Arroyo visits Bicol for Super Region tour
AFTER short visit to the provinces in Mindanao last week for Agribusiness project, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo continues her Super Region tour Monday now in Central Philippines. Arroyo flew to …
More measles cases this year
THE Department of Health (DOH) warned that cases of measles in the country would further climb after nearly 700 cases were recorded in the first six weeks of the year. In a press conference, Health S…
Cordillera corn crop lost to drought
BAGUIO CITY – At least 7,393 farmers in Cordillera have lost their main source of livelihood this year as the El Niño phenomenon destroyed the region’s entire corn crop for the dry …
Trainers, Advisors Help Philippines Fight Terrorism
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. CardenAmerican Forces Press Service ZAMBOANGA, Philippines, Feb. 22, 2010 Eliminating foreign terrorists and their safe havens in the southern Philippines is …
Power supply in Mindanao reduced
WITH hydro plants generating at a very low level in Mindanao, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that it has reduced by 400 megawatts the power being transmitted to the Mindana…
MALAYSIA’S MANDATE AS HEAD OF MONITORING TEAM TO MINDANAO HAILED (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) — Parties involved in the peace process in Mindanao, Philippines, have welcome the mandate given to Malaysia to once again head the International Monitoring Team to monitor the peace process in the area, the Defence Ministry said.
Police raids net Sobero murder suspect (UPI)
MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 22 (UPI) — In two separate operations authorities moved in on the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group, capturing one member wanted in connection with the beheading of an American.
Twitterers complain about Facebook glitches
Facebook spokesman Matt Hicks it was a "small percentage of users" who had problems accessing Facebook, their friends' profiles or specific site features because of an isolated server proble…
Edsa 1 ‘a failure’
A DICTATOR’S son said the first People Power in the country was a failure, but a son of the first president installed through the 1986 revolution came in defense. Three days before the 24th anniver…
