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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippines News.Net http://www.philippinesnews.net/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:02:16 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:02:16 -0400 30 Manila, Aug 28 (Xinhua) At least 10 South Korean tourists were killed Wednesday when the van in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete wall in northern Philippines, officials said. http://www.philippinesnews.net/story/399799 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:22 -0400 Philippines News.Net http://www.philippinesnews.net/story/399799 MANILA, Philippines - Following a series of fire incidents in Metro Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Thursday said it wants to close down establishments that do not abide by the Fire Cod... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273331&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:39 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273331&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Thursday said it was possible to extend the coverage of writ of amparo to include residents displaced by demolition operations. Pun... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273333&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:41 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273333&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Amid persistent wooing of the Lakas-Christian-Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) for Vice President Noli de Castro to join their party, De Castro on Thursday maintained this is not the... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273334&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:38 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273334&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Thursday announced the appointment of Manny Angeles as the new chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (Ched). Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Lor... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273335&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:36 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273335&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A policeman and a suspected bank robber were killed in a running gunbattle that spilled over from Makati City to Mandaluyong City around noon Thursday. Radio dzBB's Manny ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273337&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:34 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273337&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A lawmaker on Thursday sought an investigation into the proliferation of substandard and unsanitary products in the local market spawned by rising inflation. In a statement, N... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273332&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:40 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273332&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A bill banning politicians from constantly changing political parties has been approved on third reading at the House of Representatives. Rowena Salvacion of radio dzBB said t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273336&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:14:33 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273336&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Aid workers stepped up food assistance Thursday to hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in the southern Philippines, as fighting eased after government troops overran 18 ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273329&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:34:01 -0400 Khaleej Times http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273329&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 (AFP)--Philippine troops Thursday overran a rebel Muslim stronghold in the south of the country after weeks of fighting that has left about 150 dead, a military spokesman said. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273330&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:21:10 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17273330&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Economic growth slowed down to 4.6 percent amid high prices of goods and services in the Philippines from January to June this year, said the country's planning body on Thursday. It will be difficult ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17272886&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:19:13 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17272886&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said the price of commercial rice in markets has already gone down by at least P10 in August, giving consumers some respite from hi... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270328&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:26:31 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270328&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A militant partylist group on Thursday urged the government to "immediately disarm" the Reform Ilaga Movement, saying the group's resurrection will only further escalate tens... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270327&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:26:28 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270327&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Tropical depression "Lawin" maintained its strength as it crossed the Batanes area in northern Luzon Thursday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Ser... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270326&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:26:23 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270326&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Heeding numerous calls for the scrapping of value-added tax for electricity and fuel products, a lawmaker on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to exempt these commodities from ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270329&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:26:20 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270329&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manila - Ten South Korean nationals were killed when their van crashed into a concrete wall while on their way to a vacation in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday. The South Koreans were o... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17269903&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:24:49 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17269903&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA (Reuters) - Ten South Korean nationals, many of them Baptist pastors, were killed in the northern Philippines when the van in which they were travelling slammed into a concrete wall at high spe... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270324&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:19:19 -0400 The Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270324&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo batted anew for the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), calling on Congress to work on the passage of the measure pe... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270325&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:18:20 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270325&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 eila de Lima, the top human rights official in the country, raised the alarm over the rising human cost of an army offensive against Muslim rebels in the south, saying civilian deaths had gone unrepor... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270330&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:03:42 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17270330&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 likely surged to a new multi-year high this month due to surging food prices and supply bottlenecks caused by recent typhoons, the central bank and the economic planning agency said Thursday. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17269382&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:37:23 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17269382&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday urged Malacañang to draw up a comprehensive plan to address the needs of Mindanao residents displaced by hostilities betwe... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266992&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:28 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266992&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - With the military showing no signs of letting up on its pursuit operations against "rogue" secessionist rebel commanders, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Thursday sai... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266994&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:25 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266994&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Armed Forces of the Philippines appealed to mobile phone users Thursday not to spread what it branded as "propaganda" text messages from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17267000&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:15 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17267000&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A 17-year-old resident in Quezon City was stabbed after what started out as a friendly basketball game turned into a "basket-brawl" in his neighborhood Wednesday night. Radio ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266997&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:18 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266997&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Worried over the continuing conflict in Mindanao, Muslims in Metro Manila will gather in the metropolis' biggest mosque in Taguig City on Friday to pray for peace. Radio ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266993&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:29 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266993&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A drinking spree proved fatal for an Army corporal after his relationship with a neighbor's sister was discovered in Quezon City. Radio dzBB reported early Thursday that t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266996&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:17 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266996&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Four robbers found themselves back behind bars after robbing passengers of a Divisoria-bound jeep in Manila, dzBB radio reported Thursday. Radio dzBB's Louie Garcia report... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266995&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:23 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266995&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - After almost a month, an identity thief who used the credit card of television and radio host Arnell Ignacio was arrested. Radio dzBB reported early Thursday that the suspect,... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266998&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:19 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266998&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - An abusive motorist who went against traffic flow and used a siren in Quezon City got the kid-glove treatment from police Wednesday night, to the dismay of two officers who arres... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266999&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:46:14 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266999&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Ten South Korean nationals on vacation tour in northern Philippines were killed on Wednesday when their van crashed onto a concrete wall, local media reported. Police said that according to initial in... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266468&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:53:24 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17266468&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 residential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chair Camilo Sabio may face prosecution from two institutions after he admitted yesterday that he asked his brother, Justice Jose Sabio Jr., to “... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262583&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:37:17 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262583&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 mbattled special prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio yesterday filed his counter-affidavit in the controversial P26,000 estafa case filed against him by a colleague in the Office of the Ombdusman before t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262585&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:50 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262585&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 y the end of August, or in a matter of three days, the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) ends its term of duty. Representatives of Malaysia and the Philippines are thus in last-minute ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262586&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:36:30 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262586&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Ogie Menor exploded for 35 points as San Beda College thumped College of St. Benilde, 91-74, to clinch at least a playoff for one of the Final 4 berths in the NCAA basketball tournament at the Astrodo... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262578&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:20:11 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262578&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 overnment employees could expect higher salaries if congress will pass the proposed overhaul of the Salary Standardization Law (SSL). Budget secretary Rolando Andaya, Jr. presented today a propos... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262584&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:37:14 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262584&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MACAU — Armed with the latest engineering equipment, Solar Sports Entertainment Corporation is determined to put the PBA back to its throne – as the country’s premier entertainment. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262581&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:20:06 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262581&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Defending champion La Salle and Far Eastern University resume their chase for the other twice-to-beat privilege in the Final Four when they go up against separate rivals today in the UAAP basketball t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262580&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:20:05 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262580&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Rivera, alleging that electoral fraud caused him to lose the election, filed an election protest against Bentrez. The protest was raffled off to Branch 63 of the Regional Trial Court of Benguet presid... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262579&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:20:04 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262579&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 BACOOR, Cavite — Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose "Lito" Atienza and Cavite Gov. Ayong S. Maliksi supervised yesterday the demolition of illegal fish pens and cages in Manila Bay off... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262582&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:20:02 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17262582&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court has turned down the plea of Irene Marcos Araneta, daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, to revive a civil case to recover her shares in tw... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257731&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:43:18 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257731&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 A Philippine Christian vigilante group warned yesterday that it will start executing 10 Muslim rebels for every civilian killed, as violence in the south of the country intensifies.The Reform Ilaga Mo... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257203&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:19:33 -0400 Daily Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257203&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Muslim and Christian lawmakers yesterday appealed for a ceasefire in the fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as Islamic faithful start next week ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257735&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:31 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257735&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The last rollback of fuels was last weekend, also at P1.00 per liter for gasoline, diesel and kerosene products and P1.00 per kilogram for liquefied petroleum gas. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257740&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:23 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257740&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The three-day First Pinoy Aquatic Expo (Food and Trechnology) will be staged starting tomorrow, August 29 to 31, at the AANI Herbal Garden & Livelihood Center at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon C... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257743&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:18 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257743&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - If presidential elections were held today, it would be a tight race between two friends - Vice-President Noli de Castro and Senate President Manuel Villar - based on the result o... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257751&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:45 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257751&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Internet giant Yahoo has made a bold move to introduce a mobile voice search service in the Philippines, a country where text messaging — not voice calls — is used as the primary mode of mobile ph... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257745&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:14 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257745&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Under no circumstances can the Philippines compete, let alone thrive, in the lucrative outsourcing market and the global marketplace without a fool-proof policy on data protection and security. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257746&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:13 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257746&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Domestic handicraft companies are targeting the high-end market as they focus on product design and craftsmanship as well as creativity and innovation to be more competitive in world market. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257736&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:29 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257736&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 THE Philippine food and beverage industry is beginning to be recognized worldwide for its variety, high quality, healthy image, and innovative manufacturing and packaging technologies. The diversity o... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257742&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:22 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257742&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Alvarez-owned Asian Carmakers Corp., which owns 30 percent of BMW Philippines, mulls resumption of its local assembly of BMW’s best selling model Series 3 as soon as the domestic motor vehicle sales... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257739&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:25 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257739&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Weather forecasters feel vindicated. The Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) has pointed to Sulpicio Lines -- not the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Adm... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257732&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:43:05 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257732&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 President Arroyo has endorsed the nomination of former Surigao del Sur Representative Prospero Pichay Jr. as chairman of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). Pichay is the fourth defeated ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257737&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:27 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257737&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 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://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257744&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:17 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257744&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Sen. Joker P. Arroyo asked President Arroyo yesterday to avoid inviting Western countries from participating in the forging of a settlement of the Muslim problem in the country since the matter is ‘... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257738&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:26 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257738&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 THE other day I got a letter from the Assistant Solicitor General, Karl Miranda, asking me to come visit some of the student-prisoners at the Medium Security Prison at the Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlup... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257741&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:20 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257741&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Lawyer Jesus Santos admitted Wednesday he had asked Presidential Commission on Good Government Chairman Camilo Sabio to help the Government Service Insurance System in its fight... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257734&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:42:52 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257734&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The pairing of Matt Evans and Melissa Ricks will turn two on Sept. 9--that's quite a feat in an industry whose turnover rate of couples and loveteams is high. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257747&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:06 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257747&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Immediate action urged on P1.415-trillion budget House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles yesterday endorsed for immediate legislative action the proposed P1.415-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) fo... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257748&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:04 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257748&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles yesterday endorsed for immediate legislative action the proposed P1.415-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2009 that he described as a "catalyst to nation... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257749&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:03 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257749&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing the graft charges filed against officials of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Midland Cement... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257750&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:01 -0400 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17257750&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Senate committee on national defense and security is consolidating measures that seek to increase the combat duty pay of military personnel. The committee, chaired by Sena... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251708&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:18 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251708&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure that fixes the term of the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to three years. Voting 18-0... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251710&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:16 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251710&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Civilians who will be caught wearing military fatigue, camouflage uniforms and other similar outfits should get the full brunt of the law, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said We... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251712&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:15 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251712&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels are rushing to formulate a new terms of reference (TOR) for the possible extension of duty of the Interna... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251713&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:11 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251713&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales on Wednesday said that he plans to write a letter to his brother bishops and Muslim imams to end the conflict in some Mindanao provin... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251717&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:09 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251717&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court has affirmed the Ombudsman, which cleared officers of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Midland Cement Corp. for alleged behest loans obtained i... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251709&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:17 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251709&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A military official on Wednesday confirmed the alliance forged by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao. Ac... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251716&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:07 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251716&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Police on Wednesday arrested four suspects in a predawn robbery at the warehouse of two tabloid newspapers in Manila's Port Area last Monday. The suspects were identified ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251715&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:56:06 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251715&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manama, Aug 27 (bna)-- Industry And Commerce Ministry Dr Hassan Fakhro Today Met The Ambassador Of The Philippines To Bahrain Eduardo Pablo Maglaya. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251233&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:33:51 -0400 Bahrain News Agency http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17251233&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA – Civilian casualties are mounting in the southern Philippines, where fighting between the army and Muslim guerrillas has killed at least 187 people in the past 10 days, the military and ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17250828&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:25:20 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17250828&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manila - Civilian casualties are mounting in the southern Philippines, where fighting between Muslim guerrillas and the army has killed up to 187 people in the past 10 days, the military and a human r... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17245375&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:35:58 -0400 IOL http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17245375&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The government forces will pursue its ongoing offensive against the recalcitrant Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels even during the Muslims' holy month Ramadan that starts on Monday, a milita... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17246688&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:02:42 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17246688&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is not dismissing the possibility that lightning could have caused the crash of a C-130 transport plane off Davao last Monday despite the fact that... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242825&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:34 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242825&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday questioned the ability of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to govern the proposed Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) when cannot discipl... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242827&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:31 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242827&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Two lawmakers from southern Philippines on Wednesday called on both the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces to stop fighting in time for the Holy month of ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242830&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:27 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242830&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Tropical depression "Lawin" maintained its strength and is moving towards northern tip of Cagayan province Wednesday afternoon. Twelve areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 1.... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242823&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:37 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242823&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it will look into allegations made by a network of civil society organizations that several senatorial candidates during t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242828&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:30 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242828&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- A powerful improvised explosive device was found in a village school here Wednesday afternoon, a police official said. The IED, an 81-millimeter mortar, was found at 2:30 p.... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242821&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:20:58 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242821&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Four upscale restaurants have committed themselves to serving only rice free of genetically modified organisms (GMO) as part of a campaign launched Wednesday by the environmenta... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242812&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:20:53 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242812&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Civilian casualties are mounting in the southern Philippines, where fighting between Muslim guerrillas and the army has killed up to 187 people in the past 10 days, the military and a human rights ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242810&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:20:43 -0400 One News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242810&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Wednesday defended First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo whose name was dragged in the court case between the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the Government I... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242826&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:33 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242826&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- For lack of implementing rules and regulations (IRR), the law exempting minimum wage earners from the withholding tax and granting bigger exemptions to other fixed income earner... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242817&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:19:57 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242817&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Pursuit operations against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) factions under Ameril Umbra Kato and Abdullah Macapaar will continue despite the observance of the Holy month ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242822&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:38 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242822&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A human rights monitor urged the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Wednesday to protect civilians after dozens were killed and hundreds of thousa... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242824&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:35 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242824&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 FIRST IN ASIA. Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez (center), with Charles Sampford, Director of the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law (left) and UP National College of Public Administration and Gove... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242819&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:19:21 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242819&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) should strictly implement the recommendation of the Board of Marine Inquiry to suspend Sulpicio Lines Inc.'s franchise to transport peop... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242818&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:19:48 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242818&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Speaker Prospero Nograles has filed a resolution seeking a congressional inquiry into the reported misuse of special plates, particularly the number 8 plate issued to members of... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242820&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:19:13 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242820&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 he Army camp of the 66th Infantry Battalion was a scene of near squalor tucked away in a hillside hamlet in the town of Malapatan in Sarangani province. The roads were muddied and giving no directions... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242831&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:06:59 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242831&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The C-130 plane carrying nine people lost contact with air traffic controllers 20 minutes after leaving the international airport on restive southern Mindanao island late Monday, the air force said.... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242807&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:39:20 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242807&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Houase Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr on Wednesday endorsed to the House Committee on Appropriations the P1.41 trillion proposed budget of Malacañang for 2009. "We will m... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242829&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:29 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242829&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 (AFP)--A Philippine Christian vigilante group warned Wednesday it will start executing 10 Muslim rebels for every civilian killed, as violence in the south of the country intensifies. http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242808&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:39:15 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242808&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 (AFP)--The top rights official in the Philippines Wednesday raised alarm over the rising human cost of an army offensive against Muslim rebels in the south, saying civilian deaths had gone unreporte... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242417&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:38:49 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17242417&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 -(Dow Jones)- The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an application for a large-scale mining permit made by Agusan Petroleum and Mining Corp., a senior governmen... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17241522&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:38:42 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17241522&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday started dismantling illegal fish pens and cages dotting the Cavite side of Manila Bay. Environment Secr... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238875&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:48:46 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238875&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The military ordinariate of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has directed all its chaplains deployed in the Armed Forces and the Philippine National Poli... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238877&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:48:44 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238877&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate has given the Armed Forces chief of staff a fixed term of three years even beyond retirement, banned the appointment to the office of officers with less than one year... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238871&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:38:42 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238871&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is ready to submit to Congress her proposal for a P1.4-trillion national budget for 2009, 15 percent higher than the appropriations for this ye... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238870&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:38:37 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238870&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 DAVAO, Philippines – A military transport plane that crashed after takeoff in the southern Philippines with nine people aboard sank 600 feet under water, too deep for divers to reach, a navy spo... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238101&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:14:32 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=17238101&cat=0267775d6f1c3971