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THE wife of
Pakistan Ambassador to the Philippines Muhammad Naeem
Khan, Anila (left), and her daughter Samak wear their
national dress as they pray at simple rites celebrating
Pakistan’s Independence Day at the Ambassador’s
Residence in Makati City. The ambassador said his
government is responding to a request from Manila for
rice from Pakistan.
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TOP STORIES |
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Biz groups weigh in vs MOA |
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BUSINESSMEN
from Mindanao and the Makati Business Club (MBC) are
opposing the proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) on
ancestral domain between the government and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), and are asking for more
consultations on the matter. |
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‘US midwifed deal with MILF,
Mindanao’s wealth is prize’ |
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BAYAN MUNA
Party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo on Thursday pointed to the
United States as having goaded the government into working
for a controversial agreement with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), even as he urged the Moros to be
wary of possible attempts by the US to steal economic
benefits that they may gain out of the peace settlement. |
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Federalism may endanger funding
for projects and programs |
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THE
Executive’s sudden move to “hijack” a Senate resolution on
federalism may have more than just political implications.
An economist cautioned on Thursday that a change in the
government’s structure may not only affect the face of
politics in the Philippines but also the country’s capacity
to finance projects and programs. |
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Consumers want to co-own products, even the news |
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SINGAPORE—Hard-core citizens of the Web have been tarred for
years as fiercely parochial individuals all too ready to
start flame fests against folk holding different worldviews.
But two trailblazing entrepreneurs say a cooperative spirit
is taking root and spawning successful models that
companies—including media firms—should study. |
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Rice exporters from Pakistan
due in Manila |
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A BIG trade
delegation of Pakistani rice exporters is set to come to the
Philippines at month’s end to look into exporting rice to
the country, which is experiencing a rice-supply problem. |
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Pressure builds on Go, Rivero |
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BEIJING—The
pressure has built further on taekwondo jins Tshomlee Go and
Mary Antoinette Rivero after Harry Taņamor was booted out of
the boxing competitions of the 29th Olympics.
Go and
Rivero, both in their second consecutive Olympics, are
arriving here on Friday. Go plunges into action in the men’s
58 kg class, while Rivero fights in the 62 kg category on
Thursday. |
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PSC
says 5%, not 2.5%, is due from Pagcor |
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BEIJING—Winning an Olympic gold medal is all about money,
and for the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to be
effective in its mandated task, the Philippine Amusement and
Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) must remit 5 percent, and not 2.5
percent, to the government sports agency. |
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Guess who’s been buying Philex
shares |
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FORMER Trade
Minister Roberto Ongpin, chairman of Philweb Corp., invested
on July 29, 2008, about P850 million in 119.65 million
shares in Philex Mining Corp.. |
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2007 Hotel
of the Year Award
From left: Halifax Davao
Hotel Inc. (HDHI) senior vice president Francis Ledesma
and wife Jocy, Mrs. Cynthia Dominguez and husband HDHI
president Carlos Dominguez, Marco Polo Davao Associate
of the Year Voltaire Perez, Marco Polo Hotels president
Steve Kleinschmidt, Marco Polo Davao general manager
Stanley Lau and director of sales and marketing Art
Boncato grace the occasion of Marco Polo Davao Hotel
receiving the Hotel of the Year award for 2007. HDHI
owns the Marco Polo Davao Hotel. |
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