RP's ICTSI services one of APL's largest container ships
February 7, 2010 12:28 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 7 — International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently serviced the largest vessel to dock in the Philippines, the American Passenger Lines' APL Bahrain.
Billiards: Alcano leads RP Team against Great Britain
February 7, 2010 12:28 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 7 — Pool shark Ronato Alcano has erupted and everybody at the Hall 13 Hannover Exhibition Grounds is watching the crucial battle of Alcano and Russian hopeful Ruslan Chinahov.
PBA: Talk ‘n Text allegations unjust to PBA organization and fans — Ginebra coach
February 7, 2010 12:28 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 9 — Barangay Ginebra tagged as unfair, unprofessional and unsportsmanlike the recent forfeiture made by Talk ‘n Text of Game Four of their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup game last Friday.
Golf: Golf patron reaffirms support to amateurs
February 7, 2010 12:28 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 7 — Port magnate Ricky Razon, whose passion for golf paved the way for the revival of the local pro circuit through the Philippine Golf Tour, has reaffirmed his commitment to help amateur golf through the ICTSI-The Country Club program under national coach Bong Lopez.
NSWMC mulls zero-waste 2010 elections
February 7, 2010 12:28 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 7 — The elections campaign period has always been regarded as a peak garbage season, and for that reason, the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) has drawn up a program that would compel national and local candidates to clean up their mess after the polls.
DND chief moves to address private armed groups in Sulu
February 7, 2010 12:33 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 6 — The intensified drive of the defense and military establishments to put in check private armed groups in provinces known as election hot spots has started with Sulu as the first case.
Mendoza pushes for signing into law of PCG Bill
February 7, 2010 12:33 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 6 –Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza is pushing for the urgent signing into law of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) measure, envisioned to further enhance maritime safety and prevent sea tragedies in the country.
(Metro News) NBI seizes P16-M worth of fake Crocs
February 7, 2010 12:33 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 6 –Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) seized counterfeit Crocs products worth some P16 million in successive raids in Manila, San Juan and Mandaluyong, the bureau reported on Saturday.
Solon upbeat on FOI bill becoming law
February 7, 2010 12:33 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 6 -– Cavite third District Rep. Crispin Remulla is bullish the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill will become a law before the present Congress bows out in June.
Gov't enforces measures to ease impact of El Nino
February 7, 2010 12:33 am· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, Feb. 6 — The Department of Agriculture (DA) and six of its attached agencies are carrying out assorted intervention measures that include optimizing water delivery to irrigation systems and deploying mobile animal diagnostic laboratories to ease the impact of the El Nino dry spell on the farm sector.