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Summer heat no picnic for your car

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MANILA, Philippines--You may be celebrating this dry season as being perfect for your car. And why wouldn't you? The last rainy season only brought a flood of despair to thousands of cars all over the country, leading its hapless owners to believe that water is the enemy. »

Wage hike plea under study: DOLE Cabinet group cites need for military to maintain peace gains–>

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LABOR Secretary Marianito Roque yesterday said wage hike petitions are not the sole basis for any decision to adjust salaries. "While the policy of minimum wage fixing is to protect the... »

Meralco plans to go back into power generation

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MANILA, philippines--The country's biggest power retailer Manila Electric Co. »

TO COVER FOR SHELL SUPPLY –> 2 plants conk out; brownouts hit Luzon

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BY JOHN POQUIZ Two big power plants in Luzon bogged down yesterday, prompting the Manila Electric Co. »

Philippines raises tsunami alert, orders evacuation

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MANILA - The Philippines ordered a limited precautionary evacuation on Sunday in coastal areas of 19 provinces along its eastern seaboard after raising the level of a tsunami alert issued following a massive earthquake in Chile . "At 7 a.m. today, we raised the... »

China Bank posts 42% growth in ‘09 profits

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MANILA, Philippines—Tycoon Henry Sy-led China Banking Corp. »

Gov’t to borrow more due to senior citizen’s VAT exemption

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MANILA, Philippines—The government's planned borrowings this year may have to be increased due to additional revenue losses expected from the implementation of the senior citizen's exemption from the value-added tax, according to the Department of Finance. This year's borrowing program already... »

Appellate court stops NTC from implementing per-pulse phone billing

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MANILA, Philippines—For violating the rights of telecommunication companies, the Court of Appeals stopped the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) from implementing the per-pulse billing system in mobile phones. In a three-page resolution, the appeals court 11th division through Associate Justice Hakim Abdulwahid said the restraining order shall be effective for 60 days »

Farmers decry impending loss of land over Villar’s alleged ‘manipulative acts’

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MANILA, Philippines – Farmers from the province of Bulacan on Thursday decried the impending loss of their land due to what they claimed as 'manipulative acts' of presidential candidate Senator Manny Villar and his wife Cynthia. But Mrs. Villar has denied the farmers' accusations, saying that they were only trying to 'malign and derogate... »

COA uncovers P6.4B in Meralco overcharges

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MANILA, Philippines—Manila Electric Co., the country's biggest power distributor, may have overcharged its customers by at least P6 billion for the years 2004 and 2007, according to the Commission on Audit. In a report submitted to the Energy Regulatory Commission, COA said certain operating expenses amounting to P3.48 billion... »

BUT CAUTIOUS ON THE TOP TIER –> Meralco: No borrowing plans this year

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BY JOHN POQUIZ The Manila Electric Co. has no need to borrow this year, Meralco treasurer Rafael Andrada recently said »

Filipinos want mates to love them more

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WOULD YOU CHOOSE FOR A lifetime partner a person who loves you but whom you love more, or a person you love but who loves you more? »

Villar-bashing staple in Estrada, Madrigal sorties

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MANILA, Philippines—There's bad news for Sen. Manuel Villar on the campaign trail. It seems Villar-bashing will be a staple in the campaign sorties of independent presidential candidate Sen. »

Madrigal goes to market to check on ‘GG’ prices

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MANILA, Philippines—A day after she admitted that she didn't know the price of 'galunggong,' the proverbial poor man's fish, Sen. Ma. »