Manila Bulletin back issues from January 2008:
PCCI sees economic growth at 7% in 2008, 8% in 2009.(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The business community sees a steady but conservative economic growth of 7 percent this year until 2008 growing to 8 percent by 2009 to be fuelled by political expenditures for the upcoming presidential elections in 2010. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry President ...
74% of mine investments in M'danao.(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Mindanao will eat up a hefty share of up to 74 percent of a $ 11.329 billion mining investment up to 2011 that will bring about jobs and economic development-propping revenues to this conflict-affected region. From earlier estimates of a cumulative $ 6.5 billion investment in ...
Oil price discounts extended Jan. 6.(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Motorists will have an extended relief as the country's oil companies have extended until January 6, 2008 the P1.00 per liter discount for gasoline products and P0.50 per liter for diesel. Eastern Petroleum Corporation initiated the oneweek extension of the discounts and this ...
Asian bond issues raised $ 48 billion.(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... SINGAPORE (Dow Jones) -- Borrowers in Asia excluding Japan, Australia and New Zealand raised US$ 48.06 billion this year through the sale of 131 bonds denominated in US dollars, euros or yen, according to data provider Thomson Financial Monday. That marked a 5.2% increase from ...
Good economy boosts GSIS performance.(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) was able to enjoy phenomenal success in its financial performance for 2007 mainly because of the sound economic fundamentals of the government, the pension fund's chief executive said. According to GSIS President and General Manager ...
P/$ rate stands at R41.28/$1.(News In Brief)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The peso exchange rate stands at P41.28 against the US dollar, the closing rate on Friday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx). The weighted average rate is P41.411 to $ 1. Gov't mulls gas royalty freeze The government is considering the suspension of ...
BoI mulls image makeover, limiting grant of incentives.(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: BERNIE C. MAGKILAT The Board of Investments will adopt a two-pronged investment strategy next year -- an aggressive image makeover to address the perception among foreign investors of political instability in the country and limit the grant of income tax holiday (ITH) ...
Setting the stage for Philippine nuclear aspirations; gov't explores the options; (Second of 3 parts).(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: MYRNA M. VELASCO Would nuclear be the 'inescapable' answer to the country's bid for energy security? The government, especially the Department of Energy (DoE), would want to believe so. "There is an immediate need to develop the Philippine Nuclear ...
Business Options; Thank God, it's New Year!(Business News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Teodoro P. Estacio By the time you read this column, some streets are still dirty with exploded firecrackers, debris of fireworks and burned tires for those who brought their merry making to the streets. And nobody cares to move as it is time to get the most needed rest ....
The stars and their New Year's resolutions.(Entertainment)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: WALDEN SADIRI It's time again to reflect on the year that has passed -- assess what went wrong, what to change and what to keep. For most of us, a New Year signifies hope and a chance to change and make things better. It is also a time to maintain whatever blessings that ...
Faith Cuneta reinvented in Sinatra tribute.(Entertainment)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: YUGEL LOSORATA While to most people she is the voice behind some of today's more popular telenovela themes, the Faith Cuneta of late seems to note there is more to her than being the 'Queen of telenovela.' Though not really intended to quell public stereotyping that she ...
There's hope for the movie industry this new year.(Celebrity World)
Jan 01, 2008 ... We wish that this Year of the Rat, the movie industry will fare better than the past years. Of late, there had been indications that the industry is indeed moving forward, making gains and showing promise with the emergence of new producers, though mostly for indie movies, but still this ...
2008 welcomed with hope.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: BRENDA PIQUERO TUAZON The world welcomed the New Year last night as giant firecrackers of all shapes and forms roared into the air with a million multi-colored lights blazing across the midnight sky. With bursts of firecracker explosions and colors like a ...
Human family: community of peace.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: POPE BENEDICT XVI 1. At the beginning of a New Year, I wish to send my fervent good wishes for peace, together with a heartfelt message of hope to men and women throughout the world. I do so by offering for our common reflection the theme which I have placed at the ...
Optimism and hope as New Year begins.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO I am optimistic and hopeful as the year ends and a new year begins. This Christmas Holiday Season finds the Philippines stable, strong, and peaceful. Our economy is strong, the stock market booming, and investments are pouring in. ...
Isang masaganang Bagong Taon.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ni VICE PRESIDENT NOLI DE CASTRO Sa ating mga Pilipino, isang malaking pagdiriwang ang pagsalubong sa bagong taon. Marahil tanda ito ng ating paghahangad na ituwid ang mga pagkakamali at pagkukulang ng nakaraang taon, at muling magsimula ng mas magandang buhay. ...
Time to hope and be grateful.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: SENATE PRESIDENT MANUEL VILLAR The New Year is a time to be grateful for all the blessings given by God last year and to be hopeful that the days, the weeks and the months shared will be joyful. It places us at a vantage point for appreciating ...
We must first transform ourselves.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: HOUSE SPEAKER JOSE C. DE VENECIA JR. After the trials and triumphs that we faced last year, I join our countrymen in welcoming the New Year with a fierce, new hope in the future. The traditional way to welcome the New Year is to draw up a program of action -- ...
Look forward with new vision.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: CHIEF JUSTICE REYNATO S. PUNO It is an irony how we reminisce the past when we step into the future. Indeed, most New Year celebrations involve reflections on the closing year to review lessons learned and to seek wisdom to pass on. As we look back, we look ...
Pray for just, genuine peace.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: FORMER PRESIDENT CORAZON C. AQUINO I begin this New Year on a note of hope of prayers. I enjoin all to pray for our families and our beloved country as we celebrate the passing of the old year. Let us pray ...
Make 2008 a truly happy year.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: FORMER PRESIDENT FIDEL V. RAMOS "I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them: I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, so that they may follow my statutes and keep my ordinances and obey them. Then they shall be ...
Promise of a better life for the nation.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: FORMER PRESIDENT JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA Kasama ng aking pamilya, muli kaming malugod na nakiki-isa sa lahat ng ating mga kababayan at sa buong mundo sa ating pagdiriwang at pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon! We welcome the New Year inspired by both hope and resolve to meet its ...
Opportunity to turn a new leaf.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: MANILA MAYOR ALFREDO S. LIM With the arrival of a New Year, we are especially thankful to God for His divine love and protection. We recognize that it is because of His mercy and blessings that we see the dawn of a New Year. On behalf of the City Government of ...
Green New Year resolutions proposed.(Main News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: ELLALYN B. DE VERA Environment advocates issued yesterday what it called "Green New Year Resolutions" to help every Filipino start 2008 with clean and green initiatives. "Our next New Year celebration need not be another grand display of wastefulness and ...
Assess ourselves for the New Year.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: CBCP PRESIDENT ARCHBISHOP ANGEL LAGDAMEO As we come to the end of the year 2007, we are challenged to assess ourselves, to evaluate ourselves as individuals and as community. Everyone must examine his conscience. A litany of questions along the line of the ...
Welcome this year with hope, prayer.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: PCEC NATIONAL DIRECTOR BISHOP EFRAIM M. TENDERO, D.D. We welcome the New Year with hope and prayer that it will be a banner year. Such optimism is anchored on the doxology of the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 3:20-21 which says, "Now to Him who is able to do far ...
Face challenges with courage.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: SENATOR LOREN B. LEGARDA The New Year revives our hopes and aspirations. It is a renewal of our spirit which was subjected to many severe challenges in the year departed. The Filipino spirit is never broken. As Rizal said, the Filipino is like the bamboo that sways with ...
Committed to provide clean energy in 2008.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: ENERGY SECRETARY ANGELO T. REYES In the year past, the world has focused on the threat of climate change. The recent United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Bali, Indonesia underscored the need for an all-out global war against atmospheric pollution that threatens ...
New Year brings hope, confidence.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: DENR SECRETARY JOSE 'LITO' L. ATIENZA JR. Let us all welcome 2008 with renewed hope and confidence and the firm resolve to protect the environment and wise use of our natural resources. At the dawn of this New Year, let us commit ourselves to taking steps to ...
Better GSIS services for members in 2008.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: GSIS PRESIDENT WINSTON F. GARCIA The Government Service Insurance System exists for the economic benefit and social security of its members, now numbering 1.3 million and their families. Despite its very substantial success in the previous years, the New ...
165 now hurt in New Year's Eve revelry.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The Department of Health (DoH) recorded 31 new fireworks-related injuries yesterday, bringing to 165 the number of those hurt before last midnight, New Year's Eve. The DoH is still gathering reports from hospitals and clinics on those injured during the New Year's Eve ...
DSWD tops 2007 public rating survey.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JENNY F. MANONGDO The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral topped the Pulse Asia survey on public rating last year. Fifteen government agencies were involved in the survey. According to the ...
Ex-PNP spokesman reassumes position.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: ARIS R. ILAGAN Senior Supt. Nicanor A. Bartolome formally reassumed his former position as spokesman of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and chief of the PNP Public Information Office (PIO) in change-of-command ceremonies in Camp Crame, Quezon City yesterday. ...
Work hard to prosper this year -- solon.(Metro & National News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: E. T. SUAREZ The opportunities that a recovered economy offers in 2008 could make life prosperous, stable, and meaningful, depending on how the people would move or work within its framework. This was emphasized yesterday by Rep. Annie Rosa L. Susano, ...
Let us work for peace in the Year 2008 and welcome it with Mary, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... AS the New Year begins, we commemorate the greatest of the privileges bestowed by God on the Blessed Virgin Mary - her divine motherhood. The liturgy of the Church places before us today the image of Mary, Mother of God - "the God-Bearer" - and our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI once again ...
Bragging against poverty; GSIS and '5/6 bankers'; Editor's note: With millions of squatters, homeless, landless and unemployed around us winning the war against poverty in 50 or 100 years is doubtful as noted by the author.).(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Romeo V. Pefianco SAN JOSE, Antique - Last week one Palace official rejoiced and announced the government was winning the war against poverty. "Great news!" And the cause for merriment was trumpeted as: Giving of two kilograms of rice and noche buena goods to ...
Welcoming the New Year; "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" - Robert Browning.(Chaff from the Grain)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA IT would have been an auspicious sendoff for 2008 if the year-ending 2007 was not marred by the unexpected and brutal assassination last December 27 of Ms. Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister and most likely the next prime minister of Pakistan ...
Break that pinata!(Landscape)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: GEMMA CRUZ ARANETA BELIEVE it or not, the pinata is not a mere party game. Originally, it symbolized the eternal battle between Good and Evil. It was an instrument of evangelization, introduced to the New World via Mexico (Nueva Espana), probably as early as the XVIth ...
'It's the economy, stupid!'.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Beth Day Romulo THAT refrain "It's the Economy, Stupid" from the first Clinton presidential campaign seems to ring true today here in Asia with voters in both Thailand and South Korea indicating a choice of economics over ethics. They want pragmatic businessmen running ...
Global Family Day: A day of peace and sharing.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TECHNOLOGICAL tools of mass communication and the Internet allow us to live problems daily, but they also often encourage people to approach these global issues through biased perspectives. In this arena, there is one significant key element: The role of the family in societies today and ...
41st World Day of Peace: The human family, a community of peace.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TODAY, we mark the 41st celebration of the World Day of Peace with the theme "The Human Family, A Community of Peace." The human family - the fundamental instution of society, which has been referred to by the Holy Father as a "domestic church" - is plagued today by the threats of the ...
National Liberation Day of Cuba.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... CUBA celebrates today its National Liberation Day. Cuba is one of the largest sugar-producing countries in the world, with sugarcane as its largest crop by volume and value. A second crop of commercial importance is tobacco grown especially in Pina del Rio province. ...
National Day of Sudan.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THE National Day of the Republic of Sudan is celebrated today. The country is located in northeastern Africa and is the largest country of the African continent. Northern Sudan, ancient Nubia, was settled by Egyptians in antiquity, and was converted to Coptic Christianity in the ...
National Day of the Republic of Haiti.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THE Republic of Haiti celebrates its 203rd Independence day today. The Philippines shares with Haiti a common history of struggle against poverty and authoritarianism. About 95 percent of Haiti's 6.75 million people are descendants of black African slaves. Most of the rest are ...
116th Birth Anniversary of President Manuel A. Roxas.(Opinion & Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... BORN on this day in 1892 to Gerardo Roxas and Rosario Acuna in Capiz (now Roxas City), the young Manuel studied college at the University of the Philippines where he graduated with a degree in Law in 1913. He topped the bar examinations at the age of 21, became a member of the municipal ...
Foody-goody.(Medium Rare)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JULIE YAP DAZA WITH all the drinking and eating that went on and the dieting that went undone during the holidays, you would think that no one in their right body-mind would need to talk about food, would you? But that's exactly what foodie friends did, asking what ...
Happy New Year!(At Issue)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: HERN P. ZENAROSA SUDDENLY, we wake up to an old world freshened up by a new beginning. The fresh pace of life has yet to start but already the sense of anticipation is becoming almost an adventure: The incoming year that turns over a new leaf today promises possibilities ...
The visit of the shepherds.(Reflections Today)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Luke 2:16-21 THE shepherds went in haste [to Bethlehem] and found Mary and Joseph, and the Infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this Child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the ...
PEZA to pay P124 M to Baguio; Representing its accumulated share from tax.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: DEXTER A. SEE BAGUIO CITY - The city government will receive P124 million from the management of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as its accumulated shares from the operation of the economic zone. This was reported by Baguio City Rep. Mauricio G ....
Benguet folk firm on opposition to entry of imported carrots in RP.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... ATOK, Benguet -- Provincial and municipal officials in this vegetable-producing province denounced the reported entry of imported carrots despite the repeated assurance by officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) that these are free from pests and diseases that could be detrimental ...
Firecracker buyers scamper as blasts jolt Bulacan stores.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: FREDDIE C. VELEZ BOCAUE, Bulacan -- Thousands of people coming from different places in Region 3 and Metro Manila, who have been trooping to this town to buy pyrotechnic products for the New Year revelry, scampered to safety when a series of explosions jolted at about 9 ...
Campaign to improve police image pushed.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... CAMP GENERAL FLORENDO, La Union -- A top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has appealed to policemen in Northern and Central Luzon to improve the police image by being model in their actions. "Restore our moral authority, lead by example and make clear that hard ...
More than 8,000 stray dogs killed in Cebu gas chamber.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: DANNY FAJARDO CEBU CITY -- The city's veterinary office recorded a total of 8,192 stray dogs killed using an improvised gas chamber this year. City veterinarian Alice Utlang said the impounded stray dogs were euthanized or killed by the city's dog pound to ...
Private, public tie-up aided Cebu tourism.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY -- Cebu is now considered as the top tourist destinations in the country, reports from the Department of Tourism (DoT) said. The surge of tourist visits in Cebu has been attributed to the good tandem of the public and private ...
Catbalogan diversion road project rushed.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... PALO, Leyte -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Eastern Visayas is rushing the completion of the Catbalogan, Samar diversion road project. This, as DPWH 8 has showed determination to complete the construction of the diversion road project by next year. ...
DepEd-7 expects higher budget in 2008.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... CEBU CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in the region (DepEd-7) hopes to get a bigger share of the education budget this year for the Alternative Learning System. DepEd-7 Regional Director Carolino Mordeno said that based on the records, the Bureau of Alternative ...
Southern Leyte seen to become next fruit basket.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: NESTOR L. ABREMATEA MAASIN CITY -- The lone congressman of Southern Leyte, Roger "Oging" Gaviola Mercado, sees the potential of his province to become a fruit basket in the Visayas in a couple of years. With this vision of Rep. Mercado, he has assurances that ...
Reforms are awaited at Office on Muslim Affairs; Appointment of Sangki raises hope for better operations.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: EDD K. USMAN With the advent of the new year, the 820 staff and rank-and-file personnel of the Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) are awaiting with keen interest fulfillment of the avowed pledge of OMA Executive Director Datu Ali B. Sangki, scion of a Moro royalty, to ...
Zambo solon cites need to elect new Basilan lawmaker.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: VIC P. AREVALO ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Congresswoman Beng Climaco (1st district, Zamboanga City), who is concurrent congressional officer in charge of Basilan, cited yesterday an urgent need for the immediate election of a new representative in that province. She ...
Lobregat death anniversary marked Jan. 2.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... ZAMBOANGA CITY - It would be a reunion of sorts for two of the famous "Tres Marias'' from Mindanao on Jan. 2 in this city during the observance of the fourth death anniversary of Mayor Maria Clara Lobregat. Former South Cotabato congresswoman Luwalhati Antonino and her ...
Suspect in slaying of barangay head, his son arrested.(Provincial News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: MALU CADELINA MANAR KIDAPAWAN CITY - Lawmen arrested last Sunday one of the suspects in the ambush-killing of a barangay chairman and his son in Kabacan, North Cotabato, it was reported. Senior Supt. Lester Camba, provincial police director of North Cotabato, ...
Angel Thougths.(Deedee Siytangco)
Jan 01, 2008 ... "Why do people wait for special days to thank those who have touched their lives? Today is no-day special, just you readers making my day special." And here is a sweet story sent to us by a cousin, Ditas Intengan. It probably has made the rounds via internet but it is such a ...
Angel Thoughts.(Deedee Siytangco)
Jan 01, 2008 ... "At Christmas, and throughout the New Year, May all that is beautiful fill your world May all that is happy enrich your life." A multitude of heavenly host, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest ..." -Luke 2:13-14 ...
Hot colors for 2008.(Society)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Robinsons Department Store (RDS) gives you a sneak peek on 2008's hottest color choices so you can have a heads up and start the New Year with a big fashion bang. i[logical not] Purple. A symbol of royalty and power, anything in purple is sure to please. Robust shades of purple ...
ANGEL THOUGHTS; "Prayer For the First Day of the New Year: Dear Lord, What a wonderful morning! Thank you for the joy that I am positive awaits me in the day. ......(Society)
Jan 01, 2008 ... ANGEL THOUGHTS; "Prayer For the First Day of the New Year: Dear Lord, What a wonderful morning! Thank you for the joy that I am positive awaits me in the day. I pray that my thoughts, words and actions may be Divinely-led. I know that I can move forward in confidence, knowing my steps are ...