Posts Tagged ‘cagayan’
Italians to invest in 5 provinces in 2010
MANILA, PhilippinesDeveloper ItalPinas Inc. is pouring in hundred millions of investment in five provinces in the country this year by constructing eco-friendly buildings. Romolo Nati, chief executive officer of ItalPinas, said his company already started the construction of a ten-story condominium in Cagayan De Oro City which is expected to be completed in 14 months or by early 2011….
Killing sets back anti-logging campaign, says bishop
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines The killing of a tribal leader in Gingoog City has dealt a serious blow to the anti-logging campaign in Northern Mindanao, Cagayan Archbishop Antonio Ledesma said on Thursday. Ledesma pointed out that Alberto ‘Berting’ Pinagawa, who was killed in an ambush by unidentified men last December 24, was also an active anti-logging leader and church worker….
No typhoon but expect rain, says weather bureau
MANILA, Philippines The country may be enjoying a respite from devastating typhoons, but it may be rainy for Metro Manila, parts of Luzon and the Visayas through the weekend. The northeast monsoon is the reason for the rainy weather, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Fourteen flights to and from the Cagayan Valley and Tacloban City were canceled at the Ninoy Aquino International..
Filipino rice farmers facing tough times
MANILA, Philippines Thousands of rice farmers in northern Philippines are facing hardship and going further into debt after a typhoon mowed down stalks a week before harvest, officials said. Swaths of rice farms were laid to waste or heavily flooded after typhoon Pepeng (international name: Parma) scythed through the farming provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, and Ilocos with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. “No amount of preparation would have prepared us for this,” Cagayan province Governor Alvaro Antonio said, after Parma dumped nearly half a meter (20 inches) of rain across the rice…
Inhuman Act
Cagayan De Oro.
Monsignor Rey Monsato, parish priest of the Nazareno Parish in Barangay Lapasan expressed dismay and frustration over an attempt to burn down a mosque in Barangay Dansolihon, calling it an inhuman act.
Cagayan
Mayor Raul dela Cruz of Rizal, Cagayan along with three of his security escorts were killed while
6 killed as heavy rains hit N. Philippines
At least six people were killed as heavy rains hit the northern Philippine provinces of Cagayan and Isabela for six days
