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Chinese New Year in the old hometown
By Jeffrey Lee Florendo
ODDLY, and not surprisingly, we celebrate the Roman Christian New Year in much the same way as the Chinese New Year—with much noise-making and fireworks and domestic rituals and observances that we sometimes take for superstitions. Like, keep the windows open at the stroke of midnight — despite the smoke and soot of the firecrackers—to let good luck in; keep the sweepings from the floor inside the house until after the first day of the New Year; wear new clothes, especially with circular prints (symbols of money). And so forth. On the Chinese New Year these beliefs and activities make the best way to express the guonian, to have made it through the old year, and the bainian, to congratulate the New Year.
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Kapuso Stars at Sinulog Festival
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Dentist Licensure Examination Results (December 2008)
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Teves pushes for higher taxes on cigarets, liquor
By Lawrence Agcaoili
THE Finance Department is pushing the passage of a law increasing the taxes on alcohol and cigarettes to help erase the budget deficit, its top official said yesterday.
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On a wing and a prayer. Passengers wait to be ferried from the wings of the airline. AP |
Jet ditches into freezing river; all 155 onboard survive
NEW YORK—A cool-headed pilot averted disaster with skill and “sheer luck” by ditching his crippled US Airways jet in the frigid waters of New York City’s Hudson River yesterday after losing thrust from both engines on takeoff.
Manila sees 4.7% growth in 2009
Bourse gives San Miguel until Monday to comply
Govt to import rice, corn to fill shortfall
Death toll from rains rising
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Manila Water in a dilemma
By Jenniffer B. Austria
Manila Water Co. Inc., a unit of Ayala Corp., yesterday said the decision of regulator Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to defer rate hikes until next year will affect its capital expenditure program and reduce its ability to provide services to Metro Manila residents.
Holcim spares RP after cutting 3,300 jobs worldwide
By Elaine R. Alanguilan
Holcim Philippines Inc. has committed to preserve jobs and resume the operations of its Lugait cement plant in Mindanao once domestic demand improves.
BSP eases forex rules, hikes bank penalties
The Bangko Sentral will allow banks to borrow overseas without its approval and tighten monitoring of foreign-debt payments, measures that may help boost foreign exchange inflows and limit outflows.
BayanTel, Multi-Media Telephony sign co-branding deal
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
Bayan Telecommunications Inc. said it has forged a co-branding agreement with Multi-Media Telephony Inc. that allows the two companies to share facilities and revenues.
SC upholds Oriental Peninsula claims
The Supreme Court has upheld the claim of Olympic Mines and Development Corp. and its successors-in-interest over a 2,200-hectare mine site in Palawan.
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SMB takes Game 2
By Reuel Vidal
THE San Miguel Beermen totally outplayed the Talk N Text Tropang Texters to post a convincing 112-103 victory in the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum last night.
Arum vows to find solution to impasse
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum is confident he will find a solution to the impasse over the revenue split in the scheduled May 2 Las Vegas showdown between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain’s Ricky Hatton.
Manalo scores 1st major win
By Adrian Flores
CARMONA, Cavite—Her teammates call her the “Silent Assassin.” She just smiles a lot and hardly speaks loud. But what she did to her fellow competitors Friday was something short of mercy killing through consistent shotmaking at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.
Tagaytay mayor elected cycling president
Donaire stays a flyweight
Sports where we can excel
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The obscure songstress
For journalists like me, what could be a better way to soothe one’s nerves after the day’s back-breaking, and oftentimes, tension-filled news gathering and writing work than to listen to music? You hang out by yourself or with your pals at your favorite watering hole or night club, to be entertained by live bands or solo singers belting out romantic and sentimental ballads and other hit songs of yesteryears.
The Santo Ni?o
By Teodoro Bacani Jr.
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Alabang Boys? kin secure habeas writ
By Rey E. Requejo
The Court of Appeals has issued a writ of habeas corpus directing the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to bring the “Alabang Boys” before it and justify their continued detention.
Appeals court justices rally behind Puno, slam impeach plot
The associate justices of the Court of Appeals yesterday adopted a resolution expressing their “vote of confidence” in Chief Justice Reynato Puno following reports to oust him through impeachment for allegedly delaying the promulgation of a ruling on the disqualification case against Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong.
Council denies clearing Bolante?s 32 bank accounts
By Fel V. Maragay
The Anti-Money Laundering Council yesterday belied allegation that it gave the go-signal for banks to allow withdrawals from 32 bank accounts under the name of former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante.
Former congressman loses mining deal
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San Lo chairman sacked
By Ferdinand Fabella
San Lorenzo chairman Joshua John Santiago, of Makati City’s upscale district, has been suspended over the alleged illegal release of P427 million in barangay funds.
Palace help asked over Sikh turmoil
THE FAMILY of the niece of special envoy to the Middle East Ambassador Roy Cimatu has asked Malacañang to stop the rash of killings and abductions of Indians belonging to the Khalsa Diwa Sikh temple in Ermita.
500 advocates push pedal against dump
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