De Venecia’s shrimp better than Arroyo
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DAGUPAN CITY — In the battle of shrimp species in the country, Jose de Venecia’s shrimp has more potential in terms of dollar value than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s shrimp.
This was said on Saturday by Director Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC), when asked on the status of [...]
Arroyo appoints another defeated admin bet
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named defeated Pasay City mayoralty candidate Consuelo Dy as deputy director of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced late Thursday the appointments of Dy, along with former Court of Appeals (CA) justice Nicolas Lapeña Jr. Internet Games as acting chairman of the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC), and lawyer [...]
IE8 Beta 2 Download Could Make XP SP3 Download Permanent
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Installing ? Make sure you like Windows XP Service Pack 3, because in some cases, SP3 is there to stay after the IE8 beta 2 install.
If you happened to install IE8 beta 1 before you installed XP SP3, “Windows XP SP3 and IE8 Beta2 will become permanent,” Jane Maliouta, a Microsoft program manager, said in [...]
Shuts Down Mash Social Network
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Shuts Down Mash Social Network for Yahoo! Mash when it launched a little under a year ago. I did it for work, really, and sort of forgot that the thing existed after a week or two.
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one. The site never left private beta, and, as of today–perhaps unsurprisingly–the company
the site as [...]
Microsoft Buys European E-Commerce Site
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Microsoft today announced its acquisition of Greenfield Online, the owner of European shopping Web site , for approximately $486 million. Looking to increase its online e-commerce presence in Europe, Microsoft acquired Greenfield for $17.50 a share.
Ciao GmbH is currently one of the leading e-commerce sites in Europe, leading price comparison, reviews, and shopping, while [...]
A number of Web services claim to provide you with tons of information about your favorite Web sites, including the names of the people behind it and traffic information. But none of them are nearly as complete as . The free information it provides is so complete, it’s enough to make a blog owner a [...]
Arroyo to media: Be responsible
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday chided the media groups for focusing more on “gossipy headlines and inflated circulation numbers” as she renewed calls for the observance of responsible journalism in the country.
Arroyo, during the 100th Anniversary of the Philippines Free Press Magazine at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, also renewed her administration’s commitment [...]
President appeals for Carp extension anew
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has renewed calls for Congress to extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) law which is now pending before their chamber.
Arroyo, during the 100th anniversary of the Philippine Free Press at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, made the call to Congress through Makati Representative Teodoro Locsin Jr. as she recounted [...]
Arroyo is world’s 41st most powerful woman
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo smiles as she delivers her speech during the 100th anniversary celebration on Wednesday night (Aug. 27) of the Philippine Free Press Magazine the country’s oldest weekly magazine at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City. (OPS/NIB Photo)
It also increased government spending for infrastructure, education and health services and helped provide short-term relief [...]
P10M fund alloted for flood-free Guagua
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GUAGUA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to start the dredging of major rivers and tributaries here to solve the flooding problem in this second-class coastal municipality.
Municipal Administrator Isaias Panganiban Jr. said Arroyo has ordered the allocation of P10 million for the dredging of Guagua’s vast network [...]