'Anybody can run', Palace says
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 25 — Malacanang said the reported plan of academician/broadcaster Randolf David to run for congressman in Pampanga should President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo run “is his right and should not be conditioned on the President’s plans.”
Police capture lawless MILF commander, 3 other persons in Marawi City
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 25 — Police intelligence operatives captured a trusted lieutenant of wanted lawless Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Abdurahman Macapaar, alias Commander Bravo, and three other persons in Marawi City Thursday morning.
Iloilo City fast tracks full rehab a year after Frank
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, June 25 -– The City Government is fast tracking rehabilitation initiatives to fully wipe out the trace of devastation scarred by Typhoon Frank a year ago.
RP-US troops turn over 4 humanitarian projects in Sulu
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 25 — The RP-US military forces have turned over to the intended beneficiaries four humanitarian projects they have undertaken in the island province of Sulu, where troops are continuously pursuing the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf bandits.
Environment watchdogs in Palawan seize P2M worth of wildlife
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, June 25 — At least P2 million worth of wildlife supposedly for illegal trading were recently seized by environment watchdogs Global Legal Action for Climate Change (GLACC)-Mimaropa and the Palawan NGO Network, Inc. (PNNI), both non-government organizations, at Sitio Lasyap, Barangay Maasin, Quezon town in the province of Palawan.
Poll execs to hold off-site registration as Cebu City still 60,000 voters short of 2007 list
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
CEBU CITY, June 25 — Cebu City election officials said they will continue to hold off-site registration of voters after they found out that the city has so far some 426,000 registered voters, which is 61,000 short of the number of registered voters in the 2007 elections
DPWH to complete rehabilitation of nine urgent projects in Panay before end of 2009
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, June 25 – Public Works and Highways regional director Rolando Asis assured that the rehabilitation of nine urgent projects that were badly affected by Typhoon Frank will be completed within the year
PRO6 expresses readiness to augment DOH campaign against A/H1N1
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, June 25 – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO 6) is ready to assist the Department of Health (DOH) in its quarantine activities to prevent the spread of the Influenza A (H1N1).
Australian PM condemns violence in Iran
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
CANBERRA, June 25 — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday condemned Tehran's violence against its citizens protesting the outcome of the presidential election as a "travesty of democracy."
Lapus, Ampatuan sign MOA for school programs in ARMM
June 25, 2009 8:45 am· Comments Off
COTABAGTO CITY, June 25 – Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Jesli Lapus and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan inked earlier this week in Davao City a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of school building and school furniture programs for ARMM.