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	Favila of Asturias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Favila (Favilac or Fáfila) was the second king of Asturias from 737 to 739.
		He was supposedly killed by a bear, but note that his father was said to have, improbably, met the same fate.
		Favila was buried with his wife Froiliuba in his capital of Cangas de Onís.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Favila_of_Asturias (170 words)

	Enough Jobs to Choose From? Trade Secretary Peter favila Must Be Hallucinating : QC IMC
		Favila is speaking for himself and his likes in the local ruling classes who seek fat-paying but easy jobs, and who amass wealth and fortune through nefarious and corrupt means like his boss the illegitimate, lying, cheating and stealing president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
		Favila that 70% of the Philippine population consists of peasants who try to eke a living on lands owned or being grabbed by big landlords, compradors and imperialist agribusiness, mining and logging companies.
		Favila serves has obstructed and continues to prevent every attempt to increase the minimum wage for workers up to the level that helps them to make both ends meet even as this same government allows imperialist oil companies to hike oil prices.
	qc.indymedia.org /news/2006/04/6722.php (1052 words)

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		But Favila said the unemployment problem was more of the lack of desire to work rather than the availability of jobs.
		Favila said Hanjin found many qualified engineers, welders, pipe fitters, foremen, crane operators and agriculturists, but most of them balked at the prospect of relocating to the jobsite in Subic Bay, Zambales province.
		Favila said the Filipinos' fussiness was evident in the call center business as most applicants backed out after learning that they would have to start from the graveyard shift.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=10588407&postID=114367070213707548 (639 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - Won't free Favila
		Favila, principal suspect in the shooting to death Yongco last Oct. 11 in her office in Barangay Zapatera, Cebu City, has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 to free him because he misses his family.
		Yet, Manga agreed with the views that although Favila was not arrested, his signing of a waiver, which placed him in the protective custody of the NBI 7, was tantamount to his arrest.
		Favila said it has been a month and a half since he allowed himself to be brought to Cebu after he was linked to the Yongco killing.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2004/12/04/news/won.t.free.favila.html (752 words)

	Full implementation of RVAT next year will have minimal effect on prices -- Favila : Philippines : Gov.Ph : News
		Favila said the 2 percent increase in the RVAT next year cannot be immediately implemented to give the economic team enough time to fine-tune mitigating measures and thoroughly review economic data to ensure that the conditions provided under the RVAT Law are met.
		Favila said the original VAT Law was implemented starting in 1986 but it is only now that it was raised to 12 percent, as he expressed optimism that the people would realize the long-term benefits the country will derive from the new tax law.
		Favila pointed out that the revenues that would be collected under the RVAT Law would go back to the people in the form of social services such as better health services, quality education, agri-infrastructure facilities.
	www.gov.ph /news/?i=14067 (674 words)

	California State University \| Public Affairs Department
		Favila was appointed an elector for the first time this year by the Democratic Party - specifically, by brother-in-law Rudy Favila, a former city council member from Ontario who just lost his bid for a Congressional seat from the 41st district.
		Favila says that isn't even a possibility in her case.
		Favila, though, says the Electoral College remains the important check against presidents pandering to one region of the country and against momentary "passions" of the majority.
	www.csus.edu /news/elector.html (450 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| REGIONS > DTI’s hiring of external press group assailed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Favila hired the group when his relations with the Department of Trade and Industry press corps grew sour after he declined to hold press briefings, stressing that it was “not his duty to meet with the media.”
		While officials close to Favila justified that the external public-relations group was needed to improve the department and the government’s image to the public, the employees seemed unhappy with this as the new group seemed to be more important.
		Favila was one of those who accompanied the President in the trip.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/sept/19/yehey/prov/20050919pro1.html (398 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - Favila chooses to stay
		Although Favila wants to leave the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 compound where he is under protective custody, he decided to wait for the resolution because he wants his release to be formal.
		Favila, who has yet to be charged in court, is the principal suspect in the killing of private prosecutor Arbet Sta.
		Favila earlier asked the NBI to release him because he misses his home in Cagayancillo, Palawan and he is worried about his family, whose members are left to fend for themselves.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2004/12/11/news/favila.chooses.to.stay..html (662 words)

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		Favila said that full foreign land ownership can be extended to certain investors engaged in tourism and entertainment projects.
		Favila further urged Congress to allot at least half of its time to passing the much needed legislation like the House Bill 3295 or the Consolidated Investments and Incentives Code of the Philippines, which also passed on second reading by Congress in the last regular session.
		According to Favila, it would be useless at this time to go on an investment roadshow to attract investors when investors are awaiting for the passage of the new incentives bill.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2005/07/29/BSNS2005072940523.html (679 words)

	ASrIA - Conference Speaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Favila is currently Adviser to the Board of Philippine Business for the Environment (PBE), a position she has held since 2000.
		Favila was the Executive Officer for Education and Publications of the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council.
		Favila holds a BSE in Mathematics from Maryknoll College and a MA in Philosophy from Ateneo de Manila University.
	www.asria.org /events/japan/oct02/speaker/GraceFavila (520 words)

	Manila Bulletin Online
		Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila, who is also chairman of the Board of Investments, has ordered a policy of restraint in the granting of incentives to projects as he demanded a very thorough evaluation of projects seeking fiscal perks in light of the governmentâs need to prioritize fiscal consolidation and balancing the budget.
		Favila told reporters this is the same position that he said during a Senate hearing on the Rationalization of Fiscal Incentives that tax breaks may be limited to new projects for their capital equipment importation, exports-oriented and other dollar earning activities because they bring in the much needed dollars.
		Favila said that he and Finance Secretary Margarito Teves have agreed that BoI should inform the DoF of companies that are going to avail of incentives so nobody gets surprise that targeted revenues did not come because incentives were granted.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2006/06/12/BSNS2006061266630.html (755 words)

	POLAND OFFERS $140M CREDIT FACILITY TO RP FOR JOINT ARMS VENTURE
		Favila, during the joint press conference with Bo assured that the alleged controversy over the Senate investigation of the North Rail was just part of congressional checks and balances and that the Senate had been briefed on the alleged irregularities and would allow the project to proceed.
		Favila said that, though Beijing may not necessarily wait for the two-year completion of the North Rail project before deciding whether it would fund the southern counterpart, the developments of the construction would certainly matter and be closely monitored by the Chinese government.
		Favila said they got a favorable response from Bo, as the Chinese minister has had experience in mass housing during his previous post as a local official in China.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/hl/hl104227.htm (1466 words)

	Ruben Ecleo :: Cult member charged
		But Favila of Barangay Talaga, Cagayancillo, Palawan insists he didn’t kill Yongco, who was shot four times in the cheek and neck in her office last Oct. 11.
		Favila reportedly learned from ministers of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) that he was being tagged as a suspect in the Yongco murder.
		Manugtara said Favila was a short man, between 40 and 45 years old, with short hair and a beard.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /9017-.html (957 words)

	DTI - Favila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		PETER B. FAVILA was appointed Trade and Industry Secretary by H.E. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 14 July 2005.
		Secretary Favila has over three decades of experience in the management of financial institutions covering investment and merchant banking, treasury and trading, credit, operations, human resources, and general management.
		Prior to joining DTI, Secretary Favila served as a presidential adviser on infrastructure finance and as economic adviser to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
	www.news.ops.gov.ph /dti-favila.htm (352 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Favila mentioned that in a recent roadshow a New York-based animation company expressed interest in the Philippines but was snatched by Canada which offered a rebate of 10 percent of the value of their initial investment within one year.
		Favila noted that government needs policy space at this time when we are still fixing our financial position.
		Favila said government needs to balance the need for more revenues and the need to attract investments.
	www.malaya.com.ph /may02/busi3.htm (302 words)

	Ruben Ecleo :: Angered by criticisms over singing, lawyer quits Yongco case
		Eventually, even Favila forgot the mess he was in and joined the singing near the end of the song.
		At the time she was killed, Yongco was the private prosecutor in the parricide case Ecleo is facing in connection with the murder of his wife, Alona Bacolod.
		Meanwhile, Favila admitted that he lied when he said he was in a fiesta coronation on the day Yongco was murdered.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /9097 (805 words)

	Santa Paula Times: Search warrant seeks Barbara Webster Parent Group records
		Favila, when interviewed by the consultant conducting the audit, said that she had not been trained in the appropriate application of controls or the proper treatment of financial transactions.
		The warrant was based on Favila’s oversight of the overall finances and the subsequent focus on a shortfall of the group’s funds, as well as the Friends of Barbara Webster’s ability to adequately pay the outstanding bills from last year.
		Favila and her husband were present at their home during the almost three hour search, and were “very cooperative” with SPPD investigators.
	www.santapaulatimes.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/11197/Search_warrant_seeks_Barbara_Webster_Parent_Group_records.html (543 words)

	Manila Standard: The Future is Ours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peter Favila, former president and CEO of Philippine National Bank, Allied Banking Corp. and Security Banking Corp., was yesterday unanimously elected as the new chairman of the PSE, replacing Alicia Arroyo, sister-in-law of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who opted not to run as chairman this year.
		Favila said while the exchange continues to implement programs to sustain the market’s ascent, there is a need for government to create a business-friendly environment to implement reforms to improve the country’s economic condition.
		Favila is also a presidential adviser on infrastructure finance and an economic adviser to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=business01_mar21_2005 (494 words)

	POOR NATIONS GAINED 'EQUITABLE' DEAL IN WTO TALKS IN HK - FAVILA
		On Paragraph 16, Favila said that a compromise solution was achieved by stating the non-mandatory nature of participation in pursuing sectoral initiatives.
		The Philippines is prepared to work on the commencement of tariff reduction in NAMA using a non-linear mark-up approach on the understanding that in the finalization of the details, a pragmatic solution be found for the low and applied rates.
		Favila stressed the need to ensure that the negotiations are undertaken by all member states based on universal benefit, where just and fair balance of rights and obligations are established.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/be/be003304.htm (623 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Favila is said to be in the best l position to mediate having had close association with Tan having worked for the latter’s Philippine National Bank and Allied Banking Corp.
		Favila, who was scheduled to leave for New York to attend the Outsourceworld ICT Conference next week, said he is sending a representative instead.
		Favila said he had requested Manila Hotel Corp. for a copy of their proposals on NAIA 3.
	www.malaya.com.ph /oct14/busi2.htm (459 words)

	2 lawmakers hit Favila for calling jobless Filipinos choosy - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Villanueva said Favila's assessment "insults the millions of Filipinos who are treated as slaves abroad, working in dire conditions away from their loved ones, just to provide a decent life for their families."
		Favila said the unemployment problem was more of a lack of a desire to work rather than the absence of jobs.
		He urged Favila to come down from "his ivory tower" once in a while to talk to ordinary workers, the majority of whom don't even earn the minimum wage.
	news.inq7.net /nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=71168 (902 words)

	Ecleo follower charged in lawyer's slay
		Favila, a member of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) which considers Ecleo as supreme master, matched the descriptions of the killer provided by witnesses to the Yongco murder last Oct. 11.
		Shortly after the murder, Favila, who denied he was the one who killed Yongco, turned himself in to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Palawan and was brought to Cebu where he had been in NBI custody since.
		Favila's lawyer Orlando Salatandre, also the lead counsel for Ecleo, filed a motion for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus but this did not stop the court from issuing a warrant for Favila's arrest.
	www.rickross.com /reference/pbma/pbma31.html (495 words)

	Witnesses positively identify suspect in Yongco murder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Favila was reportedly arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Palawan Tuesday night.
		Police authorities said that the positive identification of Favila by the witnesses was not done in a formal line-up but merely in a casual encounter.
		Favila almost immediately became the principal suspect in the killing of Yongco due to the striking similarities between his picture and the police artist's sketch of the gunman drawn from descriptions provided by witnesses.
	www.rickross.com /reference/pbma/pbma26.html (255 words)

	Plainview Daily Herald - Irene Favila testifies in Washington 11-09-2003
		Irene Favila recently spent some interesting time in Washington, D.C., testifying against a bill she believes would be harmful to the migrant workers she has spent 28 years assisting.
		Favila testified in a group with six other people, all but one of whom oppose the bill for similar reasons as hers.
		Favila hailed a cab and the driver tuned his radio to a news station that was reporting on the incident.
	www.myplainview.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10485759&BRD=517&PAG=461&dept_id=473182&rfi=6 (774 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper ::
		Favila noted that while there is a need for the Philippines to pursue domestic economic reforms, we also need the help of big countries in the production side through capacity-building, infrastructure build-up and direct investments.
		Favila spoke at the retreat session on trade and investment last Tuesday where he urged APEC members to work for a successful outcome of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) round of negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by embracing the needs of developing countries.
		Favila said that the balanced outcome should include not only tariff reduction and the elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade, but should also cover the exporting and defensive interests of developing countries in agriculture, non-agricultural market access (NAMA) issues, trade in services, rules and development issues.
	www.malaya.com.ph /nov17/busi2.htm (474 words)

	Santa Paula Times: Possible missing funds, mismanaged account behind principal reassignment
		Favila reportedly cancelled a bookkeeping service that had been taking care of the account when she took over as Principal.
		Favila maintained from the beginning that she had turned over all of the 2004-2005 paperwork to Fulbright in October of 2005.
		Favila was interviewed by the consultant group and told them that she had not been trained in the appropriate application of controls or the proper treatment of financial transactions.
	santapaulatimes.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/11061/... (964 words)

	Philippines : Gov.Ph : News : Favila urges public to immediately report to DTI profiteering by traders and retailers ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Favila issued the call at the media briefing this afternoon in Malacanang with Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and members of the government economic team headed by Finance Secretary Margarito Teves.
		Favila said the public must immediately report to the DTI any and all cases of profiteering.
		Favila said violators would be issued summons to appear in hearings at the DTI offices which could earn them administrative action or penalties.
	www.gov.ph /news/printerfriendly.asp?i=14307 (435 words)

	Manila Bulletin Online
		The agreement was signed by Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila and his counterpart Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai and witnessed by President Arroyo at the opening of the first Philippine-China Economic Partnership Forum at the historic landmark Manila Hotel.
		Favila said the Chinese government is considering a Philippine proposal for another loan from China for the construction of the R6.6-billion South Rail mass transit project.
		Favila said the Philippines and China have extensively discussed Chinaâs possible investment in a mass housing program for informal settlers in Metro Manila.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2006/06/06/MAIN2006060666085.html (1903 words)

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