Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from April 2007

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from April 2007

ARMM Islamic leaders: No more fraud.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYMUSLIM VOTERS SHOULD rise above growing perception that the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is the Philippines election cheating capital, the regions conservative Islamic leaders...

Subverting the popular will.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Artemio V. Panganiban THE PERIOD FOR FILING CERTIFICATES OF candidacy for the coming elections is over. Now, the vital public concern is to ensure that every ballot is counted honestly,...

Conflict of interest in Mandaluyong hit.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Santiago R. Alcantara LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION IN MANDALUYong City have decided not to file their certificates of candidacy for this years local elections in protest of the candidacies of...

Corteza cops title; Ranola tops ladies.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LEE VANN CORTEZA SUBDUED Marlon Manalo, 13-11, late last night to rule the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) National Pool Championship at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. In the...

DOH pushes AIDS ed for OFWs.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and Jerome Aning THOSE PLANNING TO WORK ABROAD should be educated about AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and its virus, HIV, before leaving the country, the...

Dy, Indon clinch jr doubles crown.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jasmine W. Payo DENISE DY REDEEMED HERself even if she needed some help, teaming up with Jessy Rompies of Indonesia to capture the girls doubles crown of the 18th Mitsubishi Lancer...

Dys pull off surprise in Isabela race for gov.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ILAGAN, ISABELATHE ANTICIpated rematch between former Gov. Faustino Dy Jr. and incumbent Gov. Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca will not happen after the Dys surprised everyone by fielding another family member...

Order of battle.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION IS ONCE AGAIN impugning the character of a special guest it had invited into the country. Filipinos are famous for their remarkable equanimity in the face of insulting behavior or...

Filipino nurses plead not guilty in NY.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rita Villadiego, Contributor NEW YORKELEVEN OF 27 NURSES AND A physical therapist who had filed a class suit against Sentosa Recruitment Agency last year for alleged violations of their...

Its April Fools: Even Bill Gates tricked.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TODAY IS APRIL FOOLS DAY, WHEN people play tricks on their family and friends just for laughs. The tricks range from the usual practical jokeslike making crank callsto alarming and insensitive...

Former Tondo boy helps Moro, lumad scholars.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jeffrey M. Tupas, Davao City ZORAIDA PANUMPANG WAS with a group of young Moro and lumad (indigenous peoples) whose faces beamed with pride and bliss. Later, the group, like the rest of the...

Fuel prices rise again.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) OIL COMPANIES RAISED THE pump prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene by 50 centavos a liter over the weekend, citing rising oil prices in the world market. Refiners Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp....

By their faith, Hong Kong Pinoys are known.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera, Hong Kong correspondent HONG KONGIT SITS ON TOP OF A HILL ON Hong Kongs third largest island, hidden by thick shrubs and trees, and surrounded by naturally crafted orchids...

Keon runs for gov.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Beth Celis I COULDNT HELP BUT LAUGH when Mike Keon returned my call the other day. Mike said his candidacy for Ilocos Norte governor had just been officially launched that day. Im in...

Inner running priest finds God in China.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio A FEW MONTHS INTO HIS STAY IN China, while knotting his tie in his university flat, Fr. Robert Reyes suddenly broke down, wondering what an activist priest like himself was doing...

Plaza Malaya.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Isagani A. Cruz IT USED TO BE THE VORTEX OF THE NAtions sensibilities, the focus of its attention on issues affecting the public interest. National leaders spoke here, as so did local...

Its too early to talk about college for hostages.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt Contreras LETS GET REAL: IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO ARrange for the college education of the 26 poor children from Tondo, Manila, who were held hostage last Wednesday by their patron...

Koko mulls over calling on Nene for help.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora DESPITE BEING CHARGED WITH BUILDING a dynasty, GENuine Opposition senatorial bet Aquilino Koko Pimentel III said he might have to ask his senator-father to get actively...

Lawyer keeps coming back to share his blessings.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kenneth M. del Rosario FRANCIS PADUA-PAPICA, 38, A lawyer in the United States, has been living there for more than 20 years but keeps coming back to his hometown to share his good fortune...

Mayor blames DPWH for lamppost mess.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jolene Bulambot and Jhunnex Napallacan, Inquirer Visayas CEBU CITY A DEFIANT MAYOR THADEO Ouano of Mandaue City yesterday denied any involvement in the alleged overpricing of lampposts...

Yearly senakulo keeps Mandaluyong residents focused on Holy Week.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kristine L. Alave HOLY WEEK FOR THIS CATHOLIC country means an exodus by urban residents to the provinces, purportedly for quiet reflection. Offices and malls are closed, and television and...

Quezon House bet shot dead in QC.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jeannette I. Andrade A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE IN QUEZON province was found dead in the drivers seat of a sport utility vehicle at midnight yesterday in Quezon City. Quezon City Police...

Operation Smile: 25 years of changing lives.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYRYAN BELGA WAS seven years old when he had an operation to correct his cleft lip and palate deformities in 1988. The surgery that changed his life...

Holy Week.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD BACK IN 1990, WHEN MY BROTHER, MAnong Oscar, was the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, I also introduced myself as the secretary of...

Pacquiao too fast, too strong for Solis.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FOR AUSTRALIAN TRAINER JUSTINE Fortune, WBC International super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Mexican challenger Jorge Solis are poles apart as far as boxing skill is concerned. Manny is a...

Fly by night.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Patricia Evangelista THE PICTURE IN THE PAPER: A BEARDED MAN WITH wild eyes looking out of a second floor window. One hand clutches a silver .22 caliber handgun, the same arm pressed against...

Pinay makes history as 1st West Point graduate in 08.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SHE HAD ONLY ASKED TO BE PART of the Philippine Military Academy, but God gave me West Point. This is how Christy Isis Ice Achanzar, a 24-year-old native of Davao City, explains why she feels...

A priest in politics.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Randy David REV. FR. EDDIE T. PANLILIO IS THE PARISH priest of Betis, the small devoutly Catholic town in Pampanga, made famous by its carpenters and wood artisans. At his regular Mass last...

Red Bull stakes lead vs Tigers.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GAMES TODAY (Araneta Coliseum) 4:05 p.m.Coca-Cola vs Red Bull 6:30 p.m.Barangay Ginebra vs Sta. Lucia YENG GUIAO HAS ALWAYS TAKEN PRIDE OF James Pennys work in the PBA Fiesta Cup. The...

Pia C. on Alan, Lino and KC.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David DURING A RECENT CAMPAIGN SORTIE FOR Alan Peter CayetanoGO senatorial candidate and younger brother of Sen. Pia Cayetanoin Taguig, their hometown, the crowds lining the...

Row over police chief puts in limbo Vilma bid to get INC backing.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LIPA CITYTHE BID OF LIPA MAYor Vilma Santos to win the support of the influential Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for her candidacy as Batangas governor might be in limbo after she and her husband, Team Unity...

Shut up Dilangalen aiming for comeback.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYTHE FORMER spokesperson of deposed President Joseph Estrada is trying to make a comeback in the House of Representatives. Former Maguindanao Rep. Didagen Digs Dilangalen has filed his...

Ranola bags ladies title; Orcollo third.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IRIS RANOLA EMERGED THE FIRST lady winner of the Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) National Pool Championship yesterday. The 27-year-old from Divisoria, Zamboanga prevailed over...

SWS: Political ads dont work for 21% of voters.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Mahar Mangahas, Social Weather Stations KNOWING HOW TO GAUGE and use the way voters respond to political advertising can mean a 5- to 10-point gain in votes for a political candidate. ...

Moros fight for self-rule.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Germelina Lacorte DAVAO CITYEBRAHIM MURAD, CHAIR of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), recently pointed out that past peace negotiations between government and Moro rebel groups had not...

Key events.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) March 1968. At least 28 Moro recruits of the Army are killed on Corregidor Island in what has come to be known as the Jabidah Massacre . The massacre releases the Moro peoples pent-up anger from years of...

What is the MILF?
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION Front is an offshoot of the differences between the two top men of the Moro National Liberation Frontchair Nur Misuari and vice chair Salamat Hashim. In 1976, the...

GMA OKs troops in city.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alcuin Papa CHURCH AND POLITICAL ACTIVISTS MAY BE GNASHing their teeth in frustration but as far as their Commander-in-Chief is concerned, the soldiers garrisoned in Metro Manilas slums are...

Basi capital reclaims lost glory.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Hanna Lacsamana, Inquirer Northern Luzon NAGUILIAN, LA UNIONEFFORTS TO revive the basi (sugarcane wine) industry in this town are slowly paying off with the increased production of the...

Cookie turns 100, recipe remains a secret.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Irene Sino Cruz, Inquirer Visayas CEBU CITYTHE YEAR WAS 1907 and 21-year-old Margarita Titay Frasco was destined to bake a cookie that would become famous not only in her hometown of Liloan...

Fools dream turns dumpsite to party place.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina Arceo-Dumlao EVERYONE CALLED BUSINESSMAN Marianito B. Fernandez a fool. His relatives and closest friends certainly had reason to say so because Fernandez voiced in 2002 a grand plan...

Seven demands of leadership.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: John C. Maxwell AN EARNEST YOUNG MAN once approached me during a Q & A session, and asked, What is the ONE THING I need to know to be a great leader? as if he was searching for the hidden key...

Innovative education program sets sail.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Linda B. Bolido THEY CAN READ THE SKIES and the tides to tell the weather but cannot write their names or recognize them when they are written down. Romanticized in a classic,...

Memoirs with a geisha.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gibbs Cadiz TWO GEISHAS, IN FACT. Fukuhina, 17, and Fukuyu, 16, were presented to us at dinner. They glided through the door in their stunning kimonos, a burst of cherry blossoms dancing...

Cooking up a global image for Pinoy cuisine.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: the Staff FAMILIARITY WITH ASIAN food may have become almost a status symbol for sophisticated Westerners but, sadly, Filipino dishes are often not covered by their expertise. Outside the...

Designer bathrooms.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Anne A. Jambora REMOVED FROM THE CYNOSURE of public sight in every home is a discreet space where peculiar ceremonies are carried out in complete privacy. While it used to be one of the...

Search for great summer wear, great scent.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa Prieto Valdes LIFE CAN BE a continuous search for different things, from wealth to fame and recognition. Oftentimes, as the years progress and we mature, our search for happiness, peace...

Multitasking husband has three simultaneous affairs.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Emily Marcelo DEAR EMILY, I thought my husband of 33 years had mended his ways and was sincerely trying to repair the damage to our relationship after I caught him in a very compromising...

Bigger church for St. Joseph in Echague, Isabela.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Josephine Darang FR. PEDRO SALGADO, THE DOMINICAN writer, in volume I of his Cagayan Valley and Eastern Cordillera (1581-1898), wrote that Echague town in Isabela used to be called Camarag,...

Bride, groomand poochvow to love and to hold.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marlet D. Salazar FUN, SIMPLE, VERY ROMANTIC AND perhaps the most comfortable wedding anyone has ever witnessed. Regina Gina Layague of Inquirers advertising desk recently wed Normandy...

At 62, Rod Stewart is still shaking his booty.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELESBEFORE ROD Stewarts recent concert at the Staples Center began. A mammoth red tartan curtain symbolizing the singers Scottish heritage wrapped the round stage and...

Naughty housemate gets PBB in trouble.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. The ABS-CBN REALITY show Pinoy Big Brother, now in its second season, found itself in trouble with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). ...

Sleek & serious Turtles.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Oliver M. Pulumbarit, Contributor OLD FANS SHOULD GET A kick out of the Ninja Turtles rocking return in the new digitally animated film TMNT. For those who grew up watching the cartoon series...

Dench & Blanchett square off.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre JUDI DENCH HAS COME UP with many compelling performances in the course of her decades-long acting career. Cate Blanchett is younger, but she too has forged a sterling...

Ziggy Marley was here.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Oliver M. Pulumbarit, Contributor THE CHILDREN OF LATE music legend Bob MarleyZiggy, Sharon, Cedella and Stephenhave made music as the Melody Makers for 20 years, collaborating on eight...

Book Binge!
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruth L. Navarra Foreign Publications: Pretty Little Devils By Nancy Holder Razorbill Its a combination of whoddunit and the tried-and-tested formula of popular girls giving...

A Passion for Books.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Foreign Publications: Being Martha: The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing Life By Lloyd Allen John Wiley & Sons Longtime friend and former neighbor Lloyd Allen writes a...

Essence of Claude.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margaux Salcedo TRAVELERS may visit a new city and appreciate its history, architecture and sites, but they cannot claim to know a people until they have appreciated their cuisine. Food and...

Figure It Out.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) 63.4 million: Number of textbooks given out by the Department of Education through its Textbook Count Program since 2003 12,913,845: Total enrollment in Philippine elementary schools in August 2006...

Lost (and blissful) in Space.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Katrina A. Holigores A STRESS-free summer may entail a weekend getaway and accommodations in a more intimate and secluded setting, which the family-owned Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort in...

Meads Reads.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Eric S. Caruncho ABSENCE does make the heart grow fonder. There was a time back in the wild and woolly 90s when Joey Meadshe of the fabulous cheekbones, impossibly svelte figure and perky,...

Smoke and Images.
April 1, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) EVEN as a child, Jose Enrique Soriano found himself fascinated by the handiwork of tobacco rollers. Their work has always fascinated me, he says, largely because my lolo, who I grew up with, was a big...