I. BANNER STORIES
3. Manila Times
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Let the Games begin
Beijing Olympics unveils China’s rich history to roar of fireworks
A thundering display of fireworks exploded over the “Bird’s Nest” stadium in the shape of a blossoming red flower as China put the full glory of its rich history on display at the Olympic opening ceremony.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/top_stories/20080809top1.html
4. Malaya
OLYMPICS 2008
China throws open doors to world
BEIJING - Resurgent China opened the Olympics on Friday with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that celebrated ancient Chinese history and aimed to draw a line under months of political controversy.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/news1.htm
President Hu Jintao opens XXIX Olympiad
Historic moment for the world, says China leader
By DAVE JAMES
BEIJING (AFP) — The XXIX Olympic Games, costing an estimated $ 40 billion and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life Friday with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony.
http://www.mb.com.ph/archive.php?date=2008-08-09
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
CA Justices karambola na
BATUHAN NG BAHO!
Ni JUN TADIOS
Nagsimula nang magkarambola sa imbestigasyon ng kontrobersyal na Court of Appeals Appeals (CA) ruling - sa kaso ng Manila Electric Company (Meralco) laban sa isang kautusan ng Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) na nakakiling sa Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) - matapos magbatuhan ng ‘baho’ ang mismong mga mahistrado ng Appellate Court.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/aug0908/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
10. Journal
11. Business World
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
Saturday, August 09, 2008
MILF rebels blink,quit North Cotabato villages
By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
Muslim rebels have begun pulling out from areas they were said to have illegally occupied in North Cotabato province in Mindanao, officials said on Friday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/top_stories/20080809top2.html
Saturday, August 09, 2008
SC dresses down two
Court of Appeals justices
By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
Three retired justices of the Supreme Court investigating an apparent scandal in the Court of Appeals called a justice of the lower court a “robot” and admonished another of the same court for “unethical” practice. The mechanical behavior and the ethical breach of the two justices of the appellate court, the retired justices said on Friday, the second day of the inquiry, amounted to “impropriety.”
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/top_stories/20080809top3.html
Saturday, August 09, 2008
LPG prices cut as oil prices dip to $116
By Euan Paulo C. Anonuevo, Reporter
Large oil firms on Friday cut cooking gas prices in response to lower contract prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the world market. http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/top_stories/20080809top4.html
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Peace pact may have violated human rights
By Ira Karen Apanay, Senior Reporter
A state commission raised possible violations of human rights in the manner by which a peace agreement between the government and Muslim rebels was reached.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/top_stories/20080809top5.html
More troops rushed for Muslim polls
By Jefferson Antiporda Reporter and Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines will be sending two battalions to Mindanao to provide security during the conduct of the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Monday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/metro/20080809met1.html
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Greenpeace asks Congress anew to pass renewable energy bill
RENEWABLE energy can provide more than half of the Philippine’s energy needs by 2030, Greenpeace said Friday.
Greenpeace launched on Friday the new report entitled, “Energy Revolution: A sustainable Philippine Energy Outlook,” which aims to encourage the government to pass the Renewable Energy Bill.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/metro/20080809met8.html
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Trade pact wth India welcomed
The Philippines welcomed the announcement that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) would sign a free trade pact with India in December, the foreign department said on Friday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/aug/09/yehey/metro/20080809met10.html
MILF forces withdrawing
Hostilities averted despite sporadic fire fights
BY VICTOR REYES
HUNDREDS of Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels yesterday began leaving North Cotabato communities they had forcibly occupied, averting hostilities with government troops who were poised to strike if the rebels had refused to leave.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/news2.htm
Sabio defied presiding justice, SC panel told
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA
COURT of Appeals Justice Jose Sabio Jr. defied an order by Presiding Justice Conrado Vasquez Jr. that he should only act as chairman of the Ninth Division until its regular chairman reported back for work to rule on the Meralco ownership issue.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/news3.htm
Bishop says pact fanning animosity
BY GERARD NAVAL
BASILAN Bishop Martin Jumoad yesterday said an agreement on ancestral domain between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has ironically rekindled animosity between Christians and Muslims instead of bringing peace in Mindanao and hinted that the government may have a different agenda.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/news4.htm
More lapses in handling of Meralco case unearthed
A THREE-MAN Supreme Court panel yesterday uncovered more lapses in its investigation on alleged bribery and other irregularities in the Court of Appeals' ruling on the Meralco ownership issue last July 23.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/news5.htm
Malaya publisher fined for SC bribery articles;dissent says Macasaet denied due process
THE Supreme Court yesterday cited in contempt of court Malaya publisher Amado "Jake" Macasaet for his articles which called for an investigation into an alleged P10 million payoff to a lady justice of the high court.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug09/news6.htm
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