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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has violated a declared cease-fire and peace-zone, and as a result an elderly woman was killed and her sister injured.
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...the country took a nationalistic turn against foreign miners in the wake of the disastrous 1996 Rapu-Rapu cyanide spill by Canadian miner Placer Dome in Albay province. MANILA - Australian ambassador to the Philippines Rod Smith last week jumped to the defense of the dozen or so Australian mining companies operating there, in what is turning out to be a nightmarish venture for most of them.
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President Arroyo said Thursday the opening of a Manila's new airport terminal after a six-year delay showed the country's resolve to overcome problems that have deterred investment and slowed economic growth. The 600 million dollar Terminal 3 opened to limited traffic Tuesday.
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An alliance of overseas Filipino workers' groups on Thursday said it is considering calling for a worldwide boycott of flag carrier Malaysian Airlines to protest the ongoing mass deportation of Filipinos in Sabah, Malaysia.
Business World (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
English is the lingua franca of the world. In our present world of globalization, it is the language spoken in technology, business, and diplomacy. If the Philippines wants the steady inflow of income from foreign investors and from our overseas workers, the country must not only be competitive in producing technically skilled workers but also Filipinos with excellent English proficiency.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
President Gloria Arroyo will deliver her 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA) amid her very low and negative satisfaction rating and a public perception that her administration is the most corrupt in the entire Philippine history, according to a leading survey outfit Pulse Asia.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Sulpicio Lines, owner of the capsized M/V Princess of the Stars, will sign a contract with the salvor of the ship on Thursday.
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
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Sunstar (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
PRO-life advocates on Tuesday challenged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to reject totally the anti-life bills pending in Congress as proof that she is really for the promotion of life. “What we want to hear from our beloved President is the total rejection of the reproductive health (RH) bill,” said Filipina Ranada, a Pro-life Philippines volunteer, during a [...]
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
THE Cebu Used Motor Vehicles Association Inc. (Cumvai) is appealing to President Arroyo to help their industry to survive, especially in fast-tracking the processing and issuance of Certificate of Payments (CP) of duties and taxes of imported vehicles. Cumvai’s 60 members said in an open letter to Arroyo that vehicles sold need to be registered with [...]
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
PRESIDENT Arroyo will meet today with selected shipping owners and officials of government agencies that have something to do with shipping regulations reportedly to discuss industry concerns. Her two-day visit in Cebu will also include the unveiling of a public school in Lapu-Lapu City, inauguration of the Plaza Sugbo and the Doña Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal session hall [...]
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo makes a surprise visit to the City Arcade located along Bonifacio Street in Cotabato City where well-milled rice is sold from P32 to P35 per kilo. (OPS/NIB Photo) MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo supports moves to postpone the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) to accommodate and give [...]
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
ALEOSAN - Muslim separatists killed a woman farmer and the military disarmed a motorcycle bomb as President Arroyo toured the troubled southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral said Wednesday that she is ready to lose her job as she maintained her support to a proposed bill for reproductive health care which is being strongly opposed by the Catholic Church.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) filed charges against officials of the National Press Club (NPC) for selling the mural painted by National Artist Vicente Manansala.
