PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Top executives of government-owned and -controlled corporations and other state agencies with still unexpired term of office will not be touched in the ongoing revamp. This assurance was…
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Euro tribunal unfreezes Sison’s assets
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The European Union’s Court of Justice on Wednesday overturned a decision by EU governments to freeze the assets of exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison, who is on…
MNLF talks put on hold
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The three-party meeting to review the peace agreement between the government and the Moro National Liberation Front in Jeddah next week has been postponed, the administration’s top peace…
AFP launches Basilan offensive
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The military on Thursday mounted an offensive against Islamic militants who killed 14 Marines, despite concerns the action may damage efforts to rescue a kidnapped Italian priest. The…
Lim borrows treasurer of Quezon City
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MANILA Mayor Alfredo Lim has tapped one of the country’s top tax collectors, Quezon City Treasurer Victor Endriga, as officer in charge of his Treasurer’s Office to fill…
MILF behead 10 marines in Basilan
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Islamic militants killed 14 Marines searching for a kidnapped Italian priest during a major gunbattle, and later beheaded 10 of them, the military said yesterday. The troops were…
Fake ‘SM’ online firm lures investors
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — BESIDES showbiz and media personalities, people who thought they were investing in a corporate giant were also victimized by online pyramid scammers. In a statement it issued Wednesday,…
US State Board Exam for nurses in Manila on August 23
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The nursing profession in the Philippines got a big shot in the arm with the recent approval of the government’s request for the establishment of a National Council…
Zubiri proclaimed Saturday
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Only a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Supreme Court could stop the Commission on Elections from proclaiming Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri as the winner of the 12th…
More electronic companies going green, Greenpeace says
Manila, 10 July 2007–Electronic companies are clearly rising to the challenge of ‘greening’ their products, Greenpeace said today during the launch in Quezon City of the latest ‘Guide to Greener Electronics,’ a…
MILF ease up on claims for peace talks
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — The biggest stumbling block to the resumption of the peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front appeared to have been cleared away after the…
Mar-Manny feud worsens
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Manuel “Mar” Roxas II yesterday broke his silence on the issue of Senate presidency and took potshots at Senate President Manuel Villar. Roxas did not actually name…
DoJ wants powers of housing body expanded
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — The Department of Justice has asked Malacañang to expand the powers of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board to enable it to go after “unscrupulous developers.” Justice…
DoT lauds BI’s tourist-friendly policy
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano has given the Bureau of Immigration a pat on the back for adopting and implementing the “No Touch, No Contact” and the “Tattoo…
60 protesters shames Lim with rally near Palace
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — About 60 rallyists set foot on Chino Roces bridge yesterday putting Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim on the spot with his directive allowing demonstrations within full view of Malacañang…