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Dual citizens can vote – SC
The Supreme Court (SC) ruled yesterday that Filipinos who have become citizens of other countries but who have retained or re-acquired their Philippine citizenship, or those called dual citizens, can now vote in the elections under the system of absentee voting.
214 pass veterinarian examination
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday that 214 out of 565 passed the Veterinarian Licensure Examination given by the Board of Veterinary Medicine in Manila this August.
Lower electricity bills expected in Luzon starting this month — GMA
President Arroyo yesterday announced considerable reductions in the prices of electricity that would be reflected starting this month in the electricity bills of millions of Filipino households throughout Luzon.
4 suspects in killing of TV news cameraman arrested
Director General Oscar C. Calderon, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), yesterday announced the arrest of the alleged gunman and his three cohorts — two of them policemen — in the killing of mediaman Ralph Nuñez last July 28.
Brion confirms death of 2 OFWs in fall from Lebanon apartment building
Labor Secretary Arturo D. Brion confirmed yesterday the deaths of two Filipina domestic helpers who reportedly fell from apartment buildings in Lebanon.
Malacañang plans to spend P172 B in 4 years to hike pay of teachers, health workers
Malacañang has proposed to spend an average of P43 billion annually in the next four years, totalling P172 billion, to raise the salaries of government teachers and health workers in an effort to discourage them from leaving the country for greener pastures abroad.
Focus on super economy rather than super maids — Pimentel & Pangilinan
If plans push thru, the Philippines will have another dollar-churning export, the so-called "Super Maids."
3 Filipino oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) -- Three Filipinos working for a U.S. oil contractor were kidnapped at gunpoint in southern Nigeria, a day after a German worker was seized and an international monitoring group warned militants were becoming better armed and organized.
Erap trial ends this year, prosecution says
Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio has announced that the prosecution panel will no longer present rebuttal evidence if only to grant former President Joseph Estrada’s wish that his plunder and perjury cases be submitted for decision before the year ends.
Phivolcs warns against forest fires from lava
Some small forest fires had been generated yesterday as the lava flow from the Mayon volcano’s summit crater further advanced 30 meters beyond the six kilometer (km) Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ).
P300-M shabu chemicals seized in Bulacan
Police authorities yesterday seized some P300 million worth of drug chemicals believed to be used in manufacturing shabu during a raid in a suspected drug laboratory in Bocaue, Bulacan.
DFA working for release of Filipinos kidnapped in Nigeria
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine authorities are working closely with Nigeria and the British employers of three kidnapped Filipino oil workers to ensure their safe recovery, the foreign department here said Saturday.
MILF vow to pursue terrorist front organization
Cotabato City (dpa) - Muslim separatist rebels in the Philippines vowed to help pursue foreign officers of an international Islamic charity group accused by the United States of supporting terrorist groups, a guerrilla leader said Saturday.
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