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Mindanao fruit growers urge gov’t to review CARP

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:28:40 PST

DAVAO CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- The Mindanao Fruit Industry Development Council, Inc. (Minfruit) has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to review the provisions of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in order to eliminate barriers in the growth of the fruit industry.

Negros Oriental town officials attend three-day peace and unity seminar

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:27:50 PST

DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) – Some 205 village or barangay officials, "tanod" officers and members of Sangguniang Kabataan from 26 villages of Negros Oriental province’s Siaton municipality, are attending a three-day live-in seminar on further promoting peace and unity in their town.

DENR turns over P2-M financial assistance to Panay Island

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:27:12 PST

ILOILO CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) – Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jose L. Atienza, Jr. on Friday turned over P2 million in financial assistance to four provinces of Panay Island that were affected by Typhoon Frank.

Cordillera transport back to normal as Kennon Road re-opens - DPWH

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:26:27 PST

BAGUIO CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the transportation needs within the Cordillera region in northern Luzon severely affected by typhoon "Karen" has returned to normal as traffic flow was restored especially along Kennon Road.

DENR launches regional "People’s Hour" in Iloilo

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:25:49 PST

ILOILO CITY, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose L. Atienza Jr. led the launching of the "Regional People’s Hour" in Iloilo on Friday, the second to be held outside of Metro Manila.

BI proposes new visa for investors

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:25:15 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Friday a proposed new visa that will soon grant the privilege of indefinite stay for foreign businessmen and expatriates.

MB approves abolition of PhilPaSS’ monthly, annual fees

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:24:33 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) – The policy-making Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has approved the stop in the collection of monthly and annual fees of the Philippines Payments and Settlements System (PhilPaSS).

WB bans Korean firm from US$ 150-M road project for RP

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:23:49 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA)-– The World Bank (WB) on Friday announced that it has disqualified a Korean firm from the US$ 150-million road project the Bank is funding in the Philippines after it was found involved in fraud and corruption.

UBS analyst forecasts up to 50 basis points hike in BSP rates next week

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:23:10 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA)-– An economist of Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) forecasts a hike of 25 to 50 basis points in the policy rates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next week.

Oil companies to cut by P1 per liter prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:22:34 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) - Independent oil firms imposed a fresh round of rollback on pump prices as the price of world petroleum products stabilize.

Whatever the SC decision would be, gov’t won’t sign MOA-AD – Dureza

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:21:53 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- No matter what the decision of the Supreme Court will be, the Arroyo government will no longer sign the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) in its present form.

US gov’t provides additional USD100,000 for victims of fresh Mindanao conflict

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:21:13 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) — The US government is providing an additional USD100,000 for families and individuals displaced in the present conflict in Mindanao through the “Save the Children" program, the U.S. Embassy announced today.

PGMA allays fears of gov’t launching an all-out war in Mindanao against MILF renegade groups

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:20:33 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo “wishes to allay fears” of the public that an all-out war in Mindanao will be launched by the government amid calls by some sectors to do so, and that such “could be possible,” as military operations are under way in hot pursuit of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) armed groups who attacked civilians in North Cotabato, Lanao del Norte, Maguindanao and Sarangani provinces.

PGMA signs PERA Act into law

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:19:57 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday signed into law the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Act of 2008, which establishes a personal savings plan for workers.

PGMA says gov't never deviates from peace process with MILF

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:19:20 PST

MANILA, Aug. 23 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Friday evening stressed the government never deviated from its peace negotiation with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) even as she ordered "full, vigorous, unrelenting pursuit operation" against some of its members who attacked North Cotabato, Saranggani and Lanao del Norte provinces.

Firm starts test run on segregation of waste at city dumpsite

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:21:47 PST

ILOILO CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) -– Holcim Philippines and the city government of Iloilo today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that allows the conduct of a 100-day test run for the segregation of waste at the Calajunan dumpsite using the available facilities in the area.

BFAR presents plan to rehabilitate fishing industry in W. Visayas

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:20:22 PST

ILOILO CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) -– The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has allotted a bigger portion of its proposed budget for the rehabilitation of the fishery sector in the region to the aquaculture industry.

Pres. Arroyo’s hunger mitigation program step up in Central Mindanao

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:19:42 PST

KORONADAL CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) -– The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Thursday added more strategy to ensure lasting success of the hunger mitigation program of President Macapagal Arroyo in Central Mindanao, this was learned.

Puerto Princesa preserving forest, timberland lands

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:19:00 PST

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) -- Fearing approval of a huge number of applications to convert valuable forest and timberland which they had nurtured and protected from destruction for decades to alienable and disposable land, the Puerto Princesa City Council has asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to order a moratorium in processing of these land applications and the issuance of special land use permits.

Anti-MOA forum to be held in southern Palawan

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:17:28 PST

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Aug. 22 (PNA) -- The municipal government of Bataraza, some 250 kilometers south of this city, will hold a public forum to generate the sentiments of the residents regarding the inclusion of the town in the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity on Friday.