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  • JUSTICE RENATO C. CORONA
    02/14/2009 - 00:56
    Opinion
    THE very first question of the 1991 Bar Examinations dumbfounded the whole legal community: "What is a Constitutional writ of amparo and what is the basis for such a remedy under the Constitution?"
  • Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao
    02/14/2009 - 00:53
    Opinion
    COMMITMENTS to deliver on targets are best when put on record. They are on record for everyone to see. In the case of targets that can have bearing on the pursuit of the strategy map for the nation, the general public has the right to know what those targets are, who made those commitments, and when results can be expected.
  • Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid
    02/14/2009 - 00:52
    Opinion
    MANY among the key stakeholders interviewed in the two-hour ANC documentary expressed hope for peace in Mindanao. But they admitted that it would mean re-building trust, the most vital element in peace-building...
  • FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD
    02/14/2009 - 00:49
    Opinion
    ONCE a jeepney was passing in front of a leprosarium. Two patients with visible physical deformities boarded. There was an uneasy silence as they wedged themselves between two passengers right behind the driver.
  • Atty. Romeo V. Pefianco
    02/14/2009 - 00:46
    Opinion
    YEARS from now, high school and college students all over RP won’t forget the months from October, 2008, to February, 2009, as the period of entertainment for millions of us who read newspapers, watch TV news, and listen to radio reports and comments about past events that date back to the first five months of 2004.
  • 02/14/2009 - 00:43
    Opinion
    TODAY, we celebrate the Feast of St. Valentine, patron of lovers, young people, and happy marriages.
  • Nelly-Favis Villafuerte
    02/14/2009 - 00:40
    Main Business
    Did you know that…
  • MELODY M. AGUIBA
    02/14/2009 - 00:31
    Main Business
    The Philippines is compelled to seek for alternative market for its bananas after Australia kept its restrictive position against banana imports even after more than 10 years since government sought for this trade.
  • 02/14/2009 - 00:21
    Main Business
    The peso exchange rate closed higher at P47.12 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx) from P47.29 the previous day. The weighted average rate depreciated to P47.21 from P47.132. Total volume amounted to $ 742.68 million.
  • 02/14/2009 - 00:17
    Main Business
    The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is confident that the growth momentum will continue this year and the gross domestic product (GDP) would not fall below the low-end target of 3.7 percent for 2009.
  • 02/14/2009 - 00:15
    Main Business
    WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on Thursday warned of worsening global economic conditions, saying the impact of the global financial crisis had not yet fully reached the real economy.
  • ROSEMARIE FRANCISCO
    02/14/2009 - 00:12
    Main Business
    Growth in the Philippines will likely slow to 2 to 3 percent this year, lower than government forecasts, as remittances from overseas Filipinos decline and dampen consumption, credit rating firm Moody’s Investors Service said.
  • JAMES A. LOYOLA
    02/14/2009 - 00:10
    Main Business
    Jollibee Foods Corporation, headed by Tony Tan Caktiong, CEO & President, reported a 3.8 percent drop in profits last year as price increases and earnings from acquisitions failed to offset the impact of rising raw material costs on margins.
  • EDU LOPEZ
    02/14/2009 - 00:08
    Main Business
    Four industry associations have appealed for immediate government actions to help them survive the present economic crisis before they shut down their operations.
  • DEXTER A. SEE
    02/14/2009 - 00:07
    Regional
    LUNA, Apayao — Apayao Gov. Elias Bulut Sr. has criticized national government agencies in the Cordillera for allegedly playing favorites in the implementation of impact programs and projects that are intended to spur economic development in remote areas, like this province.
  • MAR T. SUPNAD
    02/14/2009 - 00:07
    Regional
    CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- The Pampanga Provincial Police Office (PPO) headed by Senior Supt. Keith Ernald Singian was adjudged for the second time as the "Best Police Provincial Office" in the region at yesterday’s celebration of 18th founding anniversary of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in this camp.
  • FREDDIE G. LAZARO
    02/14/2009 - 00:07
    Regional
    VIGAN CITY — Ilocos Sur provincial government headed by Gov. Deogracias Victor "DV" B. Savellano has launched a stimulus program in anticipation of the adverse impact of the global economic crisis.
  • JEN L. JORVINA
    02/14/2009 - 00:07
    Regional
    TIGAON, Camarines Sur — The 3rd district engineering office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Camarines Sur reported yesterday that three farm-to-market road projects in Barangays Gubat, Tinawagan, and Libod, this town, have been completed and are now benefiting the farmers in the three villages.
  • 02/14/2009 - 00:07
    Regional
  • MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.
    02/14/2009 - 00:07
    Regional
    CEBU CITY — Investors and plan holders of pre-need firms owned by the Legacy group of companies are given until the end of March to file their complaints at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proper handling of their monetary claims.