Hero's welcome for Pacquiao
A grateful Manny Pacquiao will visit Quiapo Church in Manila to offer prayers for his recent win over Oscar de la Hoya upon his return to the Philippines on Wednesday. Dinidibdib ni Manny ang pananampalataya sa Panginoong Diyos, said Environment Secretary Lito Atienza during a press conference in Malacañang Tuesday. He was confident [because] handa siya physically, mentally at spiritually when he faced de la Hoya.
'Dream' triumph best ever - Manny
Manny Pacquiao considers his victory over Oscar dela Hoya as the best of them all – bar none.
'Complete Pacman' trouble for Hatton
Two local boxing analysts agreed that Manny Pacquiao has developed into a more complete fighter as shown by his last two fights, the first against David Diaz and the second against accomplished boxer Oscar de la Hoya.
Manny win doesn't reflect RP sports
Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero yesterday cautioned government against masking deficiencies in its sports programs with Manny Pacquiao's recent upset of Oscar dela Hoya in Las Vegas, claiming a lot needs to be done to make the Filipino truly excel in different sporting fronts.
Pacquiao itatalagang peace envoy
Takdang italaga ni Pangulong Gloria Ma ca pagal-Arroyo ang boxing idol na si Manny Pacquiao bilang Ambassador of Peace pagbalik nito sa bansa bukas kasunod ng pag kapanalo nito sa laban nito kay Oscar dela Hoya.
Excited Pacquiao fans die
Three avid Manny Pacquiao fans -- one in Mindanao and two in Visayas -- reportedly died of hypertensive and heart attacks after being overcome with joy over Pacquiao's demolition of Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya last Sunday.
Presyo ng tinapay bumaba
Ibinaba kahapon ng mga panaderong miyem bro ng Philippine Baking Industry Group ang pres yo ng mga paninda ni lang tinapay bagaman sinabi ni PhilBaking Pre sident Simplicio Umali na magpapatuloy pa ang pagbaba ng halaga ng kanilang mga produkto kapag nagpatuloy ang pagbagsak ng presyo ng harina sa bansa.
Drop in corn prices seen next year
Local corn prices may drop below P11.50 per kilogram next year as demand for corn for feed production and ethanol production tapers off, according to Benito M. Domingo, president of Cornworld Breeding Systems Corp.
Oil prices waver due to use decline
Oil prices wavered Tuesday amid new reports that the anemic global economy will lead to an even sharper falloff in energy consumption through 2009.
Oil firms belie overpricing
Oil companies on Tuesday said pump prices are not overpriced as claimed by a lawmaker.
Only 500,000 jobs expected next year
Only 500,000 new jobs are expected to be created next year, half of the usual one million new jobs generated each year, the Employers' Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said.
WV poised to get P15-wage hike
It looks like labor in Western Visayas will be gifted with a wage hike this Christmas.
Foot procession slated in Guadalupe
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Ministry and Parish Pastoral Council will hold the first-ever foot procession to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebu Parish. The procession, which will be held at 1 p.m. on December 11, will start from Guadalupe Church grounds to V. Rama Avenue. It will turn left to the Barangay Hall road then right turn to Andres Abellana Street before turning left to M. Velez Street.
It will also pass Don Gil Garcia Street then turn left to Escario Street then to Osmeña Boulevard. From Osmeña Boulevard, the procession will proceed to Fuente Osmeña, turn right to B. Rodriguez, V. Rama Avenue and straight back to the church.
The carozza carrying the miraculous and canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebu will shortly pause at the corner of Escario Street and Osmeña Boulevard for a prayer.
It will also stay a while at the corner of Fuente Osmeña and B. Rodriguez for the prayer petition of Cebu City acting mayor Michael Rama for the city.
The six-kilometer procession is expected to last for three to four hours. Drinking stations have been set up along the route and there will be four first aid stations in case of emergency.
Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Guadalupe Church at 9 a.m. on the feast day on December 12. He will also celebrate with this year's Hermanos y Hermanas Mayores.
Kawani sa Talisay gikiha'g overpricing
Lima ka kawani lakip na niini ang tulo ka department heads sa dakbayan sa Talisay ang gikiha ngadto sa Visayas Ombudsman tungod sa kasong overpricing sa gipamalit nga mga ekipo ug uniporme alang sa mga sakop sa Talisay Rescue Emergency Assistance Team (TREAT).
Talisay VM bares "overpricing"
Talisay City Vice Mayor Lani Abarquez yesterday challenged her fellow city officials to stop the anomalous transactions that are plaguing the city.
Polis nanagpa, nanion
Kanhi hepe sa Traffic Division sa Talisay nga atua na madestino sa Minglanilla Police Station gipasanginlang nanagpa og drayber sa traysikol niadtong Lunes sa buntag sa atubangang bahin sa simbahan sa Ward IV Poblacion, Minglanilla.
Bogo City chief not liable for jailbreak
Bogo City police chief Supt. Tito Satera was cleared of administrative liability over the escape of eight detainees from the Bogo City Jail last November 24, one of whom was later shot dead resisting policemen.
5 ka minor nanulis taxi driver
Lima ka mga sakop sa Bloods Gang nga pulosminor de edad nadakpan sa mga barangay tanod sa hot pursuit operation human ilang gitulis ang usa ka taxi driver kagahapon sa kaadlawon diha sa Villa Leyson Subdivision, Bacayan ning dakbayan.
Cartoon girls ug bugaw sikop
Lima ka cartoon girls ug usa ka bugaw gidakop sa Special Weapon and Tactics (SWAT) team sa Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) didto sa reclamation area sa Mandaue City sa miaging gabii.
Mary Ann Giabswelto sa korte
Giabsuwelto si assistant city prosecutor Mary Ann Castro sa duha kakasong malicious mischief ug usa ka kasong grave slander by deeds nga gisang-at sa managsuong Jake ug Nanac Yu.
Kawit Island now officially part of SRP
The Kawit Island at the South Road Properties has been reclassified as an alienable and disposable land and has been removed from the administration of the Department of Health, said Malacañang in a letter sent to Mayor Tomas Osmeña.
Georgia's healing mass political - Tom
Mayor-on-leave Tomas Osmeña yesterday described as a "political gimmick" the plan of his sister Georgia to organize a mass for his speedy recovery from cancer.
Gwen behind Georgia's plan to run
FORMER senator John Henry "Sonny" Osmeña believes that Georgia Osmeña's sudden interest in local politics is only intended to break the administration party.
Rama officially calling the shots
Though still in acting capacity, Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama yesterday officially discharged full and absolute powers of a city mayor as Mayor Tomas Osmeña is already on his 60th day of leave yesterday.
Usec. Ruiz taga-Lapu na
Si Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Lito Ruiz nga bana ni Kongresista Nerissa Soon-Ruiz miduso og aplikasyon sa Commission on Election – Lapulapu pagbalhin sa iyang residensiya sa barangay Basak, dakbayan sa Lapulapu.
Nerissa will run in Lapu: official
REP. NERISSA Soon-Ruiz will be running for Lapu-Lapu City mayor in 2010 and not her husband, Lito Ruiz. "Kay kong si Lito lang layo ra gyod sa tinuod. It is likely that Nerissa will team up with Ahong (City Councilor Junard Chan) as her vice mayor. Klaro na na," he said.
Madridejos rivals open to alliance
They once faced off as fierce rivals in the 2007 elections, but Madridejos Mayor Salvador "Sally" dela Fuente and former mayor Lety Mancio may now consider a possible alliance.
Ex-town mayor, 4 others cleared of libel
For lack of evidence, the Regional Trial Court cleared from libel charges former Minglanilla Mayor Marlo Cañada and four other employees of the municipal government. The complaint was filed by incumbent Mayor Eduardo Selma and the members of the Minglanilla Municipal Council.
Finder of $60T goes back to landfill
THE man who found a sack containing $60,000 that was accidentally thrown in the Inayawan landfill last month has returned to his work.
New procedure delays seaman's book
Seamen are up in arms over a new Maritime Authority (Marina) policy that they say delays the issuance of their Seaman's book.
Senior Citizen may pinaskohan
Mokabat sa 86,576 ang tanang mga senior citizen dinhi sa Central Visayas lakip na ang taga Sugbu nga makapahimulos sa hinabang pinansiyal gikan ni Presidente Gloria Arroyo karong Pasko.
DOLE cites most affected OFWs
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that temporary visa holders in the United States, as well as factory workers, shipping and some domestic services would be the first to be affected by the global financial crisis. More than 500,000 overseas Filipino workers are estimated to be at risk due to the global financial crisis, a labor official said Tuesday.
Angara seeks lower remittance costs
The government should lower the costs of sending dollars to the country to help Filipinos abroad cope with the difficult economic tide, Sen. Edgardo Angara said yesterday.
Peso hits one-month high at P48.31:$1
The Philippine peso hit a one-month peak in morning trade as it benefited from greater risk appetite, traders said.
Two Cebu banks declare 'holiday'
Pilipino Rural Bank (PRB) in Mandaue City declared a bank holiday Monday while Philippine Countryside Rural Bank (PCRB) in Consolacion also took a holiday. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas meanwhile said that the banks are under inspection and auditing as part of a normal process but they will look into the banks taking a bank holiday and will inform to the public as soon as they get proper information.
Sony to cut 8,000 jobs amid crisis
Sony is slashing 8,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its global work force, aiming to cut costs by $1.1 billion a year as economic crisis and a stronger yen batter profits at the Japanese electronics maker.
Huge election spending to boost economy next year
Huge election spending by an estimated five presidential candidates starting next year is expected to cushion the Philippine economy from the global meltdown, an economic adviser of former president Fidel V. Ramos said on Tuesday.
Pacific Online surge 51% to P670M
Pacific Online Systems Corp., the lone online lottery system provider in Visayas and Mindanao, said its revenues grew 51.2 percent in the 11 months to November this year on the back of higher sales and new terminal openings.
Eastern, Northern Samar still flooded
The Office of Civil Defense in Eastern Visayas, in its latest report, said several barangays in the town of Can-avid, Jipapad and Oras in Eastern Samar as well as in Las Navas and Catubig towns in Northern Samar are still submerged in water.
LTO, PCG join forces vs smuggling
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) have joined forces in the fight against smuggling of vehicles as well as other illegal activities in sea and ports.
Lacson bares attempt to sabotage Dec. 12 interfaith rally
Opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday warned of a possible attempt to sabotage the massive interfaith rally to denounce the controversial bid to amend the Constitution.
Bolante to be charged
The Senate will file a charge of false testimony against a former Agriculture undersecretary implicated in the alleged illegal diversion of fertilizer funds.
SC grants Bolante habeas plea
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the Court of Appeals (CA) to raffle former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante's habeas corpus petition stemming from his arrest by the Senate last December 3.
Ombuds turns hoarse, defends record
Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, in strongly worded remarks, defended herself against criticisms she has been "sitting" on prominent graft cases, including the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.
Noynoy asks Ombudsman to explain 2-year delay of Bolante probe
Deliberations for its budget for 2009 led to a grilling for the Office of the Ombudsman on the P728-million fertilizer fund scam involving former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn " Joc-Joc" Bolante.
Sandigan junks cases vs Marcos men
Sandiganbayan junks two estafa cases filed against Marcos Cabinet members and public works officials in connection with the bogus dredging works in Manila Bay waterways in 1985 and 1986.
Media ban sa pulong ng Gabinete
Ipinagbawal na ang media coverage sa mga pulong ng Gabi nete ni Pangu long Gloria Arroyo sa Mala cañang matapos ang naganap na kontro ber syal na dasal ni Press Secretary Jesus Dureza.
Davao journalist apologizes to Nograles, remains jailed
The lawyer of jailed Davao broadcaster Alexander Adonis said his client should have already been set free two months ago, if he were to take House Speaker Prospero Nograles"s word for it.
Media urged to prod gov't on killings
A press coalition on Tuesday called on the Philippine media community to band together to prod the government to take more vigorous steps to address the killings of journalists around the country.
SC endorses three nominees
The Supreme Court (SC) endorsed three candidates for the post that will be vacated by outgoing Associate Justice Ruben T. Reyes next month. High court Spokesman Jose Midas P. Marquez said the en banc approved the nominations of Sandiganbayan Justice Francisco H. Villaruz, Jr., Court of Appeals Justice Martin S. Villarama, Jr. and Ateneo Law School Dean Cesar L. Villanueva.
AFP: More bomb attacks in Mindanao
The military warned of more bombing attacks by foreign-trained bomber Basit Usman to divert the military's attention from its continuing hunt for his superior, Ustadz Ameril Ombra Kato.
Wounded Marines soldiers in Basilan, Sulu given decorations
Military officials, over the weekend, recognized the bravery of 37 soldiers of the Philippine Marines who were wounded in clashes against suspected elements of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan and Sulu.
Freed Basilan hostages to leave Sulu
The kidnappers of the seven laborers freed in Basilan on late Monday night warned their hostages never to return to the island province, or face the risk of dealing with deadlier consequences.
Bush defends military record
President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his doctrine of pre-emptive war and warned that the United States must remain willing to "to take the fight to our enemies across the world."
Illinois Governor charged
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested yesterday on charges he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the US Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder in what a federal prosecutor called a "corruption crime spree."
Greek unions to strike amid rioting
Greece's two largest labor unions say they will push ahead with demonstrations in riot-ravaged Athens as part of a 24-hour strike Wednesday to protest the government's economic policies.
Thai opposition moves closer to gov't
Thailand's opposition edged closer to forming a government Tuesday, as defectors from the former ruling coalition reaffirmed support for a move that would turn the country's political crisis on its head.
Bush calls on Mugabe to step down
President Bush yesterday called for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down, describing his rule as tyrannical and stepping up international pressure on the African leader.
Cancer world's top killer by 2010-WHO
Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts reported Tuesday.
Piolo gets to spend quality time with son in US
Actress Angel Locsin and hunk actor Piolo Pascual's first movie together, Love Me Again (Land Down Under) was a hit in its premiere showings at Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles and in Fox Theatre in San Francisco last weekend.
ABS-CBN wins 19 Dove awards
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. was proclaimed "Best Television Station" and DZMM was awarded the "Best AM Radio Station" at the 17th Golden Dove Awards.
Lea Salonga, Lisa Macuja support RH bill; Bands to rock 'House'
The controversial Reproductive Health Bill has found new allies in influential Filipino artists like Broadway superstar Lea Salonga and prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, and has even mobilized a number of musical acts into participating at a free concert to be held on Tuesday.
Actor Matt Evans wants to do serious roles
Young actor Matt Evans said he wants to do more serious roles to show his versatility when it comes to acting. In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, Evans said doing serious roles is a way to gauge one's acting prowess.
Karylle: Dingdong not reason for switch to ABS-CBN
Singer Karylle is now a certified Kapamilya as she signed a one-year contract with ABS-CBN, Tuesday, December 9. She denied reports that she left GMA-7 to be away from former sweetheart actor Dingdong Dantes, adding it was dictated by her career rather than personal plans.
Franklin P. Jones - "All women should know how to take care of children. Most of them will have a husband some day."
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