Nation honors OFWs
THE NATION PAYS TRIBUTE to the Overseas Filipino Worker Sunday, Migrant Worker’s Day or Araw ng Pasasalamat, with festivities honoring some 40,000 OFWs and their families in 17 regions of the country.
The event acknowledges the social and economic advancement of OFW families as well as of the country,...
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So what’s wrong with Boy Abunda?
THERE’S NOTHING WRONG with appointing a show biz celebrity to a Cabinet position, according to Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza.
Maza came to the defense of television host Boy Abunda, who had endorsed the lawmaker in her recent Senate bid, rapping critics who scoffed at the idea of an entertainer becoming...
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New President can live in style but homey House of Dreams
IF PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENT-ELECT Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III doesn’t get his way to live in the Aquino family residence on Times Street, there are other alternative Malacañang structures which are not as stuffy as the Palace, and could be homey.
Not well-known to the public, President Macapagal-Arroyo...
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UN body names Albay gov ‘senior champion’
LEGAZPI CITY – The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN ISDR) has named Albay Gov. Joey Salceda as “Senior Champion” of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
The UN ISDR aims to build disaster-resilient communities by promoting increased awareness...
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Education powered by the sun
MANILA – One public school in Valenzuela City will be getting a little help from the sun in delivering education to its students come the opening of classes on June 15.
Sitero Francisco Memorial National High School (SFMNHS) in Barangay Ugong installed last month an array of solar panels that would...
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Lapu-Lapu historical office accepts Soliman as 1st Filipino freedom martyr
CEBU CITY – The Lapu-Lapu City Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission would not object to the naming of Pampanga native Tarik Soliman as the first Filipino freedom martyr.
But the commission could not accept that the Battle of Bangkusay had more historical significance than the Kadaugan...
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Lapu-Lapu historical office accepts Soliman as 1st Filipino freedom martyr
CEBU CITY – The Lapu-Lapu City Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission would not object to the naming of Pampanga native Tarik Soliman as the first Filipino freedom martyr.
But the commission could not accept that the Battle of Bangkusay had more historical significance than the Kadaugan...
Source: Tatay Pepes
Null votes out, proclamation next week
MANILA – The joint congressional canvassing committee and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there will be a proclamation of the country’s next president and vice president next week, shutting the door on vice presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Roxas’ bid to have more than 2.5 million...
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As Roxas awaits Visayas votes, Binay keeps lead
MANILA – Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, frontrunner in the vice presidential race, has widened the gap between himself and his rival Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas by over 11,000 more votes as election returns from nearly 500 more precincts were counted Friday.
As of the 5:31 p.m. update from the Parish...
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Comelec proclaims 9 senators-elect
MANILA – The Commission on Elections proclaimed on Saturday the first nine of 12 winners in the senatorial polls last May 10.
But only Senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Juan Ponce-Enrile, Pia Cayetano, and Vicente Sotto III were present before the Comelec,...
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