Philippines News Agency back issues from December 2008:
2 fires hit Tondo; 80 families rendered homeless.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 1 (PNA) -- About 80 families were rendered homeless in two fires that hit Tondo, Manila on Sunday night and Monday morning. Reports said no was killed or injured in both fire incidents. The first fire broke out at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at a two-storey house on ...
Pasay City celebrates 145th foundation day on Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 1 (PNA) -- Pasay City will celebrate its 145th Foundation on Tuesday (December 2) as the city government lines up various activities for the citys four- day celebration. Malacaang issued Proclamation No. 1672, signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, declaring ...
Thousands benefit from EDC-NNGPFs social responsibility program.
Dec 01, 2008 ... DUMAGUETE CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) More than 3,000 households in two villages in Negros Occidental are now enjoying the benefits of being host communities to the Energy Development Corporation-Northern Negros Geothermal Power Field (EDC-NNGPF) project. Joey Higgins, chief of the ...
Int'l Day of Disabled Persons celebrated in Hanoi.
Dec 01, 2008 ... HANOI, Dec. 1 (PNA/VNA) - About 2,000 disabled people and more than 20 units of the disabled showcased at the event their products and services to celebrate the International Day of Disabled Persons was held in Hanoi on Nov. 30 by the National Coordinating Committee on Disability of ...
5 suspects in extortion of motorists plying.
Dec 01, 2008 ... BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 01 (PNA) - Five suspects in alleged extortion activities victimizing motorists, particularly logging and cargo trucks plying the national highways here, were arrested by the police over the weekend. The arrest was made by composite team of the Butuan City ...
Lim issues order to curb influx of deadly fireworks, substandard Christmas accessories.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 1 (PNA) -- Mayor Alfredo S. Lim has ordered strict monitoring of all malls and street vendors in Manila to curb the possible influx of deadly fireworks and substandard Christmas accessories, particularly decorative lights that may endanger lives of the people and cause damage ...
Cebu Pacific airbus Bangkok-bound to pick up.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 01 (PNA) Filipinos still stranded in Bangkok can heave a sigh of relief as a 179-seat Airbus 320 of the Cebu Pacific Airline is picking them up at the Utapao military air base near the Thai capital. Cebu Pacific said the flight leaves Manila at 9 p.m. Monday and ...
21 Pinoys undergo training as world-class IT instructors<br>By Aurelio A. Pena.
Dec 01, 2008 ... DAVAO CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) -- Twenty-one Filipino computer engineers and software programmers finished recently a two-week intensive free training as world-class IT instructors under top Japanese computer engineers at the Davao training center of the Philippine National IT Standards ...
2nd wind power plant to be built in Ilocos Norte.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LAOAG CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) -- The second wind power farm in Ilocos Norte and in Southeast Asia will be built in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte by the fourth quarter of 2009 if not by 2010. The 120-megawatt wind power farm will be built by Tranzen Group Inc., in collaboration with the ...
PASG chief lauds Pangasinan governor.
Dec 01, 2008 ... LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Dec. 1 (PNA) Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) chief Undersecretary Antonio Bebot Villar Jr. lauded Governor Amado Espino Jr. for his efforts in transforming Pangasinan into a premier province in the Philippines. The former Mayor of Sto. Tomas, ...
Vigan City rolls back tricycle fare by P1.
Dec 01, 2008 ... VIGAN CITY, Dec. 1 (PNA) -- The city council here has approved the P1 fare rollback for motorized tricycle. The fare rollback of tricycle is in conjunction with the decrease in the prices of fuel as prices of oil per barrel in the world market continue to slide. ...
BI agents nab American pedophile in Angeles City.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 1 (PNA) The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the arrest of an American pedophile who is wanted by federal authorities in the United States for molesting a child in California. Immigration commissioner Marcelino Libanan said he immediately ordered the ...
3 armed NPA rebels yield in Agusan del Sur.
Dec 01, 2008 ... CAMP EDILBERTO EVANGELISTA, Butuan City, Dec. 1 (PNA) - Three armed communist New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to Army authorities in Barangay Awa, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, according to a flash report reaching the Army command center here on Monday. A spot ...
Pasay strengthens fight against dengue.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- The Pasay City government has formed a special council to monitor and stem the tide of dengue cases. According to Councilor Noel Bayona, the dengue coordinating body aims to reduce by at least 50 percent the local incidence rate of the disease by 2010. ...
PNP warns public vs fund solicitors for police officers.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- The Philippine National Policeon Sunday warned the public against impersonators, swindlers and con artists soliciting funds purportedly on behalf of ranking police officers. Director German Doria, Director for Police CommunityRelations, issued the ...
PGMA orders airlift of Filipinos stranded in Bangkok.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today ordered the airlift of more than 500 Filipinos stranded in Bangkok following the occupation by anti-government protesters of Thailands Suvarnabhumi international airport. Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said the ...
BIMP-EAGA Medal Tally.
Dec 01, 2008 ... BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- The Philippines placed fourth place at the close of the 6th BIMP-EAGA Games at the Negara HS Sports Complex here. The Philippine team had a combined output of 33 medals behind defending champion Sabah (65), Sarawak (37), Brunei Darussalam A ...
BI bans Briton wife beater from entering RP.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan has in the immigration blacklist a Briton for allegedly maltreating and abusing his Filipina wife. Libanan said he placed John Paul Pembroke, 32, in the BI blacklist upon the request of the Department ...
Echiverri urges country to unite during this time of global financial crisis<br>.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- As the nation commemorates the 145th birth anniversary of Great Plebian Gat Andres Bonifacio at the Monumento Circle Sunday, Caloocan mayor Enrico Recom Echiverri urges all Filipino to unite especially during this time of global financial crisis. In his ...
WB to subsidize bulbs for electric consumers in Ilocos Sur.
Dec 01, 2008 ... VIGAN CITY, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Some 150,000 pieces of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) will be subsidized by the World Bank (WB) for distribution early next year to the consumers of the Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO), it was reported. The CFLs will replace the ...
PAL airlifts stranded Filipinos in Thailand.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Philippine Airlines chairman Lucio C. Tan ordered the deployment of a special PAL Boeing 747-400 flight to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand tomorrow (Dec. 1) to fly home Filipinos stranded by the political crisis that has shut the kingdoms main airports in Bangkok ...
Landco opens first resort-like subdivision in Zambo.
Dec 01, 2008 ... ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 30 (PNA) - Enjoying brisk sales in their first investment in this city, the Landco Pacific Corporation (Landco), the country's premier subdivision developer has expanded its business here by opening up a 24-hectare first resort-like subdivision. Located in ...
LTO approves use of E. Trike.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- After releasing the first-ever license plate of the so-called E-Jeepneys (electric jeepneys) of Makati City, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) recently endorsed the friendly passenger electronic tricycle or E. Trike. LTO Chief Alberto Suansing said ...
World AIDS Day Celebration Red Cross issues statement of solidarity vs HIV/AIDS.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) led by PNRC Chairman Richard Gordon and Secretary General Corazon Alma de Leon issued Sunday a statement of solidarity against HIV/AIDS, one of the emerging humanitarian issues and a priority concern of Red Cross worldwide. ...
Paraaque govt taking waste segregation drive to schools.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- The city government of Paraaque hopes to gain great strides in its waste segregation efforts by bringing an aggressive information drive to the citys schools. Willie de Ocampo, head of the Solid Waste and Environmental Sanitation Office (SWAESO), said ...
British gov't supports resumption of GRP-MILF peace talks.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) - Three visiting Members of Parliament (MP) from the United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday said the British government would like to see the resumption of the stalled peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). UK ...
Macau OFWs fear losing their jobs.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) employed in Macau, the gaming capital of Asia, fear of losing their jobs next year. Emmanuel Geslani, recruitment industry consultant, said this is because dozens of big casinos have started retrenching ...
BIMP-EAGA Games: A goldless day for RP athletes (Sports).
Dec 01, 2008 ... BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Swimmers cushioned a sluggish Sunday for the Philippine team to the 6th Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines- East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)at the Aquatic Centre, HB National Sports Complex here with lone silver and two bronze medals in the ...
BFs proposed Housing Unit Program for the poor gets the nod of the Asian Network of Major Cities.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) - A proposal of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for a high-tech, low-cost but high-quality housing unit got the nod during the recently concluded Asian Network of Major Cities (ANMC) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MMDA Chairman Bayani ...
PBL: Magnolia's Taylor is Player of the Week.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Chester Taylor may not be as popular as University of Santo Tomas teammates Jervy Cruz and Dylan Ababou, but the 6-foot-6 center knows his role very well. Given the exposure he needs, Taylor knows he can get the job done anytime. Aware of ...
News Analysis: Obama policy key to future Israeli-Palestinian peace talks<br>By Zhang Yanyang, Xu Gang.
Dec 01, 2008 ... JERUSALEM, Nov. 30 (PNA/Xinhua) -- As Israel prepares for February's general election and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' term nears its end in January, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's involvement in the peace process will play a crucial role in directing future ...
RP's top 25 contact centers report US$ 1.67B in revenues.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- The 25 leading operators of contact centers in the Philippines reported P68.5 billion or US$ 1.67 billion in aggregate revenues in 2007, Catanduanes Rep. Joseph Santiago, chairman of the House information and communications technology committee, disclosed Sunday. ...
Buenavista, Fetalvero rule 32nd National MILO Marathon.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) They used to dominate short-distance races only, but now, Eduardo Buenavista and Mercedita Manipol have proven they can also excel in full marathon after ruling the 32nd National MILO Marathon on Sunday at the Quirino Grandstand here. Buenavista, former ...
Zambo readies programs for world AIDS day celebration.
Dec 01, 2008 ... ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 30 (PNA) - The Zamboanga City Multi-sectoral Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Council, in coordination with the Department of Health-Global Fund Round 6 Human Immuno Virus (HIV) project and AIDS society of the Philippines, is celebrating Monday the 20th World ...
Bill to protect Zambo's Sta. Cruz Islands favorably endorsed.
Dec 01, 2008 ... ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 30 (PNA) - The House of Representatives' Committee on Natural Resources has favorably endorsed House Bill No. 1296 which seeks to establish the Great and Little Sta. Cruz Islands, six kilometers south off this city, as protected landscape and seascape area. ...
Agusan del Sur now has two congressional districts.
Dec 01, 2008 ... PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur, Nov. 30 (PNA) - The once lone congressional district of Agusan del Sur will be electing two House of Representative members come May 2010 national elections after signing into law Republic Act No. 95081 creating two congressional districts of the huge Agusan ...
Bill seeks new Cotabato congressional district filed.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Cotabato Rep. Emmylou "Lala" Talio-Mendoza has filed a bill seeking to expand to three the existing two congressional districts in her province. As proposed by Talio-Mendoza in House Bill 4947, Cotabato's existing first district, which she represents in ...
RH bill to save lives of women, kids -- lawmaker.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) -- Cotabato Rep. Emmylou Talio-Mendoza is counting on the proposed Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development Act to save thousands of Filipino women and children who are at death's door every year due to unwanted pregnancies and ...
DPWH's upgrading of 500-meter road in flood prone barangay lauded.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) The Malabon local government has lauded the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for agreeing to upgrade a 500-meter road in the citys flood-prone area of Brgy. Dampalit. Malabon mayor Canuto Oreta said the DPWHs road improvement project involves ...
Gospel for today, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 is taken from.
Dec 01, 2008 ... JESUS said to His disciples, "Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore, you do not know when the ...
NPDO to take more pro-active stance vs 'Ipit-ATM' gangsters.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) The Northern Police District Office (NPDO) said that it will keep continuous surveillance on the areas automated teller machine (ATM) zones as part of its efforts to neutralize the so-called Ipit-ATM gang members who are out for cash this Yuletide season. ...
500 Baler residents attend SC lecture on court annexed mediation, judicial dispute resolution mechanism.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) As part of its continuing efforts to expand the legal background of the Filipino public, the Supreme Court (SC) conducted court annexed mediation (CAM) and judicial dispute resolution (JDR) seminars to some 500 barangay officials and residents of Baler, Aurora, early ...
Echiverri orders Caloocan health office to intensify drive vs typhoid.
Dec 01, 2008 ... MANILA, Nov. 30 (PNA) - Caloocan mayor Enrico Echiverri ordered the citys health office to intensify its drive against typhoid in wake of the alleged outbreak of the disease which downed more than 100 persons in Quezon province early this month. Echiverri also instructed ...
PGMA orders NDCC to mobilize rescue and relief.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) to immediately mobilize rescue and relief operations in Camarines Norte province in the Bicol region where hundreds of residents were affected by flash floods. ...
Labor dispute being eyed as motive behind burning.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Dec. 2 (PNA) Labor dispute appeared to be the strongest motive being looked into by the police probing the burning of five air-conditioned buses of Victory Liner at its terminal in Lingayen, Pangasinan on the night of Nov. 26 where the perpetrators also clashed with ...
PCG holds training for lifeguards to formulate.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA)--As part of the efforts to enhance safety of local and foreign tourists, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is holding a four-day seminar for lifeguards to equip them with skills on the use of different life-saving devices and first aid training materials, as well as to ...
Petron and Shell set to slash LPG prices by P4 per kilo.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) A P44 reduction in the cost of an 11-kilogram cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be implemented by two major oil companies on Wednesday. This was announced by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Petron Corp. during a meeting called by Energy ...
Aklan weavers prepare for global demand.
Dec 02, 2008 ... KALIBO, AKLAN, Dec. 2 (PNA) - Local weavers in this province are bracing for possible global demand that might arise as the environmentalists campaign for the mitigation of the impact of climate change. India Dela Cruz-Legaspi of the Heritage Arts and Crafts said that Aklan ...
3rd flight for Filipinos stranded in Thailand.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) A special Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight is scheduled take off from Manila at 3 oclock this afternoon for the northern city of Chiangmai in Thailand to bring home 180 more Filipinos who have been stranded in that neighboring country since last week. With ...
Valenzuela conducts leadership seminars and trainings.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) The Valenzuela City government conducted a leadership training seminars for over 300 kagawads in San Juan, Batangas recently. Valenzuela Liga ng mga Barangay president Alvin Feliciano said the seminar expanded the barangay officials knowledge in keeping ...
PGMA in Hong Kong to participate in the "Clinton Global Initiative" scheduled today.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) -- The President left for Hong Kong last night on board a commercial flight of the Philippine Airlines to grace the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) scheduled today (Tuesday, Dec. 2). While waiting for her flight, the President met with United States ...
DSWD provides aid to Camarines Norte flood victims.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol has provided relief goods worth P366,361 as initial augmentation assistance to flood victims from the 114 barangays of Camarines Norte province. DWSD regional director Remia Tapispisan ...
4th NutriComnet monitoring meeting set in Bicol.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) The 4th Nutricomnet Monitoring Meeting and Food Technology Forum has been set by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional office here on December 11. Tomas Brinas, DOST acting regional director, said the technology forum will provide ...
DSWD starts food-for-school program implementation in Western Visayas towns.
Dec 02, 2008 ... ILOILO CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started the implementation of its food-for-school program in four provinces of Western Visayas. DSWD Regional Office 6 program in-charge Sally Gayoma said that the P22,916,520 fund intended for ...
Villar tops MILF's on-line survey among presidentiables.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) -- Former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. topped an on-line survey of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on whom they prefer to be the next President in 2010. The MILF website (www.luwaran.net) on Tuesday said Senator Villar got 27 percent or 294 ...
DTI to launch OK Bikol showroom.
Dec 02, 2008 ... LEGAZPI CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office in Bicol is set to launch the "Orgulyo Kan Bikol" (OK Bikol) on December 5, which will showcase all available possible products in the region. Regional director Jocelyn Blanco said the idea of ...
2 traders die in Ilocos Norte ambush.
Dec 02, 2008 ... BADOC, Ilocos Norte, Dec. 2 (PNA) -- Two traders were killed and another was wounded when they were ambushed by unidentified armed men along a road in a forested area in Barangay 4A Saud, Badoc, Ilocos Norte last Sunday, a belated report on Tuesday said. Police said the victims ...
2 die, 2 hurt in Ilocos Sur motorcycle collision.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur, Dec. 2 (PNA) -- Two persons were killed and two others were injured critically in a vehicular accident along the national highway in Barangay San Vicente, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur Sunday night. Police said the incident happened when an XRM motorcycle and a ...
Valenzuela City gov't considers lowering of tricycle fares.
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) -- The Valenzuela City government is looking into the possibility of lowering tricycle fares in the wake of the continuing downward trend in the prices of gasoline and other fuel products. Valenzuela Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian said he has instructed the citys ...
WHO on AIDS: "Time to lead, empower and deliver".
Dec 02, 2008 ... MANILA, Dec. 2 (PNA) With only two years left before the goal set by the World AIDS Campaign, the rallying call under the five-year slogan, "Stop AIDS. Keep the promise", must now focus on delivery on promises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. WHO said the goal of ...
DSWD extends over P30M for typhoon Frank rehabilitation.
Dec 02, 2008 ... ILOILO CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already extended more than P30 million for the Typhoon Frank rehabilitation program, projects and activities. DSWD Social Welfare Officer III Julian T. Ledesma said their latest total ...
Iloilo creates committee to look into water shortage problem of MIWD concessionaires.
Dec 02, 2008 ... ILOILO CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) The infrastructure committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Mayor Jerry P. Treas has created a sub-committee that will look into the water shortage problem of the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) concessionaires. The ...
Tuba National HS has P3.9-M new building.
Dec 02, 2008 ... TUBA, Benguet, Dec. 2 (PNA) - Municipal mayor Florencio Bentrez Tuesday said the students of the Tuba National High School (TNHS) can start using this Christmas season its P3.9 million new two-storey building. The building was funded by the Japan Bank of International ...
Leptospirosis on the rise in Zambo.
Dec 02, 2008 ... ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) A top health official has warned residents of this city's 98 barangays against increasing cases of leptospirosis, which already surpassed last year's figure. City Health Officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos said since January this year, 35 leptospirosis cases ...
Iloilo City govt wants steady electricity supply this holiday season.
Dec 02, 2008 ... ILOILO CITY, Dec. 2 (PNA) The city government will exhaust all possible options to ensure that residents here will not experience another bleak Yuletide seasons similar to what happened last year when brown out engulfed the entire city during eves of Christmas and New Year celebrations. ...