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The one that got away
By Celine Gabriel
Regret always comes in the end and rare is the person who does not look back at what he or she had with another person other than his or her present partner. A wise man once said to a woman with whom he had a relationship and had sought him out after 15 years: “I don’t think you miss me or what we had but what you think we could have, which is non-existent.”
Life?s symphony
Where lies true love?
Box of passion
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Board Exam Results
Physical and Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination Results (February 2009)
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Section G of Manila Standard Today's 22nd Anniversary Issue
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Sy, Ayala, Manulife groups shortlisted for Philam Life
By Cathy Chan and Karl Lester M. Yap
TAIPAN Henry Sy’s Banco de Oro, the Ayalas’ Bank of the Philippine Islands, and the Manulife groups are the preferred bidders for Philippine American Life Insurance and General Insurance Co., four people with knowledge of the matter said.
P100-b stimulus fund to be released this month
By Joyce Pangco Pañares
THE government will release to four agencies within the month P100 billion to finance infrastructure projects aimed at boosting employment and economic activity across the country.
Jollibee arrests profit slide, 4th quarter income up 20%
World Bank funds $250-m road project despite probe
US Senate okays grant to Pinoy veterans
Filipina?s parents told to leave
Government?s hands tied, says official
Sri Lankan volunteer kidnapped in Basilan
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Riding at anchor. Idle foreign vessels fill Subic Bay to wait until global trade picks up again. CECILLE GARCIA |
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Jobless rate will not hit 10%
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
An official of the National Economic and Development Authority said unemployment rate in the Philippines will not hit a double-digit rate this year, despite the global economic slowdown that forced electronics companies to shed jobs.
SEC okays Globe Telecom?s bond issue worth P4b
By Jenniffer B. Austria
The Securities and Exchange Commission en banc approved Globe Telecom Inc.’s proposed P4-billion bond issue.
Liquidity adequate, says BSP
By Eileen A. Mencias
The central bank yesterday said there is ample liquidity in the system but warned that the tightening of credit standards will have a negative impact on corporate earnings and eventually on banks.
Govt spending P11b for port development
The government will spend close to P11 billion in different port projects around the country, as a part of the government’s stimulus package to induce economic activities and create jobs amid the global financial crisis.
US think tank sees economic growth slowing down to 2.5% this year
New York-based think tank Global Source sees Philippine economic growth slowing down to 2.5 percent this year from 4.6 percent in 2008 due to the global financial crisis.
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Trainer: Pacman can?t stand Hatton?s power
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WORLD Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman predicted that Manny Pacquiao will have a tough fight against Britain’s International Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton in their showdown on May 2.
Perez cements status as mountain king
By Arman Armero
GENTING HIGHLANDS, Malaysia—Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez of defending champion Diquigiovanni-Androni, the undisputed King of the Mountain here two years ago, returned to the scene of his past triumphs with another impeccable climb to clinch the Petaling Jaya-Genting Highlands Stage 5 in the Le Tour de Langkawi 2009.
POC sets higher bar
ONLY the best will be sent to the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos.
Representatives of 23 of 25 national sports associations sending athletes to the biennial meet were informed of the tough criteria set by the Philippine Olympic Committee.
Puerto Rico a tough foe
Scribes to honor Villar for boosting RP billiards
New import for Texters
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Wanted: credible evidence
At Thursday’s Senate hearing on the alleged rigging of the bidding of World Bank-funded road projects, the Bank came under fire for refusing to furnish the senators with a complete report on the anomaly. Because of this, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, chairman of the economic affairs committee, says that unless the senators get hold of the report and the supporting testimonial and documentary evidence, all accusations linking certain political personalities to the controversy remain pure and simple “hearsay.”
True lovers
By Teodoro Bacani Jr.
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Tourism overhaul okayed by Congress
By Fel V. Maragay
A bicameral conference committee has approved the final version of the administration-
sponsored bill, which seeks to reorganize the Tourism Department and to attract more investments in developing tourism attractions and facilities.
Malolos bill unconsti-
tutional, residents say
Residents of Malolos City in Bulacan appealed to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday to exercise his leadership and stop the chamber from approving a measure seeking to convert the city into a congressional district.
Displaced workers assured of free health services
By Macon Ramos Araneta
Workers who have been displaced by the global financial crisis may avail themselves of free health services courtesy of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
Comelec sets voters? listing on holidays, weekends
Germany bankrolls Atienza project on climate change
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Parents? lawyers quit on Pacific Plans case
By Ferdinand Fabella
The law firm representing Parents Enabling Parents Coalition in its legal battle with Pacific Plans Inc., has quit, citing conflict of interest.
P556-m hospital starts construction this month
The construction of the P556-million Quezon City General Hospital kicks off this month, according to Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
Pre-Valentine check-in is sexage-
narian?s last hurrah
A 64-year-old Filipino-Chinese, who checked in with an unidentified woman at a motel in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Thursday was found dead alone inside his room past midnight yesterday, said the police.
No VIP room in Pasay City Jail
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