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Friday, June 8, 2007

Filipino recounts survival in Harvard

Filipino recounts surviving in Harvard on leftover food

MANILA, Philippines -- Before Oscar Franklin Tan drew raves for his commencement address at the elite Harvard Law School the other day, this young Filipino lawyer had his share of silent, awkward moments when basic things like meals became ''an issue.''

Real estate sector growth at 40-year high

Real estate sector growth at all-time high

MANILA, Philippines -- Massive remittances by Filipino overseas workers and the business process outsourcing industry has pushed real estate growth in the Philippines to a 40-year high, the government said Friday.

Foreign direct investments up 18.5%

Foreign direct investments up 18.5% in 2007

MANILA, Philippines -- Foreign direct investments in the Philippines in the first three months of 2007 rose to $710 million, an 18.5 percent increase over the same period last year, the central bank said Friday.

Thursday, June 7, 2007

More Filipinos marrying foreigners

More overseas Filipinos are marrying foreigners - CFO

The number of overseas Filipinos bound in inter-marriages in host countries has reached 309,745, latest government data show.

Informants get $10M for neutralization of Abu Sayyaf leaders

JOLO, Sulu -- (UPDATE 4) Four Filipinos received a $10-million (P460 million) reward from the United States government for providing information that led to the neutralization of Abu Sayyaf leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Jainal Antel Sali, alias Abu Solaiman.

A useless study

Filipinas work longer hours than Filipinos -- ILO report

MANILA, Philippines -- All over the world men work longer hours than women except in the Philippines, an International Labor Organization (ILO) report called “Working Time Around the World” said.

***The real score is this. Most Filipino men are without work. Most of them work only part time. That's why they generally work shorter than the women.

Philhealth in danger of extinction by 2016, says Gordon

PhilHealth in danger of extinction by 2016

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Health Insurance is in danger of extinction by 2016 if it does not get new members and if premiums are not increased, Senator Richard Gordon said in a press conference Thursday.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

10 senators proclaimed

(UPDATE) 10 senators proclaimed

MANILA, Philippines -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed 10 winners of the senatorial race Wednesday evening after three weeks of vote counting marred by allegations of widespread cheating, with the opposition set to retain its majority in the 24-seat chamber.

***And now it can be told. 12-0 is a myth.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

RP is top choice for BPO services among US firms

RP top choice for BPO services among US firms

PASAY CITY, Philippines -- The country is the top choice among a growing number of major American companies for business process outsourcing services in finance, technology, telecommunications, consumer products, and accounting, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.

Elementary pupils in ARMM, Central Mindanao rise by 5%

COTABATO CITY, Philippines -- Education officials in Central Mindanao and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have confirmed the soaring number of enrollees this school year, but the two regions, just like other areas in the country, lack classrooms, text books and teachers.

Monday, June 4, 2007

I am awake, says Arroyo. Unlike this image.

Arroyo tells Pope she's awake on RP killings

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo assured Pope Benedict XVI that her government is taking measures to solve the problem of political killings in the country, a Malacañang official said on Monday. She gave the Pope an image of the Sto. Nino Dormidoor or the sleeping Sto. Niño made of elephant ivory.

Most devout country

Arroyo meets Pope in private

ROME, Italy -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met Pope Benedict XVI briefly in the Vatican on Monday, telling the pontiff that the Philippines is not just the only Catholic country in Asia, but the "most devout."

Donate blood, save mothers

DoH: Donate blood, save mothers during child birth

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Health is putting a compelling face this year to its campaign to get more people to donate blood by highlighting the role this plays in saving mothers who have just given birth.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

5.3-quake jolts Naga

5.3-quake jolts Naga City

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Naga City in Camarines Sur late Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

NTC can now block text pranksters' SIM cards

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) warned criminals and pranksters who use mobile phones to send text scams it now has equipment to block their subscriber identity module (SIM) cards.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Man on rampage kills 10 in Philippines

Man on rampage kills 10 in Philippines (AP)

AP - A man armed with a 21-inch-long knife killed 10 people, including seven children, and wounded 14 others in a rampage early Saturday in a central Philippine province, police said.

Friday, June 1, 2007

New policy on self-employed

SSS issues new policy on self-employed

The Social Security System (SSS) has liberalized its membership policy allowing employees, who are entrepreneurs or freelance professionals such as lawyers, accountants, and medical professionals, to contribute as self-employed members, a top official said Friday.