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(photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Most Filipinos give high rating for automated polls—SWS
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines—The majority of Filipinos were satisfied with the conduct of the country's first-ever automated elections, according to a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). | About 75 percent of survey respondents indicated the results of the May 10 elections were 'satisfactor...
Cheryl Burke
(photo: Creative Commons / Carlos Lopez)
Dancesport Divas: Cheryl Burke, the Filipino Ballroom beauty
The Examiner
| Cheryl Burke Photography by Ashanti Altovese Griffin If you like this ... Dancesport Divas: The Bootylicious Babes of the US Salsa Open Dancesport Divas: The Gorgeous Circles of "Cherry Hoops" Hula Hoop Dance Fitness Dancesport Divas: Aerial Arts Dance Fitness at the San Francisco Circus Center Da...
Manila police probe shooting of man by cop in Malate
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines -- A 28-year-old man who had a run-in with the law over illegal drugs was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in what the cops reported as a shootout on Thursday morning in Manila. | Police identified the fatality as Clark Gil Co...
Most Filipinos give high rating for automated polls—SWS
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines—The majority of Filipinos were satisfied with the conduct of the country's first-ever automated elections, according to a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). | About 75 percent of survey respondents indicated the...
Pioneer Films brings 'Tekken' star Jon Foo in Manila
Malaya
| British actor, model and Wushu master Jon Foo, lead actor of the movie adaptation of the highly-popular video game "Tekken," is in Manila for a slew of promotions for the movie in the region. | Foo arrived last Saturday, July 24, on board...
A filipino man being assisted by the Commission on Election ( COMELEC ) official personnel who handles the Smartmatic PCOS machine in a precinct of Commonwealth Elementary School for the national and local election , Quezon City , Philippines, May 10 , 2010.
WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo
Ombudsman suspends Comelec execs
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines -- The Office of the Ombudsman preventively suspended officials of the Commission on Elections in connection with the canceled award to OTC Paper Supply for t...
Rice - Food - Staple - Commodity
WN / Yolanda Leyba
Arroyo exec defends surplus rice imports
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines – Importing rice was a 'policy call' of the previous administration to ensure an adequate supply of the staple in the country so that Filipinos will not go hu...
Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is escorted as he attends a mass at a church in downtown Manila, Philippines on Monday March 22, 2010. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown after defeating Joshua Clottey of Ghana in Texas, said he is still open to fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. but is waiting for his challenge and for promoters to iron out a row over drug testing. He will be running for congress in the May elections. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP / Aaron Favila
Forbes, Facts & Fiction:Pacquiao ranked as more popular than Tom Cruise but less than Mayweather,Jr.
The Examiner
| Headline celebrity and now Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao(R) arrives with local television talk show host Lucy Torres (L) for the session of congress ahead of the State of...
Classic Ventura nude at Manila Art '10
Malaya
| A 2004 Ronald Ventura nude will be among the works of art to be auctioned on July 31 as part of the activities in Manila Art ’10, the biggest and most prestigious art fair in the country to be held at the Mall of Asia’s SMX Convention Center in...
Manila Water got P732-M for Wawa Dams
Inquirer
| It is becoming clear why the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has ignored a proposal by a developer to harness Wawa Dam in nearby Montalban to add to the water supply of thirsty Metro Manila at no cost to the government. Officials...
Under P-Noy, what's in store for Pinoys?
Inquirer
| AFTER THE tumultuous, graft-ridden presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (now representative of Pampanga's second congressional district), who turned over to her successor a country P4 trillion and almost P400 billion deep in external debt and budg...
Luzon
Gas station - Fuel
(photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Fuel supply in Metro normal -- DoE
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Energy assured the public on Thursday that fuel supply has already normalized in Metro Manila already normalized, after the pipeline delivering fuel from Batangas to the Pandacan depot in Manila resumed operations last Saturday. | Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras, their findings concurred with that ...
Visayas
Filipino passengers looking at the tarpaulin banner of Cebu Pacific Air in Busuanga Airport departure terminal area , Philippines , May 25 , 2009.
(photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Cebu Pacific passenger volume jumps 44%
Inquirer
| Most Read Business Remittances reached record level of $1.58B in May Osmeña wants 'idiotic' tax exemptions scrapped BPO company to expand RP operations, hire 3,600 new employees Hard to sell? Boom in mutual funds seen Investor confidence in RP hit all-time high in Q2--survey Aquino cautioned on Pagcor privatization Cebu Pacific passenger v...
Mindanao
President-apparent Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, talks to the media during a news conference at his residence on Times Street in Manila's Quezon city Monday, June 7, 2010 in the Philippines. The Joint Upper and Lower Houses of Philippine Congress, sitting as National Board of Canvassers, is set to proclaim Aquino III in a ceremony once the five remaining certificates of canvass is concluded early this week. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
(photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
Gov't drops privatization for long-term lease
Malaya
BY DENNIS GADIL | The Aquino government is abandoning its predecessor’s privatization strategy by favoring long-term lease on prime real assets over outright sale, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said. | "We will review our privatization strategy. We want to continue to raise income without selling the nation’s jewels," he said. | He...



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