The Manila Times back issues from May 2007:
'SPIDER-MAN 3' COMES WITH ADDED ANIMATION FEATURE
May 01, 2007 ... SURF'S UP, a rollicking animated action-comedy that delves behind the scenes of the high-octane world of competitive surfing penguins, will premiere in Philippine theaters as an added attraction to the much-awaited Spider-Man 3. From the director of Disney's Tarzan and co-director of ...
ASUNCION SIBLINGS VIE IN SINGAPORE OPEN
May 01, 2007; ... THE country's top badminton players Kennie and Kennevic Asuncion will vie in the star-studded Aviva Open Singapore Super Series 2007 Tuesday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The Asuncions disclosed readiness to strut their wares against some of the world's powerhouse teams including ...
BI AUDITS DEPORTATION CASES
May 01, 2007; ... THE Bureau of Immigration is conducting its audit and inventory of all the deportation cases in response to the abolition of the Special Task Force on Deportation, responsible for the escape of suspected terrorist Vo Van Duc. In a one-page memorandum of Acting Immigration Commissioner ...
CLAUDINE BARRETTO SHARES HER PREGGY THOUGHTS
May 01, 2007; ... First-rate television drama actress Claudine Barretto has advanced enough episodes for her current soap opera so she's taking her time to enjoy her final trimester as an expectant mother. Everything seems to be coming up roses for Barretto now that she has started the peace process with ...
ESCANER RETAINS TITLE IN 'FISTIANA'
May 01, 2007 ... A REMATCH looms between reigning Philippine super bantamweight champion Alex Escaner and challenger Jake Verano after their 12-round title showdown ended in a controversial majority draw Sunday in the Fiesta Fistiana at the Rajah Sulaiman Park in Malate, Manila. The aggressive Verano ...
GOV OPPOSES COMELEC CONTROL OF HIS PROVINCE
May 01, 2007; ... CABANATUAN CITY: The Commission on Elections has failed to completely implement a Comelec control following Gov. Tomas Joson 3rd expressing his opposition to the move. The agency's control means the civilian authority will be replaced by an election official that is appointed to the position and ...
LOOKING FORWARD TO LABOR DAY RHEA SANTOS: HER LABOR OF LOVE
May 01, 2007; ... If you seriously take in every- thing on television-most especially the advertisements-you would come to believe that a mother is loved by her children only if she labors to launder their clothes pristine white, that a husband only becomes gallant to his wife if she exerts effort to keep her ...
NAPOCOR RESUMES DISCOUNTED POWER SALES PROGRAM
May 01, 2007; ... STATE-OWNED National Power Corp. (Napocor) said it resumed its One Day Power Sales (ODPS) program last Saturday, adding the scheme's suspension was not due to any fuel shortages. The ODPS is a program under which Napocor sells its idle capacity at discounted rates usually to bulk buyers ...
NEW ADVENTURE CHANNEL FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
May 01, 2007 ... IN an effort to provide more "adrenaline-pumping" shows tailor-fit to its adventurous audiences, National Geographic Channels International recently announced the launch of Nat Geo Adventure-a bold new channel that unleashes the spirited adventurer among its viewers. The channel begins broadcast ...
PSALM SAYS MASINLOC'S SUPPLY CONTRACT TOO LOW
May 01, 2007; ... The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. wants to increase the capacity of Napocor's proposed supply contract for the soon-to-be auctioned Masinloc coal-fired plant in Zambales. Froilan Tampinco, PSALM vice-president for asset management and electricity trading, said ...
SENATOR LIM MEETS WITH MUSLIMS, CHINESE GROUPS
May 01, 2007 ... Everybody, rich or poor, will enjoy the full protection of the law once senator, now comebacking Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, is voted into office in the coming election. In a meeting with leaders from various Muslim and Chinese organizations that threw their full support for his ...
THIRTEEN SENATORIAL BETS SIGN A SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH AN ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATION
May 01, 2007 ... THIRTEEN senatorial candidates mostly from the Genuine Opposition made a commitment to fight poverty and inequality and signed a social contract with an antipoverty organization Monday in Quezon City. "We are counting on you in the fight against poverty," said Marivic Raquiza, National ...
'OLD ISSUES REMAIN; BUT WORKERS GET GOOD DEALS'
May 01, 2007; ... Labor Secretary Arturo Brion on Monday admitted that old issues which the union leaders will speak about today in their Labor Day rally speeches still remain unresolved. But government is doing a lot to give workers a better deal. Brion said among these old issues the demand for salary ...
ALUMNI ENDORSE CANDIDACY OF PRIEST
May 01, 2007; ... CANDABA, Pampanga: Class '50 of Pampanga High School (PHS) held a reunion here on Sunday and passed a resolution strongly endorsing the candidacy of a suspended Catholic priest for governor of the province. Father Ed Panlilio of the Betis Catholic Church in Guagua town received an ...
BERNABE OPENS 4TH SCHOOL IN THREE YEARS
May 01, 2007 ... Students of Parañaque City will no longer have to travel to adjacent cities to study. Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. is set to open Sun Valley High School bringing to four the total of new schoolbuildings built and opened in his first three years in office. In 2005 alone, the ...
CEBUPAC PROFIT RISES ON PROMO
May 01, 2007; ... CEBU Pacific, the airline unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc. said profits rose "significantly," citing the growth in passenger traffic owing to its low fare promo.In a report to the Philippine Stock Exchange, JG Summit said Cebu Pacific's net income jumped to P133.9 million last year ...
E-TESDA, FAST PROGRAMS LAUNCHED
May 01, 2007; ... President Arroyo on Monday launched e-Tesda and FAST, two new programs of the new Technical Education and Skills Development Authority that will revolutionize the delivery of technical and vocation learning to Filipinos. The e-Tesda and FAST programs, said Secretary Augusto Syjuco, ...
GONZALEZ CHARGED
May 01, 2007; ... DIFFERENT charges against Justice Raul M. Gonzalez were filed before the Office of the Ombudsman and the Supreme Court for the controversial promise he made to give P10,000 to the officials of every barangay that delivers a 12-0 victory for Team Unity's senatorial candidates. ...
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASKS MAKATI RTC TO DISMISS LEVISTE'S PETITION FOR BAIL
May 01, 2007; ... The Department of Justice (DOJ) insisted on Monday that the evidence of guilt of former Batangas governor Jose Antonio Leviste on the murder charges filed against him by the DOJ in connection with the killing of his long-time aide, Rafael de las Alas, is strong and asked the Makati Regional ...
MUNTINLUPA'S FRESNEDI LEADS SURVEYS
May 01, 2007 ... Lakas-NUCD administration bet for mayor in Muntinlupa City, Lor Fresnedi, wife of incumbent Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, enjoys a comfortable lead against her two rivals for the said post. Based on a survey conducted by a socio-civic nongovernment group operating in the city, Lor Fresnedi's ...
NCRCOM TO GO ON WITH PEACE COVENANT CAMPAIGN
May 01, 2007; ... THE military's National Capital Regional Command (Ncrcom) said Monday that it would push through with its plan of doing media advocacy campaigns for honest and clean elections. The Ncrcom chief, Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino, said in a news forum at the Sulu Hotel in Quezon City that the ...
PRIVATE TELCOS URGE NTC TO DRAFT NEW POLICY ON INTERCONNECTION
May 01, 2007; ... The Philippine Association of Private Telephone Companies Inc. has asked the National Telecommunications Commission to issue a new policy that may resolve interconnection issues among carriers.In a position paper it submitted to NTC, Paptelco asserted that most authorized telecoms ...
ROMULO PRAISES OFWS ON LABOR DAY
May 01, 2007 ... FOREIGN Secretary Alberto Romulo on Monday praised the country's overseas workers on the observance of Labor Day and reiterated the Department of Foreign Affairs' commitment to continue promoting the interests, rights and the safety of Filipinos overseas. "The Department will continue ...
SSS MOVES TO CAPTURE OFW MEMBERSHIP
May 01, 2007; ... The Social Security System (SSS) is exploring ways to entice overseas Filipino workers to avail themselves of its protection. This developed in response to the call of the President to capture overseas land and sea-based workers to be part of the SSS membership roll. In a statement, SSS ...
6 PINOYS TO COMPETE IN KIA X GAMES ASIA
May 01, 2007 ... KIA X Games Asia 2007, the number one competition in the extreme sports across Asia, has attracted the strongest ever line-up of athletes across the X Games' 10-year history including six daring individuals from the Philippines.Leading the Filipinos is the country's number one ranked ...
ATLAS MINING POSTS LOWER PROFITS IN 2006
May 01, 2007; ... Listed Atlas Mining and Development Corp. reported its profits last year were lower than in 2005. The mining company disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that its consolidated net income last year dipped by almost 45 percent to P47 million compared with the previous year. ...
BREACH OF BUDGET DEFICIT CEILING TO BLAME: BENCHMARK INTEREST RATES JUMP
May 01, 2007; ... BENCMARK interest rates rose on Monday, during the first auction for short-term government securities or debt papers after last week's report of a dismal first-quarter fiscal performance. The Department of Finance last week announced that the government overshot its budget-deficit ...
DA REVISES '07 CORN PRODUCTION TARGET
May 01, 2007; ... THE Department of Agriculture has revised its full-year target for corn production in support of the government's Corn Production Enhancement Project and the Hunger Mitigation Program In a statement, Secretary Arthur Yap said Monday the target has been raised to 6.92 million metric ton ...
GMA TELLS AFP: HELP STOP POLL VIOLENCE
May 01, 2007; ... President Arroyo ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to help the Philippine National Police maintain order amid escalating partisan violence in the run-up to the May 14 elections. She made the announcement hours after the mayor of the northern city of San Carlos, Julian ...
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS
May 01, 2007; ... VICE-President Noli "Kabayan" de Castro, concurrent Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council chairman, said on Monday that genuine housing opportunities are now available to government employees and other low-income workers with the new housing program implemented by the Pag-IBIG Fund, ...
LPG PRICE PER TANK GOES UP TO P485 AT MIDNIGHT
May 01, 2007; ... Because the international market prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) rose in April, it will cost P1 more for every kilogram effective midnight tonight (May 1). This was announced by Arnel Ty, LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) president. The price increase will result in the ...
NCR XI TURNS BACK NEGROS FOR PFF TITLE
May 01, 2007 ... BACOLOD CITY: NCR unseated Negros Occidental with a thrilling 2-1 victory in the finals Sunday night to win the 2007 PFF Centennial National Men's Open Football Championships at the Panaad Park and Stadium here. Former RP Team striker Ian Araneta scored the marginal goal with 18 minutes ...
PEOPLE'S FORUM ON ELECTIONS HELD
May 01, 2007; ... OLONGAPO CITY: Olongapo City Mayor James L. Gordon was a no show during a people's Forum on the elections and the signing of a peace covenant hosted by the Olongapo Zambales Civil Society Movement Network on Friday. The first ever Peoples Forum held during this election period was ...
PULSE ASIA'S LATEST: 6 GO, 4 TU, 2 INDS
May 01, 2007 ... IT'S 6 GO, 4 TU and 2 Independents in the latest Pulse Asia preelection survey of the senatorial contest. Dr. Ana Maria Tabunda, Pulse Asia's executive director, released Monday afternoon its April 21-25 preelection survey results in which former senator Loren Legarda remained on top of ...
SMALL-TOWN POLITICS TAKES A BIG-TIME CELEBRITY TWIST PLINKY RECTO CAMPAIGNS AGAINST HER FORMER LOVER
May 01, 2007; ... BACOLOD CITY: Television personality, Plinky Recto, brought color into an otherwise small fishing town when she stormed Pulupundan to personally campaign against her former lover, mayoralty candidate, lawyer Magdaleno Peña on Saturday. Recto is embroiled in a court case against Peña for ...
WHOPPERS EYE 5TH STRAIGHT VICTORY
May 01, 2007 ... A PAIR of blockbuster matches awaits PBL fans Tuesday as league-leading Burger King and defending champion Harbour Centre battle equally dangerous rivals in the Unity Cup at the Olivarez Sports Center. The Burger Whoppers, sporting a 4-0 win-loss record, collide with Toyota Balintawak ...
2 ST. LUKE'S DOCS FACE CHARGES FOR NEGLIGENCE
May 02, 2007; ... THE Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the prosecution before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court of two doctors at the St. Luke's Medical Center for Criminal Negligence and Medical Malpractice for causing the blindness in the left eye of their patient Rodolfo Ferrer. In a ...
ASUNCION STUNS LOCAL BET IN SINGAPORE OPEN
May 02, 2007; ... KENNEVIC Asuncion made a strong comeback in the second and final set to pull a come from behind win, 14-21, 21-19, 21-13, over Singaporean Chew Swee Hao in the qualifying stage of the Aviva Open Singapore Super Series 2007 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Down by a set in the early ...
EMPIRE EAST REGISTERS PROFIT HIKE EVEN AS SALES DECLINE
May 02, 2007; ... EMPIRE East Land Holdings Inc., a division of Megaworld Corp., said profits last year surged as interest income climbed. Empire East said its net income jumped by 59.4 percent to P247 million.Gross profit stood at P150.6 million, higher than the P141.7 million posted in 2005 ....
'NANAY' PINEDA CONDEMNS VOTE BUYING
May 02, 2007; ... CITY OF SAN FERNANDO: Kampi gubernatorial candidate Lilia Pineda joined other politicians in condemning "in strongest terms" the reported vote-buying schemes of some candidates running for governor and other posts in Pampanga. "We believe in the spirit of Capampangan volunteerism and we ...
FRATERNITY WARS IN CITY ALARMS COUNCILMAN
May 02, 2007; ... BAGUIO CITY: The reported "uncontrolled" conflicts and cases of violence among and between members of fraternities in the city are signs of a clear and present danger to the public, a councilor said. As such, councilor Elmer Datuin is proposing that fraternities be regulated and for ...
AMLC INTENSIFIES WATCH IN RUN-UP TO MAY 14: SUSPICIOUS MONEY TRANSACTIONS ON THE RISE
May 02, 2007; ... STATE-OWNED as well as private financial institutions have been reporting an increase in suspicious money transactions in the run-up to the May 14 election, the Antimoney Laundering Council (AMLC) said. The lawyer Vicente Aquino, AMLC executive director, said the number of suspicious ...
DRAGONS, REALTORS BRING IN NEW REINFORCEMENT
May 02, 2007 ... HOPING to salvage what's left in their campaign, Welcoat Paints and Sta. Lucia Realty parades their new import as they clash against separate foes Wednesday as the TNT-PBA Fiesta Conference resumes at the Araneta Coliseum. The Dragons, currently at the bottom of the standings with 2-8, ...
CHINA GRANTS P13 MILLION FOR RP HOUSING
May 02, 2007; ... VICE-President and concurrent Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Chairman Noli de Castro on Tuesday accepted the P13 million-assistance extended by the Chinese government to the country to finance a feasibility study aimed to jumpstart the RP-China housing development ...
GMA CALLS FOR WOMEN POWER IN THE POLLS
May 02, 2007; ... President Arroyo on Tuesday encouraged Filipino women to exercise "women power " by using their right to participate and vote in the May 14 elections. Arroyo reminded Filipino women of their right to suffrage that was liberated 70 years ago. The 13th Congress earlier described ...
FOUR DEAD AS TWO BUSES COLLIDE IN ROAD MISHAP
May 02, 2007; ... CORDON, Isabela: Four died and 28 were injured, a number in critical condition as a Cagayan-bound air-conditioned bus with Cagayan Valley's delegates returning from the Palarong Pambansa in South Cotabato, and a Manila-bound bus collided head on along the national highway past midnight on ...
GMA ALLIES IN HOUSE: CORY, ERAP 'MAGIC' NOW A MYTH
May 02, 2007; ... ADMINISTRATION lawmakers have debunked the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by opposition Sen. Serge Osmeña, showing the so-called Erap and Cory "magic" are still strong, calling it a "myth" exposed to the whole world after the former presidents' combined efforts ...
LABOR GROUP SAYS PALACE'S CLAIMS CONFIRMS JOB DEFICIT
May 02, 2007; ... THE 120,000-strong Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) is not at all impressed by the government's labor generation program, saying that it falls short of the labor sector's expectation of addressing the country's jobs shortage. The APL chairperson, Danny Edralin, said Tuesday that ...
GOVERNMENT TRIMS FIRST-QUARTER INTEREST, PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
May 02, 2007; ... THE Philippines paid lower interest and cut principal payments for its debts by half in the first quarter, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). DOF data show the government only paid P89.14 billion for interest, a 14.13-percent reduction compared to P103.81 billion in the same ...
JINCHUAN GROUP RENEWS TALKS ON NONOC MINE
May 02, 2007; ... China's Jinchuan Group has not given up on its plan to invest in nickel production in the Philippines and is set to reopen negotiation with Philnico Industrial Corp., the local company that has the permit to mine on Nonoc Island, the Department of Trade and Industry top official said. ...
ALL SET FOR PETRON/SMART TAE KWON DO TILT
May 02, 2007 ... LOCAL tae kwon do's future stars could emerge this weekend with the staging of the 2007 Petron/Smart New Face of the Year championships on May 5 and 6 at the Rizal Memorial coliseum. Around 1,500 jins from all affiliated chapters of the Philippine Tae Kwon Do Association in Metro ...
MASTER ITALIAN COMPOSER AT THE LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO ORGAN
May 02, 2007 ... THROUGH the combined efforts of Senate President and Mrs. Manny Villar and Italian Ambassador and Mrs. Rubens Fedele, Manila's finest and patrons of the arts will once again converge for Musiche Per Sognare, an invitational piano concert by renowned Italian pianist and composer Maestro Rolando ...
MAKATI COURT DENIES BELTRAN ATTENDANCE IN MAY 1 RALLY
May 02, 2007; ... Political detainee and Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the decision of Branch 50 of the Makati Regional Trial Court to deny his petition for "temporary release" to attend this year's Labor Day celebration led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Anakpawis ...
BPI, BDO UNIT TO RAISE CAPITAL
May 02, 2007; ... BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and BDO Private Bank separately are seeking funds to raise their capital, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). BSP Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the two lenders will issue long-term negotiable certificates of time deposit ...
MIKE A. LEAVES HOSPITAL; RECOVERY REMARKABLE
May 02, 2007; ... President Arroyo's husband, Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, was discharged from the St. Luke's Medical Center on Tuesday, three weeks after an extensive heart surgery. Dr. Juliet Gopez-Cervantes, Arroyo's lead physician, said that considering the difficulty of the operation and his age he ...
MILITARY SAYS JOSE BURGOS' SON NOT IN ITS CUSTODY
May 02, 2007; ... THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday denied that three missing activist, which includes the son of the late Malaya newspaper publisher, Jose "Joe" Burgos, is in its custody. Jonas Burgos, Melissa Reyes and a still unidentified companion were reported missing in Quezon ...
FATHER OF THE PLAYSTATION ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
May 02, 2007 ... JUST like numerous times in the past, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) chairman and CEO, Ken Kutaragi, made another announcement that shocked the gaming industry. But this time, it seems to have left more sadness than eager anticipation. Dubbed the "Father of the PlayStation," Kutaragi ...
FREE-PORT LOCATOR WANTS GLOBE UNIT TO RELOCATE
May 02, 2007; ... A locator in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone wants the National Telecommunications Commission to remove from the area the code division multiple access (CDMA) system owned by Innove Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Globe Telecom."We are now endorsing herewith the letter-complaint of ...
MORE CHARGES FOR MURDER SUSPECT
May 02, 2007; ... The National Bureau of Investigations has recommended the filing of additional charges of violations of the gun ban against the suspected gunman in the death of a Puerto Princesa Commission on Elections official. The suspect identified as Police Officer I Alfredo T. Carandang is ...
NEWLY INSTALLED MAYOR WITHDRAWS FROM RACE
May 02, 2007; ... MAYOR Oscar Jaro has withdrawn his candidacy for mayor of the municipality of Imus Monday morning, surprising his rivals. He was reinstalled and sworn in as mayor of Imus, Cavite, on April 25. He will remain mayor until June 30, 2007, as the law provides. At the flag ceremony ...
NEDA TO MONITOR BIG-TICKET PROJECTS
May 02, 2007; ... THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has identified the big-ticket infrastructure projects that will be monitored weekly to ensure their completion under President Arroyo's watch.This development followed the order of Mrs. Arroyo to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary ...
GMA TO WORKERS: WAIT TILL AUGUST
May 02, 2007; ... A salary increase for the country's workers would come in August, or a year after the last pay raise was granted. The salary hike was announced by Labor Secretary Arturo Brion Tuesday, Labor Day. As expected, President Arroyo announced nonwage benefits, and reiterated her ...
MOVIE OUTFIT'S LOSSES MOUNT ON PIRACY
May 02, 2007; ... PREMIERE Entertainment Productions Inc. reported a bigger net loss last year, reflecting the movie industry's ongoing decline amid the persistence of piracy. The company disclosed that its net loss climbed by 107.67 percent to P17.75 million compared to the previous year but was 67.69 ...
INVESTMENT FIRM TO EXPORT FABRICATED STEEL PRODUCTS
May 02, 2007; ... EEI Corp., a new investment venture for fabricated steel products for export, is set to operate in June this year, the Board of Investments announced. Documents obtained by reporters showed that EEI Corp. will set aside more than P154 million for machinery and equipment, furniture and ...
PETROENERGY TO JACK UP SPENDING ON GABON
May 02, 2007; ... PETROENERGY Resources Corp. may increase spending this year on its oil exploration and development venture in Gabon, West Africa, this year, the company announced. PetroEnergy said it expects to raise capital expenditure for its oil projects in the Etame petroleum service contract 93 in ...