Android Tablet on Sale for P999 (Today ONLY!)

A one-day only deal will be launched by WeChat and Lazada today. March 26 2014 marks the second anniversary of Lazada Philippines and the first 1,000 users who are following Lazada Philippines on their WeChat account will get to purchase the said Android tablet for only 999 pesos (from the original price of 2,499 pesos). Don't miss out on this limited offer and add Lazada Philippines now on WeChat (WeChat user ID: Lazada_Ph) [ See instructions below on how to avail the offer ]

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La Salle - Ateneo Rivalry To Be Used in Politics

University basketball rivals Ateneo De Manila University and De La Salle University will face off this weekend to raise money for the "sanctuary fund" of Senate witness Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada Jr.

Paul Garilao of De La Salle University media bureau said the match will be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The University of Sto. Tomas cheering squad have also been invited to participate in the event.

Tickets for the game cost P120 and up.


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Abalos resigns, Arroyo off to China, Camps on Red Alert

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her official delegation left for China shortly before dawn Tuesday in a bid to drum up more investments amid the controversy surrounding the $329.4-million contract with ZTE Corp.

Radio dzBB reported that Mrs Arroyo boarded a chartered Philippine Airlines PR-001 flight for Shanghai and left at about 5:50 a.m. Her departure came less than two days after her arrival from the United Nations.

The report said she did not deliver a departure statement. It described President Arroyo, who wore a black outfit, as relaxed and smiling to well-wishers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

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Joey gets death threat

Jose “Joey” de Venecia 3rd, who alleged corruption around the controversial broadband project awarded to a state-owned Chinese firm, said Tuesday that he had received death threats.

De Venecia’s claims about the project led to the suspension of the $330-million deal for China’s ZTE Corp. to set up a broadband network for the Philippine government.

Analysts have said the deal was overpriced, and de Venecia’s allegations suggested opaque government decision-making over the project. His claims also led to fears ties with China and confidence in the Philippines could be hit.

“I got one yesterday. A death threat to me and my family,” de Venecia said, adding that he had hired retired military personnel as bodyguards.

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ZTE deal suspended by GMA

The government on Saturday announced that the controversial $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal with the Chinese company, ZTE Corp., has been temporarily suspended, Trade Secretary Peter Favila said.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered Sec. Favila to suspend the deal days after two senate hearings revealed the contract may prove to be disadvantageous for the country.

Favila on Saturday told reporters at a press conference in a hotel in Mandaluyong City that President Arroyo gave specific instructions to suspend negotiations for the implementation of the contract.

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