Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from July 2002
Abu 'poster girl' cleared.
July 11, 2002... NO LESS than Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Roy Cimatu has stepped into the case of the tabloid reporter who had been inadvertently tagged an Abu Sayyaf leader. Cimatu yesterday ordered a review of the photos used on wanted posters of...
July 11, 2002... NO LESS than Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Roy Cimatu has stepped into the case of the tabloid reporter who had been inadvertently tagged an Abu Sayyaf leader. Cimatu yesterday ordered a review of the photos used on wanted posters of...
Anti-kidnap drive scores: 5 arrested.
July 11, 2002... Byline: TJ Burgonio and Dona Pazzibugan A DAY after President Macapagal-Arroyo declared an all-out war on kidnap-for-ransom syndicates, police announced the arrest of five suspected kidnappers, including a fireman, in Oriental Mindoro....
July 11, 2002... Byline: TJ Burgonio and Dona Pazzibugan A DAY after President Macapagal-Arroyo declared an all-out war on kidnap-for-ransom syndicates, police announced the arrest of five suspected kidnappers, including a fireman, in Oriental Mindoro....
Army warns federalism backer against resorting to violence.
July 11, 2002... COTABATO CITY-A military officer cautioned armed members of the Indigenous People's Federal Army (IPFA) not to sow havoc and instead continue with their political struggle through peaceful means. Maj. Julieto Ando, spokesperson of the...
July 11, 2002... COTABATO CITY-A military officer cautioned armed members of the Indigenous People's Federal Army (IPFA) not to sow havoc and instead continue with their political struggle through peaceful means. Maj. Julieto Ando, spokesperson of the...
Army admits own shell killed soldier.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Julie S. Alipala ZAMBOANGA CITY-The mortar shell that killed a soldier and wounded eight others in Patikul, Sulu on Tuesday had belonged to the military. This was contrary to initial reports that the mortar shell had been...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Julie S. Alipala ZAMBOANGA CITY-The mortar shell that killed a soldier and wounded eight others in Patikul, Sulu on Tuesday had belonged to the military. This was contrary to initial reports that the mortar shell had been...
Bad weather could nix barangay polls.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Blanche S. Rivera and Carlito Pablo PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo has declared July 15, the day of the barangay and youth elections, a special non-working holiday but the polls could end up being postponed "if the weather makes it...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Blanche S. Rivera and Carlito Pablo PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo has declared July 15, the day of the barangay and youth elections, a special non-working holiday but the polls could end up being postponed "if the weather makes it...
Bahrain zeroes in on gay OFWs.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Blanche S. Rivera HOW do you deal with runaway gay workers? The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration could be facing that problem soon as authorities in Bahrain start a "crackdown" on gay workers in what is arguably the...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Blanche S. Rivera HOW do you deal with runaway gay workers? The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration could be facing that problem soon as authorities in Bahrain start a "crackdown" on gay workers in what is arguably the...
Jawo should fly to pa-in-law's 'political bedside'.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan The race for control of the Senate has intensified as the opening of Congress on July 22 approaches. Earlier the post of foreign secretary appeared certain to go to Sen. Blas Ople, who had been sounded out...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan The race for control of the Senate has intensified as the opening of Congress on July 22 approaches. Earlier the post of foreign secretary appeared certain to go to Sen. Blas Ople, who had been sounded out...
Bicolandia beckons.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Amadis Ma. Guerrero, Contributor SHIMMERING Bicolandia, lying after Southern Tagalog-magayon (beautiful) to her people-entices the visitor with her challenging mountains, network of caves, black sand beaches, legends, festivals,...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Amadis Ma. Guerrero, Contributor SHIMMERING Bicolandia, lying after Southern Tagalog-magayon (beautiful) to her people-entices the visitor with her challenging mountains, network of caves, black sand beaches, legends, festivals,...
Militants cry: Bobby, is that you?
July 11, 2002... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo, Christine Avendano and Donna S. Cueto HOW could he? Allies of former Sen. Wigberto "Bobby" Tanada among militant groups were surprised to learn that he represented Manila Electric Co. yesterday at the...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo, Christine Avendano and Donna S. Cueto HOW could he? Allies of former Sen. Wigberto "Bobby" Tanada among militant groups were surprised to learn that he represented Manila Electric Co. yesterday at the...
More on cults.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo A number of readers who read the column piece on cults two weeks ago have expressed interest in the subject, so I am again using some excerpts from the book "Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo A number of readers who read the column piece on cults two weeks ago have expressed interest in the subject, so I am again using some excerpts from the book "Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our...
City Hall clarifies Mercury Contract.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jerome Aning "A REHASHED charge filed by a perennial election loser." This was how the city lawyer of Manila described the latest graft case former councilor Pablo "Chiqui" Ocampo IV filed against Mayor Lito Atienza regarding...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jerome Aning "A REHASHED charge filed by a perennial election loser." This was how the city lawyer of Manila described the latest graft case former councilor Pablo "Chiqui" Ocampo IV filed against Mayor Lito Atienza regarding...
I am not an enemy of the people-Ople.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana and Carlito Pablo SEN. Blas Ople yesterday blasted what he called "self-appointed juries" and said his being elected twice to the Senate showed that he was neither an enemy of the government nor of the people....
July 11, 2002... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana and Carlito Pablo SEN. Blas Ople yesterday blasted what he called "self-appointed juries" and said his being elected twice to the Senate showed that he was neither an enemy of the government nor of the people....
7 cops who sacked squatters sacked.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Alcuin Papa FOR their campaign against professional squatters in the city, seven Quezon City policemen were slapped yesterday with a three-month suspension by their superiors. The seven policemen were identified as Supt....
July 11, 2002... Byline: Alcuin Papa FOR their campaign against professional squatters in the city, seven Quezon City policemen were slapped yesterday with a three-month suspension by their superiors. The seven policemen were identified as Supt....
RP docs to demonstrate surgery Erap needs.
July 11, 2002... Byline: A. Nocum ORTHOPEDIC surgeons will carry out "live surgery demonstrations" on three indigent patients with knee and hip ailments to illustrate that Filipino doctors are competent to undertake the procedures. Dr. Albert Dy,...
July 11, 2002... Byline: A. Nocum ORTHOPEDIC surgeons will carry out "live surgery demonstrations" on three indigent patients with knee and hip ailments to illustrate that Filipino doctors are competent to undertake the procedures. Dr. Albert Dy,...
Rico alive and well in brother Bobby's work.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Dolly Anne Carvajal BOBBY YAN had a two-week bout with the flu but now he's back co-hosting "Alas Singko Y Medya," supervising The Rico Yan Youth Foundation (TRYYF) and running the Fry This food chain, a brainchild of his and his...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Dolly Anne Carvajal BOBBY YAN had a two-week bout with the flu but now he's back co-hosting "Alas Singko Y Medya," supervising The Rico Yan Youth Foundation (TRYYF) and running the Fry This food chain, a brainchild of his and his...
Mercenaries.
July 11, 2002... THE Blas Ople fiasco has spun a wider fallout. The administration has cast a net to recruit not only opposition Senator Ople into the Cabinet, but also a number of others closely associated with former President Joseph Estrada. The more...
July 11, 2002... THE Blas Ople fiasco has spun a wider fallout. The administration has cast a net to recruit not only opposition Senator Ople into the Cabinet, but also a number of others closely associated with former President Joseph Estrada. The more...
Fear of Mt. Pinatubo lake collapse drives Aetas into fleeing villages.
July 11, 2002... CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE-Harboring fears that Mt. Pinatubo's crater-lake has ruptured and triggered a rampage of lahar on Wednesday, some 300 Aeta families on the foothills of the volcano in Zambales have evacuated to higher grounds, their...
July 11, 2002... CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE-Harboring fears that Mt. Pinatubo's crater-lake has ruptured and triggered a rampage of lahar on Wednesday, some 300 Aeta families on the foothills of the volcano in Zambales have evacuated to higher grounds, their...
More generals being forced out?
July 11, 2002... Byline: TJ Burgonio ARE more police generals on the way out, in the wake of the recent resignation of 30 officers in protest of the firing of seven regional police officials? Generals in directorial posts are reportedly being asked...
July 11, 2002... Byline: TJ Burgonio ARE more police generals on the way out, in the wake of the recent resignation of 30 officers in protest of the firing of seven regional police officials? Generals in directorial posts are reportedly being asked...
GMA assures creditors rule of law will prevail.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Dona Pazzibugan PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo assured creditors yesterday that she would not arbitrarily rescind contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) despite flaws found in some of them. She said arbitrarily...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Dona Pazzibugan PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo assured creditors yesterday that she would not arbitrarily rescind contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) despite flaws found in some of them. She said arbitrarily...
Guimaras mangoes ready to conquer US market.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Ma. Diosa Labiste ILOILO CITY-Fresh mangoes from Guimaras are out to challenge Mexican mangoes that have dominated 90 percent of the 2.9 million fresh mango market in the United States. Michael Woolsey, US agricultural...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Ma. Diosa Labiste ILOILO CITY-Fresh mangoes from Guimaras are out to challenge Mexican mangoes that have dominated 90 percent of the 2.9 million fresh mango market in the United States. Michael Woolsey, US agricultural...
Cops hunting 4 cops who killed ex-lawman.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Nelson Flores A POLICE manhunt is on for four policemen who killed a former law enforcer in Antipolo City Tuesday night. Police identified the victim as Felix Medina Jr., 46, a former Antipolo City police station personnel...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Nelson Flores A POLICE manhunt is on for four policemen who killed a former law enforcer in Antipolo City Tuesday night. Police identified the victim as Felix Medina Jr., 46, a former Antipolo City police station personnel...
62 illegals forced back from Xiamen.
July 11, 2002... SIXTY-TWO illegally recruited Filipinos were repatriated in two batches from China last Monday, the Philippine consulate in Xiamen has reported. The first group arrived last Sunday and the second batch on Monday, the foreign affairs...
July 11, 2002... SIXTY-TWO illegally recruited Filipinos were repatriated in two batches from China last Monday, the Philippine consulate in Xiamen has reported. The first group arrived last Sunday and the second batch on Monday, the foreign affairs...
Rights groups train guns on Palace pet.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Christine Avendano and Ayan C. Mellejor "THE LAW of the jungle." Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's controversial remarks in Tuesday's anti-kidnapping summit aroused the ire of human rights advocates yesterday, with Akbayan...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Christine Avendano and Ayan C. Mellejor "THE LAW of the jungle." Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's controversial remarks in Tuesday's anti-kidnapping summit aroused the ire of human rights advocates yesterday, with Akbayan...
Lumbao pleads not guilty.
July 11, 2002... URBAN poor leader Ronald Lumbao, a staunch supporter of deposed President Joseph Estrada, pleaded not guilty to rebellion charges at his arraignment yesterday before a Manila regional trial court. Lumbao, president of the People's...
July 11, 2002... URBAN poor leader Ronald Lumbao, a staunch supporter of deposed President Joseph Estrada, pleaded not guilty to rebellion charges at his arraignment yesterday before a Manila regional trial court. Lumbao, president of the People's...
100 Iloilo gov't execs join protests vs PPA.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., PDI Visayas Bureau ILOILO CITY-Government officials here have joined activists and religious groups in opposing excessive electricity rates. Around 100 provincial and municipal officials led by Iloilo...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., PDI Visayas Bureau ILOILO CITY-Government officials here have joined activists and religious groups in opposing excessive electricity rates. Around 100 provincial and municipal officials led by Iloilo...
MBA '5' gets big support.
July 11, 2002... THE METROPOLITAN Basketball Association selection's stint in the 25th Jones Cup received a big boost yesterday after Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop agreed to be the team's sponsor in the Taiwan tournament slated July 13-25. Cebuana Lhuillier...
July 11, 2002... THE METROPOLITAN Basketball Association selection's stint in the 25th Jones Cup received a big boost yesterday after Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop agreed to be the team's sponsor in the Taiwan tournament slated July 13-25. Cebuana Lhuillier...
MMDA:'We are short of roadways'.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Leila Salaverria THE METRO Manila Development Authority is stepping up efforts to lick the festering traffic problem and is tackling the issue on two fronts. Citing a "shortage of usable roads," MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Leila Salaverria THE METRO Manila Development Authority is stepping up efforts to lick the festering traffic problem and is tackling the issue on two fronts. Citing a "shortage of usable roads," MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando...
Napocor cuts off power in Camarines.
July 11, 2002... DAET, Camarines Norte-The entire province of Camarines Norte has been in total darkness since 2:55 p.m. yesterday after the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative failed to pay P35 million out of the P50 million overdue bills it owes the...
July 11, 2002... DAET, Camarines Norte-The entire province of Camarines Norte has been in total darkness since 2:55 p.m. yesterday after the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative failed to pay P35 million out of the P50 million overdue bills it owes the...
Senator Ople: DFA post is tied to politics.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Neal H. Cruz SEN. Blas Ople is still salivating for the secretaryship of the Department of Foreign Affairs in spite of intense opposition from the allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and from Ople's own allies in the...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Neal H. Cruz SEN. Blas Ople is still salivating for the secretaryship of the Department of Foreign Affairs in spite of intense opposition from the allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and from Ople's own allies in the...
They continue crying at Payatas.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Agnes E. Donato TWO years after hundreds of scavengers were buried and killed in an avalanche of garbage in the Payatas dumpsite, survivors and relatives of the victims continue to cry for justice. Yesterday, members of the...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Agnes E. Donato TWO years after hundreds of scavengers were buried and killed in an avalanche of garbage in the Payatas dumpsite, survivors and relatives of the victims continue to cry for justice. Yesterday, members of the...
Gene talk.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Michael L. Tan I don't smoke, and I drink moderately. I'm vegetarian most of the time (I will explain that in a while) and get a fair amount of exercise. In spite of all that, I've had problems with my blood pressure for several...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Michael L. Tan I don't smoke, and I drink moderately. I'm vegetarian most of the time (I will explain that in a while) and get a fair amount of exercise. In spite of all that, I've had problems with my blood pressure for several...
Planter escapes rape trial.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Alex Pal TANJAY CITY-The City Prosecutor's Office here Thursday dropped the abduction with rape charges filed against prominent sugar planter German Mendieta, but filed charges of abduction with multiple rape against Mendieta's...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Alex Pal TANJAY CITY-The City Prosecutor's Office here Thursday dropped the abduction with rape charges filed against prominent sugar planter German Mendieta, but filed charges of abduction with multiple rape against Mendieta's...
Sleeping with the enemy.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Conrado de Quiros Civil society has every reason to be pissed. I myself was startled when I read someone saying here the other day that Blas Ople was an opportunist masquerading as a statesman. That may be so, but it is a...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Conrado de Quiros Civil society has every reason to be pissed. I myself was startled when I read someone saying here the other day that Blas Ople was an opportunist masquerading as a statesman. That may be so, but it is a...
Out of line.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David IT isn't easy to get as mild-mannered a person as Executive Secretary Bert Romulo all riled up. Especially since he is still technically recovering from a heart bypass. So the meeting between some members of...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Rina Jimenez-David IT isn't easy to get as mild-mannered a person as Executive Secretary Bert Romulo all riled up. Especially since he is still technically recovering from a heart bypass. So the meeting between some members of...
Rosales golf career blooms after return to family setup.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jong Arcano LOS ANGELES-Two Top 10 finishes in her last three tournaments topped by a big finish in last week's US Open have caused a big turnaround for Jenny Rosales' campaign in the LPGA Tour. The resurgence may be partly...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jong Arcano LOS ANGELES-Two Top 10 finishes in her last three tournaments topped by a big finish in last week's US Open have caused a big turnaround for Jenny Rosales' campaign in the LPGA Tour. The resurgence may be partly...
Suspected killer's demand.
July 11, 2002... LUPON, Davao Oriental-Two suspects in the killing of this town's treasurer in February this year have demanded P10,000 each in exchange for their surrender. Mirasol Tanzo, wife of slain Lupon town treasurer Maximo Tanzo, told the Inquirer...
July 11, 2002... LUPON, Davao Oriental-Two suspects in the killing of this town's treasurer in February this year have demanded P10,000 each in exchange for their surrender. Mirasol Tanzo, wife of slain Lupon town treasurer Maximo Tanzo, told the Inquirer...
Teachers vs extortion.
July 11, 2002... CARAGA, Davao Oriental-Hundreds of public elementary and high school teachers here are protesting alleged extortion by New people's Army rebels who allegedly demanded P6,000 from each of the teachers as quarterly revolutionary tax. Supt....
July 11, 2002... CARAGA, Davao Oriental-Hundreds of public elementary and high school teachers here are protesting alleged extortion by New people's Army rebels who allegedly demanded P6,000 from each of the teachers as quarterly revolutionary tax. Supt....
Armed men seize soldier.
July 11, 2002... CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan-An Army sergeant was seized at dawn Sunday by armed men, who asked his officers for 100 bullets for M-14 and M-16 rifles for his release. Reports here said Staff Sgt. Conrado Albano of the Army station in Nueva...
July 11, 2002... CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan-An Army sergeant was seized at dawn Sunday by armed men, who asked his officers for 100 bullets for M-14 and M-16 rifles for his release. Reports here said Staff Sgt. Conrado Albano of the Army station in Nueva...
New bishop.
July 11, 2002... THE MOST Rev. Buenaventura M. Famadico, D.D., titular Bishop of Urusi, yesterday assumed his new post as the third auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa and pastor of the parish of St. Martin of Tours (Taal). The Most Rev. Gaudencio B....
July 11, 2002... THE MOST Rev. Buenaventura M. Famadico, D.D., titular Bishop of Urusi, yesterday assumed his new post as the third auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa and pastor of the parish of St. Martin of Tours (Taal). The Most Rev. Gaudencio B....
3 die in mishap.
July 11, 2002... BAGUIO CITY-Three people were killed while 12 others were hurt when their mini-bus fell into a ravine in Mayoyao town in Ifugao on July 1, police said. Killed were Juliet Nayugao, 30, Nora Pinalgan, 13, and Debbieboy Nayugao, 2. The injured,...
July 11, 2002... BAGUIO CITY-Three people were killed while 12 others were hurt when their mini-bus fell into a ravine in Mayoyao town in Ifugao on July 1, police said. Killed were Juliet Nayugao, 30, Nora Pinalgan, 13, and Debbieboy Nayugao, 2. The injured,...
3 NPA rebels yield.
July 11, 2002... CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Isabela-Three suspected New People's Army rebels have surrendered to Army soldiers in Kalinga and Isabela last week. Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Alvarado, 5th Infantry Division commander, identified the rebels as Wagsing...
July 11, 2002... CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Isabela-Three suspected New People's Army rebels have surrendered to Army soldiers in Kalinga and Isabela last week. Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Alvarado, 5th Infantry Division commander, identified the rebels as Wagsing...
Subic medical center.
July 11, 2002... SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE-Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority officials last week signed an agreement for the setting up of a medical center that will house a hospital, a wellness center, a research center and a medical and nursing college in this...
July 11, 2002... SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE-Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority officials last week signed an agreement for the setting up of a medical center that will house a hospital, a wellness center, a research center and a medical and nursing college in this...
RP jins leaving Sunday for World Cup meet in Tokyo.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes THE PHILIPPINE taekwondo team seeing action in the Busan Asian Games is set to compete in the World Cup in Tokyo, Japan, as part of its intensive training for the September Asiad. Bannered by Olympian...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Marc Anthony Reyes THE PHILIPPINE taekwondo team seeing action in the Busan Asian Games is set to compete in the World Cup in Tokyo, Japan, as part of its intensive training for the September Asiad. Bannered by Olympian...
Sandiganbayan suspends mayor for 90 days for graft.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Vicente S. Labro, PDI Visayas Bureau TACLOBAN CITY-The Sandiganbayan has suspended for 90 days the mayor of a southern town in Leyte pending trial of the malversation charges filed against him. But Mayor Leonardo Leria of...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Vicente S. Labro, PDI Visayas Bureau TACLOBAN CITY-The Sandiganbayan has suspended for 90 days the mayor of a southern town in Leyte pending trial of the malversation charges filed against him. But Mayor Leonardo Leria of...
Senate 'working coalition' eyed.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana and Rocky Nazareno THE OPPOSITION will meet with leaders of the administration coalition in the Senate before Congress opens on July 22 to iron out matters, Sen. Edgardo Angara said yesterday. Angara said...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Cynthia D. Balana and Rocky Nazareno THE OPPOSITION will meet with leaders of the administration coalition in the Senate before Congress opens on July 22 to iron out matters, Sen. Edgardo Angara said yesterday. Angara said...
SMB-Red Bull today.
July 11, 2002... Byline: June Navarro GAME TODAY (Cuneta Astrodome) 7 p.m.-Red Bull vs San Miguel SIZE will definitely matter when Batang Red Bull and San Miguel Beer collide today in the PBA Samsung Commissioner's Cup. Billed as "The Clash...
July 11, 2002... Byline: June Navarro GAME TODAY (Cuneta Astrodome) 7 p.m.-Red Bull vs San Miguel SIZE will definitely matter when Batang Red Bull and San Miguel Beer collide today in the PBA Samsung Commissioner's Cup. Billed as "The Clash...
Town lies on inactive volcano's crater floor.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Emir Gamis, Irosin, Sorsogon CONSIDER a basin where plants and animals grow, rivers interlace, springs gush and ricefields lie in vast stretch. Consider humans inhabiting it. A pipe dream? No. A figment of someone's...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Emir Gamis, Irosin, Sorsogon CONSIDER a basin where plants and animals grow, rivers interlace, springs gush and ricefields lie in vast stretch. Consider humans inhabiting it. A pipe dream? No. A figment of someone's...
Violators beg to dispose of pirated videos first.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jerome Aning VENDORS of pirated video and audio disks in Quiapo, Manila and in Greenhills, San Juan are seeking a dialogue with Videogram Regulatory Board Chair Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. to ask for a grace period. They wanted...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jerome Aning VENDORS of pirated video and audio disks in Quiapo, Manila and in Greenhills, San Juan are seeking a dialogue with Videogram Regulatory Board Chair Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. to ask for a grace period. They wanted...
New films.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Nestor U. Torre IN "High Crimes," Claire (Ashley Judd), a high-powered attorney, and her husband Tom (Jim Caviezel), a successful contractor, lead an idyllic life. But a random crime at their home triggers a chain of events that...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Nestor U. Torre IN "High Crimes," Claire (Ashley Judd), a high-powered attorney, and her husband Tom (Jim Caviezel), a successful contractor, lead an idyllic life. But a random crime at their home triggers a chain of events that...
'Water safe'.
July 11, 2002... THE RAINS and floods have not contaminated the drinking water in Metro Manila, the health department assured yesterday. Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit also said the rains have not caused an outbreak of any diseases. "Except for the...
July 11, 2002... THE RAINS and floods have not contaminated the drinking water in Metro Manila, the health department assured yesterday. Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit also said the rains have not caused an outbreak of any diseases. "Except for the...
Weak DOH imperils HMOs; most losing money, says study.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jerry Esplanada AT LEAST six health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, have gone under in the last four years: Health Check, Excel Care, Asia Health, Health Net, Health Plus and ProHealth. But the smell of death permeates...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jerry Esplanada AT LEAST six health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, have gone under in the last four years: Health Check, Excel Care, Asia Health, Health Net, Health Plus and ProHealth. But the smell of death permeates...
Outpouring.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Alma M. Gasang Happiness requires a lot of selfishness. I realized this while watching the heavy rain one afternoon. As I once told a friend, I love the rain but I have mixed feelings about it. I love it for myself. I love...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Alma M. Gasang Happiness requires a lot of selfishness. I realized this while watching the heavy rain one afternoon. As I once told a friend, I love the rain but I have mixed feelings about it. I love it for myself. I love...
AT&T, PLDT in talks on new joint venture.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Abigail L. Ho THE LOCAL arm of AT&T is in talks with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. on a possible joint venture that will form part of the American firm's $300-million network expansion project. The development...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Abigail L. Ho THE LOCAL arm of AT&T is in talks with Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. on a possible joint venture that will form part of the American firm's $300-million network expansion project. The development...
Due unto others.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Conrado R. Banal III SOMEBODY in the First Pacific Group in Hong Kong is trying to do unto Manny Pangilinan what Manny is used to doing unto others. In the takeover of PLDT, supposedly by First Pacific and the Gokongwei...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Conrado R. Banal III SOMEBODY in the First Pacific Group in Hong Kong is trying to do unto Manny Pangilinan what Manny is used to doing unto others. In the takeover of PLDT, supposedly by First Pacific and the Gokongwei...
Camacho forecasts 3.8%-4% growth.
July 11, 2002... FINANCE Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho said yesterday he expected the country's gross domestic product to record a growth of between 3.8 and 4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter. The growth would be driven by robust consumer...
July 11, 2002... FINANCE Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho said yesterday he expected the country's gross domestic product to record a growth of between 3.8 and 4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter. The growth would be driven by robust consumer...
PSE asks Finance to reduce sales tax.
July 11, 2002... THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange has asked the Department of Finance to encourage activity in the ailing stock market by reducing the sales tax and abolishing the documentary stamp tax on trades. In a letter to Finance Secretary Jose Isidro...
July 11, 2002... THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange has asked the Department of Finance to encourage activity in the ailing stock market by reducing the sales tax and abolishing the documentary stamp tax on trades. In a letter to Finance Secretary Jose Isidro...
Open-skies unlikely to save RP tourism.
July 11, 2002... AN OPEN-SKIES policy should not be regarded as Philippine tourism's savior, an aviation expert said yesterday. Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines commercial director Carlos Chua said the government should instead focus on improving the...
July 11, 2002... AN OPEN-SKIES policy should not be regarded as Philippine tourism's savior, an aviation expert said yesterday. Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines commercial director Carlos Chua said the government should instead focus on improving the...
5 charged for fake SEC documents.
July 11, 2002... THE PUBLIC prosecutor of Quezon City has indicted five suspects accused of falsifying public documents regarding the incorporation of trading firm Enaga Enterprises. Indicted were Bong Sub Sim, Sung Ryong Choi, Ethel Duque, Erwin Duque...
July 11, 2002... THE PUBLIC prosecutor of Quezon City has indicted five suspects accused of falsifying public documents regarding the incorporation of trading firm Enaga Enterprises. Indicted were Bong Sub Sim, Sung Ryong Choi, Ethel Duque, Erwin Duque...
Lafayette close to securing loan.
July 11, 2002... LAFAYETTE (Philippines) Inc. is in the final stages of securing a $35-million loan from Standard Bank of London Pty. Ltd. "Last month, our creditor conducted a due diligence of the project, and we expect it to be completed in the next...
July 11, 2002... LAFAYETTE (Philippines) Inc. is in the final stages of securing a $35-million loan from Standard Bank of London Pty. Ltd. "Last month, our creditor conducted a due diligence of the project, and we expect it to be completed in the next...
DTI may file protest with WTO vs Aussie rule.
July 11, 2002... THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry is seriously considering filing a formal protest with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against non-tariff barriers imposed by Australia on the country's fresh pineapples. Trade and Industry...
July 11, 2002... THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry is seriously considering filing a formal protest with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against non-tariff barriers imposed by Australia on the country's fresh pineapples. Trade and Industry...
Group urges tax amnesty for importers.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE INFLUENTIAL Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the biggest business organization in the country, is urging the Bureau of Customs to declare an amnesty for importers who have not settled their tax...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE INFLUENTIAL Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the biggest business organization in the country, is urging the Bureau of Customs to declare an amnesty for importers who have not settled their tax...
RP eyes free trade deal with Japan.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. THE PHILIPPINES is set to forge a free trade agreement with Japan within the next two years, or well ahead of a proposed broader alliance with the country's peers in Asean. Trade and Industry Secretary...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. THE PHILIPPINES is set to forge a free trade agreement with Japan within the next two years, or well ahead of a proposed broader alliance with the country's peers in Asean. Trade and Industry Secretary...
Rockwell's debt papers downgraded.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Elena R. Torrijos PHILIPPINE Rating Services Corp. said it had downgraded its rating of the long-term commercial papers of the Lopez-owned Rockwell Land Corp. The agency is also reviewing the rating of the LTCPs of publicly...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Elena R. Torrijos PHILIPPINE Rating Services Corp. said it had downgraded its rating of the long-term commercial papers of the Lopez-owned Rockwell Land Corp. The agency is also reviewing the rating of the LTCPs of publicly...
Gov't to send Tan 2nd demand letter.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE NATIONAL government and five state-owned financial institutions are coming up with a new demand letter to press Philippine Airlines Inc. to honor its P2-billion put option commitment. A person familiar...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE NATIONAL government and five state-owned financial institutions are coming up with a new demand letter to press Philippine Airlines Inc. to honor its P2-billion put option commitment. A person familiar...
With courage and gusto.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jonathan Chua, Contributor "THAT'S good for you. It has good cholesterol." Doreen was telling me to eat the fat off the sizzling tiyan ng bangus. We were having lunch at Sweet Inspirations after her class on research methods....
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jonathan Chua, Contributor "THAT'S good for you. It has good cholesterol." Doreen was telling me to eat the fat off the sizzling tiyan ng bangus. We were having lunch at Sweet Inspirations after her class on research methods....
What a poetic day to go!
July 11, 2002... Byline: Rene B. Javellana, S.J., Contributor WHEN we recall the day Doreen died, I say what a poetic day to go. June 24, three days after the summer solstice, when fairies and unseen sprits roam the earth and work their magic as...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Rene B. Javellana, S.J., Contributor WHEN we recall the day Doreen died, I say what a poetic day to go. June 24, three days after the summer solstice, when fairies and unseen sprits roam the earth and work their magic as...
Unforgettable meals with unforgettable Doreen.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jonathan Best, Contributor JOHN [Silva] and I enjoyed many unforgettable meals with Doreen as she dutifully reviewed food for her popular column in this paper. We were her happy food tasters as she carefully orchestrated the...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Jonathan Best, Contributor JOHN [Silva] and I enjoyed many unforgettable meals with Doreen as she dutifully reviewed food for her popular column in this paper. We were her happy food tasters as she carefully orchestrated the...
In her own words.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Clinton Palanca BY THE TIME you read this, there will have been so much said, so many words of sad remembrance, so many memories unearthed, about a woman named Doreen Fernandez. No doubt those who did not know her, or knew her...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Clinton Palanca BY THE TIME you read this, there will have been so much said, so many words of sad remembrance, so many memories unearthed, about a woman named Doreen Fernandez. No doubt those who did not know her, or knew her...
Opening private roads to public traffic.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Aida Sevilla-Mendoza THE NEW Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair, Bayani Fernando, has been keeping awfully quiet lately on the subject of "color-coding." When he took over the MMDA last month, Fernando hinted...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Aida Sevilla-Mendoza THE NEW Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair, Bayani Fernando, has been keeping awfully quiet lately on the subject of "color-coding." When he took over the MMDA last month, Fernando hinted...
Backseat passengers must buckle up.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Charles E. Buban BACKSEAT passengers, who are not restrained, are putting more than themselves at risk since they are potentially dangerous to those sitting in front. It was two years ago when Republic Act 8750, otherwise...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Charles E. Buban BACKSEAT passengers, who are not restrained, are putting more than themselves at risk since they are potentially dangerous to those sitting in front. It was two years ago when Republic Act 8750, otherwise...
The case against smoke-belching buses.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Al Mendoza BUS operators always find ways to beat the law. Take the nagging case of the city's smoke belchers. I must admit our officials have been doing a great job arresting drivers of smoke-belching buses. Sometimes,...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Al Mendoza BUS operators always find ways to beat the law. Take the nagging case of the city's smoke belchers. I must admit our officials have been doing a great job arresting drivers of smoke-belching buses. Sometimes,...
My brief rendezvous with an NGV.
July 11, 2002... Byline: Tessa R. Salazar I wrapped my hands around the steering wheel of a seven-seater minivan and gave it a spin lately. The experience was surreal. To put it more precisely in Filipino, nakakapanibago. It was surreal not so much...
July 11, 2002... Byline: Tessa R. Salazar I wrapped my hands around the steering wheel of a seven-seater minivan and gave it a spin lately. The experience was surreal. To put it more precisely in Filipino, nakakapanibago. It was surreal not so much...
Abu Sayyaf kills Ranger, as Yanks prepare to patrol.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Julie S. Alipala and Charlie C. Senase UNITED States military advisers have begun training 25 companies of Philippine soldiers and are expected to go on combat patrol with some carefully vetted units before the program concludes...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Julie S. Alipala and Charlie C. Senase UNITED States military advisers have begun training 25 companies of Philippine soldiers and are expected to go on combat patrol with some carefully vetted units before the program concludes...
Despite damage, Agri chief hails rains.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Gerald G. Lacuarta and Christine Gaylican DESPITE the damage wrought by Typhoon "Gloria" and tropical depression "Hambalos," Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor welcomed the coming of monsoon rains. "The general picture...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Gerald G. Lacuarta and Christine Gaylican DESPITE the damage wrought by Typhoon "Gloria" and tropical depression "Hambalos," Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor welcomed the coming of monsoon rains. "The general picture...
Who will help these Aetas?
July 10, 2002... Byline: Tonette Orejas WANTED: P150,000. When that amount is not raised before July 22, two Aetas, representing 70,000 aborigines around Mt. Pinatubo in Central Luzon, will not be able to make it to the summit of the United Nations 20th...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Tonette Orejas WANTED: P150,000. When that amount is not raised before July 22, two Aetas, representing 70,000 aborigines around Mt. Pinatubo in Central Luzon, will not be able to make it to the summit of the United Nations 20th...
Palace allots P300M for 'Gloria' victims.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Carlito Pablo, Gerald Lacuarta, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau and PDI Central Luzon Desk PROVINCES and cities reeling from floods and landslides caused by Typhoon "Gloria" and tropical depression "Hambalos" will get P300 million in...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Carlito Pablo, Gerald Lacuarta, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau and PDI Central Luzon Desk PROVINCES and cities reeling from floods and landslides caused by Typhoon "Gloria" and tropical depression "Hambalos" will get P300 million in...
Crime and punishment, then and now.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Ambeth R. Ocampo PART of my morning is spent going over the catalogue of crimes reported in the Inquirer 's Metro pages. These events are basically the same-murder, theft, rape, etc.-only the names, dates and places change yet I...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Ambeth R. Ocampo PART of my morning is spent going over the catalogue of crimes reported in the Inquirer 's Metro pages. These events are basically the same-murder, theft, rape, etc.-only the names, dates and places change yet I...
3 former ATO execs cleared.
July 10, 2002... THE SANDIGANBAYAN, reversing an earlier ruling, has cleared former Air Transportation Office executive director Bienvenido Manga Jr. and two other ATO officials in a 1995 case of indirect bribery. A special division, voting 3 to 2,...
July 10, 2002... THE SANDIGANBAYAN, reversing an earlier ruling, has cleared former Air Transportation Office executive director Bienvenido Manga Jr. and two other ATO officials in a 1995 case of indirect bribery. A special division, voting 3 to 2,...
This national treasure deserves more than gold dust.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Recah Trinidad IF there's a Filipino athlete who needs utmost protection now, it's boxer Manny Pacquiao. This was the advice of international matchmaker Jun Sarreal, president of the Philippine Boxing Federation, who said...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Recah Trinidad IF there's a Filipino athlete who needs utmost protection now, it's boxer Manny Pacquiao. This was the advice of international matchmaker Jun Sarreal, president of the Philippine Boxing Federation, who said...
Bata laments Django's exclusion from RP team.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Dennis U. Eroa FORMER world nine-ball champion Efren "Bata" Reyes yesterday said the refusal of the Snooker and Billiards Congress of the Philippines to include Francisco``Django" Bustamante in the Asiad-bound team will hurt the...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Dennis U. Eroa FORMER world nine-ball champion Efren "Bata" Reyes yesterday said the refusal of the Snooker and Billiards Congress of the Philippines to include Francisco``Django" Bustamante in the Asiad-bound team will hurt the...
Bataan-A wins chessfest.
July 10, 2002... SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga-It was Rogelio Antonio and Bataan-A's turn to shine as they upended Eugene Torre and Basilan, 2-0, in the final round yesterday to claim the 2002 Inter-Provincial Chess Championship crown at the Robinson's Starmills...
July 10, 2002... SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga-It was Rogelio Antonio and Bataan-A's turn to shine as they upended Eugene Torre and Basilan, 2-0, in the final round yesterday to claim the 2002 Inter-Provincial Chess Championship crown at the Robinson's Starmills...
2 barangay bets slain.
July 10, 2002... TWO candidates for barangay posts were killed by unidentified gunmen in separate incidents on Sunday and Monday in Calamba City, but police could not say if the shootings were related to the July 15 local elections. One of the victims,...
July 10, 2002... TWO candidates for barangay posts were killed by unidentified gunmen in separate incidents on Sunday and Monday in Calamba City, but police could not say if the shootings were related to the July 15 local elections. One of the victims,...
Bishops hit new round of executions.
July 10, 2002... Byline: A. Nocum THE CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines yesterday raised alarms over plans by President Macapagal-Arroyo to "re-activate" the execution of convicts. An official of the CBCP's Episcopal Commission on Prison...
July 10, 2002... Byline: A. Nocum THE CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines yesterday raised alarms over plans by President Macapagal-Arroyo to "re-activate" the execution of convicts. An official of the CBCP's Episcopal Commission on Prison...
Bontocs use FPIC to assert land rights.
July 10, 2002... Byline: Maurice Malanes FPIC sounds like an acronym for an unwelcome transnational corporation. But 10 Bontoc women, many of them elderly, came knocking at the doors of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) provincial...
July 10, 2002... Byline: Maurice Malanes FPIC sounds like an acronym for an unwelcome transnational corporation. But 10 Bontoc women, many of them elderly, came knocking at the doors of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) provincial...
May 27, 2001, Philippine Star Sayyaf Rebels Seize 20 From Palawan Resort, by Christina Mendez,
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