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DoTC lifts transport ban on Kennon Road
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera office of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) has lifted its order banning garage vans from traversing Kennon Road, the shortest route from this mountain resort city to the lowland and vice versa.
With no dumpsite yet for garbage, Baguio continues to stink
BAGUIO CITY – Baguio residents have to endure the stench a few more days as the city government is still looking for short-term and long-term solutions to the nearly two-week-old garbage-disposal problem.
Ilocos Norte suffers P44.4-M typhoon damage – PDCC
LAOAG CITY -- The Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of Ilocos Norte, chaired by Gov. Michael Marcos Keon, reported more than P44.4 million in typhoon damage to agricultural crops and infrastructure facilities in the province.
10 councilors of Cainta undergo drug test
CAINTA, Rizal — Ten councilors of this town led by Jino Alcantara underwent drug test last Monday.
Deep probe ordered on slay of barangay head
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur — Ilocos Sur police director Senior Supt. Virgilio G. Fabros ordered last Tuesday investigator to conduct deep probe on the killing of the barangay captain of Pug-os, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur last Monday evening.
P113 M allotted for school buildings
CEBU CITY — The shortage of classrooms in Central Visayas is expected to be eased soon.
Eateries in Tacloban City asked to offer healthy food choices
TACLOBAN CITY — "Gaining the whole-hearted support of food establishments for the effort to curb killer lifestyle diseases is the ultimate goal of a briefing on "Healthy Lifestyle Initiative for Food Establishments" held here last Tuesday.
109 ‘botika’ outlets have no special permits
CEBU CITY — One-hundred-nine Botika ng Barangay outlets in Central Visayas were found to have no special permit, a report by Commission on Audit (CoA) office in the region stated.
Occupancy rate of 85% seen for new hotel in Mactan
CEBU CITY — To signify its confidence in Cebu’s tourism industry, a hotel chain has forecast an 85 percent occupancy rate once it opens its commercial services in September.
Aklan power coop hiking rate this month
KALIBO, Aklan — The Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco) is implementing a rate increase in the province and the northern towns of Antique in the July billings.
Mindanao gets P3.1-B investments
DAVAO CITY — Mindanao investment generation kicked off strongly this year with a total of P3.1 billion worth of BOI-registered investments recorded in the first quarter, surpassing the P747- million mark for the same period in 2007, data from the Board of Investments showed.
Local officials, AFP welcome combat troops
CAMP PANACAN, Davao City — Local officials and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 10th Infantry (Agila) Division welcomed the arrival of the artillery and armor battalions in Southern Mindanao, said Lt. Col. Kurt A. Decapia, chief of the (Agila") Division’s Public Affairs Office Tuesday.
AFP forms task force for ARMM polls
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has organized Task Force "Halalan 2008-ARMM" to ensure a free, honest, peaceful, and credible conduct of elections on August 11 in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
PUV operator shot dead in Zambo City
ZAMBOANGA CITY — A public utility vehicle (PUV) operator and president of the Sangali-Bolong Drivers Association was gunned down in Barangay Canelar Moret early Monday morning.
Mayor wants transfer of Indon-Davao trading post
DAVAO CITY — A municipal mayor is now working for the transfer of the Tahuna, Indonesia–Davao City trading post to his coastal town in Sarangani Province, it was learned.
AFP blames NPA for atrocities in Compostela Valley
TAGUM CITY — Military officials held the New People’s Army (NPA) as responsible for at least 96 violent incidents since July of this year in Compostela Valley province.
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