Provides the latest RSS feeds for Manila News. 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 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:42 -0500 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:42 -0500 30 THE Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed on Wednesday the petition for habeas corpus filed by the relatives of the 43 health workers who have been in custody of the military in Morong, Rizal, since their a... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987308&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:50 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987308&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The Philippines has begun talks with the European Union (EU) for a bilateral trade agreement, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. Outgoing Trade Secretary Peter Favila told reporters o... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32986884&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:49 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32986884&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Stalwarts from contending political parties in Masbate forged on Wednesday an agreement to denounce violence and commit themselves to promote the holding of honest, orderly and peaceful elections in M... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987309&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:48 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987309&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c BELFAST, North Ireland: Northern Ireland’s lawmakers have approved a landmark deal transferring key powers from London to Belfast, in what British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed as the “final ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987310&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:47 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987310&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c DALLAS, Texas: Take it from Manny  “PacMan” Pacquiao’s former sparring partners and former foe—the well conditioned Filipino ring superstar will overpower challenger Joshua Clottey from Ghana... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987311&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:46 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987311&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c —marked Lucas and Bettina’s relationship. Lucas, clearly not being within Bettina’s social class dealt with demons like the condescension of Bettina’s mother, and his own intra-personal battle... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987312&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:45 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32987312&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c CDC Manufacturing Corporation specializes in manufacturing melamine table wares for more than 25 years. The company customizes dinnerware service which serves the biggest food industries in the countr... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32986883&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:25 -0500 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32986883&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Filipino WiMAX operator Liberty Telecom Holdings Inc says it has already signed up more than 1,000 pre-commercial test customers to its fledgling Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32978748&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:06:58 -0500 TeleGeography http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32978748&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has denied the motion for reconsideration of a lawyers group which sought for the reversal of a court's earlier ruling that rejected a petition to stop Pilipinas ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32978737&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:57:57 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32978737&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed on Wednesday to oversee a smooth transfer of power, allaying fears soldiers may intervene in May elections after she installed a l... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32978141&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:44:31 -0500 The Star http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32978141&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Hong Kong - A group of Filipino visitors stranded in Hong Kong as victims of a travel package hoax were Wednesday given free tours around the city. Twenty-four Filipinos, most of them civil servants, ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32975790&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:20:17 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32975790&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c It all started as a hobby in 1975. An insightful homemaker and skilled dietitian, it was therefore inherent in Mrs. Ong to intuitively turn this consumer insight into opportunity. Hence, what began in... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32976450&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:13:15 -0500 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32976450&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The Philippines' net foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2009 hit $1.9 billion, 26.2 percent higher from the previous year buoyed by investors confidence in the Philippine economy, the country's centr... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32976449&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:33:16 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32976449&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The inflow of foreign direct investments to the Philippines is expected to be higher this year as the global recovery boosts investor confidence."There should be an upward drift in FDIs this year... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32975290&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:33:09 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32975290&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Road crashes have killed 32 people in six days in the Philippines, including wedding party members, worshippers visiting Catholic churches and Korean workers.The latest accident occurred on Wednesday,... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32973777&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:54 -0500 West Australian http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32973777&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Manila - The new military chief of the Philippines on Wednesday said he would work toward safe, free and fair voting in May's national elections amid fears that his appointment was part of a plot to d... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32974050&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:49:36 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32974050&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Nine people died and two others were injured when a dump truck slammed against a tree in north Cotabato in south Philippines Wednesday dawn, local media reported.The victims were aboard a mini dump tr... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32971131&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:39:07 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32971131&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Manila - Sixteen people, including two South Korean tourists, were killed in two road accidents overnight in the Philippines, police reports said Wednesday. The South Koreans were among seven people k... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32968970&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:48:14 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32968970&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c (RTTNews) - The National Statistics Office of Philippines said on Wednesday that exports from the country climbed 42.5% on a yearly basis in January, accelerating from the revised 23.8% increase in ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32968976&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:47 -0500 Quote.com http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32968976&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine central bank will probably keep borrowing costs at a record low to support the economy’s recovery even as it prepares to pull back more stimulus measures. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32966270&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:36 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32966270&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c PRAGUE (PRAHA), Czech Republic – Frosty weather and a global crisis failed to chill a multinational company here since acting as reliable recruiter and benevolent employer to foreign workers fro... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32967442&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:07:11 -0500 ABS-CBN News http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32967442&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA: A worsening drought is exacting a terrible toll on the world-famous mountain rice terraces of the northern Philippines, local officials said Tuesday. http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32960786&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:57:09 -0500 Arab News http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32960786&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Granmerlen Marketing is a Filipino owned Marketing Company, with it's unique style of demonstration as a form of sales and promotion we are now one of the leading and competitive marketing company in ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32957588&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:45:06 -0500 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32957588&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered an investigation into the decision of the Tanauan City council in Batangas Province to name a local street after the U.S. cigarette bran... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952591&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:49:45 -0500 New America Media http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952591&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c A young Filipino software developer beat hundreds of contestants in a worldwide competition to win the first-ever Google Map Maker Global Competition, and the prize of $50,000 from UNICEF for projects... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952644&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:49:44 -0500 New America Media http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952644&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered an investigation into the decision of the Tanauan City council in Batangas Province to name a local street after the U.S. cigarette bran... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952611&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:42 -0500 Pacific News Service http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952611&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered an investigation into the decision of the Tanauan City council in Batangas Province to name a local street after the U.S. cigarette bran... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952590&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:32 -0500 NCM http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32952590&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c SINGAPORE: Indonesia remains the most corrupt country in Southeast Asia and graft is getting even worse, a poll of businessmen said, dealing a blow to the president’s efforts to clean up the country... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32951221&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:25:57 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32951221&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar issued the first details of long-awaited polling laws Tuesday, revealing that the junta itself will pick all members of the country’s new election commission. The gov... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32951222&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:25:53 -0500 Manila Times http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32951222&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c New computerized electronic voting machines are meant to prevent fraud in Philippines election in May. But in tests, the voting machines rejected ballots and failed to connect to the cell phone networ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32950507&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:16:47 -0500 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32950507&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c MANILA, Philippines--A Quezon City court has found three men guilty of killing an elderly couple inside their home almost a decade ago over a land dispute. In a 38-page decision promulgated recently, ... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32951224&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:08:09 -0500 Inquirer http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32951224&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c The survey, conducted on Feb. 24-28 by independent pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS), showed 36 percent of 2,100 respondents preferred Aquino, the son of the country's democracy icon, Corazon "Co... http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32950506&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:21:21 -0500 Arab News http://feeds.manilanews.net/?rid=32950506&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c