PBA: The Alaska Aces won it the right way
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 03:48:14 -0700 | sports-news
The Alaska Aces won it the right way We've seen it too many times in the past...Powerhouse ball clubs clean out the roster of a franchise on its way out of the PBA...We've seen potentially good rookies uprooted from the...
New mining applications pour in since moratorium lifted — Mines Bureau
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 03:07:51 -0700 | business-news
New mining applications pour in since moratorium lifted Mines Bureau May 20, 2013 5:56pm Applications for a mineral exploration permit totaled 224 since last March when the Mines and Geosciences Bureau lifted the two-year moratorium for mining applications, the bureau...
3 soldiers killed in landmine blast in Albay village
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:57:03 -0700 | travel-news
Albay, Philippines Three government troopers were slain while another was wounded when they were hit by shrapnel from a landmine blast set by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay (village) Maninila, an upland village in Camalig, Albay, Monday...
Peso posts slight gain vs. dollar ahead of US Fed's next move
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:47:09 -0700 | business-news
The peso was initially weaker but weekend remittances plus profit-taking strengthened it, the second trader added. Tracking the release of minutes of the Australian central bank's policy meeting, traders expect the peso to move within the P41.10 to P41.30...
Kevin Conroy back to Batman after all in next Arkham game
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 11:35:40 -0700 | political-news
He first voiced Batman in the classic 1992 TV animated serial Batman: The Animated Series, and went on to reprise the character in several other media based on the DC Universe, including the popular Justice League animated series and several...
PSEi ends flat on lack of new leads
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:47:09 -0700 | business-news
Losers edged out gainers 83 to 68 while 45 stocks were unchanged. "The market ended flat. Some moments were in the green and the red on lack of new leads," Krizia Syquiatco, analyst at Papa Securities Corp., told GMA...
Comelec vows to finish canvassing for partylists next week
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:02:46 -0700 | political-news
Philippines The official canvassing for the partylist groups began Monday and could be finished within 10 days, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said. Next week Monday, anytime after Monday, we might finish [the consolidation of the votes],...
Lawyer detained for death of transportation barker in Manila
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:02:46 -0700 | sports-news
Philippines A lawyer was detained at the Manila Police District homicide section allegedly for inadvertently killing a barker who had blocked his daughters' way. Augusto Marte, 67, of Extramadura Street, Sampaloc, hit Joselito Macario, 51, resident of Loyola Street, with...
Comelec eyes village election postponement
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:02:45 -0700 | political-news
Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants to postpone the barangay (village) elections in October to 2014, poll chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Monday. I would like to postpone the barangay elections; I would rather concentrate in preparing for the...
Original 'Sonic the Hedgehog' game now on Android
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 01:35:24 -0700 | technology-news
Released in 1991, the original Sonic the Hedgehog game went on to sell over 80 million copies worldwide...Fans of "Sonic the Hedgehog" who now own a smartphone or tablet running Google's Android can now relive the thrill of the original...
Mozilla releases game-ready Firefox test build
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 01:35:19 -0700 | technology-news
49pm The future of browser-based games just got little more epic, after Mozilla demonstrated a nightly build of its Firefox browser that can run a port of the tech demo Epic Citadel. Mozilla's Firefox Nightly 23 handled a port...
Phivolcs to beef up Mt. Mayon monitoring instruments
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 01:35:19 -0700 | green-news
55pm In the wake of a steam-driven eruption that killed five mountain climbers, state volcanologists bared plans to beef up their monitoring instruments to detect volcanic activity at Mt. Mayon in Albay. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology...
Bangko Sentral: PHL payments position posts $274-M surplus in April
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 00:53:08 -0700 | business-news
A surplus means more money entered the country, giving it the resources to settle external obligations and beefing up its foreign reserves position which serves as cushion against external shocks. The country's gross international reserves (GIR) stood at $83.4...
Bangko Sentral limits trust banking units' access to SDA facility
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 00:53:07 -0700 | business-news
The new rule takes effect beginning January 1, 2014. The latest move is part of monetary authorities' continuing efforts to fine-tune its monetary policy instruments and so gain greater flexibility in staging monetary operations...Any amount exceeding that ceiling should...
Dozier, Thoss owe individual awards to teammates and coaches
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 00:51:18 -0700 | sports-news
Philippines Alaska's formidable frontcourt of Rob Dozier and Sonny Thoss played a big part in the Aces' championship run. And both Dozier and Thoss' impact on their team was well recognized Sunday night. The six-foot-nine import edged counterpart Vernon Macklin...
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