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Scaling new heights in Kota Kinabalu
By Carla Mortel
Well, that’s one way to conquer a mountain.
Last Jan. 11, the Philippine Everest Team scaled new heights when it ascended the world’s highest (and Asia’s first) via ferrata on Mt. Kinabalu’s Mountain Torque.
Via ferrata, Italian for iron road, is a mountaineering sport that allows climbers to ascend peaks using a continuous path equipped with fixed steel rungs, rails and cables for a safe climb.
The Russians are coming!
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Board Exam Results
Dentist Licensure Examination Results (December 2008)
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Bourse asks San Miguel for more Petron details
THE Stock Exchange is demanding more information from listed San Miguel Corp. over its acquisition of a large stake in Petron Corp., and has recently asked it to explain the exercise price over the shares in the Philippines’ largest oil refiner.
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IBO champion Ricky Hatton of Britain tests the mettle of the world’s no.1 pound-for-
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Pacquiao, Hatton reach a deal; fight is a go
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANNY Pacquiao yesterday confirmed that his May 2 showdown with Briton Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is on, but refused to provide details of the deal.
Subic defies downturn, still on a hiring mode
Pre-needs summoned to another Senate probe
Palace names Palparan to anti-drugs body
?Kidnappers trying to flee?
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Gotianun bank beefing up
By Eileen A. Mencias
East West Banking Corp., the banking unit of the Gotianun family, is beefing up its capital in preparation to obtaining a universal bank license and becoming among the country’s 10 largest banks.
4th Galoc oil shipment delayed due to repairs
The Galoc oil venture in the Philippines, which started up in October, deferred a shipment due to be delivered in early February because of a shutdown for repairs.
Billiton seeking to expand oil presence
By Alena Mae S. Flores
Australia’s BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd. is looking at farm-in agreements to increase its oil and gas presence in the Philippines, industry sources said.
Premiere Entertainment eyes Korea listing
By Jenniffer B. Austria
Premiere Entertainment Philippines Inc. plans to list its shares in the Korean Stock Exchange.
P26b worth of infrastructure projects completed in ?08
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
The government has completed P26 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Luzon as of December last year, said a Cabinet official in charge of the Luzon Urban Beltway super region.
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Murakami keeps hold on lead
By Adrian Flores
STA. Rosa City—Filipino-Japanese Artemio Murakami turned in a decent even-par 70, far from his sizzling-hot eight-under-par 62 on opening day, but just enough to maintain solo leadership at The Country Club Invitational.
Realtors nip Aces, stay alive
By Reuel Vidal
ALASKA started strong, but Sta. Lucia Realty finished stronger to post a hard-earned 81-74 victory in Game 5 of their KFC-Philpppine Basketball Association Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinal playoff at the Cuneta Astrodome last night.
Red Bull 5 wants Isaac
By Rey Joble
LEO Isaac, the former Ginebra Gin King, is a success story of a player-turned-coach.
Basketball?s inclusion still doubtful
BASKETBALL in the Southeast Asian Games is still not a settled issue, according to Philippine Olympic Committee representative Go Teng Kok, who is now in the Laotian capital finalizing details with the host organization.
Mariners fight Blue Thunders for volleyball crown
Quitting when one?s ahead
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Not cut out for politics
When some prominent personalities tried to entice Chief Justice Reynato Puno to quit the judiciary and join the presidential race, my instant thinking was that these proponents were fantasizing a utopian but illusory scenario and should be awakened from their daydream. I was aghast at the front-page treatment accorded to their outlandish proposition, totally disproportionate to its real news value given the hard realities of politics in this country.
The American savior?
By Teodoro Bacani Jr.
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Foundation fronted for scammers
By Fel V. Maragay
A farm-based foundation served as a front for a racketeering syndicate to carry out the systematic looting and laundering of public funds intended for the purchase of fertilizer and other agriculture inputs in 2004.
Investigation conducted by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee revealed that the National Organization for Agricultural Enhancement and Productivity Inc. was the conduit between the Agriculture Department and local government units’ non-government organizations for the distribution of the fund and fertilizer.
Additional powers sought for Justice investigators
By Rey E. Requejo
JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez is urging President Arroyo to grant powers to a group tasked to look into allegations of bribery in his department.
Businessman seeks end to P10-m bribery probe
Businessman Francis de Borja has asked the court to stop the Justice Department from investigating charges he offered P10 million to an appellate justice to inhibit from a case involving Manila Electric Co. and a state workers’ pension fund.
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Rizal Day terror bombers get life
Three Islamic militants were sentenced yesterday to life imprisonment for a series of bomb attacks in Metro Manila on Dec. 30, 2000 that killed 22 people and left more than 100 injured.
Drug-test extortion lands clerk in hot water
A Land Transportation Office clerk at the agency’s branch in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, was arrested on Thursday for alleged extortion.
Bogus Lacoste seller charged
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