DepEd Ready: School year opens today
As schools open today for more than 1.32 million public elementary and high school students in Region 7, the Department of Education (DepEd-7) reminds parents to ensure their children's attendance.
School year to open Monday
Para agad matugunan ang mga magiging problema sa pagbubukas ng klase bukas, pinapapasok ng maaga ng DepEd ang mga district school superintendent. Tinatayang mahigit 19 na milyong estudyante ang magbabalik-eskwela.
Rains to welcome students back to school
The state weather bureau has advised students to bring their umbrellas on Monday, the first day of the new school year, because rains are expected.
Teachers mark 1st day of classes with rally
Militant public school teachers will greet the opening of classes on Monday, June 1, with a rally.
Estudyanteng may sakit pinababantayan
Nanawagan ang Department of Health sa mga guro at opisyal ng mga paaralan na banta yan ang mga estudyan teng may sakit na maa aring kabilang sa papa sok sa pagbubukas ng klase sa araw na ito.
Health dept. monitors 45 for H1N1
The Department of Health (DoH) revealed that 45 more persons have been placed under observation for possible infection with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, but the number of confirmed cases stood at 16, an official said.
Taxi drivers, operators not giving receipts
Taxi operators and drivers appealed to the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board to defer the implementation of the taxi receipt system as most of them are not yet prepared.
PGMA: 8K new jobs from SKorea
Magandang balita mula sa gobyerno. Mag-uuwi daw si Pangulong Arroyo ng 8,000 bagong trabaho para sa mga Pilipinong nais makipagsapalaran sa South Korea.
Glo to OFWs in Korea: RP managing crisis
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told Filipino workers in South Korea on Sunday that the Philippines was "holding [its] own" despite the global crisis and promised help for overseas workers who might lose their jobs and be forced to go home.
Arroyo adviser offers P100-B stimulus plan
With the Philippines in danger of sliding into recession, presidential economic adviser Albay Governor Joey Salceda has urged President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to adopt a stimulus package worth over P100 billion for scholarships, health benefits, mass housing.
No plans to hike support price for palay
The government is not likely to increase the support price for palay from the current P17 per kilo, according to Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap.
Bank deposit insurance doubles
The maximum deposit insurance coverage for bank deposits starting today, June 1 will be doubled from P250,000 to P500,000.
DILG tells Granada to vacate town hall
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Central Visayas has ordered Demetrio Granada to vacate the town hall of Tudela in Camotes Island.
LGU's to craft Citizen's Charter June 30
The Department of Interior and Local Government has given local governments until June 30 to craft or "repair" their own Citizen's Charter, the guide for residents on availing frontline services of government at the shortest possible time.
P1.1 million lost in Mandaue fire
An estimated P1.1 million worth of properties went up in smoke when a fire gutted down the two-storey administration building of the Norkis Trading Company on A.S Fortuna St., Bakilid, Mandaue City early morning yesterday.
Comelec warns losing automation bidder
The chairman of the Commission on Elections' Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) warned on Sunday the AMA-Election System and Software (AMA-ES&S) consortium that it could lose its P113-million security bond if it continued to attack the integrity of the Comelec committee without basis.
'FVR open to opposition, remains in Lakas'
Inamin ngayon ng tagapagsalita ni dating pangulong Ramos na bukas sa pakikipag-usap sa oposisyon ang dating lider ng bansa kaugnay sa nalalapit na halalan. Pero nanindigan ito na mananatili si FVR sa partidong Lakas sa kabila ng gusot na nilikha ng pakikisanib puwersa nito sa partidong Kampi.
Gloria para Kongresista?
Ibinunyag ni Pam panga Governor Among Ed Panlilio na nagha handa na si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa pagkandidatong kon gresista sa ikala wang distrito ng lalawigan.
Sabah deportees hit w/ flu but not A(H1N1)
The Department of Health (DOH) office in Region 9 confirmed that some of the Filipino deportees from Sabah, Malaysia are infected with the influenza virus.
Gates: RP, US to strengthen military links
The Philippines and the United States are expected to further boost their long-term military cooperation, said Filipino Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Sunday.
US defense chief in Manila on Monday
United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates will arrive in the Philippines on Monday morning rather than Sunday because his delegation's military plane has mechanical problems.
6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian
Forces loyal to the moderate Palestinian president stormed a Hamas hideout in the West Bank and set off a fierce gunbattle that left six dead yesterday, the worst violence since the factions fought a pitched battle over Gaza two years ago.
Vietnam confirms first new flu case
Vietnam confirmed the first A/H1N1 case, while the infection tally in Asia-Pacific region continues to rise with new cases reported in South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Thailand.
Pacquiao to take on anyone in October gig
Filipino pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Sunday expressed readiness to take on anyone among Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, and Sugar Shane Mosley for his next outing. The Pacman said he"ll never back off from fighting anyone in that list as long as terms of the fight have been agreed upon and finalized.
Arum scoffs at Floyd's 60/40 offer
Floyd Mayweather Jr. must be hallucinating when he said he wants the bigger purse and wouldn't agree to a 50/50 split with Manny Pacquiao if ever they get to meet.
Got to believe in Magic - they're in final
Dwight Howard dominated inside for 40 points and Rashard Lewis added 18 as the Orlando Magic beat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-90, to reach the NBA finals Saturday.
Cathedral holds its first Santacruzan
A one-of-a-kind Santacruzan was held at Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, its first in Cebu's 75 years as an Archdiocese.
Judai vows to be a good wife
Young superstar Judy Ann Santos has vowed to focus on becoming a good wife.
Hayden putulan ng ari
Isang anti-crime group ang nanawagan kahapon sa Kongreso na magpatibay ng isang batas na, rito, puputulan ng "ari" ang mga manyakis.
Sotto dares Hayden to name drug dealer
Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Vicente Sotto III dared Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. to identify the alleged drug syndicate that supplied his former girlfriend Katrina Halili with the designer drug Ecstasy.
Mr. tamad sa sex: Kasal ibinasura
Pinawalambisa ng Korte Suprema ang kasal ng isang misis sa kan yang mister na uma asa lang sa sus tento ng ina nito.
Ma sells own kid for P300
A young mother is now detained at the Women's Desk of the Cebu City Police Office after her own siblings complained that she sold her more than a year old child for P300.
Police nab ma for selling baby, 1, for P300
A 19-YEAR-OLD mother is being investigated after allegedly selling her 15-month-old son to a bus driver for P300 last Friday.
Right of Reply bill to affect texters
The Right of Reply bill will affect not only journalists, but also bloggers, texters, and users of social networking sites and other electronic devices, a lawmaker said Sunday.
Pulot ng basurerang Pinay sa HK: P2.1M
Namumulot lang ng basura sa Hong Kong para mabuhay doon ang 38 anyos na Pilipinang si Mildred Perez pero, gayunman, isinoli niya sa kinauukulan ang $350,545 (P2.1 milyon) na napulot niya sa isang tambakan.
Dream over: Susan Boyle finishes 2nd
She gave a final curtsey, a shimmy of her hips, and walked off stage, leaving the winners to perform an encore. But it's unlikely that finishing second on "Britain's Got Talent" Saturday night to a dance troupe called "Diversity" will be the end of Susan Boyle's showbiz dream.
Groucho Marx - "A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running."
