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Pagasa to have new radars

BALER, AURORA -- THE PHILIPPINE Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has started the bidding process for the upgrade of radars and purchase of equipment to improv...

Hanjin woes started with

IN A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD Monday by Phividec Industrial Authority Administrator Nimfa Albano together with embattled Tagoloan town Mayor Paulino Emano, Albano explained the apparent withdrawal of Han...
ILIGAN CITY -- FORMER MORO rebels in the province of Lanao del Sur were among those named beneficiaries of the 30-unit housing project built on a public land in Wao town. The Wao project is among seve...
Close this BACOLOD CITY -- BISHOP VICENTE NAVARRA of the Bacolod Diocese on Friday issued a pastoral letter calling on the people to join a nationally coordinated transport strike on Monday and Tuesda...

Lapus for jailing parents who don

EDUCATION SECRETARY JESLI LAPUS on Saturday voiced his support for a bill filed by an opposition congressman that seeks to penalize parents who refuse to send their children to school. Lapus said he w...

9 BI employees axed, suspended

THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION announced Saturday the dismissal and suspension of nine employees for administrative offenses ranging from gross neglect of duty to insubordination. Six BI personnel have bee...

Many schools seek fee hike

MANY PRIVATE ELEMENTARY and secondary schools have applied for tuition increases ranging from 2 to 10 percent for the incoming school year, an education official said Saturday. According to Teresita D...

Napocor chief scoffs at

NATIONAL POWER CORP. PRESIDENT Cyril del Callar scoffed at a pro-Manila Electric Co. newspaper advertisement Saturday, tending to show that Napocor was charging overly high rates for the power it sell...

Teodoro wants P542M for owed pensions

DEFENSE SECRETARY Gilbert Teodoro has requested a supplemental budget of P542 million from the Department of Budget and Management so it can pay all the outstanding pensions of retired soldiers of the...
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