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Mr. Smith goes to jail, Supreme Court rules
By Joyce Pangco Pa?ares
and Rey E. Requejo
MALACA?ANG has ordered the Foreign Affairs Department to immediately negotiate with the US Embassy to transfer convicted rapist Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith to a Philippine prison.
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Prison awaits. Local police escort Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith after his conviction in December 2006. AP |
Mike Arroyo stays away from Senate hearing
By Fel V. Maragay
THREE Cabinet officials will testify at the Senate inquiry on World Bank-funded infrastructure projects but the President?s husband has been advised by his doctors not to show up.
Nissan retrenches, adopts 5-day workweek
Malaca?ang relents, OKs increase in water rates
Bourse blinks, lifts P50,000 fine on SMC
1,000 Intel workers to be re-hired
Senator denies sending cheese
Winning bidder may get contract
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BSP: Further rate cuts likely
Slowing inflation provides the central bank scope to lower borrowing costs to help boost economic activity, Bangko Sentral Gov. Amando Tetangco said yesterday.
Govt eyes additional revenues to cap deficit
By Lawrence Agcaoili
The government is looking for additional sources of revenues as part of efforts to limit the budget deficit to 1.2 percent of the gross domestic product this year, a ranking official of the Finance Department said yesterday.
Central bank not clamping down on derivatives
By Eileen A. Mencias
Bangko Sentral Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr. yesterday said the central bank will not clamp down on derivatives, stressing that improvements in disclosure and transparency standards are needed.
Several firms watching Billiton mining dispute
Several mining companies, including Xstrata, have expressed interest to fill the void to be left by mining giant BHP Billiton if talks with local partner Asiaticus Management Corp fizzle out.
SMC, First Holdings coy on Meralco control
San Miguel Corp. and First Philippine Holdings Corp. said it is not a ?priority? to raise their stakes in Manila Electric Co., whose shares have risen on speculation the two are vying for control of the utility.
Prospective SuperFerry buyer also feels the pinch
 KGL Investment BV, beneficially owned by KGL Investment Co. of Kuwait, has joined the many companies that are feeling the pinch of the global economic downturn.
KGL Investment and partner Negros Holdings and Management Corp. were bullish just over four months ago when their joint venture, KGLI-NM Holdings Inc., agreed to buy the entire shareholdings of Cebu-based Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. in Aboitiz Transport System Corp. for P5 billion.
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RP five gets baptism of fire
By Rey Joble
YENG Guiao and his all-pro national team will finally get their baptism of fire when they battle a group of Puerto Rican players in a five-day exhibition series from Feb. 21 to 25.
Pacman-Hatton promo tour called off
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE US promotional tour to further heighten interest in the ?Battle of East and West? between Manny Pacquiao and Britain?s Ricky Hatton was called off.
Italian keeps yellow jersey
By Arman Armero
MELAKA, Malaysia?With his teammates providing solid support, Mattia Gavazzi of Diquigiovanni-Androni rode like the wind in the last 30 kilometers to keep the yellow jersey, outsprinting his rivals in another bunched finish of the Melaka to Melaka Stage 3 of the 2009 Le Tour de Lengkawi here.
Tiu shatters record, bags drag-race crown
CLARK, Pampanga?Jonathan Tiu of JCT-Blanche Racing saved the best for last as he pulled off another record-breaking feat to capture the overall crown in the 2008 Pagcor Drag Racing Championships-Northern Series at the Clark International Speedway Drag Strip here.
Teen cager, jungolfer Siddayao awardees
A TEENAGE basketball player and a kid golfer will be the recipient of the Tony Siddayao awards during the San Miguel Corp.-Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards? Night on Feb. 20 at the Alegria Lounge of the Manila Pavilion Hotel.
ICTSI golf makes Interclub debut
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Repression by legislation (2)
(Conclusion)
Unfortunately for the journalists and other sectors working to scuttle Congress initiatives to muzzle the press through ?right of reply? laws, the public seems largely unaware of these attempts to curtail the people?s right to know. And unless the people who get their news from the media start agitating against these incipient attacks on their freedom of information, our lawmakers just might get away with this new attempt to control the press.
A sticky project at the LTO
Asians in western entertainment
Ang Kapatiran
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Imelda sues Sabio for graft
By Macon Ramos Araneta, Florante S. Solmerin
FORMER First Lady Imelda Romualdez-
Marcos yesterday filed criminal charges against Chairman Camilo Sabio of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and four other commissioners for the illegal seizure of their properties.
?Alabang? prosecutor opens bank to scrutiny
By Rey E. Requejo
State Prosecutor John Resado yesterday acceded to the request of a fact-finding committee to scrutinize his bank account following charges he accepted bribe in exchange for signing a resolution dropping the drug-peddling case against the Alabang Boys.
Reforms to do away with nursing review centers
By Gigi Mu?oz David
THE Commission on Higher Education is revising the nursing curriculum to do away with the services of review centers, which have mushroomed to a little more than 500 nationwide.
Benefits outstrip Arroyo?s travel cost
President Arroyo has secured a total of $2.1 billion worth of investments during her seven-day trip to Europe, Middle East, and the United States last week.
Police drug-free soon; Cavite joins fray
The National Police will speed up the resolution of all administrative cases against policemen who are under investigation for involvement in the illegal drugs trade.
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Quezon City to tax Smart, Globe load sales
By Rio N. Araja
Quezon City wants to tax Smart Communications Inc. and Globe Telecom Inc. on their multibillion-peso sales of load allowance plans and prepaid loads to customers.
Adaza dodges coup charges
THE Quezon City Regional Trial Court has junked charges filed against former Assemblyman Homobono Adaza, and four others over an attempt to unseat the Arroyo administration.
1,200 customs employees in mass layoff
Downsizing is not exclusive to the private sector as about a third of the 5,000-strong workforce of the Bureau of Customs will lose their jobs this year in a government cost-cutting scheme.
Police arrest 37 in drug flea market
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