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Monday, October 24, 2005 (Philippines)
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  Breaking News
Shares fall 0.3 % after interest rate hike (2: 19 p.m.)
Metro transport groups hold demo v. 2 traffic programs (10:44 a.m.)

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Alfonso Dizon, 62, finishes a tombstone (above), while Robert Almeres repaints a tomb at the Carreta cemetery. As All Saints’ Day approaches, the demand for odd jobs in cemeteries keeps men like Dizon and Almeres on a killer schedule. (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Cuizon)
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the petition filed by self-declared digital audio expert, Jonathan Tiongco, seeking to order the House of Representatives to revoke the warrant of arrest issued against former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.

In a resolution, the SC said Tiongco has no standing or cause of action to assail the warrant of arrest issued by the Lower House against Garcillano.

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Top Stories
2 inmates walk out of prison with guests
CEBU CITY -- Two inmates bolted from the provincial jail Sunday afternoon, undermining for the third time its claim of being the country’s most modern prison building for its state-of-the-art security equipment.
2 labor groups seek high court aid v. Arroyo rally rules
MANILA -- Two of the country's largest labor organizations filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) to enjoin government officials from implementing the calibrated pre-emptive response (CPR) and the "no permit, no rally" policy.
Bird flu fears halt popular hunting tradition
BAGUIO -- A northern Philippine mountain town has banned a popular bird hunting tradition due to fears migratory birds that fly in from China or Europe could be carrying the deadly bird flu virus, an official said Sunday.


 
Business

CEBU: Demand for used cars grows amid crisis

CAGAYAN DE ORO: Shell launches in-house program

DAVAO: Mindanao inventors meet slated here

 
Opinion

Nalzaro: Enough is enough

Maxey: The ultimate reality

Peñaflorida: Pinoy Big Brother

Lacson: The doctor in the house

 
Sports

DAVAO: Holy Child cagers whip UIC

CEBU: University of San Carlos tops elimination

 
Lifestyle

ILOILO: Biopro Technology leads the way in biogenergetics

CEBU: John D strikes the right medium

DAVAO: Perfect Oktoberfest with Bamboo at NCCC





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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
Rice orders worth P5.1M steamed dry
Bing rephrases request on City Hall's transfer

Baguio
2 'anti-grafters' say sorry to city employee
Dads override veto on bar laws at city market

Cebu
Neighborhood out to rescue polluted river
Man’s admission spares him from murder penalty

Cagayan de Oro
Task force: Suertres earns at P5-M every month
Oroport accused of hiring minors as workers

Davao
Brain behind pre-emptive response is 'bugok': Mayor
Just accept e-VAT, mayor tells people

Dumaguete
Abortion rate up
Bodol-bodol scam, widow loses P200T

General Santos
Where to Kalilangan?
Palace approves coastal road

Iloilo
Court decision does not apply to me: Briones
Antique jail warden faces probe

Manila
Solon says RP will get Japan support on e-VAT
Another bishop seeks Arroyo ouster

Pampanga
Businessman confident Arroyo will overcome political crisis
Mayor unveils priority project for Guagua

Pangasinan
NIA's big problem: P100M in farmers' irrigation debts
Pangasinan to fill gap once USAID pulls out

Zamboanga
Saudi loans to help fund Mindanao road projects
Australia earmarks AUS$10M aid to boost RP fight v. terrorism



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