Batanes Group of
Islands and Northern Cagayan will experience
stormy weather while Northern Luzon will have
rains and gusty winds with moderate to rough
seas. The rest of Luzon and the western section
of Visayas will experience cloudy skies with
scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The
rest of the country will be partly cloudy to
cloudy with isolated rainshowers or
thunderstorms.
THE EVIDENCE.
Iloilo Vice Governor Rolex Suplico (Upper photo)
presents to media the compact disc containing photos of
President Gloria Arroyo and former House Speaker Jose de
Venecia Jr. in Shenzen, China. The photos of President
Arroyo at Shenzen playing golf with officials of Chinese
firm ZTE has forced the reopening of the Senate’s
probe into the national broadband project. Photo by Jessie Laureta
Surging prices push more into poverty–ADB
Soaring food prices are forcing millions of Filipinos into poverty,
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a study released Sunday.
“Increases in food prices have enormous
impacts on poverty” in the Philippines, where poor people spend
nearly 60 percent of their income on food, the Manila-based lender
said.
ZAMBOANGA CITY: The National Democratic Front of
the Philippines (NDFP) over the weekend demanded that Manila comply
with agreements it previously signed with communist rebels.
Meeting aimed at lowering power rates; Saludo also
confirms Cabinet meeting with Meralco officials
President Gloria Arroyo will meet with power
distributors and business groups from Visayas and Mindanao in Bohol
on Tuesday to discuss ways to lower electricity rates, as the
government continues with its efforts to bring down the charges of
the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
Tropical storm crosses Sierra Madre, to exit out to
sea early today
Tropical storm “Cosme” battered the northern regions on Sunday
with powerful winds triggering floods and landslides and displacing
about 6,000 people, relief officials said.
THE Asian Development Bank said an increase in
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) interest rates is unlikely
to temper rising inflation given the current trend of higher food
and fuel prices.
HAMBURG, Germany: Rafael Nadal will renew his epic rivalry with
Roger Federer in the Hamburg Masters final on Sunday after clinching
a pulsating 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 win over Novak Djokovic on Saturday.
A combination of simple personal computers, texting,
Open Source software and the old manual system should be used
Claiming that all automated technologies
proposed so far for Philippine elections are either too expensive or
have technical workings, which cause Filipinos to doubt the
results, a group of six prominent figures in the country’s IT
sector today proposed a hybrid solution using simple personal
computers, cellular phone SMS-texting, and Open Source software
while retaining the manual system of voting.
WHAT goes around, comes around. When the president of the Government
Service Insurance System (GSIS) began haranguing Manila Electric Co.
(Meralco) for its lack of transparency in how it conducts its
business, we welcomed this long-needed attention into how consumer
welfare is served—or jettisoned—at a time when the public is
faced with rising prices of nearly everything—from food to oil
and, yes, electricity.
BEICHUAN, China: A powerful aftershock rattled China’s southwest
early Sunday, hampering frantic efforts to find earthquake survivors
and help nearly five million people facing the risk of disease and
flood.
It is nothing less than sorcery. Ann Tiukinhoy
Pamintuan turns tendrils of steel into cocoons that nestle the human
form. She applies a Midas touch to petals, reeds, grains and even
insects to transform them into gilded brooches, bracelets, and
necklaces.
