Rebel returnees receive financial assistance through OPAPP
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
By Juancho Gallarde
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 29 — After waiting for more than 10 years, former rebels from Negros Oriental who returned to the fold of the law in the late 1990s have finally received their checks representing economic assistance from the national government, through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
Negros Oriental receives P65-M EDC royalty share
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DUMAGUETE CITY, May 29 — The Negros Oriental government has received more than P65 million in royalty share from the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), provincial treasurer Danilo Mendez said Thursday.
UK, Norway consider storing carbon emissions under North Sea
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LONDON, May 29 — The UK and Norway Thursday jointly agreed to commission a study of the North Sea’s role in providing storage space under the sea-bed for carbon dioxide emissions from European countries.
Chinese ships shunning waters near Korea amid tensions
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SEOUL, May 29 — Chinese fishing vessels are leaving the Yellow Sea, where tensions between the two Koreas have escalated after Pyongyang's threats of military clash, a defense source here said Friday.
UN envoy says Israeli blockades force Gaze to rely heavily on assistance
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UNITED NATIONS, May 29 — Israeli blockades in Gaza have created a welfare society, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) said here on Thursday.
China serves as model for hunger reduction: UN agency
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UNITED NATIONS, May 29 — As the world continues to face high food prices, the right blend of government regulation and market forces, like the steps taken in China during the 1970s, can help reduce hunger in developing countries, said a report by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) released here on Thursday.
Obama confident of progress on Israeli-Palestinian peace
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WASHINGTON, May 29 — Highlighting his belief in the two-state solution, U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was confident of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Dam break kills four, displaces 2,500 in Brazil
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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29 — At least four people, including two teenagers, died after the break of a dam in the small town of Cocal da Estacao in Brazil's northeastern Piaui state, local civil defense authorities said Thursday.
US to host next G20 Summit on September 24 and 25
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Washington, May 29 — United States will host the next G-20 Summit on September 24 and 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in which global powers, including India, will participate, the White House announced today.
ASEAN, Republic of Korea soon to enjoy benefits of free trade
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KOREA, May 29 — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will meet in Jeju Island on June 1-2, 2009 for a Summit to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of ASEAN-ROK Dialogue Relations.