Twenty-three Filipino fishermen, who were detained for illegal fishing in Malaysia, are expected to arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday.
Fishing vessel FY May-Anne which came from Navotas Fish Port was caught fishing inside Malaysian waters last April 7, 2008 . Its captain and crew were detained at the Kepayan Prison in Kota Kinabalu, the capital [...]
The National Food Authority and the Department of Social Welfare and Development is set to start distributing access cards to the poorest of the poor in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental.
Manuel Castanares, NFA provincial assistant manager said the access cards will enable the poor to avail of cheap government rice from NFA’s Bigasan ng Bayan [...]
Suspected members of the communist armed-wing, New People’s Army, allegedly attacked the Buhisan Patrol Base and the Army’s 24th Infantry Battalion detachment in Agusan Del Sur on Monday.
Unidentified armed men sniped the Army patrol base in San Agustin town at 5 a.m. Monday. They were driven off however to the hinterlands of Sitio Talisay, Barangay [...]
“Lahat sila bida!” This is the statement of Bench owner Ben Chan regarding the “sapawan” issue in the recently-concluded “Blackout” denim and underwear show at the Araneta Coliseum.
By LEILANI B. CHAVEZ
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For her eighth State of the Nation Address, President Gloria Arroyo shifted from enhancing the “super-regions” to issues she did not probe in her last two speeches – social services for the poor and underprivileged.
Her 2006 and 2007 SONAs were overflowing with infrastructure improvements.
This time, the president expressed her concern for [...]
By JUDITH BALEA
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Four agencies of the government may have allowed smuggling activities at Port Irene in Cagayan province for disregarding a Supreme Court decision and an executive order that prohibit the importation of used cars in freeport zones, an administration senator said Tuesday.
In a Senate hearing on alleged smuggling activities in Port Irene, Sen. Joker Arroyo said [...]
Reigning World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao will give P1 million to any Filipino athlete that will bring home the country’s first Olympic gold medal.
Pacquiao, who will be the country’s flag bearer when the 2008 Beijing Olympics opens on August 8, said he decided to put up the cash reward so that Filipino athletes [...]