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Aug 202015
Aug 202015
Philippine Daily Inquirer August 21st, 2015 05:30 AM Facing a mounting passport backlog, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday reiterated that passport holders needing to renew their travel document may opt to have the validity of their passports extended, a service which is being offered free of charge until the end of the year. In an advisory on Thursday, the DFA said the free extension would be for one to two years and available to applicants for passport renewal both here and abroad. The applications for extension will be processed and released within the same day, it said. The offer will be available only until the end of this year, the DFA said. The DFA last week admitted having received complaints over the growing backlog in passport processing, which as of last week had risen to 42,230 passports. Apart from the old system having become obsolete, the DFA cited technical difficulties due to preparations for the transfer of the passport printing facilities.–Niña Calleja Latest Maja: Coco is ‘boyfriend material’ Vets, indies brave new world of paid TV Cute dissection of present-day narcissism Filipino with drug history nabbed in Disneyland for carrying gun Recommended Filipino with drug history nabbed in Disneyland for carrying gun Comparing Dr. Jose Rizal and Ninoy Aquino Fil-Am beauty, poise, talent showcased in Bb. Pilipinas USA ‘15 Lawsuits over Pacquiao-Mayweather fight head to Calif. court Disclaimer: Comments do not represent the views of INQUIRER.net. We reserve the right to exclude comments which are inconsistent with Read More …
Aug 202015
Philippine Daily Inquirer By: Tina G. Santos, August 21st, 2015 05:28 AM Over 160,000 registered overseas voters will not be able to participate in next year’s polls after the Commission on Elections ordered their deactivation from the voters’ list. “For purposes of the May 9, 2016, elections, after updating the voting history of each and every registered overseas voter, there were 163,019 who failed to vote in 2010 and 2013,” according to Comelec Resolution No. 9983, promulgated on Aug. 18. Republic Act No. 10590 provides that the resident election registration boards shall deactivate and remove the registration records of any person who did not vote in two consecutive national elections. The Comelec explained in the resolution that maintaining the registration records of those who failed to vote in two successive elections in the National Registry of Overseas Voters and in the Certified List of Overseas Voters would have an adverse impact on election preparations, budgetary estimations and voter turnout. “It would also affect the accuracy of having real numbers in the registration count for purposes of data collection for future reference,” it added. Latest Thai envoy OK with PH warning DFA extends passports’ life Comelec drops overseas voters Maja: Coco is ‘boyfriend material’ Recommended Filipino with drug history nabbed in Disneyland for carrying gun Comparing Dr. Jose Rizal and Ninoy Aquino Fil-Am beauty, poise, talent showcased in Bb. Pilipinas USA ‘15 Lawsuits over Pacquiao-Mayweather fight head to Calif. court Disclaimer: Comments do not represent the views of INQUIRER.net. We reserve Read More …
Aug 202015
A man holds a smartphone, looking at an electric board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province. Chinatopix via AP NEW YORK — Another slump in the Chinese stock market spread across the globe Thursday, causing steep declines in U.S. and European shares, and dragging the Standard & Poor’s 500 index into the red for 2015. Keeping score: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 297 points, or 1.7 percent, to 17,052 as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern time. The S&P 500 index lost 36 points, or 1.7 percent, to 2,043 and the Nasdaq composite fell 120 points, or 2.4 percent, to 4,899. The S&P 500 is now down 0.8 percent for 2015. The Dow is off 4 percent while the Nasdaq, fueled partly by strong gains in Google and other tech stocks, is up 3.4 percent. China concerns: Worries over China, the world’s second-largest economy, were again the catalyst for Thursday’s losses. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3.4 percent on heavy selling of energy and property companies. Chinese shares have had a wild ride this week and that has raised uncertainty about Beijing’s ability to stabilize the market and its surprising devaluation of its currency, the renminbi, last week. China’s devaluation has caused other countries to in turn devalue their own currencies, notably the oil rich country of Kazakhstan and the Southeast Asian manufacturing center of Vietnam. “The emerging markets really got slammed overnight and that quickly spread to the rest of the world,” Read More …
Aug 202015
THE AGRICULTURE department is maintaining its 2015 target for farm production growth this year as it pinned its hopes on countermeasures to offset the El Niño weather phenomenon episode, which is expected to worsen towards year’s end.
Aug 202015
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has appealed to local government units as well as Congress to enact laws that will prohibit and penalize the building of structures and the planting of trees near transmission lines.
Aug 202015
DAVAO CITY — Information and communication technology (ICT) start-ups could serve as key drivers for the growth of such sectors as agriculture and tourism within the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (BIMP) growth area, a development official said.
Aug 202015
Associated Press August 21st, 2015 02:02 AM Percival Aguilar Agoncillo ANAHEIM, California — Anaheim police say an armed man, Percival Aguilar Agoncillo, 44, was arrested last month in the Esplanade area between Disneyland and California Adventure, after park security found him with a loaded gun and additional ammunition. Agoncillo was nabbed shortly after 9 p.m. on July 9, booked, then released on $20,000 bail. However, he was rearrested in Northern, when a post-arrest background check found that the San Francisco resident was on probation in San Mateo County for carrying a loaded gun. After learning of Agoncillo’s arrest in Orange County, San Mateo County probation decided to search his residence on July 12. Agents found methamphetamine and a loaded Colt .45 in the kitchen, San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe said Wednesday, August 19. San Mateo prosecutors charged Agoncillo with felony possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of drugs while in posession of firearms and possession of ammunition. He also is charged with two misdemeanors of being under the influence of drugs and possessing a small amount of meth. He remains in custody in San Mateo County in lieu of $150,000 bail. An arraignment for the Orange County charges is set for August 27. Like us on Facebook Latest LeBron James dazzles ‘unbelievable’ fans in 2nd Manila trip Asian shares slump on China worries, oil falls NBA star Ricky Rubio arrives in Manila PH universities tapped to support local startup industry Recommended Comparing Dr. Jose Rizal and Read More …
Aug 202015
By: Rodel Rodis, August 21st, 2015 02:01 AM Dr. Jose Rizal and Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino In all of Philippine history, no two national heroes were as similar in how they lived and in how they died than Dr. Jose Rizal and Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., whose 32nd death anniversary we mark this week. Both came from similar class backgrounds. Their families were just below hacendero level landed gentry; both studied at the elite Ateneo school; both traveled extensively, wrote prolifically, and returned to the Philippines from safety abroad despite warnings that they faced certain death upon setting foot on native soil. Both were tried on sham charges by kangaroo courts, which sentenced them to death. Both were executed by Filipino soldiers following the orders of the powerful forces who feared their return. Each of their deaths sparked revolutions that overthrew the tyrannies that caused their martyrdoms. Rizal and Aquino both fit the textbook model of a “tragic hero” — born of privilege, imbued with heroic qualities and fated to endure great suffering. In the classic mold, Prof. Ronald Santora relates, “the hero struggles mightily against this fate and this cosmic conflict wins our admiration.” Why did Dr. Jose Rizal in 1892 and Ninoy Aquino in 1983 return to the Philippines knowing of the certain death that awaited them upon their arrival? Was it fate or free will? Dr. Jose Rizal lived and studied in Europe for almost a decade, obtaining advanced degrees in fine arts, medicine (ophthalmology), and even a Read More …
Aug 202015
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