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Saturday, February 09, 2008 |
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RP, Canada sign 3rd labor export
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At least 10,000 job opportunities await OFWs in
Manitoba this year
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SOME 10,000 jobs await Filipino workers in
Canada following the signing on Friday of a memorandum of
understanding that will strengthen cooperation between Manitoba and
the Philippines in the field of human resource development and
employment.
The accord was signed by Premier Gary Doer of
the province of Manitoba, Canada and Labor Secretary Arturo Brion in
behalf of the Philippine government.
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Dengue cases down nationwide–DOH
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The number of dengue cases nationwide hit 1,830 cases for the period
of January 1 to 26, reflecting an 18-percent decrease from the 2,242
cases registered during the same period last year.
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LPG prices slashed for
the second time in Feb.
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Oil companies on Friday slashed the price of cooking gas anew after
the contract price for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the
international market continued to soften.
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Drug testing by private
firms to be stopped by LTO
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LAND Transportation Office chief Alberto Suansing will ask the
Department of Health to give government hospitals the exclusive
authority to undertake drug tests for those applying for a
driver’s license.
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WB approves $12.94-million
loan for Bicol region
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The World Bank recently approved a $12.94-million loan to help the
National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) stabilize the power supply in
the Bicol Region by replacing electricity transmission
infrastructure damaged by the 2006 typhoons.
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DENR penalizes firms polluting waters
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THE Pollution Adjudication Board of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order
against a hog raising company in Camiling, Tarlac, and imposed fines
on two other establishments in Cavite for violation of the Clean
Water Act, or R.A. 9275.
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De Castro asks help for missing fishermen
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VICE-President Noli de Castro on Friday sought the assistance of the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the search for the 22 missing
fishermen of the ill-fated F/B Vir Anna 101.
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