Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for Philippines News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page CEB keeps lead, posts 13% traffic growth 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm Cebu Pacific (CEB) maintains its significant lead over other airlines with a 13 percent growth in passenger traffic in the first half of 2010. Data from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) showed that ... BSP gives nod to $1-B peso bond sale 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved-in-principle the National Government’s intention to sell P45-billion (equivalent to $1 billion) worth of Global Peso Bond... GREPALIFE posts P3.3-B 7-month sales 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm A strong surge in life insurance first year premium income and impressive sales in its mutual fund operations have pushed GREPALIFE Financial's total sales to P3.3 billion in the first seven months of... Philex Mining interested in Tampakan mine project 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm Philex Mining Corp., controlled by Manuel Pangilinan, is studying an investment into the $5-billion Tampakan project in the Philippines two months after a Chinese proposal was pulled. Philex is &ldqu... BSP reports revaluation losses of $334 million from gold reserves 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), for the first time this year, incurred $334 million revaluation losses in its gold holdings in July due to a decline in the prices of international gold. The BS... Tampakan mayor bullish on SMI, other mining investors 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm The mayor of Tampakan, South Cotabato, expressed high optimism his town will turn into an urban center in two years time "and may even become a city," citing the entry of big-time investors ... Gov't may issue peso bonds this month 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm Following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) approval, National Treasurer Roberto B. Tan said the Aquino government may sell its first global peso bonds this month. The national treasurer said in... ERC to draw up rules on 5% power discount for senior citizens 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm The rules to govern the 5.0-percent discount on the electricity bills of senior citizens will be subjected to public consultation by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) so the distribution utilitie... DoT remains upbeat on hitting 2010 target of 3.3-million visitors 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm The Department of Tourism (DoT) remains confident of hitting the government’s target of 3.3-million foreign visitor arrivals this year despite certain challenges. Declaring the 10th Philippine ... Bank of PI scouts for new acquisition 3 Sep 2010 at 12:08pm Bank of the Philippine Islands is considering its first acquisition since 2005 and has had “informal talks” with potential targets, President Aurelio Montinola said. “When there are... Key officials not at hostage area when shooting began 3 Sep 2010 at 12:00pm Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, head of the local crisis committee that handled the August 23 hostage crisis, admitted he left the command post at the Quirino Grandstand because he was hungry and because he... Philippine police 'missed chances' to shoot hijacker 3 Sep 2010 at 11:37am Officers launch an assault on a bus after former police officer Rolando Mendoza took 25 people hostage, most of them tourists from Hong Kong, in Manila, Philippines. Philippines mulls compensation for bus hostage bloodbath 3 Sep 2010 at 11:32am Members of a Hong Kong police forensic team examine the tourist bus used in the hostage-hijacking on August 23 by an ex-policeman where eight Hong Kong tourists died, at the auditorium at Camp Bagong ...