Vice-Mayor Ishko Moreno of Manila
yesterday confirmed that there were efforts to bribe city officials,
especially members of the City Council, to get the multimillion
garbage contract of Leonel Waste Management Corp. immediately
approved.
In an interview with The Manila
Times, Moreno said that even he, as presiding officer of the City
Council, was offered bribe money of undetermined amount, which was
placed inside a paper bag.
The number of tourists visiting
the Philippines breached the three-million mark in 2007, with
spending by foreign tourists reaching almost P5 billion for various
services and products.
THE Department of Agriculture
(DA) has set a new production target for fisheries in 2008, or more
than five million metric tons (MT) which is a 10-percent hike from
the 2007 production.
Seven Balik Scientists vowed to
help strengthen the science and technology sector of the country by
working with universities, industry, government agencies and civil
society.
SAN Juan Mayor Joseph Victor
Ejercito on Thursday said that he is still unsure of his political
plans even if he already hinted that he may make a run for the
Senate if his half-brother, Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada,...
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