Launch Loterya ng Bayan group
The Kilusang Mamamayan sa Tuwid na Daan (KMTD) has urged President Benigno S. Aquino III to launch the Loterya ng Bayan to clip the operations of alleged “jueteng“ (an illegal…
Online anti-hunger game making waves
An online game http://www.freerice.com that allows players to improve their vocabulary while simultaneously fighting world hunger by making donations to the United Nations (UN) World Food Program (WFP)…
Oxfam notes backward PHL agriculture
A British-based development organization has called for increased investments in farming and fisheries if the country wants to be sufficient in food for keeps.
1,712 PHL pilgrims reach Mecca
One-thousand seven-hundred twelve Filipino pilgrims for Hajj 2011 out of the 5,244 who registered have reached Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in the last four days, with 505 scheduled to travel today…
2 Filipinos killed in Saudi
Two Filipino safety engineers were killed while another sustained minor injuries when their vehicle figured in an accident in Saudi Arabia last weekend. Reports identified the victims as Carlos C.…
Mining moratorium still on – DENR
The government has not lifted the moratorium on the issuance of new mining tenements.
Flag carrier pays retrenched workers
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) released yesterday the first batch of its P2.6-billion separation package for workers affected by its spin-off.
Belgian firm abandons PH operations
Baggerwerken Decloedt en Zoon (BDC), the Belgian company that proposed the P18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project (LLRP), is shutting down its Philippine operations.
De Lima invited to run
The Liberal Party (LP) is courting Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to join its senatorial slate in the 2013 elections.
Cha-cha protest
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said farmers will occupy Mendiola Bridge in Manila next week to demand genuine land reform and oppose Charter change (Cha-cha).
Roxas confirmed
The Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed yesterday the appointment of Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II.
6 ways to end dispute
President Benigno S. Aquino III said yesterday at the Annual Presidential Forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) in Makati City that the government is looking at…
No state burial for FM
There is no state burial for the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
Women to lead Power-Off protest
Groups composed of homemakers – women – will lead today’s “Power-Off,” a nationwide campaign organized by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) that is meant to denounce the abhorrently high…
Nursery teachers’ back wages released
Kindergarten teachers in public schools who have not been compensated since June this year are expected to receive their salaries from the Department of Education (DepEd) soon after the Department…
2 brothers join lotto millionaires
Aside from the brothers, a lotto punter of Boac, Marinduque, also hit the same draw of 6/49 with the winning numbers of 05-25-08-21-17-06. He has yet to come forward.
