For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/inqheadlines_nation.xml 2009-11-23T00:05:16+08:00 text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237678/Pimentel-says-Manny-Villar-is-his-man Senate minority leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Saturday said he was backing Sen. Manuel Villar over all the other presidential hopefuls in the opposition. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237677/So-whos-worried-about-Ebdane-BF Seriously now, is anyone worried about Bayani Fernando and Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. making a dent on the candidacy of administration standard-bearer resigned Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr.? text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237676/Tree-bute-Odette-returns-to-earth Even in death, she continues to nurture the earth. The ashes of Odette Alcantara, a fierce defender of the environment, were scattered Saturday in her farm in Tanay, Rizal, to nourish the saplings that were planted in her honor. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237675/Ad-industry-turns-calamity-into-a-chance-to-do-good Organizers of the 21st Philippine Advertising Congress (PAC) said the storms that battered the country this year have galvanized the advertising industry and rallied its members to turn the calamity into an opportunity to do good. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237674/US-report-lauds-RP-for-religious-freedom THE Philippines was singled out for praise by the United States for exerting “special efforts” to respect religious freedom and tolerance, as well as promote interfaith dialogue in the world arena, according to a recent report by the US State Department. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237673/Vindicated-novice-of-Lipa-apparitions-keeps-low-profile Teresita Castillo, to whom the Virgin Mary reportedly appeared in 1948 when Castillo was a young Carmelite novice, has been declining interview requests following the lifting of the Church ban against the public veneration of the image of Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Grace, a devotion that stemmed from the apparitions. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237672/Villar-wants-Pacquiao-deal-for-2010-polls Is there a deal in the making between boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar? text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237670/MILF-Irans-help-welcome-in-peace-talks The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has welcomed Tehran’s interest in helping resolve the decades-old Moro rebellion in Mindanao. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237669/HIV-cases-rising-in-RP-UN-warns Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases among Filipino youth “have been increasing at an unprecedented rate,” the United Nations representative’s office in Manila has warned. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237668/Why-Bongbong-militant-solons-want-to-know The entry of Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to the senatorial slate of the Nacionalista Party (NP) has prompted the main faction of the leftist movement in the country to clarify the matter with NP standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237667/Official-charged-for-using-govt-car A Sarangani provincial board member is facing graft charges for allegedly using a government pickup to go to a shopping mall. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091122-237666/Atienza-LGU-has-last-say-on-Mindoro-mining-project The local government of Mindoro has the last say on the controversial nickel project on the island, Environment Secretary Lito Atienza said on Friday.