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Friday 3rd September, 2010

    • Philippine Resort Suffers from Hostage Crisis

    VOA

    8 Dead As Philippine Hostage Crisis Ends Last month's hijacking in Manila of a bus carrying Hong Kong tourists has prompted many hotel cancellations across the Philippines.  One popular resort island...

    • Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians

    Manila Bulletin

    WASHINGTON (AP) – In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a fram...

    • Gameworld: Tween players impacting online game development

    Manila Bulletin

    This audience of boys and girls aged 8 to 11 has game publishers launching new games like Disney Online's "World of Cars Online" and Sony Online Entertainment's "Star Wars: Clone Wars A...

  • Soy may help older women with insomnia

    Manila Bulletin

    One of the problems of older women is insomnia or difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep. But there is good news: according to a small study by Dr. Helena Hachul of the Universidade Federal de Sao...

  • Aji Tataki at the Copper Grill

    Manila Bulletin

    Aji Tataki (Yellow Fin Tuna) from the Copper Grill, Greenhills Greenhills, Philippines – People who love Sashimi are bound to love this Japanese delicacy that is being served over in one of the ...

  • Get that Refreshing Sleep

    Manila Bulletin

    After the hustles and bustles of everyday life, wouldn’t you want to go home and get a good night’s sleep? Of course everybody wants to get that perfect relaxing sleep, but not everyone se...

  • Customs employees face raps for 'conniving' with errant rice importer

    GMA News

    The Bureau of Customs employees who allegedly assisted a rice importer in evading the payment of correct taxes and duties, are facing smuggling charges at the Department of Justice (DOJ). On Thursd...

  • Hostage probe committee meets for the first time

    GMA News

    Members of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) probing the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila sat down together for the first time on Thursday. Secretary Leila de Lima of the De...

  • PAGASA tracking potential tropical cyclone off Cagayan

    GMA News

    State weather forecasters are tracking another potential cyclone off Cagayan province in Northern Luzon and warned of rainshowers and thunderstorms over the country Thursday. The Philippine Atmosph...

  • HK cop with bullets, shells held

    Inquirer

    Hong Kong police officer Li Kwai Wah (L) is escorted by aviation security after he was briefly held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Thursday for carrying bullet shell casings from the Manila...

  • What Went Before: Food-for-School Program

    Inquirer

    Cats Del Rosario, the budding makeup artist behind My Makeup Room, believes in making sure her client is comfortable before starting any session. My Makeup Room earned its moniker due to the fact that...

  • Samsung to release its own tablet device in market

    Manila Bulletin

    In two weeks, Samsung’s own iPadversary will go on sale – the Galaxy Tab. The device will be first available in Europe by mid-September. It has a 7-inch screen – relatively smaller ...

  • Scandinavian airline organizes first gay wedding in the air

    Manila Bulletin

    If you think gay marriages are not getting any kind of special treatment, think again, as SAS Scandinavian Airlines is planning to host the world’s first gay wedding in the air. The wedding wil...

  • Escudero: DILG chief's handling of hostage crisis may affect CA confirmation

    GMA News

    Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo's handling of the August 23 hostage crisis, which has been criticized by some sectors, will probably make it harder for his Cabinet appointment to be confirmed by ...

  • Palace to officials: Don't preempt probe findings

    GMA News

    Malacañang on Thursday reminded government officials not to prematurely disclose the findings of the investigating committee formed to probe the August 23 hostage crisis that resulted in the de...

  • Agusan irrigation project expanded

    Manilla Bulletin

    STA. JOSEFA, Agusan del Sur – Farmers of this far-flung municipality of Agusan del Sur province received a good news when the Regional Development Council (RDC) endorsed the P57.7 million expans...

  • Gov’t to initially earmark P15 B in 2011 budget for PPP initiative

    Manila Bulletin

    Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima announced that the Aquino administration is looking at initially setting aside P15 billion next year for the planned multi-billion pesos Public-Private Partnerships...

  • Military honors outgoing peace monitors from Brunei

    Manilla Bulletin

    COTABATO CITY – Brunei’s contingents to the fifth International Monitoring Team (IMT) flew home yesterday, ending what they described as a “meaningful” one-year tour of duty as...

  • P250-million budget eyed to retrain cops

    Manilla Bulletin

    DAVAO CITY – The national government is eyeing to spend at least P250 million to retrain the police in handling a hostage crisis such as what happened in the Quirino Grandstand last Aug. 23 that...

  • MRT subsidy raised by P2.2 B in 2011

    Manila Bulletin

    Amid the inevitable increase in fares, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has raised the subsidy of Metro Rail Transit (MRT) for next year by P2.18 billion. Budget and Management Secretary...

  • PNP launches Excellence Award

    Manilla Bulletin

    CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao's law enforcers will take a vow to be agents of change in the country as the Philippine National Police (PNP) observes National Crime Prevention Week (NCP...

  • C.H.R. looks into dancing inmates

    Manilla Bulletin

    CEBU CITY (PNA) — Cebu’s dancing inmates gained international fame when a video clip of their mass dancing of the late Michael Jackson’s “Thriller" was posted on YouTube. ...

  • ODA-type financing eyed for RE projects

    Manila Bulletin

    Financing in the form of official development assistance (ODA) and those backed by government guarantees will likely prevail as the “initial model” in lending to renewable energy projects....

  • Bakers to sell P36 ‘Pinoy Tasty’ soon

    Manila Bulletin

    Despite increased prices in flour prices, bakers will make good its promise to producer cheaper Pinoy Tasty within the month at P36 per 450 gram loaf. This was bared by Luisito Chavez, vice president...

  • Rector of Filipino priests’ facility in Rome named

    Manilla Bulletin

    The Vatican has confirmed the appointment of Father Gregory Ramon Gaston of the Holy Apostles Senior Seminary in Makati City as the next rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome. The congr...

  • Durano bill seeks to regulate public accountants

    Manilla Bulletin

    CEBU CITY — A Cebuano lawmaker is determined to push for developments in the accounting profession by passing a bill that will authorize the Board of Accountancy to monitor their members from il...

  • GMA-7 pads Mega Manila, Luzon lead

    Manila Bulletin

    GMA Network reported a marked progress in Mega Manila ratings performance this August to register an imposing 6.7-point lead in audience share with 37.9 percent versus competition's 31.2 percent. Thi...

  • 32 councilors in Leyte may lose seats

    Manilla Bulletin

    TACLOBAN CITY — Some 32 elected city councilors could lose their seats as local lawmakers after the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional last week the creation of 16 municipalities as cities....

  • All Electric CODA Sedan Coming to Hawaii in 2011

    Manila Bulletin

    CODA Sedan Coming to Hawaii in 2011 There is another eco-friendly car set for a 2011 release and it comes from a privately held American company named CODA Automotive. Known for selling all-electric ...

  • BPI picked best cash management bank in RP for third consecutive time

    Manila Bulletin

    On its 159th year and for the third consecutive time, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has been awarded by Finance Asia as the Best Cash Management Bank in the Philippines. Through continuous depl...

  • Ilonggos declare war vs dengue

    Manilla Bulletin

    ILOILO CITY — Ilonggos in the capital city, one component city and 42 towns united in a half-day anti-dengue campaign led by the Iloilo provincial government on Wednesday. In “People Powe...

  • Interagency body vs oil smuggling formed

    Manila Bulletin

    The Aquino administration is forming an inter-agency group that shall specifically address increasing cases of oil smuggling that not only deprive the government of revenues but has likewise been trig...

  • 3 Million StarCraft II Copies Sold in One Month

    Manila Bulletin

    StarCraft II is and it seems these numbers will convince you all the more. In one month alone, Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly sold over 3 million copies of the latest real-time strategy game t...

  • DILG usec: Aquino wanted to talk directly to hostage-taker

    GMA News

    President Benigno Aquino III considered talking face to face with hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza during the hostage crisis in Manila last week, but was advised to let the negotiators on the ground deal...

  • Ex-MPD chief: ‘I did my best, I did my best’

    Inquirer

    I am Cuckooh Calsado-Semana, I used to be a print ad model and now I am a professional hair and make-up artist. I did gigs for; Intel, Teleperformance, Women(s) Health magazine, fashion shows, album c...

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