PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Leaders of the opposition Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) here and in nearby South Cotabato have started to consolidate their campaign machineries in preparation for the…
Greenpeace issues 11th hour challenge to Senate, PGMA
Manila, 5 February 2007–Greenpeace today demanded immediate action from the government for an 11th hour passage of the Renewable Energy (RE)Bill, saying the Senate must not deliberately pass up the last chance…
E-waste to increase after Vista: Greenpeace warns
Manila, 3 February 2007–Vista, Microsoft’s newest operating system, could trigger a deluge of E-waste in developing countries, Greenpeace warned today. The group argues that with Vista, more companies and individuals may feel…
STAC-J’s Mudjie Santos: Looking Ahead!
They say that the stars determine one’s destiny, that one’s success or failure in life is written in the palm of one’s hands. But man, too, is endowed with the free will…
Sharon still fighting the bulge
PNS — SHARON Cuneta’s attempt to win the battle of the bulge is paying off. When she met the entertainment press for the launch of her pre-Valentine concert (titled My Mega Valentine…
RP’s economy grew 5.4 percent
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE economy as measured by the gross domestic product grew by 5.4 percent last year amid booming services, but the expansion would have been faster had the peso…
‘Medicines Bill’ passed
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading a bill amending provisions of the Intellectual Property Code meant to make medicine cheaper. The bill, authored by Senator…
Kidnapped Filipinos in Nigeria to be released
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE 24 abducted Filipino seamen in Nigeria remain healthy and could be released soon, an official said yesterday. Foreign Affairs spokesman Eduardo Malaya said the Philippine envoy to…
Common ticket eyed for Opposition candidates
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ALL incumbent senators seeking re-election in May will most likely run under a common ticket, an official said yesterday. “The coalition is a go. We will come together,”…
Landslide win for Lakas seen
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Banking on the economic gains of the administration, stalwarts of the Lakas-led ruling coalition yesterday predicted a runaway victory of its candidates in the May elections. “The forthcoming…
Private school teachers tapped for poll duties
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Commission on Elections will hire private school teachers and government employees to help about 400,000 public school teachers in performing their poll duties during the May elections….
Philippine food festival to be launched in Tokyo
Philippine food will be the centerpiece of a promotional extravaganza in Tokyo named Best of Philippine Cuisine, which will kick off with a formal dinner at the residence of Philippine Ambassador Domingo…
“Don’t drop the RE Bill” Greenpeace challenges Senate
Manila, 31 January 2006—”Don’t drop the RE Bill!” Greenpeace today issued the challenge to the Senate after receiving reports that the upper chamber is no longer considering the passage of the Renewable…
Another opposition solon opts out of Munich probe
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Another opposition lawmaker has backed out of a fact-finding trip to Germany to verify charges raised by Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano that the First Gentleman kept a secret…
3rd force to fade — Opposition
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — House Minority Leader Francis Escudero ended on Tuesday speculations about his political affiliation as he filed his candidacy for the Senate under the United Opposition (UNO) ticket. Speaking…