DTI official: Processing of real estate licenses is now a function of PRC
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 30 — An official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has clarified Wednesday that there is no agreement whatsoever between the DTI and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) concerning the Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines (RESA).
Communist rebels burn down P25M worth of equipment in Mountain Province
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Sept. 30 – Communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels on Tuesday raided a compound of a private construction firm in Mountain province, burning heavy equipment worth millions of pesos, a ranking police official said Wednesday.
Dumaguete police station aims to be the best in RP
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 30 – The Dumaguete police station eyes to be the best all over the country after the Annual General Inspection (AGI) being conducted by a team of inspectors from Camp Crame.
Senator Pia Cayetano warns public vs herbal drugs
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
CEBU CITY, Sept. 30 – Sen. Pia Cayetano has cautioned the public against buying and taking food supplements and herbal medicines as they may bring them more harm than good.
Cebu Provincial Board gives gov free hand on Balili property
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
CEBU CITY, Sept. 30 – The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has passed a resolution giving Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia the “prerogative’ to decide on the development of the controversial purchase of the P98.9-million Balili property in Naga City in southern Cebu.
Negros Oriental PNP most active in legal offensives vs CPP-NPA
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
By Judy Flores-Partlow
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 30 – The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Oriental has been dubbed the most active in Region 7 in waging a legal battle against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), said Chief Supt. Lani-o Nerez, Region 7 PNP director.
Senate approves bill making Lapu-Lapu City a lone district
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
CEBU CITY, Sept. 30 – The Senate has passed on third and final reading the bill converting Lapu-Lapu City into a lone district without discussion in the floor, a city official said.
ARMM 2010 proposed budget gains support from House, Senate
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
COTABATO CITY, Sept. 30 – The proposed 2010 budget for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has gained unanimous backing from both the House of Representatives’ and the House of the Senate’s respective sub-committees on Finance and Appropriations.
UK court allows Barak to elude arrest
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
LONDON, Sept. 30 -– Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak eluded arrest during a secret visit to the UK after a day of delays and legal wrangling over an application for a warrant to be tried for war crime.
UNDP relaunches mission in DPRK
September 30, 2009 9:45 am· Comments Off
PYONGYANG, Sept. 30 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) began reoperation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday, said the official KCNA news agency.