PGMA leaves for 15th ASEAN Summit in Thailand
October 24, 2009 11:58 pm· Comments Off
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Victor Ibrado after the foyer honors accorded her at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Centennial Terminal 2 in Pasay City before she left Saturday morning (Oct. 24, 2009) for Hua Hin, Thailand to attend the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. (PNA/NIB photo by M. Pascua)
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PGMA arrives at NAIA with FG Jose Miguel Arroyo and Press Secretary Cerge Remonde
October 24, 2009 11:56 pm· Comments Off
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is accompanied by First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and Press Secretary Cerge Remonde as she arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Centennial Terminal 2 in Pasay City prior to her departure Saturday (Oct. 24, 2009) to attend the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Thailand. (PNA/NIB photo by M. Pascua)
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PGMA inspects barangay road improvement project in Floridablanca, Pampanga
October 24, 2009 11:53 pm· Comments Off
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo talks with Mayor Eduardo Guerrero (left) of Floridablanca, Pampanga during her inspection of the requested barangay road improvement project in Barangay Fortuna, Floridabalanca Friday (Oct. 23, 2009). (PNA/NIB photo by M. Pascua)
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PGMA holds 2nd ‘Common Tao Day’ in Floridablanca, Pampanga
October 24, 2009 11:51 pm· Comments Off
A smiling President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo prepares to pick the winning ticket for the major prize in the Barangay Jackpot which is among the features of the second “Common Tao Day” held Friday (Oct. 23, 2009) at the Multi-Purpose Gymnasium in Barangay Poblacion, Floridablanca, Pampanga. The President’s regular “Common Tao Day” is coordinated and funded by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (PNA/NIB photo by M. Pascua)
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SC affirms CA ruling ordering manning agencies to pay ailing seaman US$ 60,000
October 24, 2009 11:27 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Oct. 25 — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed an earlier ruling of the Court of Appeals (CA) ordering manning firms, Wallem Maritime Services, Inc. and Scandic Shipmanagement Limited, to pay an ailing seaman USD60,000 in disability benefits.
GRP officially postpones December SNAMMM
October 24, 2009 11:27 pm· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, Oct. 25 — The Government of the Republic of the Philippines has cancelled the Summit Meeting of the Non-aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting (SNAMMM) that it was scheduled to host from December 1 to 3 this year, citing exigencies resulting from the onslaught of two recent typhoons.
Not all Pangasinan officials support call for decommissioning of San Roque Dam
October 24, 2009 11:27 pm· Comments Off
By Leonardo V. Micua
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Oct. 25 — Not all officials of Pangasinan subscribe to the drastic call for the decommissioning of San Roque Multipurpose Dam Project (SRMDP) in San Manuel town, a proposal that emerged when emotions were still high due to the flood that occurred in 34 towns and three cities of the province.
Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia
October 24, 2009 11:27 pm· Comments Off
JAKARTA, Oct. 25 — Indonesia lifted the tsunami warning as there were no major waves stirred after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's eastern part of Saumlaki, Maluku province, Saturday, Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency ( BMG) said.
Jordan confirms third A(H1N1) flu fatality
October 24, 2009 11:27 pm· Comments Off
AMMAN, Oct. 25 — Jordan's health authorities on Saturday confirmed the country's third death case of influenza A(H1N1).
U.S. president declares A(H1N1) flu national emergency
October 24, 2009 11:27 pm· 1 Comment
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 — U.S. President Barack Obama has declared A(H1N1) flu a "national emergency," the White House said on Saturday.