Enrile says tax on text will not pass the Senate
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Sept. 9 -– Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Wednesday that the proposed five-centavo tax on text which was approved by a House panel will not be approved in the Senate.
OPS has no control, supervision on 'infomercials' of gov't agencies – Remonde
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, Sept. 9 — Press Secretary Cerge Remonde on Wednesday said the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) has no hand in the showing of government "infomercials" on television.
Solons want SC to stop full automation of 2010 polls
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, Sept. 9 – A leader at the House of Representatives on Wednesday said he and two other congressmen will ask the Supreme Court to stop the full automation of the May 2010 elections due to alleged violations of election laws and the 1987 Constitution.
WHO asks USD1-M for Mindanao's IDP health services
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Sept. 9 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested the amount of USD914,176 for the health services of internally displaced persons (IDP) in conflicted-affected areas of Mindanao, its new representative to the Philippines Dr. Soe Nyunt-U said.
80% of LGUs in Western Visayas have Citizen’s Charter
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 9 – Around 80 percent of local government units (LGUs) and regional line agencies in Western Visayas have already complied with the provisions of Republic Act 9485 or the Anti Red Tape Act (ARTA), especially the creation of the Citizen’s Charter.
Iloilo province optimistic of achieving 1-M metric tons of rice production this year
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 9 – The provincial government here is optimistic of achieving its rice production goal of at least 942,000 metric tons up to one million metric tons this year.
DA commends role of private sector in rice production
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 9 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) here commended the role of the private sector in the increase of rice production in Western Visayas.
Five persons hurt in Bulacan road mishap
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, Sept. 9 — Five persons were injured as five vehicles figured in a multiple collision at the flyover in Barangay Guinhawa here Tuesday afternoon.
Anti-human trafficking infomercial launched in Zambo
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 9 — Anti-human trafficking stakeholders have launched Wednesday an infomercial to increase public awareness on the dangers of human trafficking.
Negros Oriental gov orders immediate re-channeling of Siaton River
September 9, 2009 10:30 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 9 – Negros Oriental Governor Emilio Macias II has instructed Provincial Legal Counsel Erwin Vergara to immediately start the re-channeling of the Siaton River once floodwaters have subsided.