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2009-06-22, 09:19:00,

misstated position
THE SAME article misstated Katoch’s position at the UN OCHA. He is chief of the field coordination support section of UN OCHA’s emergency services branch --not head of the emergency services branch.

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2009-06-22, 09:17:00,

misspelled surename
IN THE JUNE 20 issue, a front-page article—"UN to Metro Manila: Ready for Big One?"—misspelled the surname of an official of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The official’s name is Arjun Katoch--not Kartoch.

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2009-06-22, 09:14:00,

IN THE JUNE 19 issue, a front-page story
IN THE JUNE 19 issue, a front-page story--"Fr. Ed to Mikey: Go ahead, run, Cabalen not dumb"--erroneously described Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio as a Catholic priest on leave. When Panlilio filed his candidacy, he remained a priest but he was suspended from performing priestly duties.

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2009-05-13, 09:29:00,

Misstated surname, relationship
On May 10, a breaking news story—“Detained Colonel to run for senator in 2010”—misstated the surname of Marine Col. Ariel Querubin’s spokesperson and their relationship. The spokesperson’s name is Martin Loon—not Querubin. He is Querubin’s stepson.

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2009-01-31, 09:43:00,

misstated
ON Jan. 29, the front-page banner story—“House steers clear of First Gentleman”—misstated that Resty de Quiros is currently a board member of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. According to the PCSO spokesperson, Dr. Larry Cedro, de Quiros is no longer a member of the board, having resigned in 2003.

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2008-12-09, 09:41:00,

Wrong boxing record
In the Dec. 8 issue, the banner story—“ Pacquiao TKOs De La Hoya in 8th”—misstated Oscar de la Hoya’s professional boxing record. He has 39—not 29—wins and six losses.

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2008-11-19, 10:37:00,

Misspelled first name
In the Nov. 17 issue, a story in the Nation section—“Marijuana grown in Abu hideout--Marines”—misspelled the first name of the governor of Sulu. The Sulu governor is Abdusakur—not Abdursakur—Tan.

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2008-11-19, 10:36:00,

Wrong date of arrival
In the Nov. 11 issue, a story in the Nation section—“Bolante vows to testify”—misstated the date of Jocelyn Bolante’s arrival in Manila. The former agriculture undersecretary arrived on Oct. 28—not Oct. 29.

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2008-11-12, 06:53:00,

Wrong name
In the Nov. 10 issue, the editorial—“Gloria and the Supremes”—misstated the name of a former Chief Justice who was appointed to the Supreme Court by Ferdinand Marcos. The Chief Justice’s name is Claudio Teehankee—not Claudio Teehankee Jr.

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2008-11-08, 01:54:00,

Inadvertently interchanged the names
THE banner story of the Metro section on Nov. 7—“13 hurt in new bus accident on Edsa”—inadvertently interchanged the names of the buses involved. The JRMS bus driven by Bernardo Dayco was the one that hit the rear end of the HM bus driven by Joey de Guzman—not the other way around.

The same story also misstated the plate numbers of the buses involved. The HM bus carried the plate number DXH-342—not TYK-375, which belonged to the JRMS bus.

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2008-10-27, 11:34:00,

Wrong statement
In the Oct. 4 issue, an article in the Nation section—“There may be 1,000 tamaraws in the wild”—misstated that the tamaraw is a cross between a carabao and a deer. The tamaraw is a close relative of the carabao—but it is not a cross between a carabao and a deer.

Correction in 6th para:

The tamaraw, a close relative of the carabao or water buffalo, is one of the world's 204 endemic mammal species. It can only be found on Mindoro island.

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2008-10-25, 01:47:00,

Misspelled the name
IN THE OCT. 24 ISSUE, a front-page article – ”China cars to enter via Port Irene” – misspelled the name of a car parts manufacturer and assembler in China. The company’s name is Dong Feng – not Dong Fang.

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2008-08-22, 01:10:00,

Inadvertently identified
In the Without Batting An Eyelash column last Tuesday, Aug. 19, a photo caption inadvertently identified James Yap as a Philip Stein endorser. It’s his wife, Kris Aquino, who’s the watch brand’s real endorser. Our apologies.

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2008-07-23, 06:52:00,

Wrong location of mall
In the July 19 issue, a Metro story—“2nd fire destroys houses near mall”—misstated the location of the Galleria Baclaran mall. The mall is in Pasay City—not Parañaque City.

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2008-07-23, 06:52:00,

Misspelled name of dynasty
In the July 12 issue, a front-page story—“Filipina is ‘bare-faced contessa,’ lands in UK jail”—misspelled the name of a royal dynasty that ruled in Europe for centuries. The dynasty is called Hapsburg—not Hapsbury.

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2008-07-23, 06:51:00,

Wrong website address
In the July 10 issue, Manuel L. Quezon III’s “The Long View” column in the Opinion section— “Embracing Evolution”—misstated the address of the website of the University of Western Australia, Manila. The Web address is www.uwamanila.com—not www.uawmanila.com

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2008-07-23, 06:51:00,

Misstated first name
In the July 3 issue, the editorial in the Opinion section—“Chasing history”—misstated the name of one of Manny Pacquiao’s former opponents. The opponent was Juan Manuel—not Juan Miguel—Marquez.

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2008-07-23, 06:50:00,

Misspelled first name
In the June 23 issue, Ramon J. Farolan’s “Reveille” column in the Opinion section—“Reflections on Air Force Day”—misspelled the name of a former member of the Philippine Air Force Blue Diamonds aerial acrobatic team. His name is Capt. Mariano Navarrete Jr.—not Capt. Marciano Navarette.

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2008-07-12, 02:03:00,

Erroneous sentence
In the July 11 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the “Marketing Rx” regular feature of the Business section—“Right corporate brand equity for service firm”—contained an erroneous sentence. The sentence should have read: “So did another airline, Qatar—not Emirates—whose offered brand equity value is in the appetizer—not dessert—that is meticulously prepared and elegantly presented to the passenger of this five star airline.”

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2008-06-06, 08:14:00,

Misspelled surnames, Indonesian cigarette
In the May 29 issue, Juan L. Mercado’s Viewpoint column in the Opinion section—“Austere laurels”—misspelled the surnames of two Filipino columnists. They are Carmen “Chitang” Nakpil—not Napkil—and the late Apolonio “Pol” Batalla—not Battala. Also misspelled was the name of a cigarette that is popular in Indonesia. The cigarette is called kretek—not kritik.

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