Central and
Southern Luzon and Visayas will experience
cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and
thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the
western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas
including Palawan which may trigger flashfloods
and landslides. Mindanao will have mostly cloudy
skies with scattered rainshowers and
thunderstorms. The rest of Luzon will be partly
cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or
thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or
evening.
Chinese residents
sleep on a street junction in Chengdu, southwest of
China’s Sichuan province, on Tuesday after an
earthquake measuring 7.8 rocked the province. The death
toll is almost 12,000 and rising. AFP Photo
Sen. Enrile says government can retake company
The government, not the Lopezes,
is the rightful owner of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), Sen.
Juan Ponce Enrile said Tuesday.
Electricity consumers in the
franchise area of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are paying for
value-added tax, which the utility firm is exempt from paying.
JELACC seen to facilitate cooperation between
executive, legislative and judiciary for ‘rule of law’
President Gloria Arroyo signed Tuesday a
memorandum of agreement creating the Judicial Executive Legislative
Advisory and Consultative Council (JELACC), which will pave the way
for greater cooperation among the three branches of
government—executive, legislative and judiciary—to strengthen
the rule of law.
A ‘12-point policy of direction’ would be
presented, along with a new charter
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Some 300 former Moro National
Liberation Front rebels gathered Monday in Zamboanga City in the
southern Philippines to campaign for peace.
STATE-OWNED National Power Corp. (Napocor) is
looking at securing half of its generating plants’ fuel
requirements through long-term contracts to help lower the
Philippines’ electricity rates, considered the second highest in
Asia next to Japan.
CLEVELAND, Ohio: LeBron James scored 21 points while adding
six rebounds and a playoff career-high tying 13 assists to lead the
Cleveland Cavaliers past Boston 88-77 Monday and level their
second-round series.
SPOKESMEN of the GSIS and the government have denied that either
wants to take over the Manila Electric Company (Meralco).
Considering that the Arroyo administration has displayed a penchant
for saying one thing and doing another, we feel it our duty to
remind officials that taking control of the Philippines’ biggest
and oldest electricity distributor is ill-advised.
HONG KONG: World powers and Asian neighbors rallied around China
with sympathy and pledges of help after a massive earthquake that
left tens of thousands dead, missing or trapped.
Scuba diving is usually perceived as an
adrenaline-filled, testosterone-charged activity.
Ingrained in popular imagination are images of
divers facing sharks, barracuda and other large marine life in the
dark depths of the ocean while swimming furiously against the
current. While diving can provide the adventure of a lifetime, it
can also be a very relaxing, serene experience.
