Bacolod city gets nutrition award
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 29 – This city is again a recipient of another award from the National Nutrition Council (NNC) being the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Award, according to Mayor Evelio Leonardia.
‘Bulig sang Bacolod’ for Ondoy victims formed
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 29 – The Bacolod City government and the private sectors here have formed the "Bulig sang Bacolod" to facilitate assistance for the victims of tropical storm "Ondoy" that hit Luzon over the weekend.
AFP implements KBP projects to 500 barangays in Mindanao
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 29 -– The Department of National Defense (DND) through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) already identified 500 barangays as priority areas, which either communist infiltrated or influenced, for the “Kalayaan sa Barangay Program” (KBP).
Iloilo province to send aid for ‘Ondoy’ victims in Luzon
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 29 -– Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas requested the provincial board to release P1-million in order to send help to the victims of tropical storm Ondoy in Luzon.
Ireland presses for collective action to deal with global challenges
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 — Irish Foreign Minister Peter Power on Monday urged for "collective action" at a time when the global community is combating challenges that have never been as "formidable, or as pressing, as those of today."
UN chief urges Sri Lanka to resettle hundreds of thousands displaced by war
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 — Failure to rapidly resettle nearly 300,000 Sri Lankans displaced by the government's final onslaught against Tamil separatists and further suffering under harsh conditions in the camps could result in growing bitterness, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Monday.
Jordanian professional associations call for expelling Israeli ambassador over al-Aqsa mosque incident
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
AMMAN, Sept. 29 — Tens of members of Jordan's Professional Associations staged a sit-in Monday in protest of Israeli troops' breaking into the al-Aqsa mosque along with a group of Jewish radicals, which resulted in injury of some Palestinians.
World witnessing "greatest global disaster since the very existence of the United Nations," says San Marino
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 — San Marino's Minister for Foreign and Political Affairs Antonella Mularoni on Monday expressed grave concern over the current world economic and financial crisis, calling it "the greatest global disaster since the very existence of the United Nations."
Dollar at upper 89 yen in Tokyo
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
TOKYO, Sept. 29 — The U.S. dollar stood at the upper 89 yen level early Tuesday in Tokyo.
The dollar bought 89.91-93 yen at 9 a.m., against 89.59-69 yen in New York and 89.56-58 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Monday.
Singapore calls for "effectiveness, inclusiveness" in G20
September 28, 2009 11:13 pm· Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 — Following last week's G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, the U.S., Singapore's foreign minister George Yeo said here Monday that for an effective G-20 process, there must be a greater representation of smaller states.