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6 dead, 2 missing, many displaced due to ‘Henry’
Six people were confirmed dead, two others were missing, and more than 100,000 families in three regions were displaced due to tropical storm "Henry" which has left the Philippine area of responsibility.
Lack of cooperation to solve killings hit
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday blamed the failure of the police to solve the killings of journalists and activists on the lack of cooperation by the victims’ families in prosecuting those behind the slayings.
PDEA seizes billions worth of illegal drugs in four years
A total of P50.6-billion worth of illegal drugs, chemicals, and equipment were seized, while 31 clandestine illegal drug laboratories, 21 ketamine laboratories, and 25 chemical storage facilities were dismantled from August 2002-July 2006 by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law enforcement units under its operational supervision.
'One Voice' airs concern over timing of Cha-cha
"One Voice," a non-partisan movement advocating social and electoral reforms, raised concern over the timing of the proposed Charter change (Cha-cha), at a time when public trust in almost all institutions is low and a climate of fear and repression exists.
AdCom chairman cites need to amend Charter
Charter Change Advocacy Commission (AdCom) Chairman Lito Monico Lorenzana said the country will continue to have problems attracting foreign direct investments if we do not amend the economic provisions in the Constitution that have been rendered obsolete by global events.
Support for massive tree-planting aired
Representatives of some 60 non-government organizations or NGOs yesterday expressed their enthusiastic support for the program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to plant trees along the highways from Laoag City to Zamboanga City.
Around The Nation
Asignado is BFP chief
Heart disease kills 76 in Manila in one week
Seventy-six people died of heart disease within a one-week period last month in Manila, the city’s Health Department said.
Taguig to provide homes to slide victims
Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tinga vowed yesterday to relocate residents of Palar in Barangay Western Bicutan following the declaration of their area as a danger zone amid imminent threats of a landslide.
Rookie cop guns down 2 men in Parañaque
A rookie police officer allegedly shot dead two drunken men and wounded another during a heated argument Tuesday night in Parañaque City.
Rainy Day Health Program launched in Quezon City
Quezon City health authorities launched its "Rainy Day Health Program’’ to fight dengue fever and other illnesses that usually spread during the rainy season.
Navotas intensifies campaign against rainy season illnesses
Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco ordered the municipal health office yesterday to intensify the drive against the spread of rainy season ailments such as flu, common cold and other water-borne diseases.
Juvenile offenders get new home
Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced yesterday the completion of a newly refurbished youth home in Taguig for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL).
Special probe room for women, children
In her continuing efforts to provide efficient and effective police service to the public, Supt. Felicidad R. Gido, station commander of the Galas Police Station (PS-11) of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), refurbished a vacant room of the station to serve as its Women and Children Concern Desk (WCCD).
4 school buildings to go down
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Task Force on Building and Bridges Inspection, has recommended to DPWH Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. the immediate demolition of four quake-damaged and structure-defective public schoolbuildings in Metro Manila. Authorities said that the move is expected to affect some 10,000 high school and elementary students.
PNP task force vs crime suspects cited
The Philippine National Police (PNP) Task Force "Usig" headed by its commander PNP deputy chief for operations Deputy Director General Avelino "Sonny" Razon Jr. was lauded by the society’s cross-section for undertaking investigative and preventive measures to track down suspects.
Suspension of rebellion hearing urged
Detained Anakpawis Representative Crispin Beltran and party-list colleagues yesterday asked the Makati regional trial court (RTC) Branch 150 to suspend the proceedings of the rebellion case the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed against them and 40 others accused in a political conspiracy.
METRO-GO-ROUND
Cell phone returned
LTO steps up smoke-belching drive
The Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) campaign against smoke belchers, which is currently saddled in a controversy, recently got a much-needed shot in the arm after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated a new set of equipment for the program.
Test center illegal — officials
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) confirmed yesterday that an emission test center in the northern part of Metro Manila has been operating illegally.
Campus scribes training Aug. 24
The Department of Education (DepEd) has scheduled for Aug. 24-26 a regional training of public elementary and secondary school campus journalists and their school paper advisers in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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