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DBM faces Senate grilling over salary hike
GMA News
Budget secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. may have to prepare for a grilling over appropriations in the 2009 budget for salary hikes for the president, vice president and lawmakers. … |
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Bill removing excess roadblocks in cop promotion gains ground
GMA News
A bill seeking to remove unnecessary obstacles to promotion of the Philippine National Police officers gained ground in the Senate as the Ombudsman and police posed no objection… |
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Lacson not keen on supporting death penalty revival bill
GMA News
Opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson is not in keen on supporting a move by preacher-congressman Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante to revive the death penalty. Lacson said it is not… |
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Charges filed over deadly Philippines ferry disaster
ABC Australia
Criminal charges have been filed against officers of a Philippine shipping company after one of its ferries capsized, killing almost 800 people. The Public Attorney’s Office, on behalf of the… |
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Bishop twits lawmaker for “death revival” bid
GMA News
A Catholic bishop twitted a lawmaker in the House of Representatives for attempting to revive death penalty, saying it will “waste” more than 1,000 lives. Tagbilaran bishop… |
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Loren files climate change bill; Alvarez now GMA adviser
Manila Bulletin
… The Philippines is one of the countries most vulnerable to extreme weather shifts,” Sen. Loren Legarda said yesteday as she stressed to her peers in the Senate the urgent need to pass the needed… |
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Finfishes featured in Sept. agri-mag
Manila Bulletin
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… |
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PBA seeks to improve past record
Manila Bulletin
Buoyed by record gate receipts and attendance last season, the Philippine Basketball Association is optimistic of breaking new grounds when the league opens shop next month. |
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Ely gets better after angioplasty
Manila Bulletin
Before we visited Ely Buendia at the Philippine Heart Center Monday night, we knew that he was already preparing to be transferred to a regular room because he was progressing well in his recovery… |
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Asia Food Expo 2008
Manila Bulletin
The 17th International Exposition on Food Processing, Packaging, and Handling Machinery or Asia Food Expo 2008 opens today at the World Trade Center in Manila. Asia Food Expo 2008 will exhibit a wide… |
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Oil prices cut by another P1 a liter
Manila Bulletin
The country’s non-major oil companies said yesterday they will roll back today their pump prices for diesel and gasoline as pressures on probable global price escalations eased. |
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US House speaker visits Hiroshima bomb memorial
GMA News
Us House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday became the highest-ranking sitting American official to visit ground zero of the world’s first atomic bombing. The Democrat, who… |
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Review of legislative franchises ordered
Manila Bulletin
House Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday ordered a review of legislative franchises granted by Congress to several large companies, including some listed on the stock exchange. |
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Bill seeks development of idle state-owned lands
GMA News
More than 27,000 hectares of idle government lands will be developed for socialized housing projects as proposed by a House bill up for committee approval in November. In a… |
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Maritime regulator chief quits amid tragedy probe
GMA News
The head of a regulatory agency has resigned amid an ongoing sea mishap probe that happened more than two months ago. Vicente T. Suazo, Jr., administrator of the Maritime… |
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Nation says adieu to Tiya Dely
Manila Bulletin
Tiya Dely, Fidela Mendoza Magpayo in real life, the enduring broadcast journalist who gained fame by making her voice old when she was in her early 20s, may have passed away last Monday, Sept. 1 at… |
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Extortion syndicate behind Digos City bombing, bishop says
Manila Bulletin
Digos CITY — Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable said yesterday a syndicate out to extort money from bus companies was responsible for the bombing of a bus in the province the other day. |
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Philippines to develop corn varieties resistant to downy mildew using marker-assisted selection
Seed Quest
Pcarrd (the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development) approved recently a three-year project in the amount of P8.6 million. Titled … |
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Broadband seen outstripping phone revenues of operators
Manila Bulletin
Revenues from broadband, or high-speed Internet access service, are expected to overtake the income derived by local mobile operators from cellular service, a lawmaker has said. |
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House panel OKs lifting VAT on power sold to poor
GMA News
The House ways and means committee on Tuesday agreed to lift the 12% value-added tax on power sold to poor consumers and on power lost from pilferage or technical… |
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Brocade eyes local data center mart
Manila Bulletin
Seeing a huge potential for growth in the Philippines, Brocade Inc., a California-based data center solutions leader, plans to strengthen its presence in the Philippines. |
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Business sector bucks move to limit daily wage benefits
Manila Bulletin
The business community has strongly opposed moves to “water down” the benefits granted to minimum daily wage earners (MWEs) under Republic Act 9504, which grants higher income tax exemption to this… |
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Effort alone not enough; SVD retreat
Manila Bulletin
This year’s retreat conducted by a former missionary to the Philippines, Fr. Bubi Scholz, SVD, is special because it is part of our preparation for the Centennial of the Society of the Divine Word… |
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Your Pictures in 3D
Manila Bulletin
First there was the snapshot, and then came video. Now there is Microsoft Photosynth, a new service from Microsoft Live Labs that goes far beyond how you now view, experience and share photos. |
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SBC, SSC battle for semis slot
Manila Bulletin
Ssc coach Jorge Gallent, however, said that scoring a ninth straight win will not be the focus of his squad but the No. 2 position which will give the team a twice-to-beat incentive in the semifinals. |
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Fight venue memorable for Pacquiao, DL Hoya
Manila Bulletin
While Oscar De La Hoya scored some of his most memorable victories at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the 17,000-plus seat venue also played host to three of his five losses and Manny Pacquiao plans to… |
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Metro & National News
Manila Bulletin
Verzosa says PNP respects findings of CHR on hotel siege Deputy Director General Jesus A. Verzosa said yesterday that the Philippine National Police leadership respects the findings of the… |
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