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BY CRIS G. ODRONIA Reporter

THE presidential candidates for the May 10 elections took turns at hitting rival Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. during a presidential debate held Monday at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, where former President Joseph Estrada was a no-show.

MIAMI: Inspired by a city still rebuilding from the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints captured their first Super Bowl crown on Sunday (Monday in Manila) by rallying for a 31-17 triumph over Indianapolis.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Laura Chinchilla thanked supporters for electing her Costa Rica’s first female president and only the fifth ever in Latin America late Sunday (Monday in Manila), as her opponents accepted defeat.

BY CHINO S. LEYCO Reporter

THE government plans to tap small  investors, particularly overseas  Filipino workers (OFW), to help finance its record budget deficit this year, according to the Bureau of Treasury.

BY LAILANY P. GOMEZ Reporter and MARICEL E. BURGONIO Senior Reporter

The peso may breach the 47-to-a-dollar mark within this week as currency traders await news on Europe’s debt woes, which have weighed on markets across Asia on Monday.

TEAM Philippines wound up second in the first World Team Pool Cup Championship held at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Germany.

Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao’s global popularity, especially in the United States, is on the rise based on the kind of attentions he’s been getting lately from some of the most popular American television programs.