The Manila Mail http://www.manilamaildc.net A Forthnightly Newspaper in Washington DC Sun, 11 May 2008 14:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Scorched Earth Politics http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/scorched-earth-politics/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/scorched-earth-politics/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 14:40:22 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/scorched-earth-politics/ Notebook By Juan L. MercadoBy Juan L. Mercado
“No country in Asia has had more experience with democratic institutions,”

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“No country in Asia has had more experience with democratic institutions,” (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/scorched-earth-politics/feed/ Abused women can get green cards http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/abused-women-can-get-green-cards/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/abused-women-can-get-green-cards/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 13:18:17 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/abused-women-can-get-green-cards/ WASHINGTON D.C. = Here’s good news for Filipino women illegally in the US who have become victims of abuses at the hands of their employers.

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/abused-women-can-get-green-cards/feed/ Arroyo coming to DC? http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/arroyo-coming-to-dc/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/arroyo-coming-to-dc/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 12:55:19 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/arroyo-coming-to-dc/ MANILA - Malaya newspaper said April 25 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is “set to go to the United States for a state visit on June 24-25.”

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]]> MANILA - Malaya newspaper said April 25 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is “set to go to the United States for a state visit on June 24-25.” (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/arroyo-coming-to-dc/feed/ Cannes brings cheer to ailing Philippines film industry http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/cannes-brings-cheer-to-ailing-philippines-film-industry/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/cannes-brings-cheer-to-ailing-philippines-film-industry/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 05:10:54 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/cannes-brings-cheer-to-ailing-philippines-film-industry/ A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippines movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign imports. “Serbis,” an edgy drama by Brillante Mendoza, is competing for the …

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]]> A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippines movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign imports. “Serbis,” an edgy drama by Brillante Mendoza, is competing for the … (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/cannes-brings-cheer-to-ailing-philippines-film-industry/feed/ Typhoon Rammasun maintains strength toward northern Philippines http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/typhoon-rammasun-maintains-strength-toward-northern-philippines/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/typhoon-rammasun-maintains-strength-toward-northern-philippines/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 05:09:49 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/typhoon-rammasun-maintains-strength-toward-northern-philippines/ Typhoon Rammasun maintained its strength toward northern Philippines while a new low-pressure area was spotted off central Philippines early Sunday, said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 2 a.m….

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]]> Typhoon Rammasun maintained its strength toward northern Philippines while a new low-pressure area was spotted off central Philippines early Sunday, said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of 2 a.m…. (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/typhoon-rammasun-maintains-strength-toward-northern-philippines/feed/ Dengue cases in Philippines rise by 34 percent: government http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/dengue-cases-in-philippines-rise-by-34-percent-government/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/dengue-cases-in-philippines-rise-by-34-percent-government/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 05:08:20 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/dengue-cases-in-philippines-rise-by-34-percent-government/ The Philippines recorded 9,176 cases of dengue fever nationwide from January 1 to April 5 this year, an increase of almost 34 percent over the same period last year, the health department said Saturday. Deaths due to dengue fever reached 108 in the ye…

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]]> The Philippines recorded 9,176 cases of dengue fever nationwide from January 1 to April 5 this year, an increase of almost 34 percent over the same period last year, the health department said Saturday. Deaths due to dengue fever reached 108 in the ye… (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/dengue-cases-in-philippines-rise-by-34-percent-government/feed/ Missing Briton located in Philippines http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/missing-briton-located-in-philippines/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/missing-briton-located-in-philippines/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 05:06:38 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/missing-briton-located-in-philippines/ Philippine police have tracked down a British national in central Philippines two days after he went missing in the southern port city of Zamboanga, officials said. James David Rowe, described as a businessman, was reported missing after he failed to …

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]]> Philippine police have tracked down a British national in central Philippines two days after he went missing in the southern port city of Zamboanga, officials said. James David Rowe, described as a businessman, was reported missing after he failed to … (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/11/missing-briton-located-in-philippines/feed/ Another OFW seeks aid; Holgado dies http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/another-ofw-seeks-aid-holgado-dies/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/another-ofw-seeks-aid-holgado-dies/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 14:27:43 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/another-ofw-seeks-aid-holgado-dies/ Nelia Holgado, the Filipino maid stricken with cancer, who sought the aid of the Filipino American community so she can get a ticket to return home to die in her native land in January, passed away on April 11, 2008, according to Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC).

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]]> Nelia Holgado, the Filipino maid stricken with cancer, who sought the aid of the Filipino American community so she can get a ticket to return home to die in her native land in January, passed away on April 11, 2008, according to Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC). (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/another-ofw-seeks-aid-holgado-dies/feed/ Focus on Filipino American Organizations http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/focus-on-filipino-american-organizations/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/focus-on-filipino-american-organizations/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 14:05:17 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/focus-on-filipino-american-organizations/ by Maurese Oteyza Owens
Alpha Phi Omega (Phils) District of Columbia Alumni Association (APODCAA)
Ferdi Gomez, current APODCAA president, speaks with a glint in his eye that carries intensity. When asked what project APODCAA

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Alpha Phi Omega (Phils) District of Columbia Alumni Association (APODCAA)
Ferdi Gomez, current APODCAA president, speaks with a glint in his eye that carries intensity. When asked what project APODCAA (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/focus-on-filipino-american-organizations/feed/ UN adopts RP report on ‘rights’ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/un-adopts-rp-report-on-rights/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/un-adopts-rp-report-on-rights/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 13:54:25 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/un-adopts-rp-report-on-rights/ MANILA = The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted its report on the Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines, where several countries noted positively the measures taken by the government of President Arroyo in improving human rights in

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/un-adopts-rp-report-on-rights/feed/ Jamby left out of will, Collantes gets mansion http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/jamby-left-out-of-will-collantes-gets-mansion/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/jamby-left-out-of-will-collantes-gets-mansion/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 13:46:46 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/jamby-left-out-of-will-collantes-gets-mansion/ jamby-family.jpgMANILA - An inheritance feud threatens to erupt over the fabulous fortune left by Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal-Collantes, with no less than her niece, Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal questioning her being left out in the last will and testament of the late billionaire.

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]]> jamby-family.jpgMANILA - An inheritance feud threatens to erupt over the fabulous fortune left by Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal-Collantes, with no less than her niece, Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal questioning her being left out in the last will and testament of the late billionaire. (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/10/jamby-left-out-of-will-collantes-gets-mansion/feed/ Economics in Santa Banana http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/economics-in-santa-banana/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/economics-in-santa-banana/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:42:14 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/economics-in-santa-banana/ Street Talk By Greg B. MacabentaGreg B. Macabenta
According to historians, the reason the Central American Republic of

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According to historians, the reason the Central American Republic of (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/economics-in-santa-banana/feed/ The grand deception http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/the-grand-deception/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/the-grand-deception/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:39:17 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/the-grand-deception/ Nestor MataNestor Mata
MANILA-Gloria Arroyo, who has deceived the Filipino people for more than seven

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MANILA-Gloria Arroyo, who has deceived the Filipino people for more than seven (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/the-grand-deception/feed/ High Noon in Washington http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/high-noon-in-washington/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/high-noon-in-washington/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:34:37 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/high-noon-in-washington/ Our Town By Jon MelegritoBy Jon Melegrit
When the news came shortly after 12 noon on Thursday, April

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When the news came shortly after 12 noon on Thursday, April (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/high-noon-in-washington/feed/ European officials and businessmen urge Philippines to improve business climate http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/european-officials-and-businessmen-urge-philippines-to-improve-business-climate/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/european-officials-and-businessmen-urge-philippines-to-improve-business-climate/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:15:53 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/european-officials-and-businessmen-urge-philippines-to-improve-business-climate/ European officials and businessmen have urged the Philippine government to improve the business climate in the country to attract investment from Europe, reported a local daily, the Philippine Star, on Friday. The report said participants at the European C…

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]]> European officials and businessmen have urged the Philippine government to improve the business climate in the country to attract investment from Europe, reported a local daily, the Philippine Star, on Friday. The report said participants at the European C… (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/european-officials-and-businessmen-urge-philippines-to-improve-business-climate/feed/ Philippine Coast Guard aims at zero casual in typhoon season http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-coast-guard-aims-at-zero-casual-in-typhoon-season/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-coast-guard-aims-at-zero-casual-in-typhoon-season/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:14:34 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-coast-guard-aims-at-zero-casual-in-typhoon-season/ The Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday it is aiming at the goal of zero casualty in the upcoming typhoon season of the country, reported local television network GMA News. Acting Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said they are monitori…

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]]> The Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday it is aiming at the goal of zero casualty in the upcoming typhoon season of the country, reported local television network GMA News. Acting Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said they are monitori… (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-coast-guard-aims-at-zero-casual-in-typhoon-season/feed/ Tropical storm “Rammasun” gains strength, moves northward off Philippines http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/tropical-storm-rammasun-gains-strength-moves-northward-off-philippines/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/tropical-storm-rammasun-gains-strength-moves-northward-off-philippines/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:13:32 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/tropical-storm-rammasun-gains-strength-moves-northward-off-philippines/ Tropical storm “Rammasun”, locally called “Butchoy”, continued to gain strength Friday as it was moving northward in the high seas east to the Philippines, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of…

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]]> Tropical storm “Rammasun”, locally called “Butchoy”, continued to gain strength Friday as it was moving northward in the high seas east to the Philippines, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. As of… (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/tropical-storm-rammasun-gains-strength-moves-northward-off-philippines/feed/ Philippine export drops by 6.8 percent in March http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-export-drops-by-68-percent-in-march/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-export-drops-by-68-percent-in-march/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 18:12:05 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-export-drops-by-68-percent-in-march/ The Philippines’ export dropped by 6. 8 percent in March compared with the same month last year to stand at 4.181 billion U.S. dollars, said the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday. The decrease is due to weak electronics shipments abroad and reduced s…

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]]> The Philippines’ export dropped by 6. 8 percent in March compared with the same month last year to stand at 4.181 billion U.S. dollars, said the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday. The decrease is due to weak electronics shipments abroad and reduced s… (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/09/philippine-export-drops-by-68-percent-in-march/feed/ Philippines hunts down 5 British men for pedophile crimes http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/philippines-hunts-down-5-british-men-for-pedophile-crimes/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/philippines-hunts-down-5-british-men-for-pedophile-crimes/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:12 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/philippines-hunts-down-5-british-men-for-pedophile-crimes/ The Philippine authorities have launched a manhunt against five British men accused of pedophile crimes, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration said Thursday. Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said the five British men were charged of sexually moles…

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]]> The Philippine authorities have launched a manhunt against five British men accused of pedophile crimes, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration said Thursday. Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said the five British men were charged of sexually moles… (more…)

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]]> http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/philippines-hunts-down-5-british-men-for-pedophile-crimes/feed/ Boom time for Philippine banana plantations http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/boom-time-for-philippine-banana-plantations/ http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/boom-time-for-philippine-banana-plantations/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 15:26:14 +0000 News Team http://www.manilamaildc.net/2008/05/08/boom-time-for-philippine-banana-plantations/ Crop dusters skim like dragonflies above the low green canopy of the banana plantantions stretching as far as the eye can see on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The intrepid landowners of the coastal plains and low lying hills around the D…

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]]> Crop dusters skim like dragonflies above the low green canopy of the banana plantantions stretching as far as the eye can see on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The intrepid landowners of the coastal plains and low lying hills around the D… (more…)

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