Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Shedding off gains from the previous days, the peso depreciated Thursday from the close recorded Wednesday in what traders said was a sideways movement as the market absorbs positive macroeconomic…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A member of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) has questioned the party’s reported alliance with the Nacionalista Party (NP), saying it did not go through the consultation process as mandated by its…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesLife could have been easier for Lilia Roseryo had she been a beneficiary of a microfinance program, a government blueprint to ease poverty. But she hasn’t even heard of it
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MANILA — Eleven soldiers were killed and several others were wounded Saturday in a firefight with Communist guerrillas in a province south of Manila, Philippine Army officials said. The battle in Oriental Mindoro Province was the deadliest encounter the military has had with the insurgency so far this year. Army officials said a platoon of soldiers patrolling the remote areas of Oriental Mindoro had inadvertently entered a rebel camp.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Over P1 million worth of cell phones that were stolen from a van along P. Tuazon in Cubao, Quezon City, were recovered by responding cops at around Friday noon…
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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang would have to consult leaders of Congress on whether they could muster a quorum if President Macapagal-Arroyo were to call a special session to address the power crisis in Mindanao, officials said Friday. “We’re now consulting the President, and more especially the leaders of Congress on this.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesThe peso inched up anew in Wednesday’s trade, but which traders said was an indication of a mere market consolidation as risk aversion resulting from the fiscal problems on the Eurozone eases further. The local currency opened the trading day at 46.05…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
FRONTLINE 03/02/2010 There is a call for Gloria Arroyo to declare a state of emergency and get from Congress special powers to resolve the power problem, which is now hitting Metro Manila, as residents are experiencing rotating brownouts. It has often made me wonder how special powers granted to a president no matter which president can help that president in this case, Gloria resolve the power crisis, especially now that she has about three more months to the end of her term in Malacañang. Just how does one solve the power crisis through special powers?
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By Mario J. Mallari 03/02/2010 Barely eight days before the scheduled retirement of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY (UPDATE 3) At least 11 people including two children were killed when suspected Moro rebels and Abu Sayyaf bandits stormed a village in Maluso, Basilan early Saturday, authorities said. The police corrected its initial report of 13 killed in the 5:45 a.m. attack staged by more or less 70 gunmen led by Puruji Indama in the village of Tubigan, Senior Superintendent Antonio Mendoza Jr., Basilan police chief, said by phone
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Islamist militants have attacked a village in the southern Philippines, killing at least 11 people, military officials have said. About 70 members of Abu Sayyaf, a group linked to al-Qaeda,…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines For families who have long been waiting for a chance to come home to a place they can call their own, BPI Direct may just be the answer. From March 1 to 31, BPI Direct, the country’s first and only Internet bank will offer the…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Appointive government officials are deemed resigned from their positions once they accept nominations to become representatives of partylist groups for the polls in May, an official of the Commission on Elections said Friday.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines At least 97 medicines will be sold at half their original prices starting March 31, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral announced Friday.