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34 dengue-risk areas identified in Cordillera
BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera office here of the Department of Health (DoH) has identified 34 dengue-risk areas in the region.
Antipolo City mayor amputated, expects to resume work soon
ANTIPOLO CITY — Mayor Vic Sumulong of this city could not wait to return to City Hall to attend to his duties despite the amputation of his right foot and confinement in the hospital.
OFW seeks arrest, deportation of Hollander
STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna — A battered overseas Filipina worker is seeking the arrest and deportation of her Dutchman fiancee whom she had accused of being rude against Filipinos.
Arroyo’s SoNA Cordillera projects now 80% complete
BONTOC, Mountain Province — The flagship projects of President Arroyo in Cordillera are now 80 percent complete and will be finished before 2010 which is the target date of the completion of all infrastructure components of the President’s public works program announced during her state-of-the-nation address (SoNA).
P22-M rice wasted daily
SAN JOSE, Antique — Filipinos have been wasting 50 kilos of rice or an equivalent value of P22 million in wastage losses daily, a research conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) and the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) showed.
Southern Leyte irrigation system opened
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte — Rep. Roger "Oging" G. Mercado (Kampi) inaugurated last Saturday afternoon the newly completed irrigation system in Bontoc, Southern Leyte which was funded out of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
No conflict seen in efforts to protect Boracay
BORACAY — Eminent Persons Group (EPG) secretary Virtus Gil is hoping for the support and commitment of the local government of Malay to implement the existing municipal ordinances.
Gawad Kalinga holds ‘1-M Bayani’ rally in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY — The Gawad Kalinga 1 Million Bayani Rally held at the Capitol Lagoon over the weekend, the first of the nationwide series of rallies, had brought in thousands of volunteers, which came mostly from the youth sectors.
Anti-insurgency focuses on Panay, Negros islands
BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Army is prioritizing the islands of Negros and Panay in eliminating insurgency by 2010.
Negros Occidental city acts vs entry of avian flu
BACOLOD CITY — Members of the city council of San Carlos passed the Avian Influenza (AI) Prevention and Control Ordinance as a measure to protect the city and the entire province from this disease.
Slain man is Dulmatin — Marines
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Elements of the Philippine Marines who raided a camp of rebels tagged as suspects in the killing of Catholic priest Rey Roda in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi, are in high spirit as they claimed that a man killed in the fighting last Jan. 31 was Indonesian terrorist Dulmatin.
27,000 health-insurance cards distributed to Lanao Sur folk
MARAWI CITY— Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal "Bombit" Alonto Adiong Jr. made the fiesta of Wao town more festive with the distribution last Thursday of 27,000 health-insurance cards to the residents, saying it is his administration’s gift to them.
Mariculture zone launched in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Aquaculture and mariculture can strike a balance between need to produce more food from the sea to feed an ever-growing population and the imperative to preserve and conserve what is left of the country’s marine resources.
Temporary dike stops flooding of Cotabato towns
KIDAPAWAN CITY — Cotabato Gov. Jesus Sacdalan has ordered the construction of a temporary dike in the Kabacan River to prevent the flooding of low-lying towns, such as President Roxas, Matalam, and Kabacan.
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