Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from October 2005

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from October 2005

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Terror suspects our men, says MILF.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYTHE MORO ISLAMIC LIBERA-tion Front (MILF) yesterday said three of the four men arrested in North Cotabato on suspicion of being Jemaah Islamiyah members are actually members of the rebel group....

Aga displays fine thespic form in romantic tearjerker.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rito P. Asilo Dubai D: Rory B. Quintos S: Aga Muhlach, Claudine Barretto, John Lloyd Cruz AGA MUHLACH DISPLAYS fine thespic insight and range in Rory Quintos mawkish but well-told...

After earthquakes and shipwrecks.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bambi L. Harper TWO MARITIME MISFORTUNES IN 1600 INvolved the galleons San Geronimo and San Margarita. The two left Cavite together in July of that year. They were on the high seas when they...

RPs Basco stuns Aussie top seed.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes SEVENTH SEED MICHAEL BASCO YIELDED four of the first six games but came charging back to stun top seed William McNamee of Australia yesterday and seize a semifinal berth in...

Bearing it in Bacolod.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BACOLOD CITYBecause this city only has a combined total of a little more than 1,000 hotel rooms, friends and families of athletes vying in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games as well as other tourists will be...

Vintage Reuter.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan LAST SEPT. 5, HOURS BEFORE THE HOUSE BEgan its plenary voting on the impeachment case against President Macapagal-Arroyo, Speaker Jose de Venecia, in cooperation with...

Best MYG athletes to get scholarships.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION IS AT STAKE when the first Manila Youth Games (MYG) national invitational kicks off Oct. 23. Arnold Ali Atienza, chair of the organizing Manila Sports Council (Masco), said the...

Jimmy, Asi jersey replica sold in Taipei.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Beth Celis TALK N TEXT CAGER Jimmy Alapag was both pleased and puzzled when a group of Pinoy fans in Taipei approached him for his autograph. He was surprised because the fans wanted his...

The championship that felt like death.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE CARPETED CORRIDOR LEADing to the Champions dressing room was a tunnel, dim as a rain-threatened afternoon. It was an exclusive passage, so that there was an unchanging secrecy in the faces of the guards,...

Concom seeks increase in funding.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana AFTER MALACANANG REvoked its controversial P50-million contract with a US lobby firm to get US funding for Charter change, the Consultative Commission for the revision of...

Cory on Luisita: Familiar refrain from Marcos years.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cynthia D. Balana FORMER PRESIDENT AQUINO YESTERDAY said the fate of her familys 5,000-hectare Hacienda Luisita would not affect her wish to see President Macapagal-Arroyo out of office. ...

Defense chief denies part in writing EO.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Z. Pazzibugan DEFENSE SECRETARY AVELINO CRUZ JR. is playing down his role in crafting the controversial gag order that legal experts and lawmakers have denounced as unconstitutional. ...

Confrontation.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE LATE Indonesian strongman Achmed Sukarno coined a phrase to describe his hostile policy against Malaysia: he called it konfrontasi. At certain points, because of the Philippine claim to Sabah, the...

Espiritu cup finals today.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IT WILL be an all-Cavite finals in the 9th Danny Espiritu Cup basketball tournament today at the Washington gym in Makati City. San Sebastian College Recoletos-Cavite tries to defend the title against Far...

No executive privilege for witnesses to crimeBernas.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS who have witnessed supposed irregularities cannot hide such crimes by citing executive privilege when they are asked to testify at congressional inquiries,...

GMA: Blood of heroes runs in Arroyos veins.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. ACCIDENTAL HEROES? As the opposition continues to accuse President Macapagal-Arroyo of many things unheroic, she turns the spotlight on her and her husbands ancestral...

Crame meeting sparks coup fears.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Luige A. del Puerto and Elizabeth L. Sanchez TOP POLICE GENERALS yesterday pledged to thwart any destabilization plots in an unexpected meeting with President Macapagal-Arroyo, which sparked...

Girl calls for help to heal hole in heart.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Hazel P. Villa, Iloilo City SIX-YEAR-OLD MAJAH EUnice Huyaban is your typical little girl who loves to play house. She enjoys listening to Sarah Geronimos songs and attending Sunday school. ...

24 Filipinos sue US Embassy.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning TWENTY-FOUR FILIPINOS have sued the US Embassy and the State Department for allegedly breaking US laws by permanently rejecting their visa applications simply because they had...

Fuentes launches albums.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) INTERNATIONAL musician Toti Fuentes returns to Manila to launch two albumsgifts of his foundation to helpful donors. The affair is billed With Love in Our Hearts, From Toti & Friends, at Merks Bar &...

Drive vs tax evasion.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum ACTOR RICHARD GOMEZ BEcame the first show biz big fish to face the wrath of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, which charged him with four counts of tax evasion yesterday before the...

Gudani flag still up at PMA; no cadets walkout.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Vincent Cabreza, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau FORT DEL PILAR, BAGUIO CITYOFFIcials of the Philippine Military Academy said yesterday they had fully accounted for all their 1,060 cadets, squelching...

Get a life!
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre AFTER BEING RAPPED ONCE MORE BY THE MTRCB, Pinoy Big Brother has been strongly defended by ABS-CBN on some of its other shows. Weve listened to the defenders arguments, and can...

Hawks gun for Naascu title vs STI.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN HITCHES, THE MIGHTY UNIVERSITY of Manila Hawks are expected to claim their rightful place in national collegiate basketball history. The once-beaten defending champions will take...

Cory hacienda deal scrapped.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera IN AN UNPRECEDENTED DECIsion, the Department of Agrarian Reform yesterday canceled the 16-year-old stock distribution option agreement of Hacienda Luisita, paving the way for...

Hundred Islands returns to Alaminos folk.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Yolanda Sotelo-Fuertes, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau ALAMINOS CITYAFTER 65 YEARS, the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) has been returned to its rightful owner, the people of this city, during...

Inquirer reporters bag 4 of 7 business journalism awards.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRer bagged four of seven business journalism awards during the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAPs) 14th annual tilt held...

Why INXS chose JD over MiG and Marty.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre FANS OF FIL-AUSSIE ROCK Star finalist MiG Ayesa were disappointed last Sept. 21 when he was the first of the three surviving contestants in the grand finals to be eliminated...

Jao, Mendoza dispute Superbikes crown.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN between defending champion Jolet Jao of Shell Advanced-Kawasaki and arch rival Benjo Mendoza of Speedeffex comes to an exciting climax today in the final races of the 2005 Shell...

Juvic nears grand slam.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BACOLOD CITYJUVIC PAGUNSAN calls the Philippine Amateur Golf Championship the one jewel to complete his personal Grand Slam. Ive won almost everything there is to win, Pagunsan told the Inquirer in...

Iloilo park breeds endangered hornbills.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ma. Diosa Labiste, Lambunao, Iloilo AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS of mating and nesting, two pairs of critically endangered hornbills have successfully bred in captivity at Mari-it Conservation Park...

La Salle-Dasma dominates UCAA.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LA SALLE-DASMARINAS PROVED unstoppable Thursday as it swept the mens and womens crowns of the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) volleyball tournament. The Patriots, coached by Fidel...

Govt lawyer told to explain appearance at Senate hearing.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy NOW HIS JOB DEPENDS ON HIS explanation. Assistant government corporate counsel Efren Gonzales, who testified at a Senate hearing on the Northrail project, would have to...

Little Big Star should let kids sing like kids.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre LAST SATURDAY, ABS-CBN LAUNCHED A new tilt, Little Big Star, to discover new child singing stars. There are two divisions, for younger and older kids. Last weekend four children...

Luzon, Visayas stars shine brightest.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) VALENCIA CITYTHE LUZON/VISA-yas All-Stars completed a two-game sweep of their Mindanao counterparts with a 96-91 victory Thursday in the 2005 National Basketball Conference All-Stars at the city gym. ...

A day for pets in Manila.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HUNDREDS of animal lovers are expected to troop to the Baywalk on Roxas Boulevard today and have their pets blessed to mark World Animal Day and the feast of St. Francis de Assisi, the patron of animals and...

GMA talents in mishap.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A SIOMAI (dimsum) vendor was killed when the car driven by a talent of GMA 7 smashed into his trike in Mandaluyong City early yesterday morning. Eduardo Brazil, 49, was sleeping inside the trike when the...

Jaca battles Lorona for natl crown.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JIMREX DIVINO JACA GETS ANOTHER crack at a Philippine title when he fights veteran Baby Lorona Jr. for the vacant RP super-featherweight title on Oct. 30 at the PhilSports in Pasig City. The bout will...

Fake PRC man nabbed.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BEWARE of conmen pretending to be government employees. The National Bureau of Investigation arrested on Thursday a man who defrauded a seaman of thousands of pesos four years ago while claiming to be an...

Chinese maxims.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: R. Valencia and S. Bismark IT PAYS TO HAVE INSIGHT WHEN CONfronted with problems in life. Here are wise words from the book, Chinese MaximsGolden Savings of Chinese Thinkers: For a...

Edsa bus scheme fails to take off.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo DELAYED AGAIN. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) postponed yesterday the initial run of its much publicized bus dispatching scheme after its guest of...

Northrail probe perils RP-China ties, say 2 solons.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza RANKING HOUSE MEMBERS yesterday sought an end to the Senate investigation into the controversial Northrail contract, saying that any delay in the project could jeopardize the...

PBA cracks whip on Miller, 6 others for absence.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro THE PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL ASSOciation will fine seven players for snubbing the players orientation held Wednesday at the Moro Lorenzo Gym. Barangay Ginebras Mark Caguioa, Jayjay...

Executive Order No. 464.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Isagani A. Cruz THE LEGAL advisers who wrote President Macapagal-Arroyos Executive Order No. 464 prohibiting executive officials from appearing before any legislative investigation without her...

Miriam, St. Scho resume title chase.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MIRIAM COLLEGE AND ST. SCHOLASticas College resume today their chase for the second finals seat in Group B of the WNCAA 36th season senior basketball tournament even as defending junior champion De La Salle...

Pacquiao, fellow RP ring stars get honor.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANNY PACQUIAO, BRIAN VILORIA AND Rey Boom Boom Bautistathe 1-2-3 punch of Philippine boxingwill be honored in a VIP dinner dubbed as Tagumpay Tribute to the Champions Monday at the Crowne Plaza Ballroom in...

PBA winds up mall tour this weekend.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE FIVE-WEEK PBA TOUR AT ROBINSONS chain of malls ends this weekend with players from two teams visiting Robinsons-Lipa in Batangas and Robinsons-Dasmarinas in Cavite today. Chester Tolomia and Nelbert...

Pagcor funding bright kids, but do they have a choice?
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas, PDI Central Luzon Desk CITY OF SAN FERNANDO The governments Bright Child program is reared on gambling money. According to an official of the Council for the Welfare of...

The Perfect Man is bland, insubstantial.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Noelani Torre, Contributor WEVE BEEN SEEING A GREAT deal of Hilary Duff lately, and the question that film lovers are asking is: Why? Honestly, what qualities does the ubiquitous Ms Duff possess...

Palace-Drilon word war continues to rage.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON Ignacio Bunye has accused Senate President Franklin Drilon of deceiving the President. Not to be outdone, Drilon has accused Bunye of lying and...

POC gets Fiba blessing.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Francis Ochoa FINALLY, JOSE PEPING COJUANGCOS EFFORTS TO FORM A NEW BASKETball federation has borne fruit. And if the stakeholders move fast enough, the Philippines stint in the coming Southeast...

Keanu, Leo in much-anticipated remakes.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rito P.Asilo FROM GERRY ALBOS: Is it true that Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock will reunite in a romantic drama? Yes, Gerry, the stars of Speed, team up anew in a remake of the bittersweet...

Reyes-Manalo rules US pool pairs.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) NEW YORK, NEW YORKFILIPINOS EFREN Bata Reyes and Marlon Manalo bagged the last seven racks to beat the pair of countryman Santos Sambajon and New Yorker Tony Robles, 11-5, Wednesday night in the 2005 New...

NPA vows justice as slain union head buried.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CALAMBA CITYDESPITE THE SCATH-ing heat of the sun, more than 2,000 people attended the funeral march for Diosdado Ka Fort Fortuna, the slain leader of the striking union of Nestle Philippines who was buried...

Politics of survival.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE ROMAN Catholic Church of the Philippines yesterday added his voice to the general condemnation of President Macapagal-Arroyos Executive Order No. 464. Cebu Archbishop Ricardo...

Chinas trains.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David SHANGHAIIf China is the future, then Shanghai is where Chinas future lies, say observers. Indeed, this city, which forms with Beijing the bipolar axis of power in...

Slain traders kin seek answers.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nancy C. Carvajal THE MOTIVE IN THE killing of a young businessman two weeks ago in Galas, Quezon City remains a puzzle to the victims family and friends. Edman Sy, a 23-year-old used-car...

46 retired officers rally behind defiant general.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and Fe Zamora A GROUP OF RETIRED MILITARY OFFICERS, including some involved in previous coup attempts, rallied behind an embattled general and a colonel who defied President...

Lessons from a gridlock.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Solita Collas-Monsod PARALYSIS, gridlock, unstable government, sick man of _____, ailing economy, sleek budgets necessary to combat rising national debt, government incapable of tough decisions...

Rotary Asian golf set in Shanghai.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE 10TH ASIAN TOURNAMENT OF THE Rotary Golfing Fellowship Foundation of the Philippines Inc. (RGFFP) returns to Shanghai on Nov. 8-12. RGFFP officials are discussing with HSBC officials the possibility...

UAAP bans La Salle official for life.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jasmine W. Payo THE UAAP BOARD CAME DOWN HARD ON ERRING LA Salle assistant team manager Manny Salgado, banning him from the leaguefor lifefor assaulting Far Eastern U superstar Arwind Santos...

High art from junk.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Mandy Navasero GABBY BARREDO, A University of Santo Tomas graduate, is internationally renowned as a sculptor of kinetic and installation art. His residence houses his art piecesthe sala is...

Steady Bondad cops womens title.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo BACOLOD CITYDIGGING DEEP INto her experience and refusing to be rattled, Frances Bondad came back from a hole down going into the 15th yesterday to nip up-and-coming Mia...

Strawberry slay suspects no shows in court.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy THREE MEN ACCUSED IN THE killing of former child actress Strawberry failed to show up yesterday at the Las Pinas City Regional Trial Court. Despite the absence of Reynaldo Picar...

HACIENDA LUISITA TIMELINE.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) 1957JOSE COJUANGCO SR. buys majority shares of the Central Azucarera de Tarlac, including the 6,453-hectare Hacienda Luisita from the Spanish company Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas (Tabacalera)....

Teaching movie bombshells how to act.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Behn Cervantes, Contributor DENNIS EVANGELISTA CALLED ME from out of the blue: Could I please hold an acting workshop, he asks? Since I like the this erstwhile scriptwriter cum production...

CHRs no permit, no rally stand.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ramon Tulof THE CRITICISM AGAINST Executive Order 464 forbidding officials in the executive department of government to attend congressional hearings is valid. As constitutional expert...

Typhoon spotted off Batanes.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A STRONG TYPHOON PACKING 165 kph winds near the center was spotted yesterday morning some 1,010 kms northeast of Basco, Batanes. Pagasa said typhoon Maring has entered the Philippine area of...

Touring Car races resume Oct. 2 at BRC.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL TOURING CAR Championships will hold two more races at the Batangas Racing Circuit in Rosario, Batangas, this weekend. First-leg winners Enzo Pastor and Jody Coseteng again head...

Unfazed RP volleybelles seek SEA Games finals.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE THE same national womens volleyball team that finished third in the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games two years ago. The squad that is preparing to play before a hometown crowd in...

Viloria homecoming: Proud to be Pinoy.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leoncio Balbin Jr., PDI Northern Luzon Bureau NARVACAN, ILOCOS SUR-WORLD BOXing Council light flyweight champion Brian Viloria returned to his home province on Wednesday carrying the pride of...

Top officials of Subic vow to work as a team.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SUBIC BAY FREEPORTNEWLY appointed officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority have agreed to join hands and work together, assuring current and prospective investors here they will uphold the...

Why President issued 464: To answer politics of insults.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avendano and TJ Burgonio BUFFETED BY CRITICISM EVEN FROM HER allies, President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday said she issued Executive Order No. 464 because her opponents had resorted...

Vikings, Admirals sink Cusa rivals.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WORLD CITI COLLEGE ADDED METRO Manila College to its list of victims, posting a lopsided 78-59 win in the 11th Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (Cusa) mens basketball tournament at the CCP gym...

Orange slices and the EVAT.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ina Alleco R. Silverio I HAD IT IN MY HEAD TO WRITE SOMETHING LIGHT AND funny. I wanted to write about how my friend Tonyo and I went to buy two inflatable orange slices which, when blown up,...

Zhang, Yeoh and Gong play geishas in Marshalls latest flick.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre OF THE MOVIES THAT ARE BEing produced this year, one of the potential standouts is Memoirs of A Geisha. Filming finished recently in Japan (the final scenes were filmed in Kyoto)...

Return to cinder.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado R. Banal III AS THIS CUTE ADMINISTRAtion tries to finish the airport terminal called Naia 3 and, upon completion, hopefully open it too, I just have a naive little question. Since...

Finance chief warns against deferring VAT law.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas THE ENACTMENT OF AN UNADULTERATED version of the Reformed Value-Added Tax Law is crucial to prevent a further erosion of the countrys credit ratings. This was stressed by...

Can you really afford to buy your dream home?
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa R. Salazar MANY PEOPLE WOULD like to buy their dream house but only a few can pay cash. The good news is that there are a slew of payment options these days when it comes to prospective...

Domestic liquidity up 15% in Aug.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) STRONG INFLOWS FROM OVERseas Filipino remittances and portfolio investments in August perked up the countrys domestic liquidity (m3) by 15 percent from a year ago, indicating an increase in the demand for...

Distinct architecture to grace soon-to-rise columbarium in QC.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Charles E. Buban WHEN ARCHITECT JOJO TOLENTIno was given the task of designing The Ascension Columbary building in Quezon City, his instructions were quite precise: give the structure a uniquely...

RPs global competitiveness ranking slips.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PHILIPPINES CONTINUED TO LOSE ground against other countries in the battle for foreign investments this year due to rising corruption, poor domestic infrastructure and an inefficient state bureaucracy....

Pasig school inks MOU with JFK Center.
October 1, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE GOVERNMENT-RUN PAMANTASAN ng Lungsod ng Pasig has inked a memorandum of agreement with the John F. Kennedy Center Foundation-Philippines to train students in basic telemarketing, customer service and...