The Manila Times back issues from October 2007:
A deeper look into the lives of teenage moms
Oct 01, 2007 ...There are a lot of teenage mothers in the Philippines but Aguinaldo discovers that there is an alarming increase in the number of teenage mothers, some getting pregnant as early as 12 or 13 years old.Aguinaldo gets to talk with a very young mother who gave birth just five months ago ...
Acting Justice chief weeds out 'mafia'
Oct 01, 2007; ... ACTING Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera sacked from the Office of the Secretary the staff members of Justice Raul Gonzalez, who is on leave, and revoked the latter's order of assignment to several prosecutors and personnel assigned at the Bureau of Immigration. The twin moves of ...
'Refrain from offering 20% commission'-OCD
Oct 01, 2007; ... Legazpi City: Following the current bribery scandal and standard operating procedure practice taking place in the government, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) warned the governors and mayors to refrain from submitting bloated reports and for offering 20 percent commission. OCD director ...
Alternative fuel program's promise in doubt: Bio-fuel for your car engine, anyone?
Oct 01, 2007 ... WITH crude oil prices scaling new highs in the international market, the promise of bio-fuels has never shone brighter. But risks lurk behind the Philippines' recent decision to require t he shift to alternative fuels, ranging from farmland inflation to food scarcity, according to ...
Benhur: JdV 'hypocrite'
Oct 01, 2007; ... The brewing scandal about national broad-band network is turning into a family feud that is pitting the son of the accused against the father of the accuser. On Sunday, Mayor Benhur Abalos Jr. of Mandaluyong City accused House Speaker Jose de Venecia of doing a "Pontius Pilate" over the ...
Coast Guard to hire 1,000 recruits
Oct 01, 2007; ... The Philippine Coast Guard is looking to hire at least 1,000 recruits now, and about 10,000 more in the next decade. The Coast Guard has 4,000 personnel, said officer in charge Vice-Adm. Danilo Abinoja, adding that "we need an optimum number of 25,000 men and women to be able to perform ...
Gang dealing fake gold bars arrested
Oct 01, 2007; ... OLONGAPO CITY: An estimated P4 million worth of fake gold bars were recovered by joint operatives of the Olongapo City Police Office (OCPO), Olongapo City Mobile Group and the Subic Police Station Saturday in two separate entrapment operation. Senior Supt. Abelardo Villacorta, Director ...
Globe offers I-Café kits to SMEs
Oct 01, 2007 ... There are about 12,000 Internet cafés scattered all over the country from 8,500 in 2003 and a mere 1,500 in 2002. These growing figures have prompted Globe to offer the special I-Café Kit designed to give interested individuals a chance to start their own business and earn extra income ....
GMA 7, Internet TV firm in partnership
Oct 01, 2007; ... NETVISION Philippines (neTVision), an Internet protocol television (IPTV) firm said it is in talks with GMA Broadcasting Corp. for live streaming of programs over the Internet for the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) market. In a briefing over the weekend, Jim Morris S. Sarmiento, ...
Govt borrowing next year to be earmarked for debt payments
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE Philippines may have no need for borrowing money next year to support government operations, a Department of Finance (DOF) official said. Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the inter-agency Development and Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC) will review the impact of a ...
Guarantee extended to land reform IOUs
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE Palace has issued an order granting government guarantees on so-called agrarian reform bonds or IOUs. The order is aimed at ensuring just compensation for landowners who give up their properties to farmers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. The bonds or debt papers ...
Chinese monitors latest on ZTE deal
Oct 01, 2007; ... BEIJING is keeping a sharp eye on developments in the Senate's investigation of alleged bribery attempts surrounding the National Broadband Network project won by Chinese firm, ZTE Corp. Liang Wentao, economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Manila, said they are ...
Infected swine burned in Nueva Ecija
Oct 01, 2007; ... CABANATUAN CITY: Authorities burned over the weekend ten hogs believed to be infected with swine respiratory disease in Talavera, Nueva Ecija as the provincial government continues a tight guard to protect the industry, a ranking disaster official said. Dr. Abraham Pascua, Department of ...
Local bourse's value turnover at new high
Oct 01, 2007 ... STOCK value turnover at the local bourse hit a new record high at end-September with the industrial sector cornering the biggest share, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) announced over the weekend. PSE data showed that value turnover breached P1 trillion during the nine-month period, ...
LRA to improve services with IT
Oct 01, 2007; ... TRANSACTING with the Land Registration Authority is expected to improve significantly with the Land Titling Computerization Project, which is also aimed at cleaning the agency's records. The project will be implemented in five phases by the Land Registration Systems Inc. (LARES) under ...
Making reading fun for everyone
Oct 01, 2007 ... Scholastic Book Fairs are unique educational events that focus on making reading an exciting, effective learning experience for children. Through high-quality, relevant, creative, and innovative products, programs and activities, the schoolbook fairs embody Scholastic's mission to help more ...
Mayors' League asks NDCC to set up predisaster fund
Oct 01, 2007; ... Legazpi City: The Mayors League of Albay asked the National Disaster Coordinating Council to allow the local government units to allocate a predisaster allocation from the calamity fund for more immediate needs even without the declaration of state of calamity. "The local government ...
Movie stars, priests play ball in Bataan
Oct 01, 2007; ... BALANGA City, Bataan: The Diocese of Balanga City headed by Bishop Socrates "Soc" Villegas late afternoon on Friday held a basketball match between priests and movie stars as a fundraising activity for that would benefit the poor children in Balanga.The project was a friendly ...
Meralco clients to get rate cut soon
Oct 01, 2007; ... RESIDENTIAL customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may soon get a long overdue rate cut after state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) finally resolved kinks involving the mandatory rate reduction (MRR). Under the Electric Power Industry Refrom Act (Epira) of 2001, the MRR ...
NEDA will endorse foreign loan cancellation: PNOC-EDC drops wind project
Oct 01, 2007; ... PHILIPPINE National Oil Co.-Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC) wants to cancel a loan from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) after negotiations with the two lowest bidders for the construction of a wind power project in Northern Luzon bogged down, documents obtained by The Manila ...
New Bilibid to be like alien planet to Erap
Oct 01, 2007; ... Second of two parts (Editor's note: The first part described the inmates that former President Joseph Estrada might meet if the court sends him to the New Bilibid Prison. Despite the presence of some star-studded inmates, jail is a sharp contrast from his rest house in Tanay, Rizal, ...
Next Mobile stirs local phone market with iDen
Oct 01, 2007; ... The fourth player in a now-mature Philippine market for wireless telephony, the Velarde-owned Next Mobile Inc. intends to thrive in this already crowded environment as a niche player that offers what could be for local telco players, the "disruptive" technology of iDEN, the Independent Digital ...
Ong fights to retain job at anti-graft court
Oct 01, 2007; ... Insisting he is not Chinese, the antigraft justice who was at one time appointed to the Supreme Court is now struggling to cling to his post. Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong recently filed a petition with the Supreme Court defending his citizenship status. The High Court, ...
Rising above pain and poverty
Oct 01, 2007; ... The life story of US based Filipino author is one that can be a perfect material for a real-life inspired drama show like Magpakailanman. Imelda Roberts, the first female and lone Filipino-American to receive the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor in the United States is currently in town ...
Subic to auction off navy supply depot
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is set to convert the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) at the former United States military base into a general cargo center. Armand C. Arreza, SBMA administrator, said the depot will also be auctioned off to private-sector developers ahead of the New ...
Tagum City plays host to indigenous people's visual art exhibition
Oct 01, 2007 ... From October 13 to 21, the Kaliwana Art Foundation, the provincial government of Davao del Norte, the city government of Tagum, the Regional Tourism Council and the city of Tagum Tourism Council will join hands to bring the Indigenous Peoples' visual art show, open and Internet auction in Tagum ...
The many interesting facets of Mark Lewis
Oct 01, 2007 ... Imagine painted and collaged images from history, religion, geography, and archaeology. Showing for the first time in the Philippines, Ayala Museum has invited Higgins to premier his latest series entitled Diaspora before proceeding on to New York. Aptly billed Hybridity: Mark Lewis Higgins, the ...
Understanding pardon, amnesty
Oct 01, 2007; ... First of two parts (Editor's note: The Sunday Times issue discussed why granting pardon to former President Joseph Estrada will be good for him and President Gloria Arroyo, since it will somehow give an angelic face to the latter, whose image has been tainted by extrajudicial violence ...
6 lawyers bailed out for thrashing Dr Farooq Sattar
Oct 01, 2007 ... RAWALPINDI--Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No.2 Monday granted bail to six lawyers arrested in a case of beating Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Dr Farooq Sattar, on Saturday when lawyers were demonstrating against the candidature of General Pervez Musharraf for the office of ...
2 re-rolling mills sealed
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - As part of campaign against polluting industrial units in the close vicinity of historical buildings, City District Government has sealed two steel re-rolling mills in Mominpura for excessive smoke emission. Saleem Steel Mill and Rashid Steel Mill were using tyres, rubber and other ...
A collective fine of Rs 1.40 lakh to profiteers
Oct 01, 2007 ... RAWALPINDI--The campaign against profiteers and hoarders of essential commodities was in progress and on the direction of City District Government price magistrates have imposed a collective fine of Rs. 1.40 lakh to a number of shopkeepers in Raja Bazar, Sabzi Mandi and other adjoining markets ...
Approval granted for 172 citizen-police liaison committee
Oct 01, 2007 ... RAWALPINDI--Chief Minister Punjab Ch. Pervaiz Elahi gave approval to constitution of some 172 Citizen-Police Liaison Committees in all the six Tehsils of Rawalpindi to entertain complaints against the Police Department.In this connection, Secretary Home Punjab has directed the City ...
Eid shopping cheaper with 'made in China'
Oct 01, 2007 ... ISLAMABAD - The participation by friends in the happy occasions of friends has become an old convention as the products of a friendly country, China have started making the most joyous event of Pakistanis, 'Eid' more delightful.Dressing up to the nines with stylish shoes and pleasing ...
Inzamam plans to hang shoes
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq is all set to retire from International cricket and is discussing the issue with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). According to Khaleej Times, an official announcement is expected in a couple of days.The 37-year-old led Pakistan last time at ...
Glitter and glam
Oct 01, 2007 ... Honey Waqar has come a long way from the day she began following her dreams. She has evolved to an accomplished state of being. She believes that passions involve suffering and that when you love something passionately, you are constantly seeking to surpass yourself. She believes that her work ...
Experts warn people of dengue outbreak 13 new cases dectected , 51 hospitalised so far
Oct 01, 2007 ... KARACHI - Experts on Monday expressed their concern over the rising of dengue fever cases in the provincial capital, and warned the citizens to take precautionary measures to prevent themselves from the fatality of the disease), which has claimed more than 60 lives (52 only in Karachi) of the ...
Journalists hold rally against police torture
Oct 01, 2007 ... KARACHI - Karachi Union of Journalistic demanded on Monday to arrest the high police officials of Islamabad who were involved in using brutal force in Islamabad against the journalistic community and legal fraternity. KUJ office bearers made that demand in protest rally which was ...
KBA secy detained Lawyers boycott courts proceedings
Oct 01, 2007 ... KARACHI - Secretary Karachi Bar Association Naeem Qureshi was arrested outside the Sindh High Court premises during lawyers protest here on Monday. Karachi Bar Association President Iftikhar Jawed Qazi informed The Nation that the lawyers have decided to put off Tuesday's strike, called by ...
Language as heritage
Oct 01, 2007; ... My good friend, Mr Mohammad Mian, holds that the man's real heritage is the language. The rest is bricks and stones. I am inclined to agree with him. However, there is surely some space between the language and the brick e.g. technology, customs etc and, above all, memories: "the sweetest gift ...
Media under attack
Oct 01, 2007; ... Last Saturday was another black day for journalists. Islamabad police and other law enforcement agencies assaulted them with full force when they were busy covering lawyers' protest against the Supreme Court decision dismissing various petitions against President Musharraf and scrutiny of the ...
Lawyers observe 'Black Day' against police brutalities
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - Thousands of angry lawyers, few of them carrying sticks, once again thronged to The Mall and took out a protest rally to observe "Black Day" in protest against the worst kind of state terrorism used against lawyers and journalists in Islamabad on Saturday. The political parties again ...
MQM stages rally against attack on Farooq Sattar
Oct 01, 2007 ... KARACHI - MQM on Monday took out rally against the attack on MQM parliamentary leader Dr Farooq Sattar and termed it violation of human rights and demanded immediately arrests of those lawyers who were involved in attack MQM central leader. A large number of the MQM workers assembled at ...
Pakistan-Qatar AFC Cup clash on Oct 25
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - The ninth clash in soccer arena between Pakistan and Qatar will take place on 25 October 2007 when Pakistan U16 team will appear in 13th AFC U16 hampionship Qualifiers (Group-A) from 22 October to 2 November 2007 at Qatar.Besides Qatar, Pakistan will collide other Arabian ...
Pakistan attracts westners despite security concerns
Oct 01, 2007 ... ISLAMABAD- Despite security concerns shown by Europe and America, Pakistan remained an attractive destination for Americans and Europeans during 2006 as out of total 0.9 million tourists, as many as 0.56 million were from these continents.The official statistics revealed that during ...
PFF chief congratulates Dordoi for second successive gold
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat congratulated Dordoi-Dynamo's coach Boris Podkorytov and skipper Ruslan Sydykov for winning the second successive gold and prize money of $ 50, 000 by winning two AFC President's at Malaysia 2006 and Pakistan 2007 ....
PHF names squad for six-nation event
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - Striker Shafqat Rasool will lead the 18-member National Junior Hockey Team to participate in the 6-Nation Singapore Hockey Tournament at Singapore, which commences from October 17 to 21. Watched by National Chief Selector former Olympian Khawaja Zakauddin and members of the ...
Pollution eating up historical monuments Excessive emission of carbon from steel re-rolling mills detrimental to heritage
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - Steel Re-rolling Mills functioning in Northern Lahore are the biggest threat to important historical buildings in the City.Most of the steel re-rolling mills are using tyres, rubber and other such items as fuel which causes excessive emission of carbon, thus putting the ...
PPP to take out 'Welcome Benazir' rallies from 15th
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE-The PPP's Punjab organisation has announced to take out "Welcome Benazir" rallies from October 15 in all major cities of the province to motivate party workers ahead of Benazir Bhutto's return to the country on October 18.While briefing newsmen after a meeting of PPP's Punjab ...
SC allows construction of three-storey plazas
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - A Supreme Court Bench Monday allowed construction of plazas and commercial buildings in city up to three storey provided they are duly backed for approval of construction plan by the competent authority, certification of structural stability and environment protection and others ...
Selectors embarrassed as Yousuf opts out
Oct 01, 2007 ... KARACHI - Pakistan cricket selectors were embarrassed when star batsman Muhammad Yousuf who was persuaded to return to Pakistan Test fold opted out of the first Test against South Africa here on Monday saying he was short of match practice.Muhammad Yousuf was included with fanfare in ...
Shame on America
Oct 01, 2007; ... There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables, wrote Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, an 18th century German novelist poet-philosopher. Ralph W. Emerson, a 19th century American essayist and leader of the Transcendentalism movement conceded by ...
Shops set, none to shop Eid stalls fail to attract customers
Oct 01, 2007 ... LAHORE - In order to make the most of the eid season, most of the shopkeepers have set up special stalls in front of their shops to attract the attention of buyers, but there is nominal rush of customers at shopping centres and eid special bazaars. Filled with packs of colourful bracelets and ...
Results of third AFC President's Cup
Oct 01, 2007 ... Group-A: Pakistan Army, Ratnam Sports (Sri Lanka), Regar-Tadaz (Tajikistan), Transport United (Bhutan).Sep 20PAKISTAN ARMY 3 (Umar Daraz 18, Faheem Riaz 45, Muhammad Shabbir 58)RATNAM SPORTS 3 (Ediri Bandanage Channa 10, Mohamed Rawme Mohideen 13, Kasun ...
Suspending officials
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE suspension of Islamabad's IGP, SSP and DC may give some respite to those subjected to the police high-handedness for protesting against the Election Commission's decision to allow General Musharraf to contest the presidential election. The officials were suspended on the orders of the ...
The system: lacking in-depth
Oct 01, 2007; ... Even the best of democracies decay in the absence of rulers' touch with people. The media and the intelligence agencies provide information, not contact. The task is best done by the institutions like parliament and the state legislatures. Voicing the needs and aspirations of their constituents ...
Towards elections
Oct 01, 2007 ...With Justice Wajihuddin calling on the legislators of the ruling PML to vote in accordance with their conscience, it appears that he is not completely sure of the outcome of his petition. In case a power-sharing agreement is brokered between General Musharraf and Ms Benazir Bhutto before ...
Urging J&K solution
Oct 01, 2007 ... IT should have been obvious to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who called upon Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir dispute at the earliest, that Pakistan would wish nothing better since the peace and development in the subcontinent have been hostage to this rankling issue for so long. He ...
Ton-up Kallis puts South African in charge
Oct 01, 2007 ... KARACHI - Jacques Kallis hammered unbeaten 118 after Pakistani fielders grassed two simple chances from the batsman that allowed the visiting South Africa post big 294 for three and grab the initiative on the first day of the first Test of the series of two here Monday at the National Stadium ....
What the Supreme Court missed?
Oct 01, 2007; ... After hearing the case at length the six judges of the Supreme Court forming the majority of the bench have without any word on the merits, decided that the petitions (challenging the legality of the candidature of President Musharraf to contest the forthcoming Presidential elections in army ...
3 former rebels granted amnesty
Oct 02, 2007; ... GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Three former members of the New People's Army in Sarangani and Agusan Del Sur have been granted amnesty along with monetary assistance from the government in Camp Panacan, Davao City.Lt. Rosa Ma. Cristina Rosete-Manuel, the AFP division public affairs office ...
Abalos resigns: Chairman says he's innocent, will file P20-M perjury case
Oct 02, 2007; ... Five months remained before retirement, but Chairman Benjamin Abalos of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) resigned Monday amid the raging controversy surrounding the national broadband deal. An emotional chairman, surrounded by his family and thousands of supporters, said he decided ...
Ayala Corp.poised to resume borrowing
Oct 02, 2007 ... AYALA Corp. told the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday it will resume borrowing through the sale of bonds or IOUs to the local market. The holding company said it will offer P5-billion worth of bonds to the public and may increase it to P7 billion at par, or 100 percent of face ...
Castro enters quarters
Oct 02, 2007; ... CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: RP team mainstay Godfrey Castro of the Philippine Army stamped his class over Michael Denilla of Iligan City at the start of the 2007 National Open Amateur boxing Championship at the Provincial Capitol ground Sunday night.The 22-year-old Castro, a bronze medalist ...
Cathay Land to invest in themed property complex
Oct 02, 2007; ... CATHAY Land, Inc., is set to invest in a themed high-end residential and commercial complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna. The property developer will spend P1 billion for the development of Nirwana Bali, which covers 30 hectares. Jeffrey Ng, Cathay Land president, said the retail and ...
Clark acquires mobile x-ray to avert smuggling, terrorism
Oct 02, 2007; ... CLARK FREEPORT: The Clark Development Corp. has expressed gratitude to Commissioner Napoleon Morales of the Bureau of Customs for providing the Clark Freeport a mobile x-ray machine in compliance with the new Customs Code in the US.The inauguration of the mobile x-ray machine was ...