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PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- CONGRESS can revoke the franchise of the Manila Electric Co. for violating the "just and reasonable" or the "least cost" principles by passing its costs and bad debts to consumers through excessively high rates, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago said yesterday. [ Read More]
updated on 05/15/2008 04:16 PM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- PRESIDENT Arroyo has appointed presidential adviser Silvestre Bello III as Cabinet Secretary in a continuing revamp of the official family that started last month. [ Read More]
updated on 05/15/2008 04:14 PM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- A TOP official yesterday recommended a 20-percent increase in the Judiciary's budget for 2009-the highest in its history-following the creation of a council to boost cooperation among the three branches of government. [ Read More]
updated on 05/15/2008 04:13 PM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- THE Philippine government has suspended the planned sale of a prime property that houses the official residence of the ambassador to Japan. [ Read More]
updated on 05/15/2008 04:11 PM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- FARM production rose 4 percent in the first quarter, but the Philippines produced less rice than expected after cold weather damaged crops and farmers failed to use hybrid seeds, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said. [ Read More]
updated on 05/15/2008 04:10 PM [ Add Comments ]
A fledgling band composed of young high school students from Niles, Illinois, has proven that strong parental support spiked with mutual trust and confidence can be their big sources of inspiration and vehicle to greater heights. [ Read More]
updated on 05/15/2008 09:23 AM [ Add Comments ]
PNS -- WHAT can Pilita Corrales say now that the marriage of her son Ramon Christopher to Lotlot de Leon has been annulled on the ground that Lotlot was underaged at 17 when they were married? "Yun naman ang gusto ni Lotlot, so I hope she now finds what she's looking for dahil siya naman ang umalis ng bahay nila," she says at the presscon of the "Golden Divas" concert repeat held at her Greenhills restaurant. [ Read More]
updated on 05/10/2008 05:47 PM [ Add Comments ]
PNS -- FORMER dancer-turned matinee idol Dingdong Dantes has done quite a number of TV series on GMA 7 like "Sana'y Ikaw Na Nga," "Twin Hearts," "Encantadia" and "Altantika" but his career didn't take off until he made "Marimar" with GMA's newest star ... [ Read More]
updated on 05/10/2008 05:44 PM [ Add Comments ]
PNS -- INSPIRED by the success of the Hitmakers (namely Rico J. Puno, Hajji Alejandro, Rey Valera and Marco Sison) who have taken the Filipino communities almost all over the world by storm, (the fabulous 4 start their US tour 2008 this May) Viva Concerts has formed a junior version of another batch of hitmakers. [ Read More]
updated on 05/10/2008 05:42 PM [ Add Comments ]
PNS -- OPTICAL Media Board Chairman Edu Manzano hosted lunch at Annabel's Restaurant to officially announce his partnership with MTRCB Chair Conzoliza La Guardia, Monsignor Pedro Quitorio of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and Atty. Eric Mallonga of the Child Justice League to intensify his campaign against child pornography and flicker piracy. [ Read More]
updated on 05/10/2008 05:40 PM [ Add Comments ]
Gayle Nicholson is the Host of Writersblock radio.com. [ Read More]
updated on 05/10/2008 05:40 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- EVEN a member of the opposition bloc at the House of Representatives yesterday underscored the need for the government to place the Lopez-led Manila Electric Company under its control to lower electricity rates. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 09:11 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- MANILA Rep. Bienvenido Abante, chair of the House committee on public information, yesterday strongly supported the plan of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president Winston Garcia to file fraud charges against the Lopez-led management of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) due to the alleged P30-billion billing fiasco. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 09:10 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- THE government firms holding equity in Manila Electric Co. are moving to strengthen their hold on the power distributor to force it to open its books and eventually to change its management, Malacanang said yesterday. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 09:07 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo almost blew her top as she pushed for speedier prosecution against rice hoarders and unscrupulous rice traders and retailers during her third visit to the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid the looming rice crisis. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 09:05 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- NEW People's Army rebels and the al Qaeda-backed Abu Sayyaf Group are into illegal drug activities to raise funds for their organizations, according to the US State Department. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 09:03 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- THE issue of funding should be resolved first before Congress decides on the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program which expires on June 10. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 09:01 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- THE Philippine mangoes would soon invade the markets of China after it allowed at least eight local companies to export mangoes in said country, the Department of Agriculture said yesterday. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 08:59 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- Soaring food and fuel prices will affect revenues of telecom companies this year, said Globe Telecom president and chief executive Gerardo Ablaza Jr. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 08:58 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- The Energy Department yesterday awarded five petroleum exploration service contracts to four Filipino companies that are expected to bring in minimum investments of $79.2 million. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 08:56 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- The Gokongwei Group and Morgan Stanley have expressed interest to purchase the 40-percent stake of Aramco Overseas Co. in Petron Corp., the country's biggest oil refiner, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said yesterday. [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 08:51 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- Former two-time world champion Efren "Bata" Reyes needed a lot of doing before beating erstwhile conqueror Joven Bustamante ... [ Read More]
updated on 05/09/2008 08:49 AM [ Add Comments ]
Manila, 5 May 2008 -- The Electric Jeepney or E-Jeepney, a cleaner, safer, renewable alternative to fossil-fuel based public transport, has finally been given the green light to ply the country's public roads. [ Read More]
updated on 05/05/2008 09:20 PM [ Add Comments ]
PHILNEWS -- FINLAND has opened its doors to Filipino nurses and other healthcare professionals as an estimated 900,000 of its "baby boom" generation will reach retirement within the next years. [ Read More]
updated on 05/05/2008 09:16 PM [ Add Comments ]
PNS -- GABBY Concepcion's most-heralded comeback is most welcome even by the young viewers who love entertainment. He was seen again in the Maalaala Mo Kaya episode last night, titled "Manibela." His first MMK appearance was in "Sinturon" that drew critical acclaim years ago. [ Read More]
updated on 05/03/2008 03:21 PM [ Add Comments ]
PNS -- MANY people believed Judy Ann Santos took a big risk in agreeing to co-produce "Ploning" but she wouldn't want to say it's a risk or a gamble to produce "Ploning" which was shot in Cuyo, Palawan, with good friend of 17 years, Dante Nico Garcia, directing the movie. [ Read More]
updated on 05/03/2008 03:20 PM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- President Arroyo yesterday signed an executive order authorizing the 10-percent increase in the basic pay of more than a million state workers. [ Read More]
updated on 05/02/2008 08:36 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- State-run Government Service Insurance System yesterday said it will haul directors of Lopez-controlled utility giant Manila Electric Co. to a legal battle if they refuse to divulge information about the company. [ Read More]
updated on 05/02/2008 08:35 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE --THE boards of Allied Banking Corp. and Philippine National Bank yesterday approved the banks' merger to create the Philippines' fourth-largest bank in assets, loans and deposits, and with PNB as the surviving entity, Allied Bank president Reynaldo Maclang said yesterday. [ Read More]
updated on 05/02/2008 08:34 AM [ Add Comments ]
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- PHILIPPINE and Taiwanese officials yesterday welcomed the completion of the repair and upgrading of the high-altitude weather observation station of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in Tanay, Rizal, via a $170,000 grant from Taiwan's National Science Council (NSC). [ Read More]
updated on 05/02/2008 08:32 AM [ Add Comments ]
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