Luzon and the
eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao will
experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered
rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the
country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with
isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in
the afternoon or evening.
The water’s fine:
President Gloria Arroyo (center) wears a diving suit
to underscore the beauty of the world famous diving site
Balicasag Island in Panglao, Bohol. Taken before she
went underwater, she is flanked by Tourism Secretary
Joseph Ace Durano (left) and Agriculture Secretary
Arthur Yap. Malacańang Photo
NFA already given more than half of allotment
State-run National Food Authority (NFA) already
availed of more than half of its programmed tax subsidy this year in
the first four months alone, the Department of Budget and Management
reported Wednesday.
Opposition against the acquisition and distribution
of new lands mounts; CARP accomplishments questioned
The prospects of the approval of
the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
(CARP) appear dim as Senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Joker Arroyo
said that they would oppose any new measure that would include the
acquisition and distribution of new lands.
Gonzales says civilians must be given a bigger role
in the campaign
BACOLOD CITY: National Security
Adviser Norberto Gonzales challenged local government
officials to be more proactive in the fight against armed rebellion
during the Region 4 Local Peace and Security Assembly
at the La Planta Hotel on Wednesday.
UNITED Parcel Service (UPS) said Wednesday it is
moving its Asian hub in the Philippines to China by 2010 and would
scale back its current operations at Clark airport, a former US
military base.
BATANGAS CITY: Hapee Toothpaste rallied from a huge
18-point deficit to score a spine-tingling 74-73 victory over
Harbour Centre in Game 1 of their title series in the PBL Lipovitan
Amino Sports Cup at the Batangas City Sports Centre.
The threat of cyber-terrorism is growing and most
countries are vulnerable to attacks that can shut down critical
infrastructure, global experts told a conference here Tuesday.
Some of the most beautiful
traditional Chinese scroll paintings are of carp in clear stream or
lily-pond
water. To Philippine landlords and farmland owners, however, CARP is
a detestable fish, for it stands for Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program.
DES MOINES, Iowa: Barack Obama claimed a new
milestone in his White House quest and declared the Democratic
nomination nearly within his grasp after splitting his latest
primary battles with Hillary Clinton.
Choice in a sachet Condoms from a woman’s perspective
“All members are invited
to avail of a free reproductive health consultation with Dr. Joy
Lopez*, licensed OB-GYNE, at the booth,” announced the public
address system. I thought, “A reproductive health consultation, at
the gym?” This I had
to see.
