Friday 3rd September, 2010
Philippine Resort Suffers from Hostage Crisis
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
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
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 BulletinOne 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 BulletinAji 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 BulletinAfter 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 NewsThe 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 NewsMembers 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 NewsState 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
InquirerHong 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
InquirerCats 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 BulletinIn 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 BulletinIf 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 NewsInterior 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 NewsMalacañang 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 BulletinSTA. 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 BulletinFinance 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 BulletinCOTABATO 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 BulletinDAVAO 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 BulletinAmid 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 BulletinCAGAYAN 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 BulletinCEBU 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 BulletinFinancing 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 BulletinDespite 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 BulletinThe 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 BulletinCEBU 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 BulletinGMA 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 BulletinTACLOBAN 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 BulletinCODA 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 BulletinOn 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 BulletinILOILO 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 BulletinThe 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 BulletinStarCraft 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 NewsPresident 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’
InquirerI 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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