Published : Friday February 10, 2012 | Category : Nation | Views : 873
By : RAFFY AYENG correspondent
THE Philippine National Police (PNP)on Thursday said that it has alreadyrevoked the gun license of a Bureau of Customs (BoC) clerk who figured in a shooting incident following a traffic altercation last month in Pasay City. Read more
Published : Friday February 10, 2012 | Category : Nation | Views : 410
By : ROMMEL C. LONTAYAO
THERE are now more than 61,000 foreign students in the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) disclosed on Thursday.Based on statistics obtained from the BI student desk, a total of 61,601 applications for student visa and special study permit (SSP) were processed and approved by the bureau in 2011. Read more
Published : Friday February 10, 2012 | Category : Nation | Views : 308
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN UPSWING The Department of Tourism on Thursday reported that the country surpassed the previous 3.52-million record for foreign visitors set in 2010 with 3.917 million visitors last year. Read more
Published : Thursday February 09, 2012 | Category : Nation | Views : 599
By : BERNICE CAMILLE V. BAUZON REPORTER
THE European Union (EU) is currentlyproviding P180 million in grants to boostthe peace-building, mediation and dialogue in conflict-torn Mindanao as it urges the signing of a peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that will pave way for development in the region. Read more
Published : Thursday February 09, 2012 | Category : Nation | Views : 1381
By : JOHN CONSTANTINE G. CORDON
A FORMER undersecretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) was slapped with three counts of graft before the Sandiganbayan for not revealing the name of his brother—also employed in DOT— in his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN). Read more
