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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/0267775d6f1c3971/ en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:47:30 -0400 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:47:30 -0400 30 Manila, Sep 5 (Xinhua) Rescue operators have managed to locate the wreckage of the Philippine air force C-130 cargo plane one week after it crashed into the southern Philippine sea with 11 people on board, military sources said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/403004/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:01:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/403004/cs/1/ MANILA, Philippines - A record number of 6,533 law graduates will to take the 2008 Bar examinations for the four Sundays of this month at the De La Salle University in Manila, the Supreme Court said F... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503631/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:46 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503631/ MANILA, Philippines - Privately-owned power generating plants are profitable and a study made by a UP team of scholars showed rate of return in the excess of 70 percent. The study, presented by UP ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503632/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:45 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503632/ Manila - The United Nations on Friday vowed to send more aid to more than 500,000 people displaced by fighting between Muslim separatist rebels and government troops in the southern Philippines. Amid ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503201/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:22:19 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503201/ Inflation in the Philippines rose to its highest rate in nearly 17 years in August, climbing to 12.5 percent from a year ago, the government said Friday.The National Statistics Office said the August ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17502399/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:26:09 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17502399/ Dignitaries and honorees of the Diamond Jubilee of Southwestern University (from left, lowermost row) SWU Pres. Eldigario D. Gonzales, DPA; Dean Emeritus Carmen V.N. San Lorenzo, Dean Maria Elena A. C... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503623/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:18:19 -0400 Ambibo http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503623/ MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed and named the Filipino fatality in the Dubai helicopter crash. In a text message, DFA spokesman Claro Cristobal said Diosdado Buh... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503629/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:17:52 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503629/ MANILA, Philippines -- There is no need to renegotiate the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) if senators accept the exchange of notes between the two countries, Philippine Ambas... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503624/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:16:49 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503624/ MANILA, Philippines -- Government lawyers presented on Friday before the Supreme Court another proof that the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front would n... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503625/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:16:28 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503625/ MANILA, Philippines -- The government is set to spend P3 billion to develop science and technology education if Congress approves the P1.425-trillion budget for 2009, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya s... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503626/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:16:21 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503626/ MANILA, Philippines -- Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) general manager Winston Garcia still enjoys President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's trust despite another graft charge filed against him, ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503627/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:16:06 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503627/ MANILA, Philippines - Just two days after slashing the prices of its pump products, UniOil Petroleum Philippines Inc (UPPI) said on Friday that motorists could expect another oil price rollback next w... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503630/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:48 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503630/ MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court decision upholding executive privilege for Social Security System president Romulo Neri has prevented the truth behind the scandal-tainted national broadband d... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503628/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:16:00 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503628/ MANILA, Philippines -- "Love it or leave it," Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago told her colleagues in the Senate pushing for a renegotiation of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JP... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503366/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:15:58 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17503366/ Manila: Philippine Muslim rebels stopped a United Nations convoy and seized food supplies for tens of thousands of people displaced by fighting in the country, police said on Friday. Regional police c... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17502424/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:57:07 -0400 Gulf News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17502424/ LOS ANGELES—It’s final. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao fights Oscar “Golden Boy” De La Hoya in a 12-round, non-title fight on Dec. 6. The duel is easily a dream match-up t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500100/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:39:40 -0400 Philippines News Online http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500100/ LOS ANGELES — Tina Fey, the hottest comedy writer-actress in town, with 17 Emmy nominations for her creation, “30 Rock”, a sitcom based on her experiences as a former “Saturday... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500101/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:39:39 -0400 Philippines News Online http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500101/ The Philippine government says inflation rose to 12.5 percent in August from a year ago, the highest in nearly 17 years.The National Statistics Office said in a report Friday that the August figure br... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499175/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:38:24 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499175/ MANILA, Philippines - The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on Friday ordered Sulpicio Lines Inc. to submit a formal report explaining the circumstances that led to the latest mishap involving anot... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500097/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:17 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500097/ MANILA, Philippines - Malaya publisher Amado "Jake" Macasaet on Friday escaped another attempt by authorities to throw him in jail by posting bail for a second warrant of arrest for libel, filed this ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500096/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:14 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500096/ MANILA, Philippines - The government has increased the bounty for the arrest of two Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to P10 million each, a radio report said Friday. The report quoted Interior ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500099/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:12 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500099/ MANILA, Philippines - Dramatizing the "uselessness" of the family access cards, militant urban poor groups burned Friday an effigy of the access cards at the National Food Authority office in Quezon ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500098/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:11 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17500098/ MANILA, Philippines -- The crew of two hijacked Malaysian ships, among them 14 Filipino sailors, are safe, a representative of ship owner Malaysian International Shipping Corp. (MISC) told reporters T... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499285/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:27:29 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499285/ meanwhile denied media reports that aid agencies had accused the military of blocking food aid. The MILF attacks followed a Supreme Court writ issued last month against a draft peace agreement that ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499731/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:40:44 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499731/ (AFP)--A U.S. Navy ship has found the wreckage of a Philippine air force troop transport plane which crashed at sea last month with the loss of all nine crew, the Philippine armed forces said Friday... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499284/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:40:40 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499284/ -(Dow Jones)- Philippine central bank Governor Amando Tetangco Friday said the dollar is now "overbought" against the peso and expects the latter to recover in the coming quarter on the back of bris... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499151/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:40:22 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17499151/ MANILA, Philippines - Heavy rains slowed down traffic in some parts of Manila before noon Friday a radio report said. Radio dzBB's Aileen Intia reported that even at the Malacañang Palac... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497166/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:56:04 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497166/ MANILA, Philippines - With the Supreme Court having upheld executive privilege for former socio-economic secretary Romulo Neri on the $329.48-million ZTE broadband deal mess, militants vowed to contin... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497168/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:56:02 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497168/ MANILA, Philippines - Invoking the principle of "social justice," militant drivers are lining up a series of protests to push for an instant rollback of fuel prices by at least P6 per liter. The Pi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497169/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:56:01 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497169/ MANILA, Philippines - The arraignment of former Justice secretary Hernando Perez on graft charges failed to push through Friday, after the graft court accommodated his lawyers' petition for oral a... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497167/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:56:03 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497167/ he proposed ancestral homeland agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is not “self-executing” since its implementation will be up to Congress and future actions—a pl... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497172/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:33:56 -0400 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17497172/ MANILA, Philippines - Four Pasig City policemen are now in hot water over allegations that they are extorting money from subjects of arrest warrants they are ordered to serve. Radio dzBB reported e... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493791/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:13:35 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493791/ MANILA, Philippines - After a legal debacle Thursday, senators are considering asking the Supreme Court to reconsider again its decision upholding executive privilege for former socio-economic secreta... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493790/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:13:34 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493790/ MANILA, Philippines - After being denied asylum on his birthday last August 27, former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante may spend Christmas in a Philippine jail, a civil society lawyer claim... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493786/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:13:39 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493786/ MANILA, Philippines - Provincial governors crossed party lines Friday to condemn Wednesday's predawn ambush on Batanes Governor Telesforo Castillejos in southern Metro Manila. The League of Pro... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493788/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:13:33 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493788/ MANILA, Philippines - A robber preying on taxi drivers was arrested after his victim chanced on a team of patrolling village watchmen in Quezon City before dawn Friday. Radio dzBB's Roland Bola... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493789/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:13:33 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493789/ MANILA (Reuters) - Alan Marasigan looks like any other Filipino as he fiddles with his cell phone inside a shopping mall in Manila. But his American accent and perfect English give him away. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493390/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:51:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17493390/ MANILA, Philippines - The national Security Council (NSC) Thursday said it will meet local communities in Mindanao this month to address security problems. The meeting on Sept. 16-17 is in line wit... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17489155/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:15:43 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17489155/ MANILA, Philippines - A state statistical agency will partner with local governments that will provide a more targeted approach to alleviating poverty. Romulo A. Virola, director-general of the Nat... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17489156/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:15:42 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17489156/ INTENT TO KILL This is how Batanes Gov. Telesforo Castillejos describes his still unknown assailants during a bedside interview at Medical City in Pasig City. A day after his ambush in Pasay City, the... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17489154/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:05:22 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17489154/ MANILA, Philippines - The weather bureau Thursday said it will be able to provide more frequent announcements, especially during sever conditions, with an additional budget give to the agency next yea... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484402/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:45 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484402/ The Supreme Court (SC), in a 9-6 vote, declared final yesterday its March 25 ruling that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo properly invoked executive privilege for former SocioEconomic Planning Secret... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484379/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:42 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484379/ First of all, she hasn’t been proposed to yet by her beau of severalyears now. And most importantly, Iza who has a contract with GMA Network for three more years expressed that she is giving her wor... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484394/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:11 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484394/ MANILA, Philippines - A bill which seeks to allow farmer-beneficiaries to use lands awarded to them as collateral for loans from banks and other financial institutions has been filed in the House of R... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484405/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:39 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484405/ THE Philippine Councilors League (PCL), the organization that brings together legislators on the local level, observes Philippine Councilors League Week in the first week of September. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484386/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:33 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484386/ "Pacquiao is a more proven commodity than Mayweather was at the time that fight (with De La Hoya) was made," Top Rank big boss Bob Arum told fight scribe Robert Morales yesterday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484392/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:12 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484392/ University of the East thumped Far Eastern University, 73-61, yesterday to deny the Tamaraws an outright playoff for the second twice-to-beat incentive in the semifinals of the UAAP basketball tournam... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484393/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:14 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484393/ A newly released report said local government units (LGUs) should turn to ICT to address the employment needs of their citizens in the face of a projected economic slowdown for the country. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484388/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:28 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484388/ One of the 90s biggies Third Eye Blind is in the country to perform as the main act for San Miguel Oktoberfest kick-off party in Ortigas, Mandaluyong where a couple of world records for toasting and b... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484395/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:09 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484395/ MANILA, Philippines - Feedmillers will be forced to use more cassava as an ingredient in livestock and poultry feeds given high prices and a possible drop in corn production, government and industry o... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484403/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:42 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484403/ The oil industry’s major players are taking their turn in reducing prices at the pumps by P1.00 per liter at the strike of midnight on Saturday (September 6). http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484384/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:34 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484384/ MANILA, Philippines - The volatile peace situation in Mindanao and the need to follow up priority projects have prompted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to call off her trip to the United States, Pr... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484401/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:44 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484401/ (IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 3 September 2008 IFJ press release: Malicious Messages Target Journalists' Families and Friends in the Philippines The International Federation of Journalists (IF... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17483905/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:15:31 -0400 IFEX http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17483905/ Total leasable area is 58,000 sqm with SM department store and supermarket occupying 18,500 sqm and 10,000 sqm, respectively. Its main anchor tenants are SM Department Store and an SM Supermarket. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484380/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:40 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484380/ If you are looking for pointers on how to produce high-value finfishes such as lapu-lapu, seabass, mangrove snapper and pompano, better get hold of the September issue of Agriculture Magazine publishe... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484385/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:32 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484385/ P3.25-B Comelec budget enough if OMR used for May 2010 polls The P3.25-billion allocation for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the proposed P1.4-trillion national budget submitted to Congress ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484396/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:08 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484396/ The giant gourami, for instance, can be a money maker if one can only produce this species in commercial numbers. Gourami is a most delicious fish that is not yet readily available so that the first w... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484387/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:30 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484387/ Millions of farmers are expected to lose billions of pesos in income as prices of wet palay have slid down to a minimum of P9.50 per kilo even as production costs rose to P16 per kilo. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484382/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:36 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484382/ First there was the snapshot, and then came video. Now there is Microsoft Photosynth, a new service from Microsoft Live Labs that goes far beyond how you now view, experience and share photos. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484391/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:22 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484391/ While Freddie Roach has been describing Oscar De La Hoya in interviews as somebody who can no longer pull the trigger and that Manny Pacquiao has genuine chances of scoring a knockout, the hard-nosed ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484381/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:39 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484381/ MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture and Gawad Kalinga (GK), a nongovernment organization that builds houses for the poor, have agreed to carry out a backyard-based farming program to m... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484404/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:38 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484404/ MANILA, Philippines - Civil society groups are pressing the Department of Health to include, in the implementing rules and regulations of the RA 9502 or the Cheaper Medicines Act, a one-to-one manufac... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484406/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:14:41 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484406/ "The Philippines has come of age. We expect PhilTRONICS to have another recordbreaking year in terms of exhibitor and buyer turn-out," said Jing Lagandaon, Chief Operating Officer of Global-Link MP Ev... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484389/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:27 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484389/ ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Republicans formally declared John McCain their presidential candidate, but his nomination was overshadowed by a fiery speech from his running mate, Sarah Palin, who launc... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484383/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:37 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484383/ Instead of prioritizing the organization of a new negotiating panel with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Malacañang should form a multi-sectoral team that will focus on Mindanao’s economi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484397/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:06 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484397/ The P3.25-billion allocation for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the proposed P1.4-trillion national budget submitted to Congress by Malacañang will be enough to fully automate the May 10, 2... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484398/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:04 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484398/ BAGUIO CITY – Thousands of Muslims displaced by the war in Mindanao are seeking refuge in this mountain resort city and nearby towns of Benguet. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484399/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:02 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484399/ LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The provincial board has declared the whole province under a state of calamity due to massive damage caused by the series of typhoons to lives, crops, properties and public in... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484400/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:33:01 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17484400/ 0 posts Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque recently signed an administrative order aimed at increasing efforts to combat HIV/tuberculosis coinfection, http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17477271/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:16:47 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17477271/ MANILA, Philippines - Local food manufacturers and exporters expect to export products prepared under strict Islamic guidelines early next year to take advantage of the $200-billion global halal indus... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479035/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:13:01 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479035/ MANILA, Philippines - Power regulators have ordered Lopez-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to allow state auditors to examine its books. In a letter to Meralco President Jesus P. Francisco, the En... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479034/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:13:02 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479034/ MANILA, Philippines - The World Wide Fund (WWF) on Thursday scored the Philippine government for its apparent failure to strictly enforce the law against foreign poachers who continue to disregard bot... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479036/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:13:00 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479036/ MANILA, Philippines - The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Thursday formally endorsed Deputy Director General for Administration Jesus Versoza to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the perso... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479037/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:13:00 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479037/ MANILA, Philippines - A lawmaker from Quezon province on Thursday urged the Senate to publicize the exchange of notes that supposedly addresses the constitutionality of the controversial Japan-Philipp... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479038/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:56 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479038/ MANILA, Philippines - Press Secretary Jesus Dureza on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court decision upholding the use of executive privilege saying that it reaffirms the principle of separation of powers... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479039/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:55 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17479039/ (AFP)--Philippine security forces have been placed on high alert after the breakdown of peace talks with Muslim separatists, a military spokesman said Thursday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17472924/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:44:59 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17472924/ MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court en banc will discuss Tuesday the results of an independent panel investigation on the alleged bribery scandal at the Court of Appeals. The final decision on ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468876/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:54:18 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468876/ MANILA, Philippines – Smoke caused by an overheating cooling tower briefly caused mild tension among shoppers at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City Thursday afternoon. But firefighters imme... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468875/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:54:16 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468875/ DUBAI -- Seven people, including one Filipino, were killed when their helicopter crashed on takeoff from an oil platform in the Gulf, an oil services company working for Dubai Petroleum said on Thursd... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468873/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:50:43 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468873/ MANILA, Philippines -- By and large critical of government agencies trying to justify their budgets, lawmakers on Thursday crossed party lines and vowed to work for an increase -- up to as much as 50 ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468865/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:46:28 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468865/ PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. Dr Cecilia Llave, chairperson of the UP-PGH Cancer Institute, talks about cervical cancer and how to prevent the disease. To raise awareness, a 500-kilometer cycling ev... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468864/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:46:21 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468864/ MANILA, Philippines – The former personal assistant of Claudine Barretto-Santiago was charged on Thursday with the theft of P900,000 in cash and personal belonging from the actress's house l... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468877/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:54:17 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468877/ MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has a duty to personally explain why peace efforts with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have collapsed, Senate Majority Leader Francis... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468867/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:46:09 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468867/ MANILA, Philippines – Manila legal officer Renato de la Cruz has petitioned the Regional Trial Court to order Dealco Farms Inc. to pay the P3.3 million in unpaid real property taxes and rental f... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468879/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:54:11 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468879/ MANILA, Philippines – Pilipinas Shell on Thursday announced that it will join smaller oil firms in reducing the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene by P1/liter. Shell vice president for c... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468874/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:54:19 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468874/ MANILA, Philippines -- Presidential Adviser on Peace process Hermogenes Esperon has found an ally in Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez who said that the former military chief should not be blamed for th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468870/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:45:41 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468870/ negotiating panel with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the ceasefire committee between the military and the rebels will remain in place, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Thursday. Erm... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468872/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:45:24 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468872/ The Los Angeles City Council approved a $500,000 reward Wednesday to help catch a serial killer believed responsible for 10 slayings in south Los Angeles and Inglewood over the last two decades. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468881/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:24:20 -0400 The News Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468881/ Salvage operations to a capsized giant passenger ferry is delayed for another week due to late arrival of rescue equipment, local media reported Thursday. Titan Salvage, the U.S.-headquartered salvage... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17467949/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:59:58 -0400 People's Daily http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17467949/ The Philippine Senate President Manuel Villar has confirmed that he will run for the president of the country in the upcoming May 2010 elections, local media reported Thursday. Attending a private par... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468880/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:59:55 -0400 People's Daily http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17468880/ MANILA, Philippines - A number of senators are exploring the option of renegotiating some of the provisions of the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa) before conside... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465288/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:08:17 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465288/ MANILA, Philippines - Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr on Thursday questioned the alleged inappropriate delegation of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita as head of the Senate technical work... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465290/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:08:15 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465290/ MANILA, Philippines - Despite the scrapping of the government peace panel dealing with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Malacañang will keep Hermogenes Esperon Jr as presidential peace advise... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465289/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:08:13 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465289/ MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate is now ready to tackle a resolution proposing a federal form of government through a Constituent Assembly, according to the head of the committee that will tackle the... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465287/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:59:28 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17465287/ an government increase the wages of its ordinary employees without increasing the salary grade of the president or of members of Congress? The proposal may be popular, but it may not be feasible. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17462313/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:02:39 -0400 Newsbreak http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17462313/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang rejected Thursday calls to "persuade" the big three oil firms to roll back prices of their fuel products, saying it would rather let market forces determine th... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458826/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:42:10 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458826/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang backed Thursday the decision of the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) in allowing Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to raise its rates. Press Secretary Jesus D... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458824/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:42:12 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458824/ MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang dismissed as "normal" and "internal" Thursday the travel advisories issued by foreign governments in the wake of clashes between government and secessionist for... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458827/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:42:09 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458827/ MANILA, Philippines- At least six suspected members of a robbery gang were arrested in a police checkpoint operation in Pasig City Wednesday night. Radio dzBB reported early Thursday that the suspe... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458832/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:42:06 -0400 GMA News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0267775d6f1c3971/id/17458832/