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Wednesday,
March 10, 2010 |
7:06PM PHT |
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News in and around the country, courtesy of Manilatimes.
Also features news on Information Technology courtesy
of Computer World.
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Business
Motor vehicle sales jump in February
Vehicle sales in February bucked tradition, as the industry grew by double-digits that month, according to the latest report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) and the Truck Manufacturers Association....
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Entertainment
‘The Hurt Locker’ rules Oscars
HOLLYWOOD: The Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' dominated the 82nd Academy Awards here Sunday (Monday in Manila), scooping six Oscars including best picture on a historic night in Hollywood....
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Information Technology
CICT laying out policies for next RP president
Failing to achieve a permanent entity status, the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is now setting up policies that will guide the country’s next president to advance on ICT developments....
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Lifestyle
Internet generation at risk of rickets
PARIS: Bone-bending rickets can now be added to the list of ills linked to children spending uncounted hours before a computer screen, British researchers said Friday....
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National
Rising number of hungry Filipinos blamed on crisis
The government should continue its conditional cash transfer to address the rising incidence of hunger in the country in the short term, a government economist said....
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Opinions
Pass ‘no parking space, no registration’ law
The bill that would withhold vehicle registration from an owner who cannot prove that he has a legal permanent parking space for the vehicle should be passed....
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Provincial
No to manual election in Mindanao
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday junked the suggestion of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) to hold manual elections in Mindanao instead of the planned automated polls, saying that there are still ways to deal with the black out problems in the region....
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Sports
Roach wants Manny to retire after two fights
LOS ANGELES: If Manny Pacquiao’s renowned trainer Freddie Roach had his way, he wants his prized Filipino student to retire from boxing after two more fights....
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World
Myanmar junta to pick electoral body members
YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar issued the first details of long-awaited polling laws Tuesday, revealing that the junta itself will pick all members of the country’s new election commission....
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