VP Binay to look into organizational set-up of HUDCC
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 16 — Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday said he will look into the organizational set-up of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), the body tasked with implementing the National Shelter Program, to make it more responsive and get the ideas of its officials.
Pres. Aquino unveils PNP training school in Subic Freeport
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 16 — President Benigno Simeon Aquino III inaugurated a police training facility on Friday in the Subic Bay Freeport during his first visit to the freeport as the highest official of the land.
P-Noy prepares for 1st SONA
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 16 — President Benigno Simeon Aquino III is currently preparing for his first State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered at the opening of the 15th Congress at the Batasang Pambansa on July 26.
Lawmakers want probe De Lima's charges on extra-judicial killings
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, July 16 — Lawmakers on Friday called for an investigation of the reported allegations of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is behind the recent killings of activists.
Solons call for inventory report on weather bureau budget
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
By Lilybeth G. Ison
MANILA, July 16 — In view of allegation of "error" in weather forecasting on typhoon "Basyang" that killed more than 30 persons and more than 40 others missing, lawmakers on Friday called on officials of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to prepare an inventory report of their existing weather forecast equipment and a rundown of their modernization needs in preparation for the 2011 budget hearings which are expected to tackle the weather bureau's inaccurate weather forecasts.
Japanese abducted in Sulu
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MANILA, July 16 – A Japanese national was snatched by still unidentified suspects in the island province of Sulu on Friday afternoon, military officials reported.
Filipino woman dies, two compatriots injured in Iraq hotel fire
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
By Gloria Jane Baylon
MANILA, July 17 — A female Filipino worker died in a fire that hit the Hotel Soma in the city of Sulaimania in northern Iraq on Thursday night (Iraq time), while two compatriots were injured, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported late Friday night.
Soldiers rescue seven victims of typhoon 'Basyang'
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 17 — Government soldiers who were sent to conduct search-and-rescue operations in the aftermath of typhoon "Basyang" found seven missing fishermen in two separate locations in the Bicol Region on Friday, the military reported.
'Basyang' death toll rises to 53
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MANILA, July 17 — The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) continues to record more casualties from the devastation of typhoon "Basyang," with the official death toll rising to 53 people, mostly in the worst-hit Southern Tagalog region.
(Metro News) QC folks line up for water as Maynilad reduces water supply
July 17, 2010 1:56 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 17 –- Thousands of residents of northern Quezon City, including Novaliches, lined up for long hours on Saturday to fetch water from their neighbors’ deep wells as Maynilad Water Services Inc. (MWSI) reduced water pressure and supply due to low levels at Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan and a busted booster pump.