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
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang would have to consult leaders of Congress on whether they could muster a quorum if President Macapagal-Arroyo were to call a special session to address the power crisis in Mindanao, officials said Friday. “We’re now consulting the President, and more especially the leaders of Congress on this.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BY ASHZEL HACHERO MANNY Villar, presidential candidate of the Nacionalista Party, and Manuel Roxas, vice presidential bet of the Liberal Party, have gotten the support of the Magdalo group which said it could deliver at least 250,000 votes. The “price” of the support: He will not enter into an alliance with President Arroyo; and he will pursue the Magdalo advocacy on poverty alleviation, anti-corruption, peace in Mindanao, and reform and modernization of the Armed Forces.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BY ANGELA LOPEZ DE LEON VICTORIA Elena Aquino-Dee, sister of Liberal Party standard bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, yesterday blamed corruption for the increasing number of people living under the poverty line.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesWhy count out the best man in a presidential debate? Gilbert Teodoro’s allies in Malacañang on Wednesday expressed gripe why only Senators Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III and Manuel Villar are the only candidates being considered in a showdown of campaign platform to show the public who deserves to be the country’s next leader. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Teodoro, standard-bearer of the administration party Lakas-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrats, said their bet have always stood out from the field of the presidential aspirants in debates
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine court sentenced to life imprisonment an unemployed man it found guilty for the 2005 murder of a radio commentator on the southern island of Mindanao, a media watchdog said on Friday. It was only the sixth conviction among nearly 100 cases of murdered Filipino journalists since President Gloria…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Internal mechanisms that serve to punish and correct erring policemen are working despite the involvement of the Philippine National Police in a number of controversies this past year, Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said on Friday. ‘Anytime anybody does something that is out of line, the command group does not let it go because that’s part of the moral transformation program and our disciplinary process not just in the PNP and also in the Napolcom [National Police…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines It could be a cloudy and rainy weekend for parts of Mindanao and the Visayas as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) spotted a low-pressure area east of Mindanao.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Short rotating brownouts are being experienced throughout Mindanao as a result of the toppling of a power pylon in Baloi, Lanao del Norte last Wednesday, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Friday. It was the seventh pylon blasted by unidentified armed men since October, the..
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesAt least 15 church people have been kidnapped in Mindanao since 1993. They included eight foreign nationals and seven Filipinos
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Gunboats and soldiers take position against Muslim militants on island of Mindanao, in operation to free hostage Michael Sinnott The Rev Michael Sinnott, 79, who was kidnapped on Monday by Muslim militants. Photograph: Hangop Kabataan Foundation/AFP/Getty Images Philippine troops and navy gunboats tried to encircle suspected Muslim militants to pressure them to release an ailing Irish priest, a military general said today….
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA - The National Democratic Front in Mindanao has vowed to wage an all-out struggle against US forces there, following the visit to the US of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
But Malacanang laughed off the threat saying they do not have the capability to inflict harm on US troops who are helping the government in [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Michaela P. del Callar 09/26/2009
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
09/26/2009 Government troops have killed 10 communist guerrillas in two separate encounters in Bicol yesterday, the military reported. In the first incident, an New Peoples Army (NPA) officer was killed when his seven-man band encountered an Army patrol around 6 a.m. in Sitio Bonga, Barangay Pawa, Manito town, Albay province.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesA tropical depression tagged as “Labuyo” Is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring occasional rains over southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao,…