P-Noy asked to appoint career executive as new SSS head
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 3 — Employees of the Social Security System (SSS) asked President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III on Saturday to appoint as SSS administrator a long-time serving career executive who is considered the foremost expert in the country on social security administration.
Dacer kin on P-Noy: The President knows the feeling of a person deprived of justice
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 3 – Karina Dacer, the daughter of slain noted publicist Salvador "Bubby" Dacer, on Saturday said that President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III knows the feeling of a person deprived of justice.
LP eyes improved pork barrel disbursement rules
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 3 — The ruling Liberal Party (LP) is planning to propose new mechanisms for implementation by the House of Representatives to improve disbursement and use of the priority development assistance funds (PDAF) or pork barrel.
(Metro News) NBI raids net P10.6-M worth of fake wristwatches in Quiapo
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 3 — Some P10.6 million worth of fake “Ben 10,” “Superman,” “Batman” and “Harry Potter” wristwatches were seized in raids conducted by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents in Quiapo, Manila, the agency reported on Saturday.
LP stalwart sees improved governance under new administration
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
By Catherine J. Teves
MANILA, July 3 — A Malacanang ally is expecting to see more rationalized governance during the incumbency of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
AFP gets thousands of Kevlar helmets, wound packs from U.S. at much-discounted prices
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, July 3 — Over 25,000 Kevlar helmets and 20,000 quick-clot wound packs were recently turned over to the Philippine Army by United States Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr., it was announced by the U.S. embassy in Manila.
(Metro News) Lim tells OFWs: Continue to propagate Filipino values
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 3 — Mayor Alfredo S. Lim has urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to continue propagating the "cherished and precious" Filipino values by passing these to their children and grandchildren.
37 flights cancelled due to poor visibility at NAIA
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 3 – Thirty-five incoming domestic and international flights were cancelled towards the end of the day at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City on Saturday due to poor visibility.
P20-M worth of infras turned over to LGUs in Maguindanao
July 3, 2010 9:02 pm· Comments Off
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao, July 3 – The peace and development agency of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has turned over two major infrastructure projects to four local government units in Maguindanao.
Lawyer's ambush linked to Maguindanao massacre
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COTABATO CITY, July 3 – A lawyer, who survived an ambush here Friday said the attempt on his life was related to his job as counsel for the witness to the Maguindanao massacre.