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More imported rice here
MANILA, PhilippinesMore shipments of rice imported by the previous Arroyo administration are arriving in the country in spite of a glut. Militant farmers and senators are demanding for the surplus commodity to be distributed to poor households
‘How do we move forward?’
(State of the Nation Address by President Benigno S.
‘Basyang’ damages P23.69M agriculture, infrastructure
MANILA, Philippines Typhoon ‘Basyang’ (international name: Conson) damaged over P23 million-worth of agriculture and infrastructure in four regions of the country, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Partial assessment of damages to agriculture and infrastructure left by tropical storm Basyang reached P23.696 million in Regions 4-A, 4-B, 5 and the National Capital Region, the…
Gunmen kill radio reporter in northern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead a journalist on his way home in the northern Philippines, the second reporter murdered in the country this week, police said on…
Investors believe economic growth will accelerate
MANILA, PhilippinesMore jobs will be available in the third quarter as businesses in the country plan to expand and hire additional workers, the results of a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed. The employment outlook index, which determines the sentiment of businesses as far as hiring more employees is concerned, stood at +19.9 percent for the third quarter of the year….
Candidates wind down Philippine election campaign
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Candidates finished campaigning for next week’s Philippine national elections Saturday amid a rush to replace faulty software in more than 76,000 machines that will count the country’s first electronic vote.
COA urged to expand Meralco audit
MANILA, PhilippinesThe National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc.
Philippine diaspora votes
LEARNING: Hong Kong and Singapore, which have a combined 128,000 Filipino voters, are serving as a test of a computer system used for the first time this year Thousands of overseas Philippine workers were expected at the polls in Hong Kong and Singapore yesterday to elect the country’s next president, a month ahead of voters at home. Nearly 590,000 workers out of the 9 million-strong economic diaspora have registered to cast their…
DOH calls conference to halt advance of HIV/AIDS in RP
MANILA, PhilippinesHealth Secretary Esperanza Cabral is calling for a “national coordinated response” to prevent the further spread of HIV-AIDS in the country and is organizing a national conference for this purpose next Monday. “Everyone should be involved in addressing the HIV-AIDS epidemic,” said a DOH report furnished the Inquirer.
PNP chief to meet with local police chiefs on polls
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 2) Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa is set to meet with the 1,634 local police chiefs in the country this week to issue reminders on the duty of all PNP personnel in the coming elections.
DoH wants HIV/AIDS subject in school curricula
MANILA, Philippines To intensify the fight against HIV and AIDS in the country, the Department of Health (DoH) urged that information on the modes of transmission, prevention and control of the disease be integrated in the curricula in all schools nationwide. ‘Education is a potent weapon in combating HIV and AIDS, hence the integration in school curricula is vital,’ Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral stressed
PHILIPPINES: Mindanao conflict fuels trafficking
web MANILA, 31 March 2010 (IRIN) – Shahana [not her real name] was 14 when she took her first trip abroad – to work as a domestic helper in Kuwait. Her documents were false, enabling her to leave the country as a minor. “The war made it impossible for my family to survive.
First Pacific acquires 6.6% stake in Meralco
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) The First Pacific Co. Ltd
