ANTI DEATH. Never life in fear. This was the message of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Archbishop Socrates Villegas to the thousands of Filipino Catholics joining Saturday's Walk for Life in Manila.
PESO. Lower-than-expected initial jobless claims in the US along with sustained rise of US Treasury rates weakened both the Philippine peso, which closed to its weakest since November 2006, and the local equities market Friday.
CLASH. A firefight between the government troops and unidentified armed men believed to be communist rebels, ensued Friday, February 17, at 1:30 p.m. in Barangay Bulonay, Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon.