PRESS DIGEST - Philippine newspapers - Nov 10

MANILA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - These are the leading stories in Manila newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories.

- Supply of imported fuel products would only last for two weeks as oil firms that do not refine crude halted importation of gasoline and diesel due to the government-imposed fuel price cap in Luzon, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes said. (ALL PAPERS)

- The Senate recommended the filing of plunder and graft charges against resigned Public Works chief Hermogenes Ebdane and former Road Board executive director Rodolfo Puno over the alleged misuse of the road users' tax. (THE PHILIPPINE STAR, BUSINESSWORLD)

- The Concerned Citizens' Movement asked the Supreme Court to nullify the multi-billion pesos contract to automate the May 2010 elections after the winning bidder supposedly failed to come up with telecommunications facilities and subcontracted the manufacture of its counting machines. (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, MALAYA, MANILA BULLETIN)

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BUSINESS

- Auto sales jumped 12.9 percent to 12,761 units in October from the previous month as car owners replaced vehicles damaged by recent typhoons, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines said. (BUSINESSWORLD, THE PHILIPPINE STAR, MANILA BULLETIN)

- Employment in major industries, particularly manufacturing and mining, fell for eight consecutive quarters in April to June period this year, the National Statistical Coordination Board said. (THE MANILA TIMES)

- State-pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) accused businessman Manuel Pangilinan of shortchanging Manila Electric Co's (MER.PS) shareholders by skirting the tender offer rule after sealing a deal that effectively increased PLDT group's (TEL.PS) stake in the power retailer. (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER)

($1=46.9 Philippine pesos) (Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Jerry Norton)