INQUIRER.net: New US envoy acceptable to PH, says Del Rosario

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New US envoy acceptable to PH, says Del Rosario Aug 1st 2013, 22:55 MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has accepted US President Barack Obama's nomination of the next ambassador to Manila pending the latter's confirmation in the US Congress, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Thursday.   This developed as the nomination of Assistant Secretary Philip Goldberg, current head of the US Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), has raised concerns among militant groups given his expulsion from Bolivia, his last overseas assignment.   "We've already issued the agreement and I think he will be going through the US Senate. So we're hopeful … we think that he will be a very good ambassado... Keep on reading: New US envoy acceptable to PH, says Del Rosario Media files: del-rosario-shoal1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: BBC sorry for showing Prince William ‘penis’ doodle

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BBC sorry for showing Prince William 'penis' doodle Aug 1st 2013, 23:06 LONDON – The BBC apologized on Thursday for accidentally showing an image of Britain's Prince William with a penis drawn on his head.   The blunder happened when the broadcaster's breakfast TV show aired a clip of a promo video for a comedy group who were appearing later on the program.   The image of the second-in-line to the British throne, with a beard and moustache scrawled in black pen onto a picture of the prince in a newspaper flashed up on the screen for a couple of seconds.   He had also acquired glasses, missing teeth and a penis on his head.   It had apparently been missed by BBC editors, but was spotted by several viewers. ... Keep on reading: BBC sorry for showing Prince William ‘penis’ doodle Media files: Prince-William-600x513.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: Cameron to release three ‘Avatar’ sequels

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Cameron to release three 'Avatar' sequels Aug 1st 2013, 23:07 LOS ANGELES – Canadian director James Cameron is making three sequels to his film "Avatar," which will be released between 2016 and 2018, Fox Studios announced Thursday.   The 2009 film is the highest-grossing movie on record, having netted $2.8 billion at the box office worldwide.   Cameron had originally planned for only two sequels.   "In writing the new films, I've come to realize that 'Avatar's' world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated, and it became apparent that two films would not be enough to capture everything I wanted to put on screen," Cameron said in a statement.   The movie featured Sigourney We... Keep on reading: Cameron to release three ‘Avatar’ sequels Media files: james-cameron.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: 3 years on, breast-feeding law not fully followed

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3 years on, breast-feeding law not fully followed Aug 1st 2013, 23:24 MANILA, Philippines—Three years after the Expanded Breast-Feeding Promotion Act was signed into law, many commercial establishments and work places still have not put up lactation stations that provide privacy and comfort for breast-feeding mothers and their infants.   Sen. Pia Cayetano, chair of the Senate women and health committees in the 15th Congress, made this observation as the Philippines joined in the celebration of World Breast-Feeding Week in the first week of August.   "It has been three years since (the law) was passed and two years since its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) were approved," Cayetano said in a privilege speech Wednesday... Keep on reading: 3 years on, breast-feeding law not fully followed Media files: pia-cayetano.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: Millers refute need to hike bread prices too much; bakers disagree

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Millers refute need to hike bread prices too much; bakers disagree Aug 1st 2013, 23:36 MANILA, Philippines—The prices of Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal are set to rise on Aug. 20, after the Department of Agriculture (DA) recommended a hike in the tariff on low-priced Turkish flour.   In a joint statement, the Filipino-Chinese Bakery Association Inc. (FCBAI), Federation of Bakery Association Inc. (PFBAI) and Philippine Baking Industry Group (PhilBaking) said they would raise the price of Pinoy Tasty by P3 per loaf to P40 and Pinoy Pandesal by P1.50 to P24 per 10-piece pack.   FCBAI and PFBAI group bakery chains and neighborhood bakeries together, while PhilBaking represents the country's biggest bread brands like Gardenia.   But the ... Keep on reading: Millers refute need to hike bread prices too much; bakers disagree Media files: pandesal-bakery.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: Price of LPG goes up

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Price of LPG goes up Aug 1st 2013, 23:37 MANILA, Philippines—Major sellers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) raised their prices on Thursday to reflect movements in the international market.   In a text advisory, Petron said it raised its LPG price by P1.55 per kilogram (excluding VAT) at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 1.   Solane, formerly known as Shellane, raised its gas prices by P1.50/kg at 6 a.m.   As of last week, LPG was priced from P617 to P745 per 11-kg cylinder, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).   The increase in LPG prices followed a rollback in gasoline prices over the weekend. Riza T. Olchondra... Keep on reading: Price of LPG goes up Media files: lpg.jpg (image/jpeg)

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INQUIRER.net: Motorola unveils its first Google smartphone

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Motorola unveils its first Google smartphone Aug 1st 2013, 23:47 SAN FRANCISCO – Motorola on Thursday introduced the keenly-anticipated Moto X, a Google-centric smartphone that buyers get to design themselves.   Moto X is the first Motorola smartphone created in collaboration with Google since the Internet titan completed its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility in May of last year.   "At Motorola our roots are deep in mobile hardware -- we invented mobile communications," Motorola Mobility Canada general manager Odile Guinot said in a release.   "Now, as a Google company, we've become the kind of company that can build a smartphone like Moto X," Guinot added. "It fuses our history of mobile innovation wit... Keep on reading: Motorola unveils its first Google smartphone Media files: Moto-X.jpg (image/jpeg)

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