Landbank open on Dec 29, Jan 2
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) announced Thursday that all of its branches and extension offices (EO) nationwide will be open on December 29 and January 2.
DOLE claims industrial peace in 2008
Claiming another historic milestone, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the Year 2008 saw the lowest strike rate in seven decades.
DoF, BIR told: Comment on tax law
The Supreme Court has ordered the Department of Finance (DoF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to comment on the call of Senator Francis Escudero and a fair tax advocate group for them to implement the tax exemption law for minimum wage earners.
Compulsory insurance plan for OFWs
A bill in the House of Representatives is seeking compulsory welfare insurance program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Remittances growing 13% to $16.9B
The Philippine banking system will likely capture $16.3 billion in overseas Filipino remittances this year, up 13 percent from a year ago, despite the major global economic downturn, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas estimated.
House to finalize budget next week
The bicameral committee of Congress is expected to buckle down to work anew to discuss the final version of the proposed 2009 budget starting next week.
MCC won't drop pro-poor programs
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Esperanza Cabral remains optimistic that the Washington-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will continue to fund some of the Philippines' anti-poverty programs despite its earlier decision to withhold further economic aid until the government solved corruption.
Exporters slash prices to curb plunge
Philippine jewelry and houseware exporters are drafting new product designs and slashing prices by half to ensure continued orders from rich countries currently affected by the global crisis.
ASG attacks troops, school in Sulu
Abu Sayyaf militants, whose group is tied to al-Qaeda and Jema"ah Islamiyah, attacked Thursday soldiers and torched a school on Sulu Island in the southern Philippines.
Grenade injures 2 in Sultan Kudarat
Two people were injured when a grenade exploded in front of a videoke joint near a Shell Station in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat.
MILF not changing its peace panel
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is maintaining its present peace negotiating panel and sees no need to appoint new negotiators, according to a statement posted on its website Thursday.
CPP's 5-year expansion plan for NPA
While the military has until 2010 to render communist rebels "irrelevant," the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is planning a five-year expansion plan for the New People's Army (NPA).
Penalty vs explosives now harsher
A measure providing harsher penalties for illegal possession and manufacture of explosives is now a law after President Arroyo signed it last Tuesday.
Stiffer penalties vs cell phone theft
A bill seeking to impose harsher penalties on cell phone theft and robbery moved closer to becoming a law after passing the committee level in the House of Representatives.
Pardon Pamasko ni GMA sa 19 preso
Pinagkalooban ng pamasko ni Pangulong Arroyo ang 19 inmates ng executive clemency kung saan ay 10 ang binigyan ng conditional pardon habang ang 9 naman ay commutation of sentence.
6.1 quake shakes General Santos
A strong earthquake has rattled General Santos but no damage or injuries have been reported.
Prioritize vets kids in govt jobs
Children of war veterans may soon have priority in government employment, if a bill pending in the House of Representatives is passed into law.
Pope warns greed will destroy world
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday issued a dire warning against greed, saying in his Christmas message that the world was headed toward ruin if selfishness prevails over solidarity during tough economic times for both rich and poor nations.
Christmas now official holiday in Iraq
Iraq's Christians, a small minority in the overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time.
Israel moves closer to Gaza invasion
Israel moved closer to invading Gaza, saying it had wrapped up preparations for a broad offensive after Palestinian militants fired about 100 rockets and mortar shells across the border in two days.
Guinea prime minister yields to junta
Guinea's prime minister stepped down and surrendered at an army barracks along with about 30 other government leaders, as the head of a military coup consolidated his control.
19 dead in Ukraine explosion
Nineteen people were killed and at least ten more were missing after an explosion ripped through an apartment block in a Ukrainian Black Sea resort town.
'Santa' gunman kills several, kills self
A man wearing a Santa suit who had been suffering marital problems opened fire at a Christmas party at a house that then caught fire, leaving more than three people dead, authorities said Thursday.
Santa gives half of $10M lottery win
The Christmas spirit reigns in the Belgium village of Riemst, where a lottery winner is giving half his 7.5 million euro (10.5 million dollar) scoop to the poor.
TNT's Ranidel burns old team Air21
Ranidel de Ocampo tallied 18 points and 16 rebounds and hit the winning basket at the buzzer to lead the Talk N Text Tropang Texters to a 109-108 victory over the Air21 Express.
Ginebra 'D' limits Rain or Shine
JAY-JAY HELTERBRAND scored all his 10 points in the first half and Ginebra never looked back to beat Rain or Shine 63-58 and take the no.3 seed at the end of the preliminaries in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup.
Halili's 'BF' unfazed by Kho revelation
Kris Lawrence, the rumored boyfriend of Katrina Halili, is unfazed by Dr. Hayden Kho's admitting he had a brief affair with the sexy star.
OFWs air complaint vs Wowowee
More than 100 overseas Filipino workers felt that ABS-CBN's popular noontime game show program had ruined their Christmas.
Jericho expects an award for 'Baler'
Hindi itinanggi ni Jericho Rosales na umaasa siya sa award sa kanyang pagganap bilang Katipunero sa pelikulang Baler ng Viva Films na isa saw along opisyal na kalahok sa 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival Philippines na kasalukuyang palabas sa mga sinehan ngayon.
Kim, Gerald budding 'friendship'
Actress Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson admit that they have special feelings for each other.
Filipina in US deported for voting
A Filipina from Bukidnon has been ordered for deportation after an immigration judge in Chicago, Illinois found her in "violation of federal law" for casting her vote although she was not yet an American citizen.
Saudi gave Rice US$165,000 jewelry
Protocol may put George W Bush at the top of the US government, but when foreign leaders lavished gifts on members of his administration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was tops.
Cold front to bring rains in Visayas
State weather forecasters said a cold front is expected to continue to bring rains to various sections of Luzon and the Visayas, while thunderstorms loom over Mindanao due to wind convergence.
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