Lightning death toll reaches 7 in Iloilo province
May 8, 2009 4:48 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, May 7 – Lightning death toll in the province of Iloilo reached seven in barely a month’s time.
PGMA cancels trip to Siargao due to bad weather
May 8, 2009 4:48 am· Comments Off
MANILA, May 7 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cancelled today her trip to Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte due to stormy weather caused by typhoon "Emong" (Chan-Hom).
RP observes World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day movement founder’s birthday tomorrow
May 8, 2009 4:47 am· Comments Off
By Joel C. Atencio
MANILA, May 7 -– The Philippines joins the worldwide celebration on Friday, May 8, of the birth of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
EU summit “Eastern Partnership” opens in Prague
May 8, 2009 4:46 am· Comments Off
PRAGUE, May 7 — The summit of the European Union “Eastern Partnership” will be held on Thursday in the Czech capital, presiding in the EU.
China Exclusive: Dairy scandal casts lasting shadow over China's food exports
May 8, 2009 4:46 am· Comments Off
GUANGZHOU, May 7 — Visitors were scarce at the Guangdong Dongtai Dairy Products booth during the third phase of the 105th China Import and Export Fair, also called the Canton Fair.
PDEA agents seize P500-T shabu in Zambo buy-bust
May 8, 2009 4:45 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 7 — Agents of the Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have seized 50 grams of shabu with an estimated market value of P500,000 in a drug buy-bust operation in this southern port city, a PDEA official said Thursday.
PGMA to LGUs: Set up your own rainfall gauges
May 8, 2009 4:44 am· Comments Off
MANILA, May 7 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today enjoined all local government units (LGUs) to partner with the weather bureau and install their own rainfall measuring instruments that could save lives and mitigate the effects of landslides in their communities.
DOH reports two more cases under observation for A(H1N1)
May 8, 2009 4:44 am· Comments Off
MANILA, May 7 — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported additional two more cases of suspected A(H1N1) virus strain who are undergoing observation in different treatment centers.
Death toll from China's May 12 earthquake remains at 68,712 in Sichuan
May 8, 2009 4:43 am· Comments Off
CHENGDU, May 7 — The death toll from China's May 12 earthquake last year in Sichuan Province remains at 68,712, said authorities with the civil affairs department of the provincial government Thursday morning.
China car sales grew for fifth month
May 8, 2009 4:42 am· Comments Off
BEIJING, May 7 — China's automobile sales probably reached a record high of 1.15 million units last month as the government's stimulus plans began to pay off, estimates from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) indicated Thursday.