SunStar Network News feed for Manila, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:06:41 +0800 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:06:41 +0800 MALACAÑANG said there is nothing new in the plan of militant groups to hold a series of protests in time for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 28. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/06/news/palace.twits.militants.for.pre.sona.protests.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE government is now considering calls to lower remittance fees for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in a bid to help their families cope with the effects of an 11.4-percent inflation rate. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/06/news/gov’t.mulls.lowering.remittance.charges.for.ofws..html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified UNITED States Ambassador Kristie Kenney said they will continue to give help to the country, especially to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/06/news/us.vows.continuous.aid.to.rp.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has taken custody over an Army colonel who was arrested Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the Arroyo government, a military official said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/06/news/army.colonel.in.new.coup.plot.turned.over.to.military..html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified A COURT on Friday ordered the resetting of next week's pre-trial hearing of detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and other Magdalo soldiers on their rebellion case in relation to the failed uprising at the Manila Peninsula Hotel late last year. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/news/trial.of.trillanes.other.magdalo.soldiers.reset.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified A FORMER aide of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday filed perjury charges against Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada, Jr. before the Manila Prosecutor's Office for alleging that he gave P50,000 to the NBN (national broadband network)-ZTE whistleblower. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/news/lozada.charged.anew.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MALACAÑANG officials said that rise of the inflation rate to 11.4 percent last month is a cause for concern. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/news/gov.t.urges.public.to.rally.vs.rise.in.inflation.rate.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez, Sr. said former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante could not be deported until the courts in the United States make a final judgment in his immigration case. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/news/bolante.can.t.be.deported.justice.chief.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ABS-CBN comes to the rescue of actors Jericho and Carmen who were blamed of Director Gilbert Perez' recent heart attack. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/life/abs.cbn.defends.jericho.carmen.on.director.s.stroke.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ACTOR Epi Quizon plays the half-man, half-goat role of Bakos in ABS-CBN's upcoming TV fantasy series "Dyosa" which stars Anne Curtis. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/life/epi.quizon.plays.half.man.half.goat.in.dyosa..html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified NEWSCASTER Karen Davila takes on a new assignment in the first and only reality parenting show in the country, "Wonder Mom." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/life/karen.hosts.wonder.mom..html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CEBU'S pride Nicole Uysiuseng will soon be joining the cast of ABS-CBN 2's top rating series "My Girl" top-billed by Cebuana cutie Kim Chiu. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/05/life/nicole.uysiuseng.is.hannah.in.my.girl..html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday ordered the creation of nine-man Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Charter Task Force to lobby for the ratification of the Asean Charter before the Senate. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/news/arroyo.forms.asean.charter.task.force.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a suspected terrorist who allegedly plotted to bomb the embassies of the United States and three other countries in Manila. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/news/terror.suspect.deported.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified NATIONAL Police Chief Avelino Razon, Jr. said they are looking for other personalities who may be involved in a new plot to overthrow the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/news/police.in.pursuit.of.other.players.in.new.coup.plot.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GOVERNMENT officials will ask President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to release P35 million livelihood assistance for 1,500 fishermen who were affected by the fish ban in San Fernando, Romblon where a passenger ship sank last June 21. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/news/romblon.fishermen.to.get.cash.aid.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified COMEDY Queen Ai-ai de las Alas was overwhelmed by the blessings that she is receiving in show business. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/life/ai.ai.feels.blessed.amid.intrigues.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified Anne Curtis’s new tag “dyosa” never fails to put a smile on her face. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/life/anne.loves.‘dyosa’.tag.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified Star Awards Movie Actor of the Year Paolo Contis felt sorry for the first two actors who declined the lead role in Comguild Productions “Banal”. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/life/paolo.thanks.colleagues.for.refusing.banal.role.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jill Beltran THE country's second largest telecommunications company Globe Telecoms said it is not venturing into the broadcasting business. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/bus/globe.won’t.enter.into.broadcasting.business.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CORPORATE giants San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and the Kuok Group of Companies committed up to US$1 billion in the development of the agricultural sector in the country. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/04/bus/san.miguel.kuok.group.to.donate.us$1b.for.agri.development.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified TOMORROW, 03 July, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) celebrates the 15th anniversary of its establishment pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 7653 as the country's constitutionally mandated central monetary authority. Prior to the BSP, it was the Central Bank of the Philippines (CB), under RA 265 that performed the function, among others, of supervising the banking system. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/oped/atty..reynaldo.geronimo.the.trust.guru.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Atty. Reynaldo Geronimo The Trust Guru THE Department of Energy (DOE) and representatives of oil companies on Wednesday turned down calls for the implementation of a one time full increase in the prices of petroleum products. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/news/one.time.full.increase.in.oil.prices.rejected.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered a thorough investigation into the killing of broadcast journalist Bert Sison in Sariaya in Quezon Province Monday night as Press Secretary Jesus Dureza "condemned in the strongest language" the incident. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/news/palace.condemns.media.killing.in.quezon.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE USS Ronald Reagan carrier group on Wednesday ended its disaster relief operations support for the victims of Typhoon Frank ((international codename: Fengshen). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/news/us.stops.aid.for.typhoon.victims.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday ordered the activation of the local price councils (LPCs) in the calamity-stricken areas. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/news/arroyo.orders.activation.of.local.price.councils.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ALBEIT the sudden change of song assignments, scholars in the "Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA) Season 2" are busy preparing for the 3rd Live Gala Performance Night. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/life/pda.scholars.prepare.for.3rd.live.gala.night.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified DUE to insistent public demand, the much talked about "spooftacular comedy show" entitled "Poohkwang" by Pokwang and Pooh is extended at the Music Museum. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/life/.poohkwang.extended.at.music.museum.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified RUDY Fernandez may have left but his legacy continues in the hearts of many Filipinos. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/life/remember.daboy.sister.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified YOUNG actress Lovie Poe will not allow controversies to get in the way of her show business career. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/life/lovi.to.jolo.i.can.t.differentiate.our.relationship..html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jill Beltran THE Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday denied the petition of the Bataan Provincial Government to proceed with the public auction of the machineries and equipment of Petron Corporation for non-payment of real property tax deficiency amounting to P1.7 billion from the years 1994 to 2007. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/03/bus/sc.upholds.ruling.vs.auction.of.petron.s.properties.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday expressed support to recommendations to give more incentives to lawyers who would take on more pro-bono cases in a bid to further enable the marginalized sector to have access to justice. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/news/sc.backs.giving.of.more.incentives.to.lawyers.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified A US-based businesswoman who once sued former national police chief now Senator Panfilo Lacson over the botched handcuffs deal has suffered a major legal setback in a frustrated estafa case. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/news/ca.upholds.trader.s.estafa.conviction.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified RODRIGUEZ, Rizal Mayor Pedro Cuerpo on Tuesday offered discount for the use of the town's sanitary landfill by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and all private garbage contractors in a bid to ease the garbage problem of the metropolis. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/news/mayor.offers.discount.for.use.of.montalban.landfill.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CHIEF Justice Reynato Puno is amenable to the proposal of Senator Francis Pangilinan to create special courts that will tackle cases involving maritime disasters and tragedies. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/news/chief.justice.in.favor.of.creation.of.maritime.courts.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ACTRESS Roxanne Ginoo (as Lea) will be portraying a prostitute role in ABS-CBN 2's daytime series "Ligaw na Bulaklak." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/life/roxanne.goes.into.prostitution.in.ligaw..html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified COMEDIENNE Eugene Domingo is indisputably one of the most in-demand and highly-acclaimed actresses in movie and television today. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/life/eugene.domingo.enjoys.working.in.kim.sam.soon..html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PUBLIC transportation in the country's financial capital started going green last Tuesday with the introduction of electric jeepneys (E-jeepneys) that will offer free rides to the public in their first week of operation. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/feat/2.new.e.jeepneys.inaugurated.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified DISTRIBUTION giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) admitted that it is having difficulty convincing residential customers to shift to time-of-use (TOU) rates in their electricity. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/02/bus/meralco.can.t.convince.residential.consumers.on.tou.scheme.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified FOUR suspected carjackers were killed after they engaged the policemen in a shootout in Antipolo City early Monday morning. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/news/4.carjackers.killed.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PRE-trial proceedings in the robbery case against former justice secretary Hernando Perez and his co-accused were postponed to September 18. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/news/trial.of.perez.reset.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday inspected the different sections of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 to ensure that they are functioning properly and ready for the planned opening this month. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/news/arroyo.checks.naia.terminal.3.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified FORMER President Joseph Estrada on Monday flew to Iloilo to distribute relief goods to the victims of Typhoon Frank (international codename: Fengshen) even as he called on all sectors of society to set aside political differences and unite to help areas affected by the calamity. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/news/erap.flies.to.iloilo.to.help.typhoon.victims.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified TAGUIG City Mayor Freddie Tinga ordered the closure of the controversial Embassy Bar in Fort Bonifacio in the city following Thursday's mauling incident. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/life/embassy.bar.padlocked.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ACTRESS Danica Sotto gave birth to her first son last Sunday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/life/danica.blessed.with.baby.boy.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified ACTRESS Marian Rivera once said that if she will be hailed as For Him Magazine's (FHM) sexiest woman, she will possibly pose for the magazine. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/life/dingdong.not.favor.of.marian.covering.for.fhm.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified TWO months after girlfriend Sheree gave birth to Gian Haley, Gian Magdangal said he enjoys being a father to their first son. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/07/01/life/gian.magdangal.talks.about.being.a.father.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jill Beltran THE Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the appeal of a private landowner questioning the government's order to place 162-hectare property in Baras, Rizal under the coverage of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/news/ca.upholds.junking.of.plea.for.carp.exemption.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a preliminary investigation (PI) on a Cebu-based businessman to determine if he was really the one referred to as co-accused in the P4-billion plunder case filed against former President Joseph Estrada. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/news/ombud.ordered.to.investigate.estrada.s.co.accused.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) will provide emergency wage employment and livelihood to workers displaced by Typhoon Frank (Fengshen) in the hardest hit areas in the Visayas. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/news/dole.to.give.typhoon.victims.emergency.jobs.livelihood.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would personally check on the preparations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 in time for its domestic operations next month upon arrival from her 10-day visit to the United States on Monday. Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza said the President and her delegation are expected to arrive at 5:25 a.m. Monday at the airport via Philippine Air Lines (PAL) PR Flight No. 105. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/news/arroyo.set.to.inspect.naia.terminal.3.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THIS Monday, get to know the other cast of the much-talked about and anticipated teleserye of ABS-CBN 2 -- "I Love Betty La Fea." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/life/first.peek.of.betty.la.fea.cast.this.monday.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified READERS and supporters of For Him Magazine (FHM) considered Marian Rivera as this year's sexiest Filipino woman. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/life/marian.is.fhm.s.sexiest.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) held last Friday the 24th Star Awards for Movies award-giving ceremony at Henry Lee Irwin Theater of the Ateneo de Manila University. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/life/ai.ai.paolo.contis.win.in.24th.star.awards.for.movies.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Jill Beltran The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) in Central Visayas launches a region-wide radiothon on June 30 to collect relief goods and cash donations for the typhoon victims in the Visayas. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2008/06/30/life/more.than.30.radio.stations.in.central.visayas.broadcast.as.one.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified