Sultan Kudarat councilor hurt in ambush
May 6, 2009 3:19 am· Comments Off
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 5 -– Police authorities in Sultan Kudarat said a councilor from the remote mountain town of Sen. Ninoy Aquino survived an ambush on Monday evening and sustained only minor injury.
3 Filipinos quarantined in HK against A-H1N1 flu virus reported in good health
May 6, 2009 3:19 am· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, May 5 –As the Philippines prepares to chair a Bangkok meeting of Southeast Asian health ministers’ meeting on Friday, May 8, regarding the A-H1N1 influenza strain, reports had reached the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of three Filipinos being quarantined in Hong Kong as a precautionary measure against the possibly pandemic virus.
China says quarantine of Canadian students legal
May 6, 2009 3:18 am· Comments Off
BEIJING, May 5 — China defended on Tuesday its quarantine of 25 Canadian students in Changchun, capital of northeastern Jilin Province, saying it was in accordance with law and the Canadians had assented to it.
Golf: Ababa cops FCWT title with 72 in New Mexico
May 6, 2009 3:17 am· Comments Off
MANILA,May 5 –Another Filipino gave the Philippines something to crow about in the world of sports last Sunday.
Bandits, rebels involved in Zambo farmer’s kidnapping — AFP
May 6, 2009 3:17 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 5 — A military official disclosed that the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits and some members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels were the ones who kidnapped a farmer in a far-flung barangay in this southern port city.
Angara pushes more protection for poor children
May 6, 2009 3:16 am· Comments Off
MANILA, May 5 — Senator Edgardo Angara on Tuesday filed a social protection mechanism in the form of health insurance program for the poorest Filipino children by establishing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
DOH-CHD intensifies info drive on H1N1 virus prevention in Northern Mindanao
May 6, 2009 3:15 am· Comments Off
Cagayan de Oro City, May 5 — Be vigilant! If you have fever for two days, immediately consult a doctor. Provide the sick person a separate room in the house or if this is not possible, keep the patient, at least, one-meter away from the other family members.
No flu cases in Thailand, 3 quarantined as suspected cases
May 6, 2009 3:15 am· Comments Off
BANGKOK, May 5 — Thai Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai said Tuesday that two Thais and a German are now quarantined for suspected A/H1N1 flu infection as they were found to have high temperature after arriving from foreign countries, Thai media reported.
Cycling: UCI tells POC not to interfere with May 9 election
May 6, 2009 3:14 am· Comments Off
MANILA, May 5 –The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for cycling, stressed its displeasure over an order by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) that an election for the national sports association (NSA) for cycling be held on May 9.
Mediamen attend security, protection training seminar
May 6, 2009 3:14 am· Comments Off
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 5 -— Mediamen in Pangasinan underwent training seminar relative to security and protection measures given by the Police Provincial Office on Tuesday.