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P8 B earmarked for rehab of Ambuclao, Binga dams
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — SN Aboitiz Power Hydro Inc. has earmarked at least $ 200 million or roughly P8 billion for the three-year rehabilitation of the Ambuclao and Binga dams, both located in this vegetable-producing province, to ensure maximum production of at least 225 megawatts.
Bureau officials bare fire-safety problems at command confab
CALAMBA, Laguna — Scarcity of firefighting equipment, manpower, fire engine, and logistical support is just one of the major problems raised during a program review analysis (PRA) by 17 regional directors of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
Vigan City council has 2 new members
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — This Heritage City has two new city councilors.
Austere rites mark 63rd year of daring raid in Cabanatuan
CABANATUAN CITY — An austere celebration marked the daring raid conducted 63 years ago by Filipino-American forces on the Japanese concentration camp in Barangay Pangatian here.
Solution to Cavite garbage-disposal problem seen
TRECE MARTIRES CITY — Officials of the Cavite provincial government expressed hopes that the mounting problem of garbage disposal will be solved soon.
13 Negros Occ cities become poorer due to IRA reduction
BACOLOD CITY — Thirteen cities in Negros Occidental are to lose about R500 million in Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) shares this year because of the creation of 16 new cities.
Kalibo mayor optimistic on cityhood okay
KALIBO, Aklan — Mayor Raymar Rebaldo is hopeful the proposed law creating the capital towns of provinces without cities will be approved, despite, opposition from the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP).
56,000 hectares in Capiz given to farmers
ROXAS CITY — The government has distributed more than 56,000 hectares of land to farmers in Capiz.
Suspected NPA member facing 15 murder cases falls
BAGO CITY — A suspected member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) with multiple murder and kidnapping cases in Leyte and Tuguegarao was finally arrested in Barangay Calumangan, this city, last Monday by operatives of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO).
Antique receives P9.8-M anti-flu vaccines
SAN JOSE, Antique — Close to 10,000 anti-influenza vaccines had been turned over to Antique by a number of pharmaceutical companies in Metro Manila at no cost to the province.
P700-million road project in Lanao del Sur readied
MARAWI CITY — A road-construction and rehabilitation project costing more than R700 million is programmed for immediate implementation in Lanao de Sur, particularly the road on the bank of Lake Lanao, officials announced yesterday.
6 more battalions to be deployed in south
BUTUAN CITY — In an effort to eliminate communist insurgency in the country, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said yesterday he is here in the field to lead his combat troops in hunting down rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
Accreditation test for 10,000 school dropouts set Feb. 3
PAGADIAN CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) has scheduled on Feb. 3 the 2008 accreditation and equivalency (A&E) test for some 10,000 elementary and secondary school dropouts and out-of-school youth in the six regions of Mindanao.
Davao ordinance provides relief for lady mall workers
DAVAO CITY — Described as a landmark legislation by the 15th city council, a proposed ordinance requiring employers to provide seats to female workers was approved in the regular session held last Tuesday.
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