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1. RP police lack negotiators
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...ts creation already, even before this hostage incident,” he said. Edwin Lacierda, the spokesman for President Benigno Aquino 3rd, disagreed. “To my knowledge, there are manuals, ther...

2. Bigger FDI inflows seen alongside faster economy
(Business/Business)

...rivate sector participation will fill the gap through the government’s PPP initiative. Tetangco said President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s focus on PPP will be a big boost to the country’...

3. NO NEED FOR MORE APOLOGIES
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... when police made a botched attempt to storm the bus and rescue the hostages. AFP PHOTO   “The President has already expressed regrets over the incident and has apologized. That should ...

4. Manila to pay victims’ kin
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...inding resolution demanding that Manila apologize and pay compensation. As an official inquiry continued, President Benigno Aquino 3rd formed a Cabinet-level committee to look into possible indemn...

5. Aquino vows support for BPO sector
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

By Cris G. Odronia Reporter President Benigno Aquino 3rd unveils the marker of the new center of Convergys on Friday in Manila during ceremonies that were attended by Mayor Alfredo Lim and the comp

6. RP’s record-low interest rates appropriate, says Bangko Sentral
(Business/Business)

... The Dow Jones industrial average added 50.63 points, or 0.5 percent to 10,320.10. Val Antonio Suarez, PSE president and chief executive officer, said foreign investors also helped push the market. ...

7. Zhao rules Campo Cup, So in 7th
(Sports/Sports)

... Filipino player  in seventh but it was GM Zhao Jun of China who took the spotlight by ruling the FIDE President Florencio Campomanes Memorial Cup chess championships held at the Ninoy Aquino ...

8. Foreigners complain of Aquino’s mining ‘policy’
(Business/Business)

...iation of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters Inc. Given the government’s fiscal straits, President Benigno Aquino 3rd plans to tap the private sector in a bid to improve the count...

9. So, Laylo bounce back in Campo Cup
(Sports/Sports)

... Laylo of the Philippines blasted separate foes to keep the Philippine flag flying in the first former FIDE President Florencio Campomanes Memorial Cup chess championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadi...

10. Church warns vs. whitewash
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...quito Ochoa, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila and Viel Aquino-Dee, a sister of President Benigno Aquino 3rd. De Lima also on Tuesday defended a gag order she issued on...

11. Ramon Magsaysay Awardees ‘selfless’
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

President Benigno Aquino 3rd poses with the winners of the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Awards at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City on Tuesday. PHOTO BY JESSIE LAURET

12. Taiwan set to deploy cruise missiles
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... use of force against Taiwan,” Lin Chen-yi, chief of the General Staff, told reporters in Taipei. President Ma Ying-jeou gave an order in 2008 for the production of 300 Hsiungfeng 2E crui...

13. 7-year rate plummets on excess liquidity
(Business/Business)

...id this move would free funds to boost government spending to and narrow the fiscal gap during the term of President Benigno Aquino 3rd. Tan said the government is still in the process of striking...

14. De Lima gags hijack probers
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...dash;dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza. One of the key parts of the inquiry ordered by Philippine President Benigno Aquino 3rd was to determine whether the hostages were killed by bullet...

15. East Coast beauty takes top 2010 Mutya title
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... Binibining Pilipinas Maria Venus Raj in the recent 2010 Miss Universe pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma on Sunday said that thoug...

16. Same probe results a must
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...es control over the country’s police force. Puno made the clarification after reports came out that President Benigno Aquino 3rd had given him the authority to supervise the PNP and that he ...

17. Carter leaves North Korea with freed American, nuclear pledge
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...d taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday shows former United States President Jimmy Carter (left) greeting American citizen Aijalon Mahli Gomes (send) from rig...

18. Another policeman suspended over rescue fiasco
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...y. As the Chinese government ramped up pressure on Manila to release results of an inquiry into the fiasco, President Benigno Aquino 3rd vowed on Thursday that he would take tough action. “The...

19. First Campomanes Cup starts today
(Sports/Sports)

...ing the strong Philippine contingent will be vying for honor in the first-ever World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Florencio Campomanes Memorial chess championships beginning today at the Ninoy Aq...

20. Meralco launches sports advocacy grassroot program
(Sports/Sports)

...ts advocacy program as a way of reaching out to the community it pledge to serve. Manuel Pangilinan, Meralco president and chief executive Officer (CEO) said that the whole program involve helping the...

21. Police to blame for deaths
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... carried them and the foreigners from Fort Santiago to Rizal Park. But Sen. Jose Miguel Zubiri said that President Benigno Aquino 3rd was not to blame for the deaths. President Aquino “s...

22. Surveys show SMEs turning more upbeat
(Business/Business)

...turing, and business services sectors. In a separate briefing, Junie Veloso, HSBC Philippines senior vice president, said small business confidence in the Philippines was more optimistic than in o...

23. Police officers suspended
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...an when Mendoza hijacked a busload of the foreign visitors in a bid to be exonerated of extortion charges. President Benigno Aquino 3rd ordered flags in all government offices to fly at half-mast,...

24. Hollywood’s Jackie Chan defends pinoys
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...gain to us. It [stand-off] is an isolated incident, it is an unfortunate incident,” the spokesman for President Benigno Aquino 3rd said during a press briefing. Edwin Lacierda expressed hope ...

25. Blunders latest black mark on RP police
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... national shame. I should resign,’ but nobody does,” said Manila-based Augustus Esmeralda, the president of Ace and Associates security consultancy firm. The police said in a statement...

26. Facebook page a battle zone
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

... and Hong Kong, one would expect most people to be in mourning. But visit the official Facebook fan page of President Benigno Aquino 3rd and you are in for a surprise. Since Monday, when 25 most...

27. International air travel picking up
(Business/Business)

...ants per aircraft to further add to the already heavy work-load of the crew,” Roberto Anduiza, FASAP president, said. He said PAL flight attendants are one of the most productive in the indu...

28. Aquino sets ‘National Day of Mourning’ for hostages
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

Manila, President Benigno Aquino 3rd fields questions at a press conference. MALACAÑANG   President Benigno Aquino 3rd declared Wednesday a “National Day of Mourning” as a s

29. Police admit blunders
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

...competence of assault team leader; and non-compliance to media relations procedures in hostage situations. President disappointed Even President Benigno Aquino 3rd, also expressed disappointment on...

30. President of Pakistan warns citizens flood recovery could take years
(Manila Times News/Latest News)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari warned his beleaguered nation could take years to recover from devastating floods as global pledges topped $700 million and waters refused to relent.