Posts Tagged ‘philippines’
Ex-IBP president is new Solgen
MANILA, Philippines–A former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines has been named the new Solicitor General….
Founding member of terrorist group pleads guilty
WASHINGTON – A founding member of a terrorist group has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping of 16 people, including four Americans, at a…
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
DOJ asked to probe rice importation
MANILA, PhilippinesThe newly appointed administrator of the National Food Authority, Lito Banayo, is asking the Department of Justice to investigate why the NFA authorized the Philippine International Trading Corp.
ComGroup impasse resolved: Two heads are better than four
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR IT has been confirmed. The Communications Group will be headed by former broadcast journalist Ricky Carandang and former Presidential Management Staff secretary Herminio Coloma. Carandang will handle the communications and messaging aspects.
‘How do we move forward?’
(State of the Nation Address by President Benigno S.
Stormy weather seen on Aquino’s first SONA
MANILA, Philippines — The rainy weather that lashed Metro Manila on Sunday, causing flash floods in the metropolis, would likely be felt on Monday when President Benigno Aquino III delivers his first State of the Nation Address, bulletins from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration showed. The Inter-Tropical Convergence…
Most Metro Manila schools now have waterDepEd
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Department of Education said Saturday the majority of schools in Metro Manila now have adequate water supply as school officials scrambled to maintain sanitation. In a statement, the DepEd said school division superintendents told Education Secretary Armin Luistro that adequate water supply had returned to most schools in the…
Philippines’ Aquino pledges to end army politics
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Friday that political connections would no longer be the route to promotion in the nation’s coup-prone army, as he named a decorated general as the new head of ground forces. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III answers media queries after a command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in…
Dad Abad urges critics: Check our credentials
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR BUDGET Secretary Florencio Abad yesterday defended the appointment of his daughter Julia and son Luis to key government positions, saying they did not ask for it. “We just said we’re willing to help whether in or out of government.
Teenage singer Charice gets Botox for ‘Glee’ debut
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino teenage singer Charice Pempengco says she prepared for her debut on the hit TV show “Glee” by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure “to look fresh on camera.” The 18-year-old Charice, whose…
Pagcor’s P21-M purchase of cheeseburgers, fried chicken for cops probed
MANILA, Philippines That’s a lot of cheeseburgers and fried chicken.
China typhoon weakens
Typhoon Conson moved out into the South China Sea on Saturday and was downgraded to a tropical storm, a day after killing two…
‘Basyang’ road, crop damage reaches P147.5MNDCC
MANILA, Philippines Damage to agriculture, fisheries, and infrastructure in four regions due to “Basyang” (international name: Conson) has reached P147.556 million, said the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) on Friday. In its…
