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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

2 more Bacolod schools close 
down due to A(H1N1) scare

BY Ma. Ester L. Espina, Correspondent

BACOLOD CITY: As a precautionary measure to the possible spread of the A(H1N1) virus, two more schools suspend classes after a number of their students manifested flu-like symptoms, bringing to three the total number of schools without classes for a week in this city.

Declaring suspension of classes on Monday were La Consolacion College (LCC) and the Bacolod Christian Center (BCC), just days after the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) also suspended their classes for a week.

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Former dissident commanders, police, Army officers meet

PORAC, Pampanga: Former dissident commanders and police and Army officers conferred here on Monday to declare their unity and reconciliation, and to stop killings among Filipinos.

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Bataan lawmaker launches Information Hub project

BALANGA City, Bataan: The office of Rep. Albert Garcia of Bataan’s Second District has recently initiated the Information Hub, or iHub project providing 18,620 high-school students and 769 teachers maximum use of information...

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Ombudsman indicts councilor for graft

The Office of the Ombudsman charged before the Sandiganbayan a councilor of Davao City for using a government vehicle for his own personal use.

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PASG reports seizure of P8-M worth of illegal Peking duck

SUBIC BAY Freeport: The Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) on Tuesday reported the seizure of some P8-million worth of Peking duck and other assorted seafood from China.

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