Palace maintains rash public spending is anomalous
July 29, 2010 11:34 am· Comments Off
MANILA, July 29 — Malacanang defended its stand against public spending during the incumbency of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's predecessor, maintaining lack of prudence still made fund use then anomalous.
Palace eyes priority spending for remaining unobligated funds
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MANILA, July 29 — Malacanang is considering to spend on high-priority public initiatives the government's remaining P100 billion in unobligated funds.
Dagupan's cash position remains stable, says city bursar
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By Leonardo V. Micua
DAGUPAN CITY, July 29 — The city treasurer here has affirmed that the fiscal position of Dagupan City remains stable, contrary to the claims that it has already run out of cash.
North Cotabato farmer survives king cobra attack
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MAKILALA, North Cotabato, July 29 – A rubber farmer in this remote town survived a king cobra attack and successfully killed his attacker Wednesday.
ONB posts P7.4B in deposits for first semester of 2010
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DAVAO CITY, July 29 — One Network Bank (ONB), the widest banking network in Mindanao, posted a growth in the volume of deposits for the first six months this year amounting to P7.4 billion.
DA working to contain army worm infestation in Negros Oriental
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DUMAGUETE CITY, July 29 — Army worm infestations of several hectares of rice and corn, including sugarcane in Negros Oriental has reached an alarming proportion, said Alejandro Rafal, agricultural program coordinating officer of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
No stale rice grains at NFA-Negros Oriental
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DUMAGUETE CITY, July 29 — The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental belies reports its warehouses are swimming with NFA rice due to over importation of the commodity.
PPA eyes multi-million peso weighing scale for Dumaguete port
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DUMAGUETE CITY, July 29 — Efforts are being undertaken for the safety of port facilities in Dumaguete and to prevent accidents caused by overloading of passenger and inter-island vessels.
PNP nabs sawmill operator, 10 others in NCot town raid‏
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KIDAPAWAN CITY, July 29 -– Police operatives in North Cotabato arrested a sawmill operator and 10 of her helpers in a raid conducted Wednesday at Sitio Lumayong in Barangay Kayaga in Kabacan, North Cotabato.
City mayor seeks approval of P13-M supplemental budget
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ILOILO CITY, July 29 – Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is seeking the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod for a P13 million supplemental budget following his earlier statement that the city’s coffer has been depleted.