Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Philippines


Quote of the day

Peninsula On-line - Manmohan Singh - ‎1 hour ago‎
India will stand by the people of Afghanistan as they prepare to assume the responsibility for their governance and security after the withdrawal of international forces in 2014.

Strategic Perspective By René B. Azurin

BusinessWorld Online - René B. Azurin - ‎6 hours ago‎
Concerned citizens' groups active in the monitoring of our elections have formally expressed their opposition to the confirmation of Atty.

GMA, MIKE A. MAY SPEND X-MAS IN JAIL / GMA ORDERED 12-0 BUT NOT TO CHEAT

Philippine Headline News - ‎4 hours ago‎
MANILA, OCTOBER 6, 2011 (STAR) By Sheila Crisostomo - Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes disclosed yesterday that former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo (photo ...

Arroyo son listed on immigration watchlist

Gulf Today - Manolo B. Jara - ‎1 hour ago‎
MANILA: Describing them as “flight risks,” a top government official on Wednesday said she ordered the inclusion of the lawmaker-son of former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and his wife in the immigration watchlist.

Toll VAT exemption to cost up to P3B annually – BIR

Manila Bulletin - Chino S. Leyco - ‎5 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Wednesday that Congress should not expect for much higher collection once they approved the proposed measure seeking to exempt expressway toll from value-added tax (VAT).

Philippine police capture suspected beheader

Boston Globe - Jim Gomez - ‎10 hours ago‎
AP / October 5, 2011 MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police have arrested an Abu Sayyaf gunman who allegedly helped behead seven Filipino workers while singing a militant song in a grisly 2007 crime, officials said Wednesday.

OFW group: Planned closure of PHL embassies 'impractical'

GMANews.TV - ‎13 hours ago‎
Migrante International, a global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and families said the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) plan to close down 12 embassies and consulates by the end of 2012 was "insensitive" and "impractical.

Philippines deports 67 Chinese nationals

gulfnews.com - Gilbert P. Felongco - ‎6 hours ago‎
Manila: The Philippines immigration bureau has deported 67 Chinese nationals on suspicion that the foreigners are involved in various types sophisticated electronic fraud.

Cops secure CCTV video to help catch Makati exec's killers

GMANews.TV - ‎2 hours ago‎
Police in Makati City have obtained closed-circuit television footage to aid them in tracking down the motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot dead a city employee near her residence early Wednesday.

Ex-Palawan gov nixes new probe of Ortega case

ABS CBN News - ‎7 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes has asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to quash a Department of Justice resolution ordering a reinvestigation of his links to the killing of Palawan broadcaster Gerry Ortega last January 24.

Lagman: Limit realignment in executive posts, too

ABS CBN News - Rg Cruz - ‎8 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman asked the budget department on Wednesday to bar all government agencies from realigning budget for unfilled positions to other purposes should these remain unused by the ...

Public warned vs China-made toys in Divisoria

GMANews.TV - ‎9 hours ago‎
With the Christmas season just around the corner, Senator Manuel Villar on Wednesday expressed alarm over the alleged influx of hazardous toys to the Philippine market.

Lowly paid teachers 'in London,' honored

Inquirer.net - Tarra Quismundo - ‎6 hours ago‎
WORLD TEACHER'S DAY Teachers from the Manila district cheer and wave banners during the celebration of World Teacher's Day at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday.

Hydrocarbon quest complicating peace efforts, MILF says

gulfnews.com - Gilbert P. Felongco - ‎3 hours ago‎
Manila: Oil and natural gas exploration activities by the government and foreign firms could complicate the peace process in Mindanao, an official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) warned.

Aboitiz firm assures Camarines Norte of 10-year power supply

GMANews.TV - ‎5 hours ago‎
An Aboitiz-owned company will supply 18 to 20 megawatts of electricity to Camarines Norte power consumers from geothermal power plants in Tiwi, Albay, and Makiling-Banahaw area, Laguna.

De Lima slams US envoy for 'offensive' quote

Inquirer.net - Marlon Ramos - ‎5 hours ago‎
This was how Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Wednesday described the claim of US Ambassador Harry Thomas that two out of five male foreign tourists visit the Philippines for commercial sex.
US envoy won't apologize Philippine Star

The Historic Landmark Manila Hotel The Grand Dame of Hotels Continues ...

Manila Bulletin - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Hotel is the oldest premiere five-star hotel in the country built in 1909 and opened in 1912, centrally located in the heart of the Manila Bay Area.

Napolcom involvement in procurement sought

Manila Bulletin - Nicole O. Ong - ‎13 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Jesse M. Robredo Wednesday stressed the need for the National Police Commission (Napolcom) to be more involved in the procurement process of the ...

Weather: Potential cyclone moves closer to Visayas

GMANews.TV - ‎13 hours ago‎
Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms loom over most part of the country as a potential cyclone moved closer to the Visayas Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

Cebuanos 3rd, 8th in board exam

Sun.Star - Bernadette A. Parco - ‎5 hours ago‎
AIM high when setting a goal and work hard to achieve your dream, advised two Cebu-based topnotchers of the September 2011 Mechanical Engineering Licensure Examinations.




Business


Labor Groups Join Anti-Wall Street Protests for NYC March

San Francisco Chronicle - Esmé E. Deprez -‎21 minutes ago‎
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Labor groups marched alongside Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York City today as the protest movement that began three weeks ago in Lower Manhattan spread across the US from Boston to Seattle.

P/$ rate stands at P44.08/$1

Manila Bulletin - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The peso exchange rate stands at P44.08 to the US dollar, the closing rate on Tuesday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp.

3 mines had been cited for safety violations, say environment execs

Inquirer.net - Danni AdoradorRiza T. Olchondra -‎4 hours ago‎
ROAD TO PERDITION Aside from Nickel Corp.'s smelting plant and a guest house, communist guerrillas set on fire 132 dump trucks, 22 backhoes, nine barges, two cranes, two bulldozers, a compactor and a ...

DOLE sees smooth PAL spinoff implementation

Philippine Star - Mayen Jaymalin - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sees a smooth implementation of the outsourcing program of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL).

Debt crisis: live

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎30 minutes ago‎
European markets rally on the expectation of action by the EU to prop up the region's banks, while UK GDP figures show sluggish growth.

Typhoon damage to farms nears P12B

BusinessWorld Online - ‎6 hours ago‎
COST OF DAMAGE to agriculture caused by typhoons Pedring and Quiel (international names Nesat and Nalgae, respectively) has reached nearly P12 billion, while related crop insurance payouts are already the highest on record, state farm officials said on ...

DTI Considering SRP On Flour

Manila Bulletin - ‎6 hours ago‎
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mulls the implementation of suggested retail price, short of price control, on flour after flour millers have refused to submit data on their 'purchase cost' of ...

GSIS Emergency Loan Interest Reduced

Manila Bulletin - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said Wednesday that it has reduced the interest rate for Emergency Loan from eight percent to six percent and would no longer charge a one percent service fee for the loan.

PNoy advisers cut Customs revenue goals, says Biazon

GMANews.TV - ‎19 minutes ago‎
The Aquino administration's economic planners slashed the Bureau of Customs (BoC) collection goals by P2 billion this year and P50 billion next year, Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon revealed on Wednesday.

Oil heads higher on encouraging economic news

Washington Post - ‎32 minutes ago‎
By AP, Oil rebounded Wednesday from 12-month lows on signs that financial leaders will move to bolster struggling European banks and on positive US economic news.

Puregold down 12% on listing

Inquirer.net - Doris C. Dumlao - ‎1 hour ago‎
The share price of Puregold Price Club Inc., the country's first purely retail stock play, faltered by 12 percent during the company's trading debut on Wednesday given the volatility in global financial markets.

Thousands rally against Greek austerity

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Greek police have tear-gassed protesters in central Athens as public sector staff and students went on strike over austerity cuts, shutting down courts, schools and transport including flights.

Aboitiz firm assures Camarines Norte of 10-year power supply

GMANews.TV - ‎5 hours ago‎
An Aboitiz-owned company will supply 18 to 20 megawatts of electricity to Camarines Norte power consumers from geothermal power plants in Tiwi, Albay, and Makiling-Banahaw area, Laguna.

IMF ready to intervene in bid to boost eurozone confidence

The Independent - ‎3 minutes ago‎
By Nikhil Kumar The International Monetary Fund signalled its readiness to extend its support to ailing eurozone economies yesterday, saying it could buy Spanish or Italian debt alongside the currency union's beefed-up bailout fund to restore ...

IPVG transfers assets to new firm

Inquirer.net - Doris C. DumlaoPaolo Montecillo - ‎2 hours ago‎
Technology holding firm IPVG Corp. has completed a restructuring program that spun off substantial assets into a new company, leaving the publicly listed shell company wide open for the infusion of “attractive” new ventures.

Corporate governance – the board's role

Manila Bulletin - ‎5 hours ago‎
By FLOR G. TARRIELA MANILA, Philippines - I finally attended the 5-day Professional Directors Program (PDP) of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Pag-IBIG, LRA target linkup by December

BusinessWorld Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
IN A bid to fast-track the processing of loan applications, the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) and Land Registration Authority (LRA) have targeted to complete an electronic linkup by yearend.

Philex records 37% growth in metal output as of Sept.

BusinessWorld Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
METAL OUTPUT of Philex Mining Corp. rose by 37% in the nine months to September from year-ago levels in terms of value amid higher world market prices, the country's largest miner said in a statement yesterday.

China's rise calls for cool heads

Sydney Morning Herald - Malcolm Turnbull -‎3 hours ago‎
China's economy has grown 18-fold since 1980 and is expected to surpass the United States in 2016. Photo: Donald Chan Australia has every reason to be close friends with Beijing and Washington.

States Condemn Japanese Whaling Plans

Voice of America - ‎7 hours ago‎
October 05, 2011 Australia, New Zealand Condemn Japanese Whaling Plans Phil Mercer | Sydney Australia and New Zealand have condemned Japan's decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean.





Sports


PBA: Powerade, Petron win

Tempo - ‎3 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Powerade and Petron pulled of contrasting victories to nail their first wins respectively in their debut at the PBA Philippine Cup held at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

SSC gains coveted F4 advantage

Manila Bulletin - Jonas Terrado - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Stung by its loss to Letran last week, San Sebastian sent Lyceum packing with an 80-68 victory Wednesday, giving the Stags a twice-to-beat advantage when the Final Four phase kicks off in the 87th NCAA basketball ...

Saludar, Barriga blow London bids

Philippine Star - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Light flyweight Mark Anthony Barriga and flyweight Rey Saludar absorbed stinging setbacks from a pair of seasoned rivals and dropped their bid for Olympic berths in the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan Tuesday.

Pacquiao will rely on speed and quickness against Marquez

BoxingNews24.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO's) will use the basic principles he has used for the last several years to defeat WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1.

Orcullo, Cuartero book Final 4 seats in BSCP national championships

GMANews.TV - ‎6 hours ago‎
Dennis Orcullo and OFW Allan Cuartero booked Final 4 berths in the ongoing Billiards and Snookers Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) National Championships at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City.

Under-23 PH Azkals prove worth; Caligdong earns Golden Boot

Inquirer.net - ‎5 hours ago‎
By Cedelf P. Tupas KAOHSIUNG—The vital roles played by Under-23 standouts in the Philippine Azkals' second place finish in the Long Teng Cup should augur well for the country's bid for a first medal in men's football in the Southeast Asian Games.

Petron spoils Cone debut as B-Meg head coach

Arab News - Grace B. Castillo - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA: It was only Petron and B-Meg's first game into the PBA Philippine Cup. Yet from the way both ball clubs executed defense, it was as if something big was already at stake.

NBA labor fight faces biggest deadline: No deal by Monday means losing regular...

Washington Post - ‎31 minutes ago‎
( no / Associated Press ) - NBA Commissioner David Stern, right, listens as deputy commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference following NBA labor talks meeting between basketball players and owners on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in New York.

Garcia confident versus Nietes Saturday

Inquirer.net - ‎7 hours ago‎
BACOLOD—Mexican champion Ramon Garcia arrived here Monday night confident he'll be able to retain his World Boxing Organization light flyweight crown against local challenger Donnie “Ahas” Nietes.

Natipong one behind after second-round 71

Bangkok Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Natipong Srithong was one stroke off the pace at halfway of the 77th Singha Thailand Amateur Open in Bangkok yesterday. The national team player fired a 71 in the second round for six-under-par 138 at the par-72 Panya Indra Golf Club.

Beach volley in Puerto Princesa

Tempo - ‎5 hours ago‎
Manila, Philippines - The best of the best cross paths next week in the Battle of Champions, the final leg of the 2011 Petron Ladies beach volleyball tournament at Baywalk in the City of Puerto Princesa.

Donaire searching for PHL national anthem singer for Narvaez bout

GMANews.TV - ‎11 hours ago‎
World bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is reaching out to the Filipino-American community, looking for someone interested in performing the Philippine national anthem prior to his title defense on October 22 against Argentine champ Omar Narvaez ...

Tiger signs biggest sponsor since scandal

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎5 minutes ago‎
Tiger Woods, whose skill as a pitchman made him the first $1 billion athlete before his infamous sex scandal, has signed his first major endorsement deal since his 2009 fall from grace.

Rangers play waiting game

Globe and Mail - Stephen Hawkins - ‎20 minutes ago‎
ARLINGTON, Texas— AP The Texas Rangers are back in the AL championship series and waiting for an opponent. This is a team that didn't win a post-season series in the franchise's first 49 seasons before getting to the World Series last year.

Leyland keeps Tigers calm heading into Game 5

Canada.com - Mary Caton - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers is congratulated by Jim Leyland after leaving the game following the eighth inning of Game Three of the American League Division Series against the New ...

UM edges STI Colleges to win second straight NAASCU title

GMANews.TV - ‎7 hours ago‎
Jeff Alvin Viernes and Eugene Torres led University of Manila to a 69-66 win over STI Colleges to help the Hawks win their seventh championship in 11 years in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU).

Killer stages to decide Calderon fate

Philippine Star - Joey Villar - ‎6 hours ago‎
Tomas Martinez, left, and Sherwin Diamsay of the Team Tarlac lead the breakaway group from San Fernando, La Union to Vigan City during Stage 8 of the LBC Ronda Pilipinas.

Albert Pujols Complains: MLB Gives Yankees Best Time Slots During Playoffs

Huffington Post - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Pujols, who will be a free agent this offseason, explained that's tough to play as afternoon gives way to evening due to the mix of shadows and sunshine.

Baseball-Tiger's Verlander not available for decisive Game Five

Yahoo! Eurosport UK - ‎9 minutes ago‎
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland on Wednesday ruled out using ace Justin Verlander in Thursday's deciding Game Five of the American League division series against the New York Yankees.





Southeast Asia


Quote of the day

Peninsula On-line - Manmohan Singh - ‎1 hour ago‎
India will stand by the people of Afghanistan as they prepare to assume the responsibility for their governance and security after the withdrawal of international forces in 2014.

Chula student arrested over fake Yingluck tweets

Bangkok Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Investigators have nabbed a student who allegedly posted false messages on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's Twitter account _ but the identity of the person who hacked into the system to gain the PM's password remains a mystery.

Strategic Perspective By René B. Azurin

BusinessWorld Online - René B. Azurin - ‎6 hours ago‎
Concerned citizens' groups active in the monitoring of our elections have formally expressed their opposition to the confirmation of Atty.

Philippines deports 67 Chinese nationals

gulfnews.com - Gilbert P. Felongco - ‎6 hours ago‎
Manila: The Philippines immigration bureau has deported 67 Chinese nationals on suspicion that the foreigners are involved in various types sophisticated electronic fraud.

GMA, MIKE A. MAY SPEND X-MAS IN JAIL / GMA ORDERED 12-0 BUT NOT TO CHEAT

Philippine Headline News - ‎4 hours ago‎
MANILA, OCTOBER 6, 2011 (STAR) By Sheila Crisostomo - Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes disclosed yesterday that former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel Arroyo (photo ...

Toll VAT exemption to cost up to P3B annually – BIR

Manila Bulletin - Chino S. Leyco - ‎5 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Wednesday that Congress should not expect for much higher collection once they approved the proposed measure seeking to exempt expressway toll from value-added tax (VAT).

Malaysia apologises for border delays caused by fingerprint scanning

TODAYonline - ‎1 hour ago‎
by Saifulbahri Ismail Singapore - Malaysia's Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen, who was in town to launch an advertising blitz to get more Singaporeans to visit Malaysia, apologised yesterday for the inconvenience caused to travellers when the country ...

More flood mayhem on the way

Bangkok Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Increased water discharges from the Bhumibol Dam in Tak have threatened to add flood woes to provinces downstream, including Ayutthaya where a large number of industrial factories have been inundated since Tuesday.

Arroyo son listed on immigration watchlist

Gulf Today - Manolo B. Jara - ‎1 hour ago‎
MANILA: Describing them as “flight risks,” a top government official on Wednesday said she ordered the inclusion of the lawmaker-son of former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and his wife in the immigration watchlist.

Najib orders 'illegals' released

The Australian - ‎8 hours ago‎
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday the government would immediately release 125 people held under a tough security law he has targeted for repeal.

Philippine police capture suspected beheader

Boston Globe - Jim Gomez - ‎10 hours ago‎
AP / October 5, 2011 MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police have arrested an Abu Sayyaf gunman who allegedly helped behead seven Filipino workers while singing a militant song in a grisly 2007 crime, officials said Wednesday.

City Council approves 34 security cameras for APEC

Honolulu Star-Advertiser - ‎39 minutes ago‎
By Star-Advertiser staff The City Council has given final approval to the installation of 34 security cameras across key sections of Oahu in preparation for the arrival of 21 world leaders and their entourages for this year's Asia-Pacific Economic ...

Six PAP CEC members step down

Channel News Asia - ‎8 hours ago‎
By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 05 October 2011 2216 hrs SINGAPORE: Six members of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) Central Executive Committee (CEC) have stepped down.

Sen. Santiago joins fray against US envoy

Inquirer.net - Christian V. Esguerra - ‎5 hours ago‎
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago talks to the media during a press conference about her being nominated as judge for the International Criminal Court at the Diamond Hotel, Tuesday.

Muhyiddin warns schools on barring students from exams

The Sun Daily - Tim Leonard - ‎9 hours ago‎
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5, 2011): Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said no schools should bar students from taking public examinations.

President's Birthday Gift to TNI: Annual Defense Budget Increases

Jakarta Globe - ‎5 hours ago‎
Indonesia's Armed Forces are getting a nice birthday surprise as they mark their 66th anniversary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed on Wednesday to keep increasing the state budget's defense allotment each year, starting with a raise of some 35 ...

Cops secure CCTV video to help catch Makati exec's killers

GMANews.TV - ‎2 hours ago‎
Police in Makati City have obtained closed-circuit television footage to aid them in tracking down the motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot dead a city employee near her residence early Wednesday.

OFW group: Planned closure of PHL embassies 'impractical'

GMANews.TV - ‎13 hours ago‎
Migrante International, a global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and families said the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) plan to close down 12 embassies and consulates by the end of 2012 was "insensitive" and "impractical.

How Pakatan aims to finance its budget

Free Malaysia Today - Syed Jaymal Zahiid -‎8 hours ago‎
The money to finance the RM220 billion shadow budget will come from existing revenue sources, says the opposition. KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat today defended its “prosperity for all” budget, saying that the fund to finance its RM220 billion allocation ...

Hydrocarbon quest complicating peace efforts, MILF says

gulfnews.com - Gilbert P. Felongco - ‎3 hours ago‎
Manila: Oil and natural gas exploration activities by the government and foreign firms could complicate the peace process in Mindanao, an official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) warned.
 


World


US assails China, Russia vetoes on Syria at UN

San Francisco Chronicle - Bradley Klapper -‎18 minutes ago‎
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says China and Russia are on the wrong side of history after vetoing a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown on pro-reform protesters.

Indian-Afghan pact likely to boost tension with Pakistan

MiamiHerald.com - Saeed Shah - ‎39 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD -- US hopes that Pakistan will cut its ties to the Haqqani terrorist network have suffered another blow, and from a source that many Western observers might not have suspected: a pact between India and Afghanistan that calls for ...

Vladimir Putin's scuba 'discoveries' a sham, spokesman admits

Herald Sun - ‎53 minutes ago‎
WHEN Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin found two ancient vases during a scuba dive in the Black Sea, Russia's state-controlled media fawned over his latest action man adventure, but his official spokesman revealed today that the treasure hunt was ...

Syrian opposition not ready for dialogue?

RT - ‎1 hour ago‎
Russia vetoed the UN resolution on Syria, believing that the Syrians should resolve the crisis themselves without external involvement.

Amanda Knox judge: She may know the 'real truth'

Telegraph.co.uk - Nick SquiresMark Hughes -‎12 minutes ago‎
The judge in the Amanda Knox appeal said he thought she might know the “real truth” about who killed Meredith Kercher - and that she “could be responsible”.

Thousands rally against Greek austerity

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
Greek police have tear-gassed protesters in central Athens as public sector staff and students went on strike over austerity cuts, shutting down courts, schools and transport including flights.

Motlanthe asked to tackle visa issue

Independent Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Dalai Lama cancelled his trip to South Africa after the furore over his visa application. He was supposed to attend Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's birthday celebration.

NY officials want helicopter ban after crash

eTaiwan News - Chris Hawley - ‎43 minutes ago‎
AP New York City politicians called for a ban on "non-essential" helicopter flights over the city Wednesday as investigators looked for clues to explain a crash that killed a British woman on holiday with her family.

How to end the stalemate in Somalia

CNN (blog) - Bronwyn BrutonPeter Pham -‎4 hours ago‎
Editor's Note: Bronwyn Bruton and J. Peter Pham are, respectively, deputy director and director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council.

Labor Groups Join Anti-Wall Street Protests for NYC March

San Francisco Chronicle - Esmé E. Deprez -‎21 minutes ago‎
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Labor groups marched alongside Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York City today as the protest movement that began three weeks ago in Lower Manhattan spread across the US from Boston to Seattle.

Cameron invokes the bulldog spirit

Financial Times - ‎19 minutes ago‎
These are sobering times for the UK, and David Cameron came to Manchester needing to find the words to match the national mood. The prime minister's task was to avoid underplaying the scale of Britain's economic challenges while rejecting any hint of ...

White House voices concern over currency bill

Financial Times - Alan Beattie - ‎24 minutes ago‎
The White House on Wednesday edged closer to criticising proposed legislation to punish China for undervaluing its currency, saying it might contravene international law.

VIDEO: Water shortages hit ocean islands

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
A second South Pacific community is suffering a severe water shortage due to an ongoing drought crisis. Tokelau declared a state of emergency late on Monday, following a similar move in neighbouring Tuvalu, where water is already being rationed.


Hundreds killed in Thai floods

CNN International - Kocha Olarn - ‎6 hours ago‎
A man carries a boy on his back at a flooded market in a low-lying area of downtown Bangkok on 4 October. Bangkok (CNN) -- The death toll from months of devastating floods in Thailand has risen to 237, authorities said Wednesday.

Najib orders 'illegals' released

The Australian - ‎8 hours ago‎
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday the government would immediately release 125 people held under a tough security law he has targeted for repeal.

Sen. Santiago joins fray against US envoy

Inquirer.net - Christian V. Esguerra - ‎5 hours ago‎
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago talks to the media during a press conference about her being nominated as judge for the International Criminal Court at the Diamond Hotel, Tuesday.

Bahrain to retry medics

Stuff.co.nz - ‎1 hour ago‎
Bahrain has revealed that 20 medical staff sentenced to jail terms in a military court would be retried in a civilian court, after the verdicts drew international criticism.

Seoul taps Wi as ambassador to Russia

Korea Times - Kim Young-jin - ‎10 hours ago‎
Seoul has tapped its chief nuclear envoy as its new ambassador to Russia, promoting his deputy to take his place, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Analysis: Jobs debate in the hands of voters, not Congress

Reuters - Andy SullivanLily Kuo - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It increasingly appears that the debate over job creation in the United States will be resolved by voters, not lawmakers.

3 dead in suspected Pakistani militant attack

CNN - Shaan Khan - ‎7 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- Four people -- including two law enforcement officials -- were killed in southwest Pakistan Wednesday when suspected militants opened fire on a police patrol car, according to a senior local police official.





Science


New venue opens at Centris

Manila Bulletin - ‎2 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Elements at Centris opens this month to host events and social and business functions. Located inside Eton Centris, it presents a strategic location, complete facilities and modern design.

Climate talks eye revenue from shipping

AFP - Shaun Tandon - ‎49 minutes ago‎
PANAMA CITY - With nations facing gaping shortfalls meeting pledges on climate change, several governments and activist groups are pushing to put a price on shipping emissions to fund aid to poor countries.

Photos: Life-Changing Nobel Chemistry Breakthroughs

National Geographic - ‎1 hour ago‎
Resembling mosaic tile, this atomic model shows a type of quasicrystal, a material whose atoms display a regular but asymmetrical pattern—once thought impossible in crystals.

Ocean water may have come from space, research shows

Vancouver Sun - Teresa Smith - ‎5 minutes ago‎
Next time you go for a dip in the ocean, consider this: That water may have come from outer space. Using a Canadian-made radio telescope, scientists at the University of Michigan and an ...

200 Million People Could Be Forced From Homes By Climate Change Events

Newsroom America - Peter Fowler - ‎5 hours ago‎
(Newsroom America) -- United Nations officials have urged the international community to take action against mounting threats posed by climate change on the world's urban areas, warning that climate-related events ...

Need a Job? NASA Looking for Astronauts

Indiana's NewsCenter - ‎1 hour ago‎
NASA on Tuesday announced that it will begin taking astronaut applications for the Class of 2013 in November, according to Florida Today.

Climate change eradicating Arctic's oldest ice

Vancouver Sun - Randy Boswell - ‎2 hours ago‎
The ship Arctic Sunrise is moored to an ice floe to assist scientists in making an ice station in the Fram Strait September 3, 2011.

EU Sending a Probe To the Sun

Slashdot - ‎1 hour ago‎
First time accepted submitter Mindflux0 writes "The European Union is going forward with the proposed Solar Orbiter, a space probe designed to study the sun.

New Study Shows High Radiation 60 Kilometers from Japanese Power Plant

Voice of America - ‎7 hours ago‎
October 05, 2011 New Study Shows High Radiation 60 Kilometers from Japanese Power Plant VOA News A new study shows high levels of radioactive contamination in the Japanese city of Fukushima, some 60 kilometers from the site of the world's worst nuclear ...

Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak: Mirage Effect Created in Lab

ABC News - Ned Potter - ‎4 hours ago‎
It's hard to write about the experiment done at the University of Texas at Dallas without invoking Harry Potter and his invisibility cloak - but after you look at the video above, you'll probably agree it's 1) mesmerizing ...

Bordeaux Vineyards Survive Wild Ride From Odd Weather

Discovery News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Yields are down but the small surviving grapes are concentrated in sugar and show good color. The last grapes are being brought into Bordeaux's cellars following one of the most complex growing seasons in recent history, with drought, hail, ...

Scientists Prepare to Find Yeti The Abominable Snowman

Online News Website - ‎6 minutes ago‎
For centuries its existence has been rumored but never proven: a white-fur-covered ape-like creature that inhabits some of the coldest, least-hospitable environments on earth, such as the Himalayas.





Technology


Sprint to offer unlimited data for iPhone 4, 4S

ZDNet (blog) - Ricardo Bilton - ‎49 minutes ago‎
Summary: While not the biggest surprise, news that Sprint will extend its unlimited data plans to iPhone owners is a win for both the company and its new customers.

Samsung seeks ban on iPhone 4S sales

Sydney Morning Herald - Miyoung Kim -‎19 minutes ago‎
Was it worth the wait? Deputy technology editor, Ben Grubb gives us the low-down on the new iPhone 4S, the hype and the anti-climax.

Apple Store, tech sites crash after iPhone announcement

GMANews.TV - ‎16 hours ago‎
Notwithstanding an initial disappointment over its new iPhone, Apple's announcement of its latest device managed to crash some tech sites before dawn Wednesday (Manila time).

Summary Box: India announces cheap computers

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎14 minutes ago‎
AP, An Indian student poses with the supercheap Aakash tablet computer which she received during its launch in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011.

Mercedes-Benz Enthusiasts set to Seize the Day with New C-Class Coupe - Web...

European Car Magazine - ‎2 hours ago‎
Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts looking to get a taste of the all new 2012 C-Class Coupe can get an opportunity to test drive the sleek two-door sports car courtesy of the luxury car maker through a Facebook test drive program as of September 21, 2011.

Zune HD Returns, But For How Long?

LAPTOP Magazine (blog) - Sherri L. Smith -‎50 minutes ago‎
Guess who's back? The Zune HD pulled a serious Mickey Rourke and is on the road to a serious comeback, sort of. After posting a curt paragraph on Zune.

Scientists invent an 'invisible key'

Hindustan Times - ‎Oct 4, 2011‎
A team of Taiwanese researchers have developed an "invisible key" technology which allows users to unlock their doors by means of simple hand gestures, the head of the team said Monday.

Salesforce CEO Says Oracle 'Not In Touch'

MarketWatch - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff Wednesday claimed Oracle's Larry Ellison is out of touch with market trends after what he said was an abrupt cancellation of his speech at Oracle's technology conference.

Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace

PC Magazine - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Microsoft's Games for Windows Marketplace is decent if you want to play some Xbox 360 games with PC ports, but it feels like a pale version of Xbox Live.

Women drive boom at LatAm video game fair: organizer

AFP - ‎3 hours ago‎
RIO DE JANEIRO - The biggest video game fair in Latin American opened its doors Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, with organizers expecting some 60000 visitors and an ever-increasing number of women gamers.

Indian Bills $50 Tablet as 'World's Cheapest Computer'

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Move over Kindle Fire—there's a much cheaper tablet in development. India's Education Ministry is set to produce a barebones, Internet-ready tablet device that it's calling the "world's cheapest computer," according to CNN.

Nexus Prime: Can Google and Samsung Dethrone Apple's iPhone?

International Business Times - Dave Smith -‎11 minutes ago‎
Samsung finally launched its Galaxy S II smartphone in the US Wednesday, but the company will try to take a bigger bite out of Apple with its highly-anticipated smartphone, the Nexus Prime.

HTC Preps Emergency Patch For Android Phones

InformationWeek (blog) - Mathew J. Schwartz -‎10 hours ago‎
Until the over-the-air fix for data leakage problem gets distributed, HTC recommends that users avoid using applications from untrusted sources.

Two turbo choices for new Escape

Montreal Gazette - Derek McNaughton - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ford is further going down the path of more turbocharging, confirming the all-new Escape - set to be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November - will come with two turbo options but no ...

How to Stop Facebook, Google+, and Twitter From Tracking You

PCWorld - Paul Venezia - ‎2 hours ago‎
I conducted a completely nonscientific, haphazard public poll at a bar one evening last week. I asked a variety of people if they thought that Facebook knew what sites they visit that aren't Facebook.

Review: No Rage for id's new shooter, just mild disappointment

Globe and Mail - chad sapieha - ‎3 hours ago‎
The question begged by Rage, a long-gestating sci-fi shooter from fabled development house id Software - makers of such seminal first-person shooters as Doom and Quake - is whether a competently made but highly derivative gaming experience can be truly ...

Flash 11 Supports Unreal Engine 3

AnandTech - Andrew Cunningham - ‎1 hour ago‎
Not long after Epic announced OS X support for its Unreal Engine game middleware, the company has another announcement to make: Using the just-released Flash Player 11, UE3 is now coming to web browsers, ...

PlayStation 3 "Michael" commercial is a sweet tribute to gamers

CBS News - Chenda Ngak - ‎3 hours ago‎
(CBS) - Commercials are not cool. Sometimes they're downright unbearable. Thankfully, PlayStation release something that is pretty awesome.

Red Hat Acquires Gluster For $136 Million In Cash

Huffington Post (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Red Hat, provider of open source enterprise software solutions, announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal to acquire the online storage company Gluster for $136 million.

Nokia still pledging Windows phone as Apple marches on

Reuters - Tarmo VirkiRitsuko Ando - ‎Oct 4, 2011‎
Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop takes part in the 2011 Nokia Annual General Meeting in Helsinki, May 3, 2011. By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent HELSINKI (Reuters) - On the day that Apple launches the fifth generation of its ...





Health


Believe it: Bob Dylan is favored to win Nobel Prize in literature

Los Angeles Times (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
According to Ladbrokes, Bob Dylan is the odds-on favorite to win the Nobel Prize for literature. The British betting house has Dylan as the top possibility, running at 5-to-1 odds, ahead of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, who is in second place, ...

Mansfield Resident Recognized by the American Red Cross

Patch.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
(L - R) Tim Washburn, American Red Cross Blood Services - Southern Massachusetts Recruitment Manager, Lenny Walker, UMASS Dartmouth American Red Cross Club President and Guanah D. Davis, American Red Cross Blood Services - Massachusetts Region Chief ...

Self-cleaning cotton breaks down pesticides, bacteria

Southeast Farm Press - Andy Fell - ‎7 hours ago‎
• The new fabric has potential applications in biological and chemical protective clothing for health care, food processing and farmworkers, as well as military personnel.

Roche lung cancer drug receives FDA approval

Philippine Star - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Pharmaceutical company Roche announced this week that the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its oral drug erlotinib as first-line therapy for people with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ...

Preserving the pandas, China's national treasure

GMANews.TV - Kimberly Jane Tan - ‎14 hours ago‎
CHENGDU, China -- Pandas are naturally solitary animals who live in remote bamboo forests in the mountainous areas of China. But as their natural habitats were gradually destroyed, their number went down and the large but seemingly cuddly animals ...

Encephalitis kills 400 in flood-hit northern India

Reuters AlertNet - Alka PandeNita Bhalla -‎6 hours ago‎
This September 2008 photo shows children playing after evacuating their homes on the riverbed of Yamuna in New Delhi. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan By Alka Pande LUCKNOW, India, (AlertNet) - More than 400 people in northern India have died in the past month ...

Scientists change skin cells into potent stem cells with a cloning technique ...

Washington Post - ‎8 minutes ago‎
By AP, WASHINGTON - Scientists used a cloning technique to create the type of customized stem cells that show promise for treating disease.

Think pink but buy smart

Houston Chronicle - Joy Sewing - ‎26 minutes ago‎
A TO Z: Andrea Montgomery?s AZ charms ($110 with one letter, $25 for additional charm) at andreamontgomery.com. DONATES: 100 percent of proceeds to The Pink Ribbons Project at www.

Kylie 'suspects phone was hacked'

The Press Association - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Kylie Minogue suspects her phone may have been hacked while she was suffering from breast cancer. Speaking after she received an honorary degree from Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, the singer spoke of the challenges of fighting the disease while ...

Brain implants tested in monkeys may help paralysed people

The Australian - ‎9 minutes ago‎
A graphic shows a monkey avatar with a virtual reality upper limb. Monkeys implanted with brain electrodes were able to move a virtual object, which may lead to paralysed people regain the sense of feeling.

UK gives £20m to global war on guinea worm

The Independent - ‎4 minutes ago‎
By Charlie Cooper The fight to eradicate the gruesome and debilitating "guinea worm" disease, making it only the second in the world to be wiped out after smallpox, is on the verge of success after it secured £20m funding from the Government.

Denmark's fat tax: Could it work here?

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board AP Photo/Dima GavryshA pizza is pictured in this 2006 file photo. A new "fat tax" in Denmark went into effect on Saturday, affecting consumers of foods containing more than 2.3 percent saturated fat.

CDC says 112 million drank and drove last year

Baltimore Sun (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Drunk driving is dropping a bit, but more than 112 million people still reported getting behind the wheel after drinking in 2010, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Alzheimer's Disease May Be Contagious, Study Says

ThirdAge - Emily Jacobson - ‎1 hour ago‎
Conducted at the The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, researchers injected mice with human brain tissue from patients with Alzheimer's disease.

RBC gives $500000 boost to new psychiatric hospital

Hamilton Spectator - ‎22 minutes ago‎
St. Joseph's Healthcare has received a $500000 donation from the Royal Bank of Canada for its new psychiatric hospital, under construction on the Mountain.

HPV: It's Not Just For Ladies Any More

The Atlantic - Megan McArdle - ‎2 hours ago‎
Researchers examined 271 throat-tumor samples collected over 20 years ending in 2004 and found that the percentage of oral cancer linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV, surged to 72 percent from about 16 percent, according to a ...

Current smoking rates could lead to millions of TB deaths

CBS News - Kathleen Doheny - ‎1 hour ago‎
Oct. 4, 2011-- If smoking is not controlled worldwide, the habit could produce 18 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases and 40 million deaths from TB between 2010 and 2050, according to a new study.





Entertainment


Good start

BusinessWorld Online - Angelo S. Murillo -‎Oct 4, 2011‎
They say that first impressions last. Then if that is the case, the Philippine Basketball Association is in for one good Season 37 after the type of opening day it had at the weekend that was full of excitement, ...

Business lessons from Shamcey Supsup

BusinessWorld Online - Che M. Javier - ‎6 hours ago‎
'Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?' Shamcey Supsup used to be “one of the girls” -- simple, down-to-earth, friendly and studious, possessing many other qualities not usually found in avid ...

How to have a 'tapeo' without going to Madrid

Philippine Star - Claude Tayag - ‎6 hours ago‎
Last January, my gastronomic calendar started with a very big bang when I attended the three-day food conference Madrid Fusion held in the Spanish capital, sponsored by the Spain Tourist Board.

Beach volley in Puerto Princesa

Tempo - ‎5 hours ago‎
Manila, Philippines - The best of the best cross paths next week in the Battle of Champions, the final leg of the 2011 Petron Ladies beach volleyball tournament at Baywalk in the City of Puerto Princesa.

Revelations unfold as Munting Heredera enters a new chapter

Vox Bikol - ‎6 hours ago‎
This week, many secrets will be uncovered as GMA-7's Munting Heredera enters a new chapter. Finally, Lola Ana (Gloria Romero) discovers that Desmond (Gabby Eigenmann) is the person behind all her family's misfortune.

Fox considers cancelling The Simpsons

RT - ‎2 hours ago‎
I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save the Simpsons, Superman. After 23 seasons, Fox is threatening to pull the plug on the longest airing animated show ever.

Hitched: Duchess of Alba, 85, dances down aisle to wed toyboy boyfriend

NEWS.com.au - ‎5 minutes ago‎
SPAIN'S fabulously wealthy 85-year-old Duchess of Alba married a civil servant 25 years her junior overnight in a story of love and family conflict that has gripped the nation.

Adele Cancels US Tour Due to Vocal Cord Hemorrhage

WebMD - Nicky Broyd - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Oct. 5, 2011 -- Once again, British singer Adele has been forced to cancel a number of sold-out US shows because of throat problems.

Kapamilya drama gets Emmy nomination

Philippine Star - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - ABS-CBN earned another International Emmy Awards nomination for its drama series Precious Hearts Romances presents Impostor, a story about a provincial lass who was forced to take the persona of a well-known model.

Paris Hilton annoyed by lost luggage

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Socialite Paris Hilton has taken aim at the airlines after her luggage was lost en route to Los Angeles. The reality TV star recently visited Europe and India and returned home to LA on Tuesday, but she was peeved to find her bags had been misplaced.

Exclusive Lifestyle Report From New York: Who will be the next great baker?

Philippine Star - ‎6 hours ago‎
Ultimate bakeoff: Cake Boss Buddy Valastro (center) hosts TV baking competition Next Great Baker, where 10 pastry chefs battle it out for the title and US$50000.

Jolie to take on new UN refugee role

The Province - ‎5 hours ago‎
In this handout image provided by the UNHCR, Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie presents the 2011 Nansen Refugee Award at a ceremony on October 3, 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Couple Gets Married 100 Times: Romantic or Ridiculous?

SodaHead News - ‎1 hour ago‎
by SodaHead News Posted October 05, 2011 21:00:00 (27 minutes ago) Talk about never-ending love! David and Lauren Blair from Tennessee love each other so much that they can't stop getting married to each other!

Diamond Makes Record $10 Million, Vase $21.6 Million

BusinessWeek - Frederik Balfour - ‎4 hours ago‎
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese bidders pushed prices for Ming and bling to records at a Hong Kong auction last night, undaunted by volatility on stock markets across the globe.

Miss Universe Leila Lopes to be ambassador for Arid Regions

Afrique en Ligue - ‎13 hours ago‎
United Nations invites Miss Universe to be ambassador for Arid Regions - The newly-crowned Miss Universe 2011, Angolan Leila Lopes, has been invited to serve as the ambassador for Arid Regions of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ...

Baghdad opens third film festival since invasion

Reuters - Aseel KamiShaimaa Fayed - ‎11 hours ago‎
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Cinema fans in Iraq opened the third Baghdad International Film Festival this week in an attempt to revive the country's movie industry after years of financial and security struggles since the 2003 US invasion.

Why Dolphin's Tale Deserves to Be Number 1 at the Box Office

Huffington Post - ‎Oct 4, 2011‎
I can't help but think of the word "broken" these days, when I think of my beautiful adoptive country, our economy and the incessant sense of turmoil and discontent all around the world.

Failures wanted for new Morgan Spurlock project

AFP - ‎3 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - Morgan Spurlock is looking for a few good failures. The New York filmmaker who Big Mac'ed his way to documentary success with "Super Size Me" is casting for seven "inspiring and fun everyday people with big, unfulfilled goals" for an ...





MARKET INFORMATION
   Market Closed
   As of WED OCT 05, 2011 13:00:00 PM
PSE COMPOSITE AND SECTORAL INDICES
VALUECHANGE% CHG 
 PSEi   3,823.13   6.79   0.1773  
 All Shares   2,759.86   3.56   0.1288  
 Financials   880.67   3.22   0.367  
 Industrial   6,508.45   59.09   0.8997  
 Holding Firms   2,939.93   12.61   0.4308  
 Property   1,337.72   3.68   0.2759  
 Services   1,373.09   9.68   0.7  
 Mining & Oil   19,513.26   114.92   0.5924  

MARKET ACTIVITY
   Trades13219 
   Volume7,007,899,117 
   Value6,260,181,356 
   Advances75 
   Declines59 
   Unchanged38 

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Philippine Stock Exchange  |  PHILIPPINE MUTUAL FUNDS
Company Name
NAV per share (PhP)
One Year Return (%)
Three Year Return (%)
Four Year Return (%)
Year-to-date Return (%)
ATR KimEng Equity Opportunity Fund2.5014-8.14%14%8.2%-10.31%
First Metro Save & Learn Equity Fund, Inc.3.32391.3%27.47%15.95%-4.71%
Philam Strategic Growth Fund, Inc.343.68-6.01%19.8%12.12%-9.13%
Philequity Fund, Inc.18.7639-4.29%23.17%13.59%-7.1%
Philequity PSE Index Fund Inc.2.6112-1.8%17.7%16.14%-3.47%
Philippine Stock Index Fund Corp. *418.13-8.52%14.29%8.39%-8.81%
Sun Life Prosperity Phil. Equity Fund, Inc. *2.4105-5.65%14.93%9.72%-7.7%
United Fund, Inc.2.5605-7.77%8.76%7.34%-10.44%
ATR KimEng Asia Plus Recovery Fund, Inc. **$0.8648-21.54%n.a.n.a.-23.39%
ALFM Growth Fund, Inc *165.03-10.62%n.a.n.a.-12.07%
Bahay Pari Solidaritas Fund, Inc.*1.3424-0.22%n.a.n.a.-5.26%
First Metro Save & Learn Balanced Fund Inc.1.8599-0.01%26.92%n.a.-6.46%
GSIS Mutual Fund, Inc.2.6201-7.23%16.28%12.01%-10.38%
MFCP Kabuhayan Fund1.4795-6.28%10.67%7%-7.83%
NCM Mutual Funds of the Phils., Inc.1.3375n.a.n.a.n.a.-6.61%
Optima Balanced Fund, Inc.1.1857-0.21%11.13%4.55%-2.12%
Philam Fund, Inc.11.6043-5.28%17.13%11.19%-8.32%
Sun Life Prosperity Balanced Fund, Inc. *2.4503-5.58%10.15%7.61%-6.85%
Cocolife Dollar Fund Builder, Inc.$0.0289n.a.n.a.n.a.-1.03%
PAMI Asia Balanced Fund, Inc.$0.868n.a.n.a.n.a.-14.16%
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Advantage Fund, Inc. *$2.5708-6.61%1.54%1.51%-4.35%
ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc. *272.675.15%6.07%6.05%2.81%
Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc.2.011512.92%11.14%9.21%6.09%
Ekklesia Mutual Fund Inc. *1.63927.26%5.41%4.81%4.63%
First Metro Save & Learn Fixed Income Fund, Inc.1.54729.43%7.6%6.32%4.77%
Grepalife Bond Fund Corp.1.16592.03%n.a.n.a.2.22%
Philam Bond Fund, Inc.3.25115.2%6.06%5.57%3.57%
Philequity Peso Bond Fund Inc.2.68795.78%7.03%8.47%3.78%
Prudentialife Fixed Income Fund Inc.1.59212.37%2.88%4.14%0.62%
Sun Life Prosperity Bond Fund, Inc. *2.28674.58%6.1%4.83%3.08%
Sun Life Prosperity GS Fund, Inc. *1.33394.01%8.08%5.63%1.11%
ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. *$353.61.37%4.22%4.44%1.45%
ALFM Euro Bond Fund, Inc. *€177.71-0.6%3.3%2.65%-0.63%
ATR KimEng Total Return Bond Fund, Inc. **$1.01831%n.a.n.a.1.29%
Grepalife Dollar Bond Fund Corp.$1.38860.02%6.93%5.44%0.87%
Grepalife Fixed Income Fund Corp.P1.43462.56%5.86%4.64%2.37%
MAA Privilege Dollar Fixed Income Fund, Inc.$1.32494-1.92%2.25%2.52%3.04%
MAA Privilege Euro Fixed Income Fund, Inc.€0.02807n.a.n.a.n.a.-3.54%
PAMI Global Bond Fund, Inc.$1.2240.39%5.35%n.a.3.41%
Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc.$1.8216-1.97%6.79%5.68%0.47%
Philequity Dollar Income Fund Inc.$0.0460984-0.86%6.59%6.91%0.21%
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Abundance Fund, Inc. *$2.5727-1.66%7.08%4.61%1.73%
ALFM Money Market Fund, Inc. *105.43.48%n.a.n.a.2.31%
ATR KimEng Money Market Fund, Inc.1.10810.96%0.97%-0.96%0.55%
First Metro Save & Learn Money Market Fund, Inc.1.03961.92%n.a.n.a.1.1%
Philam Managed Income Fund, Inc.1.11030.84%1.48%n.a.0.43%
Sun Life Prosperity Money Market Fund, Inc. *1.12550.35%0.99%1.46%0.24%
Source: Investment Company Association of the Philippines (ICAP);
* - NAVPS as of the previous banking day
** - NAVPS as of 2 banking days ago


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