The Manila Times back issues from November 2007:
Arcilla, Tierro gain third-round slots
Nov 06, 2007; ... DEFENDING champion Johnny Arcilla came up with another brilliant game to reach the third round of the P400,000 Philippine Columbian Association Open Tennis Championships Monday at the Club's indoor shellcourt. Armed with a solid forehand, Arcilla clobbered Raffy Santiago, 6-2, 6-0, to ...
'Blame the illegal loggers for landslides,' says governor
Nov 06, 2007; ... Legazpi City: Governor Joseph Cua of Catanduanes blamed illegal loggers for the landslides in the island province of Catanduanes last week. "Rampant illegal logging in Catanduanes for the past 20 years is mainly the reason for these landslides," Cua lamented. Cua expressed his ...
As they support GMA's ouster: Students protest against tuition hike
Nov 06, 2007; ... As classes in the college level opened yesterday, militant students and out-of-school youths staged a small rally to protest against tuition fee hikes in schools and to support the filing of animpeachment complaint against President Gloria Arroyo. The participants in the ...
Asian Spirit joins refleeting bandwagon
Nov 06, 2007; ... ASIAN Spirit plans to acquire an Airbus aircraft in the first quarter next year for the carrier's planned operations in Thailand, its executive said.In a telephone interview, Butch Rodriquez, Asian Spirit vice president, said the airline plans to lease an Airbus A320 with 220 seating ...
Bedol now a fugitive; Comelec blames police
Nov 06, 2007; ... CONTROVERSIAL Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol is now a fugitive from justice, and a citizen's arrest could be enforced on him if spotted anywhere in the country, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Borra pointed an accusing finger to Chief Supt. Joel ...
Benchmark interest rates flat ahead of BSP meet
Nov 06, 2007; ... BENCHMARK interest rates failed to drop across the board at Monday's auction of short-term government debt papers, as investors opted to wait for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) response to last week's monetary easing by its United States counterpart.The yield on the 91-day ...
Troops kill Abu Sayyaf militants in Basilan raid
Nov 06, 2007; ... ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government soldiers killed five Abu Sayyaf militants after storming Monday a hideout of the al-Qaeda-linked group in the island of Basilan, officials said. Marines swooped on a rebel stronghold near the town of Akbar on Basilan island at dawn Monday, killing a senior ...
Sacred Heart, ICCHS triumph
Nov 06, 2007 ... BACOLOD: Sacred Heart School-Jesuit of Cebu and Iloilo Central Commercial High School posted lopsided victories to emerge SBP and Passerelle champions, respectively in the Visayas regional finals Sunday at the West Negros College gym here. Sacred Heart whipped ...
US to release $2-M aid only if killings solved
Nov 06, 2007; ... The United States will not release an additional $2-million military assistance to the Philippine government if political killings in the country remain unresolved. The US Secretary of State also required the Philippine government to report the implementation of the recommendations of ...
San Sebastian spikers remain unbeaten
Nov 06, 2007; ... SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE, taking advantage of a limping Far Eastern University in the second set, rolled to its fifth straight win via a 17-25, 25-11, 25-18, 25-9 decision Sunday in the Shakey's V-League Second Conference Monday at The Arena in San Juan. The Lady Tams, led by Rachel Ann ...
Sandiganbayan issues writ on Erap's assets
Nov 06, 2007; ... Former President Joseph Estrada may have been pardoned of plunder, but his legal problems are not yet over. Estrada could lose his rest house in Tanay, Rizal, and his residence in Greenhills if he fails to settle his civil liabilities in his plunder case, court officials said ...
Senate approves eight bills
Nov 06, 2007; ... The Senate hit the ground running when it resumed its first regular session by immediately approving eight priority measures on third and final reading. Among others, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill expanding the retirement benefits to the judiciary before going ...
Shoppers trickle into Glorietta but sales still slow
Nov 06, 2007 ... November is traditionally a busy month for sales people in the Glorietta, since the Christmas holidays are only weeks away. But the high-end shopping complex was eerily navigable the past weekends as customers seemed to avoid going there, a sales woman told The Manila Times. The sales ...
Ouster of police leadership in Bicol urged: Local government officials, church, school and civic leaders sign an open letter to President Arroyo
Nov 06, 2007; ... NAGA CITY: Following reports that the illegal numbers game has gone unabated in the Bicol region, church leaders and multisectoral groups are demanding the immediate ouster of the Bicol police director. The groups also urged President Gloria Arroyo to act on the deteriorating peace and ...
Storm 'Kabayan' leaves 5 dead in Cagayan Valley
Nov 06, 2007; ... BAGUIO: Tropical storm "Kabayan" (a.k.a. Peipah) blew out into the South China Sea on Monday after toppling power lines and leaving more than 600,000 people without electricity in northern Luzon, rescuers said. Kabayan slammed into the east coast of Luzon late Sunday, blacking out the ...
PhilEXIM extends loan guarantee to contact center unit of IPVG
Nov 06, 2007 ... STATE-RUN Philippine Export Import Credit Agency (PhilEXIM) has extended a loan guarantee to the contact center unit of listed IPVG Corp.In a statement, IPVG said PhilEXIM approved the extension of a $7-million guarantee to IP Contact Center Outsourcing Inc. (IPCCO). The financial ...
Philippine Rice Research Institute anniversary highlights 'Rice Month'
Nov 06, 2007; ... SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ: The Philippine Rice Research Institute, an attached entity of the Department of Agriculture tasked to develop high-yielding rice varieties with cost-reducing technologies, started on Monday a four-day celebration of its 22nd anniversary, coinciding with Rice Awareness ...
Pinoy crew commandeer ship
Nov 06, 2007; ... NINE Filipino seamen staged a mutiny on board their Taiwanese fishing vessel as they took over the ship near Mauritius to protest the apparent maltreatment being done by their Taiwanese captain.No less than Vice-President Noli de Castro, the concurrent presidential adviser on overseas ...
Admit wrong in mall blast, Zobels urged
Nov 07, 2007; ... SEN. Juan Ponce Enrile on Tuesday urged the Zobel de Ayala family to stop blaming others and instead assume full responsibility for the October 19 explosion that killed 11 people and wounded more than 100. "The [Zobels] must remain true to their much-publicized image as a responsible ...
'Bribe' money from Kampi-deputy speaker
Nov 07, 2007; ... President Gloria Arroyo's Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) was the source of the money distributed to several members of the House of Representatives and local government officials at a breakfast meeting in Malacañang on October 11. House Deputy Speaker Ma. Amelita Villarosa, ...
Bersamin slay: Police confirm P500,000 reward for arrest of remaining suspects
Nov 07, 2007; ... BAGUIO CITY: Relatives and friends of slain Abra Rep. Luis "Chito" Bersamin are offering a P500,000 reward to any person that could positively help police arrest the remaining suspects, particularly one of the alleged gunmen. This, as the families and relatives of the slain lawmaker ...
Beyoncé arrives for sold-out performance
Nov 07, 2007; ... Out went Typhoon Kabayan, and in came international superstar singer Beyoncé Knowles, whose sold-out, one-night performance in Taguig promises to take the country by storm. Beyoncé-as the singer is popularly known-arrived in Manila Tuesday afternoon onboard a private jet, an MD-83 Blue ...
Cayetano hopeful on de Venecia 3rd's testimony
Nov 07, 2007; ... SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Senate blue ribbon committee, remains hopeful that Jose "Joey" de Venecia 3rd would continue testifying on the aborted $330-million broadband deal despite the show of unity between President Arroyo and Speaker Jose de Venecia. "Joey promised ...
Sulaiman arrives for 45th World Boxing Council confab
Nov 07, 2007 ... WORLD Boxing Council Chairman Jose Mauricio Sulaiman arrives Wednesday, four days before the 45th WBC Convention kicks off at the historic Manila Hotel. Games and Amusements Board Chairman Eric Buhain, together with sports and government officials, will welcome Sulaiman in simple rites ...
Top cop links mayor to drugs, NPA rebels
Nov 07, 2007; ... LEGAZPI CITY: Sr. Supt. Balligi A. Tira accused Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo for allegedly coddling drug dealers and supporting communist guerillas. In a press conference, the beleaguered regional police director named the city mayor as "the godfather of illegal drug business in Naga ...
Talks on with Somalian hijackers of ship with nine Filipinos
Nov 07, 2007; ... VICE-President Noli de Castro on Monday evening revealed that the negotiations with the Somali pirates who hijacked a Japanese chemical tanker with 23 crewmembers that includes nine Filipino seamen, has been initiated. As this developed, the government of Mauritius assured the safety of ...
Red Bull targets fourth straight victory vs. Talk 'N Text
Nov 07, 2007 ... RED BULL tries to sustain its winning run when it battles Talk 'N Text in the main game of the Smart PBA Philippine Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome. The Yeng Guiao-mentored Bulls face the Phone Pals, coming off a 100-84 win over Magnolia last Saturday, at 7:20 p.m. Air21 and Sta ....
Producers see potential of free ports: Funtasia Entertainment-Philippines plans to have studio facilities with a combined area bigger than that of Hollywood
Nov 07, 2007; ... SUBIC BAY Free port: A group of Filipino movie production executives is eyeing the Subic Free Port and Clark as a location for the biggest movie production facility in the country. The plan according to Catherine Jimenez, Funtasia's assistant executive producer, is for Funtasia ...
San Miguel beer, packaging units to sell shares next year
Nov 07, 2007 ... SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) said its local beer and packaging units will sell their shares to the public for the first time in the first and second quarters next year. Ramon S. Ang, SMC president, said the proceeds of the initial public offering (IPO) of San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) would ...
Bicolano is newest Rivermaya member
Nov 07, 2007; ... THE lanky teenager from Manguisoc, Camarines Norte, chose the Rivermaya anthem "Himala" and his prayer for a miracle was answered. Eighteen-year-old Jayson Fernandez won the hearts of the judges-and the band members, too!-at the intensely exciting grand finals for the search for the newest band ...
RP 5 conquers Pharex
Nov 07, 2007; ... JASON CASTRO fired 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Philippine team conquered Pharex, 85-75, in the 2008 PBL V-Go Extreme Energy Cup Tuesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Castro, a veteran of the Seaba Championship, ignited a 7-2 blast and got enough support from 2006 MVP ...
Security Bank profit up on more lending
Nov 07, 2007; ... Security Bank Corp. said its net income grew in the first nine months of the year on higher interest income. In a statement, the lender said its third-quarter profits rose 36 percent to P1.83 billion from P1.35 billion in the same period last year. It added that its net ...
Storm 'Kabayan' affected some 11,000 people in northern Luzon
Nov 07, 2007 ... Tropical storm "Kabayan" has affected over 11,000 persons and damaged at least P20 million worth of properties in two affected regions in Northern Luzon on top of the five deaths it has left, a disaster response official said on Tuesday.National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) ...
NBI seizes computers with pirated programs
Nov 07, 2007; ... Agents of the National Bureau of Investigations recently seized P650,000 worth of computer hardware containing pirated programs from raids on companies located in Muntinlupa, Makati, Parañaque and Manila. Elfren Menses, head of the NBI-Intellectual Property Rights Division, said the ...
Police question findings of Ayala Land's foreign experts
Nov 06, 2007; ... The national police on Monday expressed some reservations on the findings of the foreign experts commissioned by Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) to investigate the cause of the Glorietta 2 mall explosion. Meanwhile, Mayor Jejomar Binay of Makati City said the independent probe he is seeking might ...
RP team squares off with Pharex Medics
Nov 06, 2007 ... WITH reports of an impending revamp, expect the Philippine training team to go all-out when it battles Pharex even as San Mig Coffee tries to get back on the winning track against Mail and More in the 2008 PBL V-Go Extreme Energy Drink Cup Tuesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The RP ...
House rejects new impeach case vs. GMA
Nov 06, 2007; ... A "supplemental" impeachment complaint filed against President Gloria Arroyo on Monday before the House of Representatives was quickly rejected while a similar one awaited action from congressmen as of press time. House Secretary-General Roberto Nazareno refused to accept the complaint ...
Incentives seen key to expansion: BPOs lobby for retention of tax perks
Nov 06, 2007; ... THE Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) on Monday asked the government to retain the tax and other perks it enjoys despite pending legislation aimed at trimming these incentives."It is absolutely important that incentives should be maintained. Despite the ...
JdV urged to strengthen support to impeachment
Nov 06, 2007; ... House Speaker Jose de Venecia was advised on Monday not to consider as threat to his post the strengthened impeachment complaint filed against President Gloria Arroyo. At the same time, party-list Rep. Crispin Beltran challenged de Venecia to live up to his call for a "moral revolution" ...
Judges' group favors arming themselves
Nov 06, 2007; ... THE new leadership of the Philippine Judges Association (PJA) favors arming the judges to avoid similar incidents of extra-judicial killings among magistrates. In an interview with the Manila Times during the induction of the new set of officers of the judges' group before Chief Justice ...
Justice stresses Constitution, local laws in JPEPA
Nov 06, 2007 ... Acting Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera today stressed that the legal structure of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement contains specific limitations under the Constitution and existing Philippine laws. In a statement, Devanadera said that contrary to the concerns ...
Las Piñas College posts third consecutive win
Nov 06, 2007 ... LAS PIÑAS COLLEGE needed two overtimes to turn back stubborn University of Luzon, 93-75, and grab the solo leadership in the Harbour Centre-First National Basketball Challenge of Champions Monday at the San Andres Gym in Malate. The Las Piñas dribblers, who trailed by as many as 15 ...
Explosion rocks municipal building
Nov 06, 2007; ... ZAMBOANGA CITY: A crude bomb planted in a municipal building in the town of Talusan in Zamboanga Sibugay province exploded, but the military on Monday said there have been no reports of deaths. The explosion destroyed the door of the building housing the Association of Village Chairmen, ...
Families of Pasig 'rubout' youth score Ombudsman
Nov 06, 2007; ... The families of the three youths shot dead by policemen in Ortigas during an anti-carjacking operation in 2005 are questioning the inaction of the Ombudsman in investigating the self-defense claims of those involved. On November 7, 2005, Anton Cu Unjieng, Francis Xavier Manzano and ...
Filinvest poised to sell more shares
Nov 06, 2007 ... FILINVEST Development Corp. (FDC) has sought Securities and Exchange Commission approval of a plan to sell more shares to the public to raise funds for its ethanol production venture and other property projects.Documents showed that FDC will sell up to 2.5 billion new shares while its ...
Five LGUs identified as colorum areas of concern
Nov 06, 2007; ... FIVE local government units in Metro Manila are among the areas of concern of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) because of rampant operations of illegal public utility vehicles in these areas. According to LTFRB Chairman Thompson Lantion, he already sent ...
Government mulls over higher diesel discount for public transport sector
Nov 06, 2007; ... THE Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed several measures aimed at mitigating the impact of rising oil prices.Energy Sec. Angelo T. Reyes said the department will meet with representatives from major oil companies, the transport sector and industries to discuss the impact of high ...
Govt endorses renewable projects for Kyoto Protocol
Nov 06, 2007; ... THE Department of Energy has endorsed 10 renewable energy projects under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which would allow these projects to earn credits from reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Speaking before the 3rd Asian Biomass Seminar, Energy Secretary ...
Big name companies vie for LRT 1-MRT 3 linkup
Nov 06, 2007; ... TWENTY construction companies have expressed interest to join the bidding to construct a rail system that will connect the existing Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3), the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced Monday.Costing about P5.98 billion, ...
Binay starts race to 2010
Nov 06, 2007; ... Mayor Jejomar Binay of Makati City on Monday proclaimed his readiness to contest the presidency in 2010, citing his 20-year experience in running the financial capital of the Philippines. Meanwhile, Lakas, the biggest political party in the country today, has no visible candidate for ...
Costly export, import charges to blame: RP's trade logistics below par
Nov 06, 2007; ... THE Philippines is trailing behind its neighbors in terms of trade logistics competitiveness, a new World Bank study said, citing the country's costly export and import charges. The report comes amid the Arroyo administration's attempt to establish the Clark-Subic corridor as a ...
DFA asks Pinoys in Pakistan to enlist with embassy
Nov 06, 2007; ... There is still no immediate and direct threat to the safety of the estimated 3,000 Filipinos in Pakistan, but the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is not taking things easy. It has already asked them to contact the Philippine Embassy to enlist themselves for possible worst case ...
Erap's choice can tell us prexy in 2010
Nov 06, 2007; ... SENATE President Manny Villar yesterday said that former President Joseph Estrada's endorsement for the 2010 presidential election could be a major factor on who will be the 15th president of the country. In an ambush interview, Villar said that Estrada is loved by the masses because he ...
Ex-Magdalós' brainwashing scored
Nov 06, 2007; ... Magdalo lawyer Vicente Verdadero, legal counsel of the nine Army men currently detained in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City said he would ask Army leadership to stop "brainwashing" his clients. Two young rebellious army officers that have sided back to the government are allegedly doing this ...
Petron secures court halt on auction of assets in Bataan
Nov 07, 2007; ... PETRON CORPORATION has secured a preliminary injunction restraining the Bataan Provincial Treasurer from disposing the company's assets to cover its alleged unpaid real property taxes. In a statement, Petron said it has been granted a writ of preliminary injunction by the Bataan ...
Piltel sells landline business to PLDT
Nov 07, 2007; ... PILIPINO Telephone Corp. (Piltel) said it will sell its landline business to parent firm Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) to boost its wireless segment. The country's third-largest mobile-phone service provider said its profit dropped to P5.7 billion at end-September from ...
Pinoy honored in India for role in raising Asia math competitions
Nov 07, 2007; ... A Filipino math expert has been conferred in India the Aryabaht International Award for Research and Innovation in Teaching Mathematics for his significant role in raising the quality of international math competitions in Asia. Dr. Simon Chua, president of the Mathematics Trainers' ...
PLDT posts lower profit on weak dollar
Nov 07, 2007; ... PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said on Tuesday that its profit dropped in the third quarter of the year due to the peso's rapid appreciation. PLDT, partly owned by Hong Kong's First Pacific Co. Ltd. and Japan's NTT group, said its third-quarter earnings stood at P9.51 ...
President: Go after colorum vehicles
Nov 07, 2007; ... President Arroyo ordered a crack down on "colorum" vehicles and mulcting policemen-two of the three conditions set by the transportation sector for them to defer their demands for further fare increases. In an interview after the National Competitiveness Council meeting in Malacañang, ...
Justice department creates group to tackle federalism
Nov 07, 2007; ... DESPITE declaration of President Gloria Arroyo that she will step down on June 30, 2010, Malacañang is pushing "Charter changes" and "federalism" through the Department of Justice. It has ordered the department to form a technical working group for its bid to amend the 1987 Constitution ...
Inflation still within target despite costlier oil: Strengthening peso limits consumer price increase
Nov 07, 2007; ... CONSUMER prices last month rose near the high-end of a government forecast owing to a series of oil price hikes and costlier food items.The National Statistics Office said prices increased by 2.7 percent in October, or the same rate seen in September, but still lower than the 5.4 ...
House rejects supplementary impeachment case of UNO
Nov 07, 2007; ... The devil was in the details, which the political opposition apparently ignored in its bid to impeach President Gloria Arroyo. The House of Representatives on Tuesday insisted that Adel Tamano, spokesman for the United Opposition (UNO), disregarded the normal process when he filed on ...
Local business clans to vie for strategic stake: PNOC-EDC bidders down to five groups
Nov 07, 2007; ... FIVE powerful local business groups will vie for the government's strategic stake in the country's biggest and the world's second-largest geothermal energy producer, according to state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC). Antonio Cailao, PNOC president, said the five that formally ...
Lower dollar surplus seen in '08
Nov 07, 2007; ... THE expected slowdown in overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs') remittances will trim the country's dollar surplus next year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. Bangko Sentral Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said the high balance of payments (BOP) surplus is unlikely to be sustained next ...
Fil-American pair hopes to deliver SEA Games gold in beach volleyball
Nov 07, 2007 ... DIANE PASCUA and Heidi Ilustre, hoping to become the first beach volley pair to represent the Philippines in the Olympics, are also hoping to win the country's first gold in the sport in the Southeast Asian Games. The two Fil-American spikers, bronze medalists in the 2005 Manila SEAG, ...