Western Visayas
and Southern Luzon will experience 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.
FELLED,
BURIED BY ‘COSME’. Four persons were killed as
the storm battered northern Philippines on May 18. Two
cars in Baguio City barely escaped his wrath, though. Photo by Harley Palangchao
Utility firm to present plan to lower electricity
rates to Cabinet
The word war between the government and the
Lopez family for control of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is giving
foreign investors second thoughts about putting their money in the
country’s biggest power distributor.
Double-digit system losses incurred by electric
cooperatives, which distribute electricity to rural areas, in part
account for the country’s high electricity rates, an official from
state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA), said
Monday.
Malacañang defends appointment of retired military
chief as presidential peace adviser
The appointment of retired Armed Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr.
as the new presidential peace adviser has come under fire from
various sectors, even if Malacañang insists that Esperon is best
suited for the job. Members of Congress had mixed reactions towards
Esperon’s appointment.
Some 1,067 reviewers ‘ applications were not filed
with PRC
BALANGA City, Bataan: An official
of a nursing review center in Bataan, nursing reviewers and parents
on Monday appealed to the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)
to grant an extension in the filing of application for the June 1
and 2 Nursing Board Exam after the administrative officer of
Northcap Review Center in Baguio City ran away with P1.2 million in
registration fees.
BOSTON, Massachusetts: Paul Pierce scored 41 points as the Boston
Celtics held off LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92
Sunday to advance in the National Basketball Association playoffs.
Microsoft said Sunday it was considering some kind of new deal with Yahoo that would not involve a new takeover bid, two weeks after withdrawing its offer to acquire the struggling Internet pioneer.
General Motors Phils. releases restyled 2008
Chevrolet Aveo Hatchback
THE Chevrolet Aveo is sold in 120 countries by five
General Motors brands in 11 different nameplates. This car that
flaunts the iconic American Chevrolet bow tie logo was originally
penned by the famed Italdesign Giugiaro studio and was later
developed by the GM Design Center in Korea. Talk about a global car.
The only item that has captured
the attention of a big number Filipinos about Japan of late is the
Japanese-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement. We have studied
the treaty and have urged the Senate to ratify it.
DUJIANGYAN, China: From the heart of Beijing to the
devastated southwest, China came to a standstill Monday to mourn its
earthquake victims as the number of dead, missing or buried soared
past 71,000.
The Visayan reggae exponent
Junior Kilat releases their second album
Driven by passion for music, seven people came
together and formed the band Junior Kilat. Named as such for the
Visayan hero Leon Kilat of Pantalleon Villegas, the band composes
music of social and cultural relevance. And like thunder, they
struck Filipinos with their music so familiar and yet so new: the
Visayan reggae.
