Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from February 2010

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from February 2010

Above treetops, a zip-line thriller.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Rosa May de Guzman, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato RARING TO GET HER FIX ON THE DAY OF Hearts, Jane Agreda, 38, pursued her husband Nonoy and their four school-aged children out to an adventure that has become a tourist attraction for...

Shipping strike cancelled.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jhunnex Napallacan, Inquirer Visayas CEBU CITYSHIP OWNERS HAVE DROPPED plans to hold a shipping holiday on March 1 after President Macapagal-Arroyo suspended what the shipping lines have described as unfair policies set by the...

Bayan Muna bets question Esperon agenda.
February 28, 2010... ROSALES, PANGASINANMILITANT PARty-list representatives on Saturday turned the heat on retired Armed Forces chief Hermogenes Esperon, chief of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and now candidate for a House seat, asking voters to reject him...

Mayweathers face knockout in court, says Arum.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Beth Celis MANNY PACquiaos promoter Bob Arum is furious over continuous accusations from Floyd Mayweather Jr. that the pound-for-pound king uses performance enhancers. Arum said Floyd Sr. and his son Floyd Jr. are going to be...

Better service seen with new passport facility.
February 28, 2010... BEGINNING MARCH 4, APPLICANTS for Philippine passports will have to get them at the new state-of-the-art consular building at Aseana Business Park on Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Saturday...

Canlubang bags 17th title.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Musong R. Castillo BACOLODHUNGRY AS EVER, Canlubang turned up the heat some more in a round where it could have chosen to play safe and completed its annihilation of The Country Club to wrap up its fifth straight Mens championship...

Comelec to air own ads.
February 28, 2010... THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) will roll out prime-time television ads ahead of the May 10 polls to educate voters on the use of the new ballots and machines for the first-ever automated elections in the country. Commissioner Gregorio...

Cossack, Pharex stun superior sisters.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo COSSACK BLUE AND PHAREX B COMplex, both the unheralded halves of a sister team tandem, pulled off upsets in the PBL PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup yesterday at the Ynares Sports Arena. Cossack Blue put together a string...

About-face.
February 28, 2010... EARLIER THIS WEEK, SHE REITERATED HER party line: The world embraced Edsa 1 in 1986. The world tolerated Edsa 2 in 2001. The world will not forgive an Edsa 3 but would instead condemn the Philippines as a country whose political system is...

Fake Guess products seized in Paranaque.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Tina G. Santos ALMOST P10 MILLION WORTH OF garments bearing a fake Guess trademark were seized by the National Bureau of Investigation during a raid in a warehouse in Paranaque City recently. Agents of the bureaus Intellectual...

Foreigner clinches LPGMA stage 1.
February 28, 2010... Byline: June Navarro IMAGINE IF JAMES PERRY OF EMG Cycling wasnt suffering from jet lag. The South African exhausted what little he had that the long travel and the scorching heat left in him and struck hard in the last 30 meters to rule...

Reflections on massacre.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Pin Orejana AUCKLANDAYOko na talaga bumalik sa Pilipinas. This is what my mom had randomly told me that one particular evening, while watching Master Chef. I was quite used to this sentiment, being the child that was most opposed...

Hard work ahead for Asiad athletes.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes A LOT OF HARD WORK LIES AHEAD OF the nine athletes in the elite pool and the other Philippine team hopefuls for the coming Asian Games. The Asiad prospects need to keep their forms or face the risk of getting...

Avoiding hassles when traveling this summer.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Lourdes Santos Tancinco IN A FEW WEEKS, SUMMER vacation will be here and some families are planning to travel abroad. For those who intend to travel to the United States, it is worth revisiting some of the common pitfalls at US ports...

Inspired hunt for finest teachers wins Grand Anvil.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. IT STARTED IN THE PARLIAMENT OF the streets in the thick of the protest movement against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1985. Metrobank founding chair George SK Ty observed that many of the protesters were...

Concurrence and dissent.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Isagani A. Cruz This decision was written by me over the disappointment of at least two demigods in civil law in this country but with the approval of my colleagues on the Supreme Court save two who were on official leave. It has not,...

Killer quake triggers tsunami alert in RP.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Alcuin Papa THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued yesterday an alert for possible tsunami hitting the country following the magnitude 8.8 quake that hit Chile. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum...

12 Things Every Filipino Can Do To Help Alex Lacson win Senate seat.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy WHILE THE MONEYED CANDIDATES are blowing hundreds of millions of pesos to win office in 2010, a political greenhorn is attempting to gain a Senate seat using the most unorthodox and simplest means to court voters...

Leave kids out of ads, bishop tells candidates.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Kristine L. Alave LEAVE THE CHILDREN ALONE. This was the message of a senior Catholic prelate yesterday to politicians who use children in their campaign commercials. Capiz Archbishop Onesimo Gordoncillo said candidates for the...

2 men die after car hits lamp post on C-5 flyover in Pasig City.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Beverly T. Natividad TWO MEN DIED IN A CAR ACcident at the C-5 flyover in Pasig City yesterday morning after the vehicle they were driving hit a lamp post. John Paul L. Uy, 26, and John Michael B. Ong, 28, died instantly after...

Student found dead in Sta. Mesa home.
February 28, 2010... PROBLEMS concerning his studies could have driven a 20-year-old student in Manila to take his own life on Friday afternoon. Police said the body of Jeffrey Carlo Hieras was found by his mother, Marilyn, hanging by the door frame of his room at...

Tollways South Station exit closed Wednesday.
February 28, 2010... SKYWAY operator, Skyway O&M Corp. (Somco) announced yesterday that all lanes at Alabangs South Station Exit Plaza will be closed starting 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3. This will allow the Skyway contractor, DMCI, to widen the South Station...

Teen triathlete trains for dream of a lifetime.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jeannette I. Andrade GABRIEL ALLEN SANTIAGO ONCE THOUGHT HE was neither fast nor skilled enough to become a triathlete and compete in the Olympic Games some day. But that was in the past. Today, the 13-year-old dynamo from San...

Navotas oil spill inquiry on; PCG to inspect vessels.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Beverly T. Natividad THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD (PCG) has contained the oil spill that took place at the Navotas Fish Port earlier this week, but has yet to pinpoint which barge or cargo vessel is responsible for the leak. Port...

NCR bets complete romp of CHEd tilt.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PICKED up a few more gold medals in ballgames yesterday to complete an awesome performance in the Commission on Higher Education 2010 National Games at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex....

PNR expanding routes.
February 28, 2010... CAMARINES SUR THE PHILIPPINE National Railways (PNR) is expanding its commuter train route to the Alabang-Sucat area on March 1 and to Tutuban-Alabang on April 5, according to a top PNR executive. PNR general manager Manuel Ower Andal said...

Cebu gives GMA top award.
February 28, 2010... CEBU THE CEBU City government on Wednesday bestowed the Order of Rajah Humabon award on President Macapagal-Arroyo in recognition of her role in Cebus economic growth. Before he conferred the award on the President, Cebu City Mayor Tomas...

What next president must do to grow economy.
February 28, 2010... LEGAZPI CITYA well-sustained economy, poverty reduction, fiscal issues and control of corruption are the national imperative concerns that the next president should look into in order to attain higher economic growth, a presidential economic...

Noynoy wants to win Malacanang, but not live in it.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Philip C. Tubeza IF HE WINS THE PRESIDENCY, HE plans to work in Malacanang and go home to Times Street. Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Noynoy Aquino III on Tuesday said he would not want to live in Malacanang if...

Mountaintop.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD THE STORY IS TOLD ABOUT A PROFESSOR who was giving last-minute instructions to his students on how to become successful in their medical profession: One last thing, remember, prescriptions may be scribbled, but...

Paco Market rehab preserves RP culture, saves Pasig River.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Sunshine Lichauco de Leon, Contributor BUILT IN 1911, PACO MARKET in Manila is one of the oldest market structures in the country. But it is also a primary pollutant of the Estero de Paco, which flows into the Pasig River. Paco...

Help Comelec anyway.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Artemio V. Panganiban WITH ONLY 71 DAYS BEFORE ELECTION DAY, A reversion to full manual count is no longer doable. Sad to admit but, at this point, there is simply no more time to shift from automated to full manual balloting. To save...

Enemies of the state.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Patricia Evangelista THEY ARE CALLED THE 43. The government would have us believe they are killers, agents of a sprawling network of terrorists, the gun-slinging, bus-burning, rabble-rousing enemies of a law-abiding citizenry. To...

Intl peace monitors return to Mindanao.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana THE 60-MAN INTERNATIONal Monitoring Team (IMT) overseeing the ceasefire between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is expected to return to Mindanao today after both sides resumed peace talks...

Population rate not falling fast enoughCabral.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jerry E. Esplanada THE GOVERNMENTS FAMILY planning program has not (been) as successful as we would want it to be, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral has acknowledged. Cabral told the Inquirer that even as population growth is...

Querubin attends rallies through mascot.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Nikko Dizon ROSALES, PANGASINANHE IS DEtained in Quezon City but that hasnt stopped accused mutineer Col. Ariel Querubin from joining his party mates in their campaign sorties. Querubin, who is running for senator under the...

Pia in action.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David RUNNERS TAKING PART IN THE PINAY IN ACtion All-Women Run, which reels off at 6 a.m. on March 13 at the SM Mall of Asia, might jump out of their shorts when they see a group of women (mostly media women) dressed in...

Sis vows no Kamag-anak Inc. in Aquino presidency.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Anselmo Roque, Inquirer Central Luzon MUNOZ, NUEVA ECIJATHERE will be no Kamag-anak Inc. in a Benigno Noynoy Aquino presidency. Pinky Aquino-Abellada, the Liberal Party presidential candidates sister, said Aquinos extended family...

Smart Gilas feels it has found Mr. Right.
February 28, 2010... Byline: June Navarro ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO DWAYNE Jones being a perfect fit for the Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team. At least thats how Rajko Toroman sees it after the Gilas mentor revealed that they are close to signing up the...

No complaints, Aces vow to come out fighting.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas GAMES TODAY (Araneta Coliseum) 3:45 p.m.FEU-Cebuana vs Ascof (PWBL) 6 p.m.Alaska vs Purefoods BASED ON THE WORDS OF ALASKA GOVernor Joaqui Trillo, the Aces have moved on from the debatable call that cost them...

Study shows mango may prevent cancer.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jerry E. Esplanada HEALTH CARE ADVOCATES ARE hailing it as a ray of hope for cancer patients and good news for the countrys mango industry. In an unexpected and groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Texas A & M University...

China-Asean Free Trade Deal.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Rafaelita M. Aldaba JAN. 1 MARKED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE China-Asean Free Trade Agreement (Cafta) simultaneous with the setting up of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). Cafta represents the worlds third largest free trade...

Engaging the dragon: How will RP benefit from it?
February 28, 2010... Byline: Errol Ramos and Joseph Francia CHINA IS THE NEW FULcrum of the global economy. Once called by Marco Polo the sleeping dragon of Asia, it is now wide awake and making its presence felt across the globe. For instance, during the...

Tigers, Tigresses make UST proud.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas TOUGHER WHEN IT MATTERED, University of Santo Tomas completed the first UAAP volleyball sweep in six years with a pair of resounding victories yesterday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Underscoring their...

UC Berkeley cites alumnus Puno for record of service.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Dona Pazzibugan FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUtion to the administration of justice in the country, Chief Justice Reynato Puno is being honored with an international award by his alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley. ...

Villar: Kids cant vote, so P20 is not vote-buying.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Nikko Dizon in Pangasinan and Michael Lim Ubac in Manila VILLASIS, PANGASINANTHE KIDS were hungry and wanted to eat camote (a root crop). Is that vote-buying? This was the retort of Sen. Manuel Villar, standard-bearer of the...

Bluewater marvel packs them in.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Kenneth M. del Rosario IN A BUSINESS THAT TAKES pride in its people, continued success will depend on effectively nurturing a culture of greeters among the staff. It is not enough for the workers of Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort...

Contact center spices up food service.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Linda B. Bolido IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY DAY OR AT the end of an exhausting one, when you feel like having a good meal to relieve stress, you may phone in the comfort food of your choice from a restaurant and have it delivered right at...

Connecting is more skill than natural talent.
February 28, 2010... Byline: John C. Maxwell When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say. ~ attributed to Abraham Lincoln SELDOM DO WE CONSIDER ourselves to...

This little pig went to market.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Elizabeth Lolarga, Contributor POPO COSENTE WAS SET TO EMBARK ON a well-paying career abroad as a physical therapist until Typhoon Pepeng upturned his plans. Today Cosente is in the midst of helping his home sitio, Sto. Nino in...

The great 2010 makeover.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cheche V. Moral IT COST THE US REPUBLICAN Party a cool $150,000 to give Sarah Palin, the former beauty queen governor of Alaska, an image makeover in 2008. It seemed money well spent when the GOP vice presidential bet began...

How to look presidential.
February 28, 2010... Sen. Manny Villar Fellow presidential candidate and Sen. Jamby Madrigal got everyone laughing at the 1st Edition Inquirer Presidential Debate when she complimented Sen. Manuel Manny Villars tina (dyed hair), in answer to what she liked about...

Holy Guardian Angels Parish in Tuao needs help.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Josephine Darang WHEN I FIRST heard about Holy Guardian Angels Parish in Tuao, Cagayan Valley, from lawyer Amy Callueng years ago, I wanted to write about it right then because I am devoted to the angels. It was only when Fr. Eman...

Zobel girl attends exclusive Crillon debutantes ball in Europe.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Anton San Diego THE CRILLON BALL IS AN INTERNATIONAL event that gathers young, fashionable, privileged debutantes from all over the world for one magical evening. For 2009, the debs, all aged between 16 and 22, come from 12 different...

My son celebrated his 16th birthday in heaven.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Cathy Babao-Guballa WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEONE you love, some years are more meaningful and difficult than others. This is one such year. Perhaps its because 16 is a significant number for me in the area of loss. I was 16 years old when my...

Her husband admits committing adultery with her friend.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Emily Marcelo DEAR EMILY, I am amazed that my husband and I are about to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary this year, since we almost separated on our 25th year. Our marriage then had become so boring, we slept in separate...

This used to be our playground.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Alex Y. Vergara IF I COULD SUM UP 25 YEARS, the span of time between our graduation and our homecoming tonight, into one article of clothing, Id go for a pair of socks or, to be more gender-specific (a term unheard of during our...

Want to try a wifeless marriage?
February 28, 2010... Byline: Rowena C. Burgos HOW CAN EMANCIPATED WOMEN IN the 21st century reconcile freedom and professional success with the urge to have children? And can all of this be done within that ancient institution which is marriage? These are the...

Lhuilliers house on a hillvenue of grand celebrations.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Jaime Picornell ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL houses built in Cebu is probably that of Michel and Amparito Lhuillier, on a hill with a 360-degree view of its surroundings. It is at Maria Luisa Estate Park. A lot of the furniture and art...

The Philippines invades Hollywoodfor a change.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Tessa Prieto-Valdes THE PHILIPPINES IS IN Hollywood mode, and Hollywood is in Philippine mode, too. One of my favorite local fashion designers, Oliver Tolentino, is making waves in Hollywood. Olivers stunning gown of native pina...

A cruise, a childhood revisited.
February 28, 2010... Byline: John L. Silva, Contributor WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, DURING SUMMER vacations, we returned to our provinces by ship. We were always a big group: parents, relatives, cousins and servants. Our preferred ship was the Don Julio or Dona...

My real beauty moments.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Pam Pastor IN 2002, I WAS SENT TO cover the Dove Moment event at Tagaytay Highlands. I dove into the assignment head-first, never mind that it aimed to awaken the woman within when I had never been ultra-feminine in my life, never...

The second time around.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Elizabeth Lolarga, Contributor A BRIDE IN BLACK, HER groom with his tie deliberately askew shimmying down the altar in what otherwise should be a traditionally solemn wedding march. The pastor and a laughing congregation on their feet...

Changes mark Bb. Pilipinas 2010.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Armin Adina MORE CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED in the 2010 Binibining Pilipinas pageant. After the early selection of official contestants almost two months before coronation night, there is now a special pre-pageant show, to be...

Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Ruben Nepales LOS ANGELESJOHNNY DEPP recently revealed details about the documentary he is making on Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones legend who inspired his Captain Jack Sparrow character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. ...

Artistic merit back on top of MMFF criteria.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. IN A MEETING OF THE EXECUtive committee of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) early this week, a new breakdown of the criteria for Best Picture was approved. According to Execom members Boots Anson-Roa and...

Juicy, no preservatives added.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Pocholo Concepcion CAN YOU DO THAT IN STRIPTEASE TEMpo? asks Nanette Inventor, rehearsing the disco hit Last Dance, with Monet Silvestre on keyboards, in a Quezon City studio. Just the thought of Nanette adding erotic moves to the...

Not the best Starstruck season.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Nestor Torre IT WAS DEFINITELY MIXED emotions time for me when I caught the Starstruck 5 finals last week. Ever since the talent discovery tilt started, my eye was on female bets Sarah Lahbati and Princess Snell, so I was pleased as...

Cruisin and Makin Waves.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Monette Quiogue IVE taken a cruise only once in my life. (Taking Sulpicio Lines from Manila to Cebu and back doesnt count.) Two years ago, my former boss took the entire office staff on a company outing. We got on board the...

The Geek Guide to Traveling Wired.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Eric S. Caruncho USED to be you traveled to get away from it all: no phones, no news media, nothing to do but sit back and relax. But in todays wired world, it seems nobody wants to leave home if it means losing their precious...

Be Our Guest.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Alya B. Honasan UNLESS you like pitching tents or fancy falling asleep on park benches, youll know that hotels are as much a part of traveling as your plane ticket. Choosing the right hotel can make or break your travel experience,...

Staying Healthy on the Road.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Tristan Choa TRAVELING and staying healthy? Sounds like an oxymoron. After all, most trips are a handy excuse to whip out that all-purpose line: But Im on vacation! to indulge in some fat-filled, high calorie food and zero exercise....

The Jetsetters Guide to the World.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Leica R. Carpo SO whats so scary about traveling the world? Amazingly, some people cower at the mere thought of leaving home. Fear of flying, the mounting expenses, the prospect of getting lost, sick or mugged in a strange land, the...

Going on a Food Trip.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Margaux Salcedo SU-LYN Tan, one of the creators of the Miele Guide, visited the Philippines last year with her husband Aun Koh aka chubbyhubby (chubbyhubby.net). They stayed an equivalent of two days in Manila, arriving in time for...

Hell No, We Wont GoWithout Our Pets.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Marlet D. Salazar WHAT responsible pet owner would dare leave a cat, dog, or bird alone in the house while the family goes off on vacation? Every true-blue animal lover knows that animals, especially dogs, need attention and get...

Six, If By Davao.
February 28, 2010... Byline: Joyce Ramirez SEARCHING for the ultimate thrill or a summer adventure that will leave you breathless, but not because youre high-and-dry broke? If traveling out of the country is too expensive or if youre running out of local holiday...

EU pours in P330M for Mindanao aid.
February 27, 2010... CAGAYAN DE ORO CITYTHE European Commission (EC) has poured in fresh funds to bankroll continuing humanitarian aid efforts for evacuees in Mindanao, the European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines announced on Thursday. The new...

Reopening Olympic boxing lines.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Recah Trinidad A TOP NATIONAL AMATEUR BOXING official was reported earlier this week to be eyeing the heavily tattooed Alex Crisano, a wasted Fil-Am cager, for possible inclusion in the RP boxing team to this years Asian Games. ...

Botox not for me, says Dick Gordon.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Cathy Yamsuan and DJ Yap NO, SEN. RICHARD GORdon has never tried Botox. Nor does he have plans to do so in the future. To dispel any speculation, the 64-year-old Gordon raised his eyebrows in front of a television camera during a...

Brown is beautiful; Binay slams cosmetics firms over whiteners.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Nina Calleja LOVE YOUR COLOR, SAID MAKATI MAYOR JEJOMAR BInay. Dont use whitening products. Binay issued the statement yesterday, criticizing cosmetics firms for allegedly distorting the Filipinos concept of beauty. The...

Getting closer to China and India.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas FILIPINO ENTREPRENEURS AND CORPORATE executives have to travel more often to the key cities of China and India if they want to be where the action will be in the next 10 to 20 years. There is much talk...

Caloocan has early start in drive against measles.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Beverly T. Natividad CALOOCAN HEALTH OFFICIALS are now strictly monitoring the cases of measles in the city to prevent an increase in the number of children affected by the contagious viral disease in the city. Dr. Racquel So-Sayo,...

Cobra, Cossack dispute PBL lead.
February 27, 2010... COBRA ENERGY DRINK AND COSSACK Blue, getting big numbers from their respective stars from University of the East, fight for the solo lead in the PBL PG Flex-Erase Placenta Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The Ironmen and the Spirits,...

Eyes on the stars, flowers at your feet.
February 27, 2010... Byline: Butch Hernandez, Foundation for Worldwide People Power ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL JOBS IN THE world is that of an air traffic controller. Still, many people want this job because it pays well. Moreover, air traffic controllers say...