Troops overrun MILF camp in Maguindanao; kill 30 rebels
June 7, 2009 9:12 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 6 — Security forces overran on Saturday morning a camp of rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in Maguindanao, believed to be the launching pad of the rebel atrocities against the military, killing at least 30 rebels in the process.
Bulacan folks join police anti-crime campaign
June 7, 2009 9:11 am· Comments Off
BULAKAN, Bulacan, June 6 —About 1,000 local folks on Friday joined police runners streaked past fishponds amidst heavy rains in the 13th leg of the weekly 2- kilometer run known as “Takbo Laban sa Krimen” in this historic coastal town, hometown of “The Great Propagandist” Gat. Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, youngest Filipino general of the Philippine Revolution.
P32.7-M road rehab project in Legaspi nears completion
June 7, 2009 9:11 am· Comments Off
LEGASPI CITY, June 6 – Motorists passing through the metropolis in Legaspi City are expected to enjoy a more convenient and traffic-free ride around the city when the P32-million rehabilitation works on Lakandula Drive is completed this month.
Nearly half of incumbent vice-mayors to seek mayoral posts next year
June 7, 2009 9:10 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 6 – Cebu City vice-mayor and Vice-Mayors League of the Philippines national president Mike Rama said 70 percent of vice-mayors from regions 6, 7 and 8 are last-termers and 45 percent of them are running for mayoral posts in their respective areas.
Six policemen deny hand in killing a detainee
June 7, 2009 9:09 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 6 – Six police officers denied involvement in the mauling to death of Airol Vergara at his detention cell in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental on Friday.
CIDG nabs suspected bomb-maker in Zamboanga
June 7, 2009 9:09 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 6 –Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested a man for possession of explosive components in a coastal barangay in this southern port city, official said.
Rebel-returnee abducted in Compostela Valley
June 7, 2009 9:08 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 6 — Heavily armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have abducted their former comrade-in-arms in a remote barangay in Compostela Valley, a military official said.
Basay mayor hits municipal council for “deliberate stalling” of supplemental budget
June 7, 2009 9:07 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 6 -– Mayor Beda Cañamaque of Basay, Negros Oriental has slammed the municipal council for what he believes is a deliberate move to delay his request for a supplemental budget for his town.
Medvedev says food security, stable grain prices priority
June 7, 2009 9:07 am· Comments Off
MOSCOW, June 6 — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said ensuring stability grain prices and guaranteeing food security are priorities for the agricultural sector, a Kremlin press release said on Saturday.
74 confirmed missing, 8 injured in SW China landslide
June 7, 2009 9:06 am· Comments Off
CHONGQING, June 6 — Authorities confirmed Saturday afternoon 74 people were missing and eight others were injured in the landslide in southwest China's Chongqing.