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Probe safeguards sought
Clarification of EO 464 issue asked
China, S. Arabia sign pacts on first day of Hu’s visit
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia and China signed defense, security, and trade agreements on the first day of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Riyadh, a trip both sides expect will further enhance burgeoning relations between the two countries.
Weather official airs concern on increasing water scarcity, pollution
The country’s water resources are under increasing pressure as indicated by the seasonal water shortages in some areas, particularly those affected by the El Niño phenomenon in the past few years, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather branch chief Nathaniel Cruz said yesterday.
ULAP meets today on Cha-cha info campaign
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) convenes today its national executive board to formalize the launching of a nationwide information campaign on the need to amend the Constitution.
Opposition questions funding of plebiscite but not barangay polls
If the government has the money to bankroll a planned plebiscite to amend the Constitution, why does it keep postponing the scheduled barangay polls, possibly a second time?
RP-Japan Economic Partnership Accord expected this year
The Philippines and Japan might sign the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) in the middle of this year, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo said over the weekend.
Not against national ID card system, says top CBCP official
Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iniguez said he is not against having a national identification card system, saying it’s more practical than having many different ID’s.
At least three dead as NPAs raid military outpost in Negros
MANILA (AFP) - At least three people were killed at the weekend after communist guerrillas raided an army outpost in the central Philippines, a military spokesman said Monday.
7 killed in bus accident in Quezon
Manila (DPA) - Seven people were killed Monday and more than 50 others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a 100-foot ravine in the eastern Philippines, police said.
Human rights group condemns US lethal injection technique
Washington (DPA) - The methods of lethal injection used in most US states that practice capital punishment cause unnecessary suffering in prisoners being put to death, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
US orders families of diplomats and some officials to leave Nepal
KATHMANDU (AFP) - The US embassy in Nepal on Monday told the families of diplomats and some staff to leave the country because of security concerns after almost three weeks of violent anti-king protests
Airforce chopper wrecked after emergency landing, no injuries
MANILA (AP) -- A Philippine air force helicopter gunship was wrecked while making an emergency landing Monday in an open field north of Manila, but no one was hurt, a spokesman said.
RP, Taiwan to cooperate on sea border policing
MANILA (AFP) - Taiwan and the Philippines have agreed to step up sea border security cooperation after an alleged Taiwanese poacher was shot dead earlier this year, Filipino officials said Monday.
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