Iloilo city vet launches massive dog vaccination

ILOILO CITY, March 24 -– Some 32,000 dogs are targeted for vaccination by the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCV) relative to its massive campaign to prevent the spread of rabies.

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South Cotabato completes Internet connectivity for 56 public high schools

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 24 – At least 56 public high schools in South Cotabato are now fully connected to the world wide web, thanks to the local government’s continuing automation program for public schools.

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CIAC is now ISO 9001:2008 certified

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, March 24 — The Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) has been certified by Tüv Rheinland Philippines Inc. to be at par with worldwide industrial and commercial management system standards in the area of international passenger facilitation at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) under the International Organization Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008.

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AFP continues to intensify internal security operations to ensure peaceful elections

ILOILO CITY, March 24 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) especially the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) is now intensifying its internal security operation to achieve an honest, orderly and peaceful elections (HOPE).

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Greece seeks leading role in regional affairs along with economic recovery: minister

ATHENS, March 23 — The Greek credibility deficit is not only confined to the financial and markets sector, and the new government also aims at restoring the leading role Greece can hold in foreign affairs in its neighborhood, Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitrios Droutsas said on Tuesday while addressing a forum in Athens.

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Greek civil servants greet government's tax bill with new strikes, protests

ATHENS, March 24 — Hundreds of Greek employees, mainly civil servants, held stoppages and a demonstration in the center of Athens on Tuesday afternoon, protesting the austerity measures, as the government discussed the new tax bill which will be tabled in parliament officially on Wednesday.

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Fourteen U.S. states file lawsuits over healthcare reform law

WASHINGTON, March 24 — Fourteen U.S. states filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging the health insurance reform law signed earlier in the day by President Barack Obama, claiming the law violates the constitution.

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U.S. State Secretary Clinton promises social angle to anti-drug fight

MEXICO CITY, March 24 — Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton told media here on Tuesday that her nation would add a social angle to the Merida Initiative, a 400-million- dollar-a-year program through which the U.S. and Mexico cooperate to fight the drugs trade.

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Obama, Netanyahu meet to ease tension over Jewish settlement activities

WASHINGTON, March 24 — U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday evening in the White House, in an effort to ease tensions between the governments over the Jewish settlement activities in East Jerusalem.

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China supports UN playing key role in financing for development

UNITED NATIONS, March 24 — China said here Tuesday that the United Nations should continue to lead in solving the financing difficulty of the international development process.

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