PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Thus ordered President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in connection with locating and securing the “missing group” of…
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GMA signs Cheaper Medicines Act
PNA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday signed Republic Act no. 9502, an Act providing for cheaper and quality medicines. The new law amends Republic Act no. 6675 or the Generics Act…
Congress tries ‘reality TV’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The House of Representatives has embarked on a new reality show, dubbed Congress TV or “Bahay ni Nogie” that will broadcast live on cable television and on the…
GMA declares ‘martial law’ in Boracay
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The government will impose a “Martial Law” proclamation on Boracay Island in a bid to preserve its beauty and tourism, Malacañang said. A Palace statement said President Gloria…
Inflation hits 9.6%
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Surging food prices pushed inflation rate to 9.6 percent, the highest level since 1999, but Malacañang said the government has responded to this challenge by giving subsidies to…
Olivares guilty of libel
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A MAKATI City court yesterday convicted newspaper publisher Ninez Cacho-Olivares of libel for writing an article accusing a leading law firm of influence peddling in the controversial Ninoy…
Farmers’ fertilizer subsidy backed
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE chairman of the House committee on agriculture favors the government’s plan to give fertilizer subsidy to farmers on condition that such assistance would be within the framework…
2 RP diplomats elected to UN posts
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Two Filipino diplomats have been elected to important positions in the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations said yesterday….
Gonzalez finally gets CA nod
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — BYPASSED thrice by the powerful Commission on Appointments, subsequently re-appointed 19 times, and one kidney transplant Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez finally got the nod of the CA four…
Juday slammed for Meralco ad
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — CROSSING party-lines, lawmakers yesterday castigated actress Judy Ann Santos for allowing herself to be used by the Manila Electric Company through radio and television commercials to defend itself…
GMA endorses CARP bill
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo has certified as urgent the bill extending the life of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the President issued the certification in…
Guidebooks and Animal Conservation
You may wonder as to whether any connection exists with traveling guidebooks and animal conservation. Well, with a4trip.com at least, one can see a very helpful connection between the two. As part…
Meralco proceeds with voting defies SEC order
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MANILA Electric Co. defied a Securities and Exchange Commission order yesterday and elected a new board. At a contentious stockholders’ meeting at the power distributor’s Ortigas head office,…
SEC summons Meralco officials
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday ordered the top executives of Manila Electric Co. to explain why they should not be cited for contempt for defying an order…
Palace to cut car fuel use
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A MALACAÑANG task force is firming up an energy conservation program that would cut the country’s vehicle fuel bill by P140 billion a year. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita…