| Top stories of the week |
| RP feels effects of US crisis |
| But Arroyo says gov't ready for economic slowdown MANILA (PMN)—The Philippines has started to get hit by the fallout of the US financial market crisis precipitated mainly by the bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers in mid-September this year. |
| Government warning against tainted dairy products still up |
MANILA (PMN)—Despite the ban imposed by the government last week on the importation, distribution and sale of all milk products from China after melamine-contaminated milk killed four children and sickened 54,000 others in China, Trade secretary Peter Favila announced Oct. 1 that there is still a possibility that China's melamine–tainted milk and dairy products are still in the Philippine market. |
| ICE arrests some 1,150 illegal aliens |
| By Jun Medina Federal immigration authorities arrested more than 1,150 people in the largest collective sweep by specialized enforcement teams in California, according to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). |
| Alberta to accept Filipino skilled workers |
MANILA (PMN)—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced Oct. 1 that the Canadian province of Alberta is opening its doors for Filipino skilled workers and professionals. |
| Three Filipino boxers win in San Diego card |
| By Jun Medina EL CAJON, CA—Three Filipino boxers scored contrasting wins against their rivals in the sell-out boxing card here, the US first project of Manny Pacquiao, as promoter, at the Sycuan Resort and Casino. |
| Ring magazine reviews Pacman's achievements |
| By Jun Medina As the reigning world champion in boxing's mythical pound-for-pound list, Filipino icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao continues to bask in the attention and adulation that goes that exalted title. But nothing perhaps beat being on the cover of the prestigious The Ring magazine, considered "the Bible of boxing." |
| Filipina entertainer wows audience in New York show |
| By Jun Medina NEW YORK—Filipina prodigy Charice Pempengco continues to win international acclaim, earning rave reviews for her recent guest performance with pop diva Celine Dion's "Taking Chances World Tour" stop here. |