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Makati corner Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City
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Roxas Boulevard cor EDSA, Pasay City
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Century Park Hotel
599 P. Ocampo St., 100 Malate, Manila
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Workers at the World Trade Center site are excavating a 32ft-long ship (9.8m) hull believed to have been buried in the 18th Century.

Archaeologists believe the ship was used as filler material to extend lower Manhattan into the Hudson River.

Archaeologist Molly McDonald hopes the ship, discovered on Tuesday, would be retrieved by the end of the day.

It is unclear if any large portions of the hull would remain intact, but Ms McDonald hopes to salvage some timbers. - bbc news

"We're mostly clearing it by hand because it's kind of fragile," said Ms McDonald.

After noting a "strong resurgence of drugs" in Davao City, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said the matter of keeping the city in order is now in the hands of Mayor Sara Duterte.

In Duterte's career as the longest-serving city mayor of Davao, he has kept the city in peace and with no tolerance for drugs.

"Ningbalik na pod ang pagkusog sa drugs and its not limited to that area nga naay nadakpan ang CIDG (There is a resurgence of drugs in the city and it's not limited to that area where the CIDG staged a raid)," Duterte said.

Now as the vice mayor, he said the responsibility he held before now lies in the hands of her daughter.

"Sa mayor na na tanan (It's all in the city mayor's hands)," Duterte said Tuesday during Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa television show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10654584

BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well.

It is the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on 20 April.

The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test of its integrity that could last up to 48 hours.

US President Barack Obama said the development was a "positive sign" but noted that BP was still in the testing phase.

BP executive Kent Wells said the oil had been stopped at 1425 local time (1925 GMT) and he was "excited" by the progress.

"It is very good to see no oil go into the Gulf of Mexico," said Mr Wells.

BP shares rose in New York trading on Thursday after the flow was stopped, having already performed well over the day.

US bank Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $550m (£356m) to settle civil fraud charges of misleading investors.

The US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said this was the biggest fine against a bank in its history.

It added that $250m would compensate investors, with the balance going to the US Treasury.

The charges concerned Goldman's marketing of mortgage investments as the US housing market faltered.

The SEC said Goldman had acknowledged that marketing material contained "incomplete information". - bbc

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has said he will commit the majority of his estimated $13.5bn (£8.8bn) fortune to philanthropy after his death.

Mr Allen follows fellow co-founder Bill Gates in pledging billions of dollars to projects designed to help others.

He set up a charitable foundation 20 years ago that has given $400m. He has personally donated a further $600m.

Mr Allen founded technology giant Microsoft with Mr Gates in 1975 but left the company in 1983.

"I want to announce that my philanthropic efforts will continue after my lifetime," said Mr Allen, the 37th richest man in the world according to Forbes magazine.

"I've planned for many years now that the majority of my estate will be left to philanthropy to continue the work of the foundation and fund non-profit scientific research." - BBC

Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary has apologised "unreservedly" to Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and paid £50,100 to settle a libel action.

Ryanair ran adverts depicting Sir Stelios as Pinocchio and suggesting he was lying about Easyjet's punctuality.

But Mr O'Leary apologised, saying Sir Stelios was not personally responsible for Easyjet not publishing weekly details of their on-time performance.

Sir Stelios will donate the settlement to his philanthropic foundation.

He dedicated the victory to all those "who have suffered verbal abuse at the hands of O'Leary". - BBC

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte vowed Thursday to cut the city's peace and order fund even as she agreed with law enforcement agencies' move to intensify efforts against terrorism.

Duterte said this year's budget for peace and order is pegged at P900 million.

"I will not elaborate how much will be taken out from the allotted budget but we are discussing of trimming down the peace and order budget to utilized it by other departments in the City Government to fund their programs," she said in vernacular after signing the memorandum of agreement (MOA) to continue the implementation of the Davao City Oplan Laban sa Terorismo (DColt) this year.

She added: "Basically we already improved our equipment. We have the vehicles, motorcycles, all these things are met. We have the K9, OED, so basically maganda na ang mechanism natin," she added. - Jade Zaldivar, Sun Star

ING, the global financial services group, has released data from its quarterly ING Investor Dashboard Survey that shows a major 18-percentage point increase in investor sentiment in the Philippines at 157 in the second quarter of 2010 from 139 in the first quarter.

Hitting its highest point since the fourth quarter of 2007, the Philippines nearly reaches very optimistic territory, signalling that investors are confident in the market.

The ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index for the Philippines ranks substantially above the overall pan-Asia (ex-Japan) ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index, which falls to 136 for Q2 2010 from 145 for Q1 2010. - Sun Star

 By Katlene O. Cacho, Sun Star

DESPITE the commitment of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to increase the coin allocation for Cebu, increasing public awareness on coin re-circulation is still the concern the Cebu Bankers Club (CBC) aims to strengthen this year.

Newly-elected CBC president Claro Cabaero said that to further raise awareness on coin re-circulation, the club will come up with “catchy” slogans to remind the public to make use of their coins in whatever transaction.

Cabaero told Sun.Star Cebu Wednesday that the proposal has been approved by the regional office of the BSP and will be a joint project with the CBC. He said the CBC will tap the print and broadcast media on this.

The Department of Health (DOH) declared malaria outbreak in a village in Davao City due to the rising cases of the disease in the area.

In a press conference Thursday, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said local health officials have already declared the outbreak in the village of Gumitan in Marilog District, Davao City due to the 183 confirmed cases in the area.

"It (Marilog) has always been known as an endemic area," Ona said.

He said that from the period of June 21 to July 12 alone, there were a total of 645 suspected malaria cases, although only 183 have so far been confirmed through blood samples. - Sun Star Davao

By Gerome M. Dalipe
Sun Star

The 14-year-old girl, who accused an American national of rape last year, has recanted, clearing Perry McNeely of any wrongdoing.

The complainant also turned the tables on the arresting officers and an international women’s group after she accused police of pushing her into the hotel room and the International Justice Mission (IJM) of forcing her to sign the complaint-affidavit.

“It is not true that (Perry) McNeely raped me on Dec. 1 and 2, 2009 at the Metro Park Hotel in (Barangay) Lahug, City of Cebu,” the girl said in her two-page affidavit of desistance.

The complainant has asked Regional Trial Court Branch 6 Judge Ester Veloso to dismiss the case against McNeely. Judge Veloso will decide on the motion to dismiss the case today.

 By Edri K. Aznar

EXPECT a war in Bohol this Saturday as AJ Banal takes on Big Yoo at the Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer is anticipating an action-packed main event in the boxing event dubbed as “Sandugo: Labanan ng mga Kampeon” as both fighters have the ability to score a knockout.

“Yoo’s style is, he comes in to fight. He’s a pressure fighter and has a body punch. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain which is dangerous,” Aldeguer told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.

Banal has a 21-1-1 record with 17 knockouts and a 73 percent knockout rate, while Yoo, a South Korea-based Japanese, is 16-2 with 11 stoppages and a 61 percent knockout clip.

Both fighters are off from knockout victories; Banal stopped Mexican Cecilio Santos in the fourth last January, while the 25-year-old Yoo had a fifth round technical knockout over Filipino BJ Dolorosa.

NAGKATAWA na lamang si Jinkee Pacquiao sa subli nga pagbuhi sa isyu bahin sa iyang bana nga si Manny Pacquiao ug sa sexy actress nga si Ara Mina.

Kahinumduman nga nahimo'ng kontrobersiyal ang kalit nga pag-uli ni Pacquiao gikan sa iyang training sa Amerika nga una nang gi-rasonan sa boksidor nga tungod sa iyang kamingaw sa iyang pamilya.

Apan may chismis nga naka-ahat og uli si Manny tungod sa bahad ni Jinkee nga buwagan siya human matud pa madungog nga nakigkita si Pacman kang Ara Mina.
Si Jinkee mismo ang namahayag nga dili true ang chismis nga subli na sab nga miliko og dalan ang iyang bana.

Gani, nagsabot sila si Jinkee ug Manny nga di na gayud nila padak-on pa ang isyu. - Sun Star

NAKABSAN sa kinabuhi ang usa ka amahan human nabangga ang gimanehong motorsiklo niadtong nilabayng adlaw sa lungsod sa Alubijid, Misamis Oriental.

Si PO2 Lester Seriales sa Alubijid Police Station niila sa namatay nga mao si Ely Almero Jara, 44, minyo, samtang kritikal ang kondisyon sa backrider nga asawang si Mayunda, 41, mga residente sa Barangay Sampatulog, susamang lungsod.

Sa pakighinabi sa Sun.Star SuperBalita ngadto kang PO2 Seriales, gibutyag niini nga gikan nagpatubil og gasolina ang magtiayon aron mopaingon ning siyudad sa Cagayan de Oro dihang pagtabok nasapon sa usa ka Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. (RTMI) bus nga adunay body number nga 125 gimaneho ni Lurimer Agid-Butes, 38, minyo, taga Macasandig ning siyudad. - Sun Star Superbalita

Help is here for people who are overcome with nerves when faced with the age-old custom of shaking hands -- British scientists Thursday unveiled a step-by-step guide to the perfect handshake.

Researchers at the University of Manchester, in northwest England, found that the biggest problems were sweaty palms, limp wrists, gripping too hard and lack of eye contact.

Geoffrey Beattie, the university's head of psychological sciences, came up with a mathematical formula which took into account 12 key measures needed to convey trust and respect to the recipient.

They include vigour, eye contact and hand temperature.

"The human handshake is one of the most crucial elements of impression formation and is used as a source of information for making a judgment about another person," he said.

The researcher added he was surprised "that up until now there has not been a guide showing people how they should shake hands," which has been a traditional greeting and a key part of business deals for thousands of years.

Beattie's steps to the perfect handshake, for both men and women, are: use the right hand; a complete grip and a firm squeeze (but not too strong); a cool and dry palm; approximately three shakes, with a medium level of vigour, held for no longer than two to three seconds.

The handshake must also be executed with eye contact kept throughout and a good natural smile with an appropriate verbal statement, according to the scientist. - agence france presse

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You deserve nothing but the PLANE truth, so pack your bags and fly on our P320 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale to all our domestic destinations starting now until July 19, 2010, for travel from November 1-30, 2010.

We're excited about the expected delivery of three more brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft in the last quarter of 2010, and 19 more from 2011 until 2014. Cebu Pacific operates the country’s youngest fleet, composed of 10 Airbus A319, 11 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft.

The P320 Cebu Pacific seat sale to any domestic destination slashes as much as 84% off the lowest year-round ‘Go Lite’ fare flights from Manila to Davao, Surigao and Cagayan de Oro, among others.

Included in the seat sale are flights to Boracay (Caticlan), Cebu, Dumaguete, Naga, Legazpi, Bacolod, Iloilo, Palawan (Puerto Princesa), Coron (Busuanga) and Bohol (Tagbilaran).

Aside from the domestic promo, Manila-Osaka flights are also on sale for as low as P2,999 ‘Go’ seats. This is for travel from September 1 to October 31, 2010.

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A sexual harassment case made against actor Steven Seagal, whose credits include Under Siege and Flight of Fury, have been dropped.

The martial arts star's former personal assistant Kayden Nguyen had launched a $1m (£650,000) legal case, claiming he had sexually abused her and illegally trafficked women.

No reason has been given for the case dismissal.

Seagal, who was forced to suspend his reality TV show, had denied the claims.

Lawyers for Seagal and Nguyen were not available to comment on the case.

The actor's lawyers had been trying to resolve the case privately. -bbc news

Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is once again engaged to marry Levi Johnston, the father of her baby son.

The pair were engaged previously but separated soon after the child's birth.

Mrs Palin issued a statement on their reunion, announced in a US magazine.

"We obviously want what's best for our children," she said. "Bristol believes in redemption and forgiveness to a degree most of us struggle to put in practice in our daily lives."

The engagement, announced in celebrity magazine Us Weekly, marks the latest twist in a drama that has gripped the US news media since the 2008 election campaign. - bbc

Wayne Rooney has defeated an attempt by his former agents to sue him for £4.3m in a payments dispute.

Sports management firm, Proactive, sued the England and Man Utd player, saying he owed them commission on a number of multi-million pound deals.

Rooney was not present at Manchester Mercantile Court due to being on holiday in Barbados with his family.

He was signed by Paul Stretford in 2002 but the agent took Rooney with him when he left Proactive in 2008.
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Despite Proactive claiming he should have paid them 20% commission on his lucrative deals, Judge Brendan Hegarty QC ruled in the footballer's favour. - BBC

Oil firm BP is preparing to test the strength of a cap it has placed on the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, in its latest bid to stop the flow.

The firm began closing valves late on Wednesday, but a leak was detected and full testing will not begin until it has been fixed.

The government had earlier delayed the whole procedure amid fears that a failure could make the situation worse.

But after experts reviewed BP's plans, officials approved the operation.

"There is a tremendous sense of urgency," said Adm Thad Allen, the US incident commander. But he warned that nobody wanted to make "an irreversible mistake".

BP hopes the series of valves will be capable of holding back all of the oil from the well.- BBC

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What came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists in Britain think it was probably the chicken, after using new computer technology to try and crack the age-old riddle.

Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick, in northern and central England, say the secret lies in the eggshell -- specifically the vital role played by a chicken protein in forming it.

Scientists already knew that the protein, vocledidin-17 (OC-17), plays a part in eggshell formation, but the new technology allowed the team to demonstrate exactly how the protein makes it happen.

In a computer simulation, the OC-17 protein acted as a catalyst to kickstart the formation of crystals that make up an eggshell by clamping itself on to calcium carbonate particles.

The OC-17 protein then dropped off when the crystal nucleus was large enough to grow on its own, freeing up the protein to start the process again.

Eggshells are created when this happens many times over within a short period of time.

"Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself but can also give clues towards designing new materials and processes," said Professor John Harding from Sheffield University, one of the authors of the research.

"Nature has found innovative solutions that work for all kinds of problems in materials science and technologyâ€"we can learn a lot from them," he added. - Agence France Presse

David Beckham has said he will never manage England, but has indicated his desire to play for his country at the 2012 European Championships.

Beckham, 35, was an unofficial member of manager Fabio Capello's staff at the World Cup in South Africa after injury ruled him out of the tournament.

"At the moment I have no interest in being a coach or becoming a manager," the midfielder told BBC Sport.

Beckham also said the players were to blame for England's poor World Cup.

England were beaten 4-1 by Germany in the last 16 and were disappointing throughout the tournament. - BBC

By Philip Tubeza, Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer

BROADCASTER Ted Failon has filed arbitrary detention, perjury and grave coercion charges against Metro Manila police chief Roberto Rosales and several other policemen with the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly trying to frame him for his wife’s death in April 2009.

Failon (Mario Teodoro Failon Etong in real life) also filed a civil suit against the policemen with the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) in which he asked for P10 million in damages for malicious prosecution.

In a 24-page complaint submitted to the Ombudsman, Failon, his sister-in-law Pamela Arteche-Trinchera and his house helpâ€"Pacifico Arteche Apacible, Carlota Morbos, Wilfreda Bollicer and Glen Polanâ€"said that Rosales and his men tried to pin on the broadcaster the death of his wife Trina who, investigators later said, committed suicide.

At the same time, they accused Rosales, former Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Chief Supt. Elmo San Diego and their men of arbitrary detention, perjury, grave coercion and violating the rights of arrested individuals.

By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Four persons were injured when a car smashed into a Chowking branch in San Juan City Friday morning.

Traffic enforcer Crisser Batacan said the driver of the wayward silver Honda City, with plate number PMI-908, was backing into the street when a G-Liner bus brushed past it from behind.

Panicked, the driver stepped on the accelerator instead of the brakes, slamming into the restaurant, Batacan said.

By Carla Gomez
Inquirer Visayas

A businessman was killed by a falling tree in a freak accident in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City.

Chief Insp. Danilo Francisco identified the victim as Pablo Sapio, 52, who was engaged in the landscaping business.

He was killed when a 50-foot eucalyptus tree in his backyard that was being cut fell on his left leg, causing him to fall to the ground.

Sapio was rushed to the Bacolod Doctor’s Hospital but he died while being treated due to a rupture in his spinal column that resulted when he fell to the ground, Francisco said.

He added that it took several minutes before Sapio was rescued because his leg was trapped under the huge tree trunk.

Randy Lama, who was hired by Sapio along with an unidentified companion to cut the tree, surrendered to police several hours after the accident.

By Orlando Dinoy
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MATANAO, Davao del Sur, Philippinesâ€"Residents of this town were alarmed anew following the latest king cobra attack that killed a farmer.

Authorities here had confirmed on Wednesday that the fatality, a Casidar Paqueras, died after having been bitten by a king cobra late Tuesday.

Paqueras was retrieving his carabao, which he left to feed near the Tinongtongan River, when attacked by the serpent.

Neighbors, who heard him begging for help, rushed Paqueras to a hospital but he later died.

Vivian Mae Caniban, a niece of the victim, said their neighbors tried to track down the king cobra but it could no longer be found.

Since February, there had been a series of king cobra attacks in several areas of the province.

Also three months ago, two farmers died of snakebite in nearby Bansalan town while a baby was saved because his parents were quick parry the attack.

The Spanish Football Federation says a scan has confirmed that Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has suffered a "grade one injury" to his groin.

A grade one tear is considered to be the least serious but the Reds medical team now plan to make their own assessment before issuing an update.

Torres, 26, suffered the injury in Spain's World Cup final win on Sunday.

"It certainly looked like it might have been bad but it seems not too bad," said Liverpool doctor Peter Brukner.

"He walked up to get his medal without too many problems so we're optimistic."

Liverpool have given players who took part in the World Cup three weeks off from the time their country's participation in the competition ended and that means Torres is not due to return to Anfield until the start of August. - BBC

Tiger Woods has been criticised by his caddie, who labelled his putting "sub-standard" as the world number one prepares to mount his Open challenge.

"We know the parts of the game he needs to work on," caddie Steve Williams told the PGA Tour website.

Williams added: "The one part of Tiger's game this year that has been very sub-standard is his putting."

Woods announced on Tuesday that he has changed his putter for The Open, which starts at St Andrews on Thursday.

He decided to ditch the model that helped him win 13 of his 14 majors in favour of one he has been using in practice on the Old Course.

Woods, twice an Open winner at St Andrews, admitted: "I've always struggled on slower greens and the one I've gone to this week comes off faster and I've had to make very little adjustment. - BBC

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Five defeated candidates in the May elections got appointed as consultants of the city government.

Named consultants by Mayor Dan Lim were lawyer Oscar Glovasa who run for congressman, as consultant of the city legal office; lawyer Danilo Bantugan who run for provincial board member, as consultant on executive-legislative affair; Macky Olario, consultant on peace and order, Dr. Ben Galia, consultant on health and Engr Loquellano, consultant on cooperative and livelihood.

Olario, Galia and Loquellano were defeated bets for city councilors under Mayor Lim during the May 10 elections. - bohol chronicle

By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer

By garnering a perfect score, a Filipino student has aced the just-concluded 13th Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) here and helped put the Philippines on second place in the 14-nation competition.

With an 11-medal haul, the 16-member Philippine math team tied on Monday night powerhouse China in the annual contest, topped by Taiwan, which had produced two perfect scores.

Thirteen-year-old Adrian Reginald Sy, Grade 6 student of St. Jude Catholic School in Manila, was the country's lone gold medal winner.

Sy, who has been representing the Philippines in international math contests during the past two years, was one of only seven perfect scorers in this year's PMWC.

The Filipino numbers aces also bagged two silver and eight bronze medals in the tough competition.

The silver medals came courtesy of Farrell Eldrian Wu from the MGC New Life Christian Academy in Taguig and John Thomas Chuatak from St. Stephen's High School in Manila.

The bronze medalists were Andrew Lawrence Sy from St. Jude Catholic School, Ethan Riley Chan from Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, Ezekiel Christian Ong from UNO High School, Rafael Jose Santiago from PAREF-Southridge School, Jonn Angel Aranas from Makati Science High School, Francis Concepcion from Philippine Cultural College, Benedict Ryan Tiu from St. Stephen's High School, and Clyde Lawrence Sy from Chiang Kai Shek College.

Adrian Sy dedicated his victory to his parents Reynaldo and Lily Sy, his teachers at SJCS and his trainers from Mathematics Trainers' Guild-Phils. (MTG).

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Do you know of any case involving a battered husband? Bana nga kanunay gibun-og sa asawa?

By Miko Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer

APPARENTLY weary of being a punching bag, a policewoman took matters into her own hands and shot her policeman-husband on Sunday night inside their house in Taguig City.

Senior Police Officer 1 Rolando Makabitas, 41, who was assigned to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Camp Crame, Quezon City, died as he was being brought to the hospital, according to Taguig police chief, Senior Supt. Camilo Cascolan.

His wife, PO3 Elizabeth Makabitas, 41, immediately surrendered to authorities after the shooting.

Detailed with the Philippine National Police Health Service, she remains in the custody of the Taguig police who are preparing to charge her with parricide.

Cascolan said the shooting took place on Sunday night at the couple’s home within the Bases Conversion Development Authority compound in Taguig City.

“[Based on] the wife‘s statement, she said her husband had a habit of pistol-whipping and abusing her whenever he came home,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on the phone.

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In its weather bulletin issued at 11 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration raised signal number three over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Northern Quezon, Polillo Island, and Aurora while signal number two remains over the provinces of Camarines Sur, Southern Quezon, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Isabela.

Likewise, signal number 1 has been raised over Metro Manila, Albay, Marinduque, Batangas, Cavite, Bataan, Pampanga¸ Zambales¸ Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Apayao, Abra, Cagayan, Ifugao, and Abra.

The weather bureau said that as of 10 a.m. Basyang was seen 90 kilometers north of Virac, Catanduanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 150 kph.

The typhoon is forecast to move westward at 22 kph headed towards the Aurora-Northern Quezon area, it said.

“Residents living in low lying and near mountain slopes under signal numbers 3, 2, and 1 are advised to take all the necessary precautionary measures against flash floods and landslides,” the weather bureau warned.

“Those living along the coast in areas under signal numbers 2 and 3 are advised to be on alert against big waves generated by the typhoon,” it added.

Basyang is expected to make landfall over the Aurora-Northern Quezon area by Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning, the state-run weather bureau said.

By Wednesday morning, the typhoon is forecast to be 60 kilometers west of Baguio City and at 350 kilometers west of Laoag City by Thursday morning.

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Manila-Kota Kinabalu seats are up for grabs for the ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of P999, while it’s P1,499 for flights from Manila to Brunei and Ho Chi Minh, and from Clark to Singapore and Bangkok.

Try something new in Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta with our flights from Manila or from Cebu to Singapore for only P1,999 ‘Go Lite’. You can save as much as 50% on these destinations, with the ASEAN seat sale.

We fly to the most ASEAN destinations from the Philippines. Explore these countries and experience the wonders of Southeast Asia. For your bookings and inquiries, go to www.cebupacificair.com!

We have also included the Davao hub flights in this sale with flights from Davao to Cagayan de Oro for the ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of P499, Davao to Cebu, Iloilo and Zamboanga for a ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of only P799 and Davao to Manila for a ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of P999.

Our Manila-Cebu flights are also on sale for the ‘Go Lite’ fare of only P599 for travel from August 1 to September 30, 2010. Hurry, book your seats now!

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By Lily Ramos

The World's famous Filipino billiard wizards Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante won't play in the forthcoming 2010 Guinness World Series 9-ball Championships to be held on July 28 to August 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Local and foreign fans would sorely miss watching the famed cue artists but according to International Master (IM) Marlon Bernardino, Christine "Ish" Caparas of Puyat Sports revealed Reyes and Bustamante won't compete in the Guinness World Series 9-ball in Jakarta because they are both brand endorsers of San Miguel Beer and Ginebra San Miguel Beer, direct competitors of Guinness, an Irish stout beer.

However, Caparras added that Reyes and Bustamante, the 1-2 punch of Aristeo "Putch" Puyat are slated to defend their world title in the 2010 Partypoker.net World Cup of Pool on September 7 to 12.

In the 2010 Guinness World Series 9-ball Championships, Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan and Antonio "Ga-Ga" Gabica already booked their seat in the main draw upon the invitation of the organizing committee.

The champion here gets US$ 40,000 top prize money.

Lee Vann Corteza, Marlon Manalo, Ronato Alcano, Dennis Orcollo, Roberto Gomez, Warren Kiamco, Carlo Biado, Jundel Mazon and Ricky Zerna will need to go through grueling qualification tournament set on July 24.