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More families feel "poor" GMA News The number of Filipino families which consider themselves &mahirap& or poor has increased to around nine million, a new Social Weather Stations survey showed. ...
Police stations considered as squatters GMA News Two-thirds of police stations nationwide is considered squatting on private lands. Out of the 1,600 police stations, only 30% is legally owned by the Philippine National...
Expensive Meralco power justified GMA News The reality is that Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) customers, particularly those who consume more, do shoulder the most expensive power bills in the country: For example, a...
No "presidentiable" yet - Lakas GMA News If elections were held today, the ruling political party Lakas-Christian-Muslim-Democrats (Lakas-CMD) cannot field any bet. And at this early stage, the group is still...
Retired judge finds fulfillment visiting inmates GMA News After she retired from the service, a former judge now finds fulfillment in visiting inmates at the Naga City District Jail in Bicol. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the...
Moro guerrillas blame Arroyo for stalled talks Inquirer Manila, Philippines--Moro guerrillas said Sunday they're ready for war and accused the Philippine government of abandoning Malaysian-brokered peace talks by refusing to honor earlier accords....
PNP to construct 30 modern police stations this year GMA News The Philippine National Police will construct at least 30 model police stations this year as it double its efforts in processing the land titles for its...
Being gay not a sin, acting on gay desires is--bishop Inquirer ... protests the participation of gay men in Santacruzan processions dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Malolos Bishop Jose Oliveros, chair of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Office...
Transport strike to have Inquirer Manila, Philippines--Jeepney drivers and operators belonging to the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston, United Organization of Drivers and Operators Nationwide) vowed...
SC orders court to try firm controlled by Marcos cronies Inquirer Manila, Philippines--The Supreme Court has directed the Sandiganbayan to resume trial against a company believed to be controlled by cronies of former president Ferdinand Marcos that wrested control...
DepEd to set-up pre-schools to arrest high drop-out rate Inquirer Baguio CITY, Philippines--The Department of Education will put in place pre-school programs in low-performing elementary schools to improve student performance and arrest the high dropout rate in...
Find ways to avert tuition hikes Inquirer Manila, Philippines--After food and electricity, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is now looking at ways to hold down the cost of education to help people cope with the rising cost of living....
P42-45 to $1 in next 2 years, says Philippine central bank Inquirer Manila, Philipines--The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippine central bank) has revised its assumption on the peso-dollar exchange rate for this year and the next to a range of 42 to 45 to $1...
Air Force ready to transport RP humanitarian team to Myanmar Inquirer Manila, Philippines--The Philippine Air Force will transport a Philippine humanitarian contingent to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar (Burma) on Monday, once its junta government gives the go signal, the PAF...
Bunye moving to BSP Inquirer Manila, Philippines--Press Secretary and presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye will join the Monetary Board, the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Philippine central bank)...
Typhoon Rammasun maintains strength toward N Philippines People's Daily Typhoon Rammasun maintained its strength toward northern Philippines while a new low-pressure area was spotted off central Philippines early Sunday, said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and...
Bunye to leave Cabinet post next month GMA News Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye is set to leave the Cabinet next month &to fulfill a wish of going back to banking.& In his regular Sunday newspaper column, View from the...
Malaysia to withdraw its peace monitors from Philippines People's Daily Twenty-eight Malaysian security contingents of the International Monitoring Team in Mindanao, southern Philippines, are set to leave for home on Saturday after Kuala Lumpur announced its...
AFP to use rice delivery trucks for GMA News The Armed Forces of the Philippines said Sunday it may divert trucks delivering National Food Authority (NFA) rice to ferrying commuters stranded by Monday's transport...
Cannes brings cheer to ailing Philippine film industry Inquirer A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippine movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign...
Changes in Meralco board underway Newsbreak What started the rift between Garcia and the Meralco's other shareholders and current management was actually a simple issue: Garcia wanted to receive an advance copy of the audited financial...
NCRPO to deploy 2,000 cops for transport strike GMA News Around 2,000 cops will be deployed in key areas in Metro Manila Monday in time for the transport strike, the National Capital Region Police Office announced Sunday. ...
MILF girds for battle, accuses Arroyo of renewed war policy GMA News The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is girding for battle again as the Muslim separatist group accuses the Arroyo administration of &reverting to war& by reneging on its promise...
Pagasa to have new radars Inquirer The PHILIPPINE Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has started the bidding process for the upgrade of radars and purchase of equipment to...
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