Manila Bulletin back issues from October 2008:
Wall St. carnage sends Asian currencies, stocks plunging.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The historic carnage on Wall Street reverberated across Asia yesterday, with stocks and currencies across the region falling sharply after US lawmakers rejected a US$ 700-billion bank rescue plan aimed at stabilizing the US financial system. The failure of the bailout package in ...
Second tranche of P3-B package.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation signed a P2.0-billion term loan facility - the second tranche of its P3.0 billion term loan facility jointly arranged by BPI Capital Corporation and SB Capital Investment Corporation. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange ...
Direct selling to thrive in 'uncertainty'.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Direct selling, more than ever, is expected to "thrive" in this time of financial uncertainty that has whacked the US market and has resonated in other markets, including the Philippines. Fuller Life Philippines President and Managing Director Perry Mogar exuded positive ...
To pay $ 400 million for Tampakan.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A memorandum of intent (MoI) was signed yesterday by Filipino conglomerate Alsons Group and Indophil Resources NL for an Alsons-led consortium's $ 400-million purchase of IRN's Tampakan copper-gold stake. Backed by Hong Kong-based Crosby Capital, Alsons entered an agreement to ...
New US import policy to affect Philippine furniture exports.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A new import policy of the state of California requiring formaldehyde-free furniture exports to the US would adversely affect local exporters. Furniture exports especially from small and medium enterprises are expected to be hit hard if the issue of local third-party service ...
P/$ rate closes at P47.05/$ 1.(News In Brief)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The peso exchange rate closed lower at P47.05 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx) from P46.99 the previous day. The weighted average rate depreciated to P47.264 from P46.917. Total volume amounted to $ 779.85 million. Foreign debt at $ ...
LG Electronics sees RP sales doubling to $ 90 M.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... LG Electronics Philippines (LGEPH) is confident of doubling its sales this year to $ 90 million making the country its fastest growing market in Asia but growth is expected to slowdown to 30 percent next year because of the economic slowdown. LGEPH president and chief executive ...
Inflation forecast at 12.7% in Sept.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said they expect inflation to hit a high of 12.7 percent for September from August's 12.5 percent. According to Tetangco, "(the) actual figure could be higher or lower than August (inflation rate of 12.5 percent) ...
Toyota to launch new Fortuner.(Business News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation is set to introduce this month the New Fortuner compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) sporting a more executive image but maintaining its affordability with a price tag ranging from P1.379 million to P1.694 million. With a slew of new exterior ...
4 more miners rescued from flooded tunnel.(Main News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ITOGON, Benguet - A strong faith in God, prayers, and drinking the murky water that trapped them deep in an abandoned mineshaft helped keep the six rescued miners alive for more than a week as rescuers raced to reach them. Four more miners were rescued at Shaft 115 on Level 7 of ...
Relieved by Enrile panel finding in C-5 case, says Villar.(Main News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. yesterday expressed satisfaction over the findings of the Senate Finance Committee that investigated the alleged irregular double entry of P200 million for the C-5 Road Extension project in the 2008 national budget. Villar, who has been ...
Muslims end Ramadan fast with Eid'l Fitr prayers.(Main News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Millions of Muslims around the world, including Filipino members of the Ummah, yesterday marked the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan with Eid'l Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) starting with early morning congregational prayers. President Arroyo through the Office on ...
Pirates release another ship; 14 Filipinos safe.(Main News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... KUALA LUMPUR (AP) -- Pirates have released a second Malaysian tanker hijacked near Somalia in exchange for a ransom, the ship owner said Tuesday. Malaysian shipping line MISC Berhad said the palm oil tanker, MT Bunga Melati 2, was freed Monday, two days after its first vessel ...
Storm 'Pablo' makes landfall in Samar, over South Luzon today.(Main News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday warned residents of Southern Luzon, including Metro Manila, about the passage today of tropical storm "Pablo" after making landfall over Eastern Visayas yesterday. PAGASA weather ...
Outstanding Filipino physicians awarded at Manila Hotel Monday.(Main News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... In a regal program fit for stars, The Outstanding Filipino Physicians (TOFP) were awarded the other night, in a ceremony that organizers hoped would inspire other physicians to practice in the country despite the lure of better financial compensations abroad. The grandiose ...
High Court launches 'small claims courts'.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Supreme Court (SC) launched yesterday the "small claims courts" that are mandated to resolve within one day civil cases involving not more than P100,000 that are filed mostly by the poor. Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno said that 22 first level courts (municipal trial courts) ...
Senators air reservations on measure.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Two lawmakers yesterday rejected the proposal ordering telecommunications companies (telco) to set aside a percentage of their text message profits for a special fund for the government's health and education expenditures. Senators Francis Joseph G. Escudero and Panfilo M ....
SC upholds authority of PCG board.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a Court of Appeals (CA) decision which upheld the authority of the Efficiency and Separation Board of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG-ESB) over administrative disciplinary proceedings against Coast Guard personnel. In a decision written by ...
CA denies appeal to dismiss case.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the plea of Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. to dismiss the damage suit filed by a Makati City resident who claimed he was enticed by television advertisements to smoke Philip Morris cigarettes that led to his lung cancer in 2000. ...
SC justice retires for health reasons.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Justice Ma. Alicia Austria Martinez has opted to retire early due to health reasons. Her decision for early retirement was noted by the Supreme Court (SC) during its full court session yesterday. Martinez was appointed member of the 15-member High Court on April 12, ...
Bills boosting nation's financial system pushed.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, chairman of the Senate Banks, Financial Institutions, and Currencies Committee, asked House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles yesterday to help fast-track the passage of monetary-related bills to help the country strengthen its financial system and face the negative ...
Ramon Revilla Sr. suffers stroke, taken to hospital in QC.(Metro and National News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Former senator and actor Ramon Revilla Sr. suffered a stroke yesterday and was taken to the St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City. Ramon is now recuperating at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. His son, Sen. Ramon "Bong" B. Revilla Jr., confirmed his ...
Around The Nation.(Metro and National News)
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People's Republic of China celebrates its 59th anniversary.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TODAY marks the 59th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRoC). As a tradition, tens of thousands of people gather in Beijing at Tiananmen Square and other key venues, observing the grand national flag raising ceremony. China and the Philippines have ...
Challenges for media today.(Word Alive)
Oct 01, 2008 ... IN one of the group sharing of the annual assembly of Signis Asia held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia I attended, a delegate from Manila who teaches in a Catholic school said: "I asked my elementary kids what careers they'd take when they get to college." * * * "I was ...
World power shift.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THE United States has dominated the global economic scene ever since its victory in World War II more than half a century ago. Currencies of other countries, including the Philippines, have been pegged to the US dollar to this day. And by tradition, the World Bank, based in ...
Can we fight corruption?(More to the Point)
Oct 01, 2008 ... OUR low ranking on issues that count is related to the country's level of corruption which had sunk so low - at 2.3 on a scale of 10 with 0 as highly corrupt. We are now 141st among 180 countries all over the world and 25th of 32 countries in Asia that have been surveyed by the ...
International Day of Older Persons 'Rights of Older Persons'.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... AS some people around the globe come to live longer lives, the entire human family has a stake in encouraging and easing a productive, active, and healthy aging process. The whole world stands to gain from an empowered older generation, with the tremendous potential to make their ...
48th Independence Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SITUATED in the West African sub-region, bordered by the Republics of Niger, Chad, and Benin, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources, including rich oil reserves, a long coastline that makes it a maritime power, and vast arable land for agricultural, ...
Breaking the fast: Eid'l Fitr.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TODAY, our Muslim brethren break the fast that they have been engaged in for the last month. In what is known as Eid'l Fitr, Muslims in the country and around the world celebrate this end of a month of fasting, an event that was first celebrated in 624 CE by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be ...
Joint initiatives needed to ensure access to safer, cleaner water.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THERE is a need to intensify efforts to provide safer water all over the globe to advance the goal of providing access to around one billion people who still lack access to safe drinking water and two-and-a-half billion who do not have access to basic sanitation facilities.While progress ...
Punchline.(Punchline)
Oct 01, 2008 ... GLOBAL stocks tumble and economies quiver as the US government fails to pass a $ 700-billion bailout package to check a US economic meltdown and worsening world financial crisis. Here comes hard times calling for tough and quick actions from all concerned! * * * ...
Anxiety.(Life Extension)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ANXIETY is an unpleasant complex combination often accompanied by physical sensations such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath, and feelings of inner nervousness. Anxiety is often described as having cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral ...
Congress and adverse public opinion.(Opinion and Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... EVERY day during the past two weeks the public has been witnessing a hail of punishing pellets of adverse public opinion raining down on both Houses of Congress. But many people are saying the Legislature itself is to blame for their negative perception of the institution. It does not ...
The would-be followers of Jesus.(Reflections Today)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Matthew 18:1-4 AS Jesus and His disciples were proceeding on their journey someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." Jesus answered Him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest His head." And to another He said, ...
Rehabilitation of ruined Ifugao rice terraces on.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The Ifugao Rice Terraces and Cultural Heritage Office (IRTCHO) here has lined up activities for the rehabilitation of the damaged portions of the world-famous rice terraces in Hungduan and Mayoyao towns, this province, two of the popular World-Heritage sites.The ...
Deadline today for demolition of illegal fish pens off Cavite.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TRECE MARTIRES CITY -- Operators of illegal fish pens and cages, which remain untouched following the first wave of demolition operations in the last week of August, this year, have until today to dismantle voluntarily their structures.Their failure to do so would force a task force to ...
DoE approves geothermal project in Kalinga town.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Department of Energy (DoE) has given the go-signal to two local firms to prospect and tap geothermal energy in Pasil town, this province. Natividad Sugguiyao, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) provincial director, informed the media that the ...
500 CL public schools to get new computers.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Some 500 public elementary and high schools in Central Luzon will receive new computers from global computer manufacturers American OnLine (AOL) and IBM, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Emmanuel Angeles said yesterday.Angeles said some 10, 000 computer units will be ...
Policeman dies in Pangasinan road accident.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan -- A policeman assigned at crime laboratory of the Police Region 3 Office died the other night in a vehicular accident on the national Highway in Barangay Lucap, this city, it was reported. Alaminos police investigators identified the victim as PO3 Melchor Villar ...
DTI 7 starts inspection of repacked milk items.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... CEBU CITY -- The Region 7 office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI 7) has begun inspecting repackaged milk items sold in grocery stores and supermarkets in the region to ensure that consumers are protected from melamine-contaminated milk products."We are on alert mode right now ....
Pick an engineer for President A--- FVR.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... MACTAN, Cebu -- Although the next presidential election is still two years away, former President Fidel Ramos gave recently an advice to voters in 2010 to "vote for an engineer.""An engineer can better lead the country. Let's just say that we need someone who can visualize the whole ...
DAR asked to issue CLOAs to 60 farmers in Negros Occidental.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Task Force Mapalad, a peasant group, said yesterday the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) should proceed with the issuance of certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to 60 farmer-beneficiaries of the 157-hectare Hacienda Bacan in Negros Occidental as the property had already ...
Rabies cases in Central Visayas continue to drop.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... CEBU CITY -- An official of the Center for Health Development, which is under the Region 7 office of the Department of Health (DoH 7), reported that rabies cases in Central Visayas have consistently declined in the past two years.Jocelyn Tabotabo, DoH 7 regional rabies control coordinator, ...
Kalibo has 49 new policemen.(Provincial News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... KALIBO, Aklan -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has tapped the services of recruits to reenforce the police force in this capital town of Aklan following the retirement of some uniformed personnel.The deployment of 49 more policemen, Kalibo police chief Senior Inspector ...
Guiao cold on hiring Serbian.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Serbian coach Rajko Toroman, who was tapped by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to help chart the future of Philippine basketball, is in for some rough sailing. Yeng Guiao, former president of the Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines, said in yesterday's PSA ...
Ekwe eyes PBL, maybe, RP team.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... With three NCAA championships and a pair of Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, San Beda College's Nigerian center Sam Ekwe could not ask for more.He has already completed his mission for San Beda College. So what's next for the gentle giant? "It's all in the air," ...
Manalo, Arpilleda in KO phase.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Marlon Manalo and comebacking Victor Arpilleda completed their business on the second day of hostilities yesterday to advance to the knockout stage of the World Ten Ball Championship at the Philippine International Convention Center. Manalo thumped Fabio Petroni of Italy, 9-1, ...
Pacquiao finds time to relax.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... After another gruelling day at the Wild Card Boxing Club, Manny Pacquiao relaxed his beat-up body Monday night by engaging in his latest obsession."Manny's looking good and very relaxed," Winchell Campos, Pacquiao's Los Angeles-based buddy said yesterday. "He's not even holding back on his ...
Ateneo backs out of PBL.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Ateneo's top basketball stars who lifted the UAAP championship trophy last week, put the Philippine Basketball League into a tailspin yesterday after abruptly announcing they will not be playing in the coming PBL league, citing studies as reason.The withdrawal of Ateneo players, who have ...
Sumcad shoots 68, leads by 2.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... ANTIPOLO CITY - Orlan Sumcad used his power off the tees to gun down six birdies en route to a four-under-par 68 yesterday and the solo lead in the opening round of the ICTSI Valley Golf Challenge at the south course of the Valley Golf and Country Club course here. Teeing off ...
Canlubang, 2 other clubs re-join NGAP.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Three of the country's biggest golf clubs have renewed their memberships with the National Golf Association of the Philippines with more expected to re-join the country's governing body for golf.The Canlubang Golf and Country Club in Laguna, the Valley Golf Club in Antipolo and the ...
Ex-pool star returns with stunning results.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Victor Arpilleda, one of the Filipinos who advanced yesterday to the Last 64 of the World Ten Ball Championship, never thought he would go this far in the tough competitions. For one, he just came back from a 10-year hiatus. "Napatigil ako maglaro dati kasi wala na ...
Right dog, wrong tree.(Sportsfan)
Oct 01, 2008 ... All's well that ends well? Not quite. PBL chairman Chino Trinidad's threat to withdraw his association's referees on the eve of the NCAA's most important game may be the stuff of drama and rightful indignation, but there probably is more to it than meets the eye. ...
JRU on a high after title run.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... After nearly completing one of the biggest success stories in college basketball, Jose Rizal University President Vincent K. Fabella plans to boost not only basketball but other sports as well in the school's athletic program.The Heavy Bombers came close to ending a 36-year title drought ...
San Miguel back in the PBA brew.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Veterans Danny Seigle and Olsen Racela couldn't be any happier now that they'll be known as the San Miguel Beermen anew in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)."I think I had better luck as a Beerman," said Seigle. "I'm always a Beerman through and through," beamed ...
Barrios revives talks of a PBA-owned coliseum.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... PBA Commissioner Sonny Barrios has revived talks on the construction of the 'home' of Asia's first pay-for-play league and identified two probable venues.Though nothing is final yet for the proposed construction of a coliseum, Barrios said he is considering the reclamation area near the ...
Bohol college joins zonal.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... PBA Commissioner Sonny Barrios has revived talks on the construction of the 'home' of Asia's first pay-for-play league and identified two probable venues.Though nothing is final yet for the proposed construction of a coliseum, Barrios said he is considering the reclamation area near the ...
San Beda, Burger K to tie up.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... After winning its third straight NCAA title, San Beda College hopes to conquer another one - the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).There are reports that officials of Burger King are now negotiating with San Beda management to allow its players play for them in the PBL. Lito ...
PBA stars host party for fans.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... The PBA wil hold a pre-season party dubbed "PBA Jam." James Yap (Purefoods) Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia), Danny Seigle (San Miguel), Arwind Santos (Air 21), Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine), Cyrus Baguio (Red Bull), Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola), Jayjay Helterbrand (Ginebra), Willie Miller (Alaska) ...
MLB season gets 2 extra days.(Sports News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) -- The Major League Baseball playoffs have yet to begin, and already the Boston Red Sox have a loss: Pitcher Josh Beckett is out for the opener.The defending World Series champions pushed him back to Game 3 against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday because of a strained muscle ...
Time warped in Batanes.(Travel)
Oct 01, 2008 ... From the moment you set foot in its quaint airport, it feels like you have traveled back in time to when chivalry and good manners are still the norm and have not gone out of style yet. At the airport, a dignified-looking man greeted us "Kapyan ka pa nu Dios sichamavekhas!" ...
City of Pines Aims to Restore Reputation as Premier Tourist Spot.(Travel)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Established by the American governor general Cameron Forbes in 1905, the Baguio Country Club (BCC) was envisioned as "the most wonderful health resort to be found in the country." Today, as Baguio City prepares for its centenary year in 2009, BCC is recognizably still the premier country ...
JFC bucks expanding COA scope to private companies.(Business News)
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) has warned Malacanang that expanding the scope of the Commission on Audit (CoA), a government auditing agency, to include privately-held businesses would harm the perception of the Philippines as an investment destination.The JFC sent ...
Most Asian stock markets rebound.(Business News)
Oct 02, 2008 ... TOKYO (AP) - Most Asian markets bounced back Wednesday on hopes that a US$700 billion bailout for the US financial system will soon win legislative approval, although doubts persisted about the long-term outlook for the global economy.Japan's Nikkei 225 index, the benchmark for Asia's ...