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‘Noynoy holds key to Luisita dispute,’ say farmers

MANILA, PhilippinesIf presidential aspirant Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III wants the Hacienda Luisita issue to cease being a thorn on his side, he should ask his family to withdraw a petition before the Supreme Court that is blocking the distribution of the property under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), ...

Where did P60.5B in road taxes go?

MANILA, PhilippinesThe killer floods that hit Metro Manila were proof of the failure of the road user's tax, which 'crooks' on the board overseeing it misused instead of tapping it for the improvement of roads and drainage in the country, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said Monday. 'The typhoons destroyed so many ...

MILF considers gov’t’s conciliatory statements

COTABATO CITY The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has been somewhat mollified by the conciliatory statements given by Palace officials, after Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno accused the rebel group of having a hand in the abduction of Irish priest Michael Sinnott. Muhammad Ameen, chair of the ...

Body of beheaded Jolo principal found

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -- The body of murdered public school head teacher Gabriel Canizares was found near a military camp in Patikul town, Sulu, on Monday, five hours after, and two kilometers away from the place where his severed head was found. Canizares' head was found near the Jolo police ...

DOH reported 18 fatalities due to the dreaded flood-borne disease.

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan- The Department of Health reported 18 fatalities due to the dreaded flood-borne disease leptospirosis in Northern and Central Luzon, as health officials warned that the possibility of an outbreak remained very much alive. The DOH said 13 people have died from the disease in Central Luzon, including eight ...

Expired Gun Licenses In North Cotabato Had Been Renewed

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato- A measly 21.4 percent of the more than 1,700 expired gun licenses in North Cotabato had been renewed by their holders, even as the government’s gun amnesty program was coming to an end, a ranking police official said. Supt. Leo Ajero, deputy chief for operations of the ...

30 Towns Without Electricity Due to Typhoon Santi

SAN PEDRO, Laguna- Nearly 30 towns in Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, and Cavite provinces were without electricity as typhoon “Santi” (international codename: Mirinae) snapped power lines during its passage across the Calabarzon region, officials said. Vicente Tomazar, Calabarzon Regional Disaster Coordinating Council director, said 14 municipalities in Laguna, five in Quezon and ...

Philippine shares close 0.54% lower

MANILA, Philippines(UPDATE) Philippine share prices closed 0.54 percent lower Monday as investors took profits from blue-chips involved in the recent takeover of top power retailer Meralco, dealers... Read more from the original source: Philippine shares close 0.54% lower

Clinton to lobby for VFA, says Santiago

MANILA, PhilippinesThe Philippines' most outspoken senator Sunday said she believed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was coming to Manila because of concerns over calls to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), and warned against US pressure on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to stick to the accord. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago also ...

Pag-IBIG extends P9.3B in calamity loans to members

MANILA, Philippines -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) has disbursed a record P9.3 billion in calamity loans to more than 600,000 members in Metro Manila as well as northern, southern and Central Luzon, Vice President Noli de Castro said on Sunday. De Castro, chairman of the Pag-IBIG board of ...

Clinton’s agenda is to save VFA — Santiago

MANILA, Philippines -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting the country this week because of US concerns over a Senate resolution asking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to rescind Manila's Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Washington or seek for a renegotiation, according to Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. ``They're concerned about (the ...

Tonolete Named As New Herald EIC

Atty. Fernando Tonolete was unanimously elected as Pinoy Herald’s new Editor-in-Chief for fiscal year 2009-2010 by the paper’s Board of Directors and Board of Editors in its annual general meeting. The decision of the two governing bodies of the Herald was based on the recommendation of its outgoing EIC, Rene ...

Guimaras RTC barred Coast Guard from automatically suspending operations.

ILOILO CITY, Philippines- The Guimaras Regional Trial Court has barred the Coast Guard from automatically suspending operations of small ferryboats plying to and from the island-province during storm signal No. 1. In its four-page order dated last Oct. 1, the Guimaras RTC issued a preliminary injunction barring the Coast Guard station ...

Danding On Chiz: “No Ill Feelings”

Business tycoon and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) head honcho Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco, founder and chief financier of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) bears no grudge against Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero despite the young Senator’s surprise resignation from the party, a move that has left its plans for the 2010 elections ...

Negative political factor still

FRONTLINE 11/08/2009 With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton coming to the country for a 24 stopover visit, Malacañang says that the issue of clean elections will be assured by Gloria Arroyo, if this topic crops up. Yet how can a certified electoral cheat assure clean polls? Is it because she ...

Fil-Am Alliance Eyes Pinoy Workers In U-S

By Rodney J. Jaleco Most Filipinos in America belong to the working class who need better wages, improved working conditions, health insurance and more legal protections. This was one of the consensus at the 3rd annual meeting of the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) at the Methodist Church in Washington DC ...

Pinay U-N Volunteer Killed In Taliban Attack

By Rodney J. Jaleco WASHINGTON D.C. A Filipina election volunteer was among five United Nations personnel killed in Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan , the Philippine Mission to the United Nations said. Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Hilario Davide identified the slain Filipina as Josie Esto, 40, an ...

Powerful Teacher Group Takes Cudgels For Pinoy Mentors

By Rodney J. Jaleco ABS-CBN North America News Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. One of America’s most influential unions is taking the cudgels for Filipino teachers in Louisiana, alleged victims of a California-based placement agency that collected exorbitant fees and accused of violating federal and state laws. The 1.4 million-strong American Federation of Teachers (AFT) ...

Mindanao peace, storm rehab to figure in talks with Clinton

MANILA, Philippines(UPDATE) US assistance in the resolution of conflicts in Mindanao and the rehabilitation of storm-ravaged are among the topics for discussion between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and US State Secretary Hillary Clinton next week, officials said Saturday. Malacañang officials welcomed the whirlwind visit of Clinton to Manila next Thursday ahead ...

Meralco to raise electricity rates this month

MANILA, Philippines - Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country's biggest power distributor, will have to pay an additional 25 centavos per kilowatt-hour for their electricity bills this month due to the higher cost of power supplied by power generation companies. Thus, households consuming 100 kWh of electricity ...

RP buys rice from Vietnam and Thailand

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines, the world's top rice importer, is buying 250,000 metric tons of 25 percent broken white rice from Vietnam and Thailand, National Food Authority (NFA) spokesperson Rex Estoperez said. The suppliers are Vietnam Southern Food Corp. (Vinafood Corp.), which will... View original here: RP buys rice from ...