Manila Bulletin back issues from February 2009:
'Ani ng Sining' for Arts Month.(Deedee Siytangco)
Feb 01, 2009 ... ANGEL THOUGHTS "Wherever you are, I pray love be with you. Wherever you go, I pray goodness will surround you. Whatever you do, I pray joy will fill your heart, because you deserve every good gift a ...
Aces take 2-0 lead.(Sports News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... With the game on the line, Alaska coach Tim Cone knew exactly where to turn to, and that is no other than Willie Miller - the designated team closer. The two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) made clutch baskets down the stretch as the Aces scored a 100-91 win over Talk 'N Text in ...
Visions.(The Scene Around)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The other day as I drove home, I spotted a fruit vendor with some juicy-looking mangoes on his table. Not one to pass up such a persistent invitation, I pulled over and picked out a few pieces. As I whipped out my wallet to pay the vendor, I was shocked to find I barely had ...
Delightful surprises await travel tour expo visitors.(Travel)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Free overnight stays in premier resorts and numerous discounts are just among the few things offered in this year's Travel Tour Expo. The three-day 16th Travel Tour Expo (TTE) will open on February 6 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. The event is set to give away dream vacation ...
For a change, Pops plays a mean character in 'I Love Betty La Fea'.(Celebrity World)
Feb 01, 2009 ... After several years, "Concert Queen" Pops Fernandez is going back to acting as she's joining the cast of ABS-CBN's top-rating teleserye "I Love Betty La Fea." At a recent press conference held for her at 9501, Pops expressed excitement because this time she's playing a mean character. ...
For the CCP: 'Life Begins Anew' at 40.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), home of the best artists from all over the country and around the world, is celebrating its 40 years of foundation. As they say, "Life begins at 40," but for the CCP, life does not simply begin ...it 'begins anew.' Created in 1966 ...
'Shall We Dance' at the Philippine StarBall.(Entertainment)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Philippines will be witness to the best in competitive ballroom dancing as The Philippine StarBall, the country's most prestigious open international ballroom dance event, draws near. The competition, which will happen on Feb. 15, at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel, will have the top names ...
US, China vow more positive ties.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao Friday agreed to forge "more positive'' ties between their giant nations in their first telephone call since the US leader came to power. The conversation, 11 days into Obama's presidency, followed ...
Vatican reviews women's religious orders in US.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... DENVER (AP) -- The Vatican has begun the first comprehensive study of women's religious orders in the United States, four decades into a steep decline in the number of Roman Catholic sisters and nuns in the country. The study, ordered by a Vatican congregation last December and ...
PRC announces list of 584 new pharmacists.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 584 out of 1,042 passed the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy in the cities of Manila, Baguio and Cebu this January, 2009. The successful examinees who garnered the 10 highest places are: ...
Registration starts for overseas Filipino voters.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Worldwide registration starts today, Feb. 1, for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, desiring to vote in the May 10, 2010 presidential, congressional, local and party-list elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec), led by Chairman Jose A.R. Melo, said ...
Round up children, beggars on Manila streets, Lim orders.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim yesterday directed the city's Department of Social Welfare to round up all children and beggars or mendicants found loitering on the city roads and thoroughfares. Lim gave the order as the City Council adopted a resolution calling for the removal of ...
United States economic contraction fastest since 1982.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US economy shrank at its fastest pace in nearly 27 years in the fourth quarter, government data showed on Friday, sinking deeper into a recession that the White House said demands urgent action. In a report that showed a broad-based contraction across ...
CHEd approves honorary doctorate for Pacquiao from SWU.(Main News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEBU CITY - The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has approved the conferment of an honorary doctorate on Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao by Cebu-based Southwestern University (SWU). This was disclosed by Dr. Eldegario Gonzales, SWU president, at a press conference here, ...
Palace reconsiders streamlining.(Metro and National News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Malacanang will review plans to streamline government agencies amid mass layoffs of Filipino workers here and abroad, incoming Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said yesterday. Remonde said Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto had proposed the postponement of plans to ...
NBI discovers no shortage of LPG in Sta. Cruz warehouse.(Metro and National News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... A trader faces charges of allegedly hoarding more than 2,000 tanks of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) discovered by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents in a raid at a warehouse in Sta. Cruz, Manila late Friday evening. NBI Director Nestor Mantaring said businessman ...
Taiwan to help modernize corn farming in south.(Metro and National News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Taiwan has earmarked more support for Mindanao's corn farmers by providing them with the latest machinery and technical capacity to help them upgrade and improve crops, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei said yesterday. Last year, MECO identified four ...
RESULT OF BOLANTE PROBE.(Metro and National News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will propose amendments to at least four national laws as a result of the probe into the R728-million fertilizer fund scam, Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of the committee said yesterday. The amendments will prevent unscrupulous individuals ...
Around The Nation.(Metro and National News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Optimism for Lakas-Kampi merger House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles yesterday remained optimistic that the much-anticipated merger between the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) at the national level will push through in June, saying ...
Clark still a top investments hub.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CLARK FREEPORT -- Executives of Clark Development Corp. (CDC) are optimistic that Clark Freeport would continue to make a strong showing as an investment hub despite the worldwide economic slowdown. CDC President Benigno N. Ricafort said that local and international firms have ...
Juvenile Justice Welfare Law snags campaign against drugs.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... BAGUIO CITY -- The enforcement of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Law is considered as a hitch in the fight against the proliferation of illegal drugs in this mountain resort city. This was the assessment of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) which said that the students are ...
Bulacan honors top local legislators.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan --Young Bulacan local legislators who are senior in office topped the 2008 Gawad Galing Sanggunian roster of winners. The awarding program for the winners was held at the Diamond Hotel in Manila last Jan. 27. For the third time, Vice Mayor Rino Castro of ...
Tabuk City folk will have say on mines reopening.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The people of this city will be consulted on a plan to reopen the Batongbuhay Gold Mines Inc. (BBGMI) in Balatoc, Pasil, this province, officer-in-charge Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Ricardo Dang-iw said. Dang-iw said that before a ...
LUZON NEWSBITS.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Man and his dog found dead in La Union STO. TOMAS, La Union -- A man and his dog were found dead inside his house in Barangay Namboongan, Sto. Tomas, La Union, a belated report stated. The victim and his dog were found to have several hack wounds. Chief Inspector Robert Mesa, ...
DoLE-7 moves to relax monitoring of wage law.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEBU CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE-7) is temporarily relaxing its monitoring and spot inspection of firms that violate the Minimum Wage Law (MWL) to prevent mass lay offs as a result of the global financial crunch. DoLE-7 senior labor and employment officer ...
PDEA-7 to start random drug test.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEBU CITY (PIA) - Starting this month, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) in Cebu will begin conducting random drug test in schools as part of the intensified campaign against illegal drugs. PDEA Undersecretary Paul Oaminal said the move is in compliance with the ...
Aklan to launch 'high-impact' 5-year projects.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... KALIBO, Aklan - Gov. Carlito Marquez said the provincial government will embark on a five-year program to implement "high-impact" projects which are expected to generate P1.525-billion revenues for the government from 2009 to 2013. In his 5th State of the Province Address (SOPA) ...
Cebu radio stations stop dating programs.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEBU CITY - After the death of Emily Nuneza, a radio listener who was killed after meeting a man she met through a radio dating program, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) member station here has vowed to stop airing programs that feature arrange dates through text ...
VISAYAS NEWSBITS.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... First tourism ecozone in Visayas named LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu - In order to attract tourism investments in Cebu and the Visayas, the Department of Tourism (DoT), in an agreement with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), granted Friday a new international resort and spa ...
RP tells Malaysia it is now ready for peace negotiations.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Philippines has formally informed the government of Malaysia of its readiness to resume the stalled talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Ambassador Rafael Seguis said yesterday. Seguis, chair of the Philippine government peace panel, returned Thursday night ...
RP fishery sector withstands crisis.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Despite the global economic recession that already crippled many industries, the fishery sector remains robust to continue earning dollars for our country even as it set a 7.2 percent growth target for 2009, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). ...
6 dead, more missing in Central Mindanao floods, landslides.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... KIDAPAWAN CITY - At least six people have been reported killed due to floods and landslides in the three provinces of Mindanao brought about by continuous torrential rains that started Sunday, local officials said. North Cotabato Gov. Jesus Sacdalan said the bodies of the six ...
MSU president airs concern on Marawi campus squatting.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... MARAWI CITY - Mindanao State University (MSU) President Macapagal A. Muslim said that the most serious and critical problem that needs to be addressed in the soonest possible time is the rampant land squatting in the campus. Muslim said that with the continuing expansion and ...
MINDANAO NEWSBITS.(Provincial News)
Feb 01, 2009 ... Soldiers capture rebel camp in Bukidnon CAMP EDILBERTO EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City - A big encampment of the New People's Army (NPA) was captured by combat maneuvering troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) after an intense fighting in the jungle of Sitio ...
Don't forget poor during crisis, World Economic Forum told.(Business News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The world's poor didn't have seats at the elite World Economic Forum, but the political and corporate leaders heard fervent appeals on their behalf - to not forget the "=bottom billion'' even as governments strain budgets to bail out their financial systems. ...
Emerging markets remain attractive.(Business News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (Reuters) - Emerging markets will likely remain a viable alternative for private-equity investors seeking returns during the deepening global financial crisis, according to an official with the International Finance Corporation. Emerging market economies are ...
Detection kit for food contaminants up.(Business News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The government is tapping the use of locally-developed detection systems for food contaminants like E. coli and salmonella as part of its effort to comply with international food safety standards. The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) ...
NGCP allowed to recover P39.5 billion.(Business News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), the concessionaire of the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), has been allowed by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to recover up to P39.510 billion of maximum allowable revenues (MAR) for the year 2009. This has ...
South Korean investor invests P2 B more.(Business News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Korean-owned Philippine BXT Corp. (BXT) has raised its investments in a luxury hotel and spa facility in Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City to P6 billion from P4 billion with the addition of P2 billion 18-hole golf course development. BXT president Park Jong Hwan told reporters at the ...
P/$ rate stands at P47.39/$ 1.(News In Brief)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The peso exchange rate stands at P47.39 to the US dollar, the closing rate last Friday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp., (PDEx). The weighted average rate stands at P47.34 per dollar. Lower remittance growth seen The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is ...
Business and Society.(Business News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The passing and signing of Alternative Energy Bill is expected to lead to major investments in alternative energy such as wind, solar, biofuels and even nuclear. The world will follow the examples of United States and China, two giant economies that will aggressively diversify away from ...
Manila Bulletin celebrates its 109th Anniversary today.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE Manila Bulletin was founded on February 2, 1900, as the Philippines was about to cross into the twentieth century. From a newspaper publishing local shipping and commercial news, it is now one of the few centenarian publications in the world recognized as the leading newspaper in this ...
Leading watchdog and opinion maker.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Happy 109th Anniversary to the management and editorial staff of the Manila Bulletin. Recently, there have been many opinions and debates about the effects of global financial crisis and how this, in particular, would affect our country. This is obviously an important topic and ...
Faithfully reports RP democracy evolution.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... I join the rest of the Nation in greeting the Manila Bulletin on the occasion of its 109th Anniversary. The Manila Bulletin is more than just a landmark in Philippine journalism. It is an important institution that epitomizes the productive partnership between the country and ...
A tradition of fair, balanced journalism.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Congratulations to the management and staff of the Manila Bulletin on the celebration of the highly-esteemed newspaper's 109th anniversary. I laud the men and women of Manila Bulletin for preserving the newspaper's tradition of fair and balanced journalism. You have always been ...
Dependable, sober source of news.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Congratulations to the men and women of the Manila Bulletin on your 109th anniversary on February 2, 2009. As an enduring publication, you have established a reputation as a robustly dependable, highly circulated and sober source of wide-ranging news and opinions. ...
Public vanguard of accountability.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Manila Bulletin is an institution even older than the Supreme Court itself, taking on the role as public vanguards of accountability and truth-telling for more than a century now. Since 2 February 1900, this publication has played a critical role in the comprehension of the justice ...
High standards for reliability, accuracy.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... It is my pleasure to extend my best wishes and congratulations to the Manila Bulletin's officers and staff, led by its Distinguished Chairman, Dr. Emilio T. Yap on their 109th anniversary. As the country's leading exponent of national progress, the Manila Bulletin sets high ...
Consistently serves interests of the people.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Manila Bulletin and its expanding family deserve the nation's wholehearted congratulations on the occasion of its 109th anniversary. This important milestone in its long history of public service is another occasion for it to celebrate and lay claim to many significant achievements ....
Record of consistently responsible journalism.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... I take great pride in adding my voice to the nation's reading public in cheering the Manila Bulletin's distinguished record of consistently responsible journalism, one which has helped it play a crucial role in shaping public opinion. It is with deep personal joy that I join the ...
It gives precious print space for Church news.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Congratulations to the Manila Bulletin on its l09th anniversary. In its existence of more than a century the Manila Bulletin has been an active witness in the unfolding of our country's history. As a chronicler of events and purveyor of information the newspaper has performed ...
Has earned respect of leaders, people.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... On the 109th Anniversary of the Manila Bulletin, I join in congratulating you on this singular achievement and in paying tribute to its distinctive role in the life of our nation. The press has an honored place in the history of our country. The ideas of freedom were spread ...
Filipino vets' benefits in US stimulus bill.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... WASHINGTON D.C. - US Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii, Democrat) has inserted benefits for Filipino war veterans in Senate Bill No. 366, the Stimulus Bill being pushed by President Barack Obama. Inouye was able to insert the rider in his capacity as chairman of the US Senate ...
Arroyo urges expansion of G7 to G20 or even G30.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... President Arroyo has called on US President Barack Obama to move quickly with his plan to fix the American economy, saying the last thing the world needs is for the United States, whose credit crisis triggered the global financial meltdown, to do nothing. Attending the World ...
P15.22 B allotted for agriculture projects.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Arroyo government has set aside P15.22 billion to finance irrigation projects, farm-to-market roads (FMR), and post-harvest facilities to boost agricultural production and pump-prime the economy this year. At least 170,000 new jobs will be created from the implementation of ...
Astronomers expect the deepest penumbral eclipse on Feb 9.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Following the annular solar eclipse during the last week of January, astronomy enthusiasts may anticipate another eclipse event this month, a penumbral lunar eclipse, which will be visible in the country.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA - ...
DA assures Nueva Ecija farmers they can still get better yield with hybrid rice.(Main News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... DA brushes aside complaints of N. Ecija farmers about stunted growth of hybrid rice. The supposed superior qualities of hybrid rice has been put under question by Nueva Ecija farmers who have claimed their crop of SL-8H has been marked by stunted growth, few tillers and quick flowering. ...
File charges vs LPG hoarders, GMA orders.(Metro and National News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Concerned by reported tightness of cooking gas supply, President Arroyo has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to charge traders engaged in hoarding of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with economic sabotage, Malacanang said yesterday. This as the Philippine Federation of ...
SC asked to stop Makati court from proceeding with case vs Northrail project.(Metro and National News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to stop the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) from proceeding on a case that challenged the constitutionality of the $ 400-million Northrail project between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China. In a petition filed by the ...
Gov't allots P18 B for jobs creation.(Metro and National News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The government has allocated P18 billion for the initial phase of its emergency livelihood and employment program in the face of massive layoffs in the microelectronics industry, shortened workweeks for manufacturing companies and even the planned retrenchments of government personnel. ...
House eyes no bail for poor litigants.(Metro and National News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading the proposed Poor Litigants Equalization Act of 2008 which seeks to grant poor litigants exemption from posting bail if charged with non-capital offenses for the first time. Considered as one of the most ...
Japan ready to recruit RP nurses, caregivers.(Metro and National News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Japan will still open its doors to thousands of Filipino healthcare professionals amid the global financial crisis, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Makato Katsura said. The top Japanese diplomat in the country said there will be no outflux of Filipino workers from Japan ...
Pimentel warns vs SSS fund transfer.(Metro and National News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) yesterday said the pension fund of the Social Security System cannot be used to augment the Arroyo administration's economic stimulus package (ESP) without the consent of its members. Pimentel said that while there may ...
Speaking Out.(Opinion and Editorial)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE scenic Ermita Hill, one of the most historical places in Baler, Aurora Province, bore witness to the launching of the second Credit Surety Fund in the country two weeks back. From the windy hill, one has a commanding view of the Pacific Ocean and the beaches of Baler which ...
National governance initiatives.(Swimming Against the Current)
Feb 02, 2009 ... WE have been suffering from the bane of being good with words and bad with actions. We give good speeches that easily overwhelm audiences, but we turn in generally underwhelming performance. If we put our mind to it, we can easily formulate brilliant strategies and present these in ...