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US custody of Smith OK’d
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo recently signed an agreement with US Ambassador Kristie Kenney reiterating that the US Embassy has custodial rights over convicted US Marine Daniel Smith.
393 pass gov’t licensure exam for dentists
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced last night that 393 out of 1,188 passed the Dentist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Dentistry in Manila this month.
Rep. Cagas joins colleague’s call for Estrada’s release
Another pro-administration congressman has joined the call for the release of former President Joseph Estrada from detention, saying such move if adopted by the Arroyo government would jumpstart its reconciliation process with the opposition.
With average 3 murders weekly, death penalty should be restored -- solon
With an average of three high-profile murders committed each week, a debate on the restoration of the death penalty appeared imminent as a senior administration lawmaker challenged Congress to push for its reinstatement.
Officials should be good stewards — Lagdameo
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo yesterday urged public officials and those who would like to serve in government to be good stewards.
Good weather conditions expected on Christmas Day
Rain poured in the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas yesterday and will continue to pour in the Bicol region today but the whole country may be assured of good weather conditions during the weekend, including on Christmas Day, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.
Malacañang to push for Cha-cha after 2007 polls — Defensor
President Arroyo will again push for Charter change (Cha-cha) but not before the May 2007 congressional and local elections, Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor said yesterday.
No room for sympathy in murder case vs mom who threw kids, not self, into SanFran Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A woman who claimed God ordered her to make a human sacrifice chose to throw her three children into San Francisco Bay instead of herself, making her guilty of murder, a prosecutor said during closing arguments at the woman's trial.
Radio broadcaster stabbed to death in Batac
MANILA (AFP) - A radio reporter in the northern Philippines became the fifth journalist murdered in the country this year after he was stabbed to death Thursday, police said.
Mild quake hits Samar
MANILA (AFP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck the central Philippines on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, government seismologists said.
GMA okays holiday truce with communists
Manila (dpa) - The Philippine government on Thursday declared a four-day unilateral Christmas truce with communist rebels, but offensives against Muslim militants would continue during the holidays in the country's troubled south.
Shell relocates staff dependents in Nigeria after bomb blast
LAGOS (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has begun the relocation of families and dependents of workers after a bomb exploded at its residential quarters in the volatile Niger delta, a spokesman said Thursday.
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