Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from January 2007

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from January 2007

Abu kidnap chief killed on Gracias birthday.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYABU SAYYAF SEnior leader Jainal Antel Sali, alias Abu Sulaiman, was killed on the birthday of Gracia Burnham, the American missionary kidnapped by...

Comelec wary of Red role in polls.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Romy Amarado, Inquirer Visayas DUMAGUETE CITYTHE COMMISSION ON Elections and the Philippine National Police are preparing what officials described as a battle plan to stop communist rebels...

AFP builds space for peace in South.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edwin O. Fernandez, Camp Siongco, Maguindanao IN SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT initiatives, the Armys 6th Infantry Division and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have joined hands and built...

Another lawyer shot dead in Sorsogon.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SORSOGON CITYANOTHER lawyer was shot dead late Friday afternoon in yet another violent incident in the province of Sorsogon. Dennis Valencia had just completed court duties at the Bulwagan ng...

Atong confession causing opposition to panic, crumble.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum JUSTICE SECRETARY RAUL GONZALEZ YESterday said the decision of Charlie Atong Ang to turn against his former ally, ousted President Joseph Estrada, was causing panic in the...

Barring of nontimber harvests studied.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND Natural Resources is reviewing a regulation suspending the use of nontimber forest products, such as rattan, vines, honey and medicinal plants, in titled forest reserves...

Bird watching festival slated in Paranaque.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy PARANAQUE CITY, WHICH HAS been home to thousands of feathered transients, will hold a weeklong festival next month to promote bird watching among students and at the same time,...

Blame Luli Arroyos ma for release of Chinese poachers, say fishermen.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) EVANGELINE LOURDES LULI ARROYO should blame her mother, President Macapagal-Arroyo, for the Chinese poachers who got away scotfree, said the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...

Camarines Sur polls pit father vs son.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) NAGA CITYPOLITICS MAKES strange bedfellows, so they say, but it also makes unlikely rivals out of a father and son as the Lakas-Christian, Muslim Democrats (CMD) and the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino...

Cops still clueless on murder of Samar town mayor.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ven Labro, Inquirer Visayas TACLOBAN CITYPOLICE HAVE no suspect yet in the recent killing of the mayor of Daram, Samar. Chief Supt. Eliseo dela Paz, police regional director for Eastern...

DPWH, BIR cited for lessening graft.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND Highways and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, traditionally labeled as among the most notoriously corrupt government agencies, have been...

Dutch lawyers seek new probe of killings.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora AN AMSTERDAM-BASED lawyers organization asked President Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday to form yet another commission to look into the alleged extra-judicial killings of...

Pacmans guns.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WE WRITE, NOT ABOUT BOXING ICON MANNY Pacquiaos celebrated fists, which have time and again brought honor to the country, but about his gun ban exemptions. Last week, the Commission on Elections granted...

Chavits guards.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IT WAS ANOTHER DISTURBING SIGHT. ILOCOS Sur Gov. Chavit Singson rushed to the Senate last week to confront Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who had denounced Singsons apparent and allegedly undue influence over the...

Hail our young heroes.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ramon J. Farolan TOMORROW IS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF my triple bypass surgery at St. Lukes Medical Center. The first indication of trouble came when I tried carrying my granddaughter Christine...

Feud over control of Panagbenga threatens its staging.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYBUSINESSMEN fighting for control of this years Baguio Flower Festival have threatened to disrupt its 11th staging next month, prompting acting Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. to declare that the...

Foreign tourist arrivals hit record 2.84M in 06 but fall short of target.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS REACHED A record-breaking 2.84 million in 2006, but still fell short of the three million target set by the Department of Tourism for the year. South...

Gloria allies become rivals in Pangasinan political race.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LINGAYEN, PANGASINANIF Team Unity is shaping up in the senatorial race, the administration coalition in Pangasinan is heading for a split, with the Nationalist Peoples Coalition and Kabalikat ng Mamamayang...

Goma has new target in sight.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro IT WAS A SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF an action movie. With his headset on and protective glasses in place, Richard Gomez loaded his shotgun and hit a single flying targetnot once,...

Guiao confident; Pumaren plays it coy for Game 3.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GAMES TODAY (Araneta Coliseum) 4:05 p.m. Red Bull vs. San Miguel 6:35 p.m. Barangay Ginebra vs. Talk N Text YENG GUIAO FEELS THAT HIS RED BULL Barakos best-of-seven Talk N Text Philippine Cup...

Harbour nails semis slot.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jasmine W. Payo HARBOUR CENTRE FOUND A RALLY-STOPPER IN RYAN Arana and clinched a semifinal berth in the PBL Silver Cup yesterday. Arana unleashed a triple in the last 25.5 seconds as the...

Honasan to do a Ninoy: Win behind bars while kids campaign for him.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marlon Ramos, Inquirer Southern Luzon STA. ROSA, LAGUNAGREGORIO GRINGO Honasan is out to duplicate what Ninoy Aquino did: Win a Senate seat from behind bars. Not that Honasan would dream...

Celebrities take shot at Bata.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Beth Celis MANY OF THEM WERE REALLY NOT good at the game, but in the spirit of fun and fundraising, they all signed up to compete against each other, and in the finale, against world billiards...

Im innocent, says suspect in girls slay.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Emman Cena and Edson C. Tandoc Jr. POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO THE possibility that an unpaid debt was the motive behind the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found...

The imperative need.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Isagani A. Cruz THE CONSTITUTION IN ITS DECLARATION of Principles and State Policies expresses grandiose aspirations for our country that, in light of their disregard by the government that...

Pinoy koi breeder raises national pride.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt Contreras IT PUTS YOU IN THE MOMENT, WATCHING them gently glide in the waterwhite koi with orange markings, black ones with red and white patterns, or singular colors in platinum or...

Liberal Party exploring ties with Nacionalista, UNO parties.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juan Escandor Jr., Inquirer Southern Luzon NAGA CITYTHE LIBERAL PARTY IS EXPLORing a possible coalition nationwide with the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the United National Opposition (UNO) in...

Malabons Bahay na Puti keeps a cherished memento.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nancy C. Carvajal FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE MORE THAN A century-old Bahay na Puti on Arellano Street in Concepcion, Malabon City looks just like any other old house badly in need of a new coat of...

Mike A stands by his woman.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina Arceo-Dumlao DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (VIA PLDT)First Gentleman Jose Miguel Mike Arroyo was the picture of a proud husband as he kept pace with President Macapagal-Arroyos whirlwind schedule in...

Modern polls up to GMA.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AFTER SIGNING THE POLL automation bill into law, President Macapagal-Arroyo must now dip into her contingent fund to bankroll the much-awaited modernization of the countrys election system, starting with...

Money game spurs Orcollos rise.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SLOWLY BUT SURELY, DENNIS ORcollos financial status has improved. And he credits it all to his billiards skills. Billiards is the reason why my family has gotten out of poverty, said Orcollo, who...

Muslim scholars say Christian thinkers had better appreciation of Prophets option.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nash B. Maulana, Cotabato City THE COUNTRYS LEADing Muslim scholars have reacted sharply to the transcript of an old interview with slain bandit leader Khaddafy Janjalani, saying it is...

Nine times more Filipino seamen able to vote this year, says Comelec.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning THE NUMBER OF FILIPINO SEAFARers aboard able to vote in the May elections grew nine-fold, with Filipinos in Saudi Arabia the most numerous among land-based overseas absentee...

Now you can flip new mags pages online.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Fe Zamora LIKE A MAGAZINE, YOU CAN FLIP its pages. But unlike a magazine, you cannot fold it or tuck it into your bag. True to its reputation of breaking ground in the publishing...

Ombudsman OKs abuse raps vs 2 teachers.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora OMBUDSMAN MERCEDITAS GUTIERREZ on Friday approved the filing of criminal charges against two public school teachers for allegedly subjecting their students to verbal and...

Wanted: Prophets, now!
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Fr. Jerry M. Orbos, SVD A DESPERATE WEIGHT WATCHERS PRAYER: Lord, if you cant make me thin, please make my friends fat. Amen. *** In todays Gospel (Lk. 4, 21-30), we are told that the...

Spinning and spinning.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Patricia Evangelista THESE ARE THE FACTS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL 1,216TH meeting of the University of the Philippines Board of Regents that decided in favor of a tuition increase: At 3:30...

Pittance collected for RP disaster victims, UN laments.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) RENEWING ITS APPEAL FOR ASsistance, the United Nations has reported that only 7 percent of the estimated $46 million needed for the recovery of the victims of last years killer typhoons in the Philippines...

Palace poachers baiting Loren, Nikki.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. and Cynthia D. Balana MALACANANG HAS STEPPED UP ITS poaching expedition on the other side of the political waters, hoping to reel in former Senators Loren Legarda and...

Poll lawyers seek higher pay.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning PUBLIC ATTORNEYS AND PROsecutors who will be tasked with poll-related duties in the May elections are also asking the Commission on Elections for higher pay. In a recent...

The future of political families.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Randy David THE CURRENT DEBATE ON THE PROPRIETY of so-called political dynasties in a democracy is quite interesting. While focused on the prospective senatorial candidacies of Alan Peter...

From out of the jungle.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David IF ALL YOU WANT FROM A MOVIE IS ESCAPE from reality, where you can sit back, munch on popcorn and watch with detached interest, then dont watch Apocalypto. Watching...

SBP inviting new BAP head to join.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes WITH A LITTLE OVER A WEEK BEFORE THE SAMAhang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) holds the Unity Congress, several groups have started to confirm their participation in the meet...

Stay neutral in May polls, Noli urges social workers.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cynthia D. Balana VICE PRESIDENT NOLI DE CASTRO yesterday told officials and employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development to remain neutral in the coming elections. ...

Supermaid program not exempt from new requirements, says DOLE.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning LABOR SECRETARY ARTURO Brion yesterday denied that the Department of Labor and Employment had already granted exemptions to its new supermaid deployment policies in the face of...

Suspects in broadcasters slay face murder charges.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ILOILO CITYTHE DEPARTMENT OF JUS-tice has ordered the filing of murder charges against two suspects in the 2001 killing of Aklan broadcaster Rolando Ureta. In a five-page resolution dated Jan. 16,...

Get ready for the May 14 polls.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS FOR MORE THAN 17,000 positions are scheduled for the second Monday of May. Half the seats in the Senate and all the seats in the House of Representatives are...

Singer for a cause makes a pledge to build a dream on.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Candy Palenzuela-Dalizon TWO YEARS AGO, PAUL ANDRAE Drae Wilde Ybanez, met a 6-year-old boy who had the weight of a 1-year-old. Marco Eliaca, who was not only malnourished but terribly sick,...

A doctors candid Rx.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Anne A. Jambora RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY, America is still looked upon as the land of opportunities. Small wonder, then, that when the US reopened its gates to medical professionals from the world...

Husband is too set in his ways.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Emily Marcelo DEAR EMILY, I am 46 years old and employed as manager in a company. Ive been married for 24 years to a seaman and we have three lovely girls, all single and working. I...

17 Bicolanos to get awards.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Josephine Darang RISING ABOVE THE TRAGEDY in November when Reming devastated Bicol, especially Albay, the Diocese of Masbate and the Faithful Heroes Shining Times, Inc. are ready to give the...

Schooled in romance.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache POLITICS AND SHOW BUSIness were in perfect harmony when handsome Giancarlo Sotto, el unico hijo of hotshot former senator Tito and the still-glamorous movie queen of the 70s...

Day with bankers and investors.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa Prieto-Valdes MY WORLD IS A WORLD OF LIVING COLOR and not one that is defined by numbers. I cringe at mathematical figures and financial statements. Nevertheless, I recently attended...

Exiles empire.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Anne A. Jambora NOT ALL PEOPLE WOULD buy a house out of sheer boredom. Not everyone would have the deep pockets to afford such a diversion. Certainly not when youre a single, wrinkle-free...

Get organized 2007.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kathleen Ong, Contributor NEW YEAR, NEW LEAF. January is the official Get Organized month of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO). Its the perfect month for starting...

Docu relives proud RP moment in dancesport.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Francis Ochoa BELINDA ADORA bounced around, table-hopping, inside the ballroom of a posh restaurant, until the lights were dimmed and the chatter was hushed. She settled into a chair then,...

Help indie film revolution, provincial filmmakers urged.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Desiree Caluza, Inquirer Northern Luzon BAGUIO CITYTHE PRODUCER of multi-awarded independent film Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros) has urged filmmakers...

Much ado about nothing over Dakota Fannings rape scene.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELESWERE BACK IN EL LAY, feeling much lighter after shedding the 100 layers of clothing we had to wear to protect our Pinoy body against the winter cold in Park City,...

For Ana Valdes-Lim, All the Worlds a StageAnd a Classroom.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Katrina A. Holigores Her acting school days in New York were filled with celebrity sightings, but shes never been starstruck. After all, shed rather bring out the best in another persons...

Blood and Talent.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cora Llamas EXCITEMENT rippled through the small, cozy college theater when news broke out that Laurice Guillen, award-winning director and actress, was returning to her Ateneo roots to appear...

From 101 Dalmatians to 25,000 Filipino animators.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ross Harper-Alonso THERES been dynamic growth in the Philippines call center and medical transcription business in recent times, but Grace Dimaranan, new president of the Animation Council of...

Figure It Out.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) 2,623,014: Number of foreign tourists who visited the Philippines in 2005 US$1.026 billion: Revenue from foreign tourists from January to June 2005 511,277: Number of tourists from South Korea in...

By George, Are Those Pinoy Stormtroopers in the Rose Parade?
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Regina Layug IT WAS literally an out-of-this-galaxy experience: marching under the California sun as part of the Rose Parade in full battle regalia as one of 200 Stormtroopers from Star Wars....

Homecoming.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rene Guatlo ARTIST Fernando Modesto is home for good, after an absence of two decades. He is widely known abroad, especially in Jakarta, which he made his second home, as well as in Hong Kong,...

Embracing Our Diversity.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margaux Salcedo I LOVE Filipino food. Actually I love everything Filipinoour land, our seas, our beaches, our skies, our people, our language. We are a festive people,maybe initially shy but...

Out there on their OWN.
January 28, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ces Rodriguez ZINES in the time of MySpace and Multiply? Apparently, the printed page still holds sway. Late last year, Claire Villacorta, 31, and Paolo Cruz, 27, self-described...

Abalos: Computerization of poll still impossible.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning and TJ Burgonio OPERATIONALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEment, a defiant Commission on Elections Chair Benjamin Abalos Sr. said yesterday of the proposed poll automation in selected areas...

Abu hunt harder now, says general.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan ALTHOUGH FLUSH WITH SUCCESS, THE military will not find it easy to go after the remaining leaders and members of the extremist Abu Sayyaf, according to a top ground commander...

Envoy says US winning hearts in Sulu.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MAIMBUNG, SULUA RANKING US GOVERN-ment official said military exercises between the US and Philippine governments were aimed at wooing the people of this Muslim-dominated province to the cause of peace and...

Atong deal kept secret for security reasons.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora SPECIAL PROSECUTOR DENNIS Villa-Ignacio yesterday said it was important for government prosecutors and the lawyers of Charlie Atong Ang to keep their plea bargain agreement...

Barrera not hot at rematch; Marquez wants Pacman bad.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Francis Ochoa MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA AND JUAN Manuel Marquez, who slug it out on Mar. 17 for the WBC super featherweight crown at the Mandalay Bay Casino on March 17, have taken opposite...

GMA bats for Asean as major trading bloc.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina Arceo-Dumlao DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (via PLDT)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is ready to take its place among the worlds major trading blocs as its members forge stronger...

Graciousness and civility in US Congress.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan AS I WATCHED US PRESIDENT BUSHS REcent State of the Union Address on CNN, I couldnt help but feel a tinge of envy at the civility and graciousness with which the...

Cojuangco: RP caging needs MVP.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE president Jose Peping Cojuangco yesterday wondered where RP basketball would be headed without a patron who is committed to fix the problem and put...

Comelec accredits Church poll group for May elections.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS APproved yesterday the application of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) to be accredited as its citizens arm in the May 2007...

Asias granddaddy; Eraps son.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Percy D. Della SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIAFORGET about about an obituary. Cancel the requiems. Tell the florist to hold off on the wreaths. And please, drive the wailers away. Its not...

DAR, group blame each other for deadly clash.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYAGRARIAN RE-form Secretary Nasser Pangandaman yesterday blamed the Task Force Mapalad (TFM) for the violence that erupted in Hacienda Velez-Malaga,...

Defensor starts courting votes in Marcos country.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cristina Arzadon, Inquirer Northern Luzon LAOAG CITYPRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF staff Michael Defensor, a former leftist activist, said he welcomes the possibility of the entry of the children of...

Partners.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JOSEPH ESTRADA SAYS HE IS THE LAST MAN standing for the truth. But even the disgraced former presidents die-hard fans and supporters might find it hard to swallow, now that Charlie Atong Ang is accusing...

RP epicenter of international pool.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) YEN MAKABENTA IS A VISIONARY. HE KNEW that the 2006 Manila World Pool Championship was bound to lose money, yet he pushed through with it. He may have lost a bundle, but Makabenta proved that the...

Evidence enough on cops excesses, says Drilon.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas ILOILO CITYSEN. FRANKLIN Drilon, chair of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, said the committee has enough evidence to show excesses...

Two grandmas lead way for environment.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ma. Diosa Labiste, Iloilo City TWO GRANDMOTHERS HAVE MADE ILOILO sit, literally, and listen to conversations on how to care for the environment. Aurora Alerta-Lim and Lucy de la Fuente are...

Gringo seeks X-ray.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ACCUSED COUP PLOTTER FORMER SEN. Gregorio Honasan asked a Makati City judge yesterday to allow him to leave his detention center in Laguna to have his left foot X-rayed. Honasans request was made by...

Harbour five, Mail N More eye final four.
January 27, 2007... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AN UNSELFISH BIG MAN COULD STAND IN THE WAY OF HARBOUR CENTRES semifinal bid in the PBL Silver Cup today at the Olivarez College Sports Center in Paranaque. Cebuana Lhuillier-Pera Padala will be...