Yehey - Yahoo Merger

Got this news from E-mail this morning around 8am.

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Manila, Philippines - Yehey.com and Yahoo.com, two of the top 5 search engines in the Philippines, announced that they would have an unannounced emergency merge today, April 1. Yahoo is targeting to partner with the the top search engines for each country, like Baidu in China for its new strategy to bring yahoo to the top again.


The two CEO's, Yehey's Donald Lim and Yahoo's Jerry Yang said at a joint press conference in Discovery Suites yesterday that a call for simpler licensing fees and technology standards for hardware and software with superior customer service made the merger a must.

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Spratly's war

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said that the Philippines should tighten its security in islands being claimed by the country in the disputed Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea.

Santiago issued the statement that echoed the reaction made by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) over Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian visit to an island being claimed by Taiwan.

“Hindi maganda iyon dahil nagtatawag pansin s’ya...dito sa away ng mga bansa tungkol sa Spratly island. Ano kaya ang pakiramdaman naman nila kung ipadala naman natin 'yung presidente natin doon at magtuturo s'ya doon sa Spratly," said the Senate's foreign relations committee chief.

(It’s not good because he’s calling more attention to the dispute of several countries over Spratly island. How would Taiwan feel if we send our president to the island?)

Aside from heightened security, Santiago said it is about time that a law be passed to include the Spratlys inside the Philippine archipelagic lines.

"Ang Spratly at Kalayaan Islands ay napakalapit ‘yan sa ating archipelagic beltlines kaya napakatibay din ang ating kausa na sabihin na tayong may-ari n’yan at ang langis sa ilalim n’yan," she said.

(The Spratly and Kalayaan islands are located nearest to our archipelagic beltlines. That is why we have a strong cause to say that we own the island and the oil beneath them.)

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The Winner? Lucio Tan!

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Philippine airlines and tobacco tycoon Lucio Tan scored a major victory against the government on Friday when the Supreme Court upheld an earlier court decision rejecting the state's attempt to seize some of his companies.

"There can be no question that petitioner's (the government) orders of sequestration are void and have no legal effect," the Supreme Court wrote in its judgement.

The government has been trying for over 20 years to punish Tan, who owns Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank and several hotels and property firms, for his alleged lucrative links to late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

The Presidential Commission on Good Government, the state agency in charge of retrieving the ill-gotten wealth of Marcos and his cronies, declined to comment on the ruling. A spokesman said it had not yet seen the court decision.

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Bribery in the import and export including permits, rampant!

Bribes linked with import and export permits in the Philippines are rampant, affecting the flow of goods and services, according to a World Bank report.

“In Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia, and Thailand, extra payments or bribes connected with import and export permits are apparently widespread,” the lender said in a report titled, “ Transparency & Trade Facilitation in the Asia Pacific: Estimating the Gains from Reform.”

The report noted that in the Philippines, irregular payments for imports and exports remain and their size varies substantially. In contrast, bribes appear to be rare in New Zealand.

The World Bank said most middle-income Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies require a number of export or import documents similar to the world average for this income group. In this regard, the Philippines and Mexico perform particularly well.

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Yehey ToL, Philippines only instant messaging system that works with yahoo! Simple lang like PS bank!

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Pinoys, feel at home with the latest in messengers! free!

Yehey Tol

Its a new instant messaging software that allows you to communicate to other people in other parts of the world using yehey tol or yahoo messenger. It was created for Filipinos by Filipinos. This is supposed to make Pinoys abroad feel more at home because of the pinoy themes like the nice and simple, PS Bank theme, Simple lang.

It has pinoy avatars, has unique names for avatars and a unique buzz sound. In yahoo messenger, the buzz is "Buzz", but here, it is "pssst huy!" so Filipino, right?

Soon, they will release their latest version, the one with the webcam driven 3d avatars, in which, even yahoo doesn't have yet. You may ask why they created this webcam driven 3d avatars when its better to see face to face. I think, the answer to that is, some people are shy to use the webcam and they want to express their feelings thru facial expressions. this is their purpose,i think.

by the way, for some who doesn't know what webcam driven 3d avatars is, iv'e read from their FAQ that, its like using a webcam, but having a mask on. when you wink, the character winks, make sad face, the character looks sad and etc.. from what i read, thats what i understood.

so, im pretty excited now to use that latest technology.

if you want to know more, visit httP://www.yehey.com/tol

(you can download the software there for free)

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Mayor Lim: Dirty Harry Strikes again!

Honestly, I really admire how the new Manila Mayor works. If you notice, not all politicians are like like him. Most of them, do illegal (not in a bad way, like illegal bar and restos along baywalk.) to win the hearts of some of the citizens who benefit from it.

These are the kinds of politicians we need in the Philippines. Another example is Bayani Fernando, whom, doesn't care if he gets the vote of those squatters he evicted, which, in the first place, they really don't own.

Whats different from Mayor Lim is, he doesn't care if he clashes with high ranking, big celebrities or huge tycoons. to him, whats right is right and wrong, well, it doesn't matter how much money, name and connection you have, is still wrong.

Baywalk project, started by former Mayor Atienza, is currently being demolished because according to Lim, it appeared that the owners were delinquent in paying their rentals and operated without securing building permits.

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MCH City Engineering Office chief Armand Andres said the City Building Office issued a notice to the establishment owners two weeks ago. “But instead of waiting for MCH workers to remove the structures, they dismantled their restaurants themselves.”

He said the 200-meter row of restaurants and entertainment bars, from the United States Embassy up to the Manila Yacht Club, had been cleared. The only thing the MCH has to do now is to fix some of the brick tiles that may have been displaced during the demolition of the restaurants and stages.

(This is why I said earlier that, he doesn't care whoever he faces because, whats right is right and vice versa.) As to news reports that Malacañang was reportedly disappointed over the removal of the restaurants along Baywalk, the Mayor reiterated that he was only abiding by the law.


Well, its just not building and / or operating without permits. Its destroying the serene image of the sunrise and sunset, which, Manila Bay is famous for. Also, He admitted that tenants of nearby hotels, such as the Manila Diamond Hotel and adjacent condominium units, have also complained about the din and the dancing that usually starts from 7 p.m. and lasts until 4 a.m. the following day.

Good Job Mayor Lim! Kudos to you sir!

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Plum posts not for undesirables - Philippine Politics News

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Following the call for leaner but effective committee system, Defensor said his panel would trim the members of the rules panel from the 50 during the 13th Congress to only 25.

The plenary also approved the omnibus confirmation of the following members of the majority coalition as chairmen of a partial list of standing committees, namely:

1. Committee on Accounts Herminia Ramiro (Second District, Misamis Occidental)

2. Committee on Ways and Means Exequiel Javier (Lone District, Antique)

3. Committee on Agriculture and Food Abraham Khalil Mitra (Second District, Palawan)

4. Committee on Cooperatives Development Ernesto Pablo (Apec party-list)

5. Committee on Dangerous Drugs Roque Ablan Jr. (First District, Ilocos Norte)

6. Committee on Energy Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo (Second District, Pampanga)

7. Committee on Economic Affairs Ramon Red Durano (Fifth District, Cebu)

8. Committee on Games and Amusements Victor Dominguez (Lone District, Mt. Province)

9. Committee on Information and Communication Technology Joseph Santiago (Lone District, Catanduanes)

10. Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Lorna Silverio (Third District, Bulacan)

11. Committee on Healthâ Arthur Pingoy Jr. (Second District, South Cotabato)

12. Committee on Natural Resources Ignacio Arroyo (Fifth District, Negros Occidental)

13. Committee on Public Information Bienvenido Abante (Sixth District, Manila)

14. Committee on Public Order and Safety Rodolfo Antonino (Fourth District, Nueva Ecija)

15. Committee on Foreign Affairs Antonio Cuenco (Second District, Cebu City)

16. Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reform Teodoro Locsin Jr. (First District, Makati)

17. Committee on Tourism Edgar Chatto (First District, Bohol)

18. Committee on Trade and Industry Antonio Alvarez (First District, Palawan)

19. Special Committee on East Asean Growth Area (EAGA) Edelmiro Amante (Second District, Agusan del Norte)

20. Special Committee on Food Security Leonila Chavez (Butil party-list)

21. Special Committee on Metro Manila Development May Ann Susano (Second District, Quezon City).

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Last few counts, still padded?

Lawyer Aquilino Pimentel III cited six more municipalities in Mindanao where vote-padding and shaving operations were carried out by fraud syndicates to give Team Unity bet Juan Miguel Zubiri a large margin over him.

He said Zubiri was credited with roughly 110,267 fraudulent or votes in the municipalities of Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Salvador in Lanao del Norte; Sultan Kudarat, Datu Blah Sinsuat and Kabuntalan in Shariff Kabunsuan; and Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat.

In the municipalities where the large-scale fraud occurred, Pimentel said watchers-representatives from the Genuine Opposition and National Movement for Free Elections were usually not allowed to witness the canvassing of votes and were not given copies of election returns in gross violation of election laws and regulations.


to know mora details on what happend in those places, go to http://votester.yehey.com/global/headlines2.php?id=168646


Well, although this is nothing new here in the Philippines, im still surprised that even there are only a few ballots left to count, they still rig it. arent they afraid of being caught? or maybe, they have connections or have planned it well already.

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