Provides the latest RSS feeds for Manila 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/cat/3e5bbccc730d258c/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:19:32 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:19:32 -0400 30 Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, is expected to address the 8th General Assembly of the Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) in Manila this Saturday. The annual event is expected to attract hundreds of participants from different dioceses across the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215300417/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:12 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215300417/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Rolls Royce Phantom INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. has opened a dealership in Manila, signifying the "ultra-luxury" brand's confidence in the thriving Philippine economy. "We're here for the potential. The economy is growing well, and everybody is referring to the Philippines as the growth engine of Asia," Paul Harris, regional director for ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297554/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:37 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297554/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c The Philippines Port Sector presents substantial commercial opportunities to across all its stakeholders. Over 400 billion pesos (US$9.6 billion) has been set by the government in 2013 for infrastructure upgrade targeting at ports, roads and rails. The port sector is poised for stronger growth in the coming years. The Inaugural Philippines Port Development Summit will confront challenges faced ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295924/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:37:08 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295924/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Photo from http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph MANILA, Philippines--A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, Wednesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The tectonic quake was recorded at 7:05 p.m., with its epicenter at 40 kilometers northeast of Polillo Island in Quezon. Intensity III was felt in Labo, Camarines Norte; Infanta, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294996/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:48:56 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294996/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's most-wanted list for alleged sex crimes involving children was caught in Mexico, the FBI said. Bill Lewis, FBI assistant director in charge, said 64-year-old Walter Lee Williams was arrested Tuesday by Mexican authorities, The Los Angeles Times reported. The FBI said authorities have identified at least 10 of the alleged ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294574/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294574/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tropical storm Nock-Ten (local name: Juaning) damaged 17.17 million pesos (about 407,664 U.S. dollars) worth of Philippine crops, according to initial report filed Thursday by the agriculture department.Nock-Ten, which triggered flash floods, destroyed 2,977 hectares of farmland planted with rice, damaging 10.83 million pesos (257,183 U.S. dollars) worth of unmilled rice.A total of 612 metric ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294047/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:05 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294047/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Seven government soldiers were killed in a clash between Philippine troops and the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday.According to Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, spokesman for the Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command, the encounter between the 11th Marine Battalion Landing Team and Abu Sayyaf under Raidula Sahiron and Isnilon Hapilon, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294821/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:02 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294821/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c One person was killed and another injured when a light plane used for spraying pesticide over plantations crashed in southern Philippines late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.Bonifacio Cabansag, 42, a traffic control personnel for banana firm Dole Philippines died after being hit by the company's spray aircraft as it landed on an airstrip in Mapawa village, Maragusan town, in ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294600/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:13:56 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294600/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Philippines troops at the Quneitra crossing between Syria and the Israeli annexed Golan Heights last week. The Philippines Wednesday said it would keep its peacekeepers in the Golan Heights until at least August, and may stay longer if the United Nations increased security ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215293196/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:42 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215293196/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' top diplomat says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have appealed to Manila not to withdraw more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights to avoid "maximum volatility" in the restive Middle East region. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday the diplomats made the appeal to him ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292063/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:15:20 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292063/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has deployed a fresh batch of marines and supplies to a shoal in the disputed South China Sea, where a Chinese warship and surveillance vessels appeared last month and triggered a new standoff in the strategic waters, the Philippine defence secretary said Wednesday. The new contingent of Filipino marines replaced troops at the Second Thomas Shoal, where the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215290790/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:27 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215290790/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Mexican authorities have arrested an American professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said Walter Lee Williams, 64, (pictured) a former university professor, is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling to Philippines for child sex. Garcia said Williams was ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215290046/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:12:38 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215290046/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario. AP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday said an investigation into the ';sex-for-fly'; scheme involving three Philippine Embassy officials has started as he ordered the trio to come home immediately. Aside from the three, the heads of the country’s embassies in Kuwait, Damascus and ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215289369/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:47 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215289369/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c This photo taken on May 2, 2013 shows children sorting tobacco leaves for curing at a farm in Currimao town, Ilocos norte province, northern Philippines. Tobacco enriches and corrupts in the dry, sun-drenched northern Philippines, where family fortunes as well as political empires are built on the golden leaf. AFP / TED ALJIBE CANDON CITY, Philippines--Tobacco enriches and corrupts in the dry, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215288121/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:06:50 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215288121/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Workers arrange some of five tons of confiscated ivory at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife center in Quezon city. The tusks will be destroyed Friday to oppose the illegal wildlife trade, Philippines officials ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215288253/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:03:04 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215288253/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:54am EDT (Adds details on company and Philippine IPO market) * Plans to sell 461.9 mln shares at 86.64 pesos each * Offering is one of the biggest IPOs in Philippines * Manila index down more than 12 pct since mid-May HONG KONG/MANILA, June 19 (Reuters) - Robinsons Retail Group, which operates supermarkets, hardware and department stores in the Philippines, plans to raise up to ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215288109/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:54:01 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215288109/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c The Philippine justice secretary Tuesday demanded an investigation after a woman was detained in a police prison for more than five years without charge, in a case likened to the plight of terror suspects languishing in Guantanamo Bay. Joanne Urbina was arrested along with a male suspect after police found 150 grammes of banned stimulants and marijuana at her Manila home on December 14, 2007, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286283/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:23:20 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286283/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Singapore maid agencies are being barred from taking out new licences to source for workers in the Philippines in a move by Manila to crack down on firms flouting its rules. The country's embassy will limit the number of licensed companies to the current pool of about 100 and new applications will be rejected. Philippine labour attache Vicente Cabe confirmed that the new policy came into ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286729/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:35 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286729/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Foreign visitors who want to extend their vacation in the Philippines may now do so without the usual hassles. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Tuesday that foreigners who would like to stay longer in the country, could avail of a six-month, long-stay tourist visa from the agency. The program is set to be formally launched next week, according to the BI. In a statement, Immigration ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286513/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:31 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286513/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Even in ordinary, everyday life, missed deadlines are no trifling matter. When something is not done or delivered or paid for at the agreed-upon time, there are consequences. A student who turns in a late assignment runs the risk of a failing grade. A bounced check can land its issuer in court for estafa. A business supplier unable to produce the required goods under contract faces legal ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215285771/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:29 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215285771/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA – Parts of Roxas Boulevard were closed to traffic beginning Wednesday morning as part of the ceremony held at the Rizal Park to commemorate the 152nd birth anniversary of the country’s national hero. According to the Manila Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit, the north and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from T.M. Kalaw to Katigbak was closed at 7 a.m. Authorities ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215285877/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:58:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215285877/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c It's not just foreign employers who are abusing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Even Philippine Embassy officials are allegedly involved in the sexual exploitation of their countrymen--so says Party-list Akbayan Representative Walden Bello. Bello, who chairs the House committee on overseas workers' affairs, on Tuesday said three "predators" from Philippine overseas offices ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284981/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:33 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284981/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c The National Democratic Front (NDF), the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has ruled out "localised peace talks", the government's preferred method of negotiations to deal with the decades-old communist insurgency. Luis Jalandoni, the lead negotiator of the NDF peace panel, on Tuesday said the units of the New People's Army (NPA)--the armed wing ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284982/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:29 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284982/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Nicole Huen and Franco Orr are on trial in B.C. Supreme Court. A prosecutor suggested Tuesday that the Vancouver couple took advantage of a Filipino nanny when they brought her to Canada from Hong ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215283935/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:26 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215283935/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c The Philippines has announced it will destroy five tons of seized ivory, a major symbolic step for a nation known for playing a major role in the illegal ivory trade. ';The destruction of the items would hopefully bring the Philippines’ message across the globe that the country is serious and will not tolerate illegal wildlife trade, and denounces the continuous killing of elephants ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215282602/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:15 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215282602/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Moreau high school dancers in Union Square, San Francisco. https://www.facebook.com/KalayaanSF SAN FRANCISCO--What a way to celebrate the 115th year of Philippine independence--Filipinos transformed San Francisco's landmark Union Square into a Philippine town plaza for a day last June 15. Where there were usually art shows and buskers, was now filled with food booths vending lumpia, adobo, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280473/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:44 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280473/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Manila, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (FMLI) expressed its dissatisfaction with the governmental delay in the signing of the peace agreement. Our organization feels discouraged by the constant delay of the government to reach definitive peace, said in a ABS-CBN television station's report Ghazali Jaafar, vice President of FMLI, group that was founded in 1984 with ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277975/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:30:18 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277975/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c FILA president/CEO Cris Albert, Philippine Volcanoes' representative/chair William Bailey Global sportswear brand Fila is known for its specialized product lines in running, basketball, racquet sports and golf. It opened in the country in 1983, launching an apparel line and later specializing in footwear. Since then, it has become one of the country's premier footwear brands, under the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215276644/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:10 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215276644/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. will have to get airport authorities to improve their services, particularly transport, if we are to convince visitors is it, indeed, more fun in the Philippines. Last week's column on overcharging taxi drivers stirred a hornet's nest. The feedback I received would make travelers, including Filipinos, want to take the first flight out of the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215276479/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:10 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215276479/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c COMMUNIST insurgents have killed five civilians and kidnapped five soldiers in the southern Philippines in the latest of a series of violent acts following the collapse of peace talks, authorities ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273552/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:00 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273552/scat/3e5bbccc730d258c