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Alarm raised on diabetes in RP
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alarm against diabetes, citing studies that close to three million Filipinos are suffering from the disease. Of the number, 95 percent are Type 2 diabetics.
Pope decries collapse of marriages, prays for world’s families
LORETO, Italy (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI decried the collapse of marriages, telling tens of thousands of young Catholics that he was praying a crisis in traditional family values doesn’t become an "irreversible failure."
Senate tackles possible scenarios in its inquiry on Hello Garci scandal
The Senate committee on national defense will tackle today possible scenarios that could happen should Malacañang invoke Executive Order 464 in the reopening today of the "Hello, Garci" wiretapping investigation.
Increase cigarette taxes to control smoking – Honasan
Sen. Gregorio Honasan, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order, Safety, and Illegal Drugs, yesterday urged the government to exercise its taxation powers on cigarettes to "willfully control smoking, particularly among the youth."
First Gentleman to join Arroyo in Australia trip
First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo will embark this week on his first foreign travel since his high-risk heart surgery last April.
Zubiri is pushing for okay of Renewable Energy Act by Senate
BAGUIO CITY – Renewable energy will provide over 50 percent of the country’s energy needs by the year 2015, with the expected approval of the Renewable Energy Act this year, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said here yesterday.
Immigration bureau marks its 67th year; Libanan airs appeal
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) celebrates today its 67th anniversary even as Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan renewed yesterday his appeal to Congress to pass a bill enacting a new immigration law for the Philippines.
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