Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from January 2006, page 10

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from January 2006

Japanese fugitive arrested at Naia.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JAPANESE FUGITIVE Yukio Oneda was arrested by immigration agents Tuesday night at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after he arrived on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok. The 57-year-old Oneda...

Joke not funny for parents, kids.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. THIS WAS ONE JOKE THOUSANDS OF ANXious parents who rushed to at least six public schools in Mandaluyong City yesterday morning did not find funny. Parents across the...

Junking of impeach rap final.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTAtives decision to scrap the revived impeachment complaint against President Macapagal-Arroyo was final, House Majority Leader Prospero Nograles declared yesterday. Its fatally...

Slay suspect arrested.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE MAIN suspect in the killing of a fish trader at the Navotas fish port last year has been arrested. Navotas police chief, Supt. Genesis Tolejano, said Sonny Sunga 31, of Barangay NBBN, was arrested...

Traffic-free Valenzuela.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE VALENZUELA City government has signed an agreement with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) which will hopefully address the citys traffic...

QC mayor bans fixers.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) QUEZON City Hall employees are now banned from hand-carrying business permit applications or tax payments, in a bid to get rid of fixers. And another thing, no more follow-ups. In a memorandum circular,...

Morales says he's too good for Pacquiao.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad LAS VEGAS-ERIK MORALES, future Hall of Fame inductee, apologized to the Filipino people yesterday. Sorry, he said, but there's nothing he could do about it. He's coming in...

What could be.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael L. Tan WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT MICHELLE BACHELET had won Chile's presidential elections last Sunday, crowds poured into the streets in jubilation, cheering as she asked them...

GMA vows P13B for govt pay raise.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO YESTERDAY promised to get Congress to approve a P13 billion wage hike package for government employees, including military personnel, before Valentines Day amid growing...

Noli still tops in new SWS poll.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. VICE PRESIDENT NOLI DE CASTRO AND Senate President Franklin Drilon, the officials next in line to the presidency, garnered the highest ratings in the latest survey on...

2 firms could face raps for illegal wells.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera TWO WELL-KNOWN ESTABlishments in Ortigas Avenue, a strip that straddles San Juan town and Quezon City, have been illegally extracting water from Metro Manilas aquifer, enough...

Seating the stars.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGElesWhen I was asked last November if I could work in the Globes, and I said yes, I didnt have the slightest idea that the experience would be a very exciting one. ...

As some of our readers see it.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz TIME TO GIVE OUR READERS A CHANCE TO be heard, especially those who have been subjects of previous columns. Here are a few of them: In the Jan. 16 column, following up a...

Pacman, El Terrible promise great fight.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Salven L. Lagumbay LAS VEGAS, NEVADA-WITH THE boxing gloves issue finally settled, Manny Pacquiao and Erik "El Terrible" Morales faced the media yesterday at the Wynn hotel here for the final...

Pacto regains lead with Carito.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo ROBERT PACTOLERIN BOUNCED BACK AS PROmised, carding a one-over-par 73 yesterday to regain the lead with Carito Villaroman after 54 holes of the third Omega Open at Wack Wack...

A puzzle: Intel head lets Trillanes talk on GMA ouster.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan and Tarra V. Quismundo IF THE CHIEF OF THE MILItary's intelligence unit was around while a prominent rebel officer called for President Macapagal-Arroyo's ouster, how long...

Comelec officials should be charged.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT AS LAWYER HARRY Roque pointed out at a forum on electoral reform sponsored by the Black and White Movement Wednesday, we are now observing the second...

SBMA may soon issue ECCs.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera THE SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN ADMINIStration is preparing an environmental impact assessment study of the entire Freeport zone to secure authority from the national government...

Never again, says girl holding Bible at GMA's oath-taking.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Fe Zamora WHO WAS THAT LITTLE GIRL? No, not Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, then Vice President who was taking her oath as President at the Edsa Shrine exactly five years ago today, but that...

Senate probe reveals massive Isafp wiretapping of GMA foes.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio THE VOICES ON THE TAPES were hardly recognizable and the conversations uninteresting. But when played at the Senate yesterday, the two tapes, dubbed "children'' of the widely...

Morales can't remember a heavy Pacquiao punch.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad LAS VEGAS-IF THERE'S one fighter who had hit him hard, real hard, Erik Morales said it definitely was not knockout star Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. It was Junior...

Telegrams face extinction in Cordillera areas.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYSEND ME money. No money, no honey. This sample message for telegram transmission posted in a telecommunications office here will soon belong to its memorabilia along with the single...

11 hurt in Pasig road accident; truck mishap causes Makati traffic jam.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and Tarra V. Quismundo TWO TRUCKS WERE INVOLVED in separate accidents yesterday, leaving 11 persons injured in Pasig City and causing a huge traffic jam in Makati. In...

Nestle in P2.5-B expansion.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo NESTLE PHILIPPINES INC. HAS SET ASIDE SOME P2.5 BILlion in capital expenses for the modernization and expansion of its production plants, according to a company executive....

Insurance Commission raising fees.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE INSURANCE COMMISSION IS SET to increase by more than 100 percent the fees and charges it slaps on insurance companies, saying the move is necessary to complement efforts to enhance the delivery of its...

What they should, shouldn't.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad LAS VEGAS-MANNY PACQUIAO (PROnounced Pack-key-ow) is "fast, fast, fast and gets out of the gate quickly to charge at his opponent in a hell-bent-for-leather manner. He moves in...

NTC asked to step into PT&T-Smart row.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PHILIPPINE TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE Corp. of the Santiago family is contesting the computation of the interconnection fees charged on it by Smart Communications Inc. since 1996. PT&T accused Smart of...

Palace cuts tariffs on petrochem to 5%.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo MALACANANG ISSUED LAST WEEK AN executive order that lowered the tariffs on petrochemical imports from Southeast Asian countries to 5 percent. EO No. 486, dated Jan. 12,...

PNB seen posting profit.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK IS SEEN posting a profit for the fourth straight year. PNB president Omar Mier said yesterday that he expected the bank to surpass its net...

Portal to sell tourism products, services set.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) DAVAO CITY -- Bookings for travel in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will soon be done in real time online with the development of a Web portal that will serve as a platform...

SMC set to issue $500M in bonds.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao FOOD AND BEVERAGE GIANT San Miguel Corp. plans to offer as much as $500 million in global bonds over the next few days, taking advantage of the favorable climate for Philippine...

Council of State, BSP style.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Victor C. Agustin HE MAY HAVE SPENT HIS FORMATIVE years in the sleep-inducing economic research department, but Amando Tetangco Jr. apparently has imbibed a few important political lessons...

One in a kind and other boob-tube booboos.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre HOST: OF ALL THE STARS WE HAVE, WHY DID you decide to cast (name of star) in your production? Guest: Its easy to see why by just looking at hershes only one in a kind! ...

JGSH debt offer raised to $300M.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JGSH PHILIPPINES LTD., AN OFFSHORE subsidiary of taipan John Gokongwei Jr., is increasing its seven-year debt offer to $300 million due to strong investor interest, parent firm JG Summit Holdings Inc....

WESM to start operations.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE COUNTRYS WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY spot market or WESM is now set to start commercial operations. WESM, which is expected to help reduce the cost of power in the...

15 years of PR success; power photo exhibit.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache FUENTES PUBLICITY NETWORK, ONE of the countrys leading PR agencies, celebrated 15 awesome years in the public relations industry with an intimate gathering that drew top...

Lifestyle crowd gets busy this year.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Thelma Sioson San Juan MORE FRIENDS AND colleagues define the state of their career and life while charting their direction in the new year: Ed Quimson, the chef whos designing the cuisine...

Socioeconomic classification and market segmentation.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dr. Ned Roberto & Ardy Roberto Q: When youre launching a new product, and youre conducting a UAI (Usage, Attitude, Image) study to get the profile of consumers, should your respondent base...

Denim denizens.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Genea Padilla DENIM (SERGE DE Nimes), Jean (Genoese), Dungarees (Dungri)Different names for the hard-wearing, indigo-blue cloth that has gone on to become the fabric phenomenon of the century....

Aging skin is not limited to the face.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kinny Salas TRULY, I AM NOT AS YOUNG AS I used to be. Before, I could devour all the unhealthy holiday treats yet my skin would stay toned and my bodys defenses would beat cellulite away. ...

Brand new beauty booty.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ria Francisco-Prieto ONE OF THE BEST THINGS about being in the beauty industry is the fact that fresh, new products and services are available to aficionados almost all the time. This is...

Its in the jeans!
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Apples Aberin Sadhwani REVEL IN THE FACT THAT ALL women are shaped differently. We are all born with particular body types and no matter how hard we try, we simply have to accept that there...

Slim pickings.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cheche V. Moral SKINNY, LEAN, THIN, DRAINpipe, slim, tapered, stovepipethese will be every fashionistas (and wannabes) guidewords to finding springs most intoxicating jean tonic. But it...

Rampage.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Manolo R. Iigo (ENOUGH ALREADY. I WILL NOT add any further comment to the Pacquiao-Morales fever except to wish the Filipino fighter the best of luck against the ring-wise Mexican boxer who...

Patriotic whitewater rafting at Chico River.
January 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Raul C. Pangalangan WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE IN DILIMAN, I WAS told that the best way to serve the people was to take to the hills and wage the struggle in the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre....

Army knew of escape plan.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan, Tarra Quismundo and Christine O. Avendao IT'S A CASE OF BEING forewarned but not being forearmed, if the military is to be believed. Four Army junior officers who took...

Barako advance vs Kings.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro JAMES PENNY LET HIS TEAM-mates sparkle as the Barako swept their San Mig Coffee-PBA Fiesta Conference quarterfinal duel with the Alaska Aces with a resounding 81-65 win last night...

Elected officials should attend Council meet.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL RE-forms and constitutional amendments began its hearings on Charter change this week, but some senators have vowed that they would...

US toxic wastes kill 2 more, says group.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas, PDI Central Luzon Desk MABALACAT, PAMPANGAA WOMAN BELONGing to a group of 47 people who tested positive for high levels of arsenic and lead in their blood after living in an...

Bottled H2O now part of US arsenal vs terror.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Julie S. Alipala, PDI Mindanao Bureau ZAMBOANGA CITY US troops in Mindanao and Sulu have started to use bottled water as another tool in their antiterror campaign aimed at stamping out the...

Angry lawmakers in Senate, House move to terminate VFA.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza and Michael Lim Ubac THE CONCURRENT RESOLU-tion calling for the termination of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement is ready, and is expected to be approved today by the...

CBCP replaces secgen, spokesperson.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra THE INFLUENTIAL CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is replacing its secretary general and spokesperson more than a week before its all-important...

Cell phone probe underway in mall.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GREENHILLS Shopping Center in San Juan has started its own investigation into a report that two television reporters who lost their cell phones to...

No cheating in Cebu, Nolis lawyer insists.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE ELECTION LAWYER OF PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-Arroyo and Vice President Noli de Castro insisted yesterday that there was no cheating in the 2004 elections in Cebu province, denying allegations by former...

DA: Pesticide use big challenge to organic farming.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LA TRINIDAD, BENGUETALthough the government has recognized the productive and marketing potentials of organic farming, farmers dependence on commercial farm inputs is a big factor in making the practice...

RP, US diplomats disagree over interpretation of 4 words in VFA.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt Contreras A MERE FOUR WORDS IN THE RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement spelled a "difference of opinion" between Filipino and American diplomats who deliberated on the Philippine government's...

Actress with deadly charms.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dolly Ann Carvajal IN MY PREVIOUS column I wrote about the lesbian assistant director who committed suicide due to inconsolable grief after her young actress paramour dumped her. Its quite...

Just noted?
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES TOOK it's own sweet time before responding to the Philippine government's request to be given custody of four US Marines accused of raping a Filipina in the Subic Bay...

Esperon embarrassed but he's not quitting.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. HE MIGHT BE RED-FACED from having five escapees in a little over a month under his watch, but Army chief Lt. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon is not about to step down. "I am...

GMA foes take to the catwalk.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap FROM THE DUST AND GRIME of street demonstrations to the glitter and glamour of the catwalk, the movement to oust President Macapagal-Arroyo has taken a new-and fabulous-turn. Youth...

Gorres, Amonsot in top shape.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LAS VEGASZ THE DREAM Gorres and Czar Amonsot both looked in top shape less than three weeks before they take on separate foes at the Orleans Casino here. Gorres and Amonsot were met by promoter Sammy...

H. Centre, Hapee seek PBL sfinal slots today.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) NOT MANY EXPECTED THEM TO go past the elimination round. After proving their critics wrong, the Harbour Centre Portmasters now shoot for a semifinal seat against the Hapee-PCU Teethmasters in the PBL...

The secret of youth discovered.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tranquilino V. Quinto Jr. LIFE IS GOD'S MOST PRECIOUS GIFT TO mankind and it is our responsibility to take care of it until He takes it back. At 61, I have reached the twilight zone. But I...

'Hot' figures from Makati.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo FIRST, THE BAD NEWS. There were more fires reported in Makati, the country's financial district, last year. The 171 fires, up 28 percent from 2004 figures, were also...

House told: It takes two to Cha-cha.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAN'T go it alone and will need the concurrence of the Senate to amend the 1987 Constitution under a constituent assembly. The chair and members...

Hara-kiri or Russian roulette?
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juan L. Mercado IN IT'S STAMPEDE TO OVERHAUL THE CONS-titution, by clamping on a parliamentary form of government, the House of Representatives offered the Senate little beyond Russian...

Jueteng return traced to lack of alternatives.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PUERTO PRINCESA CITYThe governments anti-jueteng czar pinned the blame for the resurgence of the illegal numbers game on the absence of alternatives for workers who were displaced by the crackdown on...

Cop killed in front of son.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A POLICEMAN was shot and killed Tuesday evening in front of his 21-year-old son in Caloocan City. The policeman was identified as Jose de los Reyes Cruz, 46, assigned at the Warrant and Subpoena Section of...

Magdalo lawyer, senators don't buy story.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan, Philip C. Tubeza and Nelson F. Flores LAWYER ROEL PULIDO IS NOT buying the Army's story that four more Oakwood mutineers have escaped from military custody. At least not...

Beware of fake money.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE VALENZUELA City police have warned business establishments in the city to beware of fake P1,000 bills after two women carrying 10 counterfeit bills were arrested Tuesday. The suspects were identified...

Cuenca loses Negros hacienda.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera THE LAST LEGAL OBSTACLE TO THE REDIStribution of one of the biggest sugar estates in Negros Occidental has been eliminated after a local court reinstated the title of the...

Rob attempt foiled.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A JEEPNEY driver was shot dead, while a passenger and a suspected thief were wounded in a botched robbery attempt the other night in Quezon City. Wilfredo Tulipas, 36, was driving his Panay Avenue-bound...

Santo Nios, rapture and tragedy.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo ANOTHER RELIGION-RELATED TRAGEDY HAS claimed the lives of at least 20, the majority of them innocents who, when they set off, had no idea that their foolhardy elders were...

MIAA stands firm on $5 security fee.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon THE MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Authority (MIAA) yesterday stood firm on its plan to impose a $5 (P260) security fee on departing passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International...

Mike A lobby one reason Marcelo quit, says Salonga.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Fe Zamora FIRST GENTLEMAN JOSE MIGUEL ARROYO had "approached" former Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo over the fate of certain cases filed at the Office of the Ombudsman, former Senate President...

Negros plans auction of lands to collect realty taxes.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) DUMAGUETE CITYTHE provincial treasurers office will auction off pieces of property of delinquent taxpayers in Negros Oriental in a bid to collect some P105 million in unpaid real estate taxes. Danilo...

No plans to take over Meralco.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho and Alcuin Papa ENERGY SECRETARY RAPHAEL LOTILLA YESterday reiterated that the government was not taking over the Lopez-led Manila Electric Co. and indeed was not even...

Oakwood mutiny leader at it again.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo LOOKING FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE he were still leading a coup instead of being on trial for his role in the Oakwood mutiny, Lt. Sg. Antonio Trillanes IV used his latest court...

Pacman set to break barriers against Erik.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad LAS VEGAS, NEVADAA DAY after showing off a balanced, more polished Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach yesterday made another bold move by baring how they plan to soften and...

Pucay, Balan forge tie for halfway lead.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo MARS PUCAY AND OBSCURE DRIVing range pro Anthony Balan turned in level par-72s yesterday to forge a tie for the lead halfway through the P750,000 Omega Cup at Wack Wack...

Puerto Princesa, resort celebrate full moon festival.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jofelle P. Tesorio, Puerto Princesa City FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE NIGHT CLOUDS AND the moon were playing hide-and-seek as the resort guests were completely awed by the performances that started...

Behind our Constitutions, past and present (2).
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Manuel L. Quezon III (Continued from Monday) THE DECISION TO DRAFT A NEW CHARTER (and thus close off the option of restoring the 1935 Charter) was not, early on, an absolute objective of...

Good night and good luck.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado de Quiros YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY. GEORGE Clooney has gone worlds past his humble movie origins and blazed paths not unlike Clint Eastwood. "Good Night and Good Luck," which he did...

Wire thieves go underground.
January 19, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy WIRE THIEVES STRUCK ANEW IN MUNTINLUpa City over the weekend, taking even bolder steps to achieve their goal. A 650-meter stretch of underground electric wires used for...