Echiverri declines to comment on CA's suspension order
January 4, 2012 1:24 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Jan. 4 — Caloocan Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri declined to comment on the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling upholding the six-month suspension order slapped on him and three other officials, adding that his camp is still yet to receive a copy of the ruling.
LPA expected to dissipate within 24 to 48 hrs; rains widespread over E. Visayas, Mindanao
January 4, 2012 1:20 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Jan. 4 — The Low Pressure Area (LPA) east southeast of General Santos City is expected to dissipate within 24 to 48 hours while widespread rains will prevail over the eastern section of Visayas and whole of Mindanao.
“Swertres” collector arrested in Dumaguete
January 4, 2012 1:19 pm· Comments Off
DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 3 -– Police arrested Monday evening a suspected usher/collector of the illegal numbers game “swertres” in Barangay Calindagan in Dumaguete City.
2 of most wanted men in Dagupan arrested
January 4, 2012 1:18 pm· Comments Off
DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 3 — A father and his three sons, two of them tagged as the most wanted men in Dagupan, were arrested by the police on Tuesday after months of hiding.
SP readies city CLUP
January 4, 2012 1:17 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 – The city council’s committee on zoning and land use is finalizing the draft of Iloilo City’s comprehensive land use plan (CLUP) this month and will be transmitting next month to the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and the Regional Land Use Commission (RLUC) for their final comment.
Davao schools get BI nod to accept foreign students
January 4, 2012 1:14 pm· Comments Off
DAVAO CITY, Jan. 3 -– Three schools here recently received accreditation from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to accept foreign students.
Dagupan cops nab holdupman
January 4, 2012 1:12 pm· Comments Off
DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 4 — A vacationing security guard, hard on money, decided to singlehandedly stage a holdup but was immediately arrested by responding Dagupan City policemen.
Israeli military nabs 14 Palestinians in West Bank
January 4, 2012 1:12 pm· Comments Off
RAMALLAH, Jan. 3 — The Israeli military arrested 14 Palestinians on Tuesday in a large-scale operation in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources said.
Roundup: Suicide bomb kills 5, wounds 16 in Afghanistan
January 4, 2012 1:12 pm· Comments Off
By Abdul Haleem and Chen Xin
KABUL, Jan. 3 — A suicide bombing rocked former Taliban stronghold Kandahar, 450 km south of Afghan capital, on Tuesday, killing five people including four civilians and wounding 16 others, a press release issued by Kandahar provincial administration said.
Roundup: Suicide bomb kills 5, wounds 16 in Afghanistan
January 4, 2012 1:08 pm· Comments Off
By Abdul Haleem and Chen Xin
KABUL, Jan. 3 — A suicide bombing rocked former Taliban stronghold Kandahar, 450 km south of Afghan capital, on Tuesday, killing five people including four civilians and wounding 16 others, a press release issued by Kandahar provincial administration said.