Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said Tuesday that the billboard
accident along EDSA would not have happened had the House not
succumbed to a “moneyed lobby” against her bill regulating the
construction of billboards.
The collapse of three giant billboards at
Liberty Avenue corner EDSA, Quezon City on Monday from strong winds
injured 5 people and damaged properties.
Cash assistance amounting to P300 million has been earmarked by the
Japanese government for disaster preparedness and education programs
in the Philippines.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd described Tuesday the government’s
current cigarette tax structure as “weak,” saying it does not
discourage poor people from buying cigarettes.
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission and two private groups
signed Tuesday an agreement to establish the first privately built,
owned and operated ferry station along the Pasig-Marikina River
Channel that will be located at Eastwood City.
The Department of Health on Tuesday cleared 41 milk products that
were tested by the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) for possible
melamine contamination.
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