Provides the latest RSS feeds for Philippines News. 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 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0400 30 Four people were killed and 11 injured in a grenade attack by communist rebels on a bakeshop in a southern Philippine town Thursday, officials said. http://www.philippinesnews.net/story/377900 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:01:13 -0400 Philippines News.Net http://www.philippinesnews.net/story/377900 He is most famous for dressing royalty, notably queens and princesses, for their wedding days. Now Bruce Oldfield, the celebrated British couturier, has designs on something equally traditional: the a... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15958459&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:04:56 -0400 The National http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15958459&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A low-pressure area that brought rains to several parts of the country Thursday is heading away from the country, but will still bring rains to South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15957466&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:45:53 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15957466&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Two predawn fires hit Manila Friday, the first in a residential area in the Tondo district and the second in a commercial area in Sta. Ana. DZBB's Allan Gatus reported tha... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15957465&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:45:52 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15957465&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Ghost stories have begun to emerge as retrieval efforts for bodies and a container van of endosulfan from the capsized MV Princes of the Stars off Romblon nears three weeks. D... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15957464&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:45:51 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15957464&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this MANILA, Philippines -- A total of 631 out of 1,128 test takers passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu last month... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15954929&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:41:27 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15954929&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Intracorporate wrangling between Japanese and Filipino investors involved in the construction of a beach resort in Marinduque province spawned the fresh attempt to topple the Ar... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15954078&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:33:49 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15954078&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police are undertaking random inspections on buses and light rail systems to secure commuters. As prices of fuel continue to rise, more and more commut... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15952260&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:03:03 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15952260&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Fire of still undetermined origin hit a row of shanties in Manila's Tondo district before dawn Friday. Radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported that the fire broke out shortl... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15952258&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:03:01 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15952258&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. and the Kuok Group of Companies have agreed to invest up to $1 billion for an agricultural project aimed at helping the Philippine government ensure... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15952257&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:03:00 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15952257&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - All types of sea vessels will no longer be allowed to travel during a storm signal 1 warning, according to a directive issued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Public storm... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950874&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:16 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950874&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The death toll from typhoon Frank (international code name: Fensheng) rose to more than 600, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Glenn J. Rabonza, ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950873&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:16 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950873&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The government on Thursday confirmed fresh attempts at a power grab with the filing of charges against a former lawmaker and five military officials. The Philippine National P... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950875&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:13 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950875&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) plan joint programs to improve intellectual property rights protection. IP Philippin... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950877&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:11 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950877&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Private schools, mining and quarrying and hotels and restaurants produced the most job openings last year, amid a general slowdown in the jobs market that has persisted since 200... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950878&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:09 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15950878&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC) under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) from the Office ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949604&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:40 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949604&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Concerned agencies have asked a House body to tweak some provisions of a bill that seeks to establish livelihood and skills training centers in rural towns nationwide. In a me... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949605&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:37 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949605&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Marikina City on Thursday reported a 100 percent compliance of their banks to the order to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras within their premises to prevent the co... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15948249&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:52 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15948249&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The new leadership of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Thursday identified private sector initiatives in energy and food security, infrastructure develop... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949602&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:42 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949602&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The price of gasoline in the Philippines may reach P71 per liter while diesel may soon be sold for P60 per liter, a television report said Thursday night. According to the rep... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949606&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:35 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949606&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Finance secretary Margarito B. Teves has asked officials of the Bureau of Customs to return their rewards for surpassing collection targets in 2006, as a "show of good faith," Bo... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949601&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:41 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949601&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court has dismissed the disbarment case against Solicitor General Agnes VST Devanadera and other lawyers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel for its "va... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949603&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:38 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15949603&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- A member of the Board of Marine Inquiry said on Thursday the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's bulletin on the movement of typhoon F... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15947632&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:17 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15947632&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao which may tri... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15947630&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:08 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15947630&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) The Court of Appeals has issued a freeze order on accounts in 23 banks and insurance companies that have been linked to the fertilizer scam, including those ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15947631&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:00 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15947631&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Motorists should further tightened their belts and brace for weekly adjustment of P1.50 per liter on pump prices until August, according to GMA news report on 24 Oras Thursday. ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946689&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:20:28 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946689&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Some 3,000 students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) walked out of their classes Thursday and called for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arr... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946690&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:20:29 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946690&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - More Metro Manila motorists are opting to ride the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) every day than use their cars to go to their destination due to the w... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946685&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:20:23 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946685&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Suspected communist guerrillas launched a series of attacks Thursday in the southern Philippines, lobbing a grenade that killed three people and raiding a police stat... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943018&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:27:12 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943018&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court has junked the disbarment complaint filed against Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera and two lawyers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) by... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945011&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:43 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945011&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA -- The Philippines on Thursday pledged to create a special court and law enforcement agency to combat rampant intellectual piracy and counterfeiting, the trade department said. Manila is on the... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945504&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:16:00 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945504&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A pro-administration senator on Thursday said that Malacañang should drop its plan to take over Sulpicio Lines, owner of the ill-fated M/V Princess of the Stars which caps... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946688&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:20:26 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946688&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Nearly 4,000 commercial establishments inspected nationwide are violating core labor standards and social welfare benefits, an agency of the the Department of Labor and Employmen... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946687&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:20:25 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15946687&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday announced that seven schools in Malabon and Navotas will not have classes Friday, July 4, 2008, due to forecasted high tide in the... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945014&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:45 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945014&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Citing the continued high costs of living amid government's lack of effort to address the problem, representatives of various sectors launched an alliance to demand a P125 wa... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945012&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:42 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945012&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Thursday branded as a terrorist act the grenade blast in Compostela Valley that killed three people and injured 10 others. "No words are enough to condemn... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945015&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:39 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945015&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not worried about reports of a fresh destabilization attempt against her administration and prefers to continue with her scheduled activities... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945010&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:37 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945010&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Four officials of the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (Quedancor) were charged with graft on Thursday before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly granting P5 m... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945016&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:36 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15945016&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- An administration congressman has filed a bill intended to prevent the practice of "ghost surgery and anesthesia" within the country's medical industry. Camarines Sur Representa... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943756&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:34 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943756&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 CAUAYAN CITY, Philippines -- After eight years, domestic flights of two airlines in the country are allowed to offer connecting flights from Manila to the Cauayan Domestic Airport here in Isabela. Cau... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942700&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:18:08 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942700&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 PATRIOTS. AFP Military Chief General Alexander Yano welcomes five Filipino graduates of United States military academies who recently joined the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The new officers are (... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943757&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:32 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943757&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- The remaining vessels of Sulpicio Lines Inc. will be taken off the "grounded" list as soon as they complete necessary rectifications and accommodate three observers on trips, Tr... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943758&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:29 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943758&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. questioned on the basis for the appointment as election commissioners of Lucenito Tagle and Leonarda Leonida, saying they were not ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943762&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:24 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943762&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Homobono Adaza , the lawyer implicated in fresh reports of another plot to topple the Arroyo administration. "I can't believe that Attorney Bono Adaza is involved in coup plots. He may be a lawyer of ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943764&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:20 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943764&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this CALAMBA, Laguna -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not worried about an alleged new attempt by a group of active and retired military officers to destabilize her administration anew, D... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943760&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:17:19 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15943760&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 , said he will strongly endorse the inclusion of the province in the six-year Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project (ICRMP) which begins this year and ends 2012. "Reports from our office ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942367&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:06 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942367&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Top defense and military officials on Thursday assured that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not involved in the reported fresh plot to overthrow the Arroyo administr... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942363&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:05 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942363&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Vice President Noli De Castro has urged concerned authorities to tighten their watch over the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark, Pampanga, for unwitting vi... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942362&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:04 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942362&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration has deported a Jordanian national allegedly involved in a plan to bomb the embassies of the US and three other countries in Manila. In a statement re... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942361&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:02 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942361&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 world-record 16 sixes . "I was just told to knock it around a bit," he said. 2) Liverpool are reported to be chasing the Tottenham striker Robbie Keane for a crazy £20m. On the evidence of http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939977&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:53:43 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939977&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Defense and military top brass on Thursday tacitly attributed fresh hostilities in Central Mindanao to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leadership's failure to reign ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942366&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:00 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942366&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A day after their appointments were announced, new Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioners Lucenito Tagle and Leonardo Leonida took their oaths of office Thursday. Tag... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942359&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:46:58 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15942359&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Health officials on Thursday urged the owner of the capsized MV Princess of the Stars to provide alternative livelihood for Romblon fishermen affected by an endosulfan-triggered ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939634&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:05:07 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939634&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang said Thursday that it will closely monitor the case against former Assemblyman Homobono Adaza and four others who were arrested for allegedly plotting a coup ag... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939636&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:05:10 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939636&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 At least four men were killed and 11 others wounded when a grenade exploded at a bakery in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman said, blaming Maoist-led rebels for the attack.Hours later, an... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937652&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:15:00 -0400 SBS http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937652&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 (Updated 1:40 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said laboratory tests on water samples taken at the site where passenger vessel MV Princess of the Stars capsized t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939637&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:05:02 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939637&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Arrested lawyer Homobono Adaza on Thursday called fellow lawyer and accuser, Raymund Fortun, a 'pathological liar' for saying that he extorted $4 million from the latter&... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939638&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:05:03 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15939638&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a former marine commandant, two soldiers, a police officer and four business partners for the illegal sale of gov... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15938396&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:59:16 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15938396&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manila - Philippine shares dropped 2.01 per cent on Thursday as investors dumped stocks on concerns that soaring oil prices would trigger inflationary pressures. The Philippine Stock Exchange's 30-sha... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937653&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:53:00 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937653&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- The Manila Electric Co. on Wednesday sought the dismissal of a class suit filed by a consumer group against the power distributor, the National Power Corp., and the Energy Regul... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15938057&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:52:02 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15938057&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Three people were killed and at least 10 others injured when suspected communist rebels threw a grenade into a shop in the southern Philippines. The attack happened early in the morning at a bakery... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937654&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:40:15 -0400 BBC http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937654&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 alacañang today named newly-retired Court of Appeals Judge Lucenito Tagle and Malabon Regional Trial Court Acting Judge Leonardo Leonida as commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15935728&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:04:07 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15935728&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Amid cries of protest from Romblon fishermen and reports of heavy losses to the fishing industry, authorities will discuss Thursday afternoon whether to maintain a fishing ban on... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937007&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:20 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937007&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manila - A human rights lawyer and four former military and police officers have been arrested in the Philippines over an alleged new plot to overthrow the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arr... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15935118&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:54:23 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15935118&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The lawyer of Homobono Adaza on Thursday decried the arrest of the former assemblyman and his companions, saying it was illegal as a crime was not being committed during the time... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937006&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:19 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937006&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said laboratory tests on water samples taken at the site where passenger vessel MV Princess of the Stars capsized tested negative for e... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937009&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:24 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937009&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Authorities chided Thursday a relative of a captain of the capsized MV Princess of the Stars for insisting the captain is not in hiding and is likely dead. Transportation Unde... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937005&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:18 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937005&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Another international media watchdog group voiced outrage Thursday (Manila time) over the killing of Quezon-based journalist Robert Sison last Monday, saying the incident is a "t... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937011&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:17 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937011&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Government officials led fish-eating events on Wednesday to dispel fears of eating fish, following the fishing ban imposed around Romblon waters over concerns of pesticide poison... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937013&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:15 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937013&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Citing the government's lack capability to manage a shipping firm, Justice Sec. Raul Gonzalez on Thursday said the government is not keen on taking over operations of the Sul... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937012&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:13 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15937012&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manila - Four people were killed and 11 injured in a grenade attack by communist rebels on a bakeshop in a southern Philippine town Thursday, officials said. Major Armand Rico, a regional military spo... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15935120&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:07:01 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15935120&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Philippine police have arrested a former opposition congressman and four ex-military officers for alleged participation in the failed rebellion attempts to sabotage the administration under president ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15931870&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:29:55 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15931870&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 The government's pronouncements that NAIA 3 will finally be operating this year has led to doubts that the suspected criminals behind the questionable project will ever go to jail or pay penalties for... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15926097&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:35 -0400 Newsbreak http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15926097&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Two members of the Judiciary were chosen to fill in the vacancies at the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In a press conference, Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita on Wed... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15928366&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:54:36 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15928366&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Stakeholders in the justice system will strengthen and expand the alternative dispute resolution system to help decongest court dockets. On the sidelines of the Justice Reform... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15928365&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:54:35 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15928365&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 CEBU CITY, Philippines - Capsized MV Princess of the Stars would be re-floated to retrieve bodies stuck inside the vessel, Transportation Undersecretary Maria Elena Bautista said Wednesday. She sai... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15928364&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:54:34 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15928364&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The local government in Rizal is now asking cities in Metro Manila to dispose their garbage in the Rodriguez town sanitary landfill, a television report said Wednesday. The Ro... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923796&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:20 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923796&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Police shot dead two of three suspected robbers who were holding up passengers of a jeep in the Philcoa area in Quezon City Wednesday night. Radio dzBB's Roland Bola repor... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923793&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:18 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923793&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Sulpicio Lines Inc., operator of the MV Princess of the Stars that capsized off Romblon province two weeks ago, on Wednesday denied being remiss in its duties with regards to the... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923794&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:18 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923794&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Members of an activist group on Wednesday staged a candle lighting ceremony outside the terminal of Sulpicio Lines at Pier 12, Manila North Harbor to condole with the families of... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923791&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:12 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923791&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this MANILA, Philippines -- Star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. finally appeared before the Office of the Ombudsman Wednesday and affirmed his testimony on alleged irregularities in the $329-million... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15922566&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:31:53 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15922566&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Mediamen who filed a class suit against the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the arrest of some journalists who covered the Peninsula Manila siege last year are plannin... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923795&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:19 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923795&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - US lawmakers are still looking for funding sources to compensate Filipino World War II veterans, Press Secretary Jesus G. Dureza on Wednesday said. "Under present US laws, the... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923797&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:21 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923797&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A newly created special committee is currently looking into whether or not to renew or extend the country’s memorandum of agreement with China and Vietnam in relation to a ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923792&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:37:14 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15923792&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Close this MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday PNP Chief Director General Avelino Razon was not paid for an advertisement for oil giant Petron. PNP Spokespers... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15922563&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:31:49 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15922563&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has directed all its field officers to put in place mitigating measures against typhoon-related disasters in the light ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920863&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:15 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920863&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The five men detained for more than 12 years for the murder of former Col. Rolando Abadilla in 1996 are not alone in suffering from judicial delay, a Hong Kong rights group said ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920861&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:08 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920861&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Wednesday downplayed the depreciation of the peso and the rise of the country's inflation rate saying that these were merely "reactions to market forces.... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920865&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:16 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920865&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - US vessels and air crafts will not be involved in the possible refloating of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars, which capsized off the coast of Romblon province two weeks ag... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920862&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:10 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920862&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Wednesday said the waters off of Odiongan, Tablas Island in Romblon showed no trace yet of endosulfan. Yap said that continuous testing of ... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920860&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:07 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920860&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The former counsel of pardoned President Joseph Estrada accused lawyer Homobono Adaza and three retired military officials of extorting money from one of his clients to allegedly... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920857&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:13 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920857&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - A carrier group of the United States Navy ended its relief operations in the central Philippines on Wednesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Lt. Col. Ernesto Torre... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920859&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:06 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15920859&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino and foreign forensics experts are processing 149 bodies recovered from the site of the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars and surrounding waters, the Philippine Na... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15917771&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:09:04 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15917771&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- eBay is looking to provide support for Filipino developers who can create promising applications running on its marketplace, a top regional executive said. eBay recently announc... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15917335&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:08:40 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15917335&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Divers on a rubber boat wait beside the capsized ferry MV Princess of Stars, off Sibuyan island. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters A ferry that capsized and partially sank in a typhoon in the Philipp... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15917663&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:06:36 -0400 The Guardian http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15917663&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 By PATRICK SALOMON THE Sta Lucia Realtors, a popular professional team from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), will be coming to Bahrain next month to play in a friendly invitational tou... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15914197&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:06:11 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15914197&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday started an investigation into a row involving the signing of waivers for compensation by kin of victims of the capsized MV Princess o... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15916649&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:02:00 -0400 GMA News http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15916649&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 A transmission tower of the National Transmission Corp. has been "bombed" in the southern Philippine province of North Cotabato, local media reported Wednesday. Local police told national ne... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15914202&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:08:19 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15914202&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Manila - The Philippines would no longer resume diving operations to retrieve hundreds of bodies trapped in a ferry that sank during a typhoon and would instead re-float the vessel, a transportation o... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15914200&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:37:34 -0400 KeralaNext http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15914200&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 MANILA, Philippines -- Sulpicio Lines Inc. (SLI) has agreed to a proposal to re-float its ill-fated ferry, MV Princess of the Stars, a lawyer for the shipping firm confirmed Wednesday. SLI legal couns... http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15915152&cat=0267775d6f1c3971 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:57:20 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.philippinesnews.net/?rid=15915152&cat=0267775d6f1c3971