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Thursday, May 08, 2008 (Philippines)
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  Breaking News
Cagayan de Oro: TV sa mga police station wagtangon (2:41 p.m.)
General Santos: 27 balay guba sa balod (2:17 p.m.)
Davao: Kanhi myembro sa NPA gitipi (2:15 p.m.)
CA orders Araneta Center to pay damages (11:16 a.m.)
Palace declares Hanjin bribe-extortion case closed (11:05 a.m.)
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Unfortunate death, police say, of Recolly Igoy who with cousin Ronaldo Enario died on the spot in an ambush on their Kia car in Minglanilla, Cebu. Igoy would have been made a state witness. (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos)
MANILA -- With the increase in the country's inflation rate, the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) is predicting an eight to 10 percent increase in tuition this coming school year.

Ched deputy executive director Julito Vitriolo said they do not expect tuition to skyrocket this year, even if they had suspended the implementation of Ched Memorandum 14 (CM) issued two years ago prohibiting private schools from increasing their tuition above the inflation rate.

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Bank ‘robber’ slain
CEBU CITY -- Nine days after surviving a shootout with policemen in a foiled robbery, Recolly Igoy was shot dead by a lone gunman in an ambush yesterday afternoon shortly after being released on bail.
Garbage spills over to Tuba town
BAGUIO CITY -- No one has confirmed if the Irisan dumpsite is a potential Payatas tragedy, but Saturday's spillage of garbage to Tuba due to heavy rains might indicate worse things to happen.
SC orders Landbank to pay landowners
DAVAO CITY -- The Supreme Court (SC) has declared final its ruling ordering the state-owned Landbank of the Philippines to pay two Davao del Norte plantations the amount of P1.38 billion.
 
Business

BACOLOD: Business can survive with P10 in Ecola: Biz groups

CEBU: ECCP initiates material research program for local export firms

DAVAO: Mega-fishing takes over multi-species hatchery

MANILA: PNOC may not buy Aramco’s share in Petron

 
Opinion

Editorials: Time for John-john to show up

Wenceslao: Mountain roads

So: A missing tribe

Covington: Traffic cop's paradise (and the zoo)

 
Sports

BACOLOD: WNU Mustangs gun for sweep of NBA elims

CEBU: Red Bull Barakos gore Sta. Lucia, 105-78

MANILA: Villar launches 1st pool tourney

 
Lifestyle

BACOLOD: Midwives complete 13-day child illness management training

CEBU: Utzurrum: Iconic sapphires and a Santacruzan

CAGAYAN DE ORO: Tips for A Practical, Smooth and Economical Wedding

MANILA: 2 showbiz writers indicted for libel

MANILA: Fr. Suarez to return this month

 
Features

BACOLOD: 'Made for moms' at Robinsons

MANILA: Sun.Star, Power Books ink for Cebu 2008 Yearbook market





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:: Country News ::

Bacolod
5 colleges increase tuition
Probe up vs Provincial Engineer's Office

Baguio
Mandapat unfazed by ouster threats
Galwan: LT dumpsite closed in 2 months

Cebu
2 ‘robbers’ die in fall from cliff
NBI to trace person who uploaded video

Cagayan de Oro
Mayor denies extortion claims
NFA-MisOr spends P900-T monthly for rice repack

Davao
Nograles meets with Misuari on federalism
Sun.Star vies again for 4 of 5 awards

Dumaguete
Missing farmers's kin seek redress in SC
PDEA: Dumaguete used as entry point for drugs

General Santos
Gensan recycle fair recovers 5-T kilos of recyclables
New security tack observed in GenSan

Iloilo
Guv pities capitol staff sued by Suplico
Ippo cop faces dismissal for using drugs

Manila
3 ‘robbers’ killed in shootout
Palace won’t meddle in Meralco stockholders meeting

Pampanga
Installation of cameras in mall parking areas sought
Capitol gives out fingerlings to fisher folk

Pangasinan
Mayor launches 'Tulungan sa Purok' program

Zamboanga
Half a million taken in 3 rob incidents
Grenade explosion injures boy; suspect arrested











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