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Archived News Headlines from July 2, 2012 to July 8, 2012
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July 8, 2012

Belmonte setting meeting with Enrile on Cha-cha Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said Friday he is setting a meeting with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile to discuss the progress, if any, of moves in both chambers of ...	French foreign minister vows to help lift EU aircraft blacklist on Philippines - Binay French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius promised to “exert a more vigorous effort” in helping lift the European Union aircraft ...	President Benigno Aquino signs mining reforms Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed a long-delayed executive order revamping the mining industry, the presidential palace said Saturday ...	Peralta can't preside over JBC, Tupas insists Iloilo Rep. and Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) member Niel Tupas, Jr. is adamant that Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta, the most senior ...
Hundreds of thousands mass in Maguindanao as MILF leaders call for 'self-determination' The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday began a summit of its leaders by reiterating its willingness to reach a ...	Collapse of the euro will rattle PH economy There’s trouble in the European Union (EU) and the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. At the heart of the problem is the euro, the common and exclusive currency ...	Ginebra to retire Jaworski’s iconic No. 7 Ginebra San Miguel will retire the iconic No. 7 jersey of the PBA’s Living Legend Robert Jaworski Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum. The ceremony, dubbed ...	Donaire outpoints Mathebula, becomes unified champ Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire defeated South African boxer Jeffrey Mathebula via unanimous decision to become the unified World Boxing Organization (WBO) ...

July 7, 2012

U.S. to ASEAN and China: Tensions could undermine Asia as engine in global recovery The United States will emphasise the importance of easing friction over competing claims in the South China Sea during ...	Dutchman’s death politically-motivated Friends and family of slain Dutch aid worker Willem Geertman believes that his death is politically-motivated. In the interview by local news here in the Netherlands, the family ...	Rep. Walden Bello: China ‘to conduct more incursions’ CHINA’S establishment of the city of Sansha in an island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is an indication that it is planning to conduct more incursions, if not full ...	DOH warns vs Cambodia mystery disease The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday urged airport authorities to be more vigilant in screening arriving passengers at the country's international airports. Health Secretary ...
Unemployed Pinoys down to 10.9M – SWS poll THE number of unemployed Filipinos has decreased in the last three months, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The poll results, first published ...	Planned LP-NPC-NP coalition 'creating confusion' The planned coalition between the ruling Liberal Party, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) and Nacionalista Party (NP) is creating confusion and chaos among thousands ...	If you can't beat them, buy them: Japan eyes purchase of disputed islands Japan is considering buying a chain of islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with China and Taiwan, Prime Minister ...	Robbers nabbed while digging tunnel into Las Piñas pawnshop Five members of a robbery group were nabbed early Saturday morning while digging a tunnel to gain entry to a pawnshop in Las Pinas City, a police official said. Chief ...

July 5, 2012

China grabs PH atoll WHILE the government and the public were focused on the territorial dispute at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, China moved to claim territorial rights over a huge group of reefs and shoals in the middle of the West ...	BIR wants to freeze Iggy's bank assets The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) wants the bank deposits of the late Rep. Iggy Arroyo frozen while the agency determines the true value of his estate. Under the law ...	S&P raises Philippine credit rating to a notch below investment-grade After weeks of talking up the country's stellar first-quarter economic performance, the Aquino government got what it wished ...	PH will remain Spain’s sister country – Queen Sofia Spain considers the Philippines a priority country for its development aid. From 2006 to 2010, Spain has provided an average of 30 million euros yearly as official development ...
WikiLeaks cable: Watch China's actions, not words China's fire and brimstone rhetorics against other countries are aimed at pleasing its citizens and are not necessarily meant to threaten its neighbors, according a ...	Outsourcing to Philippines, US news provider rattles American press with fake bylines A local-news content provider whose payroll includes offshore staff in the Philippines acknowledged Wednesday that false ...	September class opening still under study Malacañang said the proposal to move the opening of classes to September is still being studied. “At this time, we don’t have a definitive stand on the matter ...	Mind your monthly statement! Outstanding balance new basis for interest payment Starting this month, banks, credit card issuers, lending investors and pawnshops are barred from charging flat interest rates on loans ...

July 4, 2012

Dutch NGO executive slain in CL, groups eye 'military agents' A Dutch social development worker who has lived in the country for many years was shot dead Tuesday afternoon by motorcycle-riding killers just outside his office in Central ...	Floods submerge Luzon HEAVY rains brought by a low-pressure area (LPA) pounded Metro Manila and neighboring areas on Tuesday, triggering floods that forced classes, work and flights to be cancelled, as well as leaving at least 2 dead...	La Mesa dam remains under red alert The La Mesa Dam in Quezon City is still under red alert, as the water level continues to rise. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, the dam’s water level was at 79.76 meters, which is near ...	Palace: use of US spy planes not provocative THE Philippine government has confirmed that US spy planes may be tapped to conduct maritime surveillance operations in all its territories, including the disputed ...
China's top newspaper warns vs Philippines' 'plot' in South China Sea China's top newspaper accused the Philippines of orchestrating a plot to deliberately stir up tensions over the disputed South China ...	Dolphy contracts pneumonia anew Philippines’ King of Comedy Dolphy has contracted pneumonia anew, his family said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. This is Dolphy’s twelfth pneumonia in almost ...	Leptospirosis cases triple to 1,728 The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against leptospirosis as it reported a total of 1,728 cases from Jan. 1 to May 26 this year, up by 211.35 percent from 555 ...	Senior citizens want priority lanes on Election Day An alliance of senior citizens' organizations led by former Senator and broadcaster Eddie Ilarde is asking the Commission on Elections to put up special lanes for the elderly on ...

July 2, 2012

Mangudadatu aide slain; cops eye link to Ampatuan massacre An aide to a Philippine governor whose political challenge to a powerful Muslim clan led to the country's worst political massacre has been shot and killed, police said ...	China sends patrol ships to disputed waters: Xinhua China has deployed four patrol ships to a disputed area of the South China Sea, state media said Sunday, amid a deepening row with Vietnam over competing territorial ...	Senate chief: China’s claim on shoal weak CHINA’S legal claim on the contested Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is weak but the mainland can bully the Philippines because ...	Navy trains for PH’s 2nd Hamilton class cutter Around 90 members of the Philippine Navy are now in South Carolina, United States to learn how to man the country’s second Hamilton class cutter, which is due to arrive ...
ADB commits $1.87 billion to PH for next 3 years The Asian Development Bank has pledged $1.87 billion to the Aquino administration for the next three years, according to the National Economic and Development Authority ...	AFP to help secure fishermen in shoal The Armed Forces of the Philippines will support and coordinate efforts with the Philippine Coast Guard to ensure the safety of fishermen returning to the Panatag ...	Enrile bats for 'new, flexible' Constitution Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile wants to change the 1987 Constitution to make it flexible for the country’s needs. “We need to amend the Constitution, in my opinion ...	US market for local bananas ruled out The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ruled out the United States as an immediate alternative market for Philippine Cavendish bananas. Clarito Barron, director of the ...

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