Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from November 2005

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from November 2005

Enrile, Defensor face suit over logging.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio SEN. JUAN PONCE ENRILE AND ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY Michael Defensor could face charges in court for their key role in the lifting of the 16-year-old moratorium on logging on Samar...

Alcano-Andam blast 'em.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PAIR OF RONNIE ALCANO AND LEONARDO ANdam delivered another gold medal for the Philippines in the billiards and snooker competition of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games late Tuesday at the Makati Coliseum....

'Signs of identity'.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ambeth R. Ocampo MADRID-A TWO-DAY SPANISH-PHILIPPINE "Tribune" opens in the Spanish capital this morning. Organized by Casa Asia, the forum brings together representatives from government,...

Angeles cops first shoot gold medal.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JUANITO ANGELES RULED THE practical shotgun automatic event as the Filipino marksmen broke into the victory column of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at the PSC-PNSA shooting range in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig...

Archers struggle to hit the target.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro SUBIC BAY FREEPORTUNABLE to settle down, Filipino Olympian Jasmine Figueroa landed 13th yesterday in the qualifying round of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games womens archery...

ARMM first to enact law on forest mgmt.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has passed the countrys first law on sustainable forest management, paving the way for the protection of the regions...

RP bags 16 golds, pads medal lead.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Roy Luarca STRONGMAN ARNIEL FERRERA carried the weight for the Philippine campaign yesterday, highlighting a sprinkling of gold medals that kept the Filipinos ahead in the 23rd Southeast...

Fueled by Negrense blood.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad BACOLOD CITY-THE BEST ROUTE TO THE public market, offers the dusky kid waiting for a ride, is to take a short ride, either on a pedicab or minibus. From Lacson Avenue, the...

Beach volley bets kick off bid today.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BACOLOD CITYTHE PHILIPPINE squads are in high spirits when they begin their quest for a first-ever gold medal today in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games beach volleyball tournament here. ...

RP booters bow out.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cedelf Tupas, PDI Visayas Bureau BACOLOD CITYSTRIKER PHIL YOUNGhusband had his breakout game for the Philippines but his efforts went down the drain as Malaysia showed the RP booters the door...

Bowler Yap bags gold in singles; Tee second.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jun Engracia MARIA CECILIA YAP REACHED OUT FROM THE depths of fifth place and a 47-pinfall deficit with an explosive final game to capture the women's singles gold medal for the Philippines at...

'The Captain' learns about pressure.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CEBU CITY-HE'S FACED COUNTLESS TENSE situations before, none of which could force him to come apart. Yesterday, Alvin Patrimonio was finally introduced to the word pressure. "It's different when...

Children learn to protect rare turtles.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Allan Macatuno, Morong, Bataan CHILDREN FROM A SMALL village in the coastal town of Morong in Bataan are looking forward to the next 25 to 30 years when sea turtles or pawikan will return to...

Comfort women suspect Japan aid just a ploy.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas, PDI Central Luzon Desk CITY OF SAN FERNANDOTHE plan by the Japanese government to support humanitarian projects for the elderly in the Philippines was another ploy to evade its...

Container van yields endangered turtle shells, dried sea horses.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD yesterday found nine sacks of turtle shells and 23 sacks of dried sea horses in a container van it seized nearly a month ago on suspicion that it...

Court finds cop guilty of journalist's murder.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jolene R. Bulambot CEBU CITY-THREE YEARS AFTER the killing, a former policeman was convicted yesterday of the murder of journalist Edgar Damalerio and sentenced to reclusion perpetua. ...

If truth hurts, lies hurt even more.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FOR A WHILE, I BECAME ONE OF THE THOUsands of Filipinos affected by the political crisis who just took everything in stride. I became almost apathetic. There were invitations to join rallies, protests,...

Hello!?
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IF YESTERDAY WE LISTED THE OBSTACLES IN THE way of finally hearing Virgilio Garcillano's version of events, today we must consider the difficulties the man himself has put forward. Foremost of the problems...

Ferrera, Aying shine, but RP slides to 2nd.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong R. Castillo A RECORD HEAVE OF THE HAMMER AND A golden run in the men's 400 failed to keep the Philippines on top of the overall race after three days of track and field action in the...

US fighter plane still cant take off.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) ONE WEEK AFTER IT MADE AN EMERGENCY landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) due to mechanical problems, a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet remained parked in a private hangar at the Naia. ...

Foreign press blast poor RP preparation.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FOREIGN JOURNALISTS SAY THE 23RD Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) is poorly organized compared to the last time Vietnam hosted the biennial meet in 2003. Dang Khoa, a radio broadcaster from the Voice of...

Funds key to helping OFWs.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria IF CONGRESS WANTS TO HELP overseas Filipino workers who are in jail abroad, it should look into how the funds allocated every year for legal assistance for the workers are...

Garci left RP disguised as flight crew-Gonzalez.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana and Philip C. Tubeza CONTRARY TO HIS CLAIM THAT HE DID not leave the country, former Election Commissioner Virgilio Gacillano left for Singapore on July 14 disguised as...

GOLDEN MOMENTS.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) No surrender for this brave cop POLICE SENIOR INSPECTOR NELson Pacalso knew his commander-in-chief was watching. Pacalso clawed out from deep inside the jaws of defeat to bag the country's third gold...

House approves constituent assembly for Cha-cha.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza SWEEPING ASIDE OPPOSITION objections, the House of Representatives last night passed a resolution calling for a constituent assembly to change the country's 18-year-old...

Group urges Moro rebs, govt to rush peace pact.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYA MORO WO-mens group in Mindanao has urged government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace negotiators to fast track the signing of a peace agreement. The group also asked...

PBL team eyes Shell franchise.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Beth Celis I HEARD ABOUT THE DEAL THREE weeks ago but seriously doubted its veracity. As they say, once burned, twice cautious. According to my source, Shell is in the final stages of...

Palace eyes cutting $1.5B of RP debt.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil Cabacungan Jr. MALACAYENANG IS NOW SERIOUSLY CONsidering cutting as much as $1.5 billion of the country's outstanding debt next year to take advantage of the peso's sizzling run and heavy...

RP jins back to earth with 1 gold, 2 silvers.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PASAY CITY-OKAY, ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL SWEEP WOULD have been an overkill. But the four-gold opening-day act was just too tough to follow and the Filipino jins managed just one gold and two silver medals...

KM calls on youth to overthrow GMA.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alcuin Papa THE MILITANT GROUP KAbataang Makabayan (KM) has called on the youth to join the struggle to overthrow the Arroyo administration. In a statement to media yesterday, KM...

Malaria still around DOH.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MALARIA, THE OLD mosquito-borne disease many thought had been eradicated, is still around. In fact, it haunts around 11 million Filipinos in 66 of 79 provinces in the country. Dr. Mario Baquilod,...

Mendoza, Nuestro deliver two more wins in fencing.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) VETERANS WALBERT MEN-doza and Veena Tessa Nuestro hacked out victories over their Thai rivals yesterday to give the Philippines two more golds in fencing competitions of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at...

Death for drug suspects.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THREE drug peddlers were sentenced to death yesterday in absentia. Pasig City Regional Trial Court Judge Leoncio Janolo Jr. of Branch 264 meted out the death sentence to Chinese nationals Ronald Yao, Chua...

Mall probes bomb scare.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE STA. LUCIA East Grand Mall in Cainta, Rizal has started an internal investigation of the bomb scare that led to the mall's shutdown on Friday afternoon. "They are coordinating with us," Cainta Police...

Oops! False alarm.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IT WAS a classic case of a blooper. Pasay policemen immediately rushed to the main branch of the Philippine National Bank on Roxas Boulevard around noon yesterday after a call from a "concerned citizen,"...

3 Filipino women raped in Kuwait.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt Contreras THREE FILIPINO WOMEN WERE ALlegedly raped in separate incidents in a span of 10 days in Kuwait, the Department of Foreign Affairs ((DFA) reported yesterday. The DFA public...

It's Christmas in Manila.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE HOLIDAY season has officially started in the country's capital as city officials unveiled on Monday a giant Christmas tree. The tree, which is 30-feet-high and 15-feet-wide, stands in front of the...

Car theft suspect shows up at DILG.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora and Luige A. del Puerto A WEALTHY FAMILY'S SCION WHO WAS IMplicated in the series of car theft cases in Metro Manila submitted himself yesterday for investigation to Interior...

Cool leadership.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael L. Tan THE EMCEE CHALLENGED US, "GUESS WHAT'S GOING on in her mind?" pointing to a photograph posted on the wall. The occasion was a testimonial dinner and the honoree, the one...

Puno is most senior justice.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz WEATHER FORECAST: WHEN FUGITIVE Ex-Election Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano testifies at the congressional hearings, there will be plenty of lightning and thunder. In fact,...

Nene: It's a dead law, it's time to kill it.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana and Edson C. Tandoc Jr. IT HAS BECOME A DEAD LAW and it's time to repeal it, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said yesterday after President Macapagal-Arroyo...

Equipt failure delaying flights.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) EXPECT SOME flight delays in the next few weeks. The reason: The Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network (AFTN), the main piece of equipment used by air traffic controllers (ATCs) to transmit...

5 troopers killed in clashes with NPA.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dona Z. Pazzibugan THE MILITARY SUFFERED NEW SETBACKS IN the hands of the New Peoples Army, as two militiamen and three soldiers were killed in two encounters with communist rebels in Mindanao...

Other jueteng forms feared.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PUERTO PRINCESA City Mayor Edward Hagedorn, head of the governments Anti-Jueteng Task Force yesterday expressed alarm over the use of creative innovations by jueteng operators to pursue their illegal...

Pacalso grabs karate gold; Bitbit delivers in m'bike.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Francis Ochoa CEBU CITY-THE SALUTE WAS MANDAtory. The gold medal? He just wanted to give his Commander-in-Chief something to smile about. Police Senior Insp. Nelson Pacalso, summoning...

US Marines deny raping woman at Subic Bay.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas, Ansbert Joaquin and Allan Macatuno OLONGAPO CITY-FOR THE first time, five of the six American Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman on Nov. 1 in Subic have denied the...

MiG Ayesa returns to rock RP for AIDS.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE MUCH-AWAITED live performance for his Filipino fans of Filipino-Australian rock star MiG Ayesa will finally happen on Dec. 1 when he top-bills the 2005 MTV Staying Alive Music Summit for HIV/AIDS...

Paragua tackles Super GM.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FILPINO GRANDMASTER MARK PARAGUA takes on Super GM Alexey Dreev of Russia in the second round of the 2005 World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansyik, West Siberia, Russia, on Wednesday. They will clash at 6...

Peso up; economy slows.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao OVERSEAS FILIPINO workers seeking better rates for their dollars before the peso further strengthens helped push the local currency yesterday to the 53 level, according to the...

Pumaren resigns as Harbour Centre coach.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Beth Celis DINDO PUMAREN RESIGNED AS HARBOUR Centre head coach the other day to concentrate on handling the University of the East Warriors in the UAAP. My job as UE coach is going to be...

Why Peter and Gordon are touring after 37 years.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Pocholo Concepcion, Contributor THERE IS REASON TO HOPE that the Peter and Gordon concert tomorrow at the Araneta Coliseum wont be just another oldies act that would ride on past glories. ...

Bicol roadshow.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LEGAZPI CITYAbout 100 Bicol businessmen are expected to join a road show on investment generation to be conducted by the Board of Investments and the Department of Trade and Industry on Dec. 6 at the...

2 kids drown.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGAC, BataanTwo children drowned in a private resort here on Saturday. Police identified the fatalities as Raven Gonzales, 9, and her cousin John Paul Gonzales, 7. Both died before reaching the Bagac...

Santa in Dumaguete.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) DUMAGUETE CITYThe provincial government here has decided to play Sta. Claus this early to the more than 1,500 employees by announcing the release of their anniversary bonus next month. Daisy Vamenta, the...

Samar logging foes reject dialogue with Enrile firm.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera CARETAKERS OF THE SAMAR IS-land Nature Park yesterday rejected the proposal of Sen. Juan Ponce Enriles lawyer to hold a dialogue with stakeholders on the island on the...

Sidekick, now star.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nini Valera COMEDIAN BEARWIN MEILY IS out to conquer the big screen with magic. People who watch my movie, Hari ng Sablay, will get the chance to interact with me in a magical moment, said...

Singapore leads seven sailing events.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SUBIC BAY, OLONGAPO CITYTHE Singaporeans are looking really good. Provisional results after the first day of races Monday show Singapore leading in six events and sharing top spot in one in the...

RP spikers lose again; women sure of bronze.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BACOLOD CITYNOT EVEN THE arrival of President Macapagal-Arroyo could inspire the Philippine mens volleyball squad in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games here. The RP spikers suffered their second loss in...

Molina prevents victory shutout.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes LOS BAYENOS-MIGUEL Molina prevented a victory shutout for the Filipino swimmers last night, snaring the men's 400-meter individual medley gold in the 23rd Southeast Asian...

Swoods seizes Fil-Am golf lead.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYMANILA SOUTHWOODS bounced back from a so-so start with 107 points yesterday to wrest the Fil division lead after two rounds of the second Seniors Fil-Am Invitational championship. Butch...

Taamor shames Thai foe.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad BACOLOD CITY-OLYMPIAN HARRY TAYENAMOR tamed and shamed Suban Pannon of Thailand to virtually assure himself of the light flyweight gold medal as the Philippines stayed on focus...

Tests show woman died of meningo.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy IT WAS A CASE OF MENINGOcoccemia that was curbed before it could start an outbreak, doctors said yesterday. The 35-year-old woman who died at the Pasay City General Hospital...

Warm of applause and other boob-tube booboos.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre HOST: THERE YOU HAVE IT, OUR CONTEStants have shown you what they can do: The next step is to announce the finalists. But, before that, for the last time, lets give all of our...

Yang, Ting boost wushu harvest to four.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) IT'S THE TURN OF THE PHILIPPINE WO-men's WUSHU team to shine as Aida Yang and Vicky Ting ruled the Taolu-Duilian (dual event with weapons) yesterday in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games at the Emilio...

In Zambo, US troops training RP forces.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SIRAWAI, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTEWHILE all eyes are on Sulu because of rumors US troops had joined Philippine military operations against the Abu Sayyaf, close to 50 US servicemen are conducting joint exercises...

25 years in the bag.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Aida Sevilla Mendoza IT IS A PITY THAT SRS (SECOND-ary restraint system) airbags are not yet required by law in all passenger vehicles sold in the Philippines. To date, airbags have saved over...

Govt urged to declare bond holiday in 06.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DECLARE A bond holiday next year, and make use of huge dollar inflows from overseas Filipino workers to avoid fresh global bond offerings, House economic...

Nov. inflation seen at 6.7-7.1%.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC and Development Authority said the inflation rate in November would likely reach between 6.7 percent and 7.1 percent as the high cost of oil continued to...

Car assembly firms buck proposed bio-fuels law.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo LOCAL VEHICLE ASSEMBLERS HAVE OPPOSED a Senate bill proposing the mandatory use of bio-fuels in all vehicles, saying consumers should be given options. But at the same...

Montero versus The Mountain.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Andre Palma BAGUIO CITYANY DRIVE UP North is a good test of a vehicles overall package. Several of a vehicles features must work concertedly to produce an enjoyable and amusing drive. The 2005...

Going bananas over Focus Sport.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa R. Salazar MOTOR RACING IN Subic isnt necessarily limited to the newly designed Subic International Raceway. Just a few weeks ago, the Tuason Racing School team had been tapped by Ford...

Rubber pushed.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) DAVAO CITYOver 300 stakeholders of the Philippine rubber industry wound up a two-day conference here Thursday urging the government to put more importance to the crop. The conference explored ways to...

Toyota also in SEA Games; Honda hooray.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Al Mendoza WHILE ALL ROADS PRACTICALLY LEAD to the sporting fields this week on account of the 23rd SEA Games, it is comforting to note that Toyota has also given its own humble contribution...

Govt approves transmission line projects in Mindanao.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYTHE GOVERNMENT HAS approved a P2-billion worth of power transmission projects in Mindanao, said Presidential Assistant for Mindanao and Mindanao Economic Development Council chair Jesus...

Liar, liar.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado de Quiros MONTHS AGO, the situation was this: A husband finds his wife in bed with another man. He is furious and wants her out of his life. But she defends herself by saying it is...

Go-kart race for a cause.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa R. Salazar THIS RACING EVENT WASNT just about remembering a father. When the Arthur Tuason Memorial Cup began six years ago, it became a charity event providing funds for street...

Love being last!
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tessa R. Salazar THERE ARE MOTORING journalists and there are motoring journalists who race. Though these two kinds of media denizens may finish neck-and-neck in the race for the newsroom...

An out-of-the-box health crisis.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David THE UP COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IS HOLDING its centennial celebration tomorrow with a whole-day affair to be capped by a program at 6 p.m. at the UP Theater in Diliman. All UPCM...

Lower LPG prices forecast for Christmas season.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho THE INTERNATIONal contract price of liquefied petroleum gas is expected to slide by an equivalent of P1 per kilogram in December, providing an early Christmas gift to the...

Jollibee renews push for India.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez JOLLIBEE FOODS CORP., THE countrys largest quick service food chain, is scouting for fast food brand acquisitions in India, Asias third biggest economy. Jollibee...

Picanto a very competitive car.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) WHEN KIA MOTORS UNVEILED ITS brand-new supermini Picanto at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September last year, it was looking to offer a competitive entry-level A-segment model for the first time in Europe....

Semirara sees strong Q4 finish.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SEMIRARA MINING CORP. POSTED A NET profit after tax (NPAT) of P180 million in October and is poised for a strong fourth-quarter finish following the resumption of operations of Napocors Calaca 2 power...

T-bill rates fall across the board for the 4th week.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TREASURY BILL RATES FELL ACROSS the board for the fourth straight week yesterday, as the expected drop in the supply of government securities next month and the high level of liquidity in the market...

MetroPac, French firm eye new projects.
November 30, 2005... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino METRO PACIFIC CORP., THE LOcal unit of Hong Kongs First Pacific Co. Ltd., is in talks with French firm Groupe Egis for possible joint venture deals in toll road projects...