Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Earlier, Malacanang warned Cruz not to
campaign in public against the Arroyo-backed people’s initiative (PI) that
intends to push Charter change (Cha-cha).
Cruz earlier admitted that his strong
opposition to Cha-cha had earned him the ire not only of the Chief Executive
but three Cabinet members, whom he did not name, who had been wanting his head
to roll.
The influential law [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The record was first reached in March,
but the figure dropped to 13.9 percent in June.
Hunger was highest in Mindanao
at 21.3 percent in September, SWS said.
The incidence of hunger declined in Metro
Manila (from 15 percent in June to 12.8 percent in September) but rose in the
rest of the country:
The rest of Luzon (from 10 percent to
14.7 [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
“Bigyan ng leksyon yan. Dapat pantay-pantay,
malas na lang siya (He should be taught a lesson. He should learn to treat
everyone equally.
The incident was his misfortune),"
Ermita said in a radio station dzRH interview.
He said the immigration bureau should
“investigate fully” the incident.
Padlan personally apologized to Luli for
his actuation at the Naia. Luli was en route to Scotland [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
“For all you know, [some of the
applicants] may not be intended for that kind of a function [chief justice],
and they never realize it until they go through these alleged scientific
examinations," she said.
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez is said
to have announced that the rules required all candidates for the post to
undergo “scientific” psychological tests to ensure they [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Brunei and Cambodia were not included in
the TI survey.
The watchdog said some of the world’s
poorest nations were also the most sleaze-ridden, undermining international
development efforts.
“Corruption traps millions in poverty,”
Huguette Labelle, chairman of the Berlin-based non-government organization, in
a statement, said.
The lower the ranking, the worse is the
perceived corruption in a particular country. In 2004, the Philippines ranked
102 [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
It is also expected to further boost the
financial market’s confidence in Philippine stocks. Standard & Poor’s and
Fitch Ratings removed their negative outlook on the country much earlier this
year.
Moody’s, the last of the three most
influential major credit rating agencies to remove its negative outlook on the Philippines,
rates the sovereign risk four notches below investment grade.
S & [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Arriving at 9:15 a.m., Estrada was
welcomed by his mother who called his name twice to the delight of the former
president. The Estrada matriarch also recognized her grandsons, Sen. Jinggoy
Estrada and San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito, who joined relatives in welcoming their
father.
“His mother has been bedridden for a long
time but she appears lively after seeing him. [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Her daughter, Representative Imee Marcos,
said that unknown to many people, her mother shops for trinkets and accessories
at flea markets, and keeps earrings with a missing pair or brooches that have
some missing stones.
Using her own glue gun, scissors or
pliers, Imelda “can combine them with her vintage items in a way that comes out
beautiful," Imee said during [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
“It’s actually a major concern within the
Philippine Nurses Association in America (PNAA),” disclosed Manzano, 48,
herself a member of PNAA New York.
“They’re worried about what impresssions
people would have about the competency or integrity of Filipino nurses.”
Manzano says any harm caused by the
scandal is not irreparable, and both the Philippine government and nursing
leaders can still rectify the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
‘The fact that your land title is in your
physical possession does not guarantee your continuous ownership of the land.
Please take the time off to check on the status of your land with the
appropriate Register of Deeds in the Philippines,’ he said.
Fernandez knows of what he talks about.
He said he and his siblings migrated to
the United [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Ang is accused of funneling P130 million
pesos in kickbacks from the tobacco excise tax and illegal gambling to Estrada.
Ang fled to the US in January 2001, the
same month Estrada was ousted by a popular revolt and arrested.
Ang himself was arrested at a Las Vegas
strip hotel in November 2001 on a Philippine government warrant charging him
with [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
“Nobody is coming to the meeting because
we are not a member of the EAS," Lussenhop said.
He did not say if it was US President Bush who was invited by Manila or US
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said
the US
was invited by President Arroyo as guest of the host. Russia, which has applied [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
An estimated 200,000 patients from around
the world, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), came to the Philippines
this year for treatment and vacation, said del Mundo at a press briefing to
announce the first Medical Tourism Congress that will be held starting November
20 at the Philippine International Convention Center.
The program seeks to offer the Philippines as
a destination for [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
“The fine reputation of Maryland racing
is playing out in the Philippines with recent wins by Thoroughbreds purchased
at our sales,” said Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. “Maryland is becoming a
leading resource for international buyers seeking high quality pedigrees.
Successful racing results create a strong draw for international horse
buyers to return to Maryland to buy their racing stock, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Today, it is the other way around
— the journalists are the ones being fried… literally. And that
is very sad because without a free press, how can democracy survive?
No country in the world could claim that
it’s government is democratic unless it can guarantee that the Fourth Estate
enjoys freedom. Censorship, assassination, and intimidation are the most
common methods [...]