Mamanwa tribe now on their 2nd week of "human barricade" vs mining firms in Taganito

Some 400 members of the Mamanwa tribe are now on their second week of staging a “human barricade” along the highway of Taganito in Claver, Surigao del Norte, demanding their right to one percent royalty from the gross output of the operations of four mining firms there. Mam…

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Philex buys Anglo interest, gains control of Boyongan

Philex Mining Co., the country’s largest and oldest mining firm, has bought the 50- percent stake of both Anglo American Exploration BV and Anglo American Exploration (Philippines) Inc. in the Boyongan copper-gold project in Surigao del Norte province. Philex Mining said in …

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BFAR warns against shellfish from red-tide waters

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned over the weekend that red tide is active in Masbate, Sorsogon and Zamboanga del Sur. Thus, the public should refrain from buying and eating all types of shellfish from these provinces, particularly those harvested f…

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Palace Hands Off on FG Testimony in Road Mess

Malacañang will not press First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo to testify before the Senate inquiry scheduled on February 12 on the bid rigging and bribery allegations on a World Bank (WB)-funded road project, President Arroyo’s deputy spokesman Anthony Golez yesterday…

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Gob. Ace barbers nagturn-over ug duha ka sakyanan ug mga laptops alang sa DEPED Province ug Siargao Division

Dako ang pasalamat sa DEPED Province ug Siargao Division ngadto sa atong manggihatagong gobernador Robert Ace Barbers diin sa makausa pa, siya mipakita na usab sa iyang sinsiridad sa pagpangalagad ug panirbisyo sa katawhan sa dihang siya opisyal nga mi turn-over sa duha ka …

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PAGASA sees rainy weekend

Expect a rainy weekend in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon and parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Friday. Nonoy About of the PAGASA forecasting center said the rains are caused by the tailend o…

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Floods, landslides alert up as LPA nears Mindanao and east Visayas

A low-pressure area (LPA) threatens to bring flash floods and landslides to parts of Visayas and Mindanao as it moved closer to those areas Saturday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the LPA was 120 kms north of Cag…

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Barbers' sons protest dragging of father's name into WB mess

The sons of deceased former senator Robert Barbers are preparing to file charges against those who implicated their father in the alleged collusion between construction firms blacklisted by the World Bank, a radio report said Friday. Radio dzBB's Denver Trinidad quoted t…

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Anti-Dengue Program Campaign ni Gob. Ace Barbers gipatuman; PHO mopahigayon sa bloodletting activity sa Kapitolyo

Sa ginadhanun karon nga mga biktima sa Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, ug sa padayon nga kakulangan sa suplay sa dugo nga unta kanunayng naka pondo sa matag district health centers ug mga ospital, si Gob. Ace Barbers dayon mihimo ug aksyon kabatok na sa pagsulbad sa maong problem…

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Witnesses in WB report challenged to undergo lie detector test

A local contractor accused in a World Bank report of taking part in the rigging of bids for local road projects funded by the agency has challenged his accusers to undergo a lie detector test, a television report said Thursday. In her report in GMA News’ “24 Oras," Maki…

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Gob. Ace Barbers mihimo sa 1st Surigao del Norte Anti-Drug Summit

Gob. Ace Barbers mihimo sa 1st Surigao del Norte Anti-Drug Summit agig aksyon kalabot na sa Memorandum Circular sa Office of the Secretary sa DILG, diin giawhag ang mga local nga mga pangagamhanan nga mohinang ug hiniusang aksyon batok sa illegal nga droga Si Gob. Barbers mi…

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Gob. Ace Barbers naghatag ug tabang sa mga mag uuma

Dako ang kalipay sa mga mag-uuma sa tibuok probinsya sa ubay-ubay nga tabang ug benepisyo nga ilang nadawat gikan sa buotang gobernador Robert Ace Barbers uban sa pagdumala sa Provincial Agriculture Office. Sa milabayng duha ka semana, kung ato madumduman, malampusong gilusa…

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Police Report: Arrest on illegal gambling in Surigao

On February 2, 2009 at 8:25, PNP elements from Provincial Anti-Vice Task Force (PAVTAG) led by SPO1 Espina arrested Victoria Dangallo Gonzales, 48 years old, married and a resident of Purok-12 Navalca, Barangay San Juan, Surigao City while inside Victoria's Flower Shop …

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Lacson Claims, 10 people link Mike A in WB scam report

MANILA, Philippines—Ten people have implicated President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s husband Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, politicians and public works officials in the purported collusion and rigging of government projects funded by the World Bank, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wedn…

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Canada miner to begin Batangas drilling

Canadian firm Mindoro Resources Ltd. expects sometime this quarter to begin drilling for copper, gold and silver in Batangas province, south of Manila. Mindoro Resources “is well positioned to capitalize on the global demand for gold in 2009, with plans underway to drill the…

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