Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BY IRMA ISIP The Philippines’ over importation of chicken has resulted in excess supply of the commodity but retail prices remain high, an industry source said. This developed as the country faces 10,000 metric tons of shortfalls in pork until the second quarter
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BY REGINA BENGCO PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday declared a state of calamity in Mindanao due to a drought-induced power crisis. The declaration frees the calamity funds of local government units, equivalent to 5 percent of their budgets, which presidential deputy spokesman Gary Olivar said may be used to buy generating…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
ANALYSIS 03/09/2010 VIENNA A far-right candidate for Austrias presidential election has brought the countrys dark past to the surface once more, after denouncing a law banning Nazi groups and Holocaust denial. Barbara Rosenkranz, 51, a regional party leader for the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) who was nominated last week, looks to be the sole candidate to run against incumbent President Heinz Fischer, a Social Democrat, on April 25.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
NO HOLDS BARRED 03/09/2010 And of course I mean Hollywood, in the good old US of A, and if youre wondering where Im coming from, well, the 82nd Academy Awards is going on as I write. Its such a welcome respite from the Manny Villar ads airing in all media, so please, can we talk about this muna
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesTalk of the Town is running the stand of presidential candidates on a number of issues, starting with the country’s fast-growing population, now estimated at more than 92 million. We asked the candidates the following questions: * Under your administration, what would be your population policy?
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A Philippine Parks and Wildlife worker looks at fake elephant tusks at left… A Philippine Parks and Wildlife worker points with his foot, fake elephant…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)-led agency on informal settlers will have more teeth in dealing with squatting once the Department of Justice (DoJ) becomes its prosecutorial arm against squatters.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
03/02/2010 Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales yesterday announced that the government will undertake earthquake drills nationwide to make the public prepared in the event of an earthquake hitting the country, just like that of what had struck Chile and Haiti recently. On the matter of earthquakes, we have made some schedules (for drills). We have started our table…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines(UPDATE) The first tsunami waves as high as one meter are expected to reach the country’s coastal provinces facing the Pacific Ocean between 1 p.m.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, PhilippinesUnusually hot and dry conditions have triggered a widespread forest fire atop Mount Cristobal adjacent to mystical Mount Banahaw since Saturday evening, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Sunday.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines For families who have long been waiting for a chance to come home to a place they can call their own, BPI Direct may just be the answer. From March 1 to 31, BPI Direct, the country’s first and only Internet bank will offer the…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
02/26/2010 The Department of Justice (DoJ) yesterday began its preliminary investigation into the charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention filed against Sen. Panfilo Lacson. The government has tagged Lacson as a fugitive from justice for fleeing the country a month before Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 18 Presiding…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - A drought in the Philippines has destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops, reduced the country’s water supply and is threatening widespread blackouts as power companies contend with low water levels in hydroelectric dams, officials said Friday.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines The continuous privatization of government power assets as part of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) is to blame for power shortage experienced by the country today, a militant group said Friday. In a statement, Renato Reyes Jr.,…
