PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A SENATORIAL bet of the Kapatiran Party is batting for the creation of a Philippine Sports Institute that would resuscitate the country’s sports program by developing world-class athletes….
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RP faces impact of natural disasters
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Philippines faces the greatest risk from the adverse impact of climate change. Thus bared President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her address at the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen,…
State of calamity in Albay
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed two resolutions Thursday declaring the province under a state of calamity and imposing a 24-hour curfew in the 6-8 km. extended danger-zone. The danger…
Who run for Congress?
Until a new breed of political players replace the old ones in Congress (either Senate or House), little hope is expected for a cure to a horrible virus that has begun to…
More hostages freed
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — GUNMEN believed to be dismissed militiamen-turned bandits in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur yesterday released 10 more hostages, officials said. Police Regional Office 13 director Chief Supt. Lino D….
Spanish is back in high school curriculum
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AFTER being scrapped out of the school curriculum years ago, Spanish language makes a re-entry in the high school curriculum based on a memorandum of agreement signed by…
Maguindanao killers high on drugs
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MOST of the gunmen who massacred 57 people including women and journalists in Maguindanao last November 13 were high on drugs, officials said. “Obviously, that massacre could not…
Martial law in Maguindanao lifted
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday lifted martial law in Maguindanao, where an election-linked massacre left 57 people dead, senior aides announced. “Proclamation 1959 is lifted effective 9 p.m. today,” Executive…
Cop tagged in massacre yields
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A JUNIOR Philippine National Police officer implicated in the massacre of 57 persons, mostly women and journalists in Maguindanao last November 23, surrendered yesterday to authorities in General…
Sad day for RP swimmers
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The God of golds frowned upon Team Philippines Saturday as a sprinkling of silver and bronze medals adorned the Filipinos’ campaign in the 25th Southeast Asian Games here….
RP gold, dollar reserves hit record high
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — DOLLARS, gold and other foreign exchange held by the central bank reached a new all-time high of $43.73 billion at the end of November, higher than the $43.15…
‘Solid North’ support for Gibo gaining ground
PNS — Major political leaders from Cagayan to Isabela to Ilocos Norte became the first provinces of the Ilocano-speaking Solid North to rally support for Lakas-Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro,…
Militarizing local government
The Proclamation Order (No. 1959) issued by Malacanang to justify military takeover in Maguindanao ought to start to bastardize democracy as we know it. What compelling need is there if the appropriate…
Congress must review PGMA martial law at once
PNS — WHERE is PGMA coming from? Sen Loren Legarda yesterday asked the question, calling on her colleagues in the Senate to resume session on Monday to review the decision and the…
Cebu exec vows 1-M vote for Gibo from province
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Cebu province will deliver one-million votes to Lakas-Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. in next year’s elections. The chief legal counsel of the influential Vice Mayors’…