Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Philippines Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines.html en-en Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 5 http://beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines.html http://l.yimg.com/hb/i/ph/mastheads/210x47_ph_news.gif 30 140 http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-deped-address-lack-toilets-water-pub-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-deped-address-lack-toilets-water-pub-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) aired serious doubt on the ability of the Department of Education (DepEd) to fight the tooth decay problem plaguing public school children with the lack of comfort rooms, wash basins, and clean potable water in public schools. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-china-made-milk-products-safe-offici-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-china-made-milk-products-safe-offici-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 A Chinese health official gave assurance yesterday that China-made milk products "in the market are now safe," but Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is not about to lift the ban on these goods unless they have tested negative for melamine. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-country-60-percent-energy-independen-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-country-60-percent-energy-independen-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 The country is to become 60 percent energy self-reliant in two years with the full operation of the Galoc oil field in Palawan, President Arroyo said yesterday. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-24-percent-filipino-families-aid-las-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-24-percent-filipino-families-aid-las-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 About 4.3 million Filipino families or 24 percent received some form of assistance in the past quarter, most commonly in the form of food and mostly from their relatives, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-philippines-negative-growth-malaca-a-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-philippines-negative-growth-malaca-a-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 Despite the looming recession in the United States and other major economies in Europe, the Philippines will not experience negative growth - at least until next year. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-arroyo-make-life-easier-foreign-inve-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-arroyo-make-life-easier-foreign-inve-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 President Arroyo has vowed to make life easier for foreign investors in the country by eliminating red tape and corruption but this is easier said than done, according to an international business intelligence group. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-50-milf-rebels-killed-encounter-mili-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-50-milf-rebels-killed-encounter-mili-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 KORONADAL CITY - More than 50 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels were killed in separate encounters in Sarangani province, the military said yesterday. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-tucp-satisfied-gsis-disclosure-forei-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-tucp-satisfied-gsis-disclosure-forei-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 The country's largest labor group yesterday said the foreign investments of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) were found to be generally safe. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-low-pressure-area-caused-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-low-pressure-area-caused-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 Heavy rains, brought by a shallow low pressure area (SLPA) off Southern Leyte, caused traffic jams across Metro Manila and prompted school officials to suspend classes in the elementary and high school levels in Muntinlupa, Pasay, and Manila yesterday. Philstar.com http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081011/tph-15-million-filipinos-stand-up-agains-541dfb4.html /star/20081011/r_t_star_ph_head/tph-15-million-filipinos-stand-up-agains-541dfb4_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:01:54 +0800 At least 15 million Filipinos nationwide will stand up against poverty next week and remind the government about its commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and eradicate extreme poverty, the United Nations office in Manila said recently. Philstar.com