For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/inqheadlines_nation.xml 2008-05-14T05:45:20+08:00 text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136417/New-NBN-ZTE-witness-surfaces President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made an undisclosed trip to the headquarters of ZTE Corp. in Shenzhen, China, for a secret meeting with its officials on Nov. 2, 2006, five months before she witnessed the signing of the national broadband network (NBN) contract, Iloilo province's Vice Gov. Rolex Suplico said Tuesday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136407/Ex-peace-panel-chair-named-Cabinet-secretary MANILA, Philippines--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Presidential Adviser for New Government Centers Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday as the new Cabinet secretary, replacing Ricardo Saludo who had been named chair of the Civil Service Commission (CSC). text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136406/Lozada-tells-court-Mike-Defensor-asked-him-to-deny-NBN-scam Senate star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. told the Court of Appeals Tuesday that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's former Chief of Staff Michael Defensor had asked him to cooperate with the government and deny any anomaly in the National Broadband Network (NBN) project with China because the President was hurting. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136405/Sen-Arroyo-Throw-ERC-into-the-river MANILA, Philippines--Sen. Joker Arroyo on Tuesday suggested that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) be "thrown into the river" for failing to check abuses in the power industry. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136404/Ex-Arroyo-exec-blames-food-crisis-on-corruption-at-DA BAGUIO CITY, Philippines--A former Cabinet member has pointed at corruption in the Department of Agriculture as one of the reasons for the country's current food crisis. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136403/Court-orders-arrest-of-Bishop-Cruz-for-libel MANILA, Philippines--Arrest the archbishop. A Manila judge on Monday issued a warrant of arrest for an unusual suspect--Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz--in connection with the libel charges filed against him by employees of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) almost four years ago. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136402/Winner-loser-share-lessons-of-political-ads MANILA, Philippines--For a moment, a forum on the power--and pitfalls--of political advertising on Tuesday turned into a verbal tussle between a big-spending loser and a low-budget winner in last year's senatorial elections. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136401/Cory-Aquino-Never-be-afraid-of-suffering MANILA, Philippines--While prayers were being said at Tuesday's mass for her recovery, cancer-stricken former President Corazon Aquino stood ethereal in one corner of the church, quietly--and literally--healing. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080514-136400/Presidents-allies-threaten-to-revoke-Meralco-franchise MANILA, Philippines--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's allies in the Senate and the House of Representatives threatened Tuesday to revoke the franchise of the Lopez-controlled Manila Electric Co. if it were proved that Meralco abused its consumers by charging exorbitant rates.