The Philippine Headlines - October 13, 2007

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Ship interception naval excercises hosted by Japan

TOKYO--Ships and aircraft from seven countries began three days of maritime exercises Saturday involving the mock interception of weapons of mass destruction, a Japanese official said.

Haiti floods leave 45 dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE--At least 45 people have died in the poverty-stricken island of Haiti as homes were swept away in floods triggered by heavy rain, the interior ministry said Friday.

Taiwan pastor faces 15 years in jail for sex abuse--report

TAIPEI--Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a pastor for sexually abusing 13 women in his congregation and are seeking a 15-year prison term for the man who has a prior conviction for molestation, a report said Saturday.

Thai PM doubts UN can bring change to Myanmar

BANGKOK--Thailand's army-installed prime minister said Saturday he doubted whether the United Nations alone would succeed in pushing Myanmar's hardline junta to ease its crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents.

Typhoon unearths Vietnam War-era bomb

HANOI--Police and military engineers in central Vietnam were trying to defuse a large Vietnam War-era bomb unearthed after floods caused by a typhoon last week, a police officer said Saturday.

'Karaoke' attacker bites man's ear--cops

UNIONDALE, New York--A crazed attacker broke into a Long Island man's home, beat him with a karaoke machine and bit off his ear, police said. Doctors were unable to reattach the ear of the victim, but his injuries were not considered life threatening, said Nassau County police Officer Mary Verna.

Japanese foreign minister hospitalized

TOKYO--Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura has spent a night at a hospital in Tokyo for light anemia, a foreign ministry official said Saturday.

Former US commander calls Iraq 'nightmare with no end'

WASHINGTON--(UPDATE) A former top US military commander in Iraq said Friday that the current White House strategy in Iraq will not achieve victory in the four-and-a-half-year war, which he described as "a nightmare with no end in sight."

Homeless man is chess king of Washington

WASHINGTON--He sleeps on a bench, but he is king of chess during the day at Washington's Dupont Circle, where he dazzles beginners and masters alike with his winning moves on the park's stone chessboards.

Iraqi diaspora chat away their heartaches

BAGHDAD--With a girlfriend in Damascus, a mother and two brothers in Abu Dhabi, cousins in Amman and an uncle in Finland, Internet chats are the only way Baghdad merchant Hussein Karim can keep up with his widely dispersed family.

Pets hurled off bridge in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--Animal control workers seized dozens of dogs and cats from housing projects in the town of Barceloneta and hurled them from a bridge to their deaths, authorities and witnesses said Friday. Mayor Sol Luis Fontanez blamed a contractor hired to take the animals to a shelter.

UN envoy heads to Asia to keep up pressure on Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS--UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari heads this weekend to Asia to rally support for an international campaign for democracy in Myanmar, but the success of his mission is far from guaranteed.

Tensions high as China's top communists prepare to meet

BEIJING--China's Communist Party elite will gather on Monday for the nation's most important political event in five years -- a meeting that is expected to see President Hu Jintao tighten his grip on power.

Kodak to end Olympics sponsorship after 2008 games

NEW YORK--When the Beijing Olympics closes in August 2008, more than a century of "Kodak Moments" at the global sporting event will also come to an end.

Google, Random House move closer on book search

FRANKFURT--Random House, the world's biggest book publisher, is considering joining a book-search project run by Google, once considered an arch-enemy by the paper publishing industry.

China's Three Gorges Dam to require more people to move

BEIJING--For years, China steamed ahead with construction of the world's largest hydropower project, dismissing most warnings of the environmental perils ahead. Now, Mother Nature seems to be forcing a change of heart.

Ex-Idol contestant Clark pleads guilty

YUMA, Arizona--Former "American Idol" contestant Corey Clark is facing up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of $150,000 after pleading guilty to a felony charge of harassment. Clark, 27, is scheduled to be sentenced in early November in Yuma County Superior Court although no date had been set as of Friday.

Police raid US doctors' offices in Anna Nicole death probe

LOS ANGELES--Police carried out a series of raids across California on Friday as part of a probe into the drugs overdose death of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, justice officials said.

Why, who is going after the Inquirer?

MANILA, Philippines -- When Secretary Neri pleaded at the close of the September 26th 2007 joint committee hearing on the NBN deal that he would like to consult his superiors before he could agree or not to disclose his conversation with the President.

Malacañang official accused of attempted homicide

MANILA, Philippines – A complaint for attempted homicide was filed yesterday against an undersecretary of the office of the presidential chief of staff.

Solon seeks House probe

MANILA, Philippines -- Rep. Edgar San Luis has found a way to hit back at colleagues who assailed his endorsement of a reputedly weak impeachment complaint allegedly meant to "immunize" President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from a stronger suit.

Opposition plans to take impeach referral to SC

MANILA, Philippines -- The opposition in the House of Representatives is seriously considering taking to the Supreme Court Deputy Speaker Raul del Mar's referral of the purportedly weak impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the House committee on justice.

3 more solons confirm 'Christmas gift'

MANILA, Philippines -- Despite Malaca&ntilde;ang's denials, three veteran administration congressmen on Friday admitted envelopes containing cash were distributed during Thursday's breakfast meeting at the Palace called by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Ruling coalition will remain intact--De Venecia

MANILA, Philippines -- They have decided to keep the ruling coalition intact, if only to avert what one of their political allies earlier warned of--the possibility of "mutually assured destruction."

Arroyo opens P3.6-B dam Neda questioned

SAN MIGUEL, BOHOL—A P3.6 billion irrigation project in Bohol, considered the most expensive irrigation facility in the country because of cost overruns reaching 52 percent, was inaugurated yesterday, by no less than President Macapagal-Arroyo.

New Rodriguez landfill opens

MANILA, Philippines – A garbage crisis in Metro Manila has been averted. Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III and Rodriguez Mayor Pedro Cuerpo have settled their differences and allowed the opening of the town’s sanitary landfill to Metro Manila, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Bayani Fernando said yester

Debt service cut in P1.23-T '08 nat'l budget

MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives has reduced by P17.3 billion automatic foreign debt payments that would have eaten up more than half of the proposed P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008.

JPEPA bad deal for Filipino caregivers, says migrant group

MANILA, Philippines -- A migrants’ advocacy group has joined calls on the to junk the Japanese-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), calling the pact a "bad deal" because it is discriminatory to Filipino health workers.

Freed OFW back in RP from Nigeria

The Filipino overseas worker abducted last September 27 by an armed group in Port Harcourt, Nigeria came home to the Philippines Saturday.

Shell, Petron hike LPG price by P1/kg

Oil giants Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Petron Corp. increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by P1 per kilogram, or P11 for an 11-kg tank, effective 6 a.m. Saturday.

Spears reduces involvement in new album

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Evidently preoccupied with other matters, Britney Spears co-wrote just two of the 12 songs on her upcoming album, according to the track listing released on Friday by her label.

Ten jailed for Bali bombings among 50,000 hoping for Eid sentence cuts

JAKARTA (AFP) - Ten people jailed over the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings were among 50,000 Indonesian prisoners Saturday hoping for sentence cuts to mark the major Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, official media reported.

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu

JAKARTA (AFP) - A 12-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, raising the toll in the nation worst affected by avian flu to 88, the health ministry said Saturday.

Haiti floods leave 45 dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - At least 45 people have died in the poverty-stricken island of Haiti as homes were swept away in floods triggered by heavy rain, the interior ministry said Friday.

(UPDATE) JDV asked to back off, says son

The whistleblower in the national broadband network (NBN) controversy said he opposed the decision of his father, Speaker Jose de Venecia, to inhibit himself from the impeachment complaint against President Arroyo in the House of Representatives.

US covering up Iraqi corruption: lawmakers

Four powerful Democratic lawmakers on Friday warned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that "endemic corruption" in Iraq was fueling the insurgency, and accused her department of covering it up.

Lavrov warns Rice against 'unilateral' Iran strategy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacked Friday what he called the United States' "unilateral" approach to the Iranian nuclear crisis, during talks here with US counterpart Condoleezza Rice.

Global TV world goes local to bump up growth

"Think global, act local" has been a corporate catchphrase for years. Now it's catching on across the entertainment business as television goes head on with Internet and mobile phone newcomers to find new ways to win viewers.

Despite Squabble, GMA, De Venecia Will Keep 'Marriage'

The ZTE controversy will fizzle out, without President Arroyo or Speaker De Venecia Jr. getting ousted. But expect their allies...

GMA Undermined Neda in Getting Broadband Deal Approval

Six former Neda chiefs say the agency is now a ‘rubber stamp’ institution.

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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Philippines on alert for bombings

manila The Philippines' southern provinces were on maximum alert yesterday after police warned that Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants plan to resume a bombing and terror campaign after the Muslim...

'Bribe' story nothing new

The banner headline story in the Inquirer yesterday saying that 190 congressmen were each handed envelopes amounting to between P200,000 and P500,000 in Malaca ang after a breakfast meeting with Presi...

PNP prohibits use of cellphones in jails

THE police leadership has directed all regional, provincial, and city police directors to strictly prohibit electronic messaging devices especially mobile phones inside their detention cells.Chief Sup...

New Rodriguez landfill opens

MANILA, Philippines - A garbage crisis in Metro Manila has been averted. Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III and Rodriguez Mayor Pedro Cuerpo have settled their differences and allowed the opening of the ...

Rodriguez landfill reopened to address metro garbage crisis

THE looming garbage crisis in Metro Manila was averted after feuding Rodriguez Mayor Pedro Cuerpo and Rizal Governor Casimiro Ynares reached an agreement allowing the opening of the town's sanitary la...

Police exempt food products from checkpoints

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Avelino Razon Jr. on Friday assured dealers, traders, and viajeros of basic market commodities of unhampered transport of their goods from the p...

Plunder prosecutor open to Estrada's pardon

THE chief prosecutor responsible for the plunder conviction of former President Joseph Estrada is now open to the idea of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in granting pardon to the deposed leader. Sp...

QC cops link 'asset' to death of police officer

MANILA, Philippines - Dead men do tell tales. Citing new evidence, investigators of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) declared yesterday the death of Station 8 commander Supt. Jose Garcia a clos...

28 hurt in Coastal Road accident

MANILA, Philippines - Twenty-eight persons were injured when a passenger bus hit six other vehicles along the Coastal Road in Para aque City early yesterday morning. The incident is the second traffi...

JPEPA bad deal for Filipino caregivers, says migrant group

MANILA, Philippines -- A migrants' advocacy group has joined calls on the to junk the Japanese-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), calling the pact a "bad deal" because it is discrimina...

Teachers question Chinese firm's role in Cyber-Ed deal

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- What does a Chinese company that WHAT manufactures X-ray machines and other state-of-the-art airport security equipment got to do with the government's Cyber...

Malaca ang official accused of attempted homicide

MANILA, Philippines - A complaint for attempted homicide was filed yesterday against an undersecretary of the office of the presidential chief of staff. Warrick Evidente of Barangay Mariana, New Mani...

Gonzales warns village candidates backed by rebels

ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales on Thursday warned that the government would take action against candidates in the October elections that are backed by communis...

Rights body stops inquiry into Burgos abduction

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Human Rights has "temporarily" stopped its public inquiry into the disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos for "lack of cooperation" from hi...

Wage hike possible, says labor exec

MANILA, Philippines -- A labor official has disclosed that regional wage boards all over the country may review their newly-issued wage orders in light of the impending fare increase. Ciriaco Lagunza...

No jewellery for Philippines cops

MANILA: The Philippines is starting to give its 110,000 policemen a makeover, trying to make them more like friendly neighbours than their current hard man image, the new national police chief said...

Pacquiao promoted, to see troops in South

BOXING sensation Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao plans to visit his fellow soldiers who are in the frontlines of Basilan and Sulu battling feared Abu Sayyaf bandits, which is a very rare act among warri...

Estrada wants hospital arrest to be with mom

Deposed former President Joseph Estrada said Friday that he will ask the Sandiganbayan to place him under hospital arrest or house arrest at his Greenhills home so he can stay longer with his ai...

Human-rights victims file $414M new claim

Martial law human-rights victims have asked the United Nations Committee on Human Rights to compel the Philippine government to pay them $413.5 million, according to a press release issued by Ro...

Al Gore, UN climate change panel win Nobel Peace Prize

Gore, a vice-president to Bill Clinton and failed candidate for the White House in 2000, has rein vented himself in recent years as a champion of climate change with his 2006 Oscar-winning docum...

House adds P30B to social services

The House of Representatives added P30 billion to social services, when it passed on second reading the proposed P1.227-trillion national budget for 2008.

GMA to ignore subpoena-Apostol

"It's nonsense," Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol said, referring to the subpoena. "She's the President, and the court should not issue subpoena to the President. President Arroyo...

Thousands gather in Manila to celebrate end of Ramadan

MANILA, Philippines -- Thousands of Filipino Muslims on Friday gathered in Manila to join the rest of the Islamic community in celebrating Eid'l Fitr, a festival marking the end of Ramadan. According...

WHO lauds SC ruling on infant milk ads

MANILA, Philippines -- Despite the Supreme Court's recent lifting of the ban on infant milk formula advertisements, the World Health Organization (WHO) has lauded the high court's support of the Depar...

Cuenco admits getting P200,000 'Christmas gift' from Palace

CEBU CITY, Philippines -- A veteran congressman from Cebu City admitted on Friday that envelopes containing "different amounts of cash" were indeed distributed during the breakfast meeting called by P...

Murder suspect, 2 soldiers hurt in Manila shootout

MANILA, Philippines -- Two Army soldiers and a murder suspect they were trying to arrest were wounded in a shootout in Manila's Tondo district Friday, an Army offical said. At around 3:30 p.m., Corpo...

Airline pushes 'open skies' sans Manila

CLARK ZONE--Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) is pushing for a variant of the open skies policy that will include all Philippine gateways except Manila and does away with airline designation. CEO and ...

Palace stunned by De Venecia's move, says Puno

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaca ang was stunned when House Speaker Jose de Venecia inhibited himself from any participation in the impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Interi...

Estrada to ask court for 3-day pass to visit mom

MANILA, Philippines -- Convicted president Joseph Estrada will ask the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court next week for a three-day pass to be with his sick mother and to give him time to talk to his lawy...

Filipino Nurses in San Francisco Join Strike

Philippine News , Posted: Oct 12, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO -- Filipino nurses were part of the biggest nurses' strike in California in nearly a decade, reports Philippine News. More than 5,000 registered...

Manila open to deals to recover Marcos wealth

manila The Philippine government is open to deals with the family and business partners of former president Ferdinand Marcos to end court cases involving about 180 billion pesos ($4 billion), an off...

Cash gift 'standard'--House leader

MANILA, Philippines -- Legislators at the House of Representatives sometimes receive allowances or incentives whenever they have accomplished something, a leader at the House of Representatives admitt...

Bolante case difficult to resolve--Ombudsman

MANILA, Philippines -- Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez admitted Friday that resolving the case against former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante would be difficult. "Collecting the ev...

Solon mulls SC intervention over Arroyo impeach rap referral

MANILA, Philippines -- An opposition lawmaker is considering questioning the House of Representatives' "infirmed" referral of an impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo before ...

Ex-Ched chairman welcomes probe on P550M project

FORMER Commission on Higher Education (Ched) chairman Carlito Puno maintained Thursday that the controversial P550 million call center project of the higher education body is "above-board." Acting cha...

Times' language institute, Hopkins sign agreement

The Manila Times Language Institute and the Hopkins International Partners Inc. signed an agreement on Thursday that would make English-language proficiency testing more accessible in Central Lu...

Dole spares export firms from giving wage hike

COMPANIES engaged in the export industry in Central Luzon and the Calabarzon area has been exempted from giving the mandated wage hike," the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said.Ciriaco Lagu...

Arroyo met administration lawmakers in Malacanang

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo held an "emergency meeting" Thursday with 189 congressmen from the ruling coalition composed of members of Lakas-Chistian Muslim Democrats, Kabalikat ng Malayang Pili...

Neri to face contempt if he invokes executive privilege

Neri said he reported the bribe offer to President Arroyo, who told him not to accept it. But when senators pressed him for details, Neri invoked executive privilege, saying the public is not pr...

Japanese woman pays man online to kill her

TOKYO: A Japanese man who ran a website offering help with suicide has been arrested for allegedly killing a woman who paid him to arrange her death, an official said Thursday.

Starbucks recalls China-made cups

Coffee shop chain Starbucks is recalling 250,000 made-in-China plastic children's cups that can break easily and endanger children, the company and the US Consumer

Esperon downplays terror threat after Ramadan

terrorist attacks with the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the military in contrast said it saw no imminent threat. On Thursday, Philippine National Police Chief Avelino Razon said he order...

Tell truth in court

MANILA, Philippines -- Armed Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. has turned the tables on 28 Army Scout Ranger and Marine officers who have been detained on mutiny charges, daring them to "tell the tr...

Catholic Church Opposes Philippine Congress Proposal To Provide Funding For Contraceptives To Stem Increasing Birth Rate

>> rate this article The Roman Catholic Church on Sunday expressed opposition to a proposal in the Philippine Congress to provide one billion pesos, or about $22.5 million, for contraceptives for wom...

Finance implicates 2 officials in smuggling

The Department of Finance has filed charges before the Office of Ombudsman against two Customs officials in Subic for facilitating the release and registration of 14 smuggled luxury cars.

House OKs on 2nd reading the proposed P1.2-trillion budget

MANILA, Philippines - (UPDATE) Before adjourning its regular session, the House of Representatives early Friday approved on second reading the Malaca ang-proposed P1.227-trillion budget for 2008. Hou...

'Rumor-mongering,' says Palace of solons' gifts, 'pork'

MANILA, Philippines -- Malaca ang has belied insinuations that it gave cash gifts and pledged pork barrel to lawmakers at the House of Representatives to kill the impeachment move against President Gl...

Pacquiao gets warm welcome

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wished People's Champ Manny Pacquiao continued success in his future boxing matches, urging him to continue to be patriotic, God-fearing, and an inspiration to the Fi...

Arroyo sticks to 'zone of comfort,' gives politics to allies

MANILA, Philippines -- Assured by members of the majority at the House of Representatives that the third impeachment complaint against her would not prosper, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has reit...

New impeachment complaint against Philippine President Arroyo

MANILA : A Manila lawyer made an impeachment complaint on Thursday against Philippine President Gloria Arroyo - the third in three years. The complaint was made this time over allegations of corruptio...

Mother, three sons killed in fire in central Philippines

Manila - A mother and her three young sons were killed Friday in a pre-dawn fire that struck their house in the central Philippines, police said. Mercedita Flores, 36, had gone back into the burning h...

Airbus super jumbo visits Philippines to show it is ready for Asia

Airbus' extra-large A380 jetliner flew into the Philippines on a test flight Thursday to show it can be flown to existing runways in Asia, company officials said. The A380 flew from Melbourne to the ...

Leviev shortlisted to buy Philippine energy firm

In a show of superlative timing, Africa Israel released an earnings warning for the third quarter of 2007, a day after tapping about a billion shekels from investors. Some outraged institutional inves...

'It's huge!' It's bigger than Pacman, it's Superplane

MANILA, Philippines -- Just when Manila thought boxing hero Manny Pacquiao was the biggest hit at the airport Thursday, a giant superstar arrived some nine hours later. The world's largest commercial...

Cops open landfill gates to garbage trucks

MANILA, Philippines -- The new landfill in Rodriguez town in Rizal was opened for trucks loaded with garbage after the provincial police unlocked its gates yesterday, Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III sa...

Pandacan oil depot case out of our hands, says Lim

MANILA, Philippines -- The Manila City government is leaving it to the Supreme Court to decide whether or not to relocate the existing oil depot in Pandacan, site of the country's three largest oil fi...

Tullahan Bridge reopens to motorists on Monday

MANILA, Philippines -- The Tullahan Bridge in Valenzuela City will finally be open to motorists beginning Monday. Angelito Twano, National Capital Region assistant director of the Department of Publi...

3 ex-Manila cops found guilty of kidnap for ransom

MANILA, Philippines -- Three former police officers were found guilty of abducting a Chinese-Filipino businesswoman in 2003 by a Quezon City court yesterday. PO1 Papeniano P. Razos, PO1 Casem R. Ote,...

Largest passenger jet touches down in Manila

MANILA, Philippines -- Airbus' extra-large A380 jetliner flew into the Philippines on a test flight Thursday to show it can be flown to existing runways in Asia, company officials said. The A380 flew...

Building burns in Manila

MANILA, Philippines-Fire has hit the Yutivo Investment Corp. (YIC) building on the corner of United Nations Avenue and San Marcelino Street in this city, on Thursday evening, authorities said. As of ...

Released Filipino worker in Nigeria back on Saturday

MANILA, Philippines -- Alberto Bacani Sr., the Filipino worker held captive for 12 days by militants in Nigeria will be reunited with his family in Manila Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (...

Esperon apprehensive about Oct 24 implementation of new writ

MANILA, Philippines -- Military Chief General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said he was "apprehensive" about the October 24 implementation of the Writ of Amparo, a new legal remedy for victims of extra-judic...

Color-coding scheme suspended in Metro Manila Friday

MANILA, Philippines --The color-coding traffic scheme will be suspended in Metro Manila, including in Makati City, this Friday, a holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month Ramadan, officials s...

PNP braces for new terror attacks

MANILA, Philippines -- As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ends Friday, Philippine National Police Director General Avelino Razon orders the 120,000-strong police force to take steps to foil new terr...

Prosecution slams Estrada petition vs verdict

QUEZON City, Philippines --The motion for reconsideration filed by former president Joseph Estrada on his guilty verdict by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court is weak, Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-...

Government plan to pursue CyberEd slammed

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Gabriela Representative Luz Ilagan on Thursday assailed the government's plan to pursue the Cyber Education Project, which was earlier suspended over allegations of overpric...

RP-US war games to resume in Central Luzon

CLARK FREEPORT, Philippines -- Scaled down last year as a custody issue hounded a US Marine convicted of raping a Filipina, military exercises between the Philippine and US armed forces are resuming f...

PNP chief visits Metro Manila to ensure police visibility

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine National Police Director General Avelino Razon inspected key areas in Metro Manila as part of the "Mamang Pulis" program. Razon's first stop was at the Camp Bagong D...

Manila's controversial new airport going nowhere

MANILA, Philippines -- A small hole in the wall of lawyer Jose Bernas' chambers marks the spot where an assassin's bullet lodged in a botched attempt to kill him. The hole, just to the right of the m...

Philippine central bank loss seen curbing FX intervention

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine central bank has run up its biggest loss in more than a decade trying to temper the peso's rapid rise and the deficit is likely to limit its a...

40 jailed soldiers can't be arraigned just yet -- Esperon

MANILA, Philippines -- The fate of 40 Army enlisted men who are detained without charges over the botched February 2006 coup d'etat hangs, until their superiors, who are facing court martial, are arra...

Bill to compel cabbies to give exact change filed by Revilla

MANILA, Philippines -- As Christmas draws near and cabs become in demand, Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. has filed a measure seeking to penalize taxi drivers who don't give exact change to passengers. Revi...

De Venecia vows House approval of 2008 budget

MANILA, Philippines -- Despite being embroiled in the impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the intramurals within the coalition, Speaker Jose de Venecia vowed to approve...

15 policemen sacked after losing patrol car in Philippines

Manila - Fifteen police officers were sacked Thursday after losing a patrol car parked in front of their station in Manila to a visitor at the police post, an official said. The theft occurred late We...

Manila to act fast on killings

manila The Philippines ordered government prosecutors to resolve rights abuse complaints against soldiers and police officers within a 60-day period, the justice secretary said yesterday.

Philippine boxing champ flies home, eyes next victims

MANILA (AFP) - Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome on Thursday after beating Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in a grudge match, and vowed to take his slugging to the ...

Cebu solon clarifies statement on Puno

MANILA, Philippines -- Cebu Representative Pablo Garcia has denied pointing to Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno as being behind the impeachment case filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arr...

House majority to decide on Arroyo impeach rap--De Venecia

MANILA, Philippines -- The majority coalition at the House of Representatives will decide within the day on what to do with the impeachment complaint filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, S...

FDI in Philippines tops US$419 million in July

MANILA -- Foreign direct investment in the Philippines reached US$419 million in July, reversing a net outflow of US$79 million in the same month last year, the central bank said Wednesday.Central ban...

Garcia barking at wrong tree

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Cebu Representative Pablo Garcia is pointing to the wrong person who he claims is responsible for the impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapaga...

Villagers Flee as Clan War Erupts in S. Philippines

Al Jacinto, Arab News ZAMBOANGA CITY, 11 October 2007 - War between two clans erupted yesterday in the southern Philippines, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes, an official of a Muslim ...

Filipino scientists try to turn cloned buffalo into milk producer

After successfully cloning the first water buffalo in southeast Asia, Filipino scientists are to improve the genetic make-up of the animal and make it into a "super buffalo" for producing mi...

Taguig hospital gets shot in the arm

MANILA, Philippines - In a bid to boost medical services for residents of Taguig City, doctors from high-end hospitals will soon provide free consultations at the Taguig District Hospital (TDH). City...

Arroyo defends Cyber-Ed project

The President said the Cyber-Ed program that the government would undertake with China's Tsing Hua University would benefit million of Filipino students particularly those who are in the remotest area...

Neri, other Ched officials to be sued for not paying contractor

He said their legal department is now studying their options regarding the "impasse.""We are already studying our legal options," Peig told reporters but refused to state the clear charge that they wi...

Arroyo confident of lasting until 2010

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Appearing unfazed by the new impeachment case filed against her, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said on Wednesday she would spend her remaining three year...

Senators warn Neda to produce NBN documents

A NUMBER of senators criticized the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) for its refusal to submit documents related to the corruption-tainted multimillion-peso National Broadband Networ...

House ethics panel ready to probe impeach rap endorser

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The House committee on ethics will investigate charges that P2 million was offered to some lawmakers so they would endorse a weak impeachment complaint again...

Taxpayer's suit at the SC can kill sham impeachment--lawyer

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A lawyer for Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has offered a way out for the allegedly weak impeachment complaint supposedly meant to immunize President Gloria Mac...

Cold mornings don't mean cold season is here

MANILA, Philippines -- Cold mornings have been felt in some areas in Metro Manila, but these are not a sign the cold season has kicked in, according to weather forecasters. The cool weather in the mo...

Local governments blamed for textbook glut

MANILA, Philippines -- Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus pointed to the local government units (LGUs) as the ones to blame for the reported failure of the Department of Education (DepEd) to distribut...

Trillanes asks SC to allow him to perform Senate duties

MANILA, Philippines -- Jailed opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a Makati court decision and allow him to attend Senate sessions and other official function...

Arroyo's adviser named as mastermind of 'sham' impeach rap

MANILA, Philippines -- A key ally of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has tagged Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno as the mastermind of the "weak" impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Roel Pulido. Ce...

DepEd clarifies COA findings

"The results of actual field validation by both central and division offices determine the final location and the extent of construction work required," the DepEd statement said in reaction to T...

Political noise should not affect progress

Excessive politicking could not derail the government's implementation of major economic reforms and its quest for political stability, President Arroyo said on Wednesday.

US-RP military exercises resume next week

The Balikatan exercise of 2005 was probably the most controversial of the joint military exercises. On November 1 that year, American Marine, Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, was accused raping a Filipi...

The Times read by OFWs, affluent

The Manila Times, the country's oldest newspaper, is among the top national dailies read by households of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the affluent, the latest survey of Nielsen Media Re...

Senate supports IPU call for oversight on 'tied loans'

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Senate supports the Inter Parliamentary Union's (IPU) call for tighter congressional oversight on foreign loans with strings attached, Senator Loren Legarda said ...

Arroyo to push through with CyberEd project

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pressed anew on Wednesday for the implementation of the $460-million Cyber Education Project, saying this was an investment the government shou...

Senators threaten contempt charges vs NEDA's Santos

MANILA, Philippines -- What other secrets does Malaca ang want to hide from the public on the $329-million national broadband network deal which President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has already abandoned...

Japan lures software experts

FILIPINO SOFTWARE engineers are expected to benefit from
Japan's growing demand for offshore information and communication
technology services, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in
a statement yesterday.

Contact center net income up

EXPANSION of business volume and sound overhead management
pushed call center ePerformax International, Inc.'s first semester net
income by 9.04% to P111.95 million from P102.67 million in the same
period last year, the company said.

ePerformax targets P4 billion from planned IPO

FILIPINO call center ePerformax International, Inc. will
raise P4 billion through a planned initial public offering (IPO).

Google tops Internet search world - study

SAN FRANCISCO - Google is king of Internet search
worldwide but rivals in China and South Korea have become powerhouses in
their respective countries, a comScore study revealed yesterday.

Apple accused of unlawful iPhone monopoly

SAN FRANCISCO - A civil lawsuit filed in California
accuses Apple of creating an unlawful iPhone monopoly and vindictively
releasing a software update that turns hacked devices into "iBricks."

Davao Internet operators reeling from competition

DAVAO CITY - Internet cafe operators are reeling from the
effects of cutthroat competition as rates have continually gone down.

Unwanted e-mail, spam zombies rife in RP

ALMOST NINE OUT OF TEN electronic mail messages in the Philippines
are spam or unwanted, while its capital city ranked third in Asia in
having the most number of spam zombies - computers infected with
malicious code that allows e-mail messages to be relayed.

Google taps small businesses

SEARCH ENGINE Google, Inc. wants to tap small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines to maximize the potential of
online advertising.

Adobe eyes 30% growth in revenues

ADOBE SYSTEMS, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed software company is
expecting a 30% increase in this year's revenues following the
introduction of two new products to the Philippine market.

Palace group to push CyberEd

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is bent on pursuing the
shelved $450-million Cyber Education (CyberEd) project as she ordered
the recently formed China Projects Oversight Panel to ensure that this
would not be hounded by issues unlike the canceled National Broadband
Network (NBN) deal.

Technology costs BIR

AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM established by the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) to make it easy for taxpayers to file returns and pay taxes has
ironically resulted in revenue losses instead of gains.

Greying Japan looks to robots

TOKYO - As Japan greys, who will look after the elderly? Maybe one day their aging children - in robot suits - if technology under development comes out of the laboratory and into the home.

Networking for primary school set begins in an 'online sandbox'

LONDON - Cool jazz piano playing in the background, a
pink penguin named JellyJuju orders a cheese pizza and a lemonade.
Another penguin, wearing a chef's hat, waddles to the table, tossing the
pie in the air and catching it.

Solid Group launches Dual Active SIM phone

THE ANNOUNCEMENT came a few weeks ago in the form of
splashy print ads in several dailies. The arrival of the country’s first
Dual Active SIM (DAS) phone was met with much interest but mostly from
certain mobile phone users.

Headlines: P43 to US$1 seen as peso keeps rising

THE PESO IS NOW POISED to enter P43 to the dollar territory after it hit a fresh seven-year high yesterday on strong dollar inflows and the greenback's prevailing weakness.

Banking & Finance: Central bank meddling halts Asian forex gains

SINGAPORE — Asian currencies were range-bound yesterday after strong gains in recent sessions, with investors trying to guess the direction of the dollar ahead of a meeting of Group of Seven finance chiefs next week.

Stock Market: Mart takes profits ahead of long weekend

SHARE PRICES closed lower yesterday as investors took profits ahead of the long weekend, dealers said.

The Economy: 'Hot money' back in positive territory

INVESTORS HAVE FLOCKED back to the Philippines, based on the latest foreign portfolio investment figures from the central bank, signaling growing confidence in the local market after the scare triggered by US subprime mortgage troubles.

The Nation: Abu Sayyaf coddling 10 foreign terrorists in Sulu, says military

ZAMBOANGA CITY — At least 10 members of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist group based in Indonesia are being protected by Abu Sayyaf bandits hiding in Sulu, a top military commander said.

Corporate News: Cityland to raise P1.2 billion from sale of debt instruments

LISTED REAL estate developer Cityland Development Corp. is raising P1.2 billion from the sale of short-term commercial papers for project-related costs, payment of maturing loans and interest expense.

Labor & Management: Had a heart attack? Be careful before going back to the office

CHICAGO — Middle-aged heart attack victims who go back to chronically stressful jobs are twice as likely to suffer a second heart attack or a related problem than those in less taxing jobs, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday.

IT Matters: Japan lures software experts

FILIPINO SOFTWARE engineers are expected to benefit from Japan's growing demand for offshore information and communication technology services, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement yesterday.

Garbage crisis continues, MMDA looks for alternative dumpsite

No thanks to a "missing contractor," the garbage crisis facing Metro Manila that stemmed from a landfill row in Rodriguez town in Rizal province is not yet over. Rodriguez Mayor Pedro Cuerpo on Sat...

Money may have changed hands but Arroyo not involved

Money might have changed hands during a breakfast meeting in Malacañang between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her allies in Congress last Thursday, but the money did not come from the c...

Manila has no savings, just P1.4-B deficit

No thanks to a massive shortfall in tax collections, the City of Manila is in the red by P1.4 billion, and will have to be in belt-tightening mode for the moment. Mayor Alfredo Lim disclosed this a...

PNP links up with intelligence agencies vs terror threat

The Philippine National Police is coordinating with local and foreign intelligence counterparts on alleged plans by terrorist groups to stage attacks in the Philippines. PNP chief Dir. Gen. Avelino...

House minority prays for whistleblower on impeach bribe claims

The House of Representatives is in no position to look into allegations that lawmakers were bribed to kill an impeachment bid against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, unless supposed beneficiaries o...

Philippines on alert for bombings

Why, who is going after the Inquirer

Solon seeks House probe

Ethics probe "I endorsed an impeachment complaint based on my conscience so the truth may come out and I found myself the subject of an ethics investigation," San Luis said in an interview. "Look at ...

Opposition plans to take impeach referral to SC

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The opposition in the House of Representatives is seriously considering taking to the Supreme Court Deputy Speaker Raul del Mar's referral of the purportedly...

Gonzales says NPA rebs play key role in polls

ILOILO CITY-National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales on Thursday warned that the government would take action against candidates in the barangay elections who are backed by communist rebels. Gonza...

A380 finds 'a lot of room' in Clark

CLARK FREEPORT-"There's a lot of room to land at Clark." So said Capt. Peter Chandler, pilot of the world's largest commercial passenger plane, after he parked the Airbus A380 at the Diosdado Macapag...

After 30 days of fasting, RP Muslims feast

COTABATO CITY, Philippines--Few Muslims fired firecrackers and weapons in the air as they marked the end of the monthlong fasting at dawn Friday. Filipino Muslims, describing the significance of Eid'...

106 years of fervor, and still burning

BALANGIGA, Eastern Samar - With fervor and pride, they again paid tribute to their forebears who left behind a legacy of love for freedom. People of the century-old coastal town of Balangiga in Easte...

3 more solons confirm 'Christmas gift'

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Despite Malacañang's denials, three veteran administration congressmen on Friday admitted envelopes containing cash were distributed during Thursday's...

Ruling coalition will remain intact--De Venecia

MANILA, Philippines -- They have decided to keep the ruling coalition intact, if only to avert what one of their political allies earlier warned of--the possibility of "mutually assured destruction." ...

Debt service cut in P1.23-T '08 nat'l budget

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives has reduced by P17.3 billion automatic foreign debt payments that would have eaten up more than half of the proposed P1.227-tril...

Barrios, Chua out to draw up road map

MANILA, Philippines--BEFORE his short-term vocation comes to an end, Philippine Basketball Association officer-in-charge Renauld "Sonny" Barrios hopes to put in place something that will last a little...

Wang hands So 2nd straight defeat

Standings after Round 8 7.0 points--GM Ahmed Adly (Egypt); 6.0--GM Wang Hao (China), GM Georg Meier (Germany), GM Ivan Popov (Russia), IM Grigoryan Avetik (Armenia); 5.5--GM Victor Laznicka (Czech Rep...

4 Warrior stars boost Bacchus

MANILA, Philippines--BACCHUS Energy Drink gets a boost from four University of the East players out to redeem themselves in the PBL First Conference which comes off the wraps on Oct. 20. Sweet-shooti...

UAAP stars eye repeat over NCAA aces Saturday

Close this MANILA, Philippines--UAAP STALWARTS aim to reign anew as they battle the NCAA standouts in the Bantay Bata All-Star Game at 4 p.m. Saturday at The Arena in San Juan. But La Salle ...

Arroyo, AFP brass meet amid impeach tension

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday night met with senior and middle-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Malacañang for an emergency dialogue that lasted for more...

UST takes on La Salle in V-League opener

MANILA, Philippines--ONE SQUAD boasts of the previous conference's Most Valuable Player while the other trained in Thailand. University of Santo Tomas, however, is sticking to its homegrown talents i...

Guba vs Siso for Asian 14-U tennis crown

MANILA, Philippines--THE GIRL who carries the name of two tennis greats proved she can also be a champion. Martina Jonicka Guba bucked peso coin-sized blisters on both toes to finish off many time ag...

JPEPA bad deal for Filipino caregivers, says migrant group

Teachers question Chinese firm's role in Cyber-Ed deal

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- What does a Chinese company that WHAT manufactures X-ray machines and other state-of-the-art airport security equipment got to do with the government's Cyber...

Gonzales warns village candidates backed by rebels

Rights body stops inquiry into Burgos abduction

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Human Rights has "temporarily" stopped its public inquiry into the disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos for "lack of cooperation" from hi...

Wage hike possible, says labor exec

No jewellery for Philippines cops

Pumaren turns focus on forming RP Youth 5

MANILA, Philippines--THIS TIME, La Salle coach Franz Pumaren hopes to bring his winning touch to a raw set of talents. Pumaren turns his attention to the Philippine Youth team just days after steerin...

2 soldiers, murder suspect hurt in Tondo shootout

Two soldiers who were among those currently deployed in a depressed area in Tondo, Manila, and a murder suspect were wounded following a shootout Friday afternoon when the latter allegedly resisted ar...

Cebu to roll out red carpet for Pacquiao

CEBU CITY, Philippines--The city government of Cebu is set to roll out the red carpet for boxing icon Manny Pacquiao when he arrives here Sunday to thank his loyal Visayan fans. Pacquiao, accompanied...

WHO lauds SC ruling on infant milk ads

Cuenco admits getting P200,000 'Christmas gift' from Palace

Like soldiers, teachers, workers deserve 'substantial' wage hike - prelate

If Malacañang can give a "substantial" pay hike to soldiers, it should have no trouble giving a similar pay increase to teachers and laborers, a senior Catholic prelate said Friday. Lip...

Palace stunned by De Venecia's move, says Puno

Estrada to ask court for 3-day pass to visit mom

Filipino Nurses in San Francisco Join Strike

CHR shelves Jonas Burgos case inquiry; mom dismayed

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Friday that it has decided to shelve its public inquiry on the sudden disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos, implicitly citing the alleged "non-cooperation" ...

Escudero questions Palace haste in CyberEd project rollout

An opposition senator on Friday expressed skepticism over President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's directive to remove obstacles in the implementation of the $465-million Cyber Education Project (CEP). ...

Arroyo orders dialogue on imminent garbage crisis

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani Fernando to hold dialogues with all officials concerned with the landfill row in Rizal to...

4 killed, 2 hurt in Cebu fire

MANILA, Philippines -- At least four people were killed and two were wounded in a residential fire in Cebu City early Friday, reports reaching Camp Crame national police headquarters in said. The fir...

Makati court sets weekly hearings for Leviste murder case

The Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has set a weekly hearing on the murder case against former Batangas governor Jose Antonio Leviste starting October 24, in connection with the killing of his ...

Tullahan Bridge opening moved to end Oct - report

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flip-flopped yet again Friday on the much-delayed opening of the Tullahan Bridge linking the cities of Valenzuela and Malabon in northern Metro Manil...

Talk of looming garbage crisis 'baseless' - MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday assured residents of Metro Manila that it has secured a dump site for the metro's garbage, adding that talk about a looming garbage c...

Cash gift 'standard'--House leader

Bolante case difficult to resolve--Ombudsman

There's no better alternative to Arroyo at this time - FVR

SAN FRANCISCO - Former President Fidel Ramos on Friday (Manila time) defended President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo before an overseas audience, saying there is no better alternative who can replace the P...

Security tight as Erap arrives at San Juan hospital

(Updated 12:08 p.m.) Former President Joseph Estrada was barred from speaking to media as he arrived Friday morning at the San Juan Medical Center to visit his ailing mother Doña Mary Ejercito ...

Palace denies bribing solons to 'kill' Arroyo impeachment bid

Malacañang on Friday fended off speculations that it offered bribes and projects to junk the impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In an interview on dzBB radio, P...

Minority unlikely to join impeach case vs Arroyo

Saying this year's impeachment bid against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is dead with the recent developments in the Lower House, the minority bloc on Friday said it is not inclined to take part i...

Comelec starts 'mall tour' for Oct 29 polls

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started Friday its "mall tour" to educate voters on the upcoming village and youth council elections scheduled on Oct. 29. Radio dzEC reported that "public inf...

Miranda in good health, now back in detention - AFP

Former Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda was brought back to detention in a military camp in Tanay, Rizal after tests conducted on him by a military hospital in Quezon City showed he was in g...

'Rumor-mongering,' says Palace of solons' gifts, 'pork'

Tell truth in court

New impeachment complaint against Philippine President Arroyo

Rights of 40 detained Army soldiers violated, says Biazon

MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Rodolfo Biazon has accused the Armed Forces of violating the rights of 40 Army enlisted personnel who have been detained since last year for their alleged involvement in th...

House OKs on 2nd reading the proposed P1.2-trillion budget

Troops on alert vs possible terrorist attacks - AFP

Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr on Friday said government troops are maintaining vigilance over reported plans by local terrorists to carry out bombings after the celebration of Eid'l Fi...

Mother, three sons killed in fire in central Philippines

Introducing PinoyCentric's New Intern

Inspired by The Morning News, Armand and I started toying with the idea of getting an intern in April, but it was only in August, after my good friend Joan Lopez suggested it, that I decided it was wo...

No way we'll show NEDA records to Senate

MANILA, Philippines -- Accusing some senators of double standard, Malaca ang Thursday rejected the Senate demand that it release records of the meetings of the

Garcia trying to drive a wedge between Lakas and Kampi

MANILA, Philippines -- Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno Thursday said Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia was trying to "drive a wedge" between the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party led by Speaker Jose ...

Esperon laughs off calls to tell truth on 'Garci controversy'

Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr on Friday laughed off calls by jailed military officers to "tell the truth" on allegations of his participation in the alleged 2004 poll fraud, before his...

Arroyo taps local gov't execs anew for show of force

MANILA, Philippines -- Her alliance with Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. now on shaky ground, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is again turning to local government executives for aid and comfort. And as...

Catholic Church Opposes Philippine Congress Proposal To Provide Funding For Contraceptives To Stem Increasing Birth Rate

Pacquiao sets visit to AFP troops in Sulu, Basilan

Filipino boxing champ Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao said Friday he intends to visit Sulu and Basilan in southern Philippines next month to show his support to the military campaign against terrorists in t...

90% of journalists slain since 2001 exposing graft

MANILA, Philippines -- Nearly 90 percent of the journalists slain in the line of duty during the Arroyo administration were exposing corruption. Others were killed for reporting on and criticizing ill...

10 outstanding women hailed including PDI CEO

MANILA, Philippines -- Like wine, these independent women get better with age -- and don't mind going public with it. A number of the Philippines' trailblazing women gathered Thursday at the Museo Pa...

Arroyo ignores criticisms over her impeachment case

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday said she will not join political bickerings over the impeachment complaint filed against her, saying she wants to "concentrate on work and the economy." ...

Arroyo sticks to 'zone of comfort,' gives politics to allies

De Venecia backs off; 'sham' impeach rap goes to slaughter

INHIBITED. Speaker Jose de Venecia during a press conference at his office in the House of Representatives. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/EDWIN BACASMAS

Pro-Arroyo lawmakers given gifts, pork pledge

Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Battling for political survival for the third time in as many years, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Thursday summoned loyal congressmen to Malaca ang and,...

Airbus super jumbo visits Philippines to show it is ready for Asia

Leviev shortlisted to buy Philippine energy firm

Gabica rules BSCP 9-ball ranking tilt

MANILA, Philippines -- Antonio Gabica trounced Carlo Biado, 11-5, late Wednesday to rule the 1st San Miguel Corp.-BSCP 9-Ball Ranking Tournament at Bugsy Lair's on Sgt. Esguerra Street in Quezon City....

So eyes revenge vs GM Wang

Standings after Round 7: 6.0 points -- GM Ahmed Adly (Egypt); 5.5 -- GM Victor Laznicka (Czech Republic); 5.0 -- IM Wesley So (Philippines), GM Wang Hao (China), GM Maxim Rodshtein (Israel), GM Georg ...

Slain pastor's widow revives case vs Army men

LEGAZPI CITY-The widow of a slain activist pastor on Monday revived murder charges against an Army major and 10 unidentified military men, four months after the provincial prosecutor's office dismisse...

Comelec notes few bets listed for youth polls

BAGUIO CITY-Election officials are worried about the shortage of candidates in Baguio and the Cordillera for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections, prompting them to believe that today's youths are not i...

PBL season glimmers with college stars

MANILA, Philippines -- A league rookie takes on a veteran crew when the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) First Conference kicks off on Oct. 20 at The Arena in San Juan City. Newcomer Pharex and San...

Dec. 8 rematch for Pe alosa

MANILA, Philippines -- Reigning World Boxing Organization bantam king Gerry Pe alosa may get his cherished rematch with WBO superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon earlier than expected if he ...

Top Mindanao Army officer says more JI men enter Sulu

ZAMBOANGA CITY-The military yesterday said there are more Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives, who have sought refuge in Sulu and nearby areas, than was previously thought. Maj. Gen. Nelson Allaga, West...

College aces collide in All-Star tiff

MANILA, Philippines -- A showdown involving the season's best collegiate teams unfolds Saturday when UAAP and NCAA basketball standouts clash in the Bantay Bata All-Star Game at The Arena in San Juan ...

3 RP netters advance to semis of Asian 14-U series

MANILA, Philippines -- Tim Polero says that he's an all-around player. He proved it well enough to beat fourth seed Jason Michael Lee of Malaysia, 6-2, 6-4, Thursday and tow two other Filipinos to th...

Gymnast Ramirez quits SEAG team

MANILA, Philippines -- Two more Southeast Asian Games gold medals go down the drain for Team Philippines. This after the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines Thursday said it is ready to bite th...

Gov tags cops in vigilante killings

Gangland But Duterte said based on police investigations, the killings were the off-shoot of rivalry among some gangs; the death of drug suspects, he added, could be related to unfulfilled monetary o...

Pacquiao wants unbeaten Valero

Close this GUAM -- Manny Pacquiao wants World Boxing Association super featherweight champion Edwin Valero for his next fight. The Filipino boxing celebrity told the GMA news team during a r...

Prosecutors ask Sandigan to affirm Erap plunder conviction

Government prosecutors on Thursday asked the Sandiganbayan Special Division to affirm its decision of September 12, convicting former president Joseph Estrada of plunder. They said the challenges r...

Minority questions JDV inhibition

Opposition congressmen sought to block Thursday night the transmittal of the "sham" impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the House committee on rules for deliberation. ...

Arroyo thanks Pacquiao for inspiring, uniting Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) With his recent victory, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is once again looked upon as an icon of world-class excellence and a symbol of unity. No less than President Gl...

Esperon apprehensive about Oct 24 implementation of new writ

Davao Sur governor tags cops in summary killings in Digos

DIGOS CITY, Philippines -- Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Cagas on Thursday accused the local police of direct involvement in the series of summary executions of suspected criminals here. "Two police...

Fire razes building near Manila police HQ, snarls traffic

Evening rush-hour traffic was snarled in Manila's Ermita district after a fire of still undetermined origin razed a three-story wooden building. Radio dzBB reported the fire started past 6 p.m. and...

Released Filipino worker in Nigeria back on Saturday

Prosecution slams Estrada petition vs verdict

Government plan to pursue CyberEd slammed

RP-US war games to resume in Central Luzon

New rules on DNA as evidence out - SC

The Supreme Court has promulgated new rules governing the admission of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as evidence in criminal cases. The Rule was adopted by the Court en banc on October 2, acting on t...

Soldiers's fate known after arraignment of officers in coup - AFP

Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr on Thursday maintained the military will decide on the fate of at least 40 soldiers linked to last year's failed power grab after the officers who alleged...

Army promotes Pacquiao to master sergeant

The Philippine Army has promoted Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao to the next higher rank of master sergeant in the reserve force for bringing honor by defeating Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Barrera...

Throat relief

MANILA, Philippines—I attended the Sore Throat-Free Caravan with product endorser Paolo Bediones, St. Luke’s Dr. Natividad Almazan-Aguilar and Astring-O-Sol specialist’s manager Mark Manalastas.

Learning from bees

MANILA, Philippines—If bees can watch over their colonies to assure survival, man should do better. Let’s learn from them.

Dr. Dayrit: academician, clinician, researcher, friend

MANILA, Philippines—Dr. Conrado Dayrit, one of the pillars of Philippine cardiology, breathed life into the research and clinical undertakings of many of his students with his valuable insights and fatherly concern.

To hear and awake

MANILA, Philippines—It’s the perfect setup for an emotional scene in any TV, movie or feature film. One morning a parent will walk into the nursery to find his sleeping newborn isn’t going to wake up again.

Poor body image

MANILA, Philippines—I used to think that only wealthy women were dissatisfied with their weight. After all, my students who were most conscious about their size tend to come from exclusive schools where looks and figures were prized.

Which planet are you from?

MANILA, Philippines—Last year, astronomers around the world voted to strip Pluto of its planet status, bringing the number of planetary bodies down to eight. Pluto is now considered a “dwarf planet.”

Exploring the art of deconstruction

MANILA, Philippines—“Broken,” “unfinished” and “wild” are appropriate words to describe a deconstructivist space.

Enhancing curb appeal

MANILA, Philippines—Space is prime commodity and not many of us have the luxury of it. We continually have to rethink and reinvent our area to suit our ever-changing requirements.

Guam couple finds best treatment in RP

MANILA, Philippines—She sought treatment from various US hospitals but found the best solution to her medical problem in the Philippines.

The race to control the Earth from the Moon

MANILA, Philippines—The perfect energy source does indeed exist. It’s an energy source so safe that fusion plants using it can be built inside cities to provide electricity. It emits hardly any deadly radiation.

Property management: a growing business in RP

MANILA, Philippines—Any residential property must be taken care of both from the physical (maintenance and upgrade of the place) and tenant-relations standpoint.

P1.8-B hotel to corner Alabang’s 90 percent occupancy rate

Citing tourism and retirement industries as expanding exponentially in the Muntinlupa area, and the upscale Alabang’s demand of up to 100 percent occupancy rate as per Department of Tourism data, developer Corporate Holdings Management Hotels and Residences Inc. has decided to venture on the hotel industry.

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