Sunday, November 6, 2011

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Philippines


Interests of OFWs paramount, says bishop

Inquirer.net - 
By Philip C. Tubeza A ranking Catholic prelate on Saturday urged the government to implement the deployment ban on 41 countries found to be lacking in protection for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Ramona Bautista on way to Turkey

Inquirer.net - 
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Saturday said he believed his half-sister Ramona “Mara” Bautista might have joined her husband in Turkey in an attempt to evade investigators looking into the ...

Search launched for missing crew of sunken ship off Ilocos

GMANews.TV - 
Local police and Coast Guard officials on Saturday launched an operation to rescue the crew of a vessel believed to have sunk off Ilocos Norte in northern Philippines.

Let GMA go-- Prelates

Journal Online - 
TWO Catholic bishops who were former critics of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo want her to be permitted to seek medical treatment abroad.

President Aquino's X'mas wish: No more pointless criticism

Inquirer.net - 
HISTORIC YOUTUBE APPEARANCE. President Aquino welcomes Google executive Ross LaJeunesse during the YouTube Worldview Interview in Malacañang on Friday.

Security measures

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - All security measures are set for the 6200 law graduates who are scheduled to take the Bar Examinations this next four Sundays starting today at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in España, Manila.

Gazmin orders AFP: Get Asnawi

Zamboanga Today Online - 
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin has vowed to capture Dan Laksaw Asnawi, the fugitive commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan, even as he assured the public that no bloodshed would occur.

Bill tackles cyber bully problem

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Several members of the House of Representatives called Saturday for the passage of a bill seeking to deter, prosecute, and eliminate cyber bullies.

'Deranged' inmate hostages 3 cellmates

Journal Online - 
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga -- A mentally deranged inmate went berserk yesterday, taking hostage three other inmates at the Pampanga Provincial Jail.

Charice's father buried in Cabuyao, Laguna

GMANews.TV - 
Nearly a week after he was stabbed dead, the father of international singing sensation Charice Pempengco was laid to rest in Laguna province Saturday afternoon.

Peace & dev't in Mindanao

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - War against the MILF and NDF-NPA is not an option. Enduring peace and inclusive, sustainable development - through our unity of purpose, solidarity in values, and teamwork in ...

Isolated heavy rains in MM until Tuesday

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday said isolated heavy rains in Metro Manila may ...

Military officer killed in rebel-attack in Albay

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - A Filipino military officer was killed and another was wounded today in an ambush staged by leftist rebels in the northern Philippine province of Albay.

Check scam an inside job, says lawmker

Inquirer.net - 
Casiño and Bayan Muna party-list colleague Neri Javier Colmenares expressed fear that a Commission on Human Rights (CHR) investigation into the reported cases of fake claimants to the compensation fund for human rights ...

Rebel group blames GMA for long delay

Visayan Daily Star - 
BY GILBERT BAYORAN The peace agreement between the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas-Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade and the government was also a victim of mismanagement during the administration of former President ...

BOC to clear warehouses in 6 months

Philippine Information Agency - 
QUEZON CITY, Nov 6 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has set a 6-month period within which to clear its warehouses of confiscated items still being kept there.

MMDA anniversary offer: Free rides

Journal Online - 
FREE RIDES for the public along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) will be among the highlights of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's 36th anniversary on November 8. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino will lead the celebration, ...

Man held for raping daughter in cemetery

Journal Online - 
Police arrested a man living in a makeshift at a cemetery in Quezon City after being accused by his 14-year-old daughter of raping her for more than a year.

Canada protests frozen pork rule

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Canada has complained about the alleged discrimination on its exports of frozen pork to the Philippines saying Administrative Order 22, which sets the so-called trade barrier, has made it difficult for them to compete against the ...

No consular services on Monday – DFA

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) will be closed on Monday, November 7, in observance of Eid'l Adha.

Business


Papandreou's Unity Government Bid Hits Resistance as Crisis Talks Begin

Bloomberg - 
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, trying to preserve international aid before the nation runs out of money next month, struggled to form a new unity government after the ...

Typhoons lift Philippine October inflation

Malaysia Star - 
MANILA: Philippine inflation jumped to its highest level in more than two-and-a-half years in October as deadly typhoons wreaked havoc on the farming sector, the government said yesterday.

Forex reserves recover in October

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Nov 05, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- THE gross international reserves (GIR) of the country recovered in October owing to foreign exchange operations and income from investments abroad by the Bangko ...

Canada 'discouraged' by open-pit mining ban

Inquirer.net - 
The Canadian Embassy in the Philippines is disappointed over Zamboanga del Norte's passage of an ordinance banning open-pit mining, saying this runs counter to what the national government wants to do with the local mining industry.

eyeing ecozones

Visayan Daily Star - 
A Taiwanese company interested in setting up a manufacturing plant in the Philippines is eyeing four potential economic zones in Negros Occidental for its site, Gov.

Angat Dam safety study ordered

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation will tap engineering consultancy firm Engineering Development Corporation of the Philippines (EDCOP) to conduct a safety study on the Angat ...

Pier Paolo Cito/AP

Toronto Star - 
Ukrainian women's rights group Femen, painted in colors of the Italian flag, shout slogans against Italian Premier Sivlio Berlusconi during a demonstration staged by the Italian Democratic party in Rome on Saturday.

45 Trapped Chinese miners pulled out alive

TODAYonline - 
Forty-five Chinese coal miners trapped by a cave-in were rescued yesterday in the central province of Henan, ending a 36-hour ordeal.

Groupon's test comes in its follow-through

Chicago Sun-Times - 
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, then New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine answers a question during an interview with the Associated Press, in Trenton, NJ The firm, MF Global, said Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, Corzine has resigned as chairman and CEO and ...

Traders urged not to jack up prices of food, other goods

Philippine Star - 
Vendors wait for customers at a fruit stall in Quiapo, Manila yesteday. The government has appealed to traders not to raise prices of food and other goods in time for the ...

Finance rebuffs SC on TRO for PEACE bonds

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Nov 05, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- THE Department of Finance (DOF) told the Supreme Court that it failed to receive the temporary restraining order (TRO) "in time" enjoining it to withhold the final ...

Rubber Drops as Thai Floods Disrupt Car Output, Curbing Demand

Bloomberg - 
By Supunnabul Suwannakij - Fri Nov 04 03:49:31 GMT 2011 Rubber declined on speculation the halt of vehicle production in Thailand because of floods will reduce demand for the material used for tires.

DA-PhilRice posts R&D breakthroughs

Philippine Star - 
Many viable and “farmer-friendly” technologies generated and transferred to the agriculture sector, particularly land tillers.

Why David Cameron must focus on the ecomony

Telegraph.co.uk - 
David Cameron came away from last week's G20 summit in Cannes with a face like thunder after the gathering failed to put in place any kind of detailed proposal to safeguard the future of the eurozone.

Oil above $94 amid signs of U.S. economy improving

eTaiwan News - 
AP Oil prices hovered below $94 a barrel Friday in Asia amid signs the US economy may be improving. Benchmark crude for December delivery was up 5 cents at $94.12 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ...

P10-M aid poured in for farmers' enterprise

Sun.Star - 
THE provincial office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the city has poured in around P10 million worth of assistance to its agrarian reform cooperatives for the improvement of the farmers' enterprise.

ICT players firm up moves to craft regional invest plan

Manila Bulletin - 
DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Representatives of the various Information and Communications Technology (ICT) councils in Mindanao have agreed to align their initiatives with the strategies identified under the island region's 10-year ...

Public-private partnership in addressing climate change pushed

Sun.Star - 
MANILA— The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) called on the business sector to join the government in addressing the issue of climate change.

Foreign ambassadors to join mining conference

Philippine Information Agency - 
BAGUIO CITY,Nov. 5(PIA) -- Seven ambassadors are expected in this mountain resort for the upcoming mining summit next week. Former Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary and Philippine Ambassador to Australia and Germany Delia Albert ...

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