Southern Luzon
and the eastern section of Central Luzon will
experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered
rainshowers while Mindanao will have mostly
cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and
thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be
partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated
rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Trade cuts across
economic worlds, as shown by President Arroyo lauding
cutting-edge exports at the Cebu X Furnitures and
Furnishings Exhibitions in Laug City. Photos by
Ronald Navarro/Jessie Laureta
Filipino ex-cops and soldiers are among the growing
number of “mercenaries” recruited to provide security in Iraq, a
UN report said.
National
Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales on Monday warned bloodshed would
mark the scheduled May 14 senatorial and local midterm elections if
candidates pay permit-to-win fees to the New People’s Army (NPA).
COTABATO CITY: A witness in the
February 19 murder of local tabloid publisher Hernani Pastolero Sr.
in Barangay Bulalo, Sultan Kudarat, Shariff Kabunsuan, disappeared
along with his family, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
police director Chief Supt. Joel Goltiao said.
THE current economic boom in East
and Southeast Asia, the Philippines including, could lead to a
repeat of the financial crisis that beset the region 10 years ago,
the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific warned Monday.
ARIZONA: Henrik Stenson of Sweden
won the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship
here Sunday with a 2-and-1 victory over US Open champion Geoff
Ogilvy in the 36-hole final.
Malaysia over the weekend has launched what it said
is the world's smallest microchip with radio technology in a quest
to position itself as a leading high-tech chip producer for a global
market.
Launched last week in Tagaytay City was Mazda’s latest offering,
the 2007 Tribute, a compact sport-ute that inherits its sports sedan
siblings’ dynamic, youthful and active traits. And Mazda Phils.
couldn’t have chosen a better place to introduce the vehicle, as
the Tagaytay Highland’s twisty mountain roads afforded more than
50 journalists, dealers and guests a chance to sample the
Tribute’s vigor. A relevant number of participants expressed
satisfaction on the SUV’s performance.
ONBOARD THE USS JOHN C. STENNIS: To the deafening
roar of warplanes taking off from the nuclear-powered US aircraft
carrier USS John C. Stennis, American military commanders insist
that intimidating Iran is not part of their mission in the region.
DESPITE the no-show of several
movie idols who committed to grace the affair, the first Mowelfund
Ani Awards turned out to be a meaningful and highly entertaining
event.
