Pilipino News from around the world updated hourly. http://www.learn-how-to-speak.com en-us News newsManager v4.04.2961 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:25 CST 60 The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has denied the motion for reconsideration of a lawyers group which sought for the reversal of a court's earlier ruling that rejected a petition to stop Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., Chevron Philippines Inc. (formerly Caltex Philippines Inc.), and Petron Corp. from raising pump prices weekly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12df6ule3/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/247176/manila-court-denies-motion-oil-firms Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:34 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12df6ule3/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/247176/manila-court-denies-motion-oil-firms MANILA, Philippines - Philippine mall magnate Henry Sy has been named the country's richest man, according to an annual ranking done by Forbes magazine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12o54aob0/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/11/10/henry-sy-philippines-richest-man-forbes Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:22 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12o54aob0/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/11/10/henry-sy-philippines-richest-man-forbes The inflow of foreign direct investments to the Philippines is expected to be higher this year as the global recovery boosts investor confidence. "There should be an upward drift in FDIs this year relative to 2009," Philippine Central Bank Officer-in-Charge Diwa C. Guinigundo said at the sidelines of the Financial Education Expo being held here. FDIs in 2009 rose by 26.2 percent to 1.9 billion U http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=125l57op1/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90863/6914973.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:57:49 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=125l57op1/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90863/6914973.html (UPDATED) - Philippine export earnings rose at their fastest pace in almost 15 years in January, with sales to major economic blocks that include Europe, the US, Eastern and Southeast Asia posting growth amid the global economic recovery. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12v27pcm1/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100310/tbs-philippine-exports-post-fastest-grow-1da90e5.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:30:51 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12v27pcm1/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100310/tbs-philippine-exports-post-fastest-grow-1da90e5.html MANILA, Philippines - Two months before the May 10 elections, the presidential race may have narrowed down to Senators Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel "Manny" Villar Jr., but nobody has a clear lead yet, a political analyst said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12i1s803v/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100310-203710.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:17:09 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12i1s803v/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100310-203710.html MANILA - Members of a wedding party, worshippers visiting Catholic churches and Korean workers were among the dead from various fatal road crashes in the past six days in the Philippines, police sai read more http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12mhq0gbl/%2Ahttp%253A//www.sunstar.com.ph/network/32-killed-series-road-crashes-philippines-313-pm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:23:14 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12mhq0gbl/%2Ahttp%253A//www.sunstar.com.ph/network/32-killed-series-road-crashes-philippines-313-pm San Miguel Corp., the Philippines' largest food and drinks maker, rose to the highest in more than two years in Manila trading after a company controlled by its directors initiated a tender offer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13ib14b4v/%2Ahttp%253A//www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-09/san-miguel-rises-in-manila-as-directors-initiate-tender-offer.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:48:28 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13ib14b4v/%2Ahttp%253A//www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-09/san-miguel-rises-in-manila-as-directors-initiate-tender-offer.html MTD Capital Bhd (9032), the country's second-largest toll road builder, is not selling its 80 per cent stake in Philippines South Luzon Expressway Corp (SLTC), said its president and chief executive officer Datuk Azmil Khalili Khalid. SLTC is a venture with state-led Philippine National Construction Corp (PNCC), which has a 30-year toll concession agreement over the South Luzon Expressway. The http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=11jo9bpvn/%2Ahttp%253A//www.btimes.com.my/articles/MTDp/Article/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:35:46 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=11jo9bpvn/%2Ahttp%253A//www.btimes.com.my/articles/MTDp/Article/ The model-actor chose to have a career in the Philippines over Thailand. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=130em93hl/%2Ahttp%253A//www.pep.ph/news/24945/Akihiro-Sato-sends-most-of-his-earnings-to-his-family-in-Brazil Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:54:06 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=130em93hl/%2Ahttp%253A//www.pep.ph/news/24945/Akihiro-Sato-sends-most-of-his-earnings-to-his-family-in-Brazil A 12-hour fire destroyed P10 million worth of properties in a Manila residential- commercial establishment on Tuesday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13oo1dlna/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100310-257897/One-long-hot-summer-day-5-fires-hit-Manila Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:09 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13oo1dlna/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100310-257897/One-long-hot-summer-day-5-fires-hit-Manila MANILA, March 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines' Aboitiz Power Corp said on Wednesday its board has approved the sale of up to 5 billion pesos ($110 million) in retail bonds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ejk0hhs/%2Ahttp%253A//malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100310/tbs-aboitizpower-7318940.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:55:41 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ejk0hhs/%2Ahttp%253A//malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100310/tbs-aboitizpower-7318940.html 11:53 am Dapat maging vigilante ang mga Pilipino sa kilos ng bagong talagang Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. Ito ang panawagan ni Nacionalista Party presidentiable Manny Villar http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=12hqfnpu2/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/mga-pinoy-hinimok-na-bantayan-ang-bagong-afp-chief Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:55:28 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=12hqfnpu2/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/mga-pinoy-hinimok-na-bantayan-ang-bagong-afp-chief KUALA LUMPUR. - Resplendent in their barong tagalog, the Philippine Patriots received their championship rings Tuesday in lavish Asian Basketball League rites at the luxurious Garden Hotel here. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=11ia2phmn/%2Ahttp%253A//www.malaya.com.ph/03112010/sports7.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:34 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=11ia2phmn/%2Ahttp%253A//www.malaya.com.ph/03112010/sports7.html MANILA, March 11 (Reuters) - Following are comments by senior Philippine policymakers since late January when the central bank began unwinding its easy monetary policy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12u3tj6mq/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100311/tbs-philippines-economy-policymakers-8bedc88.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:22 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12u3tj6mq/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100311/tbs-philippines-economy-policymakers-8bedc88.html Candidates running for elective positions in Manila Wednesday signed a peace covenant to ensure orderly elections in the city in May. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13vkrtmr1/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100310-257896/Manilas-bets-sign-pact-for-clean-elections-in-May Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13vkrtmr1/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100310-257896/Manilas-bets-sign-pact-for-clean-elections-in-May Kairiki Energy Limited (ASX:KIK) Secures Farm-Out Agreement With TG World For SC 54A, Philippines http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=120k5pkfo/%2Ahttp%253A//www.menafn.com/qnnewsstorys.asp?StoryId=1093312880 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:22 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=120k5pkfo/%2Ahttp%253A//www.menafn.com/qnnewsstorys.asp?StoryId=1093312880 The Foreign Ministries of Taiwan and Philippines on Wednesday warned their citizens about the safety issue should they plan to visit Bangkok this weekend. The two countries advised their citizens to http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=124rrd84d/%2Ahttp%253A//feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=32978843%26cat=7eb51d3138244bed Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:34 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=124rrd84d/%2Ahttp%253A//feeds.thailandnews.net/?rid=32978843%26cat=7eb51d3138244bed THE PHILIPPINES was elected to head a United Nations (UN) special committee that would examine proposals to strengthen the international organization's function in maintaining peace and security, a statement read yesterday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11o08mj42/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=7554 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:28:06 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11o08mj42/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=7554 DOHA: This year's celebration of Philippine Independence has been successfully launched, thanks to the support of Filipino event organisers who are expert in the field. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=14fikrsll/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Displaynews.asp?section=LocalNews%26subsection=Qatar%2BNews%26month=March2010%26file=LocalNews2010031055931.xml Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:17:54 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=14fikrsll/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Displaynews.asp?section=LocalNews%26subsection=Qatar%2BNews%26month=March2010%26file=LocalNews2010031055931.xml Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific intends to raise 260 million dollars in an initial public offering to beef up its fleet and corner a bigger market share, its parent firm said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=131tf6eos/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100311/tap-philippines-airline-company-ipo-cebu-5cc1ef8.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:32:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=131tf6eos/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100311/tap-philippines-airline-company-ipo-cebu-5cc1ef8.html 7:25 am Dismayado ang mga consumers sa pagpayag ng Manila Regional Trial Court na magpatupad ng lingguhang pagtaas sa presyo ng langis ang mga kumpanya ng langis. Kaugnay nito sinisi http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=137q3pa1h/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/pagpabor-ng-manila-rtc-sa-tinaguriang-big-3-ikinadismaya-ng-mga-consumer Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:22 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=137q3pa1h/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/pagpabor-ng-manila-rtc-sa-tinaguriang-big-3-ikinadismaya-ng-mga-consumer A fire of still undetermined origin hit a residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday afternoon, police said. No one was reported hurt or killed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12fvbs3ea/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/185820/fire-hits-manila-residential-area-police Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:34 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12fvbs3ea/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/185820/fire-hits-manila-residential-area-police THE NATION HAS VIEWED WITH SOME DISMAY the inability of the Commission of Elections to enforce its thrice-issued writ of execution for the installation of Roberto Pagdanganan as governor of Bulacan, and the unheeded cease-and-desist order on Joselito Mendoza's continued occupation of that office. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13ud8gmhb/%2Ahttp%253A//opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100310-257922/Employers-should-avail-of-SSS-penalty-condonation Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:37 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13ud8gmhb/%2Ahttp%253A//opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100310-257922/Employers-should-avail-of-SSS-penalty-condonation Wing Chun masters arrived and toured Metro Manila last week to promote the Chinese alternative martial art popularized by the late actor Bruce Lee. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12mvfapf5/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/185693/wing-chun-masters-promote-martial-art-in-manila Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:09:53 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12mvfapf5/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/185693/wing-chun-masters-promote-martial-art-in-manila MANILA, March 9 (Reuters) - Philippine conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it plans to raise around 12 billion pesos ($262 million) from an initial public offering of its airline unit to fund its purchase of more aircraft. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=124q0fe9f/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-jgsummit-7318940.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:05:31 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=124q0fe9f/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-jgsummit-7318940.html MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will not be able to achieve her aim of ending a decades-old Muslim rebellion before she steps down in June, the government's top peace negotiator said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=135ombqnn/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/10/philippines-rules-out-muslim-peace-accord-under-arroyo Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:45:45 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=135ombqnn/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/10/philippines-rules-out-muslim-peace-accord-under-arroyo MANILA, Philippines - A survey released on Monday showed that the Philippines was rated the fourth most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=1347vhf6o/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/09/10/investors-rank-philippines-4th-most-corrupt-asiapac Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:52:35 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=1347vhf6o/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/09/10/investors-rank-philippines-4th-most-corrupt-asiapac Ilonggo fashion designer who's now based in Cambodia, Don Protasio, jetted to the Philippines in order to participate in the Philippine Fashion Week to showcase his spring and summer collection for 2010. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12opg15jj/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thenewstoday.info/2010/03/09/don.protasio.at.philippine.fashion.week.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:39:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12opg15jj/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thenewstoday.info/2010/03/09/don.protasio.at.philippine.fashion.week.html John Mayer, the hit-making pop artist that gave us "No Such Thing," "Your Body Is A Wonderland," "Daughters" and "Waiting On The World To Change," among others, is making his way to Manila this May. The Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist's Facebook account announced the addition of a Philippine show last Friday afternoon (midnight in Manila). http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12fs2fgm4/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/246928/john-mayer-adds-manila-stop-world-tour Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12fs2fgm4/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/246928/john-mayer-adds-manila-stop-world-tour MANILA, Philippines - A Manila court on Tuesday ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) after declaring that the order creating it is illegal and unconstitutional. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ht1fjch/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/10/manila-court-orders-abolition-pasg Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:10:38 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ht1fjch/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/10/manila-court-orders-abolition-pasg Philippine talk show host Kris Aquino has apologised after she provoked a fellow celebrity into launching a campaign against her presidential candidate brother Benigno Aquino. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=138fjgu08/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wlasiaafp/entertainmentphilippinespoliticsvote20100309051914 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=138fjgu08/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wlasiaafp/entertainmentphilippinespoliticsvote20100309051914 Members of both sides of the political spectrum are antsy over President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's appointment of the "Emperor" as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13um6jrml/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100310-257742/Emperor-as-AFP-chief-raises-fears-of-poll-fraud Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:50 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13um6jrml/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100310-257742/Emperor-as-AFP-chief-raises-fears-of-poll-fraud Hundreds of families in Manila were left homeless in four fires that broke out one after the other Tuesday afternoon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13kaivnb6/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100309-257702/4-blazes-keep-Manila-firefighters-busy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:04 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13kaivnb6/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20100309-257702/4-blazes-keep-Manila-firefighters-busy AYALA-LED MANILA WATER CO. INC. SAID it had significantly lowered the systems loss in its east zone concession area to 15 percent as of the end of 2009, from a high of 63 percent when it started operations in 1997. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13c7vpq6m/%2Ahttp%253A//business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100309-257674/Manila-Waters-systems-loss-down-to-15 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:07 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13c7vpq6m/%2Ahttp%253A//business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100309-257674/Manila-Waters-systems-loss-down-to-15 Cotabato City, Philippines - A suspected Muslim militant bomber was captured in the southern Philippines, a provincial police chief said Tuesday. Aladdin Dumpao was captured over the weekend at his hideout in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat province, 9 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=13eop25ug/%2Ahttp%253A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313122%2Csuspected-muslim-militant-bomber-nabbed-in-philippines.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=13eop25ug/%2Ahttp%253A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313122%2Csuspected-muslim-militant-bomber-nabbed-in-philippines.html MANILA, Philippines - Liberal Party vice-presidential bet lost Manuel "Mar" Roxas dropped 4 percentage points but remained the overwhelming choice in the vice-presidential race, according to the latest survey of Social Weather Stations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=12srk8092/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/10/roxas-re-electionist-senators-top-sws-surveys Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=12srk8092/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/09/10/roxas-re-electionist-senators-top-sws-surveys Naranasan kahapon ang pinakamainit na pa-nahon sa Metro Manila ngayong 2010 matapos makapagtala ang PAG-ASA ng 36 degree celsius na temperatura. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12l5n0qri/%2Ahttp%253A//www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=556510%26publicationSubCategoryId=92 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:50 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12l5n0qri/%2Ahttp%253A//www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=556510%26publicationSubCategoryId=92 Administration lawmakers supporting the appointment of Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit as the Armed Forces of the Philippine Chief of Staff found a strange bedfellow in Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino standard bearer, former President Joseph Estrada, who doused speculations that the Army general would pave the way for Mrs. Arroyo's continued hold on power beyond the May 10 polls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=11p8189gp/%2Ahttp%253A//www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100310hed6.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:56:34 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=11p8189gp/%2Ahttp%253A//www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100310hed6.html Concerns are rising that the use of electronic voting machines in the May Philippines election, meant to prevent vote-rigging, could fail due to technical problems and end up threatening rather than reinforcing the credibility of the ballot. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11o86asp6/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100309/wlcsm/2857071 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11o86asp6/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100309/wlcsm/2857071 WHEN YOU ASK SCHOOLCHILDREN TO describe postwar Philippine presidents, they remember: Fidel V. Ramos with his trademark grin and thumbs-up sign; Cory Aquino with her eyeglasses, homey yellow dresses and her right hand flashing the Laban sign. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=13ospm7gb/%2Ahttp%253A//opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100309-257665/Mambo-Magsaysay-and-Quirinos-golden-orinola Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:42:26 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=13ospm7gb/%2Ahttp%253A//opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100309-257665/Mambo-Magsaysay-and-Quirinos-golden-orinola Three bodies of alleged "salvage" victims, including a woman, were found early Monday morning in two towns in Cavite, raising to five the number of suspected summary execution cases in the province in a span of one week, police records showed. "Salvage" is a police jargon for summary execution, from the Tagalog word "sinalbahe" or "sinalvage". Last year, there were more than 10 victims found in http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=124uihk04/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/246933/summary-executions-continue Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:19:07 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=124uihk04/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/246933/summary-executions-continue SENATORS Ramon Revilla Jr. and Jinggoy Estrada led the race for Senate seats in the latest Manila Standard poll, taking 54 percent and 53 percent of the vote, respectively. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=12thqmho0/%2Ahttp%253A//www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2010/march/9/news4.isx%26d=2010/march/9 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=12thqmho0/%2Ahttp%253A//www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2010/march/9/news4.isx%26d=2010/march/9 The stars took a backseat Sunday night as the United Kingdom and China staged their pyromusical extravaganza in the skies above the Manila Bay. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ch45s6o/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/184514/music-and-fireworks-at-the-manila-bay Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ch45s6o/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/184514/music-and-fireworks-at-the-manila-bay * One-year Philippine swap rates at 4-month lows http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12gs4s433/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-markets-asia-bonds-7318940.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:15:08 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12gs4s433/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-markets-asia-bonds-7318940.html Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Senator Manuel Villar are statistically tied in the presidential derby in the survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) at the start of the official campaign period a month ago. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13md1ik3d/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100309-257620/Aquino-Villar-statistically-tied-in-SWS-poll Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13md1ik3d/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100309-257620/Aquino-Villar-statistically-tied-in-SWS-poll 7:34 am Kinatigan ng ilang Constitutionalist ang desisyon ng Manila Regional Trial Court na nagsasabing unconstitutional ang pagkakatatag sa Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group o PAS-G. Ayon kay Dean Amado Valdez ng http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=1363ecrdt/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/pagpapabuwag-ng-manila-rtc-sa-pasg-kinatigan-ng-ilang-constitutionalist Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:50 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=1363ecrdt/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/pagpapabuwag-ng-manila-rtc-sa-pasg-kinatigan-ng-ilang-constitutionalist Trena Shedd, counselor for Manila Middle School, is making plans and looking forward to the first Benchmark Bash. "Benchmark testing time can be so stressful, I wanted to find a way for students, teachers and parents to join together for a fun day in preparation of the testing," Shedd said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=11jh9sjns/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thetown-crier.com/story/1616952.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:50 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=11jh9sjns/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thetown-crier.com/story/1616952.html 11:41 am Hindi makakaranas ang Metro Manila ng pinakamainit na panahon na 40 degrees centigrade. Ayon kay PAGASA Weather specialist Nathaniel Cruz ang tanging hindi makakaligtas sa naturang temperatura ay http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12r3p9fvr/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/mga-residente-ng-metro-manila-kinalma-sa-usapin-ng-heat-wave Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12r3p9fvr/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/mga-residente-ng-metro-manila-kinalma-sa-usapin-ng-heat-wave Philippine security forces captured a suspected foreign trained Al-Qaeda linked militant in the southern part of the country, police said Monday. The suspect, Aladdin Dumpao, did not resist arrest when combined police and military cordoned his hideout during a raid on Sunday in a village in Sultan Kudarat province, Mindanao in southern Philippines, said police chief Saiben Acmad. Acmad said http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11vr16mpc/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6912694.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11vr16mpc/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6912694.html MANILA, Philippines - Attacks on candidates and campaigners involved in forthcoming Philippine national elections in May have claimed 16 lives in the past two months alone, police officials said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=131co3ken/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/08/10/16-dead-two-months-philippine-poll-violence-police Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=131co3ken/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/08/10/16-dead-two-months-philippine-poll-violence-police MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines may cut its local borrowing in the second quarter if it pushes through with a plan to issue foreign-denominated retail bonds, National Treasurer Roberto Tan said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12p6q7up8/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/08/10/philippines-may-cut-q2-borrowing-program Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:22:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12p6q7up8/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/08/10/philippines-may-cut-q2-borrowing-program ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Philippine marines killed seven Islamist militants early Sunday in a raid on their remote southern island hideout, the military said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=1390jmril/%2Ahttp%253A//www.malaysianmirror.com/foreigndetail/10-foreign/32928-philippines-troops-kill-seven-militants Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:20:36 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=1390jmril/%2Ahttp%253A//www.malaysianmirror.com/foreigndetail/10-foreign/32928-philippines-troops-kill-seven-militants MANILA, Philippines - American rock band Paramore has arrived in Manila for their one-night concert on Monday (March 8) at the SM Mall of Asia grounds in Pasay City. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12jpjt1j7/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/03/08/10/rock-band-paramore-manila-concert Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:52:17 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12jpjt1j7/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/03/08/10/rock-band-paramore-manila-concert MANILA - As the global economy shifts from crisis to recovery, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry is sparking new demand and buoying employment and investment in the Philippines, where it is one of the country's most important industries. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11ppe0vha/%2Ahttp%253A//atimes.com/atimes/SoutheastAsia/LC09Ae01.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:19:08 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11ppe0vha/%2Ahttp%253A//atimes.com/atimes/SoutheastAsia/LC09Ae01.html On Valentine's Day, Philippine government health workers hit the streets of Manila to hand out roses and condoms to passers-by. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12osf1l6h/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/aponreas/asphilippinesbattleovercondoms2 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:21:45 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12osf1l6h/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/aponreas/asphilippinesbattleovercondoms2 A baby Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) hatched in Davao City, the 23rd eaglet born under the Philippine Eagle Foundation's (PEF) conservation breeding program. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=13nfg61tb/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100308-257435/Philippine-Eagle-Center-reports-new-hatchling Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:31:57 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=13nfg61tb/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100308-257435/Philippine-Eagle-Center-reports-new-hatchling Nasisiguro ni Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. na makukuha niya ang suporta ng Metro Manila sa darating na eleksyon matapos siyang mainit na tanggapin mula sa Quezon City sa Norte hanggang sa Paranaque City sa Southern Metro Manila. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12l9f801q/%2Ahttp%253A//www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=556342%26publicationSubCategoryId=92 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12l9f801q/%2Ahttp%253A//www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=556342%26publicationSubCategoryId=92 DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Philippines Food and Drink Report 2010" report to their offering. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11rbns1h7/%2Ahttp%253A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/100308/20100308006250.html?.v=1 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=11rbns1h7/%2Ahttp%253A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/100308/20100308006250.html?.v=1 Source: IRIN Warnings have been raised over food security in the Philippines as the El Nino phenomenon wreaks havoc across vast agricultural areas, leaving staple crops such as rice dying in parched earth, officials say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12m6qpeju/%2Ahttp%253A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/fb36e47e979812138f413388f21d0948.htm Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:29:11 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12m6qpeju/%2Ahttp%253A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/fb36e47e979812138f413388f21d0948.htm Philippine Catholic bishops, already waging a bitter battle with the government over birth control, received an unwelcome gift Monday when female activists delivered them two baskets of condoms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=13142mje4/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100308/hlafp/philippineswomenhealthreligionaids20100308172754 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=13142mje4/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100308/hlafp/philippineswomenhealthreligionaids20100308172754 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Army Chief Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit as the new Armed Forces Chief, replacing Gen. Victor Ibrado who is set to retire on March 10. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Gary Olivar said in Monday's news briefing that the President considered many factors in choosing Bangit as Armed Forces Chief including the fact that he would be bypassing more http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11v18turp/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6912667.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:49:44 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11v18turp/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6912667.html JOHOR BARU: The Philippine Tourism Department wants to work closely with Johor-based travel and tour agents to promote the country to Johoreans. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12qnt5rgt/%2Ahttp%253A//thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/3/9/southneast/5806195%26sec=southneast Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:11:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12qnt5rgt/%2Ahttp%253A//thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/3/9/southneast/5806195%26sec=southneast Despite the slowdown on imports from China due to the Chinese New Year, the Port of Manila (PoM) has defied the odds following its revenue collection of a total of P3.856 billion last month, surpassing its target by P1.246 billion. "This is 16.7 percent higher than the positive deviation registered last January and 56.9 percent higher compared with the P2.457 billion collected in January," said http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=1319tb99i/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/246830/port-manila-beats-february-collection-target-p12-billion Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:14:03 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=1319tb99i/%2Ahttp%253A//www.mb.com.ph/articles/246830/port-manila-beats-february-collection-target-p12-billion BATANGAS, Philippines - At least 3 children in 1 barangay in Tanauan City were found positive for measles (rubeola), prompting city health officials to declare an outbreak. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=13dmj23ps/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/03/08/10/tanauan-city-health-officials-declare-measles-outbreak Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:48:30 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=13dmj23ps/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/03/08/10/tanauan-city-health-officials-declare-measles-outbreak Halos tabla sina LP standard bearer Senador Noynoy Aquino at Nacionalista Party bet Senador Manny Villar sa resulta ng survey ng pahayagang Manila Standard! Umangat din ng 3 porsyento sa survey si dating pangulong Estrada! Nagpa-Patrol Nina Corpuz. TV Patrol World, Lunes, Marso 8, 2010 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=137plmjid/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/03/08/10/manila-standard-survey-noynoy-manny-tie-erap-gains Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:20 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=137plmjid/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/03/08/10/manila-standard-survey-noynoy-manny-tie-erap-gains Dengue cases went up to 6,236 cases in the first two months of 2010, an 11 percent-increase over last year's figures (5,616) in the same period, the National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=147jpo3e8/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100308-257425/46-died-6190-fell-ill-with-dengue-in-January-February--report Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:18:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=147jpo3e8/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100308-257425/46-died-6190-fell-ill-with-dengue-in-January-February--report Both would concentrate on career first before lovelife http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=155g7ua66/%2Ahttp%253A//www.pep.ph/news/24929/Enzo-Pineda-and-Rocco-Nacino-insist-they-have-no-bitter-feelings-towards-Steven-Silva%2C-who-won-as-StarStruck-Ultimate-Male-Survivor- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:25:56 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=155g7ua66/%2Ahttp%253A//www.pep.ph/news/24929/Enzo-Pineda-and-Rocco-Nacino-insist-they-have-no-bitter-feelings-towards-Steven-Silva%2C-who-won-as-StarStruck-Ultimate-Male-Survivor- MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines failed to score a point in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone I tie against Japan, suffering a 0-5 sweep in the Namihaya Dome in Osaka over the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12ha6dar3/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/03/08/10/japan-sweeps-philippines-davis-cup Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:15:37 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=12ha6dar3/%2Ahttp%253A//www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/03/08/10/japan-sweeps-philippines-davis-cup MANILA, Philippines - Philippine marines killed at least seven al-Qaida-linked militants Sunday in a raid on a http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=132nnugll/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asiapacific/view.bg?articleid=1237891%26srvc=rss Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=132nnugll/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asiapacific/view.bg?articleid=1237891%26srvc=rss MANILA, March 7 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank will not hike interest rates yet despite core inflation ticking up last month, and will focus on adjusting liquidity-boosting measures, a senior official said at the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12nk3806u/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100307/tbs-philippines-economy-cenbank-8bedc88.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=12nk3806u/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100307/tbs-philippines-economy-cenbank-8bedc88.html (2:44PM) NAGPARADA ang mahigit 120 firetrucks mula sa iba't-ibang fire department sa Metro Manila kasama ang mga ambulansyang mula sa Philippine National Red Cross at Metro Manila Development Authority sa http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ebub6sm/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/fire-prevention-month-isinulong-sa-metro-manila Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12ebub6sm/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/fire-prevention-month-isinulong-sa-metro-manila Eleven soldiers were killed and several others were wounded Saturday in a firefight with Communist guerrillas in a province south of Manila, Philippine army officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11kn62eil/%2Ahttp%253A//www.denverpost.com/ci14527785?source=rss Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11kn62eil/%2Ahttp%253A//www.denverpost.com/ci14527785?source=rss Mindanao lawmakers assured President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that all of the congressmen representing southern Philippines, except perhaps Speaker Prospero Nograles from Davao City, will attend a special session of Congress to address the worsening power shortage on the island. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13rfek6ib/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100307-257201/Mindanao-solons-to-attend-session-on-power-crisis Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13rfek6ib/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100307-257201/Mindanao-solons-to-attend-session-on-power-crisis MANILA, March 7 (Reuters) - Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) plans to sell up to $250 million in 10-year bonds to fund the construction of terminals and pay debt, industry sources familiar with the deal said on Sunday. ICTSI has hired HSBC and JP Morgan for the debt issue, two sources said, and was to meet investors in Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12sqnbt4j/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=7780199%26subject=general%26action=article Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12sqnbt4j/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=7780199%26subject=general%26action=article 8:25 am Asahan pa ang patuloy na mararanasang matinding init ng temperatura sa Metro Manila at iba pang lugar sa bansa Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=1318c2o3v/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/temperatura-sa-metro-manila-at-iba-pang-lugar-inaasahang-tataas-pa Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:15:37 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=1318c2o3v/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/temperatura-sa-metro-manila-at-iba-pang-lugar-inaasahang-tataas-pa MANILA, Philippines: International singing sensation Charice Pempengco has gone a long way from being a Youtube hit. Recently, the young popstar released her first international single titled Pyramid, featuring rapper Iyaz, at Amazon and iTunes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=12lar5t05/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100306-202969.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:05:08 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=12lar5t05/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100306-202969.html The Philippine military yesterday admitted that a junior officer who led his men into a deadly ambush by communist guerrillas had made a tactical mistake. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13ic72kad/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cuno=2%26itemno=347307%26version=1%26templateid=45%26parentid=25 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:12:42 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=13ic72kad/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cuno=2%26itemno=347307%26version=1%26templateid=45%26parentid=25 Calcutta, March 7: Guerrillas from an ultra-Left outfit in the Philippines had trained CPI(Maoist) cadres near the Bengal-Jharkhand border three years ago, Telugu Deepak is believed to have told police. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=127004n1p/%2Ahttp%253A//www.telegraphindia.com/1100308/jsp/bengal/story12190377.jsp Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:58:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippines%2522/SIG=127004n1p/%2Ahttp%253A//www.telegraphindia.com/1100308/jsp/bengal/story12190377.jsp Communist guerrillas are expected to extort more money from politicians in the run-up to elections scheduled in May, the Philippine military said Sunday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11tkjcm6t/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/world/asia/08phils.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:15:37 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11tkjcm6t/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/world/asia/08phils.html A bus carrying Christian pilgrims from a Philippine mountain resort has slammed into a tree after its brakes apparently failed, killing 12 people. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=13ktlpvl9/%2Ahttp%253A//news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/twelve-killed-in-philippine-bus-accident-20100308-pqvi.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:24:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=13ktlpvl9/%2Ahttp%253A//news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/twelve-killed-in-philippine-bus-accident-20100308-pqvi.html THE much awaited 82nd Academy Awards will be shown on Philippine television on March 8. read more http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=1267homsp/%2Ahttp%253A//www.sunstar.com.ph/network/oscars-live-philippine-tv-900-am Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:15:37 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=1267homsp/%2Ahttp%253A//www.sunstar.com.ph/network/oscars-live-philippine-tv-900-am I guess it was the statement of two Bishops supporting the candidacy of a particular Philippine presidential candidate which triggered a request from a TV station for an interview on the subject of church-state relations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11rprqgoh/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=10579%26sec=3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:15:37 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522philippine%2522/SIG=11rprqgoh/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=10579%26sec=3 At least three town mayors allied with former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante's Ugyon Kita Capiz (UKC) party vehemently denied supporting the vice presidential bid of either Senator Loren Legarda or Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13src6g6l/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100307-257252/3-Capiz-mayors-distance-selves-from-Legarda-Binay Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:33:49 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522pilipino%2522/SIG=13src6g6l/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100307-257252/3-Capiz-mayors-distance-selves-from-Legarda-Binay JESSIEVILLE - Blake Wheeler scored 23 points, Kam Ashabranner added 17 and the Manila Lions closed the game with a 9-0 run to claim a 53-47 win over the Riverview Raiders in the Class 3A boys' state basketball tournament semifinals on Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=11ij3ilbc/%2Ahttp%253A//www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=42221 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:39 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=11ij3ilbc/%2Ahttp%253A//www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=42221 (10:06 AM) NAITALA kahapon ang pinakamainit na panahon sa Metro Manila na may temperaturang 35.8 degrees Celsius kumpara sa 34.4 degrees Celsius noong nagdaang Biyernes. Sinabi ni Nathaniel Cruz Bureau http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12mi2e5f9/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/pinakamainit-na-panahon-sa-metro-manila-naitala-kahapon Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:11:30 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12mi2e5f9/%2Ahttp%253A//www.rmn.ph/national/pinakamainit-na-panahon-sa-metro-manila-naitala-kahapon Top official of the military's Southern Luzon Command based here in Camp Nakar did not discount the possibility that Army troopers committed tactical mistakes when they ran into a fortified camp of New People's Army rebels in Oriental Mindoro that resulted in the deaths of 11 soldiers Saturday morning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=13r2vaktg/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100307-257176/AFP-to-probe-tactical-blunders-in-Mindoro-ambush Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:18:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522tagalog%2522/SIG=13r2vaktg/%2Ahttp%253A//newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100307-257176/AFP-to-probe-tactical-blunders-in-Mindoro-ambush The concrete jungle of Metro Manila sizzled as the temperature hit 35.8 degrees on Saturday afternoon. State weather forecasters said this was the hottest day of the year in the metropolis so far, and indicated that even hotter days lie ahead. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12g6i07i9/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/185502/metro-manila-posts-new-warmest-day-record Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:39:04 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522manila%2522/SIG=12g6i07i9/%2Ahttp%253A//www.gmanews.tv/story/185502/metro-manila-posts-new-warmest-day-record