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Friday, November 6, 2009

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Board Exam Results
Bar Examination Results (2008)

Tax Exemption of Wage Earners and Other Tax Reliefs

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BSP freezes interest rates

Bangko Sentral yesterday kept borrowing costs unchanged at a record low to boost growth after damage caused by tropical storms in the past month threatened the economic recovery.

GMA Network posted P2.15-b profit in 9 months

GMA Network Inc., the second- biggest broadcasting company, registered a net profit of P2.15 billion in the first nine months, up 10 percent year-on-year, putting it on track to achieve its income target of P2.8 billion this year.

Rivals watching ABC-5

by Alena Mae S. Flores
GMA Network Inc. said it is unfazed by the entry of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. in ABC Channel 5 and will even pursue the case against its rival, a company official said yesterday.

RP’s tax effort seen to deteriorate

Megaworld pegs yield of P5b worth of fixed bonds at 8.46% a year

PNB expects banner year after posting P2-b income

Sheer pleasure
MST takes the BMW 740 for a quick spin

by R. Tomeldan
Since their introduction in 1997, the Seven series Bimmers have spawned five generations, each one having its own distinctive imprint, from engine to exterior design. Each generational model is also quite a sight to behold, a pleasure to savor and to relish like a full-course smorgasbord.

Taming a behemoth

Luisita row, Aquino divide leftist groups

by Christine F. Herrera
LEFTIST party-list groups are divided over a dispute at the Hacienda Luisita, the candidacy of Senator Benigno Aquino III, one of its owners, and the future of agrarian reform.

Butt job opens Belo to tax, estafa charges

THE NBI yesterday filed charges against cosmetic surgeon Vicky Belo and two of her doctors for allegedly botching a surgical job to increase the size of a patient’s buttocks.

No ifs or buts. Dissatisfied client Josefina Norcio, left, recounts to reporters her ordeal after undergoing buttocks augmentation work at the clinic of celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicky Belo, right.

Arroyo to oil companies: Talk to my Cabinet secretaries

PLDT gains undisputed control of Meralco

Inflation rose to 5-month high in October

Manila likely to buy more rice

Rebels threaten to stop rescue

Diplomat leaves with pile of debt

Yankees in 27th heaven

NEW YORK—Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again.

Pacman leaves media, fans breathless

by Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANNY Pacquiao’s media workout at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles drew a mammoth group that was left breathless by the pound-for-pound king’s tip-top condition.

Aces face Whopper, try to stay immaculate

by Reuel Vidal
THE league-leading Alaska Aces, unbeaten in five starts, try to rewrite the record book when they meet the Burger King Whopper in the 5 p.m. match of the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome today.

Rain or Shine not in panic mode just yet

by Rey Joble
NO owner would be happy to see his team losing all of its first five games in the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup.

Molina settles for silver medal

Albania heads 251-strong RP team

Manila bishops go where WHO won’t

It can slip through your fingers

A test for Noynoy

Pichay for vice president?

It’s all in the iPod family

by Pranz Kaeno Billones
Steve Jobs once said, “You know, you keep on innovating, you keep on making better stuff. And if you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year.”

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Gordon may drop Palace bid

by Fel V. Maragay
With his presidential bid failing to pick up, Senator Richard Gordon says he is now exploring other options, such as running for re-election in the 2010 polls.

New justices assume office

by Rey E. Requejo
Three newly-appointed justices of the Court of Appeals yesterday took their oath of office before Chief Justice Reynato Puno to fill vacancies at the appellate court.

Pay hike, perks for judges in Sulu

Gun amnesty extended

Coast Guard has 4 new commodores

Squatters, hyacinths off Napindan channel

Authorities have removed water hyacinths and shanties of squatters at the Napindan bridge of the C-6 road dike to unclog the channel and prevent a repeat of the September flooding caused by storm Ondoy.

Justice sets another estafa case against De los Angeles

Poll unit in hot water over listup mess

More cameras fielded outside airport hubs

Dolphy and Eric shoot festival film in US

by Isah V. Red
IF you haven’t heard much of Dolphy and son Eric Quizon, wonder not. The two are in the United States with a film crew shooting their entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie is called Nobody, nobody but Juan.