, more than a thousand officers, soldiers, and families filled the Army's Gymnasium i...

Philippine Government Goes Green

Impeachment raps vs Arroyo won't prosper - Apostol

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol on Sunday said he is confident that the new impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo "will not prosper," citing the lack of groun...

Senate bill vs media presentation of suspects hurdles 2nd reading

Suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty and thus should be shielded from unnecessary injury of their's and their family's reputation. This was contained in Committee Report No. 2 prepare...

CA reinstates case vs 5 LPG refillers for illegal trade

The Court of Appeals has ordered the reinstatement of criminal charges against five Chinese-Filipino businessmen who were accused of illegally trading petroleum products and underfilling in the sale o...

AFP calls criticisms of AO 197 'premature'

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday fended off criticisms on Malacañang's administrative order instructing the military and defense establishments to draft legislation measures ...

Nutrition Council says nearly 1 in 4 Filipinos went hungry in 3Q

Hunger situation in the country further worsened throughout the country during the third quarter of this year, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said. In a four-page report to Malacanang, the NN...

Focus on building strong economy

Army intelligence officer killed by suspected NPA hit men

Three killed in attack by communist rebels in eastern Philippines

Filipino boxing icon Pacquiao beats Mexican rival

Ineng weakens, moves away from RP

Typhoon "Ineng" (international code name Krosa) weakened on Sunday morning as it continued to move away from Philippine territory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Admi...

Manila Blacklists Jeddah Company for Using Visit Visas to Hire Filipino Workers

Islamic militants eyed in Philippine bombings

Pacquiao going for KO after weight problem

Close this LAS VEGAS--A gaunt, ghostly figure officially identified as Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines was certified ready on Friday (Saturday in Manila) for his monumental rematch with mus...

In Internet age, postman gives job relevance, a heart

Close this MANILA, Philippines--DESPITE his name, he is no potato patch mailman. Floro "Pol" Camote is a modern-day postman who continues to make his job relevant in the age of the Internet....

No takers for Barrera among Cebuano bettors

Close this CEBU CITY, Philippines--Cebuano sports gamblers find no takers for their bets as local boxing aficionados are almost certain that boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will win Sunday's (Satu...

Missing Filipino masterpiece found at last

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- After a decades-long search, the family of Vicente Alvarez Dizon has located his painting that won first place at an international competition in 1939 which ...

What's the proper way to sing the national anthem

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Soon after Manny Pacquiao demolished Mexican legend Erik Morales in three rounds in their November 2006 fight in Las Vegas, councilors of Davao City raised a...

Volunteers sought to protect witnesses in political killings

Experts unanimous on Pacman

LAS VEGAS--Just like back in the Philippines, home-base of world boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, majority of experts down here don't see a chance of a Marco Antonio Barrera win today. Nigel Collins,...

Barangay elections draw blood in Bataan

BALANGA CITY, Philippines--A candidate for barangay captain in the Oct. 29 barangay elections was shot and killed by four men in Pilar, Bataan, on Saturday, police said. Renato Solomon, 49, who was r...

Buhain to supervise Pacquiao-Barrera II

Close this LAS VEGAS -- The World Boxing Council (WBC) has appointed Philippines' Games and Amusements Board chairman Eric Buhain as the fight supervisor for the mammoth showdown between Fili...

Unpaid taxes of CARP lands swell to P1B

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines--The unpaid real property tax for farmlands covered by agrarian reform in Negros Occidental has reached more than P1 billion, Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Marañon sai...

Arroyo pushes 50% hike in 'botika' expansion

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo backed Saturday night a 50-percent hike in the expansion fund for the government's "Botika ng Bayan" program for 2008. Mrs Arroyo, arriving from India, said increa...

Daily Show disrespectful not only to Cory but to Pinays - Mayor Lim

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim on Saturday called on Filipinos to register their protest against Comedy Central's The Daily Show for maligning former Philippine President Corazon Aquino on one of the sho...

Arroyo orders cyber-ed 'shielded' from "unnecessary controversy"

After the national broadband network deal with China's ZTE Corp. has been scrapped, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered Saturday night the "protection" of the Cyber-Education deal from "unnecess...

RP cagebelles Seaba tourney underdogs

MANILA, Philippines--I DIDN'T realize how out of touch I had been with the RP women's basketball team until I got a press release from SBP executive director Pato Gregorio announcing that Jean Henri L...

So, 2 others on top

YEREVAN, ARMEnia--Filipino International Master Wesley So stopped Armenian Tigran Manikonian late Friday for his third straight victory and a three-way tie for the lead in the 2007 World Junior Champi...

Abarra, Castro get finals slots

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Filipino-American slugger Larry Abarra of Olongapo City punched his way to the bantamweight finals even as the favorites prevailed on the penultimate day of the 2007 Smart Nationa...

Arroyo arrives at NAIA from 3-day India visit

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrived late Saturday night after a three-day visit to India, radio DZBB reported. Mrs Arroyo's plane touched down the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 10...

Arroyo flying home with $2B in trade from India

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo left India Saturday en route home to the Philippines, where she is expected to arrive at 9:30 p.m. with $2 billion worth of trade and investment agreements with India...

Don't look at me

Bedol to be charged with poll sabotage

Visit to Taj Mahal caps Arroyo's India state visit

Conrado Dayrit, Dr. Coconut; 88

Impeachment waste of people's time, money - Palace

A lost cause and a waste of people's time and money. This was how Malacañang described Saturday the latest impeachment bid against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, filed Friday night b...

Comelec insists Abalos is really out

Saludo defends new measure on military and state secrets

Arroyo forms body to convince Senate that JPEPA is good

"Ineng" slams into Taiwan, but to continue enhancing monsoon

Typhoon "Ineng" (international code name Krosa) accelerated and reached the eastern coast of Taiwan Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ...

Woman held hostage by ex-lover inside Navotas Internet cafe

(Updated 2:37 p.m.) A man took hostage of his former live-in partner inside an Internet cafe in M. Naval Street, Navotas, Metro Manila, radio dzBB reported Saturday afternoon. The report initially ...

Palace accepts ABC sorry over racial slur vs Pinoy docs - report

Malacañang has accepted the apology of the American Broadcasting Studios (ABC) over the racial slur made against Filipino medical practitioners in an episode of the popular television series "D...

DoH seeks help for anti-measles immunization of 9 million kids

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday appealed to volunteer workers to help the agency in its month-long anti-measles drive for nine million children nationwide. "Di kaya yan ng nurse at doct...

Typhoon 'Ineng' moves toward Japan

Dipolognons in Chicago Celebrate Fiesta of Holy Rosary

gathered in Chicago on Friday, October 5 for one of the biggest fiesta celebrations ever held by the community. Guests from as far as Thailand and Iceland joined friends and relatives in the area to p...

Philippine police investigate rush hour bomb attacks

Hold-departure order issued vs Pasig lawyer charged with homicide

A court has issued a hold-departure order against a Pasig City Hall lawyer after he was charged for shooting dead a motorist and his passenger in a fit of road rage last Tuesday. QTV-11 on Saturday...

'Ineng' veers toward Japan, continues enhancing monsoon

Typhoon "Ineng" (international code name Krosa) veered slightly north-northwest and continues to move closer to the Ryukyu, Southern Islands of Japan Saturday morning. In its 11 a.m. advisory, the ...

Impeach-Arroyo plea a ploy, 'internecine war' of majority pols - Golez

An opposition congressman has warned that the impeachment complaint filed Friday night by a lawyer against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo could be "a pre-emptive impeachment move to insulate (Arroy...

TV Show Joke Calling Philippine Icon of Democracy a 'Slut' Sparks Protest

Blasts in S. Philippine City Kill 2, Injure 32

One killed, 19 hurt in two blasts in S. Philippines

9 nabbed in first week of gun ban for village, SK polls

At least nine persons have been arrested in the first week of the Philippine National Police's (PNP) implementation of the gun ban for the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) e...

Truck with 350 sacks of rice falls into Talayan creek in QC

Early-morning traffic in Quezon City was snarled Saturday after a 10-wheel truck loaded with 350 sacks of rice fell into a creek in Quezon City. The truck driver, initially identified as George Sia...

Define military secrets that must be shielded by law

Senator Rodolfo Biazon on Saturday said Malacañang has to define first what military secrets should be protected by law, before legislators craft a measure for the non-disclosure of information...

Concepcion, Gesta stop foes in Vegas

LAS VEGAS -- Filipinos Bernabe Concepcion and Mercito Gesta fashioned out stoppage victories Thursday in a Top Rank card at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino here. The 20-year-old Concepcion, the WBC Yo...

Filipinos go up vs Japanese in Davis Cup

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines, on the fast lane hopefully back into the Davis Cup World Group, battles perennial rival Japan when it begins its Asia-Oceania Group 1 tie on Feb. 8-10 next year...

Filipinos settle for 7th place

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines leaned on a two-over-par 74 from Jonel Ababa in another tough scoring day to finish in seventh place in the 23rd Nomura Cup golf championship at the Sunrise Golf...

Tigers' Cruz is MVP

MANILA, Philippines -- He labored in Team B for two years -- the same number of seasons it took him to rise to the top of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball leagu...

US call center eyes expansion in Luzon

MANILA, Philippines -- US-based, Nasdaq-listed ICT Group Inc. is looking for new sites in nearby provinces as it continues to expand its Philippine operations following the launch of two call centers ...

India, Philippines sign nine agreements

Ties that bind also blind kin of officials in hot seat

MANILA, Philippines -- Whether the allegations that painted Benjamin Abalos Sr. to a corner are true or not, or whether he quit the chairmanship of the Commission on Elections in order to prevent bigg...

Green groups up in arms

MANILA, Philippines -- Green groups Friday demanded justice for slain environment activist Armin Marin and called for an end to mining explorations on pristine Sibuyan Island in Romblon province, sout...

Only my wife can order me around

MANILA, Philippines -- Senate President Manuel Villar has taken offense at Sen. Jamby Madrigal's charge that Malaca ang and a powerful businessman had influenced him to prod Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano i...

Child killed, 26 injured in Philippine

Palace staff pocketed P455,000 from PCSO

MANILA, Philippines -- She received a check for P460,000 as donation but received only P5,000. Where did the rest of the money go? Malaca ang wanted to know as well, and on Friday it ordered an inves...

PCGG wants quick trial for Marcoses

MANILA, Philippines -- The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is seeking a speedy resolution of some 300 ill-gotten wealth cases against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his close...

Arroyo confirms Neri report of bribery, muzzles Cabinet

NEW DELHI (via PLDT) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Friday she would invoke executive privilege to prevent Cabinet members from talking about privileged communications, including previous d...

Philippines, India agree to cooperate on trade, terrorism

RP officials in US gang up on "Desperate Housewives"

Extremely distorted, utterly degrading and plainly discriminatory. This was how Philippine consulates in the United States "diplomatically" lambasted the racial slur in an episode of the popul...

Remember Teachers Camp?

MANILA, Philippines -- Who does not remember Teachers Camp? For the past five or six generations, almost every Filipino teacher or student has had a Teachers Camp experience, spending a few education-enriching days or even a fortnight, for the fortunate few, in green-and-white pre-war cottages under the pines in cool

Into the ‘Twilight’ zone

MANILA, Philippines -- Twilight, the vampire says, is “the safest time of the day for us. The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way� the end of another day, the return of the night.

The terrible cost of freedom

MANILA, Philippines -- On Dec. 5, 1941, the Manila Symphony Orchestra held a concert that turned out to be the last for a long time. It was held (as Dr. Benito Legarda Jr. tells us in his new book) “at the elegant� Metropolitan Theater in a beautiful and prosperous city at peace.”

Recalling Pavarotti’s last Manila engagement

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino music lovers were exchanging endless text messages when they learned about Pavarotti’s recent death.

Musicals galore

MANILA, Philippines -- The human voice—our favorite musical instrument—was prominently showcased during the third quarter of the year. The period saw a major vocal recital, a clutch of musicals, a Filipino opera, and a caf� show by talents from the Philippine Opera Company (POC).

Found in translation

MANILA, Philippines -- In “The Promise of the Foreign: Nationalism and the Techniques of Translation in the Spanish Philippines,” by Vicente L. Rafael (Duke University Press, 2005, 230pp.).

Bicol legends on canvas

MANILA, Philippines -- If Pancho Piano gets to realize his dream, no place or ritual would ever die.

To bode the ill is to ‘Bodabil’

MANILA, Philippines -- To bode the ill but only in retrospect, to vaudeville but sans parodic effect.

Defacing the icons

MANILA, Philippines -- Vincent Padilla would seem like an artist apart. This is once again confirmed by his latest exhibit “Iconized,” pieces in oil on canvas, in 1/of Gallery, 2/F, Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Reaching toward my goal

MANILA, Philippines - Unlike any other creature on earth, humans have a unique capacity to create their own reality. We have the ability to envision what we want, and in a fascinating psychological twist, some of us can actually behave as if the goal has already been achieved.

150th anniversary of apparitions

MANILA, Philippines - The City of Lourdes in France continues to receive thousands of pilgrims as various activities are being held until Feb. 11, 2008, to mark the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady to Bernadette Soubirous, a 14-year-old peasant girl.

Other women’s morals are their own concern

MANILA, Philippines – Dear Emily, Why do women, married and with children to raise, succumb to an affair?

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