COMMITMENTS to deliver on targets are best when put on record. They are on record for everyone to see. In the case of targets that can have bearing on the pursuit of the strategy map for the nation, the general public has the right to know what those targets are, who made those commitments, and when results can be expected.

ONCE a jeepney was passing in front of a leprosarium. Two patients with visible physical deformities boarded. There was an uneasy silence as they wedged themselves between two passengers right behind the driver.

TODAY, we celebrate the Feast of St. Valentine, patron of lovers, young people, and happy marriages.

The Philippines is compelled to seek for alternative market for its bananas after Australia kept its restrictive position against banana imports even after more than 10 years since government sought for this trade.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is confident that the growth momentum will continue this year and the gross domestic product (GDP) would not fall below the low-end target of 3.7 percent for 2009.

Growth in the Philippines will likely slow to 2 to 3 percent this year, lower than government forecasts, as remittances from overseas Filipinos decline and dampen consumption, credit rating firm Moody’s Investors Service said.

Four industry associations have appealed for immediate government actions to help them survive the present economic crisis before they shut down their operations.

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- The Pampanga Provincial Police Office (PPO) headed by Senior Supt. Keith Ernald Singian was adjudged for the second time as the "Best Police Provincial Office" in the region at yesterday’s celebration of 18th founding anniversary of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in this camp.

TIGAON, Camarines Sur — The 3rd district engineering office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Camarines Sur reported yesterday that three farm-to-market road projects in Barangays Gubat, Tinawagan, and Libod, this town, have been completed and are now benefiting the farmers in the three villages.