PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is giving up on the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Press Secretary Jesus Dureza and Chief Presidential Legal…
Month: August 2008
Air crafts as ‘flying coffins’?
PAF aircrafts ‘widow-makers or flying coffins’? It escapes comprehension why, after a C-130 aircraft crashed, no other C-130 is available in the Philippine Air Force to carry out various operational commitments. It…
Promoter slaps GAB execs with Ombudsman case
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS MANILA – Boxing promoter and manager Aljoe O. Jaro has filed a criminal case for violation of anti-graft and corrupt practices act against Games and Amusement Board…
Banks’ past abuses still haunt migrant savings pool – ILO study
by ISAGANI DE LA PAZwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–MIGRANT workers have yet to be convinced errant banking processes are things of the past before they see the veracity of pooled savings for investment in development…
Monthly remittance data shows downward spikes
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–MONTH-ON-MONTH remittance data reflecting downward spikes may reveal the impact of world oil and commodities prices adjustment to economies like the Philippines that are dependent on cash flow…
Economist says crisis stretching OFWs’ ability to send money
by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANOwww.ofwjournalism.net MANILA–A US-generated financial crisis is testing overseas Filipino workers’ ability to send cash home, an economist said using government data on remittances. “If OFWs persist in sending more…
Air Products Demonstrates Hydrogen Fueling Technology
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Air Products (NYSE: APD), the global leader in hydrogen fueling infrastructure and technology, recently fueled the General Motors (GM) Equinox fuel cell vehicle for an…
Maui forgives enemies
PNS — MAUI Taylor sat on the Hot Seat of “Showbiz Central” last Sunday. “I’m so nervous coming here as I’m not sure kung okay na kami ni DJ Mo,” she says….
Vic can’t topple Dolphy
PNS — WE made it a point not to miss watching “Dobol Trobol” for only one reason: to see how the tandem of two well-loved comedians, Dolphy and Vic Sotto, works. We…
PNP arming villagers in Mindanao
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is sending 1,000 shotguns to Mindanao to arm “auxiliary police,” who will help defend villages against invading members of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front. National…
PNP justifies arming of civilians
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PHILIPPINE National Police chief Director General Avelino I. Razon Jr. yesterday said civilian auxiliaries who will be trained and armed by the police will not participate in manhunt…
GMA changes tack, wants MILF to lay down arms
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Is the government suspending peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front? President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday announced a new approach in dealing with the MILF, saying that instead of…
MILF’s Bravo declare all-out war against govt
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Moro rebel commander who led a bloody rampage in Lanao del Norte and Saranggani declared “all-out war” against the government yesterday, saying his fighters were willing to…
Gov’t forces go after rebels
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — WAR planes and helicopter gunships pounded enemy positions as the Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command launched an offensive against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces that attacked Lanao…
‘We’ll control MILF’ — Yano
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ARMED Forces chief General Alexander Yano yesterday said the military is taking “aggressive action” against Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels who have occupied and attacked areas in Lanao…