Lim launches campaign against bribery
Only a few weeks on the job and some people are already using the name of Custom Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Danilo Lim in vain.
Outbound OFW barred from flight
Immigration authorities prevented a Filipino contract worker from leaving the country yesterday morning after his name showed up in the Hold Departure Order (HDO) list for having a case of…
BIR income tax forms expanded
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has come out with new income tax return (ITR) forms for use by individual taxpayers receiving compensation income and those with mixed earnings when…
Malware activities pose 1.5-B threats
Global internet security firm Trend Micro reported that different malware (malicious software) activities in the Philippines alone reach an average of five billion threats. Around 30% of the total threats,…
Raise goats, poor folk asked
With the world turning to goats rather than beef and pork, or even kangaroo and crocodile meat, there is no reason for the goat industry to lag behind.
New breeding scheme for goats
The country’s goat population can skyrocket by more than 80 percent if a new production system is implemented for the R13.2-billion industry.
P72-M 6/55 jackpot still unclaimed
The September 28 Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot winner has yet to claim his P72,537,879.60 prize as of yesterday.
BIR 9-month take P7.8B short
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reported yesterday a collection of P686.2 billion during the first nine months of the year, P78.9 billion higher compared to the collection for the…
Cha-cha bid treason, farmers say
The Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid (PKM) has assailed the bid of Aquino allies to railroad Charter change (Cha-cha) as “a shameless sell-out of the national patrimony and economic sovereignty.”
2 key Customs appointments loom
A former Philippine National Police (PNP) officer and an old hand of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) Intelligence and Investigation Service, Rolando Sacramento, are expected to fill up two recently…
PH Hawksbill Turtle population threatened
International experts have identified the Philippines' Hawksbill Turtle population as one of the 11 most threatened sea turtle populations in the world, mainly due to illegal harvest for commercial use.
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.…
