Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC)
Non-government organizations (NGOs) for the environment here joined the international celebration of the "Earth Day" on Monday by drumbeating its campaign against the possibility of a coal-fired power plant in Palawan. Appearing as guest in a local radio program on Monday, lawyer for the environment and staunch advocate Grizelda Mayo-Anda of the Environmental Legal Assistance [...]
War at Philippine Senate
Bicolano Senator Antonio Trillanes IV admitted Thursday afternoon that the main purpose of his coming to Bicol was to relieve himself from the stresses of the past few Senate sessions, especially on his continuing drive to oust Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. Trillanes was in this city on invitation of the Albay provincial chapter of [...]
Mysterious shootout incident in Quezon province
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday said there were inconsistencies in the report on the shootout incident in Quezon province over the weekend that left 13 persons, including uniformed men, dead. "Maraming inconsistency sa natatanggap nating report, kailangan malaman natin ang katotohanan," the President said in an interview with Palace reporters at the sidelines of [...]
Pangasinan Housing Fair
The first-ever two-day Pangasinan Housing Fair kicked off Thursday at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center here. The is sponsored jointly by the United Architects of the Philippines-Pangasinan Scale Chapter, in partnership with the provincial government and the Pag-IBIG Fund. Engr. Alvin Bigay, Provincial Housing and Urban Development Officer, said the event is in line [...]
Community Primary Hospital in Negros Oriental, Philippines
The seventh Community Primary Hospital in Negros Oriental now formally serves the catchment barangays of Santa Catalina, Mabinay, Bayawan City, Bais City and Tanjay City. The Dauis Community Primary Hospital located in Barangay Dauis, Bayawan City is the seventh community primary hospital erected in the province of Negros Oriental and is aimed at providing basic [...]
Cooperative Month Celebration
Some 5,000 cooperative members will troop to Pototan on Wednesday to launch the Iloilo Cooperative Month. There are about 400 cooperatives registered with the CDA in Iloilo mostly engaged in credit micro-financing. The program will start with a motorcade followed by the awarding of Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and Land Bank of the Philippines to [...]
Philippine National Treasure is Sto. Domingo Church
By Azer N. Parrocha The Catholic Santo Domingo Church and the liturgical objects inside it will be declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum on Oct. 4. This is 10 days ahead of the celebration of the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, La Naval de Manila. “The role of the [...]
New Boat Terminal in Iloilo, Philippines
Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog and DoubleDragon Properties Corp. president Ferdinand Sia signed on Monday the joint venture agreement for construction of a P135 million terminal project in Iloilo. “There is no stopping the development of the Iloilo City to Guimaras Ferry Terminal Project will push through,” Mabilog said. “This will turn the Parola Ferry [...]
Politicians in Albay, Philippines
At least three Albay politicians aspiring for legislative positions in the upcoming 2013 elections were the early birds in filing certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office here until noon today. First to file COC for representative of the 3rd Congressional District was incumbent and three-term town mayor of Pioduran, [...]
Intensive disaster risk reduction and management procedures
The Aquino administration assured that it will continue to step up efforts towards a more intensive disaster risk reduction and management procedures in the face of typhoons and calamities. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Thursday following the release of the latest survey by the independent [...]