(Metro News) Overheated electric fan causes 30-minute fire in Lung Center of the Philippines
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 27 — An overheated electric fan caused a 30-minute fire at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Diliman, Quezon City Friday night, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Saturday.
(Metro News) NBI agents seize fake ‘Guess’ apparel worth over P9M in Paranaque
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 27 — A total of 3,096 pieces of counterfeit “Guess” wearing apparel worth over P9 million were confiscated by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) during raids conducted in Paranaque City recently, the bureau reported on Saturday.
Filipino sailors’ remittances up US$ 366-M in '09
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, Feb. 27 — Filipino sailors aboard foreign ocean-going vessels wired home a total of US$ 3.4 billion in 2009, up by US$ 366 million or 12.06 percent from US$ 3.034 billion in 2008.
(Metro News) 3 injured in Novaliches road mishap
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 27 –- Three persons were injured in a road accident in Barangay Bagbag, Novaliches, Quezon City on Saturday morning, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said.
Public warned against fake gun ban exemption permits
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 27 — Police authorities have warned against the proliferation of spurious gun ban exemption permits circulated by unscrupulous individuals.
11 killed, 10 wounded in Basilan attack
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
By Teofilo P. Garcia
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 27 — Eleven people, including a one-year-old baby, were killed while 10 others were wounded when a big group of suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) “lost command” staged an attack in the island province of Basilan early Saturday, the police reported.
(Update): ‘Clan war’ eyed in Basilan community attack
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Feb. 27 — Twelve people, including four children, died and 11 others were wounded when suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits and other lawless elements attacked a civilian community in Maluso town in Basilan on Saturday morning, top military officials in Mindanao reported.
Phivolcs warns coastal communities of possible tsunami
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, Feb. 27 — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday warned coastal communities on the eastern side of the archipelago to prepare for possible evacuation after a powerful earthquake in Chile might trigger a tsunami.
Phivolcs on tight watch on Pacific tsunami
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
By Mediatrix P. Cristobal
MANILA, Feb 27 — State seismologists are closely monitoring over the possibility of destructive waves reaching Philippine shore after the 8.8 magnitude quake struck the other side of the Pacific Saturday afternoon.
13 int’l fashion, toys, food stores to locate in Davao City next year
February 27, 2010 11:03 pm· Comments Off
By Digna D. Banzon
DAVAO CITY, Feb. 27 — About 13 stores, many of them of international brands, are locating here by the second quarter next year.