Pardoned OFW Vecina returns home June 28
June 26, 2009 8:05 am· Comments Off
By Mediatrix P. Cristobal
MANILA, June 25 — The overseas Filipina worker granted full pardon by the Emir of Kuwait through the efforts of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be repatriated this Sunday, June 28.
Wesmincom hands over P5.8-M reward to Zamboanga informants
June 26, 2009 8:05 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 26 – The Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) awarded P5.8 million to six persons who informed the government on the whereabouts of five Abu Sayyaf and a New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla leaders in Mindanao.
Two robbers killed in shootout with police in Quezon province
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MANILA, June 26 — Two members of an organized crime group operating in Quezon province were gunned down in a shootout with police operatives in Pagbilao town before dawn today.
Two men killed in auto race
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 26 -Two men were killed when their automobiles slammed at the road shoulder in Iguig, Cagayan recently.
Army soldier-trainee dies inside camp?
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LASAM, Cagayan-An Army soldier-trainee died allegedly due to hazing inside the military detachment of the Charlie Company in Barangay Tago here.
Iloilo to unite disabled persons into one group
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ILOILO CITY, June 26 –The Office of Persons with Disability Affairs here plans to federate the about 4,200 persons with disabilities (PWD)into one organization.
Drilon washes hands off redistricting issue
June 26, 2009 8:05 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, June 26 – Former Ilonggo senator Frank Drilon, currently a stalwart of the Liberal Party, washes off his hands on the city redistricting issue as allegedly implied by former justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr. <p.Drilon said the Liberal Party did not have a stand on local issues like the redistricting bill filed by city lone district Cong. Raul Gonzalez Jr. which sought for the creation of two congressional districts in Iloilo City.
Capiz not alarmed by two confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) cases
June 26, 2009 8:05 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, June 26 – The people of Capiz are not alarmed with the two confirmed cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) in the province, according to Gov. Victor Tanco.
Party-list solon to allot resources to education projects
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ILOILO CITY, June 26 – With barely 10 months left before the 2010 elections, Rep. Salvador ‘Buddy’ Britanico of the Barangay Association of National Advancement and Transparency (BANAT) decided to allocate most of his funds towards “helping youth in their pursuit for education.”
Military reviews strategies to defeat Abu Sayyaf, NPA
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 26 –The military is constantly reviewing its strategies on anti-terror and anti-insurgency campaigns to defeat Abu Sayyaf and the New People's Army (NPA), military officials said Friday.