Manila court sets Dumlao's arraignment on Thursday
July 29, 2009 9:32 am· Comments Off
MANILA, July 29 — Former Police Superintendent Glenn Dumlao, who was linked in the November 2000 abduction -killing of publicist Salvador “Bubby" Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, will be arraigned Thursday at the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC).
SC Chief Puno, brother face graft raps at Ombudsman
July 29, 2009 9:32 am· Comments Off
By Perfecto T. Raymundo
MANILA, July 29 — Graft charges were filed on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) against Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno and his brother Dr. Carlito Puno.
State university in Palawan to open two new courses
July 29, 2009 9:32 am· Comments Off
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 29 –- Palawan State University (PSU), the first state college to become a university here, is offering two new courses this second semester to attract more enrollees and to get back the youth into the love of farming.
City gov’t limits visitors to underground river in Puerto Princesa
July 29, 2009 9:32 am· Comments Off
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, July 29 — The city government here has imposed a limit on the number of visitors that can enter the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP) to protect its environment against degradation.
5,000 residents await relocation from Leyte landslide prone areas
July 29, 2009 9:32 am· Comments Off
By Danny O. Calleja
ST. BERNARD, Southern Leyte, July 29 — The city government has expressed concern over the safety of local residents living within high-risk zones for landslides.
500 pupils benefit in police feeding program
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, July 29 — The Lingayen Police station conducted feeding program to almost 500 pupils in kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2 pupils of the Poblacion Central School here on Tuesday.
PESO program at Bulacan State University
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MALOLOS CITY, July 29 — Seeking jobs is now made easy for students of the Bulacan State University (BulSU) as job opportunities is now literally lurking in their own backyard.
Cabatuan LGU cites gains under PGMA administration
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ILOILO CITY, July 29 — The local government unit (LGU) of Cabatuan is one of the luckiest municipalities in Iloilo as evidenced by billions of pesos worth of projects that were put in place under the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Ceasefire silenced guns but rains spawned floods in Maguindanao, North Cotabato
July 29, 2009 9:32 am· Comments Off
COTABATO CITY, July 29 — Floods spawned by a week-long moderate to heavy downpour hit Cotabato City and submerged 20 out of 37 villages, the city disaster coordinating council on Wednesday said. .
Comelec to hold plebiscite for three more towns in Maguindanao
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COTABATO CITY, July 29 —- The Maguindanao provincial election office will administer on Thursday (July 30) a plebiscite to determine if the voters are in favor for the creation of three new towns in the province.