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?cat/0267775d6f1c3971/ en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:13 -0400 Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:13 -0400 30 NEW YORK – Overseas Filipinos will hold protests in front of China’s embassies and consulates worldwide to protest the recent aggressive Chinese encroachments in the disputed body of ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205910937/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:11:03 -0400 New America Media http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205910937/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Map showing the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea (south China Sea), including the Spratlys Islands and Scarborough Shoal. AFP MANILA, Philippines – Japan is planning to provide ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205908433/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:16 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205908433/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 President Benigno Aquino III/Malacaang photo bureau MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III is willing to share with other countries in the region the benefits of the natural gas ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205908875/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:13 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205908875/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 The family of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona on Thursday denied that the chief justices’ wife, Cristina, was flying to Spain over the weekend. The family was responding to a ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205904215/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:37 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205904215/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 President Benigno Aquino III reiterated that he will not give up any part of the Philippines but expressed readiness to share resources with other ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205904217/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:37 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205904217/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 An online search yielded no other users of "lantern of lies," Chief Justice Renato Corona's pithy response to the lengthy, complicated PowerPoint presentation of Ombudsman Conchita ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205904216/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:36 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205904216/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Map showing the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea (south China Sea), including the Spratlys Islands and Scarborough Shoal. AFP MANILA, Philippines--From posh hotels, former military rebel, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205899507/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:35:29 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205899507/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 The documents pertaining to the purported dollar accounts of embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona that Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales presented before the Senate impeachment court last Monday are ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895454/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:43 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895454/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA -; The Philippines has imposed a two-month fishing ban in a South China Sea shoal to help ease a tense standoff between Chinese and Philippine ships. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895152/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:09:02 -0400 CTV http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895152/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines needs to develop new overseas markets so that a maritime standoff with China, which has thrown relations into turmoil, does not take a toll on tourism and fruit ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895138/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:33 -0400 The Star http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895138/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines--Tension between the Philippines and China over Scarborough Shoal might have ';modest effects'; only on the Philippine economy, new Socioeconomic Planning Secretary ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205894670/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:35 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205894670/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 CEBU CITY, Philippines--The suspect in the killing of Carl Vinson Apura, son of Mayor Nicepuro Apura of Carcar City in Cebu, was arrested Thursday afternoon in Catigbian, Bohol. Police Regional ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895453/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:33 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205895453/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 A defense lawyer of embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona on Thursday said lodging a second impeachment complaint against the chief magistrate would only work against those who would file it. Jose ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205893936/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:58:02 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205893936/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Malacañang on Thursday justified the appointment as special envoy to China of Domingo Lee, whose appointment as permanent ambassador to China was earlier bypassed by the Commission on ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205892576/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 05:47:20 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205892576/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona seemed to be prepared to face another impeachment complaint if the one currently being heard by the Senate results in an ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205892577/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 05:47:19 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205892577/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines--In line with President Aquino’s plan to make the country a rice exporter after 2013, the Department of Agriculture said it is developing areas for the planting of Basmati ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205892397/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 05:37:45 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205892397/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 AFP © <p>Filipino protesters said on Thursday they plan to sail to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, amid efforts by rival claimants China and the Philippines to resolve a tense ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205891034/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 04:51:56 -0400 West Australian http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205891034/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 A House prosecutor on Thursday urged Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales to find out whether Chief Justice Renato Corona got his alleged multimillion bank deposits from former President Gloria ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205891227/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:17 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205891227/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Filipino protesters said Thursday they plan to sail to a disputed shoal in the West Philippine Sea (also called South China Sea), amid efforts by rival claimants China and the Philippines to resolve ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205891229/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:16 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205891229/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Malacañang on Thursday said the presence of a nuclear-powered submarine in the country is not an expression of support by the US to the Philippines, now locked up in a territorial row with ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205889813/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:28:13 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205889813/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Chief Justice Renato Corona’s testimony next week in his own impeachment trial is his only chance to save himself from conviction, the House prosecution team said on ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205889812/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:28:13 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205889812/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Supreme Court employees and supporters of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona on Thursday gathered in a Mass at the SC compound in Manila to commemorate his second year as the country's chief ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205887246/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:43 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205887246/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Senior diplomats from the United States and from the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations are holding their regular meetings in Manila this week amid tensions from renewed territorial ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205887245/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:43 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205887245/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has appointed two special envoys to China at a time when the Philippines is in the middle of a dispute with Beijing over territories in the West Philippine ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205887030/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 01:02:08 -0400 Asia News Network http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205887030/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Unfazed by the pullout of Chinese tourists in the Philippines due to a month-old standoff at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. expressed confidence the situation is ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205886072/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:13 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205886072/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday night revealed four sure senatorial bets of the ruling Liberal Party in the coming 2013 midterm elections. "Well, we have four candidates already that ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205886071/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:13 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205886071/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 The Armed Forces ofthe Philippines (AFP) is speeding up the deployment of surveillance equipment which it hopes would, in tandem with newly acquired ships and helicopters, help it build a ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205885729/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:54:52 -0400 Asia News Network http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205885729/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Investments registered with the Philippine Board of Investments (BoI) in April surged by 255 per cent to 133.18 billion pesos (US$3.1 billion) from only 37.56 billion pesos ($874 million) a year ago. ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205886073/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:54:17 -0400 Asia News Network http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205886073/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 The arrival of a US submarine in Subic Bay in Zambales (north of Manila) is a "regular port call" and not related to a territorial dispute between the Philippines and China, the Department ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205884686/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:47:50 -0400 Asia News Network http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205884686/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Conexus Credit Union Branch Manager Cindy Tycholis shows Mizpah Aira Taala a credit Union manager in the Philippines how the system works at the Victoria Avenue and Wallace Street branch May 16, 2012 ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205884728/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:39:24 -0400 Leader-Post http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205884728/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 - At least for the early stages, Philippine fishery authorities are adopting a persuasion-first approach in enforcing a fishing ban in parts of the West Philippine Sea. Bureau of Fisheries and ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205882315/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:36:54 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205882315/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Militants on Wednesday questioned the entry of the USS North Carolina (SSN-777), a US nuclear-powered submarine, in the former Subic Naval Base in Zambales province, saying it may escalate the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205882316/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:36:53 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205882316/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Flash floods and landslides threaten extreme northern Luzon while scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may fall over northern Luzon and Mindanao Thursday, state weather forecasters said. The ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205882317/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:36:52 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205882317/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 BEIJING - China on Friday expressed concern over the security of its citizens in the Philippines and hope that the Philippine side will refrain from actions that will escalate tensions.Foreign ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205881943/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:11 -0400 New America Media http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205881943/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Not only will the fishing ban around the Panatag Shoal help replenish the fish stock, but it may also diminish the tension between the Philippines and China. Both countries are claiming the area as ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205875262/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:53:51 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205875262/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines – That smile could win you P250,000. Teachers, school officials and other personnel should start the school year with a smile to encourage a happy atmosphere in the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205875261/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:57 -0400 Inquirer http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205875261/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Prompted by a letter from English singer and lyricist Morrissey, Malacanang has ordered the Bureau of Animal Industry to evaluate if the Manila Zoo's 35-year old Asian elephant, Mali, should be ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205870447/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:58 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205870447/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 The National Bureau of Investigation has placed former Palawan governor Joel T. Reyes and his brother, Coron Mayor Mario Reyes in the International Criminal Police Organization’s Red Notice ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205870446/scat/0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:58 -0400 GMA News http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php?sid/205870446/scat/0267775d6f1c3971