MANILA, Philippines--Breaking News: Congressman Ronald Singson has been sentenced to imprisonment of one year and six months by Hongkong Court for possession of illegal drugs.
Details to follow.
MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Education encourages the use of the local dialect as medium of instruction in primary and elementary education.
Based on DepEd Memorandum 19 International Mother Language Day (IMLD) released by Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro, DepEd supports the position of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Education (UNESCO) for the mother tongue- based multilingual education whereby teachers are encouraged to use their local dialect (native tongue) in teaching.
(Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships will sail through the Suez Canal from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean on Monday, a Suez Canal official said on Saturday.
MANILA, Philippines-- The scheduled trip to China of the family members of the three Filipino OFWs Ramon Credo, Sally Villanueva and Elizabeth Batain has been postponed after deferment of the earlier announced executions of the said drug couriers. Vice President Jejomar Binay with Usec. Conejos and the rest of the Philippine delegation will arrive in Manila at 8:00 p.m. this date via PR 307.
MANILA,Philippines-- As per latest press statement , the execution of the three Filipino drug mules Ramon Credo,Sally Villanueva and Elizabeth Batain has been postponed. Details to follow.
UPDATE:
The Joint Statement of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Visit of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay to Beijing on 18 February 2011 provides as follows:
MANILA,Philippines,November 11, 2000— Three hours before my wedding, the back portion of my wedding gown was accidentally burned by the hotel staff while pressing it . Hahah, oh yeah, it created a big , unpardonable hole at the back. Can you imagine how we were able to handle it? My mom thought it was a joke. Hilarious ! It created a great panic among the family members who were all set for the church.
MANILA, Philippines - Former Energy Chief Angelo Reyes was reportedly shot in the chest. Reyes was rushed to the Quirino Hospital in Quezon City and reports have it that he died at around 8:30 a.m. He was 65. He is survived by his wife and 5 children.
UPDATE: Reyes was reported to have committed suicide. According to the Eastern Police District, Reyes visited his mother's grave at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City where he shot himself on the spot.
A preliminary showed that Reyes had a bullet wound in the heart.
Onion pickers proudly display their harvest from a farm in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya. The high-value vegetable is a major cash crop of the town. The Nueva Vizcaya onions are sold in both the domestic and export markets. (Photo by Ceasar M. Perante)
Philippine Ombudsman Merceditas Navarro Gutierrez addresses the Rotary Club of Manila in a meeting in Makati City on Thursday, March 12, 2009. In a statement of the Office of the Ombudsman released to media, Assistant Ombudsman Jose de Jesus said Gutierrez has a seven-year term that ends in December, 2012, and she intends to serve that term. (Photo by LINUS G. ESCANDOR)
A young craftsman applies final touches on a wooden sculpture of a religious image in Cebu City. As jobs in the formal sector continue to dwindle due to the financial crisis, people find other ways to earn a living mostly using natural talents and available resources. (Mars Mosqueda Jr.)
