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Lineyte-Samarnon News
Filipino co-founder of Tivoli Systems dies of cancer
By Erwin Oliva, Inquirer.net, Sep 06, 2008
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Tivoli Systems co-founder Peter Valdes died Thursday morning (September 4) barely six months after he was diagnosed of having pancreatic cancer, his colleagues told INQUIRER.net Friday.
Bernard Yu, President and Chie >>Read Full Story
| | | Criminal raps filed vs Sulpicio Lines, 'Princess' crew
By LILITA BALANE, ABS-CBN News Online, Sep 03, 2008
Relatives of thirty-two victims of the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against the management of Sulpicio Lines Inc. and the ship’s crewmembers before the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday.
Criminal comp >>Read Full Story
| | | Pacquiao offers P1M to gold medalist
By Nick Giongco, Manila Bulletin Online, Jul 23, 2008
This is truly heart-warming for someone who started his career from nothing.
In the hope of inspiring Olympic-bound Filipino athletes, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is offering a cash reward of P1 million for the athlete won wins a gold medal in the >>Read Full Story
| | | Agent Zero: Philippine tour like winning NBA crown
By ROY MEDINA, ABS-CBN News Online, Jul 16, 2008
Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards was all praises for Filipinos who accorded him the warmest welcome he ever had during the Philippine leg of his Asian tour last week. He likened the warm greetings he got to winning an NBA championship.
Are >>Read Full Story
| | | Manny Pacquiao - An Asian Phenomenon
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Jun 30, 2008 
When Filipino ring idol and certified national treasure Manny Pacquiao brutalized a courageous David Diaz to win the World Boxing Council lightweight title with a spectacular ninth round knockout in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) and fulfil >>Read Full Story
| | | Web 3.0, according to Sun Microsystems
By Lawrence Casiraya, INQUIRER.net, Jun 21, 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The next incarnation of the Internet would see ordinary users creating their own applications, according to Sun Microsystems.
The terms "Web 2.0" and "cloud computing" are just two of the ways to define Internet use today, n >>Read Full Story
| | | PNP probes 'betrayal' in TV crew's kidnap
ABS-CBN News Online, Jun 18, 2008
The Philippine National Police has started its investigation into the alleged betrayal that led to the abduction of an ABS-CBN News crew and their guide on June 8 in Indanan, Sulu.
" 'Yun po ang aalamin namin...dahil nagtaka po kami kung bakit nag >>Read Full Story
| | | 'Anakpawis Rep. Beltran died a poor man'
ABS-CBN News Online, May 21, 2008
Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran lived like the people he fought for since he joined militant labor movements in the last two decades.
His friend and comrade, Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, immediately asked the leadership of the House of Representat >>Read Full Story
| | | Fil-Am coach proud of Filipino heritage
Yahoo! News, May 13, 2008
Newly appointed Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said yesterday he is thrilled to become the first Fil-Am named to the high-level position in the NBA and being "very proud of my heritage, this is a great honor."
Spoelstra's mother Elisa Carida >>Read Full Story
| | | Philippines feels the pinch of dollar's decline
By Bruce Wallace, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, May 06, 2008
Many here rely on remittances from overseas relatives, and the dollar's slide against the peso has forced some people to cut back, with private education the first to go.
MANILA -- The U.S. dollar has always been king down by the docks on Manila B >>Read Full Story
| | | 16 senators now back Pimentel's shift to federalism
By Veronica Uy, Inquirer.net, Apr 28, 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Four more senators expressed support for Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr.'s resolution to convene Congress into a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution to adopt a federal system of government.
Pimentel s >>Read Full Story
| | | Philippines population climbs above 88 million
Yahoo! News, Apr 17, 2008
MANILA (Reuters) - The population of the Philippines reached 88.57 million at a census in August last year, up from 76.5 million in 2000, and the country's top economic planner said policies needed to be reviewed.
However, the government of the Ro >>Read Full Story
| | | Veterans’ benefits hiked at Kagitingan observance today
By Genalyn D. Kabiling, Mar T. Supnad, Manila Bulletin Online, Apr 09, 2008
President Arroyo is scheduled to sign a new law that seeks to increase the pension benefits of Filipino war veterans when she leads today the 66th commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan in Bataan province.
The law, which will be known as Filipino >>Read Full Story
| | | Winning combination for largest lotto pot not a ‘lucky pick’
By Beverly T. Natividad, Inquirer.net, Apr 01, 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) The mystery person who won Sunday's monster SuperLotto prize beat odds of one in 13 million. And the winning combination consisted of numbers that were not generated by any system but were probably personally meaningfu >>Read Full Story
| | | Ring awards Pacquiao the belt but claims Marquez won
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mar 19, 2008
Ring Magazine, regarded as the “Bible” of boxing, awarded Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao the coveted super featherweight championship belt but claimed Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez won the fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino last Sunda >>Read Full Story
| | | Philippines emerging as top choice for outsourcing
By Ronnel Domingo, INQUIRER.net, Mar 08, 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines is giving India a run for its money in the booming call center industry, according to the latest Asian Contact Center Benchmarking Report.
Callcenters.net president Catriona Wallace said in a news briefing Fr >>Read Full Story
| | | Strong quake rocks Philippines: seismologists
Yahoo! News, Mar 05, 2008
MANILA(AFP) - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 struck off the east coast of the Philippines late Monday, seismologists said.
The quake struck at 10:11 pm (1411 GMT) 210 kilometres (130 miles) east of Legaspi at a depth of 24 km, according to th >>Read Full Story
| | | Pro & anti rallies held in Metro
By Rizal S. Obanil, Manila Bulletin Online, Feb 26, 2008
Pro-administration and anti-administration rallies were held yesterday in at least four areas in Metro Manila to mark the 22th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt.
The pro-administration rally led by House of Representatives Speaker P >>Read Full Story
| | | DOST, Peza joins forces to spark RP open source development
By Erwin Oliva, INQUIRER.net, Feb 18, 2008
MANILA, Philippines--The Advanced Science and Technology Institute, a research and development arm of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) are joining forces to spur open source developmen >>Read Full Story
| | | De Venecia ousted, Nograles is Speaker
By Maila Ager, INQUIRER.net, Feb 05, 2008
MANILA, Philippines – Representative Prospero Nograles of Davao City has been elected as speaker of the House of Representatives.
“It’s God’s will. It’s probably my destiny,” Nograles said minutes after he was sworn in as new speaker.
In his sp >>Read Full Story
| | | Healing priest’s sessions not following Church protocol
By Beverly T. Natividad, INQUIRER.net, Jan 29, 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The sessions of popular healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez have not been following instructions of the Catholic Church, a prelate warned on Monday.
Malolos Bishop Jose Oliveros said that Suarez’s healing activities were bein >>Read Full Story
| | | Govt Web sites fall prey to hackers
ABS-CBN News, Jan 04, 2008 
The Web sites of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) were hacked on Thursday.
Senior State Prosecutor Geronimo Sy confirmed that the DOJ Web site (www.doj.gov.ph) was redirected to the W >>Read Full Story
| | | Yearender: Arroyo stays firm in her seat
By Paolo Romero And Marvin Sy, The Philippine Star, Dec 30, 2007
A robust economy, a strong peso and political smarts kept President Arroyo in office amid seemingly incessant attempts to overthrow her.
When the nation least expected it, a handful of armed disgruntled soldiers led by detained Sen. Antonio Trill >>Read Full Story
| | | Humbling 6th place for RP’s SEAG bets
By Ernesto Gonzales, INQUIRER.net, Dec 18, 2007
NAKHON RATCHASIMA—The defeat was expected but the transition from overall champion to a horrible sixth on Saturday was a humiliating experience that will long haunt the Philippines in the Southeast Asian Games.
With host Thailand overdoing itself >>Read Full Story
| | | Med transcription fetches huge pay
By Sheila Crisostomo, The Philippine Star, Dec 09, 2007
Nurses, medical technicians and dentists, move over. After doctors, medical transcriptionists are now the highest paid workers in the health sector, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said yesterday.
Medical transcriptionists recei >>Read Full Story
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