DENR to hold forum on ‘greening’ the industries
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, June 4 — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is holding a forum on "greening" the industries to promote a low carbon economy on Monday, June 8, at the agency’s social hall in Quezon City.
6 Mindanao universities partner with GEM on Jeep project
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 4 — Six of Mindanao’s universities are partnering with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program to improve the employability of the next generation of Mindanao graduates by expanding and enhancing the English language training capabilities of these universities.
A/H1N1 suspect in Region XII turns out negative
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 4 –- A public health official on Thursday said a suspected A/N1H1 flu patient have turned negative on confirmatory tests.
New aid project to cover more Mindanao IDPs
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
By Rommel G. Rebollido
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 4 – More evacuees from communities affected by armed conflicts in Mindanao are expected to be covered by relief and rehabilitation assistance from the Philippine government and the European Commission (EC) with a project called Strengthening Response to Internal Displacement in Mindanao (Stride-Mindanao).
New dredger needed to prevent flooding in Cotabato City
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 4 -– A body tasked to look into the rehabilitation of rivers and waterways in Mindanao has recommended the need for a new dredger to deepen the Rio Grande de Mindanao in Cotabato City.
One-stop CIQS center opens in Sarangani
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 4 – Senior government officials have formally launched a one-stop action center for Customs Immigration Quarantine and Security (CIQS) in the coastal town of Glan, Sarangani Province, to help ease trade and movement of people within the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
NBI summons Guihulngan police on detainee’s mauling-slay
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 4 – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Dumaguete has summoned at least six police personnel assigned to the police station in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental as the agency begins its independent investigation into the mauling-to-death of a detainee last month.
Bomb threat in Negros Oriental school a hoax – police
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DUMAGUETE CITY, June 4 — A bomb threat received through a text message by a Grade V public school teacher in Sibulan Central School in the municipality of Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Tuesday morning turned out to be a hoax.
Police, Bantay Dagat apprehend illegal fishers off Sibulan, Negros Oriental
June 4, 2009 1:53 pm· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 4 — The Philippine National Police and Bantay Dagat elements apprehended 14 people on board a deep-sea fishing vessel caught in the act of conducting illegal fishing activity in the municipal waters off Sibulan, Negros Oriental past midnight Wednesday.
CARP beneficiaries in Negros Oriental town support extension of land reform program
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DUMAGUETE CITY, June 4 — Three groups of beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in the municipality of Mabinay in Negros Oriental are supporting the move to extend the implementation of CARP with reform and extension.