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'Anti-terrorism expert' a hoax, says Cusi
NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – Airport general manager Alfonso Cusi announced yesterday that there is no truth to a newspaper report (not the Manila Bulletin) that an anti-terrorist expert had brought onboard a Davao-bound aircraft live explosives.
1 in 10 Filipinos uses drugs — survey
Illegal drug trade in the country has become a P700 billion industry that may have affected at least ten percent of the Philippine population.
CHEd drafts new rules on review centers; Villar calls for their regulation by PRC
Senate President Manny Villar yesterday called for the regulation of review centers by putting them under the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Search is on for Ms. Chinatown '06
The Chinatown Development Authority (CDA) and Manila Mayor Lito Atienza officially launched the Miss Chinatown 2006 Pageant yesterday at the Manila City Hall.
ICT educators in Cebu confab
Some 1,000 delegates from public and private schools, and non-government organizations involved in information and communications technology (ICT) have gathered today at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu for the 2nd National ICT in Basic Education Congress.
RTC allows Imelda to leave for HK
Based on "humanitarian considerations," a Manila regional trial court (RTC) judge yesterday granted former First Lady Imelda Marcos’ request to travel to Hong Kong to seek alternative medication for her cough and knee problems.
Around The Nation
Nat'l Day of Prayer set Sept. 12
Trinidad questions swearing in of acting mayor, vice mayor
Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) should be held liable for allowing city Councilors Allan Panaligan and Arvin Tolentino to take their oath as acting mayor and vice mayor respectively even though the suspension order against him has not yet been served.
Taguig lauds cabbie for returning P127,000 to passenger
Taguig City yesterday commended another taxi driver for returning P127,000 in cash left by his businesswoman passenger the other night.
Navy man shot dead
A member of the Philippine Navy was shot dead by two unidentified men yesterday morning in Taguig.
MMDA to clear Port Area of vendors, squatters, obstructions
As part of the “Metro Gwapo” project of President Arroyo, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to clear the sidewalks and rid the road right-of-way of vendors, squatters, illegal structures and other obstructions in Port Area, Manila next month.
200 families vacate condemned building
Some 200 families illegally occupying a condemned four-story building in Valenzuela City voluntarily vacated the area yesterday after years of negotiation.
Caloocan, Makati act to ensure meat quality
Caloocan City and Makati City have implemented measures to ensure the quality of meat being sold in the markets.
Metro Corner
WITH roughly seven months to go before official campaign begins, politicians are now smelling the changing season way ahead of the sparrows by starting a fund-drive and courtship process of “investors” and their possible/loyal supporters.
Perils of LPG-fueled vehicles refuted by taxi owners’ leader
Advocates of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fed taxicabs dismissed yesterday published reports (not in the Manila Bulletin) that vehicles using such alternative fuel could allegedly kill passengers by emitting toxic fumes.
Month-long cleanup of murky Malabon-Navotas river slated
A month-long cleanup drive at the murky Malabon-Navotas river will be launched by the city government of Malabon starting this month as part of the city government’s flood control and cleanliness program.
Two cops arrested for hitting fellow lawmen in Caloocan
Two members of the police were arrested yesterday by their colleagues and put behind bars after allegedly creating trouble in a neighborhood and physically assaulting responding policemen in Caloocan City.
METRO-GO-ROUND
Fake P5 coins
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