Manila Bulletin back issues from July 2009:
Agriculture in Lanao del Norte.(Agriculture)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Lanao del Norte is rich in agricultural and fisheries resources. The problem is that although the province is very peaceful, there is that persistent perception by outsiders that the province is war-torn like some other places in southern Mindanao.This wrong perception has somehow affected ...
Homeless but not aimless.(Education)
Jul 03, 2009 ... For homeless people who worry primarily about finding their next meal for the day, hopping on a plane to travel to another country is certainly asking for too much.But if you are good at playing football, this is not an impossibility.With divine intervention, a few good men and sheer ...
Different styles for different learners.(Education)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Pigs are misunderstood animals. Many think of them as portly and stupid, but pigs are naturally lean (unless overfed by humans) and are smarter than any other domestic animal. They are considered by animal experts to be more trainable than dogs or cats. In many cultures, children who are ...
Making the illiterate adult feel like a winner.(Education)
Jul 03, 2009 ... One of the greatest challenges English teachers and tutors have when starting to teach illiterate mature students and adults - who lack self esteem and confidence because of their limited literacy and language skills - is to convince them that they can learn to read, spell and write well ...
No. 1.(Education)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Carlos Philippe Winsett Palanca wants to be the best golfer in the world.Well, at eight years old, he got what he wished for.Philippe is currently the No. 1 golfer in the world in his age category. He won in the recent 2009 Kids Golf European Championships in Scotland, the birthplace of ...
'I'm no genius!'.(Education)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Moshehe Kai Cavalin, 11, graduated with honors from East Los Angeles College, but he’d rather you not call him a genius.“I consider myself a regular kid who works hard and does his best,” says this only child of a Taiwanese mother and an Israeli father.When Moshe started ...
Opposition wants climate change action from Ottawa.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... OTTAWA, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - The Liberal Party, Canada's main opposition group, warned the government Thursday against blocking an international deal to combat climate change, due to be negotiated in Copenhagen this December.Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff accused Prime Minister ...
Bangladeshi man arrested for beating tiger to death.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... DHAKA, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Police in southeastern Bangladesh arrested a man Thursday for beating an endangered Bengal tiger to death after it strayed into a village, a forest official said.The tiger had entered the village in Satkhira, which is close to the border with India, and ...
Paris boutique hosts body-piercing shark protest.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... PARIS, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - A Paris activist pierced her skin with giant fishhooks and hung herself from the ceiling of a boutique Thursday in a radical protest at the threat of extinction facing the world's sharks.Artist and animal rights activist Alice Newstead speared the skin of her ...
Australia pledges millions for Great Barrier Reef.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Australia Thursday pledged 52 million dollars (US $42 million) to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef, which is coming under increasing threat from toxic chemicals and climate change.Environment Minister Peter Garrett said the money would go to ...
China blasts US climate bill enabling penalties on trade partners.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... BEIJING, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - China said Thursday it was "firmly" opposed to provisions in a new US clean energy bill that will make it easier to impose trade penalties on nations that reject limits to globe-warming pollution."China is firmly opposed to such measures," vice foreign ...
Climate change shrinks wild sheep, scientists say.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... PARIS, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Climate change has caused a flock of wild sheep on a remote northern Scottish island to become smaller, according to an unusual investigation published on Thursday.The study explains a mystery that has bedevilled scientists for the past two years.The wild Soay ...
Japan to compensate more victims of 1950s mercury disaster.(Environment)
Jul 03, 2009 ... TOKYO, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Tens of thousands more victims of Japan's 1950s Minamata mercury poisoning disaster may soon qualify for financial compensation under a bill that was being prepared in parliament Thursday.The ruling bloc and opposition parties agreed to pass a law next week to ...
Cheap and Chic.(Fashion)
Jul 03, 2009 ... This Japanese store franchise has all types of products for every member of the family—for a flat price of P85 per item. Barely two months old, the Saizen shop is a pit stop for both the young and old alike. I, myself, spend about an hour, at the very least, every time I visit the ...
Wishlist: No Rain.(Fashion)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Thank goodness for waterproof footwear. Finally, nothing can put a damper on our sartorial sensibilities, not even the awful weather! Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain, but I hate getting my feet wet and, worse, ruin my shoes. But, ...
Gotta Have It: My quirky Bally.(Fashion)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Those who think that Bally is too gray for their fashion sense should check out its Villemot line, which is graphic and colorful and, dare we say, cute. Handbags and wallets and vibrant satin ballet flats feature the ...
Designers struggle to stay relevant on planet Paris.(Fashion)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Paris—Outside the Rick Owens show, at a large arena here, three young street toughs—a girl and two boys who appeared to be 12 or 13—were jeering at the fashionistas. The girl was especially bold; she would run up to boys not much older than herself, boys with the stylish ...
Renault to test electric cars in Paris, Milan.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... PARIS, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Renault-Nissan will hold large-scale tests for its new electric cars in the Paris and Milan regions next year ahead of planned mass production from 2012, the Franco-Japanese auto group said Thursday.The tests include a try-out in the Paris region of a new car ...
Oil falls in Asian trade on US economic concerns.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... SINGAPORE, July 3, 2009 (AFP) - Oil fell further during Asian trade Friday as investors continued to fret about the state of the US economy where the jobless rate has surged to a 26-year high, analysts said.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, eased 38 cents to ...
Oil broker says victim of unauthorized trade.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... LONDON, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - London-based oil broker PVM Oil Futures said Thursday it had been the victim of "unauthorized trading", reportedly causing an eight-month spike in the oil price and losing the firm 10 million dollars."PVM can confirm that it was the victim of unauthorised ...
Dollar gains as US jobs report rattles markets.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... NEW YORK, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - The dollar found fresh momentum Thursday after a disappointing US unemployment report sent shockwaves through financial markets, pushing investors to safe havens.The euro was changing hands at 1.3997 dollars at 2100 GMT compared to 1.4146 dollars late on ...
Asian markets struggle for direction ahead of US data.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... HONG KONG, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors sought firm signals ahead of key US jobs data, while another strong performance in Shanghai raised fears its rally will run out of steam.Wall Street earlier began the new quarter on an upbeat note as an ...
Eurozone unemployment hits 10-year high of 9.5 pct.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... BRUSSELS, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - The unemployment rate in the 16 euro countries climbed to a 10-year high of 9.5 percent in May as companies cut jobs to survive Europe's worst post-war recession, according to EU data on Thursday.Some 273,000 jobs were lost across the eurozone in May as the ...
Siemens to pay 100 million dollars to fight graft.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... WASHINGTON, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - German industrial giant Siemens will pay $100 million over 15 years into a fund to fight corruption after probes revealed fraud at its subsidiaries, the World Bank said Thursday.Siemens has also agreed not to bid for business from the Washington-based World ...
Troubled Wall Street faces critical earnings season.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... NEW YORK, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Wall Street's hopes for a rapid recovery from recession, muddled by disappointing US labor market data, faces a new test in the coming week with the looming corporate earnings season.The market was hammered by news of steeper-than-expected US job losses in ...
$450-M coal-fired facility in Sarangani on schedule.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... With demand anticipated growing conservatively at 3.0 percent, project sponsor Conal Holdings Corporation (CHC) resolved moving ahead with its original schedule on the planned $450-million coal-fired power facility in Sarangani province in Mindanao.The project’s first phase of ...
Group urges government to raise tariffs.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The multisectoral Fair Trade Alliance (FairTrade) has urged the government to raise tariffs for all industrial and agricultural goods based on the Philippines' maximum bound tariff of the World Trade Organization (WTO), except for raw materials used by local manufacturers.FairTrade Lead ...
Standard & Poor's affirms stable credit rating for RP.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) – Standard & Poor's affirmed the Philippines' foreign and local currency ratings while maintaining a ''stable'' outlook on Friday, citing as factors the resilience of its external position and the strength of its banking sector.The Philippines will ...
DST refunds on stock trades from Mar. 20.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Stock market investors will soon get a refund for documentary stamp taxes paid for their stock trades from March 20, 2009 with the signing of the DST Law by President Gloria Arroyo last June 30.The DST law (Republic Act No. 9648), which exempts the sale, barter or exchange of shares of ...
Red Mobile targets 1 million subscribers.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Red Mobile, the country’s newest pre-paid network, has already hauled in 100,000 subscribers and targets 1 million subscribers by the end of 2009, according to Smart Department Head for Red Mobile Guido R. Zaballero.Red Mobile is the brand name operated by Connectivity Unlimited ...
DoJ junks smuggling case against Oilink.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Department of Justice (DoJ) has junked the smuggling raps hurled against Oilink International Corporation and its affiliate, Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc., for lack of probable cause.The cases were filed by the Bureau of Customs, indicting the officers and directors of the two ...
What we should know about drug interactions.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Nowadays, many people are talking about prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs that do not need doctors’ prescriptions, and drug interactions.One may ask: what is drug interaction? Contrary to the common belief that drug interaction is limited to cases when two or more drugs ...
Asian markets mixed after grim US jobs data.(Main Business)
Jul 03, 2009 ... HONG KONG, July 3, 2009 (AFP) - Asia's markets were mixed Friday as investor confidence took a blow from worse-than-expected jobs figures out of the United States that suggest a global recovery may not be as close as hoped.Job losses in the world's largest economy surged to 467,000 in ...
Palace confirms biopsy.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... While rejecting reports that President Arroyo underwent removal and replacement of breast silicone implants, Malacañang admitted on Friday she had biopsy to check on the lumps in her breast and groin, which were found to be“benign.”Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said the ...
86 die from dengue.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Nearly 9,000 patients have become afflicted with dengue during the first half of the year, the Department of Health (DoH) reported adding that 86 Filipinos have perished from this mosquito-borne disease in its latest surveillance update on the disease.A total of 8,442 dengue cases were ...
Pray for Cory - bishops.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The leadership of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday urged the faithful to pray for the health of cancer-stricken former President Corazon Aquino.“Let us pray for our former president Mrs. Cory Aquino. As our prayers accompanied her during her ...
Guangzhou to start chartered flights to Cebu next week.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... CEBU CITY – The Department of Tourism (DoT) has confirmed that the much-awaited twice-weekly chartered flights from Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong in China, to Cebu will finally start on July 9, further boosting the vibrant tourism industry of the province.In exclusive interview ...
780 pass exam for pharmacists.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday that 780 out of 1,322 examinees passed the licensure examination for pharmacists given by the Board of Pharmacy in Manila, Baguio, and Cebu last month.The members of the Board of Pharmacy who gave the licensure examination ...
DPWH stops C-5 work.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday it will temporarily put on hold its C-5 road widening project in Old Balara, Quezon City to comply with a status quo order issued by the Supreme Court (SC).In an interview, DPWH-NCR acting Regional Director Edilberto Tayao ...
72 drug suspects arrested.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... A total of 72 drug offenders, including some notorious drug “pushers” listed in the police watch list, have fallen in the hands of Taguig City police since October 2008.This was revealed by Senior Supt. Camilo Cascolan, who assumed the role of city police chief during that ...
Proposed parking fees opposed.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... A proposed ordinance allowing the Quezon City government to impose parking fees in locations designated as ‘places of special interest’’ in the city drew stiff opposition Friday from businessmen.Edwin Rodriguez, adviser of the Tomas Morato Business Club, described the ...
2 of 3 robbery suspects slain in Las Piñas police shootout.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Two of three robbery suspects were killed when they engaged in a shootout with the operatives of the Las Piñas police shortly before noon Thursday.The two unidentified suspects were both rushed to the Las Piñas Doctors Hospital where they were declared dead on arrival due to ...
LTFRB reports low compliance among taxi drivers on receipt issuance.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) admits that there is low compliance rate with the agency’s requirement for cabbies to issue receipts.“Mababa nga eh (compliance). Kaya panay ang pahuli ko ngayon,” LTFRB Chairman Alberto ...
Deported swindler arrested and imprisoned.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... An alleged big-time swindler, who had undergone facial alteration to hide her identity was eventually deported to the Philippines after serving sentence in the United States (US) for fraud, was arrested by the agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Malate, Manila.NBI ...
BI agents arrest American wanted for drug crimes in US.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Stressing that the Philippines is not a sanctuary for foreign fugitives, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) scored anew in its campaign against lawless elements with the arrest of an American who is wanted for possessing and selling illegal drugs in the United States.Arrested on the strength ...
PCG joins marine pollution exercise.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant, said yesterday the joint exercise of coast guards of the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia will test and evaluate the level of interoperability in a major trans-boundary oil spill.The PCG and marine environment experts from ...
Marines redeploy to Mindanao and Palawan.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Philippine Navy takes its stance in the quest to end insurgency and crush lawlessness violence in southern Philippines with the deployment of a battalion of well-equipped marines, a patrol ship, and three multi-purpose attack crafts (MPACs) to Mindanao and Palawan.On Friday, Navy Flag ...
DSWD seeks increased budget.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be seeking an additional P25.7 billion for its 2010 budget to increase its budget allotment for the poor, disadvantaged groups, and distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).The proposed budget is increased from the P10.6 ...
Court nixes bid to disqualify Mendoza as Tan's lawyer.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Sandiganbayan has junked a motion seeking to disqualify lawyer Estelito Mendoza from representing tycoon Lucio Tan in an ill-gotten wealth case pending before the anti-graft court’s Fifth Division.In a six-page resolution promulgated last June 30, the court denied the motion ...
Police to get more high-tech gadgets.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) announced Friday that the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) has agreed to provide the organization with the communication backbone for their newly acquired BlackBerry mobile phones which police operatives will use to get ...
Comelec eyes absentee voting for journalists.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has authorized its Education and Information Department (EID) to hold public consultation on the plan to grant absentee voting rights for journalists and other media people starting with the May 10, 2010 presidential, congressional, local and ...
Close coordination among ASEAN members urged.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan has called on the ASEAN member states and the international community to contribute to the US$691-million funding requirement of the regional bloc’s implementation of the three-year Post-Nargis ...
28 entries to advance in 'Wonders' finals.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Three days before the second phase of voting for the New Wonders of Nature is closed, Zurich-based New7Wonders Foundation (N7W) announced that 28, instead of 21, finalists will advance its way for the final voting to determine the Official New Seven Wonders of Nature. N7W ...
Pimentel wants DAR chief to clarify cash doleouts.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. has called for an inquiry into Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman's distribution of Toyota Hi-Lux pickups for mayors of the second district of Lanao del Sur last June 30 and the donation of an initial P10,000 for each barangay of the first ...
Vagni calls wife anew.(Main News)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Colleagues of kidnapped Italian Eugenio Vagni at the International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) heaved a sigh of relief when he called up his wife late last month, easing grave concerns over his fate following a series of intense clashes in Sulu that left nearly 30 dead from both the ...
Dressed for the long road.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... It is impossible to miss the Isuzu Crosswind. Isuzu’s AUV equipped with SUV amenities is everywhere – in the parking lots of schools, churches, malls and corporate headquarters. Frequent road travelers even see the Crosswind on the long road. When you’re on the road as ...
Mitsubishi, Cebu college hold industry immersion course.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) together with its Cebu dealer, Fast Autoworld Philippines Corp. (FAPC), will provide a training program to students of Cebu State College of Science and Technology (CSCST). The “Industry Immersion of Automotive Technology Instructors” ...
Honda Jazz at Yahoo! Purple Hunt.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. partners with Yahoo! Philippines in its social movement called, “Project Purple.” This project aims to fuel Pinoy passions by promoting creativity, innovativeness and expression of opinion, in a fun and refreshing way. Yahoo! introduced a treasure ...
Subaru Impreza Challenge returns.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Motor Image Pilipinas will again hold the Manila leg of Singapore’s highly-celebrated survivor competition, the Subaru Impreza Challenge, on Sept. 12 and 13 at the Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City. The Subaru Impreza Challenge is an endurance competition requiring participants to ...
Gory photos to encourage helmet use.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Can gory pictures of the aftermath of accidents involving motorcycle riders without helmets persuade others to begin wearing theirs?We’ll find out soon after the Philippine Orthopedic Association and the Land Transportation Office begin a joint campaign to display posters and ...
Tenacity in spite of turmoil.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... In 1983 Toyota decided to diversify their products, but not simply by adding more products, but by creating a whole new brand to address the luxury segment. Lexus was started in 1989 and its goal was to build “a luxury car to challenge the world’s best.”You’d think ...
Rossi takes 100th win in Assen.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Valentino Rossi wrote another chapter in his extraordinary career in Holland last Sunday by becoming only the second rider in history to reach 100 Grand Prix wins. Thirteen years after his very first victory in 125cc, the Italian took the hat-trick of pole position, fastest lap and race ...
Ford tops Rally Poland, closes in on Citroen.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... BP Ford Abu Dhabi’s Mikko Hirvonen won Rally Poland last weekend enabling the team to inch closer to 17 points from series leader Citroen. Citroen’s Dani Sordo crossed the line in second with third place going to Ford’s Henning Solberg.Teammate Jari-Matti Latvala crashed ...
Final Hillclimb run set.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... The fifth and final round of the Castrol Magnatec Hillclimb series is set to run this Saturday in the steep hillsides of Barangay Pias in San Fernando, La Union.More than 50 participants have registered to join the event where competitors will try to post the fastest times in going up the ...
BMW announces promo.(Motoring)
Jul 03, 2009 ... Asian Carmakers Corporation, the official distributor of BMW vehicles in the country, is giving away Formula One and World Touring Car Championship tickets to lucky BMW owners who have their vehicles serviced at authorized BMW service centers.Dubbed as the BMW Pit Stop promo, customers ...