Only 3,410 register in DC

MANILA -Thus far, only 3,410 Filipinos out of the tens of thousands residing within the jurisdiction of the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C. have thus far registered to vote in the 2010 presidential elections, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
According to the DFA Overseas Absentee Voting Secretariat (OAVS), there are 159,100 new registrants since [...]

Erap reconciles with Arroyo?

CEBU CITY – President Arroyo holds former President Joseph Estrada’s arm as they walked together as sponsors during the traditional march at the Codilla-Frasco wedding at the Cebu Cathedral Aug. 8.
The scene prompted Palace officials to wish that it would set the political tone in the months leading to the 2010 elections and encourage [...]

23 Marines killed in clash with Abus

MANILA – Intense close fighting between Marines and the terrorist Abu Sayyaf in Basilan resulted in the deaths of 20 Philippine Marines and 3 Army soldiers, including two junior officers and 22 others wounded.
Navy spokesman Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo said 31 Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed and several arms seized from the camp.The firefight broke [...]

Lawyer to sue MMDA over footbridge

MANILA, Philippines—A lawyer will file a complaint this week against Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando over the design of the agency’s footbridges, which he claimed was ‘exposing,’ instead of protecting,…

Take drug price plaints to health centers

MANILA, Philippines—Health Secretary Francisco Duque III Sunday urged the public to bring complaints against drugstores that continue to sell medicine at exorbitant prices to their nearest health center. ‘We are setting up complaint desks in all Centers for Health Development offices in the country to take calls and reports regarding outlets that are not complying with the new law,’ Duque said.

DENR eyes tax freeze on Boracay lots

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Sunday it was considering freezing the processing of tax declarations for properties in Boracay.

LRT-1, MRT-3 linkage threatens PUJs on Edsa

By Charlie V. Manalo and Benjamin B

Manufacturers, BPOs are top software pirates

MANILA, Philippines – The local manufacturing and outsourcing sectors are the biggest software pirates in the country, due mainly to the large number of computers that they use in their operations. According to Business Software Alliance consultant for the Philippines Bienvenido Marquez III, the sheer number of terminals that these two industries use had made them the top contributors to the…

No jeeps, fewer buses on Edsa in 2010

MANILA, Philippines—The top official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Sunday said that he would ban passenger jeepneys from plying Edsa with the completion of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) 1 North Extension Project next year. At the…

DepEd pilots online learning tool in Visayas

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education has started a pilot test of its Learning Resource Management and Development System in several public schools in the Visayas.

Solon seeks telco ‘fees’ on health, education

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Representative Congresswoman Maria Theresa Bonoan-David has filed a bill seeking to mandate telecommunications firms to allot a portion of their revenues for health and education programs for children. House Bill 6179, entitled ‘Ten Percent Allocating Act of 2009,’ mandates that 10 percent of telcos’ gross…

Jeepney drivers seek 50-centavo fare hike

MANILA, Philippines – A group of passenger jeepney operators and drivers is seeking a 50-centavo fare hike that would bring back the Metro Manila minimum fare to P7.50 for the first four kilometers in jeepney routes. This developed even as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced the possible…

‘Too many lives lost to cigarette habit’

THE Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) yesterday said a Filipino dies every six minutes from smoking-related diseases. “That’s 240 everyday or a whooping 87,600 every year. That’s too much lives lost senselessly due to the hazards of cigarette-smoking,” said Dr

Coming back soon to SM cinemas

MANILA, Philippines—The conflict between Star Cinema and SM theaters related to ‘computation and payables’ will be resolved within the week, Ric Camaligan, president of the National Cinema Association of the…

Drugstores violating drugs price cuts

MANILA, Philippines–Health inspectors caught some drugstores and private hospitals violating a new executive order lowering prices of essential medicines, on Saturday, when the order took effect. In a press briefing, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he received reports one drugstore chain was still selling the anti-hypertensive drug Norvasc (generic name amlopidine) at the old price.

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