The Philippines Joins G8 Global Partnership as 26th Member
Source: Scoop
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 22:00:46 -0700 | travel-news
Department of State congratulates the United Kingdom, 2013 Chair of the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP), as they welcome the Philippines as the 26th member of the GP. The Philippines' membership marks...
Philippine Record Labels Get Government To Play Whac-A-Mole With Kickass Torrents
Source: Tech Dirt
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 17:21:46 -0700 | technology-news
I'm referring, of course, to a large swath of government and industry groups around the world that apparently just love to play whac-a-mole with torrent sites, which don't host infringing files. If you're not familiar with the carnival game of...
PDEA exec's vehicle fired at in QC
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 21:16:47 -0700 | political-news
CX-7 sport utility vehicle had been hit. "Papasok kami ng office nang meron kaming narinig na putok.
LRTA eyes extending operating hours during heavy rain
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 23:29:01 -0700 | political-news
32pm With many commuters stranded by heavy rain and floods in past weeks, the Light Rail Transit Authority is considering extending its operating hours to accommodate passengers, but on a case-to-case basis. Hernando Cabrera said Tuesday the decision to extend...
MLB: Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 23:28:58 -0700 | sports-news
Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles June 18, 2013 2:21pm Max Scherzer maintained his perfect start to the season by securing a 10th straight victory in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 triumph against the Baltimore Orioles...
Rural, cooperative banks incur higher 2012 NPL ratios on typhoons — Bangko Sentral
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 23:28:57 -0700 | business-news
Rural, cooperative banks incur higher 2012 NPL ratios on typhoons Bangko Sentral June 18, 2013 2:21pm The bad or non-performing loans (NPL) of rural and cooperative banks accounted for 11.57 percent of the sector's P127.47-billion loan portfolio as of end-2012,...
Factbox: US immigration bill amendments to watch
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 21:12:09 -0700 | political-news
US immigration bill amendments to watch June 18, 2013 12:00pm The U.S. Senate's debate over a comprehensive immigration bill is intensifying as proponents consider amendments designed to lure more Republican support and at the same time not alienate Democrats who...
PHL shares open higher as rebound continues
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 21:44:52 -0700 | business-news
Calaycay noted that trades will continue to be subdued in the next two sessions, until the Fed releases minutes of its meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday (Wednesday and Thursday in Manila). "We may see some more enterprising investors place...
Amid threat of heavy rain, MMDA asks schools, offices to let students, workers off early
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 21:12:49 -0700 | travel-news
18am Many MManila areas flooded due to heavy downpour . Motorists navigate their vehicles in gutter-deep flood along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City after a heavy downpour caused by Tropical Depression Emong on Monday afternoon...Elvie Enriquez said Metro Manila can...
NBA: Bucks G Ellis to opt out of contract - report
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 18:30:11 -0700 | sports-news
Ellis has one year and $11 million left on his deal, but can opt out and become a free agent on July 1. The Bucks recently offered Ellis a three-year extension worth $36 million, but an agreement was not reached....
Lightning kills 2 farmers in Ilocos Norte
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 16:58:12 -0700 | travel-news
Barangay Santiago in Marcos town in Ilocos Norte, radio dzBB's Peewee Bacuno reported Monday night. One of the fatalities was killed on the spot while the second died while undergoing treatment at the Marcos General Hospital, the report quoted...
Cardinal Tagle takes possession of titular church in Rome
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 14:59:22 -0700 | political-news
Tagle will now be considered the cardinal patron of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle at Piazza San Felice da Cantalice. Under Catholic tradition, each cardinal is given a titular see in Rome that serves as a highly symbolic link...
Tondo fire razes 50 houses, destroys P5M in property
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 13:53:32 -0700 | travel-news
No one was initially reported hurt in the fire at Laguna Extension in Gagalangin in Tondo, radio dzBB's Cecilia Villarosa reported. The fire started at 1:32 p.m. and reached the fifth alarm before firefighters put it out at 3:26 p.m....
US stocks jump ahead of Fed meeting
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 18:44:36 -0700 | business-news
US stocks were up Monday because investors think Fed leaders will determine that the economy isn't recovering fast enough, and expectations mounted that it will make no sharp changes to its economic stimulus. Monday a day before the Federal Reserve...
Maguindanao massacre suspect takes another tack
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-06-17 12:55:33 -0700 | political-news
Akmad Tato Ampatuan Sr., detained son-in-law of Ampatuan clan patriarch Andal Ampatuan Sr., has asked a Quezon City court to allow him to be at his daughter's July 6 graduation at the Philippine International Convention Center. PhilippinesDescribing him as a...
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