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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Manila News.Net http://www.manilanews.net/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:10:25 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:10:25 -0400 30 Australia-based Acquire Asia Pacific Philippines, Inc. is considering putting up a second facility in the country next year, adding some 1,500 to 1,800 seats to its current 1,200-seat capacity. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985303&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:28 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985303&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c A Filipino doctor, Dr. Conrado Dayrit Jr., has been posthumously commended by the House of Representatives for his untiring and courageous effort in research on, and advocacy of, coconut oil as antido... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985299&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:22 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985299&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The C902 Cyber-shot sports a camera performance beyond its sleek and slim looks. The phone's lighting dramatically signals when it is in camera mode by switching from white to blue. The eight camera t... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985292&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:07 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985292&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Far Eastern University and University of the East came through with big windups yesterday to win the openers of the 71st UAAP basketball tournament at the Araneta Coliseum. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985288&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:55 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985288&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c A face recognition technology that detects the outdoor environment, particularly the lighting which oftentimes changes a person's appearance, is promising to revolutionize the way Filipinos use biomet... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985294&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:11 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985294&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The country's public school system owes much to the Thomasites – young idealistic American teachers — who came in waves in 1901 to introduce the American brand of education to Filipinos emerging f... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985307&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:38 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985307&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Malacañang yesterday appealed to the people to conserve energy and fuel, as it assured them of measures to mitigate the impact of a record 11.4 percent inflation rate in June. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985285&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:41 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985285&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The League of Cities in the Philippines (LCP) has rejected a memorandum of agreement (MoA) put forward by the Department of Trade and Industry requiring local government units not to process business ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985308&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:37 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985308&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Red Bull veteran coach Yeng Guiao doesn't hide that fact that he's disappointed that his Bulls – in their first try – failed to claim the last outright semifinal berth in the Smart-PBA Fiesta Cup ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985306&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:35 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985306&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has taken custody over an Army colonel who was arrested Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the Arroyo government, a military officia... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985396&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:54:39 -0400 Sun Star http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985396&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Of course, we were very fortunate to have met at the recent forum on cacao Dr. Severino S. Magat of the Philippine Coconut Authority who knows a lot about right fertilization. One important developmen... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985296&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:16 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985296&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said the machines provided by Smartmatic-Sahi and Avante International Technology will be put to the test and their performance in the upcoming ARMM polls in August wil... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985304&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:31 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985304&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Nancy 's album under Warner Music complements well with the emergence of electro-house music. The album features 12 songs with "Love Song," penned by Jingle Buena and arranged by DJ Brian Cua. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985286&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:46 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985286&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c In a gathering of environmentalists from different global regions, the critical issues of waste and water and the leadership roles women play in these concerns were tackled in an international symposi... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985282&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:34 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985282&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c "May I commend 2007 Seag most outstanding athlete and swimmer Miguel Molina for giving way to our national pride Manny Pacquiao as flag-bearer," said POC first vice-president and Bacolod Rep. Monico P... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985290&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:56 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985290&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Being so and as more customers embrace this medium, he said marketers "need to catch up and use these online and mobile tools to interact instantly with customers, track their target market's consumpt... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985293&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:09 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985293&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Veteran broadcaster Jake Maderazo strongly feels for this advocacy, which he espouses in his daily morning radio program, "Taumbayan Naman" (Mondays to Fridays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on DZXL, 558 khz). http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985287&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:49 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985287&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c IN the beginning of this, the 14th Congress, congressmen filed several bills to upgrade the ancient Maritime Code of the Philippines. Sadly, after they were filed and referred to the correspondi... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985015&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:29 -0400 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985015&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Agriculture magazine is available nationwide through leading bookstores and outlets of Manila Bulletin. It is the most widely circulated agriculture magazine in the country, and was voted as the Agric... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985298&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:18 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985298&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c A review of the history and track record of Sulpicio Lines, and the findings of various Marine Boards of Inquiry and Senate investigations into the tragic disasters that have engulfed this major... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15986051&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:27 -0400 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15986051&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c When South Vietnam (SVN) first solicited help in 1964 from neighboring countries, the Philippines was among the first that responded by the passage of Republic Act 4162 approved by President Diosdado ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985300&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:23 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985300&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c CEBU CITY – Several militant groups in Central Visayas questioned the presence of the highly restricted endosulfan in the country, following the discovery of a big amount of the chemical in the ill-... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985284&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:37 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985284&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading mobile phone provider, has announced the unveiling of the Samsung Soul and L700 – two premium bar type phones that are offering both impeccable style and outs... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985291&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:03 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985291&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c PERIOPERATIVE nurses from all over the country have gathered for the two-day 34th Annual Convention and Scientific Meeting of the Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines (ORNAP) at the hi... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985302&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:25 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985302&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The technological breakthrough from Alaminos Goat Farm (AGF) can produce two liters of fresh milk per doe daily for 300 days a year even under extreme tropical conditions. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985289&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:20 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985289&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sun Microsystems is urging Filipino software programmers to seriously look into the opportunities of becoming entrepreneurs, saying that business opportunities abound, particularly in the global marke... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985297&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:48:15 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985297&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Chief Supt. Eugene G. Martin, regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) in the Cordillera, urged the victims of this racket to come out in the open and file charges against the fake PDEA a... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985281&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:40 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985281&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c These are major Philippine marine tragedies recorded by the Board of Marine Inquiry through the years. 1980 February 14: MV Filnor IX sank in Coron, Palawan, with one person dead. April 22: MV... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985000&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:47:25 -0400 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985000&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Broadcast giant ABS-CBN has suspended news anchor Ces Drilon for disobeying orders not to go to Indanan, Sulu, where she and her cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angel... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985432&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:42:02 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985432&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- As world oil prices hit new record highs almost every day, oil firms again raised prices of their fuel products -- this time by P1 a liter for gasoline, P2 a liter for diesel an... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985431&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:42:00 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15985431&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Consumer prices in the Philippines surged by 11.4 per cent in June, the first double-digit rise in nine years and an increase of nearly two percentage points from the previous month amid soaring globa... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15984876&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:25:53 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15984876&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA: Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao was designated on Friday as flag-bearer of the Philippines for the country's delegation to the Beijing Summ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15981370&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:19:50 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15981370&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- Four million Filipino children are malnourished and the number is expected to grow as record-high inflation force households to cut down on food, officials of the Food and Nutri... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15981568&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:41:04 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15981568&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- Food and fuel price hikes pushed the Philippines' inflation rate last month to its highest level in 14 years, an official said Friday. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15979510&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:18:51 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15979510&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Manila - A town official was killed by suspected communist rebels in a southern Philippine town, the latest attack against civilians in the area, a military report said Saturday. Noli Llanos, 47, an e... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15979649&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:32:21 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15979649&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tropical depression "Gener" continued to move over the South China Sea area west to the Philippine island of Luzon Saturday morning, a local weather forecast institute said. In its 10:45 a.m... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978675&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:18:15 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978675&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this HIGH school students Royce Pacibe and Rafi Dimakuta from the Fountain International School in San Juan, Metro Manila, won two gold and one bronze medals in Physics international competition... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978690&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:07:53 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978690&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA: Rising food prices in the Philippines pushed its last month's inflation rate to 11.4 per cent, the highest level in 14 years, the government said yesterday. The upturn exceeded the forecasts ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978683&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:05:55 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978683&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- The two new election commissioners have bewailed the opposition to their appointment. Commissioners Lucenito Tagle and Leonardo Leonida said Friday it was unfair that some civil... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978225&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:34:23 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978225&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- The leftwing group Karapatan on Friday claimed that the military had abducted two women who were the daughters of a slain peasant leader last Thursday. The Armed Forces of the P... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978224&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:34:20 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15978224&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a Jordanian national who allegedly plotted with several of his countrymen to bomb a number of foreign embassies in Manila, including ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15977280&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:03:27 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15977280&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The European Union is to send a mission of experts to investigate toxic chemicals on board a Philippine ferry which sank carrying more than 850 people, French officials said. The Princess of the Star... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15977298&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:40:06 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15977298&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Residents line up to buy cheap government rice at a market in Manila yesterday. Rising food prices in the Philippines pushed its June inflation rate to 11.4 percent, the highest level in 14 years, the... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15974761&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:39:39 -0400 The Peninsula http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15974761&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 2) Opposition lawyer Homobono Adaza, detained on accusation of planning to oust President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was released on bail Friday evening, DZMM T... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15973521&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05:40 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15973521&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The MINUSTAH has benefited greatly with the participation of the Filipino troops and police officers since they were first deployed during the Philippine membership in the United Nations Security Coun... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971450&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:29 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971450&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c THE International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated today with the theme "Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative Enterprise" to highlight the complementarity of the goals and objectives of the... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971454&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:22 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971454&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Exporters expect the peso to average between P44-P45 to the dollar by end of the year but exports growth would still be limited to 3 to 5 percent because of the global economic slowdown, Philippine Co... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971453&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:25 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971453&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c A COURT on Friday ordered the resetting of next week's pre-trial hearing of detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and other Magdalo soldiers on their rebellion case in relation to the failed uprising ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971577&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:02:53 -0400 Sun Star http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971577&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c With the 'Complete Jose Rizal, NHI and Filipiniana.net deliver Rizal in equal measure, providing a more balanced and accurate impression of both the man and the hero. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971464&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:57 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971464&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Born in a poor family of 10, the young Biyo has always strived for excellence because of the teachings of her father — who was an educator himself— and a very dedicated mother who was always there... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971465&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:54 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971465&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c House Speaker Prospero Nograles ordered yesterday the immediate resumption of a House inquiry into a financing firm's reported move to foreclose some 52,000 low-cost housing units in the country, sayi... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971467&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:43 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971467&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 631 out of 1,128 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu las... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971452&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:28 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971452&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c University of the East tries to bounce back from a disappointing season last year when it tangles with University of Santo Tomas in the opening of the 71st UAAP basketball tournament at the Araneta Co... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971451&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:30 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971451&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c CONCEPCION, Tarlac — The National Food Authority (NFA) office here has forged a tie-up arrangement with local government units (LGUs) and congressional offices for its intensified distribution of su... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971469&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:40 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971469&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a complaint filed against giant utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for allegedly misstating in its books the interests it had collecte... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15972181&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:31 -0400 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15972181&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c In an administrative order, the mayor told the Baguio police to deny outright applications for motorcades in the face of the rising costs of petroleum products and basic commodities, such as ric... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15972183&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:22 -0400 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15972183&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c A shipment of Spanish relief goods for typhoon Frank disaster victims arrived last Wednesday on board a Ukrainian aircraft, said Philippine Honorary Consul General to Ukraine Oscar de Venecia. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971466&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:45 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971466&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Augusto Santos said "continuous price increases of cereals and fuel" have raised inflation to 11.4 percent in June from 9.5 percent in May. It was the biggest rise si... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971449&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:33 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971449&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A Makati judge has postponed for the third time the pre-trial of the rebellion case of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and the soldiers who took over the Peninsula Manil... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971612&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:50:15 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971612&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Oil companies are expected to implement another round of price hikes at the pumps, with diesel prices expected to take in a heftier adjustment. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15972184&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:23 -0400 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15972184&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) — Soaring food prices will trigger increased investment in agricultural land, notably in eastern Europe, Brazil and Africa where there is plentiful fallow acreage, delegates... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971455&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:56:24 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971455&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines -- It was just like the old good days. After a long while, the Romualdezes came together here to pay homage to their beloved "Madame" Imelda Marcos, who marked her 79th birt... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971610&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:50:08 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971610&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- The Board of Marine Inquiry investigating the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars is appealing to seafarers who survived the June 21 tragedy to appear at its hearing on Satu... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971607&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:50:06 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971607&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed criminal cases against a former lawmaker and lawyer and three others before local courts for their alleged involvement in a plot to ous... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971608&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:49:57 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15971608&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. 'The Philippines' response collectively has been very good,' said Andrew MacLeod of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office. 'The government was able to handle i... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15966730&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:18:24 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15966730&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA -- The Philippines on Thursday pledged to create a special court and law enforcement agency to combat rampant intellectual piracy and counterfeiting, the trade department said. Manil... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965118&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:39:28 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965118&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- A leftist fisherfolk group scoffed at a plan by Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap to allocate P5 million to buy fish from Romblon province and process these into fish cakes or fi... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965478&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:59 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965478&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- Leftwing activists are marking Filipino-American Friendship Day with a protest at the US Embassy to denounce the alleged rape of a Filipino woman in Japan and the continuing pre... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965117&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:39:32 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965117&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- Former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor filed perjury charges Thursday against Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., key witness in the inquiry into the scandal-tainted national bro... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965477&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:58 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965477&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. lamented on Friday how his friend, human rights lawyer and former assemblyman Homobono Adaza, is being found "guilty by association" in connection ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965479&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:39:02 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965479&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c bloggers and readers. "This is a really small industry, [t]his publishing thing. Once you poke into it, someone is bound to be more brazen than you. It isn't about right or wrong. For me, people are f... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965119&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:39:30 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965119&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed former senator Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto III to the Dangerous Drugs Board, where he is also its acting chairman, a senio... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965476&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:55 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965476&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- The Board of Marine Inquiry investigating the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars is appealing to seafarers who survived the maritime tragedy to appear at its hearing on Sat... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965475&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:52 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15965475&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has praised Hanjin Heavy Industries for continuing to invest in the Philippines with its ship building facility in Subic, Zambales. ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15963241&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:56:38 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15963241&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this SINGAPORE -- The Philippine central bank intervened on Friday by selling dollars to support the struggling peso, traders said, after the country's annual inflation rose to a 14-year high in... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15960630&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:55:46 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15960630&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- Motorists should brace themselves for another oil price hike this weekend, an official for a major oil company said Friday. Bobby Kanapi, Shell Philippines vice president for co... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15961659&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:55:07 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15961659&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Manila - Philippine policemen recovered on Friday two homemade bombs outside a factory in a southern city, a police official said. The explosives were placed in a hauling truck parked outside the fact... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15960862&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:48:56 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15960862&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c *** Manny Pacquiao is now the world's top fighter pound for pound. The time of the Filipino has come. He is world class in the arts, entertainment, and sports. *** We should not condemn the offi... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15958907&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:26 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15958907&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c By JOAQUIN HENSON The Philippine StarLOS ANGELES – Appearing chirpy despite losing the WBC lightweight title to Manny Pacquiao last weekend, David Diaz said the other day he's looking forward to vis... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15953306&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:14:58 -0400 Max Boxing http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15953306&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Ace publicist Bernie Bahrmasel told the Chicago Tribune that Chicago would have given Diaz a rousing welcome had they staved off Pacquiao's challenge. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950169&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:26 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950169&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Former world champion Alex Pagulayan defeated Mohd El Assal of Egypt, 9-5, to bounce back from the losers' bracket as 13 Filipinos advanced into the knockout stage of the 2008 Qatar International 9-Ba... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950171&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:11 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950171&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Negotiations are still underway for newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king Manny Pacquiao and Edwin Valero to meet head-on in November but Top Rank big boss Bob Arum is more than op... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950170&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:13 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950170&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c BAGUIO CITY – Despite the crippling effects of the soaring oil prices in the business sector, employers in the Cordillera posted a high rate of compliance with the new wage order issued by the Regio... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950172&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:09 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15950172&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c THE Declaration of Independence of the 13 United States of America on July 4, 1776, set forth the principles and doctrines that came to influence other national independence struggles in the subsequen... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15948889&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:50 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15948889&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Charges filed vs Adaza, 4 others The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday filed charges of harboring a criminal and two other criminal cases against Atty. Homobono Adaza before the Department of... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15948891&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:37 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15948891&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday filed charges of harboring a criminal and two other criminal cases against Atty. Homobono Adaza before the Department of Justice (DoJ) after he was arres... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15948890&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:36 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15948890&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday ordered the creation of nine-man Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Charter Task Force to lobby for the ratification of the Asean Charter befo... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947590&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:10:20 -0400 Sun Star http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947590&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles rejected yesterday a proposal for the government to take over the embattled shipping company Sulpicio Lines, saying "the government has no business getting into priv... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947482&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:28 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947482&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c NATIONAL Police Chief Avelino Razon, Jr. said they are looking for other personalities who may be involved in a new plot to overthrow the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.Razon issu... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947589&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:10:21 -0400 Sun Star http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947589&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Looking determined to land the jackpot just like it did when it introduced text messaging in the country a few years back, Globe Telecom has launched its quest for "future technologies" by unveiling a... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947477&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:19 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947477&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c "I didn't plan of becoming anything but a singer here (Philippines)," said the Australian-born (but whose parents are both of Filipino descent) in an interview to promote Palmolive Shining Circle of 1... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947480&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:56 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947480&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) — World Bank President Robert Zoellick urged swift action by leaders of the Group of Eight industrial countries and oil-producing nations to address rising poverty due t... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947475&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:32 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947475&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Food and beverage giant San Miguel Corporation teams up with the Kuok Group of Companies to invest $ 1 billion to develop at least one million hectares of agricultural land as part of the government's... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947483&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:25 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947483&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c GOVERNMENT officials will ask President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to release P35 million livelihood assistance for 1,500 fishermen who were affected by the fish ban in San Fernando, Romblon where a pass... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947588&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:10:21 -0400 Sun Star http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947588&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c We've all known Jet Li to be the high-flying, ass-kicking, adrenaline-pumping martial arts hero in such blockbuster films as "Fearless", "Unleashed", "The One" and "Romeo Must Die." http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947490&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:55 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947490&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao which may tri... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947630&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:08 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947630&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines -- A member of the Board of Marine Inquiry said on Thursday the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's bulletin on the movement of typhoon F... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947632&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:17 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947632&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Close this MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) The Court of Appeals has issued a freeze order on accounts in 23 banks and insurance companies that have been linked to the fertilizer scam, including those ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947631&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:00 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947631&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Pacquiao, who befriended and won constant support from Secretary Atienza ever since he started his boxing career in 1995, got a rousing welcome from DENR employees when he went home after a hard-won r... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947481&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:33 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947481&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Defense and military officials yesterday stressed that "there is no plot within the Armed Forces of the Philippines" to destabilize the present government. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947474&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:03:30 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=15947474&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c