Satellite registration office for overseas absentee voters in Las Vegas lauded
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 27 -– Senator Francis N. Pangilinan lauded on Wednesday the Philippine consulate in Los Angeles for putting up a satellite registration office for the overseas absentee voters (OAVs) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fate of 2 missing RP crewmen of "M/V Spirit" still not known — DFA
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, May 27 — The fate of two seafarers who were among the 16 Filipino crew members of the oil cargo vessel “M/V Spirit,” hijacked by Nigerian militants in the troubled Niger Delta on May 13, is still unknown, it was disclosed on Wednesday by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
CBCP urges lawmakers to be clear on their stand on RH Bill
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 27 — A Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official urged legislators to be more specific on their stand on Reproductive Health Bill which is pending before Congress.
SEC placed under DTI
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 27 — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has transferred the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from the Department of Finance (DoF) to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Gov’t won’t abandon peace talks with MILF
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 27 — Malacanang said today it has not abandoned the peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
PGMA distributes P.9-M worth of checks to Pampango livelihood beneficiaries
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
FLORIDABLANCA, Pampanga, May 27 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo distributed today (Wednesday, May 27, 2009) some P.9-million worth of checks to three farmer groups here to fund their livelihood projects.
Filipino Army officer honored posthumously with Dag Hammarskjold Medal for heroic UN peacekeeping job
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, May 27 — The late Filipino Army officer Lt. Col. Renerio Batalla, who served with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Sudan, will be honored posthumously when the Philippines celebrates its first "International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers" on Friday, May 29, as mandated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
US$ 2.5-M reward offer by U.S. gov't vs ASG helpful in counter-terrorism drive — Palace
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 27 –- Malacañang said on Wednesday the US$ 2.5-million reward offer by the United States government against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is very much helpful in the government's counter-terrorism campaign.
DOH reports 4 new confirmed cases of A(H1N1)
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
By Francis Jay M. Bilowan
MANILA, May 27 — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported there are four new laboratory-confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) cases in the country.
Comelec bid panel satisfied with Smartmatic machines
May 27, 2009 1:22 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 27 – The Commission on Elections-Special Bids and Awards Committee (Comelec-SBAC) said it is satisfied with the machine demonstration of Smartmatic, the company that was announced as the “single complying calculated bid” as it all passed the first five system requirements for the machines.