Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from January 2011

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from January 2011

Fil-Am, Aguilar SEA Games five hopefuls.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo A US NCAA Division II player and the embattled Japeth Aguilar are among the hopefuls vying for a slot in the national basketball team to the Southeast Asian Games this November in Indonesia. Chris Newsome, a...

Arroyos file bill vs slow drivers.
January 31, 2011... SLOW-MOVING cars in the fast lane have apparently earned the ire of Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her son, Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado Arroyo, that both decided to introduce legislation to put drivers in their place. Mother and...

BI unit targets alien visas.
January 31, 2011... THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) will go after foreign nationals who are in the country illegally through the use of fraudulently acquired visas. BI officer in charge Ronaldo Ledesma yesterday announced the creation of the Intelligence Analysis...

Eulogy for the king.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Clemelle L. Montallana THIS IS but a commentary on Manny Pacquiao. It is perhaps an unsavory yet real piece of meat stuck between the teeth, as the justices who acquitted Hubert Webb and company said. The tinga must be dealt with. ...

CLIMATE CHANGE 2010 bodes more weather anomalies.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Heherson T. Alvarez, Contributor THE WORLD is finally coming to terms with an inconvenient truth. Across the globe, leaders are waking up to the fact that global warming is a real threat. And its impact is palpable, often...

Councilor, 2 sons face raps.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Tina G. Santos A BARANGAY councilor and his two sons are facing charges for allegedly stabbing to death a 16-year-old son of a policeman on Saturday afternoon in Pasay City. Chief Insp. Raymund Liguden, Pasay police investigation...

Devotees parade Sto. Nino images.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy AMID HUNDREDS of floridly dressed icons of the Sto. Nino borne on ornate carriages, Reynaldo Advincula proudly pedaled through the crowd on his rusty pedicab bearing his own simply dressed image of the Holy Child. ...

DFA: Best to wait after review to bring up VFA with US.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Jerry E. Esplanada ITS BEST that the Philippines take up the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States after the government has completed its ongoing review of the accord, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs...

Did you know.
January 31, 2011... Today, Jan. 31, is the 123rd death anniversary of St. John Bosco, whose relic was recently brought to the country. Three schools in Metro Manila were established in his honorthe Don Bosco Technical College in Mandaluyong City, Don Bosco...

Pabaon.
January 31, 2011... ANGELO REYES, one of the most articulate Armed Forces chiefs of staff in the last fifty years or so, has damned himself, on live television, with his first statements after being directly accused of corruption. The general who led the AFPs...

Egypt quintet foils Gilas title bid.
January 31, 2011... AL ETIHAD Alexandria of Egypt exploited Marcus Douthits early ejection, rallying in the clutch to pull off an 84-75 victory over Smart Gilas Pilipinas and clinch the 22nd Dubai Invitational crown Saturday at the Al Ahli Indoor Stadium. ...

12 Little Things Every Senior Citizen Can Do.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Ramon Farolan ON FRIDAY, Feb. 4, an event dubbed Senior Citizens Revolution shall be launched at the Pacita Astrodome in San Pedro, Laguna, with Ms. Ballsy Aquino-Cruz as keynote speaker representing President Benigno Aquino III. Over...

UHF may be best choice for PBA.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Ronnie Nathanielsz WITH ALL DUE respect to the Philippine Basketball Association team owners as well as members of the board of governors, we cannot fathom how they reached the decision to require that the leagues games be covered on...

UP keeps top spot in UAAP football tourney.
January 31, 2011... UNIVERSITY OF the Philippines kept top spot in the UAAP mens football competition yesterday after battling La Salle to a 1-1 draw at the Ateneo pitch in Quezon City. Rookie Gerardo Valmayor tallied his fourth goal of the season, converting a...

Cafeteria.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Antonio Montalvan II IT IS deja vu. Almost 21 years ago, in 1990, the government announced a P5.2-billion birth control program. When howls of dissent greeted it, proponents safely retreated. It was then renamed Maternal and Child...

LTO men in car theft face probe.
January 31, 2011... CAGAYAN DE ORO CITYAn investigation on employees of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in some Mindanao areas had started on suspicion they are working for car theft syndicates, said Supt. Gregorio Pimentel, the polices Highway Patrol Group...

14-yr-old math whiz is Sudoku champion.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Jerry E. Esplanada FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Timothy James Tan, a mainstay of the national mathematics team, is the countrys new Sudoku champion. Tan, a sophomore high school student at Trinity Christian School in Bacolod City, topped the...

3 women file complaint vs Iranian.
January 31, 2011... THREE women partying at an upscale hotel bar in Muntinlupa City on Saturday accused an Iranian man of groping them. Chief Insp. Jenny Tecson, Southern Police District spokesperson, said the victims filed a complaint with the police after Hassan...

MPD hosts medical, dental mission.
January 31, 2011... THE Manila Police District headquarters on United Nations Avenue in Manila turned into a clinic yesterday when the policemen hosted a day-long free medical and dental mission. The mission was largely sponsored by UNTV and nongovernment...

12 killed in deadly Navotas City fire.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Nina Calleja AN OLD man and his 10-year-old grandson were locked in an embrace when firefighters found them inside their burnt house in Navotas City yesterday morning. Carlos Blancaflor, 92; and Gerald were among the 12 people who...

More guns mean more crimes.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Neal H. Cruz WHY IS criminality so high in the Philippines and why cant the police minimize or stamp it out? The answer is staring us all in the face but the police and Congress choose not to see it. It is the proliferation of guns....

1 dead in Army clash with Negros rebs.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYArmed clashes erupted anew between government troops and New Peoples Army rebels in the hinterlands of Calatrava and Toboso towns in northern Negros on Saturday, leaving an alleged leader...

Vizconde refuses to rat on tipsters.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Cathy Yamsuan LAURO VIZCONDE and his lawyer said they would rather face contempt penalties than name the court officers who tipped them off about the alleged efforts of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio to secure the...

Nuns dance to get recruits in Baguio City.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Elmer Kristian Dauigoy, Inquirer Northern Luzon BAGUIO CITYNever too old for Toyang. Catholic nuns on Saturday night danced to this Eraserheads hit inside Baguio Cathedral as part of a vocational drive to recruit new blood. ...

Oil firms roll back fuel prices.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Amy R. Remo MOTORISTS will get some relief this week as local oil companies slash prices of petroleum products effective today. Oil giants Petron Corp. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. as well as independent players Eastern...

Other side pushes for deeper probe of problem at Stradcom.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Marlon Ramos THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DOJ) should look deeper into the legal dispute over the ownership of Stradcom Corp. to better understand the violent confrontation that occurred in the information technology firms office at the...

Que repeats as TCC champ.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Musong R. Castillo STA. ROSA, LAGUNAAngelo Que came from three strokes down to become the first back-to-back champion of the rich The Country Club Invitational with a closing one-over-par 71 yesterday. The 31-year-old Asian Tour...

Method in the madness.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Conrado de Quiros ANGELO REYES had two interesting questions when the senators agreed to allow him to cross-examine George Rabusa. Rabusa had just accused him of amassing a fortune while serving as AFP chief of staff and later defense...

Rabusa to spill beans on 3 ex-AFP bosses.
January 31, 2011... Byline: TJ Burgonio WHISTLE-BLOWER George Rabusa is executing an affidavit detailing corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippines under then Chiefs of Staff Angelo Reyes, Diomedio Villanueva and Roy Cimatu that could be used by...

Rolito Go reveals he has colon cancer.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Chona Yu, Radyo Inquirer ON HIS 18TH year behind bars, convicted murderer Rolito Go, a businessman who shot a college student dead in a fit of road rage in 1991, said he was suffering from colon cancer. In an exclusive interview...

Smart employee killed, robbed in apartment.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Jaymee T. Gamil AN EMPLOYEE of Smart Communications Inc. was found dead with 13 stab wounds in Sta. Ana, Manila, yesterday morning in what the police said was a case of robbery and homicide. The naked and bloodied body of Albert...

Racela, Danny I lift Beermen.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Musong R. Castillo OLSEN RACELA said in his retirement speech Wednesday night that he wants to have another championship before he hangs up his sneakers. Last night, he made sure that San Miguel Beer stays on course in its bid for...

Sugar to stay costly.
January 31, 2011... THE GOVERNMENT will not be imposing the suggested retail price (SRP) of sugar just yet as the supply is foreseen to remain tight, the chief of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said. SRA Administrator Gina Martin, in a recent...

Team formed to dig into illegal logging.
January 31, 2011... LUCENA CITYThe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has formed an investigating team to dig into the accountability of its Quezon employees in the worsening illegal logging problem in Sierra Madre, according to Nilo Tamoria,...

UST marks 5th century with pageantry, prayers.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Lito B. Zulueta, Arts and Books Editor POPE BENEDICT XVI gave a rare apostolic blessing via video, tens of thousands of candles blazed with lights and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) began its fifth century of existence amid...

Zobel Cup: Reds edge Grays.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo SANTI LABORDE accounted for half of his sides goals as the Audi Reds nipped the rallying Audi Grays, 10-9, to rule the high-goal match of the 8th Enrique Zobel Memorial Cup yesterday at the Enrique Zobel Field of the...

AGI an emerging blue chip.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Daxim L. Lucas ALLIANCE GLOBAL Inc.the holding company of tycoon Andrew Tan and the parent firm of Megaworld Corp.is an emerging blue chip company and a good proxy for stock market investors seeking to ride the expected economic surge...

Banks continue to tighten lending standards.
January 31, 2011... THE COUNTRYS commercial banks tightened anew their credit standards for enterprises in the fourth quarter of 2010, as they exercised caution against risk of increasing their exposure to defaults, results of the latest survey of the Bangko...

Better logistics management to boost countrys competitiveness.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Abigail L. Ho ENHANCING THE logistics capabilities of local firms can boost the countrys competitiveness, as costs go down and transport and warehouse activities become more efficient. According to the Philippine Chamber of...

Biz Buzz.
January 31, 2011... Byline: the staff Seasoned depositors IT SEEMS that the reforms made by Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. to speed up the processing and payout of insured deposit claims (now down to 160 days) have had some unfavorable consequences: they...

The Bold and the powerful.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Paolo G. Montecillo RESEARCH IN Motion (RIM) is bringing its newest and one of the most powerful BlackBerry devices to the Philippinesthe Bold 9780. The phone features a premium and iconic design with an incredibly easy-to-use...

Firms seen to benefit from tourism boom.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THERES NO WAY for local tourism to go but up given the Philippines strong niche in outdoor, medical, education and retirement tourism, according to regional brokerage and investment group CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. ...

Coat in the middle.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Conrado Banal THE WARRING groups in Stradcom, the IT provider of the Land Transportation Officer, or LTO, seem to be working overtime behind the scenes to establish their respective allies in the Aquino (Part II) administration. ...

BSP shrugs off fears over surge in hot money.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas has shrugged off concerns over the continued surge in the inflow of foreign hot money, saying that while the increase is unprecedented, it is still far from worrisome levels. The...

Peso seen rising to 41.50 to a dollar.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE PESO will likely gain ground against the dollar at a faster pace than most Asian currencies this year as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas starts raising key interest rates to curb rising inflation pressures in the...

Cautious trading to persist.
January 31, 2011... LOCAL STOCKS are seen continuing to trade with caution this week as the market seeks the bottom of the ongoing correction from record-highs. Last week, the main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index was up 0.49 percent to 3,970.34. The...

Cepalco putting up more solar-powered facilities.
January 31, 2011... CAGAYAN ELECTRIC Power and Light Co. Inc. plans to put up more solar-powered facilities in Cagayan de Oro, that will enable the power distribution and generation company to produce an additional 30 megawatts (MW) of power over the next three...

Drilling program for Kingking starts.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Riza T. Olchondra ST. AUGUSTINE Gold and Copper Ltd. (formerly Ratel Gold Ltd.) is starting a drilling program at the Kingking copper-gold project in Pantukan, Compostela Valley, in preparation for a feasibility study. Drill rigs...

Dutch firm investing in energy ventures.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Amy R. Remo AS THE local solar energy sector now gaining ground, a European firm disclosed plans to invest in several solar-powered generation facilities in the country. At the sidelines of the Philippine Solar Power Alliance...

Easing of single borrowers limit seen to boost demand for corporate, consumer loans.
January 31, 2011... CITIBANK IS bullish about credit growth in the country for 2011, saying that the relaxation of the single borrowers limit (SBL) and rising remittances are likely to fuel demand for corporate and consumer loans, respectively. According to...

ECCP members cut costs with new service.
January 31, 2011... ALMOST 700 members of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines expect to generate savings on communications costs by using a service that will also allow them to be more visible to potential buyers and suppliers. The service,...

PH firms stand to gain from new trends in China.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Abigail L. Ho AN INCREASING number of multinational firms are changing their strategy of outsourcing all their manufacturing activities to China, and the Philippines is one of the countries that stand to significantly benefit from...

Flour millers seeking shield from imports.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Riza T. Olchondra PHILIPPINE FLOUR millers are seeking government protection against cheap flour imports from Turkey, where millers are said to enjoy various forms of subsidy. Turkish flour, according to local millers, costs $500...

Green loan anyone?
January 31, 2011... Byline: Theresa S. Samaniego BY NOW, most companies may have already realized that by going green, they just dont help conserve electricity, reduce their carbon footprints and inevitably, save Mother Earth. Using energy efficient solutions...

Inflation expected to stay within comfortable levels.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Michelle V. Remo DESPITE OIL price and fare hikes, economists still expect inflation in 2011 and 2012 to remain within levels considered comfortable, a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed. The survey, which...

MAPping a culture of integrity.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Felino A. Palafox, Jr. THIS gathering is an international, interdisciplinary, inter-faith, and public, private, and civil society leaders. I gratefully appreciate the vision and leadership of the 61 previous presidents in bringing...

Medusa allots $80M for new Co-O plant.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Riza T. Olchondra AUSTRALIAN-LED Medusa Mining Ltd. is planning to open a new self-funded gold plant to expand its operations in Surigao del Sur. In a report, Medusa said its board had approved the construction of a new Co-O plant...

Metrobank power unit seals 25-year supply deal.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Amy R. Remo PANAY ENERGY Development Corp., a power generation company belonging to the Metrobank group of tycoon George Ty, has received the regulators approval for its 25-year power supply agreement with an electric cooperative in...

Petron spent P7B for capex in 2010.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Amy R. Remo PETRON CORP. said it spent close to P7 billion for major capital investment projects last year to help boost its refinery and marketing operations. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, Petron...

Its Smart and its Android.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Paolo G. Montecillo AS PART of its push to promote Internet access for all Filipinos, Smart Communications has introduced one of the worlds most affordable and high-quality smartphones. In a statement over the weekend, Smart...

SMDC to sell P10B in new shares.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY developer SM Development Corp. plans to sell up to P10 billion in fresh equity to selected institutional investors within the first semester to fund its rapid expansion and widen its public float....

Storing, managing vital data for small businesses.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Theresa S. Samaniego SINGAPOREWITH practically most of the tasks now being done over the information superhighway, having a reliable data storage system has become, more than ever, a crucial concern, especially for those that maintain...

Telco pays heed to budget users.
January 31, 2011... DOMINANT CARRIER Smart Communications Inc. has enabled budget-conscious mobile phone users to easily access the Internet. Mobile phone users with Internet-capable devices may now access the Web for as low as P1 a minuteenough for a Facebook...

A new twist to an old favorite.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Charles E. Buban TRADITIONALISTS SEEKING something fresh but familiar may find Nokias C3-01 Touch and Type an interesting choice. The 01 in C3 is used to differentiate this candy bar mobile device from the other C3 that was...

Union Bank net profit up 24% in 2010.(Financial report)
January 31, 2011... ABOITIZ-LED Union Bank of the Philippines grew its net profit last year by 24 percent to P5.35 billion as higher net interest earnings were complemented by trading gains. Based on a regulatory filing, the bank posted a net interest income of...

PH-Japan venture pushes P6-B energy project.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Amy R. Remo FILIPINO-JAPANESE joint venture Green Future Innovations (GFI) is pushing through with its P6-billion bioethanol and cogeneration facility in Isabela, which will not only shore up supply of local ethanol but also provide...

New WD drive delivers dizzying dose of zeroes.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Kenneth M. del Rosario IN 1985, a personal computer could more than amply function with five megabytes of storage. Twenty-eight years later, it may take at least 2 terabytes of digital data storage to keep an average user happy. ...

What makes a Filipino leader?
January 31, 2011... Byline: Emerald D. Ilac, Contributor IN ANY organization, one of the most basic manifest relationships is the connection between the leader and the follower. This can take on many forms at several levels, and the understanding of this...

The history behind USTs National Cultural Treasures.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Regalado Trota Jose, Contributor A HUNDRED years ago, the Dominicans were given a piece of property in an estate called Sulucan. It was an open field bounded by a railroad, a racetrack, a leprosarium, a prison, two churches, and an...

A Filipino artists belen is displayed in Vatican City.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Mozart Pastrano, Contributor UNTIL FEB. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, a tableau showcasing nine larger-than-life statues by Mindanao artist Kublai Ponce-Millan is on view at St. Peters Square at the Vatican City in...

Landscapes that go beyond beauty.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Augusto F. Villalon WE WERE on a small boat sailing on Slender West Lake at the center of Yangzhou City in Jiangsu Province, taking in the spectacular autumn landscape renowned for centuries, a landscape celebrated in Chinese...

Yes! Art in the Park 2011.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Dexter R. Matilla, Contributor IS ART truly for everyone? Ask the ladies behind the annual Art in the Park, and theyll flash a smile and emphatically say yes. The first one was five years ago and the concepts were very simple:...

What is wrong with Dinagyang? Ask Edwin Duero.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Constantino C. Tejero THE VISAYAS is host to the three major festivals of the countrythe Ati-atihan of Aklan, the Dinagyang of Iloilo, and the Sinulog of Cebu. They are held at around the same time of the year, and all celebrate...

Tabuena: National Artist waiting in the wings.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Bibsy M. Carballo, Contributor ALTHOUGH we confess not to know that much about Romeo Tabuena, Filipino painter living in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, there was something in the short biography we read of him that drove us to seek...

Charlene Gonzalez in glass and bronze.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. BEAUTY QUEEN and TV host Charlene Gonzalez didnt mind having her face covered in plaster and breathing through strawsall for the love of her alma mater. Her entire face and body, she recalled, had to be put in...

Andi Eigenmann dating Eraps son.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Dolly Anne Carvajal ANDI Eigenmann and Eraps son Jake Ejercito were a coosome twosome at Reserve Bar. Is Miss Agua Bendita now happily swimming in the sea of love? Pretty date My kumpareng Joey Marquez will kill me for squealing...

Ex-Palawan exec linked to Ortega slay.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Redempto Anda, Inquirer Southern Luzon ABORLAN, PalawanThe second suspect, who fell in the hands of the police, further implicated a former Palawan official in the crime, saying he had received an instruction from his recruiter to...

Back-to-back showing boosts Mendozas stock.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes TOP-RANKED junior player Jurence Zosimo Mendoza boosted his world ranking to 651st after playing in back-to-back ITF junior tennis events in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China recently. The 14-year-old Mendoza, the...

Palace bares new appointments.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Christine O. Avendano THE WIFE of former Muntinlupa Rep. Rufino Ruffy Biazon has been appointed by President Aquino to the board of directors of the John Hay Management Corp. (JHMC), just one of the appointments announced yesterday by...

Bautista knocks out Barrera in 3rd round.
January 31, 2011... Byline: Ronnie Nathanielsz CEBU CITYIt was swift and decisive this time as Rey Boom Boom Bautista knocked out Mexican Alejando Barrera in the third round of their rematch before a sellout crowd at the Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront...

Abu Sayyaf outlasts 14 generals.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Julie S. Alipala, Zamboanga City TEN YEARS and 14 generals ago, the Abu Sayyaf took 21 mostly foreign hostages from a dive resort in Sipadan, Malaysia, and brought them to Sulu. Today, the bandit group, with factions in the...

Provinces near Metro on alert, too.
January 30, 2011... TOP POLICE officials in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol regions have doubled security measures in the wake of the Makati City bus bombing although no province in any of the regions has been tagged as a terror target. Top officials in the...

Invalid plea bargain.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Artemio V. Panganiban THE PLEA bargaining documents, which released retired Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia from detention, arein my humble viewinvalid. These documents are (1) the undated Plea Bargaining Agreement (PBA) between the Office...

Angie Reyes to get back at Jinggoy.
January 30, 2011... Byline: Leila B. Salaverria FORMER Armed Forces Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes will get back at Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former military budget officer George Rabusa by filing a graft and corruption case against the two before the Office of the...