PGMA inaugurates CHED's Higher Education Development Center
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Aug. 6 –President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Higher Education Development Center (HDEC) this afternoon at the University of the Philippines Complex in Diliman, Quezon City.
Cory, “Saint of People’s Power,” on TIME’S cover
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, Aug. 06 -— The newsmagazine that appears to best love the late former President Corazon Aquino has put her on its cover for the third time, albeit without her iconic face but those of priests officiating a mass at her funeral at the Manila Cathedral.
Manhunt for other members of kidnap for ransom gang neutralized in Dagupan still on
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 6 — Manhunt for the remnants of a kidnap-for-ransom gang whose five members were killed in a shootout with members of the Dagupan Police and the Presidential Anti-Crime Emergency Response (PACER) here last week is still on in Pangasinan and adjacent provinces.
Sugar mills announce start of milling season, signals end of 'tiempo muerto’
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 6 – Several sugar mills in Negros Occidental announced the start of milling thus cutting short the perceived "tiempo muerto" or dead season for the sugar industry in the province.
Redirect Simuay river in Maguindanao to save Cotabato City from flooding — govt engineer
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
COTABATO CITY, Aug. 6 — A government engineer here said the channeling back of the Simuay River to its original course will save this city from flooding.
Comelec set to resolve Pampanga gubernatorial dispute by September
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
MANILA, August 6 — The election protest filed by Lilia Pineda against Pampanga Governor Eduardo Panlilio in the 2007 gubernatorial race is set to be resolved next month.
PGMA in Macabebe, Pampanga to break ground, inspect various projects
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MACABEBE, Pampanga, Aug. 6 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited this town today to break ground and inspect various government projects.
25 injured in road mishap in San Miguel, Iloilo
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 6 – A vehicular accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon involving two public utility jeepneys (PUJs), causing injuries to at least 25 passengers in San Miguel, Iloilo.
Diocesan Electoral Board embarks on education campaign for first-time voters
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug. 6 – The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) of the Diocese of Dumaguete is set to launch a massive education and information campaign to encourage first-time voters to register for the May 2010 presidential elections.
Comelec expects rise in registered voters in Negros Oriental due to automated polls in 2010
August 6, 2009 9:21 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug. 6 – The Commission on Elections in Negros Oriental is anticipating a slight increase in the total number of registered voters in the province this year most likely due to the people’s curiosity over the automated May 2010 national and local elections, said the province’s top Comelec official.