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100 OFWs to shave heads for Aquino's 1st 100 days
MANILA: On the eve of President Benigno Aquino III first 100 days in office this week, at least 100 overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia will shave their heads in protest of his administration's decision to slash the legal assistance fund for (...)

04 - 10 - 2010
43,000 new jobs in three years: Aquino
More than 43,000 new jobs will be opened back home in the next three years, President Benigno Aquino III said early Tuesday upon his arrival from his week-long working visit to the United States. In his arrival statement made at the Ninoy Aquino (...)

29 - 09 - 2010
Noynoy's pasalubong: Chocolates for sisters, secret gift for Shalani
For the country, President Benigno Aquino III brought from his week-long US trip billions of dollar worth of investments and grants. For his loved ones, particularly his four sisters, it's the typical Filipino pasalubong: chocolates. “They know (...)

29 - 09 - 2010
Demand for nurses declining, says DOLE chief
Noting the country's oversupply of nurses, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Tuesday said the demand for nurses been steadily declining over the years. “We have an oversupply of nurses. We've been sending signals that whether locally or (...)

29 - 09 - 2010
Militants disappointed Aquino did not take up VFA with Obama
Militant groups criticized President Benigno Simeon Aquino III for failing to bring up the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement when he met top United States officials in New York. The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said Aquino could have brought up the (...)

28 - 09 - 2010
Suspects behind DLSU blast identified
The individuals behind the violence that marred the final day of the Bar exams in a Manila university Sunday afternoon have been identified, the Supreme Court said Monday. Court administrator Jose Midas Marquez, however, said investigations by the (...)

28 - 09 - 2010
Aquino thanks Malaysia for help in Mindanao talks
President Benigno Aquino III personally thanked Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak for his country's help in peace efforts in Mindanao, the Palace said Saturday. “President Aquino told Prime Minister Najib that bringing (...)

27 - 09 - 2010
President goes to California to meet investors
President Benigno Aquino III went to California Sunday to meet potential investors and tour the facility of an energy-solution company owned by Ayala Corp., a Malacanang palace official said. Aquino and his entourage were expected to have lunch at (...)

27 - 09 - 2010
Church groups urge protection of Sierra Madre
As Filipinos mark the first anniversary of the Ondoy tragedy, an umbrella group of about 30 church and environment-oriented organizations appealed to the public to preserve the Sierra Madre. The Save Sierra Madre Network (SSMN) marked Sept. 26 as (...)

27 - 09 - 2010
Aquino should let Puno go on leave: Senator
President Benigno Aquino III should allow Undersecretary Rico Puno of the Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG) to go on leave, a senator said Sunday. Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri gave Aquino his “unsolicited advice” after the president (...)

27 - 09 - 2010
2 die, 16 hurt in Davao road accident
Loud music caused at least two people to be killed in a collision between an "uso-uso" jeep and a trailer truck in Davao City Friday, a local newspaper said Saturday. The Mindanao Daily Mirror also said at least 16 were hurt in the accident on a (...)

26 - 09 - 2010
Case of battered Pinay helper reopened in UAE
A battered Filipino maid in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gets another shot at justice after officials in Sharjah emirate decided to reopen her case. UAE-based Khaleej Times said on its website that the Sharjah Immigration is looking into the (...)

26 - 09 - 2010
Palace names new chief for Sandiganbayan
Malaca?ang Friday named a new head of the Sandiganbayan, the national anti-graft court that has jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases involving government officials. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said acting Sandiganbayan presiding (...)

25 - 09 - 2010
Aquino, entourage enjoy New York's famed street-cart hotdogs
President Benigno Aquino III caused a bit of a stir on a bustling New York city sidewalk when he and some members of his entourage feasted on hotdog sandwiches bought from a corner stand. Aquino was flanked by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, (...)

25 - 09 - 2010
Aquino invited to China, Vietnam
President Benigno Aquino III has been invited to visit at least two countries, Vietnam and China, on the second day of his stay in the United States. Aquino initially met with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet, who officially extended the (...)

24 - 09 - 2010
Filipino officials assist illegal overstayers over amnesty offer
Philippine officials have started helping overstaying Filipinos in Saudi Arabia take advantage of a six-month amnesty period allowing overstaying foreigners to leave the Kingdom without punishment. Ambassador Antonio Villamor said he will meet with (...)

24 - 09 - 2010
$15,000 earmarked for PR in Aquino trip, says official
Hiring US-based public relations firm Kreab Gavin Anderson to ensure President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III gets significant media exposure during his week-long working visit to the United States cost the government $15,000 (roughly P657,000), (...)

24 - 09 - 2010
Seven Pinays nabbed by UK immigration
Seven Filipinas staying in London have been held by the United Kingdom (UK) Border Agency and are set to be deported following a series of immigration crackdown. The British embassy in Manila said in an item posted on its website that the seven (...)

24 - 09 - 2010
Violence mars demolition in Quezon City slum area
Violence broke out Thursday when residents in a squatters area fought a demolition team in Quezon City, a radio report said. The residents threw stones at the demolition team which also retaliated, said Radio dzBB, adding that rush-hour traffic in (...)

24 - 09 - 2010
Senate, religious group offer protection for jueteng whistleblower
A retired Catholic archbishop who linked several government officials to jueteng payoffs has received offers of security from the Senate and from the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippine (AMRSP). In a radio interview Thursday, (...)

24 - 09 - 2010
Puno, Verzosa and others named jueteng protectors
A list provided by a retired archbishop to the Senate linked Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Ric Puno, retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Jesus Verzosa and some officers to the illegal numbers game jueteng. The list, read (...)

22 - 09 - 2010
Militant group slams Manila's travel rules for Filipinos in UAE
A migrants' rights group has criticized the Philippine mission in Dubai for enforcing a new travel rule requiring overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to issue an affidavit of support for visiting relatives. The new travel regulation, initiated by the (...)

22 - 09 - 2010
DOLE suspends agency of maid who died of acid burns in Al-Khobar
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suspended the recruitment agency of the domestic helper who died of acid burns and stab wounds in the Kingdom early this month. In a phone interview, Labor Attache David Des Dicang of the Philippine (...)

22 - 09 - 2010
Coast Guard to get P1.6b for two new choppers
Hoping to boost the country's capacity to respond to sea tragedies, the Aquino government has allotted P1.6 billion for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to acquire two new choppers equipped for search and rescue operations and other (...)

21 - 09 - 2010
Senate scrutinizes cash transfer program
The Senate on Monday asked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to explain in writing how it plans to implement the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, whose budget the Aquino administration increased by 75 percent in its bid (...)

21 - 09 - 2010
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