Provides the latest RSS feeds for Philippines News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/0267775d6f1c3971/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:29 -0400 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:29 -0400 30 MANILA, Philippines - At least 3,000 government workers will take a "union leave" this coming Monday to join protests against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's State of the Nation Address (SONA)... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394688/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:18 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394688/ eferring the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) would indicate that government is not serious in modernizing the presidential elections in 2010. Commission on Elections ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16392164/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:39:06 -0400 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16392164/ MANILA, Philippines - Media practitioners were "reminded" to respect the right to privacy of minors, especially those who figure in high-profile "news" stories. Radio dzBB's Teresa Tavares repo... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394684/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:13 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394684/ MANILA, Philippines - Lawmakers are split on the appeal by the Palace to defer the Muslim Mindanao region elections scheduled for next month. While the House of Representatives leadership echoes th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394682/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:10 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394682/ MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will inspect the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 Thursday, amid speculations that it was opened in time for h... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394679/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:12 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394679/ MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces will deploy 2,000 soldiers in Metro Manila for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Most of the soldiers will be stationed in and around the Bata... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394681/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:10 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394681/ MANILA, Philippines - At least nine bodies of victims from the capsized "Princess of the Stars" have been transferred to Manila, ship owner Sulpicio Lines Inc. said. In a statement dated Wednesday ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394683/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:11 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394683/ QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Authorities seized some 2.5 tons of "hot meat" from Bulacan while these were being unloaded at a market in Balintawak in Quezon City before dawn Thursday. Radio dzBB&#39... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394685/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:14 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394685/ MANILA, Philippines - At least 56 guest relations officers (GROs) were rounded up in a series of raids on videoke bars in Quezon City and Manila, dzBB radio reported before dawn Thursday. Quezon Ci... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394686/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:15 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394686/ MANILA, Philippines - The National Food Authority (NFA) has sought security from police for its facilities after armed men raided its warehouse in Marikina City before midnight Wednesday. Radio dzB... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394687/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:17 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394687/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang has directed the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) to investigate the claim of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) that second-hand luxury vehicles... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394680/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:49:09 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16394680/ MANILA — A Japanese woman has died while scuba diving in the central Philippines over the weekend, a police report said Wednesday. Police identified the diver as 58-year-old Michiyo Higaki, a t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16390661/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:30 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16390661/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines -- Pirates have seized a cargo ship with 20 Filipino sailors on board off the coast of Somalia, a Philippine government official said Wednesday. The pirate... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389672/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:28:22 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389672/ (AFP)--Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region has sent elders to negotiate with pirates who seized a Japanese vessel at the weekend, an official said Wednesday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16390789/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:22:46 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16390789/ Manila: The Philippine central bank on Wednesday signalled that it would keep raising borrowing costs in its most forthright comments to date on combating soaring annual inflation. Governor Amando Tet... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16390788/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:11:45 -0400 Gulf News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16390788/ MANILA, Philippines - Another losing administration senatorial candidate has been given a government post, this time as director-general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). F... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389023/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:01:10 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389023/ MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has made clear her policy on population management and members of her Cabinet should toe the line, a senior Palace official said Wednesday. At ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16386234/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:17 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16386234/ MANILA, Philippines - Students from three major universities in Metro Manila on Wednesday jogged their way to school in protest of high prices of basic commodities and the government’s refusal t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389021/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:01:09 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389021/ MANILA, Philippines - A grade five student died while his companion was wounded when security guards who thought they were thieves opened fire at the boys in Tondo on Wednesday. Police identified t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389022/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:01:08 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16389022/ MANILA, Philippines -- Two days after it opened to limited traffic, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will have a ground tour of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 on Thursday. Straight... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16386235/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:15 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16386235/ The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban plastic shopping bags from stores, beginning July 1, 2010. Shoppers can either bring their own bags or pay 25 cents for a paper or biodegradable bag.The counc... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16383526/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:49:29 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16383526/ Somali pirates seized a Japanese freighter cargo ship boarding 20 Philippines off Somalia coast sailing to Gulf of Aden, Philippines officials said today. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16378600/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:45:56 -0400 afrol News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16378600/ MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will inaugurate on Thursday the country's first landfill gas-to-energy project in Rodriguez town in Rizal province. The Montalban Landfil... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382401/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:27 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382401/ MANILA, Philippines El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde on Wednesday warned that his Catholic charismatic group would not vote for politicians supporting the reproductive health (RH) bill pending in t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382400/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:30 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382400/ MANILA, Philippines - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday night said that drivers who join Thursday's transport strike in Southern Luzon risk losing their... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382402/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:26 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382402/ MANILA, Philippines - Three Buhay party-list congressmen on Wednesday came out to oppose the proposed reproductive health bill at the House of Representatives. Buhay, a group linked to the charisma... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382406/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:23 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382406/ MANILA, Philippines - The computerization program of the Supreme Court received a big boost Wednesday when the United States government turned over 50 computer units and other related equipment to the... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382408/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:22 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382408/ MANDALUYONG, Philippines - Four suspected robbers gave themselves away to police by playing Robin Hoods to their neighbors – giving away 500-peso bills, two days after a drugstore heist took pla... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382404/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:24 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382404/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Wednesday said the proposed postponement of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections has nothing to do with the amendment of the Constitutio... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382403/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:25 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382403/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang has ordered the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Task Force to investigate the reports of rampant smuggling of luxury cars in Port Irene in Cagayan Valley. The di... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382399/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:29 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382399/ MANILA, Philippines - The government’s economic achievements and the progress of the peace process in Mindanao should be the focus of President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382405/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:51:28 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16382405/ MANILA, Philippines -- Global warming may have contributed to a 43 percent rise in the number of dengue cases in the Philippines for the first half of the year, the health secretary said Wednesday. Th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377916/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:45:23 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377916/ MANILA, Philippines - Two weather disturbances threaten to bring rains to Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Wed... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377015/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:50 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377015/ MANILA, Philippines - Passengers can expect faster checking of their travel papers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 as soon as the Bureau of Immigrations launches its mobile... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377013/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:46 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377013/ MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health on Wednesday said that the number of dengue cases increased in ten out of the 17 regions nationwide. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that ca... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377012/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:45 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377012/ MANILA, Philippines - The military's Metro Manila command will go on red alert starting Friday in preparation for President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address (SONA) this coming Monday. R... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377010/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:42 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377010/ Manila - Philippine share prices rose 2.19 per cent on Wednesday as investors snapped up bargain stocks on positive news that crude oil prices were easing. The 30-share composite index of the Philippi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373363/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:55:40 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373363/ MANILA, Philippines -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday that its programs aimed at lifting millions of Filipinos out of poverty have had limited success. "ADB assistance program over th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373359/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:07:52 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373359/ MANILA, Philippines - Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and Councilor Dennis Alcoreza, bitterly at odds over the violent takeover of a private slaughterhouse by the city government two weeks ago, will soon mee... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377009/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:47 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377009/ MANILA, Philippines--The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday released revised guidelines for media coverage of cases involving children that it said are intended to keep up with rapid advances in... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374753/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:06:40 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374753/ MANILA, Philippines -- Street protests are no longer a threat to the stability of government and are more likely to decline rather than intensify as fuel prices continue to escalate, the military comm... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374752/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:06:37 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374752/ Left-wing rebels are deploying their hit squads in the Philippines' capital region of Metro Manila, a military official said on Wednesday. Sparrow Units, the urban hit squads of the New People's Army,... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373362/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:22:39 -0400 People's Daily http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373362/ MANILA, Philippines - Passengers and airport personnel on duty may soon be unable to use their cell phones at the Immigrations areas of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Not even if they ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377014/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:48 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377014/ MANILA, Philippines - The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) reported a revenue loss exceeding half a million pesos due to a power interruption that disrupted the Light Rail Transit Line-2 operations... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377011/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:13:43 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16377011/ MANILA, Philippines -- The Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) report on its investigation into the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars is being reviewed prior to submission to Transportation Secretary ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374751/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:06:30 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374751/ MANILA, Jul 23 (IPS) - As World Population Day was being marked on Jul. 11, Tess and Andy were attending a family planning seminar as a requirement for their forthcoming wedding. It turned out to be w... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16372734/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:53:18 -0400 IPS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16372734/ postponement of the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Midnanao, a spokesman for the Muslim rebel group told INQUIRER.net Wednesday. Eid Kabalu made the statement as he also disclosed that t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374748/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:06:20 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374748/ 'NO DEMOLITION JOB.' Assistant Special Prosecutor III Elvira Chua of the Office of the Ombudsman explains the nature of her complaint against Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio, saying it is not ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374100/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:54:56 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16374100/ , who has been named acting NEDA director-general after former Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri was moved to the higher education post, will return to his post of deputy director-general. Rec... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373364/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:46:20 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16373364/ MANILA : Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been ordered to reinstate 1,500 crew members who lost their jobs during the Asian financial crisis 10 years ago, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. The court foun... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16367380/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:58:02 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16367380/ (2 hrs 13 mins ago) Muslim separatists killed a woman farmer and the military disarmed a motorcycle bomb as President Gloria Arroyo toured the troubled southern Philippines, officials said. The w... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16368242/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:55:39 -0400 The Standard http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16368242/ MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will deploy teams near the Batasan Complex in Quezon City on July 28 to monitor protest rallies slated during President Gloria Macapagal Arro... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371780/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:50 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371780/ he battle lines between Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio have been clearly drawn. If push comes to shove, Villa-Ignacio said he will go to the Supreme Co... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369548/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:34:34 -0400 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369548/ (1 hr 55 mins ago) The Philippine government closed its retail Treasury bond offer, six days ahead of schedule, after raising 70 billion pesos (HK12.29 billion), the national treasurer, Roberto Tan,... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16367962/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:55:52 -0400 The Standard http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16367962/ MANILA, Philippines - Barely a week before her State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday found herself the subject of an impeachment complaint by a former nuis... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371772/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:55 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371772/ MANILA, Philippines - Saying they are all ready for their anti-State of the Nation Address (SONA) protests on Monday, militants urged police Wednesday to respect their right to freedom of expression. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371779/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:48 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371779/ (2 hrs 18 mins ago) Philippine nickel ore exports to China, the world's biggest consumer of the metal, plunged 80 percent in June as lower prices of refined nickel and energy shortages cut productio... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16367808/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:55:35 -0400 The Standard http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16367808/ (Update) MANILA, Philippines Amid the hype surrounding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's support for the postponement of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections, the Commission... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371776/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:47 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371776/ KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines - Cotabato Vice Governor Manny Piñol on Wednesday vowed to do "everything" to stop the government from signing a memorandum of agreement with the Moro Islamic Libera... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371778/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:45 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371778/ MANILA, Philippines - A 40-year-old woman, her seven-month-old child and a household helper were wounded after a 40-year-old man ran amuck and stabbed them in Manila's Chinatown district early Wed... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371775/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:43 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371775/ MANILA, Philippines - Public officials and employees who use government ambulances for recreational or personal purposes may soon face a six-month suspension or even termination from government servic... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371774/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:41 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371774/ MANILA, Philippines - Barely a week after wrapping up its probe into the MV Princess of the Stars tragedy, the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) on Wednesday submitted its findings and recommendations to ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371773/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:54 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16371773/ Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A new impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was filed at the House of Representatives this Wednesday. In a five-page complaint, Elly Velez P... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369677/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:33:50 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369677/ MANILA, Philippines --The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to practice "maximum tolerance" in dealing with protesters go are expected to gather in Congre... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369676/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:33:44 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369676/ MANILA, Philippines -- Party-list groups on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to resolve before July 28 their pending petition against the First Party Rule or the Veterans Formula being used by the Comm... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369675/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:33:35 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16369675/ MANILA, Philippines - A pro-life prayer rally organized by Church officials and pro-life advocates will focus on three objectives, the Manila archdiocese said. In a statement on the Manila archdioc... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366812/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:16 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366812/ MANILA, Philippines - At least two people were injured after figuring in a predawn road accident along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Radio dzBB reported Wednesday that one of the injured was ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366810/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:19 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366810/ MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Church wants more faith-based groups to help government distribute National Food Authority (NFA)-subsidized rice to poor families. Caritas Manila executive direct... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366815/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:16 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366815/ MANILA, Philippines - The national government, which borrows money from foreign and domestic creditors to pay debts due and to plug its deficit, posted a 4.03% decline in borrowings in the first semes... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366814/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:15 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366814/ Chief executive officer Crown Rowen Craigie said global credit crunch has made it hard to develop casino-entertainment projects which need significant capital. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16362811/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:14:36 -0400 West Australian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16362811/ ey authorities from the Office of the Ombudsman confirmed in a press conference today that “internal problems” have plagued the ranks of the country’s graft-busting authority, but ad... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16364513/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:54:00 -0400 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16364513/ MANILA, Philippines - Anti-poverty group Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) Philippines challenged Malacañang to reveal anti-poverty plans ahead of the State of the Nation Address. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366813/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:13 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366813/ Close this MANILA, Philippines--Canadian mining firm TVI Pacific said Tuesday its Philippine unit had tapped BNP Paribas to raise on a best-effort basis up to $40 million, which it said it would use t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16362205/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:01:36 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16362205/ the Philippines now based in Illinois held their 2nd breakfast with the Lord on Sunday, July 20 at Adobo Express along N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Bro. Edison and Sis Angga Else shared their testimo... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366741/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:49:52 -0400 Ambibo http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16366741/ The Filipinos were brought before a chief magistrate court in the southern oil city of Warri Monday and charged on three counts of felony and tampering with oil pipelines. They were also accused of ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16363183/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:40:32 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16363183/ July 22, 2008, 20:45 The arrest in Nigeria of 14 Filipinos suspected of stealing more than a thousand barrels of crude oil could help crack a multi-million dollar international smuggling network, a s... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356794/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:24:17 -0400 SABC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356794/ MANILA, Philippines - Provincial bus operators on Tuesday sought a 20-centavo-per-kilometer provisional fare increase. The P0.20 adjustment will be on top of the P0.50 provisional fare increase gra... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361567/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:49 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361567/ MANILA, Philippines - The era of cheap food for Asia is over as surging demand, supply problems and the growing production of biofuels will keep food prices high, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warn... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361566/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:48 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361566/ MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police has recorded a higher crime rate in Metro Manila for the first semester against the same period last year, and this was mainly attributed to rising... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361568/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:46 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361568/ MANILA, Philippines - The House joint panel investigating a ferry sinking wants the shipper of a toxic chemical that went down with the vessel to be held liable. Committee members on Tuesday said D... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361570/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:45 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361570/ MANILA, Philippines - The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee has approved a multibillion-peso bridges project that will link agraria... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361572/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:43 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361572/ MANILA, Philippines - Party-list groups have asked the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional the "First Party Rule" that reduced their seats in Congress. In a motion filed Tuesday, the group... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361571/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:40 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361571/ MANILA, Philippines - Any attempt to impeach President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo this year in the House of Representatives is useless and bound to fail, Speaker Prospero Nograles and an opposition lawma... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361573/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:38 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361573/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Tuesday asked oil companies to explain directly to the public using plain language their reasons for raising pump prices. "I strongly urge oil companies t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361569/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:07:44 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16361569/ MANILA, Philippines -- To ensure that Sulpicio Lines Inc does not escape fro0m its responsibilities, the task force investigating the June 21 sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars has directed the D... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16359271/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:00:20 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16359271/ Hundreds of troops have been sent to the southern Philippines to tackle a rapid rise in communist guerrilla attacks on civilian targets, the military said yesterday.A battalion of mechanized infantry ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16357811/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:56:58 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16357811/ MANILA, Philippines - With less than a month to go, time is not on the side of the proposal to postpone the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections, Senator Richard Gordon said Tuesday e... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356156/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:40 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356156/ MANILA, Philippines - The government, in partnership with the private sector, is set to award 50 low-cost housing units to public utility vehicle drivers as part of its efforts to help the transport s... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356155/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:39 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356155/ MANILA, Philippines - The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Tuesday night rejected calls by Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines for a three-year ceasefire with the New ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356154/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:38 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356154/ MANILA, Philippines - The special prosecutor of the Office of the Ombudsman who was instrumental in prosecuting former president Joseph Estrada cried foul Tuesday over an alleged conspiracy to remove ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356159/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:44 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356159/ MANILA, Philippines - A drinking spree proved to be the downfall of two of at least seven suspects in a daring armored van robbery at the Market!Market! in Taguig City earlier this month. Radio dzB... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356157/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:42 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356157/ MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo launched on Tuesday a P500-million project to upgrade primary level government hospitals to secondary level. The project funds will come from... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356153/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:36 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356153/ MANILA, Philippines - The Army officer tagged in last year's abduction of activist Jonas Burgos on Tuesday described as “a vindication” the recent ruling of the Court of Appeals dismis... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356158/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:43 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356158/ MANILA, Philippines - A former senator on Tuesday said President Arroyo should categorically reject the controversial reproductive health bill pending in the House of Representatives in her State of t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356150/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:32 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16356150/ MANILA: Philippine refiner Petron Corp. said on Tuesday that Britain-based Ashmore Group had acquired majority control of the firm. The 50.57 percent stake makes Ashmore the largest shareholder in pub... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16346704/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:18:46 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16346704/ Manila - The Philippines on Tuesday finally opened a new terminal at its main international airport after almost six years of delay due to a dispute with its builders, a German-led consortium. A pre-d... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16346705/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:40:46 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16346705/ MANILA, Philippines -- Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday said the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao should push through because this is mandated by law... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16347845/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:42:55 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16347845/ MANILA, Philippines -- Palace deputy spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo on Tuesday claimed her statement, for which administration Senator Joker Arroyo called her http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16347847/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:42:27 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16347847/ MANILA, Philippines -- Eleven officials of the Government Service Insurance System, including its president Winston Garcia, are facing graft charges at the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged questio... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16347848/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:42:14 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16347848/ MANILA, Philippines - Militant youths "surprised" police when they made a dash to the Labor Department headquarters in Intramuros, Manila Tuesday morning to dramatize their call for a P125 wage hike f... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16345340/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:44:30 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/16345340/