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Credit Suisse jacked up its year-on-year Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for this year to 5.4 percent from 4.5 percent but shaved its 2013 estimate to 4.5 percent from the earlier outlook of 4.8 percent. |
Filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik, elected to lead a creative council formed by local artists, spoke about a disconnect between the art community and the city government during a meeting at the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio on Dec. 16. |
Three days after Sanofi's announcement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III halted the immunization program. |
Oliva said Gutierrez refused to go to the hospital but he was later convinced to board the ambulance that brought him to the hospital. |
He said he didn't realize the full scope of the country's drug problem until he assumed office and acknowledged that he cannot afford to kill everyone tied to the illegal |
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"I can say that there's a little question of delicadeza. In the first place, when you are a government employee and you are filing a case against another government official, it is my opinion that as much as possible, there should be an effort to have the matter discussed amicably," Bernaldez told CDN. |
I tried to play basketball with you. You all did, some in long-sleeved shirts and long pants. I slipped to the court side seconds after jump ball and feigned invisibility. You tried to sing in choir with us. But the Italian Rosangela detected your off-key "Silent Night." Score settled. I benched myself. The nun pewed you. |
Last year, the NFA reported that it had cut its outstanding debt to P149 billion by the end of October 2017 from a high of P177 billion in 2010. |
(Even if you have been given the go signal to return home, you still have to be vigilant. The slope in your area is still intact, but it is very steep.) |
The governor in an earlier interview described the 2013 budget proposal of Garcia as "bloated" and ordered department heads to be "practical and realistic" in coming up with their respective offices' budget. |
A host of celebrities will be at ringside as promoter Bob Arum aims to show pay-per-view audiences in the United States that the Chinese territory Macau is growing to rival Las Vegas as a fight venue. |
Applicants outside the NCR+ bubble, he said, will have individual online interviews. The final roster of official candidates will be released by the end of June. |
His family said in a statement that Miller died Friday but gave no further details. "He was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans," the statement said. |
When you're craving for tuna dishes, you can easily buy San Miguel Del Mar Tuna in leading supermarkets nationwide or order it online from all major online shopping channels like Lazada, LazMart, GrabMart, Shopee, and Zalora; or place your orders San Miguel's THE MALL: https://themall.sanmiguel.com.ph/. |
Around 10:40 a.m. in Monday in a fastfood outlet on V. Luna corner Kalayaan Streets in Barangay (village) Malaya, authorities finally cornered her and Padayao, who reportedly yielded around 50 grams of "shabu" in a plastic sachet. |
"We commend the private sector as they took it upon themselves to immediately suspend their operations after one of their employees is confirmed to have COVID-19. They no longer wait for an official order from the city government," he added. |
"Nothing is set in stone but that's certainly the date we're talking about,'' Arum said Monday. "We have to meet with the Wilder camp and everybody else and zero in on it, but right now that's the date we're looking at.'' |
The typhoon may slowly lose strength beginning on Wednesday, as it turns toward the north northeast, and northeast direction, according to weather specialists. |
He has instructed police personnel to go to the interior barangays to remind residents not to use firecrackers. |
It also raised the reserve requirement for the deposit instruments from 3 percent to 6 percent of the outstanding size of a bank's outstanding LTNCDs. |
A day before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services was scheduled to receive applications for Obama's program known as Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (Daca) expansion, District Judge Andrew Hanen issued a temporary injunction. This ruling will temporarily put a hold on the implementation of Obama's immigration programs. |
A healthy dose of moisture-infusing conditioners and hair masks will prevent locks from frizzing up. Stock up on moisturizing conditioners for your hair—as much as you can get your hands on. This includes leave-on conditioners, rinse-off conditioners and deep treatment hair masks. |
Sources close to the situation confirmed that Sablan tendered his resignation on Monday following a disappointing two-year run with the Growling Tigers. |
For most of them, the best times are spent at the dinner table and in the toilet. That's why we have Spanish language-based words like "lamierda" which, roughly translated could mean "having a good time inside a toilet," in our vocabulary. |
"Returning the toxic shipment to the sender will [also] help bring the controversy to a close and see the triumph of environmental justice," EcoWaste coordinator Aileen Lucero said. |
Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, meanwhile, already announced that the House of Representatives will defer its probe on the matter. This hearing was originally scheduled for Monday, March 1. |
President Aquino said he will try to monitor the trial but he has a busy schedule including meetings in preparation for the visit this week of US Senator John McCain. "In addition to the impeachment, the government continues to go about its business," he said. |
The DA proposal will only make importers richer. Those who will now import from India and Pakistan to take advantage of lower prices and tariff are also the ones who import from Thailand and Vietnam. They will sell the rice at the highest possible price and consumers are not likely to benefit from their savings. |
Reawakened Filipino nationalism led to moves like replacing July 4 with June 12 as Philippine Independence Day and renaming of Fort McKinley (named after William McKinley, the Republican president who gave the go-signal to make the Philippine its colony in Asia) to Fort Bonifacio (in honor of the founder of the Katipunan). |
The other musical theater productions to tour Manila in the next few years include "Evita," "The Bodyguard" and the UK National Theater production of "War Horse." —CONTRIBUTED |
It is, in large part, a response to Beijing's growing economic, political and military activity in the region. |
Klay Thompson had 11 points but missed his first seven shots and, as has been the case in a handful of these wins, the Warriors took a few minutes to get rolling — and then they were off and running. |
In its weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA was last spotted 495 kilometers east of Davao City at 3 a.m.. It is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. |
In the present contest for the highest position of the land, Mar Roxas is presenting a platform of government that is premised on the continuity of the gains achieved in the economy by the present administration that now bear fruits in the form of faster GDP growth than in the past several decades, leading to higher per capita income and reduction in unemployment rate which, although recognized by keen observers of progress and development both here and abroad, is not fully appreciated yet by some people in the country simply because of the enormous number that still remain unemployed or underemployed and the high poverty incidence that we still see in the country. |
Eaton said the military faced an unprecedented situation with the current shutdown. "I certainly don't know and I'm not sure anybody does know what we can anticipate over the next days, weeks or months," he said. |
With sales starting around California, the most populous U.S. state joined a growing list of others, and the nation's capital, where so-called recreational marijuana is permitted even though the federal government continues to classify pot as a controlled substance, like heroin and LSD. |
"There are four other prisoners in his cell so he feels cramped. And he also has to often go to the infirmary, which is on the ground floor, so he has to go up and down the prison building," he added. |
A radio report from the Ilocos Region said Llagas, who lived in Anonang, Caoayan town, was rushed to the hospital after he was hit by a stray bullet while sleeping. |
"And still being successful at 37 years old and still being fit, I can run around and can still play like I was 21. |
"The Republican party has a wide array of ideas and so you have many people from different sides that have competing ideas. For example, the issue on deferred action on childhood arrivals (DACA), the Republicans are split 50-50 that they are arguing with each other. For me, DACA should pass." |
(Our problem is that most of those being deployed and hired by receiving countries are skilled and experienced nurses. If you don't have a two-year experience, you will not be hired.) |
In the oilseeds market, supplies in 2011/12 may not be enough to meet growing oil and meal demand, implying further reductions in global inventories, FAO said. There are apparently better prospects to sugar because of large anticipated production in 2010/11, which is likely to surpass consumption for the first time since 2007/08. |
Flags are also manhandled during the singing of the National Anthem during civic or social events. Have you seen someone directing the wind from an electric fan at a flag to make it fly with the music? Or some kulang-sa-pansin person taking the flagpole from the stand and waving the flag like a conductor coaxing the congregation to sing louder or with more fervor? What about the times when some well-meaning but ignorant person picks up the flag by a corner and holds it aloft for the duration of the Anthem. I was so glad once when a retired soldier yelled at a violator, "Leave that flag alone!" How I wish there were more people like him around. |
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Oil rig maker Keppel Corp. gained 0.09 percent to Sg$10.93 and United Overseas Bank also gained 1.44 percent to Sg$21.86. |
SPAVI – which trades on the PSE under the ticker PIZZA – attributed the growth to favorable commodity prices and purchasing synergies following its consolidation into the Century Pacific Group, which took over majority control of this business in April of last year. |
Kiev's new Western-leaning leadership is due to receive a morale boost Tuesday when Kerry meets with the new Ukrainian leadership and parliament to "reaffirm the United States' strong support for Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity," the US State Department said. |
"Only one was found questionable in terms of contaminants. That's the one in Davao," Pangilinan said. |
As a car guy, I like meeting famous tuners like Kazuhiko "Smokey" Nagata of Top Secret, Tatsuru Ichishima of Spoon, Kazuyoshi Okamura of Yashio Factory, Tsuzoo Niikura of Mine's Tuning, and Daijiro Inada of Option Magazine. |
Purchase integration. The long-term vision for Nescafé Points is to allow fans to earn Points when they buy any Nescafé product. Clients have approved this and we are working on finding the easiest and most user-friendly way to integrate this capability within our reward system. |
Sahagun, the company chief, thanked the company's partners for their support even as he pledged additional assistance to the community. |
(When it comes to sharing her opinion, she should be more understanding and respectful, considering that her grandfather Christopher De Leon is friends with Revilla.) |
The newly disclosed plot showed that while bin Laden was always scheming for the next big strike that would kill thousands of Americans, he also believed a relatively simpler attack on the oil industry could create a worldwide panic that would hurt Westerners every time they gassed up their cars. |
"Do not get me wrong, I do not want the Senate hearings to stop, to the credit of my fellow parliamentarians, the Senate has been working hard. However, it is my humble preference for our good senators to be fair in conducting their investigation, and to let witnesses speak freely," Aglipay said. |
"We encourage the public, who might witness similar incidents, to immediately report offenders to the proper authorities so that they can be promptly apprehended and fined accordingly," she added. |
"I don't expect any opposition. Mandaue city is known as the cradle of civilization when it comes to gay culture," Oliva said in jest. The group has about 300 members in the city. |
In a video circulated on Jan. 5, Samsul was seen begging for his life as he knelt in a hole in the ground while armed men in military fatigues pointed guns to his head. |
Pacita went to the Women and Children's Protection Desk of the Argao police last week and complained about her husband's physical abuse. |
Team Philippines hoarded a record medal haul of 149 golds, 117 silvers and 121 bronzes as the host country won the overall title of the biennial meet for just the second time in its 42-year campaign in the SEA Games. |
The migrants work in areas long abandoned by Malaysians as these are considered "3D" jobs – dirty, dangerous and difficult. These include construction sites to palm plantations, and as office cleaners to restaurant cooks. |
The United States last week declared the Mozambique group a foreign terrorist organization over its links to Islamic State, saying the group reportedly pledged allegiance to it as early as 2018. Islamic State claimed its first attack in Cabo Delgado in June 2019. |
Such commitment is expected to benefit the economy of Mindanao, which is covered by this subregional economic bloc, as the BIMP-Eaga has shown to be enjoying a steady rise in gross domestic product growth, tourism, trade and investment. |
"[If] you have no business being out, stay home please. Kawawa naman yung mga frontliners natin. Pagod na pagod na po sila (Our frontliners are pitiful. They are already too tired)," Dancel stressed. |
A few years back, you may have encountered Poo-Pourri and thought it was silly. Now, toilet spray and poo drops are everywhere but nothing beats the original. |
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"For now, aided by the landbank we currently have, we intend to continue growing. We're trying to see if we can expand initially in adjacent areas (of our estates) to enlarge our footprint because with the success of our developments, the availability of land may start to become an issue. We are looking at areas for expansion within the current estates we have and also within the trade area where we operate which would be the cities of Pasig, San Juan and Quezon City," he said. |
The PFF and the club owners are in a race against time to get the league up and running for the April launch. |
"Most crops are beyond recovery, we have nothing to turn to but look for wild crops just to survive," she said |
Some 10,000 athletes from Asia will compete in the games to be held in different venues in these four areas from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. (See related story on Page A5.) |
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Governor Garcia said the provincial government was already doing the strategies recommended in the roadmap.She the province has already clustered 80 percent of Cebu tourism areas and its products. |
"We're really doing well in the past tuneups," he said in Filipino. "We're just missing a couple of players—Aldrech (Ramos) and Roosevelt (Adams) and we're still working on our defense." |
UConn President Thomas Katsouleas, who attended the rally, issued a statement in support of the arrests. |
BTS started US promotions in 2017 by teaming up with Sony Music-owned distributor The Orchard. The group was already gaining a huge following via social media, but TV shows were the perfect stage to appeal to a wider audience with diverse demographics. |
The Ombudsman said Ricketts "should have directed the filing of cases against the violators, but he did not." |
Helplessness, hopelessness and vulnerability are written all over the faces of the victims and in the smashed homes, broken windows, roofless establishments, wrecked churches, and damaged walls of government buildings and other structures. The picture of the wiped-out community speaks a thousand words. |
The reigning MVP actually missed making a quadruple double after posting 22 points, 14 rebounds, 16 assists and eight steals. |
It is a very exciting time to be a nonwhite actor, and I cannot wait to see the strides we will make in the upcoming years. |
Poe remains the top choice of some Liberal Party (LP) members as Roxas' vice presidential candidate but that window seems to be closing—and Poe herself remains as inscrutable as ever. |
The hearings should be suspended until the culpability of the groups behind the attack is determined, Ako Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe, speaking for the coalition, said in a press conference on Tuesday. |
When she was still five several months ago, after an appointment at the US Embassy, I asked her if we could walk to Diamond Hotel where we were billeted since the car picking us up had not yet arrived and I left my phones in the hotel room. She was game and so we walked a block or two along the Roxas Boulevard promenade. |
The Irish fighter last month outlined his plan for two fights leading up to a rematch with the Russian. |
No matter what your wedding theme is, choose jewelry that goes with your skin tone and your gown's design and color. For instance, a stark white V-neck gown goes well with platinum jewelry that draws attention (but not too much) to your décolletage, while a strapless ivory gown looks best with chandelier earrings and other add-ons in gold. |
The Sunday after this subtle Cebu dinner was the complete opposite. The Filinvest road was closed down to traffic Sunday to give way to four racing-inspired activities. As previously mentioned, racing is an assault to all the senses: visual, hearing, taste, feel, and smell. Visually, you will need to see lots of colors, the flashy cars, decaled racecars, beautiful women and a colorful displays and branding. And hear, of course, the roar of the engines. Likewise, your sense of taste, feel and smell would spike up your adrenalin. |
Santo Tomas, a fifth class town (with an average income of P15 to P25 million), has a population of 13,706 (as of 2007). It has 7,139 registered voters. |
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"The situation in Cagayan requires unhampered disaster response and recovery operations by rescue and relief organizations. Therefore, all LGUs (local government units) in Cagayan and Isabela should ease up access in their areas to facilitate disaster operations," he added. |
Laguna also secured the boys' doubles title in an-all Laguna duel that saw Jan Emilio Mangubat, a high school sophomore at Trace College, and classmate Fides Bagasbas win over John Abuel Sy and Josef Dumapit, 21-15, 21-13. |
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The bid for each piece of license card should not exceed P 90.09, a published notice from the DOTC and LTO showed. The winning supplier will be required to deliver the goods within 30 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP), which is targeted in July 2015. |
Miner Aneka Tambang rose 4.13 percent to 1,135 rupiah while Bank Negara Indonesia fell 1.15 percent to 4,745 rupiah. |
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said freeing the rebel negotiators showed the government's sincerity to the talks. |
Mari Yamaguchi, an AP correspondent who joined the Tokyo bureau the same year as Talmadge, said his reporting interests ranged from Japan's imperial family to the yakuza criminal gangs to the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which carried out a deadly gas poisoning on the Tokyo subway in 1995. |
A similar maneuver was used by the executive branch to get its way with the senators during the Arroyo administration's feud with the Senate. |
There was no immediate claim of responsibility; Sunni militants, including al-Qaida, have been known to behead their victims. |
The airline earlier announced a non-stop direct flight from Cebu to Beijing to be launched this month. |
Hong Kong-based Brilliant, which specializes in rare teas and luxury hotels in China, had said it wanted to turn the chateau into a high class tea and wine tasting centre. |
The three-day event is a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to Richmond PAL. There will be games, rides, a backpack giveaway, etc. The carnival is open to the public. |
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, for his part, appealed to all local chief executives to put the repatriates on home quarantine if they'd be asked to repeat health protocols they had already undergone. |
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