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Arroyo scraps peace panel (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
manila, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ended 11 years of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), dissolving the government panel of negotiators and declaring that her administration cannot be forced to sign a deal on an expanded Bangsamoro homeland at gunpoint.

Overseas workers boost franchising business (GMA News)
manila, Philippines - Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are propping up the franchising industry as they and their relatives make up a bulk of franchise investors, an industry group said.

ALA not keen on purse bid for Gorres-Posuwan eliminator (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Cebu's ALA Gym has said that it is not interested in entering into a purse bid for another title eliminator for Z "The Dream" Gorres and Thailand’s No. 6 ranked Pramunsak “Machine Gun” Posuwan.

A surprise birthday party (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
manila, Philippines—Cosmo Manille’s ace society photographer Alex Van Hagen doesn’t have time to celebrate his own birthday. So his friends and colleagues gave him a surprise party.

Families of sunken cargo vessel’s crew to sue shipowners (Cebu Daily News)
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Families of those who lost their lives when the cargo vessel MV Edago Expedition sank last May plan to sue the company that owns the vessel for allowing the ship to set sail even though it was reportedly not seaworthy.

Cebu City, province on collision course over zoo property (Cebu Daily News)
Cebu City, Philippines - A legal tussle looms anew between the Cebu City government and the Cebu provincial government over the city zoo property in Barangay (village) Kalunasan, Cebu City.

Cebu City takes close look at new bus system (Cebu Daily News)
Cebu City, Philippines – As four congressmen are pushing for the Metro Cebu Traffic Authority (MCTA), the Cebu City government is taking another step closer to having a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system to ease traffic congestion.

Solons propose traffic super body (Cebu Daily News)
CEBU CITY, Philippines - Almost six years since the idea was first introduced, four Cebu solons are now actively pursuing the setting up of a Metro Cebu Traffic Authority (MCTA).

Birth Anniversary of President Ramon F. Magsaysay (manila Bulletin)
OUR commemoration of President Ramon F. Magsaysay’s birth anniversary today reminds our people of a great man whose sincerity, honesty, and integrity were legendary. He was called the "Man of the Masses" because of his many programs that promoted the welfare and well-being of the Filipino people.

The civil service they wish our country would have one day (Yehey!)
The Times editors asked some adepts in the civil service issue What kind of civil service do you wish to see in our country? I desire a future where there is a high level of trust in the civil service and where it is a major pillar and institution of our democratic system.