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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/3e5bbccc730d258c/ en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:46:58 -0500 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:46:58 -0500 30 Officials of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) led by Chairman Vicente Sotto III and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) led by Director General Dionisio Santiago yesterday batted for the reim... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983635/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:43 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983635/ NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Reuters) – The global economic crisis has made fears of unemployment the No. 1 concern, surpassing worries about poverty, social inequality, crime and violence, a 22-nation survey ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983636/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:41 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983636/ WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama lunched at the White House with the current chief executive and three former presidents, a symbolic show of support that Obama said provided "advice, g... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983638/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:38 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983638/ SINGAPORE (Dow Jones) – The Philippines on Wednesday raised $ 1.5 billion in 10-year bonds, opening the international debt market for other Asian issuers, which have been unable to borrow in dollars... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983641/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:32 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983641/ THE Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9 is one of the most spectacular religious events in the Philippines. Every year thousands of devotees come to the district of Quiapo to take part in the pro... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983642/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:30 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983642/ SUSTAINABLE Agriculture Initiative-Philippines (SAIP) has found a staunch supporter in one of the most active and vibrant sectors in the country’s agricultural industry today — the coffee sector. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983644/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:27 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983644/ While it is Manny Pacquiao who represents the sport, Ricky Hatton has an ace up his sleeve and the British boxer is using this as leverage to make sure that he doesn’t settle for crumbs in the finan... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983648/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:18 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983648/ The winning concessionaire for the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) has started remitting the US7.50 million upfront payment to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporatio... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983640/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:34 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983640/ Investigators in the Philippines will launch a formal probe into the case of a Northern Ontario woman who was found dead last month at the resort where she worked as a chef, according to her family. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20982812/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:06:55 -0500 CBC News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20982812/ Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, for at least one 40-minute game, could be trading his Cleto Reyes gloves for a pair of Nike Air Jordans, his left uppercut for a three-point shot, and his bobbing-... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983649/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:17 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983649/ VERY often in my columns, I have presented scientific arguments from the various social sciences, especially economics, that clearly demonstrate that any policy or program, whether coming from the sta... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983643/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:29 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983643/ The past year was indeed a good year for science, with the Philippines garnering international recognition for projects and inventions. In no particular order, WikiPilipinas.org presents the Top 10 Ph... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983650/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:15 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983650/ Nene wants nat’l budget proposal submitted January Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Nene" Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP-Laban) yesterday proposed a change in the legislative schedule on the annual national b... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983651/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:13 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983651/ Malacañang is rushing a P12-billion supplemental budget proposal for the automation of the 2010 national and local elections in time for the resumption of Congress next week. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983639/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:36 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983639/ What games stand the best chance of changing the broader industry in 2009, either by dramatically influencing what consumers play and purchase, or by demonstrating the commercial viability of new reve... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983647/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:21 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983647/ And we’re most certainly unimpressed with the concept of a touch-screen BlackBerry, since we got three touchscreen units on the review line when The Storm hit this side of the globe. Oh, anf frankly... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983646/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:23 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983646/ The caller said he has convinced his mayor to allocate some funds for undertaking a similar albeit more modest project. He wanted to contact East-West so he could ask for some advice and ask if they c... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983645/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:25 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983645/ Playing for the first time in the playoffs, the Elasto Painters, however, fumbled against the veteran Realtors with Norwood typifying their struggle. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983637/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:40 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983637/ A bill that makes preschool education a requisite for enrolment on the elementary level has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983652/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:12 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983652/ As part of the "organizational development" of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. yesterday ordered DENR regional chiefs to submit weekly reports... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983655/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:10 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983655/ BAGUIO CITY — The improved condition of major roads in the Cordillera has perked up the local tourism industry as foreign tourist arrivals increased by at least 50 percent last year. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983654/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:08 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983654/ LAGAWE, Ifugao — The Ifugao Provincial Federation of Senior Citizens has denounced in a resolution the sangguniang panlalawigan (SP) for disapproving the proposed construction of a building for the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983653/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:33:06 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20983653/ Dependable Hawaiian Express said it opened the Manila facility because of an increase in trade between Hawaii and the Philippines. “The stronger economy is generating an upsurge in internationa... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20978203/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:46:34 -0500 Pacific Business News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20978203/ The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed the 70-year-old man, reportedly a businessman who had been living in the Philippines for 12 years, died on January 6. "The Australian... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20976857/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:27:09 -0500 News.com.au http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20976857/ THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The family of a woman from Thunder Bay, Ont., who was found dead in the Philippines learned Thursday that the country's National Bureau of Investigation will look into her dea... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20977038/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:54:25 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20977038/ I n a lecture organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs said Wednesday that increased public spending, backed by Japanese financing, could be Asia’s ticke... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972237/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:30:50 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972237/ MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine military will step up efforts this year in two small-scale gold mining regions that have become the focus and funding source for a Maoist-led insurgency, defence and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972234/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:49:55 -0500 The Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972234/ But it may be hard to stay focused after reading about the success of these famous dropouts. Hard work, drive, natural talent, and sheer luck helped them overcome their lack of education, but many sti... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972236/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:08:39 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972236/ Money, or apparently lack of it on the part of one of the protagonists, seemed to have also caused the split of the family of Dave Brodett and that of his brother Philip. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972908/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:08:36 -0500 Manila Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972908/ The Foreign Affairs department earlier reported that the joint evacuation of foreigners from Gaza, which included Filipinos, had left the Red Cross office in Gaza City at 8 a.m. (2 p.m. in Manila). http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972235/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:08:32 -0500 Manila Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20972235/ The Bataan nuclear power plant stands as a monument to the greed and corruption of the years the Philippines spent under strongman president Ferdinand Marcos.It was originally meant to cost around 500... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20971022/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:52:06 -0500 Breitbart http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20971022/ MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo attended a necrological service for Antipolo City Mayor Victor Sumulong who was brought to the House of Representatives Thursday. Arroyo arrive... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20967764/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:11:37 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20967764/ MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has issued Proclamation number 1699, listing down the regular and special non-working holidays for 2009. Except for those that are religious in... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20967763/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:11:33 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20967763/ Ebola Reston virus, recently discovered in dead pigs, poses a threat to human health. Unlike more-deadly strains of Ebola virus, Philippine health officials say this particular strain, known as the http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20967100/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:54:56 -0500 Wikinews http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20967100/ - The Philippines is hoping to attract up to $1 billion in investments into its mining sector this year after missing that same target in 2008, a senior official said on Thursday. "We're looking at ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20962075/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:45:22 -0500 Mine Web http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20962075/ MANILA, Philippines -- After his name was dragged in the bribery allegations surrounding the dismissal of the drug case involving three suspects from prominent families, one of the prosecutors that dr... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963815/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:31:25 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963815/ death penalty for drug traffickers. Muntinlupa City Representative Rozzano Rufino said he would file a bill on Monday seeking to impose capital punishment to drug traffickers. "Unlike murderers or rap... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963814/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:31:29 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963814/ Close this MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 3) The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) wants to restore death penalty against convicted drug traffickers, chairman Vicente 'Tito" Sotto III said on Thursday. In a... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963816/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:31:14 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963816/ . In the latest attack, an unknown suspect tossed a grenade into a huge crowd of New Year revelers in the southern city of General Santos, wounding 22 people. "Most cases of grenade-throwing and bomb... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963812/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:26:50 -0500 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963812/ BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua)-- A total of 100 secondary school students from the areas hit by the May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province will pay a visit to the Philippines, at the invitation of th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963406/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:24:43 -0500 SINA http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20963406/ Cotabato City, Philippines - Muslim separatist rebels attacked a southern Philippine village, torching at least 30 homes of Christian families, an army spokesman said Thursday. No one was hurt in the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959480/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:23:29 -0500 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959480/ In February 2008, the founder of MPLOYR set out to create a free employment website like Monster, Indeed & Jobster, where job seekers and employers could connect. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958889/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:12:48 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958889/ SUSPECTED separatist rebels tossed a hand grenade into a church compound in the southern Philippines yesterday, causing damage but no injuries, police said.The attack came just hours after security fo... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959093/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:27:31 -0500 Brunei Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959093/ What’s in store for education in 2009? Long time observers of the sector will tell you that it will probably be more of the same old problems. Notwithstanding recent improvements in na... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959481/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:02:01 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959481/ Police in the southern Philippines said that the brutal murder this week of a 62-year-old Australian may have been set up by a member of his household. Werner Holz, a former policeman believed to be ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958381/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:19:10 -0500 ABC Australia http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958381/ -(Dow Jones)- Growth in overseas workers' remittances, a pillar of the Philippine economy, will slow this year after a heady increase last year, due to the global economic downturn, a senior central... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958261/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:21:12 -0500 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958261/ (AFP)--Philippine police on Thursday confirmed three officers were being held hostage by communist rebels, but ruled out any negotiations for their release. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958386/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:21:08 -0500 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20958386/ Share prices closed lower on Thursday in the Philippines. The benchmark 30-company Philippine Stock Exchange index fell 33.17 points or 1.6553 percent to 1,970.72 while the all-share index went down 1... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959080/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:18:15 -0500 People's Daily http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20959080/ MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 2) The Dangerous Drugs Board wants to restore death penalty against convicted drug traffickers, chairman Vicente 'Tito" Sotto IIII said on Thursday. In an interview afte... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955583/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:13:28 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955583/ MANILA, Philippines -- A petition to disbar the lawyer for the suspects in the controversial drug case has been filed at the Supreme Court by an anti-corruption group. The Volunteers Against Crime and... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955584/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:13:26 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955584/ T he proposal to adopt English as medium of instruction from Grade III to other higher levels may be gaining supporters from the congressmen but its enactment really depends on whether the Senate ca... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955586/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:58:28 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955586/ -(Dow Jones)- The Philippine government Thursday released the schedule of holidays for 2009, which will extend the weekend on at least 10 occasions. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955582/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:16:36 -0500 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20955582/ MANILA -- At least 2,500 Filipino workers have lost their jobs in Taiwan amid a global economic slowdown, and more are expected to be sent home in the coming months, the Philippines government said We... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20951123/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:09:07 -0500 The China Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20951123/ For years, Daisy Balingit and other housewives in Santa Rita, an impoverished riverside village in Olangapo city, north of Manila, were statistically invisible - not enrolled in the social security sy... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20945315/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:01:31 -0500 Spero News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20945315/ S an Miguel Corp. is set to acquire majority share in Petron Corp. after all. After several months of negotiations--a thriving topic in coffee shop talks--San Miguel and Petron's current majorit... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946098/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:46 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946098/ PREVIEW OF A PROCESSION Early devotees of the Black Nazarene stage a procession on Wednesday with about 200 replicas of the 402-year-old image of the Black Nazarene enshrined in Quiapo Church. EDWIN B... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946899/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:35:14 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946899/ STO. TOMAS, Davao del Norte – Army Special Forces officer 1Lt. Vicente Cammayo remained defiant even when he was already being released by the New People's Army (NPA) custodial unit which held... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946099/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:44 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946099/ A Filipino family called on the Justice Ministry on Wednesday to rescind a deportation order and grant them special residency permission, submitting a petition bearing around 7,400 names. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20945869/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:44 -0500 Japan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20945869/ Manila: The Philippines Government on Wednesday said it is ready to resume stalled peace talks with Moro rebels "without preconditions". Ambassador Rafael Seguis, newly appointed chair of th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20944926/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:09:45 -0500 Gulf News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20944926/ TOKYO — A Filipino girl and her parents called on the Justice Ministry on Wednesday to rescind its deportation order and grant them special residence permission, submitting a list of signatures... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946087/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:52:01 -0500 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20946087/ Ricky Hatton will end up the way Oscar De La Hoya looked after his shocking defeat to Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas, Freddie Roach, Filipino’s taskmaster, told the Bulletin yesterday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938945/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:17 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938945/ President Arroyo has received from the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) its list of five nominees to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruben Reyes who has retired. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938946/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:14 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938946/ Honda Cars Philippines Inc. forecasts over 10 percent increase in sales this year from a negative 17 percent growth last year as it invests P140 million for the local assembly of its all-new City mode... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938944/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:19 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938944/ With interoperability as a goal, Microsoft Philippines has forged a deal with a Filipino-owned open source software development house to "jointly build developer tools" and to "enable the creation of ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938956/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:00 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938956/ Based on a forgotten episode in our country’s history, "Baler" is about the last Spanish military contingent during the revolution against Spain that holed itself up inside the church of Baler (now ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938961/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:49 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938961/ MANILA, Philippines -- It was "highly improper'' for Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez to meet with a drug suspect's parents and lawyer while a drug case was pending before his office, a lawyer said on ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938941/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:13 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938941/ After conducting their own investigation, the sisters of a Canadian woman found dead last month in the Philippines say she was the victim of foul play. Sofia and Lucia Gutierrez, who spent a week at ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20935312/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:16:05 -0500 CBC News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20935312/ National coach Yeng Guiao yesterday said he has agreed in principle to coach Burger King, the new brand that Air21 will carry in the Fiesta Cup conference. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938959/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:53 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938959/ MANILA, Philippines -- Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday there is a need to review the policy allowing military personnel to be deployed to civilian agencies in the wake of the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938940/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:15 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938940/ GAZA CITY (AFP) — Israeli tanks and troops surged into towns across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking Hamas targets, but hits on three UN-run schools killed at least 45 people, sparking urgent new ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938943/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:20 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938943/ Electricity rates of giant utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) again posted a drop this month, because of lower generation charges from power suppliers. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20939981/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:47 -0500 Manila Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20939981/ Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of the Philippines said that Filipinos should denounce violence, whether it involves Islamist guerrillas in the Philippines or Hamas in the Gaza Strip. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20937950/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:45:45 -0500 Spero News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20937950/ Recognized by critics as a poor man’s James Bond, steely-eyed Jason Statham explodes on the big screen anew via the third installment of the successful "Transporter" franchise. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938957/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:51 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938957/ Unlike netbooks and touch-screen phones that captured the imagination of consumers in 2008, a quiet —" almost invisible"— technology trend called cloud computing also made its mark in the IT world... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938953/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:02 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938953/ Rosales has not won on the LPGA tour since topping the SBS Open at Turtle Bay in 2005, but she teamed with Dorothy Delasin to capture the women’s World Cup of Golf in South Africa in early 2008. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938958/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:55 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938958/ But unmasking crooked lawyers, hungry prosecutors and their superiors can minimize for a few days the people’s outrage as endangered species, especially their children. The poor, rich, and hungry f... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938950/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:08 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938950/ The customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will benefit from a very slight generation charge reduction of P0.079 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to be reflected in their bills this January. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938949/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:11 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938949/ The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has unveiled a P300-billion economic resiliency plan that would pump prime the domestic economy this year. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938947/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:13 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938947/ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. yesterday revoked a 2006 agreement with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), which gave the SBMA the power ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938963/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:44 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938963/ Asian nations can work together to get through the global financial crisis ahead of the United States, but Japan and China must take the lead, a leading UN economics adviser said Wednesday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20939983/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:43 -0500 Manila Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20939983/ SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — Senior Supt. Keith Ernald Singian, Pampanga police director (PD), decried yesterday what he called "twisted and exaggerated reports" on the incident in the provincial c... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938962/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:42 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20938962/ The long-delayed merger of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Allied Banking Corp. was stalled again Wednesday, when the anti-graft court issued a temporary restraining order. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20939982/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:42 -0500 Manila Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20939982/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Misys plc (LSE: MSY), the global application software and services company, today announces that Philippine Farmers Bank has chosen Misys to strengthen its lending business... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20931133/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:03:51 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20931133/ W hile the Supreme Court vacancy created by the recent retirement of Justice Ruben Reyes is yet to be filled, another seat in the High Tribunal has been declared up for grabs. The Judicial and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20932839/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:17:40 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20932839/ M illions of dollars in funding support appear to have been wasted as corruption in the Philippines progressively worsened in the past two years, a Millennium Challenge Corp. evaluation report showe... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20932840/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:17:38 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20932840/ Cotabato City, Philippines - Philippine troops on Wednesday recovered a homemade bomb planted by suspected Muslim separatist rebels under a bridge in a southern village, an army spokesman said. Lieute... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928414/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:07:01 -0500 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928414/ MANILA, Philippines -- A state prosecutor that dismissed the controversial drug case against three suspects reportedly belonging to prominent families has been scolded by lawmakers at the House of Rep... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928407/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:56 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928407/ euros confiscated from retired police comptroller Eliseo dela Paz by Russian authorities is expected to be returned to the Philippine National Police (PNP) bank account by the end of the month and the... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928408/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:52 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928408/ MANILA, Philippines -- Experts from three United Nations (UN) agencies have arrived in the country to investigate an outbreak of the Ebola-Reston virus at two pig farms north of Manila, the World Heal... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928411/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:43 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928411/ MANILA, Philippines -- Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. is proposing a national convention of opposition parties to select a common presidential candidate to back in the 2010 elections. At... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928410/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:49 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928410/ MANILA, Philippines -- The Court of Appeals has assigned a justice to the petition for habeas corpus seeking the release of two of the three suspects involved in a controversial drug case. During Wedn... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928409/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:47 -0500 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928409/ he assumption of Barack Obama as 44th President of the U.S. should be welcomed by ordinary Filipinos, given his liberal, anti-racial, pro-minority, and pro-poor tendencies developed throughout his you... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928416/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:45:03 -0500 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928416/ FILIPINO fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said yesterday.The World Wide Fund for ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928415/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:09:52 -0500 Brunei Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20928415/ According to China Central Television, at the invitation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 100 children from Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas will leave for the Philippines for a visit... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20927863/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:01:13 -0500 People's Daily http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20927863/ Manila - Four gunmen were killed in a pre-dawn shootout with police officers in the Philippine capital Manila, a police official said. The men refused to stop their vehicle at a police checkpoint in t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20923249/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:54:54 -0500 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20923249/ The increase was largely due to Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific's opening more routes and adding flights to existing destinations. The 30 airlines that service the http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20923576/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:52:07 -0500 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20923576/ Here’s good news! Despite the grim forecasts about the world economy, nine out of 10 Filipinos look forward to a happy Christmas and better New Year. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915156/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:23:33 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915156/ The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations is spending $ 18.3 million to help the Philippines improve rice production, according to IFAD vice president Kanayo Nwa... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915155/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:23:30 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915155/ The electrification of more barangays would improve the country’s productivity and expand education opportunities, Reyes explained, making the Philippines better prepared to face the challenges of t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915167/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:23:14 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915167/ The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to reconsider its division resolution that would strip a company of ownership over 1.7 hectares of titled prime land in Lapu-Lapu City it bought in 1988 from a re... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915166/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:23:11 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/id/20915166/