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Governor distributes 1,333 shotguns to barangay chiefs
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Pangasinan Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. has distributed 1,333 shotguns to barangay chiefs (punong barangay) in the province.
Mikey steps up flood-control efforts
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — Presidential son Rep. Mikey Macapagal Arroyo (2nd district, Pampanga) has intensified the implementation of disaster-mitigating efforts and measures at flood-prone towns in his district.
Dental disorders plaguing residents of mining village
QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya — To teach dental hygiene to some 1,000 school children in a mining village here, FCF Minerals Corporation and the Runruno Livelihood Foundation Inc. (RLF) distributed dental cleaning kits during a dental mission, dubbed "Isang Sipilyo para sa Batang taga Runruno" (One toothbrush for every child in Rurono).
Quarrying activities in Pampanga may be stopped, official says
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — The quarrying activities in Pampanga that generate hundreds of million pesos in revenues for the provincial coffers might be stopped due to lack of operational budget.
Miner ‘salvaged’, dumped in ravine
BAGUIO CITY — Investigators of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) conducted an in-depth probe on the death of a private miner, who was "salvaged" and his body dumped at a deep ravine in Itogon, Benguet.
DoLE cuts child labor cases by 75%
CEBU CITY — To reduce the incidence of child laborers in the country by 75 percent by the year 2015 is the ultimate goal of the national government as children working in hazardous conditions continue to be a global problem.
1,000 survivors of breast cancer meet today
CEBU CITY — The I Can Serve Foundation, through Silver Linings, an activity that is staged every three years to gather breast cancer survivors, kicks-off today at the Waterfront Hotel Lahug, this city.
Waste treatment firm readies P45-million expansion plan
CEBU CITY — The Pollution Abatement Systems Specialists Inc. (PASSI) has earmarked some P45 million to expand its healthcare waste treatment facility in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Smoking ban imposed on traffic enforcers
TACLOBAN CITY — Mayor Alfredo S. Romualdez yesterday committed to order a ban on smoking among traffic volunteers in this province following an intensive anti-smoking campaign in connection with the unveiling of the ‘death clock’ that lists the number of deaths arising from tobacco consumption.
DoLE 7 lacks safety standards inspectors
CEBU CITY — An official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) 7, in a recent forum, admitted of having only limited inspectors to monitor companies who are complying with the occupational safety and health guidelines.
AFP, PNP tighten security
CAMP PANACAN, Davao City — The area command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) are strengthening their respective defensive and offensive positions for the safety of the civilian populace after President Arroyo dissolved the government peace panel the other day, this was learned yesterday.
Economist says Davao is best area for industry clustering
DAVAO CITY — An economics expert from the University of the Philippines has cited Region 11 as the best region in the country for industry clustering.
Nickel processing plant up in Surigao Sur
Government officials in Caraga region are upbeat over a planned establishment of a nickel processing plant in Cantilan town, Surigao del Sur. The first of its kind in Northern Mindanao if not in the entire Mindanao region.
Ex-rebel leads community defense group
DIGOS CITY — A former member of the New People¡¦s Army (NPA) has organized a community defense group to fight against the renegade groups of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Saudi Prince gives $ .5 M to ARMM for education
A member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Al-Saud, the world’s 19th richest man, has donated US$ 500,000 (over P22 million) for educational grant for students and teachers’ improvement in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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