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PNP sees end to marijuana trade
KAPANGAN, Benguet – Philippine National Police Chief Director-General Arturo C. Lumibao, predicted here an end to the marijuana cultivation in the Cordillera Region with the full-scale implementation of the yacon-growing project.
Death penalty for accused in slay of journalist called ‘right verdict’
CEBU CITY — Officers of the local chapter of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and members of the Cebu media have expressed satisfaction over the imposition of the death penalty on the convicted killer of photojournalist Allan Dizon.
Officials of Kalinga town firm on their stand against mining
TABUK, Kalinga – Officials of Pasil, Kalinga, the host of the minining concession of the government-owned and idled Batungbuhay Gold Mines Inc. (BBGMI) which the Arroyo administration has placed on the auction block since September 2005, would not allow mining in their midst if it harms the environment.
Man watching Pacquiao fight suffers heart attack, dies
LAOAG CITY — A boxing fan, who was reportedly extremely excited while watching at home the televised Pacquiao-Morales fight last Sunday, suffered an apparent heart attack and later died in the hospital, a medical report stated.
Piñol to GMA: Freeze RP-US military drills in N. Cotabato
KIDAPAWAN CITY — North Cotabato Gov. Manny Piñol led provincial officials here last Tuesday in asking President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to immediately suspend the US-Philippines joint military exercise in his province if the United States continues to reject a request of Philippine courts to have jurisdiction over American soldiers charged with raping a Filipina in Subic.
Politicians vow to fight any oust-Arroyo attempt
ILIGAN CITY — A big number of politicians and local leaders in the countryside are keen on defending President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from any attempt by rebellious soldiers to depose her.
Rains damage Caraga farms
BUTUAN CITY — Heavy rains in Caraga region have damaged more than R16 million on rice and other agricultural products, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
Ethnic slur rankles top Palace exec
BAGUIO CITY — Undersecretary Josephine de Castro-Dominguez of the Presidential legislative liaison office, recently, condemned the ethnic slur made by a contestant of a popular television show against his fellow contestant who happened to be an Igorot.
Northern Samar travelers warned on damaged roads
TACLOBAN CITY — District Engineer David Tabongay, Jr. of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Northern Samar Second Engineering District has cautioned motorists traveling in this part of the country that the PangpangPalapagMapanas GamayLapinig Road is hardly passable to all vehicles.
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