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Australian ambassador visits Mindanao, expressed interest in sustaining projects
DAVAO CITY—Newly-installed Australian Ambassador Tony Hely visited Mindanao recently to see ongoing Aussie-assisted projects and expressed strong interest in sustaining various peace and development initiatives in Mindanao, including in the Davao area.
Bataan gov proposes weekly bonus for capitol employees
CAPITOL, Bataan — In his bid to titillate more the 1,322-strong employees of the provincial capitol here, Gov. Enrique "Tet" Garcia has proposed the granting of weekly bonuses to elected capitol employees.
Cabanatuan City mayor flayed for failure to construct canals
CABANATUAN CITY — The city government has advanced about R28 million for road repairs that should have been undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) yet it could not undertake minor works on clogged canals to ease flooding in several parts of the city.
Davao DPWH tops Enercon spot check, is classified as 5-star nat’l gov’t agency
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office here topped the recent initial energy conservation (Enercon) spot check conducted by the Department of Energy (DoE) in Davao City recently.
World-class hotel boosts Biliran’s tourism trade
NAVAL, Biliran - This province’s tourism industry will receive a shot in the arm with the opening of the the Biliran Garden Resort Hotel to cater to tourists visiting Biliran’s numerous pristine tourist resorts renown for their sweet water.
Is ‘jueteng’ back in Tabuk? ‘Yes’, says clergy; ‘No’, according to police
TABUK, Kalinga – Is "jueteng" back in Tabuk? The police and the clergy have differing answers.
Gov’t moves to stop coco infestation
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has ordered a quarantine of areas planted to coconuts that are infested by the coconut leaf beetle, Brontista longissima, and prevent its spread to coconut-growing areas in Mindanao.
Governor rapped for distributing only P1,000 bonuses
CATBALOGAN, Samar — For failing to meet the directive of President Arroyo to give each government worker a cash gift of P5,000 each, more than 1,000 provincial employees here are waging a silent protest.
Increased investments in PLDT a positive sign for RP — solon
CEBU CITY — Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas has welcomed the unprecedented build up of large and independent global institutional and mutual fund investments in the country’s largest telecommunications provider, saying it manifests foreign confidence in the Philippine economy despite lingering political problems.
Deadline for Datu Bago nominations set
DAVAO CITY—The search is on for the 2006 Datu Bago nominees and will continue up to the end of January 2006, after which the awardees will be selected and will receive their awards during the "Araw ng Dabaw" celebration which culminates on March 16, 2006.
2 passenger buses sandwich, crush L-300 van; 3 killed, 5 injured
CABANATUAN CITY — Three persons were killed and five others were injured when two passenger buses crushed a Mitsubishi L-300 FB van on New Year’s Eve at a mountain curve in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija.
Indonesia releases 105 detained Pinoy fishers
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The Indonesian government repatriated 105 Filipino fishermen in Bitung, Indonesia, who were detained there for poaching.
Two female Maranaw traders slain in Cotabato
COTABATO CITY — Two Maranaw businesswomen were shot dead inside their house in a predominantly Muslimvillage here at about 4 a.m. last Sunday.
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