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Pope leads environmental campaign
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is taking a new step in the Vatican’s environmental campaign, leading a Catholic youth festival this weekend where participants will use recycled prayer books, biodegradable plates, and recycling bags for their trash.
ASEAN parliament pushed for inclusion in Charter
Four major Philippine initiatives, including the endorsement of a proposed Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Parliament for inclusion in the ASEAN Charter, were approved by the 28th General Assembly of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Rep. Antonio Cuenco said yesterday.
GMA back, urges nation to emulate Malaysia
President Arroyo arrived from her social visit to Malaysia yesterday and called on the people to rally behind the government’s economic reform programs to emulate Malaysia’s rise towards First World status.
Comelec deputizes gov’t treasurers for barangay polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has designated all provincial, city, and municipal treasurers as its deputies in the Oct. 29 barangay and SK elections, saying that as deputies they will be under its direct and immediate supervision.
Noli sees better RP future, leads CEU centennial rites
The Philippines is facing a better future despite the political bickering, Vice President Noli de Castro said in his speech at the Centro Escolar University’s (CEU) centennial celebration on Friday, August 31, 2007.
Peace agreement with MNLF now on its 11th year
The final peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) reaches its 11th year milestone today, Sept. 2, even as dispute over its implementation remains unresolved.
5,804 law graduates start taking Bar examinations today
Political and International Law and Labor and Social Legislation with weights of 15 and 10 percent, respectively, are the first two of eight tough subjects that will be tackled by 5,804 law graduates from more than 100 law schools all over the country who were allowed by the Supreme Court to take the 2007 Bar examinations, the last hurdle aspiring lawyers have to clear to be able to practice law, starting at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Sept. 2, at De La Salle University on Taft Ave., Malate, Manila.
Senate panel to probe extrajudicial killings
Sen. Francis Joseph "Chiz" Escudero yesterday said the Committee on Justice and Human Rights is now ready to investigate the spate of extra-judicial killings in the country since the committee has been formally constituted and finalized last week.
FNRI to set up food laboratories
The Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI DoST) is planning to establish additional laboratory facilities by 2008 that would test food products’ commercial sterility and safety against microbiological organisms.
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