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China to deploy more patrol ships to Spratlys
BEIJING—China plans to boost patrols in the South China Sea to deal with the growing threat of illegal fishing and sharpening territorial disputes, a Chinese official was quoted as saying by state media Thursday.
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Papal uproar. An African clergyman kisses Pope Benedict XVI's ring as the head of the Catholic Church arrives at the airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, Tuesday, his first trip to Africa. AP |
Pope?s condom remarks spark global outcry
By Martine Nouaille
Agence France-Presse
YAOUNDE—Pope Benedict XVI’s entourage sought Wednesday to defuse an international outcry over his denunciation of the use of condoms against AIDS as his remarks overshadowed his first trip to Africa.
Plunder case filed against Finance, oil firm officers
Kidnappers agree to release aid worker
US court petition stops Dumlao extradition
Plea over Legacy criticized
Another Customs official flunks lifestyle check
Gaite marks first day as SEC commissioner
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Global Steel sues creditors
By Eileen A. Mencias
Global Steel Philippines Inc., formerly National Steel Corp., has taken its creditors to a Singapore court to prevent them from declaring the company in default, banking sources said yesterday.
Lopez: Meralco sale to PLDT painful but necessary
Oscar Lopez, chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies, yesterday described the divestment of the group from the country’s largest power distributor Manila Electric Co. as painful but necessary.
Asian Logic defers venture with Leisure
By Jenniffer B. Austria
Asia-Pacific gaming group Asian Logic Ltd. has deferred plans to invest in listed Leisure and Resorts World Corp. because of adverse market conditions.
Philexim to cover stimulus projects
State-owned Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency will guarantee the P25-billion exposure of government financial institutions, like the Development Bank of the Philippines and the Land Bank of the Philippines, to government’s P330-billion fiscal stimulus plan.
Philips offers to supply 5 million fluorescent lamps
By Alena Mae S. Flores
The Philippine unit of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands has offered to supply an initial five million compact fluorescent lamps to the government for its energy efficiency program.
Panlilios now in hiding
 THE Panlilios of Puerto Azul fame are taking seriously the syndicated estafa case filed against them by Marcos son-in-law Gregorio Araneta III. They have to, since Araneta’s case against them is a non-bailable offense.
Pursuing happiness (Part Two)
By Maya Baltazar Herrera
Goal motivation and satisfaction
The theory of self-concordance, or autonomous goal-setting, can trace its roots to early studies on self-determination.
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Plotters not immune from murder case
By Rey E. Requejo
Two members of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement are not immune from prosecution for the complex crime of kidnapping with murder of labor leader Rolando Olalia and his driver Leonor Alay-ay 23 years ago, according to the Supreme Court.
Honasan leads push for new agrarian law
By Fel V. Maragay
SENATOR Gregorio Honasan yesterday warned landowning congressmen against blocking the enactment of a new law that will extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program by at least five years.
Task force goes after drug lords
By Joyce Pangco Pañares
President Arroyo has ordered an inter-agency task force to search high and low when it comes to combating the illegal drug trade.
Freeze order sought on Bolante
The Anti-Money Laundering Council yesterday appealed to the Supreme Court to issue a freeze order on the 24 bank accounts of Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante, who is suspected of having diverted the P728-million fertilizer fund to these accounts.
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Ateneans horse around and hold up taxi driver
By Joel M. Sy Egco
Four young students, including a nephew of former Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr. and a son of a Malacañang lawyer, were arrested early morning yesterday for allegedly robbing a taxi driver inside the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City.
Gonzalez: No civil rights for Jalosjos
By Rey E. Requejo
Convicted child rapist and former Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos may have walked out of prison but his civil rights have yet to be restored, said Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez.
Ambushed highways executive passes away
By Joel E. Zurbano
Undersecretary Ramon Aquino died yesterday, eight days after he and his two companions were ambushed at the main gate of the Department of Public Works and Highways head office in Port Area, Manila.
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