The Manila Times back issues from May 2006:
'PATTARADDAY' FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY IN SANTIAGO
May 01, 2006; ... SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela: The five-day Pattaradday festival in the first city of Cagayan Valley will start today, with a grand cultural program highlighting Santiago's transformation into a city. Besides the yearly tribal street dancing and search for this year's "Mutya ng Santiago," this ...
2ND LEG OF PETRON BEACH VOLLEYBALL SET MAY 5
May 01, 2006 ... A NEW set of beach volley queens will be crowned champions when the 2nd leg of the 2006 Petron Ladies Beach volleyball tournament erupts on May 5 to 6 at the Manila Baywalk. Not one from the 10-team roster has been a past winner of this prestigious beach volley tournament, making it a ...
ABOLISH THE NLRC
May 01, 2006 ... ON May 1, 1974, Labor Secretary Blas F. Ople promulgated the Labor Code of the Philippines, which established, among others, the National Labor Relations Commission. The creation of the NLRC was driven by Ople's vision of an administrative adjudicatory body that can dispense expeditious labor ...
ART, FRESH FROM FRANCE
May 01, 2006; ... Paris-inspiration to artists Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Claude Monet; home to philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Voltaire; haunt of writers Earnest Hemmingway and Ralph Waldo Emerson; and refuge of jazz greats Nina Simone and Charlie Parker-will always be the center ...
AF3 DRIVERS PREP UP FOR OPENING ROUNDS
May 01, 2006 ... INSPIRED by the success of their recent street drive along Roxas Boulevard, Asian Formula Three drivers have started testing in earnest for the opening three rounds of this year's circuit at the Batangas Racing Circuit on May 6 to 7. One of them, female driver Gaby dela Merced, is ...
BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS APPRECIATIVE INTELLIGENCE: PROFITING FROM A BUSINESS IDEA AS A TECHNIQUE
May 01, 2006; ... REALLY, you can easily gauge the politician's intelligence (or lack of it) by listening to him. At a certain time, particularly during congressional sessions, politicians will live and work in their intellectual insoluble fat, that it's clearly unhealthy to be with them. That's how I ...
BOBIS, FULO RULE PASAY CITY MAYOR'S CUP TILT
May 01, 2006; ... ARMY Sgt. Dong Bobis and Rudy Fulo displayed cool shot-making despite the hot weather on Friday to capture the coveted overall championship and Class A title, respectively, of the Third the Pasay City Mayor's Cup at the Villamor Golf Club. Bobis toured the par-72 course with a gross 73 ...
CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY OPENS ON MAY 5
May 01, 2006 ... Artasia, a new and state of the art gallery, will open on May 5, 6 p.m., at SM Megamall.Highlighting the opening are the latest sculpture works of internationally known artist Fred Baldemor and the new paintings of his four-year-old granddaughter, Emi Zoerya Baldemor-Abuel. ...
BSP APPROVES DOF, LANDBANK LOANS
May 01, 2006; ... THE Monetary Board has approved two new loans of the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Department of Finance for relending to eligible government units. BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. told reporters that the board has allowed LandBank to borrow $18.2-million loan from the ...
CORPORATIONS REMIT HIGHER INCOME TAXES IN FIRST QUARTER
May 01, 2006; ... FLUSHED with higher income earnings, corporations increased their tax remittances for the first three months of the year compared to 2005, data from the Department of Finance showed.According to computations, corporate income taxes increased by 20 percent in the first quarter and by ...
DA MOVES FOR QUARANTINE OF MANGOES IN SAMAL ISLAND
May 01, 2006 ... ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL: The government is working on sealing the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) from fruit fly by banning the entry of mango fruit to the island. Agriculture Secretary Dom-ingo Panganiban in a press conference in Davao City said the island must be protected to ...
ENGLISH PLAIN AND SIMPLE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
May 01, 2006; ... A few days ago, I chanced upon an intriguing bit of information on the Web. It was that the word "Wednesday" had its origins in "Odin's Day," the day honoring the god Odin in Norse mythology. All the while, I supposed that the English names of the days had simply been conjured from thin air, and ...
DOUBLETAKE CHILDREN'S 'JIHAD'
May 01, 2006; ... THE Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy (PCID) recently held its National Congress in Zamboanga City. Invited by PCID convenor Amina Rasul-Bernardo to lecture on children's rights, I was made aware of my personal ignorance of Islamic religious philosophy that provides for its own social ...
FIVE ALLEGED KURATONG REMNANTS KILLED IN QC
May 01, 2006 ... FIVE suspected members of the Kuratong Baleleng robbery gang were killed in an encounter with policemen in Quezon City Sunday afternoon. Initial reports gathered by ABS-CBN News identified four of the five fatalities only by their first names-Nonong, Buyo, Paterno and Rosete. Another ...
EXCLUSIVE EVEREST CLIMBER IS BATAAN'S PRIDE
May 01, 2006; ... BALANGA CITY, Bataan: Big streamers fly proudly in the city plaza of Balanga wishing Romy, or Romi Garduce, success in his journey sometime in May toward the highest mountain peak in the world (29,035 feet) Mount Everest in Nepal. Romy's widowed mother, retired college teacher Flaviana ...
GLOBE LAUNCHES ASIA PACIFIC'S 1ST MOBILE BROADBAND 3G
May 01, 2006; ... GLOBE Telecom Inc., the Philippines' second-largest mobile-phone service provider, has introduced a free third-generation (3G) service that features Asia Pacific's first built-in high-speed broad-band component to its wireless subscribers. In a statement, the Ayala-owned company said ...
FOR STATE WORKERS SALARY HIKE: LAWMAKERS URGED TO USE PORK
May 01, 2006 ... The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has urged legislators to waive their P19-billion pork barrel this year so the funds may be used to finance the P3,000 monthly pay increase being demanded by government workers. "We reckon that if members of Congress collectively waived ...
A VERY POWERFUL INCUMBENT
May 01, 2006 ... THE proposed Constitution may not necessarily result in a strong republic. But last-minute provisions and other revisions in various sections of the ConCom draft Charter and modified by the "people's initiative" petition can only lead to a very strong "incumbent president." These provisions and ...
GMA NET INCOME UP AMID DECLINE IN AD REVENUES
May 01, 2006; ... Leading broadcast company GMA Network Inc. posts huge increase in its net income, bucking the industry-wide decline in advertising revenues. The network registered a net income of P362 million in the first quarter of 2006, increasing its consolidated gross revenues to P2.3 billion, or ...
HOUSE LEADERS CALL FOR LULL ON SENATE INQUIRIES
May 01, 2006; ... The Senate should focus its attention on pending legislative measures instead of endless congressional investigations against the Arroyo government, otherwise none of these measures would be passed before Congress adjourns sine die on June 8. The House majority leader, Rep. Prospero ...
CHA-CHA PLEBISCITE EYED IN MID-2006
May 01, 2006 ... Lawyer Raul Lambino, Sigaw ng Bayan coalition spokesman, has said that barring any major setback, he is optimistic a plebiscite on Charter change could be held by mid-2006."This can likely happen around July or early August," he said. Lambino attributed such optimism to progress the ...
INSIDE CONGRESS NOT ALL POLITICIANS ARE BAD
May 01, 2006; ... THERE has been a backlash since the 1987 elections against candidates perceived to be traditional politicians, or tradpols. Thus, many candidates have gone to great lengths to avoid this appellation, even if there has been no accurate definition of what it really means. After many elections, I ...
BIG DEAL LABOR: SMALL SHOP WITH A BIG SIGN
May 01, 2006; ... UNIONS have historically gotten favorable coverage in the Philippine media. The reason for this is simple: many reporters and editors are underpaid and overworked. Worse, they suffer from job insecurity. A good number of them are union members. True, journalists occasionally rub elbows ...
AFTER PAOAY, HERITAGE FEST GOES TO BULACAN
May 01, 2006 ... Centuries-old churches, well-kept ancestral homes, the delicious milk delicacy called pastillas, crunchy chicharon, and of course, the father of the Tagalog dialect Francisco Baltazar. Bulacan is home to these and more attractions and personalities. It is therefore not surprising that ...
IT'S GO FOR PLUNDER CASE VS. GARCIA IN GRAFT COURT
May 01, 2006; ... THERE will be no more obstacle to the trial of former AFP Comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia after his arraignment last week at the Sandiganbayan for plunder, or violation of Republic Act 7080.Garcia appeared on April 25 before the Sandiganbayan Second Division, chaired by ...
LADY FALCONS FACE LADY STAGS
May 01, 2006 ... Games Monday(Blue Eagle Gym) 4 p.m.- PCU vs. UE 6 p.m.- Adamson vs. San Sebastian TOP meets bottom Monday as Adamson guns for its third straight victory against winless San Sebastian even as Philippine Christian University shoots for its second win in three starts ...
LAWMAKER: CHA-CHA NOT RELATED TO OUST GMA MOVE
May 01, 2006; ... THE need to revise the Constitution and the move to oust President Arroyo are two issues that should not be confused with each other. Rep. Jacinto Paras of Negros Oriental, an opposition stalwart in the House, wants the President removed from office, but advocates Charter change at the ...
MMDA ADMITS TRIP CUTTING ON EDSA CONTINUES
May 01, 2006; ... "TRIP cutting" persists among passenger buses on EDSA despite implementation of organized bus route program of the Metro Manila Development Authority to eradicate such illegal practice. There are complaints reaching the MMDA that its traffic enforcers are not doing anything to enforce ...
CULTURE VULTURE ZE MUZIKAL IS E BLAZT!
May 01, 2006; ... I finally got to watch Tanghalang Pilipino's Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal at the new stage of Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). Adapted from Carlo Vergara's award winning comic book that spins on its head the well-loved Darna fairytale, Zsazsa tells the story of gay beautician ...
NEVADA CARRIES OUT DEATH PENALTY MATTER-OF-FACTLY
May 01, 2006; ... LAS VEGAS: There is no furor at all in Nevada on whether to abolish death penalty or not, in contrast to the Philippines where the debate was reopened with the wholesale commutation to life of all death sentences by President Arroyo. Last Wednesday a death convict was executed by lethal ...
ONE WEEK WITH MADZ ET AL
May 01, 2006 ... Imagine listening to beautiful choral pieces on evenings for an entire week. Beautiful melodies from the performances will surely lift the soul and prove to relieve one from a stressful, warm summer day.Tonight until May 7, Madz Et Al-the Philippine Madrigal Singers' network of local ...
CEBU READY FOR ENDURO SML ADVENTURE SERIES
May 01, 2006 ... IT'S all systems go for the Enduro San Mig Light Adventure Series 2006 when it opens with a bang in Cebu City on May 27. One of the major hubs of the 23rd Philippine Southeast Asian Games, the Queen City of the South will once again be in the limelight as site of the first leg of the ...
PAL EYES EARLY EXIT FROM 10-YEAR DEBT REHAB PLAN
May 01, 2006; ... A FIFTH of Philippine Airline's creditors have yet to agree to wind down a 10-year rehabilitation plan earlier than scheduled, an executive of the flag carrier said.Jaime J. Bautista, PAL president, said, "A little over 20 percent of creditors [in terms of exposure] have yet to agree ...
OPEN NOTEBOOK THE POPE VS. 'SIGAW NG BAYAN'
May 01, 2006 ... EVEN as it was trying to convince most of the Filipino people-heroically cynical at the best of times when it comes to anything which smacks even mildly as being a political production-that the eight million signatures it had gathered in a record time of three weeks across the length and breadth ...
ECONOMISTS SEE HIGHER INFLATION, MODEST GDP
May 01, 2006; ... THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said private-sector economists have forecasted higher inflation and modest economic growth in 2006 and 2007. In a BSP survey, private economists have improved its inflation forecast for 2006 to 7.1 percent from 7.2 percent on expectations of stable ...
PEOPLE CAUGHT RED-HANDED!
May 01, 2006; ... It is amazing how foolish are the responses of kids who get caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Just as incredible are the responses of our dear politicians when they get caught with a pile of dirty money. It wasn't a bribe, mind you, just a half-million peso bonus. Really! I ...
PALACE MOVES TO STEM INFLATION
May 01, 2006; ... MalacaÑang has announced that President Arroyo and the whole Cabinet are working double time in coming up with measures that would help stem inflation brought about by surging oil prices in the world market. At a roundtable at Malacañang over the weekend, the President directed her ...
EXECUTIVE MINUTES MARIFE ZAMORA
May 01, 2006; ... Marife Zamora, vice president and country manager of Philippine operations for Convergys, is responsible for overseeing the operations of the company's two contact centers in Metro Manila, and for growing the company's business in the country.Before joining Convergys, Zamora served as ...
SC RULING ON P1017 IS LIKELY TO BE WIN-WIN
May 01, 2006; ... THE Supreme Court, a reliable source told The Manila Times, appears to be inclined to uphold the constitutionality of President Arroyo's Proclamation 1017, declaring in February the existence of a state of emergency. But the Court is also likely to censure actions, such as raids on media offices ...
SAUYO POOR GET PIPED WATER
May 01, 2006; ... URBAN poor residents of Sauyo in Quezon City may now apply for a water connection and save as much as 75 percent of expenses they normally earmark to purchase potable water from itinerant vendors. Manila Water, in coordination with the Samahang Magkakapit Bahay (SMB) sa Area 6 and Urban ...
GEMS OF HISTORY THE BOXER REBELLION INSPIRED AGUINALDO
May 01, 2006; ... In his recent book A Trilogy of Wars: The Philippine Revolutionary Wars of 1896-1897, The Spanish-American War in the Philippines in 1898 and The Filipino-American War, 1899-1902, Marconi M. Dioso writes how the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in China and the Filipino-American War are related. ...
THERE WILL BE NO INCREASES IN PRICE OF MEAT PRODUCTS--PAMPI
May 01, 2006; ... THE Philippine Association of Meat Processors of the Philippines Inc. (Pampi) has assured the Department of Agriculture that there will be no increases in prices of corned beef and other meat products despite rising costs of materials. Felix O. Tiukinhoy Jr., president of Pampi, said ...
SM TO OPEN THIRD MALL IN CHINA
May 01, 2006; ... RETAIL leader Shoemart will be opening its third mall in China within the year, Hans Sy, SM Prime Holdings president recently told reporters. "The third one will be opened in the early fourth quarter of the year," Sy said. He added that the third mall will occupy a ...
US CITES CAGAYANOS' EFFORTS AT BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
May 01, 2006 ... TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: The Enterprise Works Worldwide Inc. and the United States Agency for International Development, both based in Washington, D.C., United States, have commended the Cagayanos for sustaining efforts at conserving the biodiversity in Cagayan North. Hannah Fairbanks, ...
GORDON CALLS FOR 'WALL' REPAIR
May 01, 2006 ... SEN. Richard J. Gordon called on the Department of Tourism to immediately proceed with the rebuilding of Maestranza Wall in Intramuros, using the P251-million grant from the Japanese government. The Maestranza section is the only remaining part of Intramuros' external walls that has yet ...
TOTAL INFUSES NEW MONEY INTO BUILDING MORE PUMP STATIONS
May 01, 2006; ... French firm Total S.A., the Philippines' fourth biggest oil player, has announced it has infused new money to finance its planned construction of additional pump stations this year.The company is investing more than P200 million to put up at least 15 new pump stations in the country ...
YAHOO! LAUNCHES THE NEW YAHOO! PHILIPPINES
May 01, 2006; ... As one of the leading online portals today, Yahoo! Inc. launched the new Yahoo! front page site for the Philippines on April 25.The new website aims to localize and integrate services under its four strategic pillars-Search, Content, Community and Personalization. Its goal is to build ...
IMELDA-PCGG TALKS STILL ON
May 01, 2006 ... THE Presidential Commission on Good Government expects to have its work realized next week as they meet with Imelda Marcos's lawyer to discuss a possible compromise and be given the official list of international and local assets of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. Ricardo Abcede, ...
VIGAN FEST HIGHLIGHTS TRADITIONAL CULTURE, ARTS
May 01, 2006; ... VIGAN CITY: The Viva Vigan Festival of the Arts started this weekend, with thousands of tourists invading the "world heritage city of the country" to discover Vigan's traditional culture and arts. The participants of the "Binatbatan" street-dancing contest dramatized on Saturday a ...
MANILA'S NEW DANSEURS
May 01, 2006; ... Dance, they say, is the mirror of consciousness, the expression of life. Traditional societies have made dance integral to their daily lives, but modern ones have to relearn and continue to nurture this tradition that had practically been lost to a sizable segment of society.Artists ...
LABOR GETS P40B GIFT RALLIES WILL BE CALM BUT PNP-AFP ON FULL ALERT
May 01, 2006; ... TODAY, Labor Day, will be a mixed bag of blessings and curses-but most citizens are hoping the curses from confrontations between ralliers and the police will be mild, as indicated by the relatively calm May Day eve yesterday. The first blessing is President Arroyo's expected ...
OMBUDSMAN WARNS VS. USE OF GOVT VEHICLES
May 01, 2006; ... OMBUDSMAN Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez over the weekend ordered a crackdown on unauthorized use of government vehicles. Task Force Red Plate, which has been created for the purpose, is headed by Assistant Ombudsman Mark E. Jalandoni. He will have secret agents under him who will monitor ...
P. MASTERS SNAP JINX VS. 'RAIN'
May 01, 2006 ... Games Tuesday(San Andres Gym, Malate) 2 p.m. - Granny Goose vs TeleTech4 p.m. - Montaña Pawnshop vs Magnolia Ice Cream CHICO LANETE and LA Tenorio combined in an explosive endgame assault Sunday as Harbour Centre beat Rain or Shine for the first time in six games, ...
SBMA SIGNS DEAL TO IMPORT BRAND-NEW SUVS FROM CHINA
May 01, 2006; ... GREAT Wall Motor Co. Ltd. (GWM), a Chinese auto manufacturer, has signed an agreement with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority for vehicle importation and distribution. Great Wall will be bringing in and distributing brand-new SUVs, AUVs, buses and trucks through SBMA, Armand Arreza, the ...
PCIJ HISTORICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS PRESIDENT'S CHARTER CAMPAIGN COPIES FM'S
May 01, 2006 ... First of Three Parts THE constitutional convention that met in 1971 was formed because of a growing public perception that the country was in crisis and needed drastic change. There was a clamor for a new constitution, in the light of suspicions that Marcos had cheated and spent heavily ...
TAIWAN'S COGEN MAY RELOCATE TO FREE PORT
May 01, 2006; ... THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is finalizing the contract for a Taiwanese energy firm's relocation to Subic, which is expected to lower the energy cost inside the free port and its adjacent communities."We are finalizing the agreement with Taiwan Cogeneration Corp ....
UAAP BOARD UNVEILS NEW RULES
May 01, 2006; ... THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines board has definitely learned a lot from the eligibility scandal involving two players from De La Salle University.Members of the board approved for implementation beginning next season a few rule changes in all sports to avoid a ...
VIRTUAL BUSINESS A REASON TO PANIC
May 01, 2006; ... Oil prices have reached record levels, hitting $75 a barrel last April 21. The benchmark crude used by the Department of Energy reached a new peak of $67.55 per barrel on April 24.Citing analysts, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla says that "given the persistent geopolitical issues, ...
'NAVY' OFFICER NABBED IN S. MATEO
May 02, 2006; ... A MAN, who claimed to be a Philippine Navy officer, was arrested by police Sunday for trespassing and setting a nipa hut on fire in San Mateo, Rizal. Chief Insp. Anastacio Bengzon, San Mateo police chief, identified the suspect as Bernardo Mabaggu. Mabaggu said he was a Navy ...
ABS-CBN TO RENEW DIRECTTV CONTRACT
May 02, 2006; ... ABS-CBN Corp. is eyeing to double the subscriber growth of its foreign operations as it plans to renew a contract with DirectTV, a company executive said. Eugenio Lopez 3rd, ABS-CBN chairman and chief executive officer, said the contract with DirectTV will lapse this August and a new ...
5TH DR. JOSE RIZAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE US TROOPS WENT TO SAMAR FROM BOXER WAR
May 02, 2006; ... During the Filipino-American War, Filipino fighters scored a great victory over the American forces. On September 28, 1901, local guerrillas cut down eight officers and 50 enlisted men of Company C of the United States 9th Infantry in Balangiga, Samar. In this battle Filipinos also took 52 ...
BANK LOANS SHOULD PICK UP, SAYS BSP
May 02, 2006; ... THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said local bank lending should grow faster to support the government's economic growth goals. The government expects the economy to grow anywhere from 5.5 to 6.7 percent this year. The banking industry's lending should grow by 8 percent to 10 ...
AMAZING GRACE MAN IN RED
May 02, 2006; ... JJ, a male patient suffering from an on-and-off skin irritation of unknown origin was brought to me by the staff of Emergency from GMA 7. He has a particular appearance where the facial skin looks grayish and velvety thick, sparing the nose and paranasal areas (nose sign). Patients like ...
BUS-STOP TRAFFIC SCHEME GETS FLAK
May 02, 2006; ... COMMUTERS, bus drivers and conductors are beginning to see red after five days of the Metro Manila Development Authority's pink-cloth scheme to decongest bus stops in Metro Manila. Instead of easing overcrowded bus stops, the program has made things worse because traffic enforcers are ...
BIZZFIZZ BANKER-TURNED-HOTELIER GEORGE TY
May 02, 2006; ... THERE is no better flag waver for all things to do with Cebu than President Gloria Magapagal-Arroyo. And there she was again in glowing form last Thursday at the official opening of the newest addition to Cebu City's skyline-the white washed Marco Polo Plaza that will add much needed upscale ...