Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from June 2006

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from June 2006

PNP: Albano case solved in 3 days.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap POLICE GAVE THEMSELVES THREE DAYS within which to solve the murder of Ilagan, Isabela Mayor Delfinito Albano. Chief Supt. Nicasio Radovan Jr., head of the Quezon City police, said...

Altas eye solo lead.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AN EARLY LEAD IS WHAT PERPETual has in mind when it takes on St. Benilde even as Philippine Christian and San Sebastian go against each other for a second win today in the NCAA mens basketball at the Ninoy...

SC asked to void water resolution.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria WARNING OF AN INCREASE IN WATER rates, some lawmakers and nongovernment groups yesterday asked the Supreme Court to nullify two resolutions of the Metropolitan Waterworks...

5 bruises consistent with rape, says doc.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt C. Contreras BRUISES ON THE ARMS, LEGS and genital area of Nicole were consistent with her allegation that she was raped on the night of Nov. 1, 2005, a physician who examined her 33...

Bulacan mining firm loses license.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CITY OF MALOLOSENVIRONMENT SECretary Angelo Reyes has cancelled the mining lease contract of a mining firm operating in Dona Remedios Trinidad (DRT) town after it was found to have illegally cut trees. ...

CBCP backs bishop who filed impeach case vs GMA.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra THE PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC HIERARCHY yesterday dismissed criticism that Bishop Deogracias Iniguez was engaging in partisan politics and said his impeachment complaint...

UP alumni want to make RP clean, like Switzerland.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera IT SOUNDS IMPROBABLEAMbitious at the very leastbut University of the Philippines alumni are embarking on an environmental project that seeks to make the Philippines like...

Bulls, Aces aim for the clincher.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) RED BULL AND ALASKA WILL SEEK TO prevent the series from going the distance as they aim for the clincher in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals tonight at the Cuneta Astrodome. A deciding Game...

Ode to Environment Month.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nereus Acosta THE POETRY OF THE EARTH, JOHN KEATS mused, is never dead. But if the dire threats to the Philippines staggering natural bounties are anything to go by, the poetry of land, sea...

GMA men clash over PNP.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. THE CHANGING OF THE guard in the Philippine National Police has become a proxy fight between Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno and the PNPs retiring chief, Director General...

Cyber sex, child porn in RP alarm Unicef.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra IT BEGAN WITH A FRIENDLY WEB CHAT. Soon the 44-year-old woman from Minglanilla, Cebu, was having cyber sex with a guy who introduced himself as a New Zealand...

Doctor brightens bleak world of kidney patients.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra A MARRIAGE OF MORE THAN A DECADE COLlapsed because of a failed kidney. The woman, sick in bed most of time and needing a barrage of medication following a kidney...

Too much baggage.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Amando Doronila THE PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND IMPEACHment complaint against President Macapagal-Arrroyo is that it carries an excessive tonnage made up of several hefty complaints, signed by...

Fear of cultists keeps kids away from schools.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carla P. Gomez BACOLOD CITYATTENDANCE IN SOME schools in northern Negros Occidental has dropped in the wake of reports that unkempt men believed to be members of a cult are out to abduct and...

Isnt she Lovi?
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. IT DEPENDS ON MY mood, 17-year-old singer Lourdes Virginia Lovi Poe sums up her fashion sense. She describes her clothing style as unpredictable, like a teens...

Joma on extradition bid: You cant touch me.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LUCENA CITYSELF-EXILED COMMUNIST Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison has scoffed at the governments plan to seek his expulsion from The Netherlands to face murder charges in the Philippines...

2 justices hit Panganiban: A blow to SC credibility.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria AT LEAST TWO SUPREME COURT JUStices have criticized Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban for his remark that the tribunal had committed a judicial error in upholding the death...

Luggage pilferage at Naia alarms airlines.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon A SON OF SAUDI Arabias ambassador to the Philippines recently lost a gold Rolex watch from his checked-in luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia). Amar Wali...

Men, music & masquerades.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Oliver M. Pulumbarit DISCO NEVER DIED. THEY JUST CHANGED its name, says the Village People, the iconic sextet who became known for their hits In the Navy, YMCA, You Cant Stop the Music and...

One-on-one with racing czar Fianza.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Manolo R. Inigo THE NEWLY APPOINTED PHILIPPINE RACing Commission chair, retired Gen. Florencio Fianza, is cool, confident and thoroughly straightforward. In a recent one-on-one interview...

Dog owner sues fake vet.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE OWNER of seven Beagle pups that died allegedly in the hands of an unlicensed veterinarian is not taking the deaths of her pets lightly. Essencia Manarpiis, a resident of Antipolo City, has charged Lito...

Mart supervisor jailed.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AN EMPLOYEE of a supermarket in Makati City was sent to jail for allegedly stealing four cans of infant milk on Wednesday night. Alejo Ruenada, 32, assistant supervisor of Rustans Supermarket in Ayala,...

Eala stands firm on walkout decision.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro PBA COMMISSIONER NOLI EALA STOOD firm that it was a walkout, consummated or not. As far as Im concerned, it was a walkout, regardless of whether it was consummated or...

Spreading impunity.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ALL POLITICS, AS THE SAYING GOES, IS LOCAL. And the bane of local politics is murder. Mayor Delfinito Albano of Ilagan, Isabela, who was gunned down not in his own town but in Quezon City last Tuesday, is...

NBI agents want their boss out.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margaux C. Ortiz DESCRIBING THEIR BOSS NESTOR MANtaring as an ineffective dictator, a group composed of over 300 officials, agents and special investigators of the National Bureau of...

Mike Ds sister now heads PNCC.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE SISTER OF Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor is now the head of the Philippine National Construction Co., the state-owned firm which controls the North and South Luzon Expressways. ...

Extension likely for Masinloc buyer.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. MALACANANG HAS JUSTIFIED GIVing a Malaysian conglomerate some slack in completing its $561.7 million offer for the Masinloc power plant at the behest of Malaysian Prime...

Depp on kissing Keira, singing in a movie.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruben V. Nepales LOS ANGELESWHAT was it about Johnny Depp that made it easy to forget he was an hour late for our press con? If this were another star, there would have been angry mumbling...

Pacquiao: Please come to my fight.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad MANNY PACQUIAO, THE FIGHTER, APpeared the least worried, unlike Manny Pacquiao, the promoter, who had to beg fans to please watch his slug-out live with Mexican Oscar Larios on...

Poor cooking seen cause of Bicol malnutrition.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LEGAZPI CITYAN OFFICIAL of the National Nutrition Council in Bicol pushed aside poverty as the main cause of malnutrition in the region, saying the problem lies more in how housewives prepare food for the...

Popes polite words being given new spin.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz POOR POPE BENEDICT XVI, HIS POLITE words to a visiting dignitary is being misinterpreted and used to advance the political agenda of President Macapagal-Arroyo. Pati ba naman ang...

Lukayos and moralists.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David REGARDING THE DOCUMENTARY LUKAYO: Hindi Ito Bastos (Lukayo: This Is Not Obscene) which aired recently on I-Witness over GMA-7 and which was the subject of a column last June...

Pinoy caregivers learn Spaniards very caring.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum MADRID (VIA PLDT) Spaniards are scheming, arrogant aristocrats who look down on Filipinos every chance they get. Thats the Spanish colonial image straight out of the novels of...

The disabledand us, the temporarily abled.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Raul C. Pangalangan YESTERDAY I READ THAT BANKS HAVE frequently turned away blind customers and rejected their applications to open accounts. The report said that the National Council for the...

Escapee shot, killed.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BOLINAO, PangasinanPolice shot and killed an inmate of the provincial jail in Lingayen town, hours after he escaped from his guards here on Friday. Reports said Arnold Arbana, 22, who was charged with...

Leaving it behind.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael L. Tan YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU. NO MATTER HOW wealthy we are, we will all leave the world as we entered it: penniless. So we try to console ourselves that at least we can leave...

Firecracker factory burns.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BOCAUE, BulacanA shanty doubling as factory and warehouse of firecracker and pyrotechnic products in Barangay Bundukan here burned after the products exploded on Saturday. No one was hurt but at least two...

Cop chief sacked over gambling.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BUTUAN CITYA town police chief in Agusan del Norte was relieved following a raid on Monday by an antigambling task force on a known gambling den near a police outpost in Cabadbaran town. Chief Supt Geary...

US ship transports aid.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GENERAL SANTOS CITYA ship leased by the US Navy from SuperFerry docked at the Makar port here Tuesday morning to distribute books. Two truckloads of books were given away by the humanitarian mission before...

RP safest in SE Asia from terror threatPuno.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora INTERIOR SECRETARY Ronaldo Puno said yesterday the country could well be the safest place from terrorist threats in Southeast Asia. Puno said unconfirmed reports of the...

Salvage of sunken sulfuric acid sought.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD yesterday warned that the four tanks of liquid sulfuric acid aboard a barge that sank at the Keppel Shipyard in Batangas needed to be salvaged...

Sex ed book scandalizes execs, but where is it?
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio EVEN EDUCATION OFFICIALS PROFESS TO be scandalized by the supposed existence of a textbook requiring that grade-school pupils bring condoms, fruits and vegetables to school for sex...

Pacquiaos special.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Francis Ochoa THE MOMENT MANNY PACquiao steps into the ring close to noontime on Sunday, 20,000 or so fight fans will see a 130-lb fighter regarded as not only the best in his country, but...

Soldiers seal 4-km Bulusan danger zone.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JUBAN, SORSOGONSOLDIERS sealed a 4-km danger zone around Bulusan Volcano on orders of a disaster coordinating office to make sure no one strays into designated off-limits area. Lt. Col. Benigno...

Cops in robberies.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TUGUEGARAO CITYThe police have formed a special task force to investigate the spate of robberies in three cities in Cagayan Valley last week. Chief Supt. Jefferson Soriano, regional police director, said...

SSC arranges final vs DLSU.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes GAMES TOMORROW (Blue Eagle Gym) 12 nnLyceum vs Adamson (for third) 2 p.m.SSC vs La Salle (best-of-3 finals) THAI IMPORT JAROENSRI BUALEE FIRED all but one of...

11 towns under calamity state as bugs spread.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) VIRAC, CATANDUANESTHE Sangguniang Panlalawigan Monday declared six of the 11 towns of the province as calamity areas due to the very alarming spread of the rice black bug (RBB) infestation. The...

Were not losing, says AFP chief.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Pazzibugan ARMED FORCES CHIEF GEN. GENEROSO Senga insists that the government is not losing the war against communist insurgents even though more soldiers than rebels have been killed in...

A win would mean lots of moneyLarios.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Francis Ochoa THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BIGGEST fight of his career isnt lost on Mexican Oscar Larios. Its just buried beneath the bunch of dollar bills that serve as his foremost motivation....

Ayala unit buying 11% of e-Telecare for P800M.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez AYALA CORP. YESTERDAY SAID ITS NEWLY formed technology holding firm, LiveIt Solutions Inc., would acquire 11 percent of call center operator e-Telecare Global Solutions...

CebuPacs P99 seat sale.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BUDGET CARRIER CEBU PACIFIC AIR INC. IS offering a seat sale of P99 per one-way ticket to any of nine domestic destinations for the next nine days, for travel over a 99-day period. The P99 Seat Sale...

Book on RP cities, provinces.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SUPERBRANDS PHILIPPINES, which showcases top brands in the local market, is coming out with a book that will help boost investment and tourism in various cities and provinces in the country, organizers...

BSP keeps rates unchanged.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE POLICY-MAKING MONETARY BOARD OF THE BANGKO SENtral ng Pilipinas yesterday decided to keep key overnight interest rates unchanged despite pressures from an expected...

Call centers dangle fatter paychecks for skilled few.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo CALL CENTERS ARE TURNING MORE and more to gimmicks and gadgetseven offering bigger wagesto reel in the few skilled workers still looking for jobs, according to an industry...

CebuPac seen resuming flights to Singapore.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas BUDGET CARRIER CEBU PACIFIC AIR INC. plans to resume regular commercial flights to Singapore by August once it receives the approval of aviation authorities of the island state....

Empowerment through transfer of technology.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ernesto M. Ordonez TWO DAYS AGO, I ASKED ONE OF THE worlds leading mango experts, Dr. Hernani Golez, what his newest project was. He gave an unexpected answer. Empowerment, Golez said. I...

Bayan eyes supplemental complaint vs PSALM.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho WHILE MALAYSIAN CONGLOMerate Ranhill Bhd is ready with the $227-million down payment for the 600-megawatt (MW) Masinloc coal-fired power plant, its remittance is hinged on the...

RP furniture exporters fear losing markets.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Irene R. Sino Cruz CEBU CITYTHE EMERGENCE of new suppliers of furniture in the world threatens the market share of Filipino furniture exporters. Michael Basubas, president of the Cebu...

Get the brand in the consumers minds.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dante Velasco (First of two parts) THE CONFERENCE was simply billed Al Ries Brand Marketing Conference, featuring the renowned RiesesAl and daughter Laura. It was organized by Salt &...

Gokongwei firm to raise $475M for petrochem plant.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez JG SUMMIT HOLDINGS INC. OF TAIPAN JOHN GOKONGWEI IS PLANning to raise as much as $475 million in loans from multilateral firms and commercial banks to fund a proposed...

Van explodes in Mandaluyong as drill takes off.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Luige A. del Puerto and Edson C. Tandoc Jr. A VAN PARKED IN FRONT OF A GIant mall in Mandaluyong exploded and injured three people at 10 a.m. yesterday. Within minutes, guards had cordoned...

7 groups keen on Transco concession.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho SEVEN ENTITIES HAVE EXPRESSED INTERest to bid for the 25-year National Transmission Corp. (Transco) concession, which is scheduled for auction in September. Of the seven...

Insurers seek tax cuts.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE INSURANCE COMMISSION said it would back calls for the rationalization of taxes imposed on the insurance industry, saying the tax burden had been making insurance products unpopular among Filipinos. ...

Govt lowers borrowing target for Q3.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED its domestic borrowing program for the third quarter of the year to only P84 billion, lower than the original plan of P104.5 billion, following the...

National Bookstore expands overseas.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez NATIONAL BOOKSTORE INC. IS foraying into the competitive Hong Kong market as it sets up its first overseas book shop at the Kowloon area in September next year, NBS...

Peso continues to weaken on interest rate worries.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PESO YESTERDAY TOUCHED a six-month low of 53.65 to a dollar on worries over rising interest rates in the United States before closing firmer at 53.55 on suspected Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Solon seeks changes in setting revenue targets.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo A LEGISLATOR IS URGING FISCAL AUTHORities to review the system of setting revenue targets, warning that flaws in the system may prove costly, especially now that the Lateral...

SSS amenable to joint sale of stake in EPCIBank.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM said it would consider the proposal of the Government Service Insurance System to jointly sell their shares in Equitable-PCI Bank to get a better...

Taipans lose SC cases.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Victor C. Agustin TAIPAN ALFONSO YUCHENGco is not alone in getting licked at the Supreme Court this month. So is fellow taipan Lucio Tan. Tans Tanduay Distillers lost a long-drawn-out case...

Pinoy is rising star in London fashion.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Text by Alex Y. Vergara LONDON-BASED FILIPINO DESIGNER Lesley Mobo shared the spotlight with seven other international fashion designers at the recent innerwear fashion show presented by...

Precious curves.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Text by Cheche V. Moral THE ITALIAN JEWELER Bulgari remakes a classic line characterized by rigid, modular pieces that was first produced in the 70s. While staying true to the collections...

New hospitality school, new Japanese chef.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache MOI COULDNT BELIEVE THE NUMber of fashionable faces that flocked to the latest upscale culinary school in Cosmo Manilles Ortigas area. The occasion was the new Enderun...

How to conceal redness or blotches.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Text and makeup by Barbi Chan PEOPLE WITH LIGHT COMPLEXION usually have problems with redness or blotches on their faces. Since the skin is very fair, any discoloration is immediately...

Color coding.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ria Francisco-Prieto MESTIZA, CHINITA, morena. These are the different types of Filipina beauties. But the truth is, choosing which category we fall under can be quite an interesting...

Gleam like a porcelain goddess.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Kinny Salas MY FASCINATION FOR PALE glowing skin was there even before I started school. While everyone wished they were tan and blonde Barbie, I wanted to look like Elvira, Mistress of the...

Designing model.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Apples Aberin-Sadhwani AFTER 15 LONG years in the US, Antonio Garcia, or Jan to his close friends, has returned to Manila to reestablish his roots and make his presence felt in the local...

Rock-ology.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Katrina Cruz CELEBRATING ITS 11TH anniversary, the Philippines style bible, Preview Magazine, rocked the Saturday night scene when it recently paid tribute to Manilas 10 Best Dressed for 2006....

What are the long-term effects of sales promos?
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dr. Ned Roberto & Ardy Roberto Q: Do you have data on what are today's most used (and we assume, the most effective) sales promo events and activities in the consumer market? Do you have data...

Mining firm wins environmental points from govt.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican SAGITTARIUS MINES INC. (SMI) APPEARS to have won the respect and praise of Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes for putting in place an environmental protection program...

And God created woman...
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alex Y. Vergara ABODY-HUGGING, HOURglass-shaped dress with a plunging neckline or a series of calculated cutouts never fails to command attention. So is a sheer, backless gown that comes with...

Ethels journey.
June 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Thelma Sioson San Juan OVER BREAKFAST LAST Sunday, the first thing Ethel asked for was the newspaper so she could read her column. That was a good signat least she was highly spirited enough...

Review schools regulation studied.
June 29, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYTHE COMMISSION ON HIGHER Education (CHEd) is studying the legal status of review centers in the city after a nursing review school here was implicated in alleged irregularities during the June...

Alcano, Lining enter IPT Tour shootout.
June 29, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) RONATO ALCANO SWEPT THE qualifying round, while Antonio Lining topped the losers bracket to join 10 other Filipinos in the grand finals of the International Pool Tour 8-Ball shoot-out last Monday at the...

Second complaint to last even shorter?
June 29, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan THE SECOND IMPEACHMENT CASE AGAINST President Macapagal-Arroyo, initiated by a group of citizens and NGOs, is taking on a different pattern from the one filed last...