The swine flu epidemic is expected to dominate the World Health Organization's annual meeting, which begins Monday in Geneva, with experts fearing that the virus might mutate into a deadlier form. As of Sunday, it has sickened at least 8,480 people in 39 countries and killed 75 people, most of them in Mexico.
The Department of Health now requires event organizers to be able to provide basic facilities and services like hand washing facilities with soap and running water and garbage bins for proper disposal of tissues.
Nilinaw ng Department of Education (DepEd) na hindi puwer sahan para sa mga magu lang at mga mag-aaral na makibahagi sila sa ta unang "Brigada Eskwela" o bayanihan para sa pagku kumpuni at pagpapaganda ng mga paaralan.
The National Schools Repair and Maintenance Week dubbed as "Brigada Eskwela" starts today in all public elementary and secondary schools in Central Visayas.
Cebu City councilor Edgardo Labella is reminding Education officials in the city of the existing ordinance that prohibits the collection of advance payment or contributions from the students of public elementary and high schools during enrolment.
The Mandaue City College is asking for a 90-day suspension of the Mandaue City mayor, vice mayor and city councilors while their investigation by the Ombudsman for alleged corruption is still ongoing.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development 7 has started distributing cash subsidy to the 3,000 beneficiaries of the "Pantawid sa Pamilyang Pilipino Program" in the 10 poorest barangays in Cebu City. Initial distribution was made last Saturday at the social hall of the city's Legislative Building wherein more than 1000 beneficiaries received a cash subsidy of at least P1000 and up to P2,800 for January and February of this year.
Asela Bella Tse, DSWD-7 Regional Focal Person for 4Ps, said the distribution will be done for three Saturdays. The venues of the subsequent distributions are yet to be announced.
On May 23, DSWD will give cash subsidies to 800 beneficiaries from barangay Mambaling, which hosts the biggest population of poor residents, mostly Badjaos.
The 10 barangays covered by the program are Tejero, T. Padilla, Sawang Calero, Duljo Fatima, Inayawan, Mambaling, Kalunasan, Sudlon I, Sudlon II and Tagba-o.
The next distribution for the month of February, March and April will be on June or July.
Dalawang bagong panukalang batas na nakahain ngayon sa Se nado ang naglalayong pagaanin ang pasanin ng pagbabayad ng mahal na kuryente. Nais ng mga panukala na paba bain pa ang singil ng kuryente sa bansa, na isa sa pinakamataas ang presyo sa Timog Sila ngang Asya, sa pama magitan ng pagbababa ng buwis at royalties na ipinapataw ng gobyerno sa mga distribution utilities at power generation companies.
The SPC Power Corp. has granted a hefty package of economic benefits to supervisors of the Naga power complex in the recently concluded negotiations for the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the management and the supervisors' independent union.
Militant group Partido ng Manggagawa is urging Senate to start hearing the proposals for a bailout for the working class before the body ends its session on June 3.
THE GOVERNMENT will spend P5.66 billion this year for its skills training and technical education program to help more than 800,000 workers find better employment opportunities.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will be issuing the suspension order this week for Public Utility Jeepneys that participated in recent strikes and mass protests. LTFRB reportedly had 13 jeepneys included in their list which participated in the protest and be held for out of line violations, this is when a PUJ is not traveling within his designated area upon stated in their franchise. Most of the jeepneys were from the north-bound routes 21B, 23, 24 and 29.
Ipaubos sa imbestigasyon ang mga personnel sa One Stop Towing Services lakip na ang Citom personnel nga uban sa migukod sa duha ka tawong walay helmet sakay og motorsiklo niadtong miaging adlaw nga miresulta sa pagkaangol sa driver sa motorsiklo. Ang biktima naila nga usa ka Freddie Teopez, 32, nga maoy nagmaneho sa motorsiklo uban sa backrider niini nga si Jackson Cañete.
Gikataho nga samtang sakay ang duha sa motorsiklo kalit lang kining gigukod sa One Stop Towing Truck nga gipanguluhan sa usa ka Glencel Arnaiz.
Pag-abot sa Fuente Osmeña Rotunda giingong gidumbol sa truck ang gisakyan sa duha hinungdan nga natumba ang motorsiklo.
Diha-diha nanaog si Arnaiz ug gikatahong gipatid-patiran pa niini ang naangol nang daan nga si Teopez ug gikarga ang motorsiklo sa towing truck.
Daling gidala ang biktima ngadto sa duol nga tambalanan human makabiya ang towing truck nga giubanan sa Citom personnel nga giila lang sa apelyido nga Arriola.
Matud pa ni Alcoseba nga kinahanglang tubagon nilang Arnaiz ug Arriola ang ilang gihimo tungod kay dili apil sa ilang trabaho ang pagsilot ngadto sa mga malapason sa balaod sa trapiko.
Mayor-on-leave Tomas Osmeña said the motorcycle driver who sustained injuries after he was reportedly mauled by personnel of a private towing company for trying to escape after being caught driving without a crash helmet can file criminal charges if he wants to seek justice.
OPPOSITION figure Joel Garganera challenged Cebu City officials to suspend the operation of two private towing companies, pending an investigation into the mauling of a motorist last Friday.
Hingpit nang gitangtang sa Department of Justice ang kontrobersiyal nga lady fiscal Mary Ann Castro gikan sa Bureau of Immigration tungod sa nagkagrabeng panagsungi niini sa regional director sa BI nga si Casimero Madarang III ug ubang mga opisyal ug kawani sa BI.
The fortunes of former Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano and Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza seemed to have changed when the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas re-filed four cases on the alleged overpriced decorative lampposts. But things look bright for Ouano now as only one case is left before the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas) from the four.
He faces one other case before the Sandiganbayan that was not sent back to the Visayas Ombudsman for reinvestigation.
The newly-asphalted 2.1 kilometer provincial road in barangay Cayam, San Remigio has opened up the interior portion of the area that has not seen so much progress in the past due to bad road condition.
Abu Sayyaf gunmen in Basilan beheaded a 61-year-old man, who was abducted from this city about three weeks ago, on Sunday evening, the police said.
The police and military have sealed the major entry and exit points in Maguindanao and Cotabato City as part of the security measures for tomorrow's Cabinet meeting here to be presided over by President Arroyo.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the autonomous Muslim region will check on allegations that the military is imposing a food blockade in Maguindanao province. More than 40,000 families have reportedly been displaced due to weeks of fighting between government soldiers and rogue Moro rebels.
The whistleblower in the alleged misuse of funds for military exercises between Filipino and American troops in 2007 could risk forfeiture of her separation benefits unless she returns to military control, said a military official Sunday. Navy Lieutenant Nancy Gadian will be recommended dropped from the roster of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) once the 90-day period provided for an absence without official leave or AWOL officer has lapsed, said Navy spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Edgard Arevalo.
Jose Gadian and his wife Virgilita could not accept the allegations against their daughter Lt. Senior Grade Nancy Gadian, who is accused of pocketing P2.3 million from the 2007 Balikatan Fund. They said they are poor farmers, but they never taught their children to steal money.
Isang search and rescue operations ang isinasagawa ng mga divers upang mahanap ang isang Pinoy seaman na nawawala at hinihinalang nahulog sa barkong kinalululanan nito habang nakadaong sa Shark Bay sa Western Australia kamakawala. Nakikipag-ugnayan na ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa manning agency ng nawawalang tripulanteng Pinoy na nakilalang si Winston Chavez, 39.
Ayon sa ulat, nabulabog ang mga kasamahan ni Cha vez at pamunuan ng barkong kanyang sinasakyan na MV Baltic Frontier nang matuklasan ang pagkawala nito.
Nailigtas ng mga Nigerian military ang may 13 hostage, na kinabibi langan ng siyam na Pinoy at apat na Nigerian, mula sa kamay ng mga mili tante sa Niger Delta.
Nag-alok ng tulong ang National Press Club sa batikang broadcast journalist na si Cheche Lazaro sa kanyang "legal battle" sa Government Service Insurance System dahil sa mga implikasyon nito sa mala yang pamamahayag.
A CONGRESSIONAL inquiry over taxes imposed on imported books looms at the House of Representatives.
THE DEMONSTRATION of the machines that could be used in the 2010 national elections may not push through as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) special bids and awards committee is still in the process of ruling on several appeals filed before the committee.
Depite having no announcement of his candidacy yet, the legal team of former President Joseph Estrada is already mulling their next step if ever the Commission on Elections (Comelec) blocks his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the 2010 elections.
Start with your own backyard, Malacañang told Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno.
The Securities and Exchange Commission assured the public that the remaining 22 licensed pre-need companies with a combined trust fund of P62 billion, can meet their obligations to planholders.
The proposal to install a metering device on telecommunication firms to capture their revenue stream could raise roughly P7 billion a year, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.
The Tamil Tigers admitted defeat yesterday in their fierce quarter-century war for a separate homeland as government forces raced to clear the last pockets of rebel resistance from the war zone in the north.
A Pakistani military offensive against Taliban fighters near the Afghan border has killed more than 1,000 suspected insurgents and "will continue till the last Taliban are flushed out," a top official said.
The resurgent ALA Stable stalwart AJ "Bazooka" Banal somehow regained the adoration and respect of his Cebuano fans as he scored a smashing second round knockout of former IBO super flyweight champion Mbwana Matumla in the main event of the other night's well-attended "Pagsubok" boxing promotion at the Cebu Coliseum.
Still licking his wounds from his devastating loss to Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton faces another nagging problem: Ex-trainer Billy Graham is suing him for more than £1million.
Burger King Whoppers stayed in contention for the last automatic semifinal seat after beating Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants, 96-86, Sunday night in the 2008-09 Motolite-PBA Fiesta Conference at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
The rains and technical problem have failed to stop the staging of the second "Lapyahan Festival" in San Remigio town in northern Cebu.
The winning combination for Sunday's 6/49 lotto was 18 - 4 - 43 - 48 - 7 - 15, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced. There was no winner of the P105,146,391.60 jackpot prize, PCSO spokesman Dr. Larry Cedro said.
If the province of Leyte boasts of the country's longest bridge, the 2.16-kilometer San Juanico Bridge, its neighboring province of Southern Leyte will soon have the honor of having the tallest bridge, the Agas-Agas, with a height of 85 meters.
The estranged husband of actress Ruffa Gutierrez will no longer fight for the custody of their two children. Gutierrez, one of the hosts of "The Buzz," said Turkish businessman Yilmaz Bektas will sign the documents that will give the sole custody of Lorin and Venice to her.
Bektas, who will fly to Hong Kong for a business trip, is coming to the Philippines to sign the papers, the actress added.
Power couple Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas II and broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez is now touring the country as part of their wedding preparations. In line with the reported "all over the Philippines" wedding theme, Roxas and Sanchez recently visited Cebu and Cagayan de Oro to try the provinces' "Lechon Cebu" and "Oro Ham." Lechon Cebu and Oro Ham will be part of the menu, "The Buzz" reported.
Isang shallow low pressure area ang namataan ng PAGASA sa timog-silangan ng Southern Mindanao na posible umanong magdulot ng pag-ulan.
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