Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from June 2006, page 8

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from June 2006

Globe slams Smart anew.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas GLOBE TELECOM INC. HAS ASKED telecommunications regulators to stop a promo of its two main rivals, which the Ayala- controlled unit claims will create a virtual monopoly in...

Ex-DepEd chief, others charged.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DEPARTMENT of Education filed yesterday charges of graft, plunder and conspiracy against former officials of the Fund Assistance for Private Education (FAPE) who included former Education Secretary...

GMA asked to suspend land reform.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BACOLOD CITYA GROUP OF BUSINESS and labor leaders and government officials in Negros Occidental on Wednesday asked President Macapagal-Arroyo to suspend the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian...

Lopezes reassert P3-B stake in EPCIB.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas THE LOPEZ FAMILY AND ITS flagship firm, First Philippine Holdings Corp., yesterday reasserted their claim over a P3-billion stake in Equitable PCI Bank that may determine who...

Masinloc sale above-board, says energy chief.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) DESPITE BEING BOMBARDED WITH CORruption accusations, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla is resolute in defending the sale of the 600-megawatt Masinloc coal-fired power plant in Zambales, saying the...

Mendiola still bridge too far for lawyers.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margaux C. Ortiz MANY OF THEM WERE IN BARONG Tagalog and some argued in learned language designed to win pleadings in judicial chambers. But still no dicethey could not set foot on ground the...

Wear uniform, or lose your job.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SLIPPING into colorful clothes and elegant blouses could make you look hip and trendy. But if you are working at the Pasig City Hall, it could cost you your job. Pasig City Administrator Reynaldo Dionisio...

Fight crime instead.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) NAVOTAS MAYOR Toby Tiangco shot down the proposal Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno to utilize barangay officials in the governments all out war against the Communist Party of the Philippines, saying the...

32 fixers arrested.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THIRTY-TWO alleged fixers who have been allegedly charging passport applicants P12,000 in additional fees for processing travel documents have been arrested by the Southern Police District (SPD) in a...

Pastor, lawyer shot dead.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap A PASTOR DIED IN A FUTILE ATtempt to save the life of a member of his church Wednesday evening in Quezon City. Joselito Fidel, 47, tried to shield with his own body lawyer Evelyn...

Life.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael L. Tan TOMORROW, PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO WILL sign a bill that abolishes the death penalty in the Philippines. The timing is so clearly political, scheduled on the eve of her...

Call it a multi-purpose room.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Michael V We call this the multi-purpose room. Apart from the dining room, this is where the whole family converges to unwind. We have a similar room in our home in Cavite. (Bitoy now stays in Quezon...

Mike Arroyo back on public display.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil Cabacungan Jr. CLOSE TO A YEAR AFTER going on voluntary exile to take the heat off his wife, First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo is now back on public display. Arroyo returns to the...

Miriam files bill against abortionists.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SEEKING TO PUT MORE TEETH into the constitutional ban on abortion, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has filed a bill that would impose severe penalties on doctors, midwives, nurses, pharmacists and other...

The vanishing sidewalks.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz THERE WAS A REPORT IN OUR NEWSPAPERS several days ago saying students are not safe in our streets. This is true not only because of muggers and pickpockets and our dark streets,...

NPA raid on mayors residence taunts GMA.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CAMP MELCHOR DE LA CRUZ, IsabelaAs though taunting President Macapagal-Arroyos administration, about 30 communist insurgents disguised as soldiers stormed the house of the mayor of Lasam, Cagayan, on...

Defense notes Nicole jeans, panties not torn, no seminal stains.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt Contreras and Tarra V. Quismundo DEFENSE LAWYERS IN THE Subic rape case yesterday focused on the lack of any tearswhich could indicate a strugglein the underwear and denim jeans that the...

91 nursing grads petition PRC to suspend nursing board.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Vincent Cabreza BAGUIO CITYNINETY-ONE nursing graduates here petitioned the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) yesterday to place the members of the Board of Nursing under preventive...

Take care of OFWs, Cory urges host countries.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana FORMER PRESIDENT CORAZON Aquino yesterday called on countries that were destinations of millions of overseas Filipino workers to protect them from abuse and...

Meryl wears the fashionista devil well.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELESFROM READER Nico Marco of Quezon City: Thanks for writing that column about my idol, Madonna. Just a little trivia: Madonnas current favorite dancer is...

LPG cylinder stove causes fire in Pasay jail.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy A KITCHEN FIRE CAUSED PANIC yesterday morning among inmates in the Pasay City Jails female ward. No one was hurt in the incident. A newly bought liquefied petroleum gas...

Palparan asks gov for private talk on troop behavior.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CITY OF MALOLOSREACTING to claims of alleged abuses by his men, Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. on Thursday urged Bulacan Gov. Josefina de la Cruz to meet with him so they could talk in private to settle...

PBA five set to see action in Jones Cup.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro WITH THE SEASON COMING TO A CLOSE, THE NATIONAL BASKETball team composed of Philippine Basketball Association players tries to get its act together anew with an eye on a possible...

Power spot mart starts run today.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho THE LONG WAIT IS FINALLY OVER. After several postponements, the wholesale electricity spot market (Wesm) will start its commercial run today, providing a more transparent...

Probers see inside job in Boracay murder.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., PDI Visayas Bureau ILOILO CITYINVESTIGATORS are looking at robbery and an inside job in Tuesdays murder of a resort owner on Boracay Island in Aklan. An undetermined...

All-out war will bring more civilian deaths.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Amando Doronila PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO THIS WEEK launched the offensive by a reinforced Army task force in Luzon against the New Peoples Army in a send-off ceremony for the troops at Camp...

Other housing sites OK, say ex-Nawasa employees.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AFTER MONTHS OF WRANGLING, RETIRED employees of the defunct National Waterworks and Sewerage Administration (Nawasa) and an environment coalition are inching closer to a settlement over a controversial...

Intl law constraints in GMAs war.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Raul C. Pangalangan IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT WAR IS THE vanishing point of law, and that before the power of arms, the laws are silent. But, mercifully for all of us, the civilized world has...

Relief of Marine officer normal, says his chief.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan MARINE COMMANDANT MAJ. GEN. NELSON Allaga yesterday downplayed the controversial resignation of his former chief of staff, Col. Orlando de Leon, who had earlier made stinging...

A gamble and a responsibility.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, MARIA RESSA, formerly of CNN, will have been head of News and Public Affairs of ABS-CBN for a year. And shortly after this milestone, the network...

Private safety group supports billboard ban.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria A NON-GOVERNMENT SAFETY organization supports a plan to ban billboards along national roads as they pose a hazard to motorists and other people. The Department of...

GMA rushed to St. Lukes.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO WAS RUSHED TO ST. LUKES Medical Center last night after complaining of abdominal pains while having dinner at a restaurant on Tomas Morato...

The Ryan & Juday Show.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. LIKE A PICNIC. This is how Judy Ann Juday Santos describes the set of Star Cinemas Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo, her first movie with sweetheart Ryan Agoncillo. All we...

SC upholds live-in setup if approved by religion.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum FILIPINOS CAN ENTER INTO A LIVE-IN RELAtionship if this is allowed by their religions, a landmark ruling of the Supreme Courtconcurred in by nine of the 15 justicesdeclared...

Hot Aces try to push Giants into 3-0 hole.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF, OR HAVE TIM Cone and the Alaska Aces learned their lesson? That will be known today when the Aces shoot for a huge 3-0 lead over the Purefoods Giants in their Gran Matador...

Study says English has small role in govt deals.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYIF CHANGES are made in the Constitution today, experts may want to reconsider English as the second primary language should we become a federated Philippines. A recent study on language...

The return flight.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruel S. De Vera IT IS IRONY, NOT KRYPTONITE, that poses the greatest danger to Superman. For all his storied powers, the Man of Steel is perhaps the most one-dimensional of protagonists, a...

More varied and innovative movies coming up.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre THE FILIPINO FILM INDUSTRYS decades-long slump has wreaked many negative effects on local movie peoples career and lives, but it has had a few positive consequences. One...

Embraced by the Light.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Rita Avila Betty J. Eadies Embraced by the Light started my fondness for reading. I also gave copies to friends who, I knew, would be inspired and to people whose relatives recently passed away to...

Roach wants early end for Pacquiao foe.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo MANNY PACQUIAO ran his routine five miles (8 kilometers) yesterday and later showed crisp and fearsome form working the bag and shadow-boxing while trying to shake off...

E. Visayas board starts wage review.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Vicente S. Labro, PDI Visayas Bureau TACLOBAN CITYTHE REGIONAL TRIPARtite Wages and Productivity Board in Eastern Visayas will hold public consultations and a public hearing starting this...

One Voice: We need reforms, not Cha-cha.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria A NEW CITIZENS GROUP THAT COUNTS among its members two former chairs of the Commission on Elections, Catholic bishops and other influential figures yesterday appealed to...

The real score: Volante, Vicor and Villafuerte.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HE ASKED TO BE RELEASED SO HE COULD continue working with Vicor Records, said Nyoy Volantes manager Hanzel Villafuerte, on the news that the singer had sought the release from his talent contract with...

Govt to address mismatch between skills, industry needs.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Irene R. Sino Cruz, PDI Visayas Bureau CEBU CITYTHE GOVERNMENT is formulating measures to address the mismatch between skills and industry requirements, according to Jobs Creation Secretary...

BIR expects to collect beyond P46-B tax target set for June.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL Revenue claims that it will likely exceed its P46-billion tax collection target for June due to the implementation of several revenue-raising measures,...

Call centers seen to grow SMEs.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo THE EXPANSION OF CALL CENTERS OUTside Metro Manila is expected to give rise to business opportunities for micro and small-sized businesses due to the creation of more jobs....

Security beefed up in South Metro stores.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy A DAY AFTER ROBBERS RANsacked two drugstores in southern Metro Manila, police beefed up security measures in areas where 24-hour convenience stores and pharmacies are located....

No more narrow streets, crowded parking in this Chinatown.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margie Quimpo-Espino IN THE 80S, LAND IN the Ayala area in Makati City cost some P250,000 per square meter. Even today this is a steep price. But at that time, land in the Binondo area,...

Filipino-Russian airline to expand in Mindanao.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jeoffrey Maitem, PDI Mindanao Bureau COTABATO CITYA FILIPINO-RUSsian airline company plans to expand its operations in Mindanao, a move seen boosting the development of the island, according...

P1.4-B Korea investment held up in Mimosa mess.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo CLARK AUTHORITIES ARE PUSHING through with negotiations with South Korean investors and their government on the privatization of the Mimosa Leisure Estate amid allegations of...

Securities lending, borrowing scheme backed.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez THE PHILIPPINE STOCK EXchanges plan to allow stock brokers to borrow shares for trading could generate as much as $1 billion worth of stock lending flows, visiting...

Special fiscal incentives readied for mining projects.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE MINING SECTOR, SEEN TO ATTRACT as much as $7 billion worth of investments yearly, is likely to get special perks under the governments program to rationalize the granting...

Ad folks turn green to honor a creative great.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marlet D. Salazar KEN KAESS was much well-loved in one of the largest advertising agencies in the world. Carrying on the companys heritage of creative revolution, DDB Philippines spearheaded a...

What Went Before.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ON APRIL 15, 1986, the newly organized Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), sequestered 6.3 million common shares owned by Trans Middle East (Phil.) Equities (TMEE) in the then Philippine...

Standards in agriculture and retirement.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ernesto M. Ordonez SINCE THE RETIREMENT INDUSTRY WAS made a Presidential Flagship Program last May 30 with the potential of creating 4 million jobs and $44 billion in 10 years, much attention...

Sugar producers protest 3% import tariff levied on Kraft.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican LOCAL SUGAR MILLERS AND PRODUCERS are protesting the continued importation of pre-mixed juices by Kraft Foods Phils. Inc. at a 3-percent common preferential tariff rate....

What have we learned about Positioning?
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dr. Ned Roberto & Ardy Roberto IN 2001, MCGRAW-HILL PUBLISHED the 20th anniversary edition of the book, Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, by Al Ries and his partner, Jack Trout. But it...

Think long term, US bank advises investors.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao INVESTORS IN EMERGING MARKETS like the Philippines will be better off riding out the volatile financial markets than losing sleep over recent sell-offs caused by US interest...

Goldilocks wants more than P2B.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Victor C. Agustin GOLDILOCKS HAS INDICATED that it wants more than the reported P2-billion offer made by Pancake House to acquire the countrys biggest bake house chain. It is a well...

Brand aid.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ria Francisco-Prieto I FIND MYSELF WALKING THROUGH THE counters of Rustans a lot. Not because Im a big shopper, but simply because Im big on roaming. Ive even noticed that nowadays when I do...

Luxury liner.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Text by Barbi Chan, Contributor AS A MAKEUP ARTIST, IF THERE IS one thing I cannot live without that makes me feel beautiful and pretty and confident every day, its my ever dependable...

Splurge vs. steal.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Apples Aberin Sadhwani A HOT YSL MUSE BAG OR A timeless Hermes Birkin does not a stylish woman make. Your style quotient does not rise or fall according to the price tag of the items youre...

Burn, baby, burn!
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Genea Padilla, Contributor IT ALL BEGAN IN 2000 WITH Brief Encounters. Then, four years ago, Bench teased us with One Night Only, then the tantalizing Understatement in 2004. This year...

Digging for Gold.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jenni Epperson NO OTHER DESIGN house oozes opulent sexiness as Dolce & Gabbana. And no other design house can claim to have popularized the black bra that peeks through see-through blouses and...

Thrift banks want a piece of trust business.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG Pilipinas was urged to relax capital regulations on thrift banks wishing to engage in the trust business. This, according to Chamber of Thrift Banks...

Pacific-wide party for Asia-Pacific conglomerate.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache THE HOTTEST TICKET OF the year was definitely the supremely elegant, completely dazzling and meticulously planned First Pacifics 25th Anniversary. The big event had jetsetters...

The Claudio Bravo womenand some men.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Thelma Sioson San Juan IF THERES ONE MUST-HAVE HIGH-society wannabes cannot have, its a Claudio Bravo portrait. That makes it more desirable. Only a highly select group of Manilas womenabout...

Lip-locked.
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kinny Salas LOOKING BACK AT THE TIME when I was still a college student, I remember that every single peso I saved went a long way. But theres a downside to frugality. In buying cheap, one may...

Away, raccoon eyes!
June 23, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IF EYEBROWS ADD ESSENTIAL balance to our face and bring together all our features into a harmonious whole, then the eyes are the real focus of our face. Many women are concerned with those dark...

Cagayan flood control plan gets P100M.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYAPRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the release of an initial P100 million as part of the P128-billion, 30-year flood control project for Cagayan Valley, officials here said on...

Alcano competing in US pool circuit.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) RONATO ALCANO, WHO CONTRIBUTED two billiards gold medals in the countrys overall championship romp in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, left Tuesday to compete again in several billiards tilts in the US. ...

Mayors league on track re unicameral.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan READER RICHARD LOZADA RECENTLY WROTE to this paper questioning certain assertions made by this column. He asked how a concurrent resolution of both chambers of...

Bulacan governor slams Palparans one-man army.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Fe Zamora, Tonette Orejas and Christine O. Avendano AT LEAST THREE MILITARY GROUPS ARE CONducting counterinsurgency operations in Bulacan, and each is apparently independent of the other,...

A college for indigenous peoples.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo I WROTE IN THE FUTURE TENSE THEN, I WRITE in the present tense now. I had some doubts then, I dont have those doubts now. Late last year I wrote about Pamulaan, a special...

Adamson U gains playoff.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ADAMSON ONCE AGAIN GOT the big numbers from the Big Girl. Cherry Rose Macatangay unleashed 34 points that included 28 kills to power Adamson to a 20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-23 victory over San Sebastian...

Dont exploit Marines rift, pols told.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) EVEN AS ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATORS urged the Armed Forces to remain apolitical and warned the opposition not to exploit the resignation of Marine Lt. Col. Orlando de Leon, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...

Lost.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER DECLARING ALL-OUT war against communist rebels, President Macapagal-Arroyo declared a similar all-out war against graft and corruption. To each of these wars, she committed similar...

Auditor says he had doubts on PNP deal.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Luige A. del Puerto THE RESIDENT AUDITOR OF THE PHILIPPINE National Police had raised reservations about the modes of procurement preferred by the police in acquiring some P322 million worth...

Forests get new hope in tree cloning project.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Delmar Carino, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau BAGUIO CITYEFFORTS TO save the countrys endangered forests got a big boost recently when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources adopted...

Gringo has no surrender planEnrile.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio FORMER SEN. GREGORIO GRINGO HONAsan has no intention to come out of hiding and turn himself in even though three of his alleged cohorts in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny in Makati City...

Hard work for Pacquiao.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes HE STAYED UP LATE TO ATTEND the premiere showing of the movie about his life. And he complained of too much distractions inside the gym. These things obviously bothered...

Job fair for differently abled soldiers.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon THE STORY OF THIS DISABLED soldier is one that has made the rounds among his comrades. But none of them knows his name, or can say what had happened to him. One vaguely...

No laughing matter.
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juan L. Mercado YOU BACK INTO A TIME-TUNNEL WHEN YOU read news dispatches from Burma these days. A British Broadcasting Corporation report on how three Burmese comedians poke fun at life,...

Good girl with bad habits?
June 22, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dolly Ann Carvajal AN E-MAIL FROM SABINEALvarez@yahoo.com about Julia Clarete caught my attention. According to the reader, Julia and a male friend gate-crashed the exhibit of her friend in...