Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from November 2008, page 8

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from November 2008

WBL: Miriam unscathed.
November 19, 2008... MIRIAM COLLEGE AND Montessori Integrated School kept their records clean to continue to lead the way in three high school divisions of the Milo-sponsored Womens Basketball League at the Xavier School gym. In HS-Competitive Group B games...

PDIC seeks P24B in fresh capital.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao STATE-OWNED PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INsurance Corp. is seeking an immediate fresh capital infusion of P24 billion from the government to build a sufficient buffer for the existing maximum deposit insurance level of...

Whats in a name?
November 19, 2008... Byline: the Staff FOOD AND BEVERage giant San Miguel Corp. has such a cash hoard from the timely sale of its former core assets that it is buying almost every large company it sets its sights on. Nothing is final yet, but this did not...

Govt posted P9-B budget gap in Oct.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE GOVERNMENT INCURRED A BUDGET DEFICIT OF P9 billion in October as revenue collection failed to catch up with the governments expenditures, which have risen at a double-digit level as the slowdown in the...

First Gen seals sale of hydro affiliate.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo FIRST GEN CORP., A unit of the Lopez group, yesterday announced the final closing of the sale of 60 percent of its subsidiary First Gen Hydro to Energy Development Corp., in which First Gen also has controlling...

Meralco profit slumps 24.7% to P334M.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo DISTRIBUTION GIANT MANILA ELECTRIC Co. yesterday said its third-quarter net profit slid 24.7 percent to P334 million due to provisions for probable losses that may arise if regulators do not allow recovery of...

NFA deficit seen hitting P72B.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORity is expected to post a budget deficit of P72 billion by the end of this year, much higher than the original estimate of P43 billion. This, according to Finance Undersecretary...

Peso narrowly misses 50 against US dollar.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE PESO YESTERDAY NEARLY HIT 50 against the US dollar as recession jitters soured investors appetite on assets from emerging markets. The local currency reached 49.999 before closing at 49.94 against the...

PSE joins list of preferred markets in emerging Asia.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson THE PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE shone among emerging markets in Asia despite reporting weaker third-quarter earnings due to a dearth of public offerings and thin trades this year. In its financial...

SEAir focusing on Eaga market.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Riza T. Olchondra SOUTH EAST ASIAN AIRLINES (SEAIR) hopes to corner a big chunk of the travel market of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-Eaga) when it starts offering direct flights from...

Security Bank, BPI to raise capital.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson SECURITY BANK CORP. AIMS TO RAISE P3 billion from a tier 2, or supplementary capital, offer, before the end of the month, encouraged by the success of recent local debt offers despite the global financial...

10-yr treasury bond rate hits 8.875%.
November 19, 2008... THE GOVERNMENT RAISED only P1.25 billion out of its scheduled borrowing of P6 billion in yesterdays treasury bond auction. The Bureau of the Treasury rejected most of the bids as it deemed the yields sought by banks as too high. ...

RECYCLING THE HOLIDAY CHEER Old Christmas Cards.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Anton Barretto and Marissa Lopa RECYCLE LAST YEARS greeting cards you received that were too beautiful to throw away by using them as gift tags. Cut them into circles, your initials or any fun shape. Punch a tiny hole to put your...

The hole deal.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Marge C. Enriquez, Contributor WHEN HES NOT STUDYING the Bible or dodging questions about his boss and brother-in-law Sen. Francis Pangilinan, political and protocol officer Jose Vicente Vic Arenas Jr. is enjoying life in...

How to create intimacyand stylein your bedroom.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Alex Y. Vergara YOU CAN PROBABLY DO away with fancy floors or settle for cheaper drapes in the bedroom, but never scrimp on bed linens. It could cost you many a good nights sleep and even ruin an otherwise intimate moment. ...

LRT 2 terminals not so friendly to differently-abled.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Linda B. Bolido WHILE SOME RESIDENTS OF Caloocan are asking for a light rail transit terminal to be opened in their neighborhood, some senior citizens and people who are differently-abled are only asking for access. Randy of...

Shining in Shenzhen.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Walter Ang, Contributor THE AKARI BRAND OF lighting and electrical products, despite using the Japanese term for bright light, is actually a completely Filipino creation. It was introduced to the Philippine market in 2002 by...

Arritos jewelry exhibit.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Maurice Arcache THE DAZZLING ARRITOS JEWELRY exhibit dazzled the Shangri-La Plaza Mall as they hosted Arritos: A Homage to Philippine Heroines and Women Trailblazers, with designs inspired by legendary female icons in the...

Banana raisin muffins.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Norma Chikiamco, Contributor BANANAS ARE rich in potassium but they can be boring to eat. Heres a wholesome recipe that transforms bananas into a tasty treat: Banana raisin muffins. Theyre great for school-time snacksor even for...

Perils of solo parenting.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Ana Santos, Contributor FILLING out forms is always a problem for me. None of the choices listed for status: Single, married, separated, widowedseem to apply to me. Im definitely not married anymore as Ive finally already...

Tips for parents and teachers.
November 19, 2008... RIA VECIN, FOUNDING PARTNER OF The Tomatis Center in the Philippines, recommends the following to parents and teachers who deal with ADHD children. For Parents: o Learn about ADHD. The more you know, the more you can help yourself...

Your kid has ADHD? Heres how to deal with it.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Mawi Fojas de Ocampo, Contributor ADHD OR ATTENTION DEFICIT Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disability that affects children and adults alike. In the US, the incidence can range from four to eight percent of the...

Film about truth, love.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Bayani San Diego Jr. FILMMAKER PAUL ALEXANDER MORALES was on the verge of quitting. Then Concerto got an A grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board and put wind in our sails again. Morales, who trained as a dancer in theater...

Marvs writes from Paris.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Dolly Anne Carvajal GABBY CONCEPCION IS TRUSTING TO A fault. Thats why so many people take advantage of him. After his falling out with his former manager, here comes his ex-production assistant badmouthing him and his wife...

Billing hurts Iza Calzados dad.
November 19, 2008... Byline: the Inquirer and Inquirer.net Entertainment Staff IZA CALZADO HAS OPTED TO KEEP MUM, but her dad, show biz vet Lito, has been very vocal about his displeasure over her billing in One True Love. Her name trails behind Dingdong...

Bataan standoff ends; gov goes to SC.
November 18, 2008... BALANGA CITYON THE INTERVENTION OF BALANGA Bishop Socrates Villegas, suspended Bataan Gov. Enrique Garcia Jr. agreed to remove the barricades at the provincial capitol on Monday and to allow acting Gov. Serafin Roman to lead in the resumption...

Ateneo, LSGH cagers in finals.
November 18, 2008... ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY AND LA Salle-Green Hills lead the roster of champion teams that will see action in the Small Basketeers of the Philippines and Passerelle National Championships slated Nov. 22 and 23 in Iloilo City. The highly...

Bantay Korte to watch GMAs 7 choices for SC.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Dona Z. Pazzibugan EX-MAGISTRATES, FORMER AND INcumbent legislators, lawyers associations, a law dean and a business group have joined forces to ensure that President Macapagal-Arroyo appoints only those deserving to the upcoming...

Roachs rusty trigger: Prayer or prediction?
November 18, 2008... Byline: Recah Trinidad A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS NOW beg for instant answers after Manny Pacquiao, sluggish and an easy target in a previous sparring session, recovered his old fire and was next branded Devil Wind by one avid admirer. ...

Barredo leads Tobys bminton champs.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Romina S. Austria ANA PATRICIA BARREDO FINISHED off Pauline Marie Tan in straight sets, 21-19, 21-17, to capture the 16-under girls singles title at the close of the 6th Tobys-Dunlop Youth Badminton Championships yesterday at the...

St. Paul down the centuries.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan ROMEAS I WROTE EARLIER, THE CATHOLIC Church has designated the entire year from June 29, 2008 to June 29, 2009 as Anno Paolino, or the Pauline Year, in commemoration of the 2,000th birth anniversary of the...

Brouhaha over bahag in giant mall.
November 18, 2008... CITY OF SAN FERNANDODEPARTMENT of Tourism officials and leaders of tourism councils in four regions have scrapped the SM City Clark as future venue of the North Philippines Exposition to protest attempts by mall officials to stop dancers...

Bumgarner inks 5-year Indy racing contract with NexGen.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas CHALK UP ONE MORE ACHIEVEment for Filipino racing sensation Michele Bumgarners growing list. The former Asian Karting queen moved closer to her dream of making the international formula racing circuit when she...

PDI columnist, editor win natl book awards.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Allison W. Lopez INQUIRER COLUMNIST CONRADO de Quiros and Editor Lito B. Zulueta have won the National Book Awards (NBA), the book publishing industrys top prize. De Quiros, who writes the column Theres the Rub, won the Best...

Cop in bar brawl case faces homicide raps.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio CHARGES OF HOMICIDE AND frustrated homicide will be filed against the policeman who killed the relative of a former Philippine National Police chief after an investigation showed that he shot the victim...

Cost of water to go down for govt users in west zone.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Amy R. Remo SELECTED GOVERNMENT INSTItutions like schools and hospitals in the west water zone will enjoy lower monthly bills under a new downgraded rate classification granted by Maynilad Water Services Inc. In a statement,...

Presidential debates great idea, says Comelec chief.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Kristine L. Alave COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Chair Jose Melo yesterday backed the proposal for the Comelec to sponsor debates among presidential and vice presidential candidates running in the 2010 elections. Melo, however, said...

Did you know.
November 18, 2008... THE YOUNG Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study shows that one in five (20.8 percent) Metro Manila residents aged 15 to 24 does not see anything wrong with unmarried couples living together. Cyril L. Bonabente, Inquirer Research

To avert a crisis.
November 18, 2008... PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO HAS DEFENDED before the international community the administrations refusal to return to the peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) until the rebel group surrenders the rogue commanders who...

They failed to sing their song.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Julie M. Aurelio TWO FRIENDS ON THEIR WAY to a videoke bar in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, did not reach their destination after two men on board a motorcycle shot them on Sunday evening. Samuel Balmana, 40, a buy and...

Gonzalez on Joc-joc inquiry: Senators are squeezing blood from stone.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Christian V. Esguerra and Leila B. Salaverria SENATORS ARE SQUEEZING blood from stone in an attempt to get Jocelyn Joc-joc Bolante to implicate President Macapagal-Arroyo in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam, Justice Secretary...

Hapee out to sustain form vs Toyota five.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Jasmine W. Payo HAPEES RECENT BLOWOUT WIN yielded newfound confidence. And coach Gee Abanilla hopes to capitalize on this when his Complete Protectors shoot for a second straight PBL victory today at the Ynares Sports Center in...

For Enrile (14).
November 18, 2008... Jinggoy Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile, Ping Lacson, Edgardo Angara, Rodolfo Biazon, Francis Escudero, Richard Gordon, Gregorio Honasan, Lito Lapid, Loren Legarda, Maria Ana Consuelo Jamby Madrigal, Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., Mar Roxas and Miguel...

120 journalists killed since 1986.
November 18, 2008... SIX JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN killed in the country this year, bringing to 120 the number of media people slain since the Marcos dictatorship was overthrown in 1986. On April 7, Benefredo Acabal, publisher and columnist of the Cavite-based...

Indie LPG dealers slash prices by P2/kg.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo THE LPG MARKETERS ASSOciation slashed its prices, this time by P2 per kilogram or P22 per 11-kg cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas effective midnight last night. The group is composed of 40 independent LPG...

Wellness is not only about proper diet and exercise.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Cory Quirino MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT WELLNESS is simply about eating the right food, taking a walk and inheriting good genes. Think again. Here are the answers to your numerous questions on wellness. Q: I am male, 45...

Jinggoy still Senate President pro tempore.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Christine O. Avendano THE NEW SENATE MAJORIty decided last night to keep Sen. Jinggoy Estrada as Senate President Pro Tempore and install Sen. Miguel Zubiri as the new majority leader. This came after newly installed Senate...

JPE in, Villar out in coup.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Christine O. Avendano and Tarra Quismundo A COUP IN THE SENATE yesterday catapulted to the top position of the chamber Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the leaders of a military revolt in 1986 that led to the Edsa People Power Revolution...

Standing in the breach.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Juan L. Mercado SEN. JOSE JINGGOY ESTRADA NEVER patched his mediocrity with industry. Thus, Estradas fumbling in the P728-million fertilizer probe plumbed new depths of incompetence. And former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn...

Kaya Natin! leaders back Senate probe of P728-M fertilizer scam.
November 18, 2008... LIPA CITY, BATANGASLEADers of Kaya Natin! (Yes we can!), a movement for good governance, have expressed hopes that the Senate inquiry into the P728-million fertilizer scam will lead to the criminal prosecution of its perpetrators. Im...

He wont be a cop.
November 18, 2008... IN A FEW months, he would have earned a degree in criminology and possibly become a policeman. But it seemed Raymond Antonio, 23, and a senior student at the Philippine College of Criminology, might as well bid his dream goodbye. Antonio was...

Guard hurt in shootout.
November 18, 2008... A WATCHMAN was critically wounded in a shootout with two armed men who allegedly tried to set fire to the service station of a bus firm he was guarding in Pasay City early morning yesterday. Raul Bansig, 32, sustained a bullet wound on his...

Big security nightmare.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Pocholo Concepcion AN UNUSUALLY LARGE crowdestimated at 60,000 by organizersswarmed the open field of the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig Sunday night to watch black pop music superstars Rihanna and Chris Brown in concert. ...

Facts, the law and Joker Arroyo.
November 18, 2008... Byline: John Nery THE OTHER WEEK, THE INQUIRER PUBLISHED a letter from Sen. Joker Arroyo taking Neal Cruz and me to task for columns criticizing his initial reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on the controversial Memorandum of...

Rewind era is upon your cage league.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Sev Sarmenta THERE WONT BE much trouble for major Philippine basketball leagues with television coverage to slide into the Rewind Era. Many of them are already there. The PBA, PBL, NCAA, UAAP and other leagues that have a...

Pasig market now feels like a mall.
November 18, 2008... Byline: DJ Yap MARKET GOERS CAN NOW ENjoy the convenience and safety of a shopping mall right inside Pasig Citys busiest public market. With the renovation of the Mutya ng Pasig Market, now also called the Pasig Mega Market, shoppers...

POC: Dayrit guilty of funds misappropriation.
November 18, 2008... Byline: June Navarro THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC COMmittee has found fencing chief Celso Dayrit guilty of misappropriating the $10,000 financial assistance released by the Olympic Solidarity Movement in 2006. POC deputy secretary general...

Power users demand.
November 18, 2008... THE TWO-MILLION strong federation of electric cooperatives has renewed its call to give small electricity consumers full ownership of electric cooperatives in the country. Ponciano Payuyo, chair of the Philippine Federation of Electric...

High and low.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Conrado de Quiros ONLY SOME DAYS AGO, SOMEONE WAS telling me this story: A friend of hers had just taken a jeepney at 7 p.m. from her place of work, a fairly well-lit place in Quezon City, when it was held up. The holdup men were...

Radioman shot dead in front of daughter.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Ma. Cecilia L. Rodriguez, Inquirer Mindanao CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY They trailed him from home to school. As he got off his motorcycle to drop his 7-year-old daughter at the school gate, one of the men shot him in the jaw in front of...

Rebel returnee gets P5M for info on Echanis.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYA REBEL REturnee-turned-informant in Negros Occidental received P5 million as cash reward for the capture of Randal Echanis, a militant farmers group leader whom the military has tagged...

Resurgent Luat richer by $15,000.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Roy Luarca BACOLOD CITYRODOLFO BOY SAMSON LUAT PULLED AWAY EARLY and then foiled hometown bet Ramil Gallegos comeback bids to prevail, 13-10, and rule the First Senate President Manny Villar Cup Bacolod leg Sunday night at the...

Equality in law and in fact.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David THE WORK OF PROMOTING THE EQUALITY OF women with men goes on, particularly within parliaments or legislatures throughout the world where women parliamentarians are recognizing the need for them to take a...

SBP offers to host 2011 Fiba Asia tilt, build coliseum.
November 18, 2008... Byline: June Navarro HOPING TO SECURE THE LONE COVeted Asian slot for the Olympics, the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has offered to host and simultaneously build a coliseum for the 2011 Fiba Asia Championship. SBP executive...

Solons seek House probe of abduction.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Leila B. Salaverria PARTY-LIST LAWMAKERS YESTERDAY asked the House of Representatives to probe the case of missing Cordillera activist James Balao, saying the government and military had failed to uphold international human rights...

4 senators comprised anti-Villar core group.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Michael Lim Ubac THE OUSTER OF SENATE PRESident Manuel Villar did not happen overnight. A confluence of events led to the downfall of Villar, who has announced he will run for president in 2010. The core groupSenators...

Siblings wish freedom for OFW stepfather in Saudi death row.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Karen Lapitan, Inquirer Southern Luzon BACOOR, CAVITETWO siblings here would not wish for new clothes and toys this Christmas, but for the freedom of their stepfather who has been in the Damman Central Jail in Saudi Arabia for...

2 RP sites make it to must dive list.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo TWO LOCAL DIVE SPOTS HAVE MADE IT TO A British divers magazines list of top sites every diver must try, buoying the Department of Tourisms projections of visitor arrivals from the United Kingdom. Sport Diver...

Snail mail alive, kicking in high-tech era of e-mail.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Desiree Caluza, Inquirer Northern Luzon BAGUIO CITYIN THIS high-tech era of e-mail, text messaging, blogging and multimedia and courier services, snail mail is yet alive and kicking. Letters sent through post offices still...

Palace: Solons trip to Peru OK.
November 18, 2008... MALACANANG SEES NOTHING WRONG with congressmen joining President Macapagal-Arroyo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Lima, Peru, later this week. But as to the report that 40 members of the House of Representatives...

Speedy impeach hearings designed to kill complaint.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Leila B. Salaverria MARATHON HEARINGS SCHEDULED AT THE House of Representatives to tackle the latest impeachment complaint against President Macapagal-Arroyo may be really aimed at speeding up the death of the complaint,...

RP chessers draw with Greeks.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Ernesto A. Gonzales Mens team standings after four rounds: 8.0Germany, Russia; 7.0Armenia, Hungary, Norway, Azerbaijan, England, Ukraine, Netherlands; 6.0India, Poland, China, Vietnam, Israel, Spain, Slovenia,...

Stop cyber gaming, House urges Pagcor.
November 18, 2008... THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GAMES and amusements has urged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to crack down on Internet gaming operations nationwide that have proliferated, depriving the government of revenue and undermining Pagcors...

Thieves strike while couples on vacation.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Marlon Ramos A GERMAN AND HIS FILIPINO wife lost a still undetermined amount of jewelry, cash and other valuables to robbers who broke into their house in an exclusive subdivision in Las Pinas City, police said yesterday. ...

This military group saves taxpayers money.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy AMID THE FINANCIAL SCANDALS SET OFF by colleagues in the armed services, a group of naval officers with an eye for detail and a reputation for grit is prudently weeding out beneficiaries from the long list of...

Tigresses eye top vs Eagles.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS TRIES TO seal the top spot heading into the semifinals of the Shakeys V-League second conference when it tackles Ateneo today on the last elimination-round playdate at The Arena in San...

TIMELINE.
November 18, 2008... Juan Ponce Enrile FEB. 14, 1924JUAN Ponce Enrile is born in Cagayan. He was christened Juanito Furagganan, taking his mothers surname. His father later changed his name to Juan Ponce Enrile. World War IIJoins guerrillas in fighting...

Jockeying for No. 2 post at Customs.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Ramon Tulfo DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CELSO Templo is retiring in January, or two months from now, and jockeying for his position is going on at the Bureau of Customs. As deputy commissioner for intelligence and enforcement, Templo...

UAAP stars sweep NC foes.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Cedelf P. Tupas THE UAAP SENIORS AND JUNIORS ALL-STARS completed a sweep over their counterparts from the NCAA Sunday in the UAAP-NCAA All-Star Showcase for Bantay Bata 163 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. The...

West Pointer named NPD head.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Beverly T. Natividad A GRADUATE OF THE PRESTIgious United States Military Academy has been appointed the officer in charge of the Northern Police District (NPD). Chief Supt. Eric Javier, who graduated from West Point in 1977,...

Xavier five gains Minda zonal semis.
November 18, 2008... HOST XAVIER UNIVERSITY OVERCAME A fight-marred match with Ateneo de Zamboanga for an 80-61 victory Sunday night to keep its qualification hopes alive in the Philippine Collegiate Championship Mindanao zonals in Cagayan de Oro City. The...

Yanks see slowdown, not recession.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Christian V. Esguerra AN OFFICIAL OF THE American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines yesterday downplayed the possibility of an economic recession in the country next year as a result of the global financial crisis. I...

Winning ideas.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Geralyn L. Cruz THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US AND EVerything seems to be costing a lot more than beforeand I am not even talking yet about the effects of the global financial crisis on our own island of calm. A few...

ABS-CBN buys 5% stake in Multiply.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORP., through ABS-CBN Global, has purchased a 5-percent stake in global interactive website owner Multiply Inc. for $5 million in a bid to boost advertising revenues amid a projected...