Pampanga extends assistance to Botolan flood victims
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Aug. 28 – The provincial government has extended assistance to the victims of typhoon "Kiko" that recently hit Botolan, Zambales.
Work begins on Zambo’s new 138KV power line
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 28 — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will test on Sunday, August 30, its new 138 kilovolt line that will provide an alternate power line for the industrial zones here.
OPAPP to put in place local committee on long term intervention for rebel returnees
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 28 – The government through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) is working on the creation of a Local Social Integration Committee (LSIC).
DA to hold national consultation on meat products in Davao
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
DAVAO CITY, Aug. 28 — The Department of Agriculture (DA) will hold here a national consultation on meat products with stakeholders, livestock producers and the business sector on September 4.
DPWH completes P15-M vital trade and agricultural road in Quezon
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
By Lynda B. Valencia
MANILA, Aug. 28 — In support of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's thrust in building infrastructure facilities to interlink the major islands of the country through the Roll-On Roll-Off (RO-RO) system, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed an access road leading to an ongoing new port in San Andres, Quezon Province.
Russian envoy discusses energy projects with S. Korea
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
SEOUL, Aug. 28 — Russian presidential envoy to the Far East Viktor Ishayev held talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and said they discussed joint development of energy resources and cooperation in infrastructure construction and information technologies.
IMF to allocate 195 million euros to Latvia
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
RIGA, Aug. 28 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Latvia another 195 million euros (US$ 278 million) under a deal agreed last year to help the Baltic country cope with a severe recession, the IMF said in a statement.
Indonesia demands closure on Malaysian website containing humiliation on Indonesian anthem
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
JAKARTA, Aug. 28 — The Indonesian government has demanded Malaysia to close down the website containing material that mocks up Indonesian anthem "Indonesia Raya" by replacing the lyrics with indecent words, Indonesian foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said here on Friday.
Change of power in Japan looms as voters go to polls Sunday
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
TOKYO, Aug. 28 — Voters will go to the national polls Sunday in an environment which seems increasingly likely to hand the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) a landslide victory and propel its leader Yukio Hatoyama to the nation's premiership.
Ministry blocks websites using 'doctored' tape of Thai PM
August 28, 2009 10:32 am· Comments Off
BANGKOK, Aug. 28 -– Thailand’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry is seeking a court order to block websites featuring an apparently doctored audio clip of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in which he allegedly orders the use of force to suppress anti-government protesters during the turmoil of the ASEAN Summit and its aftermath in mid-April earlier this year.