DENR regional offices rationalize targets for river basins
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — Department of Environment and Natural Resources' (DENR) regional offices nationwide are rationalizing their respective 2009 programs, projects and activities (PPAs) for rehabilitating and protecting river basins in the country.
MRT3 stops 24-hour schedule
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
By Lily O Ramos
MANILA, June 4 — Citing passenger safety and the need for effective maintenance of the railway trains, the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) will no longer run on a 24-hour basis, according to Lysa Blancaflor, MRT3 public relations officer.
Palace encourages jobless journalists, displaced media workers to join Freedom Day Job Fair on June 12
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
By Joel C. Atencio
MANILA, June 4 – Malacañang on Thursday encouraged jobless journalists and other laid-off media workers to join job seekers at the three-day "Kalayaan 2009 Mega Job and Livelihood Fair" starting on June 12 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila and other parts of the country.
With reforms, RP unlikely to slip into recession –- JFC
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — Foreign businessmen said on Thursday that despite the very modest 0.4 percent growth in the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year, the Philippines is unlikely to slip into recession as long as the necessary reforms are put in place.
PGMA appoints actor Cesar Montano as Special Envoy
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed Boholano movie actor/director Cesar Montano as Presidential Special Envoy for Film and Digital Cinema.
Trade, investment, defense and energy cooperation up in PGMA-Medvedev meeting
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
ST. PETERSBURG, June 4 –- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev will meet tomorrow (Friday, June 5, 2009) to discuss various issues of mutual interest to the Philippines and Russia, especially in the areas of trade and investments, defense and energy cooperation.
Speaker welcomes move to bring Con-ass to SC
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, June 4 — House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Thursday said he welcomes the move of lawyer Oliver Lozano and his daughter to bring the Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) controversy to the Supreme Court (SC).
Palace hails passage by House of bill extending CARP for another five years
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — Malacanang welcomed today the passage by the House of Representatives of the bill extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for another five years.
BI, airlines agree on new A/D cards
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — Officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the various airlines finally came into terms Thursday over the distribution of the new arrival and departure (A/D) cards to passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports.
Palace calls on Cha-cha protesters “not to be alarmist”
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — Malacanang said today it respects protesters’ right to free speech in opposing the approval by the House of Representatives of a resolution convening Congress to a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution.