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Traffic grows faster than revenue in mobile market
MANILA, Philippines – The market has gone mobile. And it carries a small tool more powerful than any of the earliest computers ever were, capable of thrusting the communicating and computing public into a digital revolution.
Cops hunt killers of LP leader using ‘wrong’ sketch
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya—Investigations into the murder of lawyer Ernesto Salunat Sr. have hit a blank wall and the police recently found out why: They were using a “grossly inaccurate” cartographic sketch of the accomplice’s face, and though a second sketch corrected the error, this second sketch had not yet been disseminated.
How illegal drugs journey around the world
MANILA, Philippines - International effort should be maximized in order to quell the drug trade victimizing not just Filipinos, but other unsuspecting nationalities, a former top agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said.
Robredo: Broken promise complicated hostage talks
MANILA, Philippines – A broken promise to former hostage-taker Ondo Perez in 2009 complicated the hostage negotiations in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur earlier this week, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said Thursday.
PNoy's reforms in governance cited
MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino deserves praise for appointing whistleblower Heidi Mendoza to the Commission on Audit but should shed more light on the selection process for other government agencies such as the Commission on Elections, a transparency watchdog said Wednesday.
FDA allays fears on food products from Japan
Food products imported from Japan have very low levels of radiation and are safe for consumption despite the nuclear crisis currently gripping the country, Food and Drug Administration Director IV Dr. Suzette Henares-Lazo said on Wednesday.
Palace, SC in yet another showdown on judges salary issue
MANILA, Philippines - Malacañan and the Supreme Court may find itself in yet another showdown as the Palace announced Tuesday the executive branch, through the Department of Budget and Management(DBM), will ink a memorandum of agreement(MOA) Wednesday with representatives of Philippine judges nationwide "that will allow the executive to augment the salaries of workers in the judiciary."
BSP: Banco Filipino operated a 'pyramiding scam'
MANILA, Philippines - Troubled Banco Filipino Mortgage and Savings Bank was able to continue doing business in recent years, despite being insolvent, by operating a "Ponzi" scheme, the central bank said in a statement on Tuesday.
Brillantes admits sending emissary, denies blackmailing Cayetano
MANILA - Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes on Tuesday hit back at accuser Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, denying the latter’s allegations that he tried to blackmail the lawmaker into confirming his appointment before the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA).
Child workers in Philippines number 2.4 M
MANILA, Philippines - As of April 2010, there were 2.4 million working children in the country, data from the Philippine Labor Force survey revealed, as announced by the International Labor Organization.