Mindanao will
have mostly cloudy skies with scattered
rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the
country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy
with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms
mostly in the afternoon or evening.
President
Gloria Arroyo visits a ricefield in Barangay Malasin,
Dupax in Nueva Vizcaya. Earlier, she led the send-off of
about 12,000 sacks of rice to Manila for sale and
distribution to retailers and consumers. Malacañang
Photo
Bishops, political leaders extend
prayers, support
Former President Corazon Aquino has been diagnosed
with colon cancer, her
children said Monday, asking the country to pray for the
74-year-old’s speedy recovery. “The results
show our mother is suffering from cancer of the colon,” Kris
Aquino, the former president’s daughter, said during a press
conference in Quezon City with her brother, Sen. Benigno Aquino 3rd,
by her side.
President Gloria Arroyo’s
approval ratings dropped again, with 51 percent of Filipinos
discontented with her performance and 57 percent saying they
distrust her, the latest Pulse Asia survey showed.
Justice department panel fails to meet
deadline to finish investigation of botched deal
A Department of Justice panel
tasked to conduct a fact-finding probe on the allegations of bribery
and corruption in the botched P330-million national broadband deal
has asked for 30-day extension to complete its job, after it failed
to meet its deadline.
Authorities confirm that some 300
rebels gathered in Talipao town
JOLO, Sulu: Police have tightened
security in the province of Sulu following reports that Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
forces were planning to launch a series of attacks against
government targets.
Following the demand of banks for higher yields
in the recent weeks, the government will stop offering short-term
debt papers starting next month, the Bureau of Treasury announced
Monday.
Saddam Hussein deemed Iraqis could live without
modern technology such as mobile phones and the Internet. Now that
his regime has been swept away, they are finding they just can't get
enough of it.
"The Internet is indispensable for us," said a Baghdad
mobile phone vendor, who gave his name only as Sajjad.
NUMEROUS economic threats exist over which the Philippine government
has no control. Begin with the rising costs of gas, rice and many
foodstuffs in the world market. Add the decline of the American
economy and global warming and their consequences for the world
economy.
LONDON: The UN agency charged with relieving world hunger has
launched an “extraordinary emergency appeal” for at least $500
million (325 million euros), the Financial Times reported on Monday.
In Barangay Tala, at the heart of northern Caloocan, a place resiliently provincial in these mad modern times,
is a shop no different from the common sari-sari store. But shade
yourself from the tropical glare, peer inside its iron trellis and
you will see neither stocks of canned goods nor shelves of snacks.
Instead of breads and buns, rows of violins hang from the rafters.
