INQUIRER.net Breaking News http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/ 2010-02-10T18:25:20+08:00 text/html http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20100210-252432/Google-to-reexamine-map-of-Thai-Cambodia-border-temple Internet giant Google has promised Cambodia it will review a map of an ancient temple at the centre of the country's border dispute with Thailand, according to a letter obtained by AFP Wednesday. text/html http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100210-252431/Peso-exchange-rate-barely-changed-ends-at-4641-against-the-US-dollar The peso’s close was barely changed Wednesday, finishing the trading day at 46.41 against the US dollar, just 0.02 centavos weaker than the previous day's ending rate of 46.39. text/html http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252429/Stars-endorsing-candidates-asked-to-go-on-leave Will Dolphy, Kris and Willie go missing from their shows soon? text/html http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100210-252430/RCBC-net-profit-grows-by-54 The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. grew its 2009 net profit by about 54 percent on higher earnings from lending activities as well as much-improved gains from treasury and fee-based businesses. text/html http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252428/No-single-cent-spent-for-Dolphy-Willie-RevillameVillar Senator Manny Villar on Wednesday said he did not pay a single centavo to get the endorsement of comedy king Dolphy and noontime show host Willie Revillame. text/html http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100210-252427/Energy-chief-to-meet-with-power-stakeholders-on-brownouts Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes is set to meet with key power stakeholders in the Visayas and Mindanao to address power generation issues on the islands, which have been experiencing rotating brownouts. text/html http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100210-252426/Bank-loans-back-to-double-digit-growth-in-DecemberBSP Loans extended by commercial and universal banks bounced back to a double-digit growth in December in what monetary officials said was due to the pickup in demand for credit and ease in supply amid perception that the worst of the global crisis was over. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252425/Laguna-board-members-son-nabbed-over-shabu A son of Laguna's first district board member was arrested in a police buy-bust operation in Sta. Rosa City, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Wednesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252424/Former-Navy-man-village-chief-killed-in-Cavite A former member of the Philippine Navy and a village chief were killed in separate incidents in Cavite province in the past 24 hours, a police official said Wednesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252423/DepEd-ARMM-stops-illegal-deductions-from-teachers-pay The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has started introducing strict measures to prevent illegal deductions from the salaries of public school teachers. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252422/Lakas-Kampi-to-review-strategy-on-Teodoro-campaign The Lakas-Kampi-NUCD party executive committee will meet in March to evaluate their campaign strategies, should the survey ratings of the party standard bearer, former defense secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro, fail to improve, Southern Leyte Representative Roger Mercado has said. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100210-252308/160-bodies-recovered-from-Afghan-avalanche-site (UPDATE) A total of 160 bodies have been recovered from an area hit by avalanches in a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Wednesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20100210-252421/Malaysian-tribesman-paid-by-syndicates-to-poach-tigers--WWF Tribesmen in Malaysia are being paid by syndicates to trap wildlife, including critically endangered tigers, to meet insatiable demand from China, a conservationist said Wednesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252420/Teodoro-to-visit-influential-Davao-religious-leader Off to the province for his campaign, administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro will visit Davao City on Thursday for a trip to the prayer mountain of influential religious leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252419/NIA-starts-water-rationing-to-CamSur-farms The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has started a seven-day rotation of irrigating farms in the towns of Nabua, Bato and Iriga City in one system and the towns of Baao, Bula and Pili in another system as the effects of the weather phenomenon El Niņo started to be felt in Camarines Sur. text/html http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252418/Angel-Locsin-bids-goodbye-to-longtime-manager Actress Angel Locsin has bid goodbye to her longtime talent manager Becky Aguila, a showbiz report on Bandera Thursday edition would reveal. text/html http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252417/India-arrests-1000-ahead-of-Bollywood-film-launch Police have arrested more than 1,000 right-wing Hindu activists in the Indian city of Mumbai as part of increased security to stop violence over the release of a new Bollywood film. text/html http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100210-252416/Toshiba-to-spend-billions-on-new-chip-factory Japan's Toshiba plans to spend almost nine billion dollars to build a new factory producing memory chips for mobile telephones, cameras and other electronics, a report said Wednesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252415/LP-seeks-transfer-of-Zamboanga-del-Sur-police-chief The Liberal Party leadership in Zamboanga del Sur is seeking the transfer of provincial police director Ramon Ochotorena to another area. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252414/Comelec-division-junks-Pacquiao-case-vs-Chiongban Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will have to slug it out with businessman Roy Chiongban in the May congressional race of the Sarangani province. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252413/Madrigal-targets-Villars-wife Bad news for Manuel Villar. It seems Villar-bashing will be a staple fare in the campaign sorties of independent presidential bet and senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal, one of the staunchest critics of the Nacionalista Party standard-bearer. text/html http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100210-252412/At-Eco-Fashion-Week-clothes-to-make-Mother-Nature-happy Newspaper ballgowns, recycled plastic sandals and coats made of wool from "happy and free" sheep -- designers are showing clothes to make Mother Nature smile at GreenShows Eco Fashion Week. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252411/Lacson-not-yet-a-fugitive--lawyer Senator Panfilo Lacson’s lawyer has said the senator cannot be considered a fugitive from justice until the Supreme Court upholds the arrest warrant against him as valid. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20100210-252410/25000-more-poll-machines-ready-for-transport-to-RPexecs The remaining poll machines to be used for the May national elections have been assembled and ready for shipment to the country from China, officials said. text/html http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252409/Haas-advances-as-Roddick-readies-for-action Fourth-seeded German Tommy Haas needed a tiebreaker to get past wild card Devin Britton 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) Tuesday in the first round of the ATP Tour's SAP Open. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252408/2-kidnapped-Malaysians-not-in-Sulumilitary-official The Western Mindanao Command denied on Wednesday police reports that two Malaysian nationals recently kidnapped from Semporna in Borneo were brought to Sulu. text/html http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252407/Boxing-Jones-and-Hopkins-trade-barbs-tout-fight Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins traded barbs Tuesday as they touted a rematch almost two decades in the making. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252406/69-of-voters-unaware-of-party-list-systemPulse-Asia-survey Majority of Filipinos are still unaware of the party-list system despite its 12 years of existence, a pre-election survey by Pulse Asia showed. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252405/Boy-hurt-in-NPA-attack-in-Sorsogon A three-year-old boy was injured when five suspected members of the New People’s Army attacked an Army squad Tuesday afternoon in Barangay (Village) Bato in Bacon District, Sorsogon City, an Army official said Wednesday. text/html http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252404/So-settles-for-draw-Laylo-falters-at-Aeroflot-Chess Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So settled for an opening game truce with GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran Tuesday night in the A1 group of the Aeroflot Open 2010 Chess Tournament in Moscow, Russia. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252403/P239B-Negros-Occidental-crops-endangered-by-drought--DA Negros Occidental could lose as much as P2.39 billion worth of crops during the extended dry spell brought by the El Niņo in 2010, provincial agriculturist Igmedio Tabianan said. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252402/Villar-denies-being-Arroyos-secret-candidate Senator Manny Villar finally broke his silence on Wednesday on persistent talks that he was President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's "secret" candidate. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100210-252401/Top-radioman-in-northwestern-Mindanao-laid-to-rest Local broadcast executive Alex Velayo Sy was finally laid to rest on Wednesday morning after solemn rites attended by colleagues, family and radio fans. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252399/Aquino-LP-secret-partners-of-Arroyo-govt--NP-bet Senator Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III – not Senator Manuel Villar – might just be the administration's real “secret candidate,” Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial bet Gilbert Remulla said in a forum Wednesday. text/html http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252398/Nuggets-win-big-in-Anthonys-return The Denver Nuggets celebrated Carmelo Anthony's return from injury Tuesday with their biggest victory of the NBA season, a 127-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks. text/html http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100210-252397/FEU-tops-CHEd-NCR-womens-chess-tournament Far Eastern University blanked New Era University to sweep the National Capital Region women’s chess tournament of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) National Games Wednesday at the Manila Business College in Sta. Cruz, Manila. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252396/FDA-bans-mercury-laced-Chinese-cosmetics The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday they have banned three apparently Chinese-made cosmetic products because they were found to contain dangerous levels of mercury. text/html http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100210-252395/RP-stocks-up-21-on-upbeat-local-bargain-hunting Local stocks rebounded sharply from a four-month low on Wednesday as a prospective bailout package for debt-ridden Greece boosted risk appetite on emerging markets. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100210-252394/Ampatuans-counsel-faces-contempt-raps The prosecution panel has asked the Quezon City regional trial court Branch 221 to order the legal counsel of the Ampatuans to explain why he should not be cited in contempt.