Aquino vows to continue reforms, hasten change in 2012
President Benigno Aquino vows to continue the reforms he has begun in the first year of his administration and hopes to speed up others that he intends to do in 2012.
President Benigno Aquino vows to continue the reforms he has begun in the first year of his administration and hopes to speed up others that he intends to do in 2012.
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) plans to set up satellite offices this year to widen its reach, particularly in places where there is most need for the financial assistance the agency provides. PCSO general manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas II said the agency wanted to be closer to its beneficiaries by opening up “more provincial [...]
The Department of Health has documented 94 cases of injuries caused by fireworks, a few hours before 2012, the Department of Health said on its website.
Despite the present difficulties, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) sees a year of “abundant divine graces” for the faithful in 2012.
At least 207 people had been injured by powerful firecrackers and celebratory gunfire across the country as of Saturday morning despite a government scare campaign against reckless revelry to welcome the new year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported.
Malacanang on Saturday welcomed the release of a $500-million (P22 billion) loan from the World Bank for the speedy rehabilitation of southern areas devastated by Tropical Storm “Sendong.”
Philippine National Police chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome on Saturday said he was considering the proposal of a total ban on fireworks to put a stop to New Year injuries.
Not long after Philippine National Police chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome pegged at eight the number of injuries due to stray bullets, the Pangasinan provincial police sent a report on yet another victim.
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona appealed to the public to look for alternative ways of merry-making hours before the New Year’s Eve revelry.
Nursing his slightly feverish 4-year-old son inside a 10-square-meter octagonal tent, Bernie Dominguez arranges his family’s clothes inside a lightweight but tough green-colored box.
Police are banking on the results of three key examinations in determining the real cause of the death of actor Tyron Perez in Valenzuela City. Should the tests reveal that Perez committed suicide, Senior Insp. Arthur Quiñones, head of the investigation unit, told the Inquirer that the case can “definitely” be declared closed. “As of [...]
A policeman who is the alleged owner of an illegal firecracker stall where a police team was ambushed has been subjected to inquest proceedings for murder and frustrated murder. This is apart from the charges lodged against the policeman, PO1 Faisal Mala, on Friday night for violation of Republic Act 7183 or the law regulating [...]
The Department of Budget and Management has approved the release of P128 million for the immediate reconstruction of 80 classrooms that were damaged after a plane crashed at the F. Serrano Elementary School in December last year. Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad said the program will be sourced from the 2011 calamity fund, [...]
