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Foreigners welcome to observe May polls
Mar 13th
MACTAN, Cebu , Philippines – President Arroyo encouraged last Thursday foreign observers to come to the country and monitor the May 10 elections as she vowed that her greatest legacy would be ensuring honest and orderly polls.
Mrs. Arroyo told the meeting here of the Philippine Councilors League that “there is no more important legacy than [...]
Presidential bets warn vs use of calamity funds for polls
Mar 13th
Following the declaration of a state of calamity over Mindanao due to the power shortage there, two presidential aspirants on Friday warned against the possible use of disaster funds for election purposes.
Liberal Party standard bearer Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who is currently campaigning in provinces in the south, said that while it was President [...]
Philippines’ next leader will have to raise taxes
Mar 13th
MANILA, Philippines – The country’s next president will have to turn his back on populist promises made during the campaign and raise taxes sooner rather than later to prevent a financial crisis soon after the May elections.
Asia’s largest sovereign issuer of offshore bonds may post its second successive record budget deficit this year, and the [...]
January remittance growth likely to top 6%, says BSP chief
Mar 13th
January remittance growth likely topped the full-year forecast as demand for skilled workers has risen in line with a global economic rebound, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief said on Friday.
"This year we are projecting 6% [growth] for the whole year, but [based on] the initial data I have seen it looks like the [...]
Clottey eyes Pacquiao defeat in 6 rounds
Mar 13th
ARLINGTON, Texas — Joshua Clottey is looking to bring home the biggest boxing victory to his home country of Ghana when he faces the world’s best boxer Manny Pacquiao this weekend.
So confident is Clottey’s coach Lenny de Jesus that the Ghanaian has the skill and power to put down the Pacman that he is willing [...]
Pacquiao-Clottey bout to push through; challenger makes weight limit
Mar 13th
It’s all systems go for the slugfest between Filipino boxing icon Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao and challenger Joshua Clottey, after the latter made the weight limit for the bout.
GMA News’ Chino Trinidad reported over dzBB that Clottey came in right on the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, while Paquiao was slightly over 145 pounds.
"I feel [...]
Arnel Pineda arrives in Texas for Pacquiao fight
Mar 13th
MANILA, Philippines – Arnel Pineda, the Filipino frontman of rock band Journey, is excited to sing the Philippine national anthem before a potentially sold-out crowd in the March 13 bout between Pinoy boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey.
Pineda arrived in Dallas, Texas less than 2 days before the Pacquiao-Clottey fight. The [...]
Judy Ann Santos is 2 months pregnant
Mar 13th
MANILA, Philippines – Young Superstar Judy Ann Santos and her husband, host-actor Ryan Agoncillo, on Friday confirmed that she is two months pregnant with their first child.
Agoncillo held up an ultrasound image of their baby during Friday’s episode of "Eat Bulaga," where Agoncillo is a co-host.
In an interview on TV Patrol World, Judy Ann [...]
State of calamity declared in Mindanao amid power crisis
Mar 12th
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has approved a recommendation declaring a state of calamity in Mindanao, allowing government to use disaster funds to address the power crisis besetting the Philippines’ second-largest island.
This was disclosed on Thursday by Mindanao Development Authority chairman Jesus Dureza, who, until last year, was the Arroyo government’s press secretary.
Dureza made this disclosure [...]
Noynoy doesn’t buy transition promise
Mar 12th
SURIGAO DEL NORTE , Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III yesterday warned that President Arroyo’s assurance of a smooth turnover to the next president may be a hollow one.
Aquino said there are indications that Mrs. Arroyo could have been making decisions to ensure her stay in power beyond her [...]