Aklan Bridge inaugurated. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (center) inaugurates the Ibajay Bridge in Ibajay, Aklan with (from left) Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), British Ambassador Peter Beckingham, Ibajay Mayor Lourdes Miraflores, Rep. Florencio Miraflores, and Gov. Carlito Marquez. The project is a double-lane bridge built under the British-assisted Bridge Replacement Project Phase 2 of the DPWH.
DoST sets P200 M for human resource dev’t program
The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) led by Secretary Estrella Alabastro will spend R200 million for a human resource development (HRD) program that seeks to increase the number of professionals in the fields of agriculture, forestry, and natural resources (AFNR).
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday ordered authorities to look into the unusual increase in prices of rice in Mindanao and clamp down those responsible.
The President asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to form an investigation team in the wake of reports of the high price and shrinking supply of rice in the South.
"The President has ordered a joint DTI-DA team to do the appropriate...
RP issues $ 2.25-B worth of warrants to bondholders
The National Government issued $ 2.25-billion worth of bond warrants as protection against debt default to holders of Philippine long-term sovereign currency bonds.
Williams, Se face fine, suspension
The PBA Commissioner’s Office has summoned to appear today Sta. Lucia Realty’s Kelly Williams and Air21’s Homer Se for figuring in a scuffle that marred the game between the Realtors and the Express last Sunday.
Light to moderate winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and coming from the south and southeast over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate except during thunderstorms.