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Updated News About The Philippines
9 Sep 2010 at 10:43pm
Aquino announces plan to form British-style elite security force
TAKING AIM President Benigno Aquino III, a gun enthusiast, tries out a Savage Model 10 Sniper Rifle during a bus assault demonstration of the Special Action Force at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City on...
Police may have shot Canadian hostages in the Philippines
Police commandos surround a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine investigators admitted for the first time Thursday that police may have sho... 9 Sep 2010 at 6:31pm
First Lady in Malacanang Aquino says 'hope springs eternal'
With all the problems besetting the country today, President Benigno Aquino III is left with no time for his love life.Aquino, the Philippines' first bachelor president, said work takes up even his Su... 9 Sep 2010 at 6:17pm
Chinese envoy satisfied with RP probe on hostage tragedy
The Chinese ambassador to the Philippines is satisfied with the conduct of the investigation on the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila, which claimed the lives of eight Hong Kong tourists. This wa... 9 Sep 2010 at 6:09pm
Philippines vows to create elite force to deal with future incidents
MANILA -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Thursday he will form an elite force based on Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) to handle future hostage incidents, after a bungled rescue left ... 9 Sep 2010 at 6:09pm
Friendly fire suspected in Philippines hostage deaths
President Benigno Aquino said he expects to get the investigators' final report into the hostage incident on Sept. 15, and pledged to fire officials found to have failed in their duties or file crimin...
Entertainment news.
Buddy Talk with Matteo & Billy
The original concept was to do the usual “body talk” with Billy Crawford and Matteo Guidicelli who are often mistaken for each other.
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pmWhy Astig is worth another viewing
Astig, the multi-awarded independent film and top grosser during the 2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival, is now out on DVD nationwide.
General Luna: Yes, they can!
The number and variety of new choices seem to have sent the Pinoy band lover into a retro mood.
50 years of Ventures music
In 1631, Shah Jahan, emperor of the Mughal Empire was so grief stricken over his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal’s death after she gave birth to his 14th child, he decided to build a super expensive memorial in her name.
Still rockin' and rakin' it in
Maroon 5 lead guitarist James Valentine has one regret about his last visit to the Philippines. He did not get to stay longer after the band performed to a sold-out crowd at the Araneta Coliseum in 2008.
Gary V's shows at Music Museum
On the heels of his collaboration with Martin Nievera in their successful AS 1 concert series, Gary Valenciano opens the final quarter of the year with a series of special concerts at the Music Museum on Sept. 16, 17, 22, 23, 29 and 30 titled Gary...
Business news.
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pm
Stock market zooms to all-time high
The local stock market zoomed to a historic high after it closed at 3,902.56 as a powerful rally overseas and upbeat economic data bolstered investors’ confidence, with some analysts proclaiming the birth of a new bull market.
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pmRP launches sale of $500 million worth of peso global bonds
The Philippines has launched the sale of at least $500 million in global peso-denominated bonds, according to persons familiar with the transaction.
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pmS&P, Moody's cite need for fiscal consolidation
International credit raters Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service stressed the need for the administration of President Aquino to steer the Philippines back on the fiscal consolidation path to achieve an upgrade in the country’s credit r...
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pmRediscounting loans fall 61.4% to P45.3 billion as of end-August
Total rediscounting loan availments by banking institutions plunged 61.4 percent as of end-August as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) lifted crisis-related measures to siphon off excess liquidity in the financial system in light of the strong...
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pmExports surge 35.9% to $4.5 billion in July
The country’s merchandise exports surged by 35.9 percent to $4.5 billion in July from $3.31 billion in the same period last year due to a huge demand for locally-made electronics, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.
9 Sep 2010 at 4:00pmNoy economic team to visit business leaders
Members of the Aquino economic team will be visiting business leaders in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao this month to address their concerns and encourage them to invest further in the country.
