House reso vs. 3G award alarms telcos
HOUSE Resolution 190, which asserts that broadband assignments should be bid out and asks the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to nullify the bandwidth contracts it awarded last year, has put mobile telephone firms under great pressure, but this has abated somewhat with the resignation of NTC chief Ronald Solis.

Reming crop damage: P376M
DAMAGE to crops and fisheries caused by supertyphoon Reming has climbed to P376 million as of Saturday, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

Relief work stalls; blame game on
LEGAZPI CITY—Government efforts to recover the remaining unaccounted-for casualties in the mudslide triggered by rains brought by supertyphoon Reming last week are moving slowly because many of the rescuers are themselves victims.

RP businesses have mixed feelings on Asean integration
PHILIPPINE business groups have mixed views on the Asean’s move to accelerate integration of the economies of the member countries, which is expected to be formalized in the 12th Asean Summit in Cebu on December 7.

Integration railroad in 7 Asean pacts
THE integration of Asean economies moves a step forward in Cebu during the meeting of Asean economic ministers at the 12th Asean Summit in Cebu, with seven agreements supporting the blueprint for a fast-tracked integration by 2015 from the original 2020 they are submitting to the Asean leaders.

Weak heart, stomach? Don’t join the govt
WORKING under the administration is not for the weak of heart and queasy stomach.           
This in effect was what resigned Philippine National Oil Company president Eduardo Mañalac told a group composed mostly of British businessmen and executives Thursday night when he was asked to give the “real” reasons for his departure from the state-owned company.