RP to get €170-M loan from French government to build modular ports

MANILA is set to get its loan from the French government anytime this month to build dozens of modular ports all over the country, but Malacañang will have to decide where to place these facilities. Philippine Ports Authority general manager Oscar Sevilla said they expect th…

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Cebu Pacific offers VisMin seat sale for as low as P488 all-in; Siargao for P688 only

Value-airline Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country’s largest domestic airline is offering a seat sale for as low as P488 to boost inter-island travel for August and September. The seat sale runs from July 8 to 11, 2009 and is valid for travel from August 1-September 30, 2009. CEB …

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Philex output up

THE MINERAL output of Philex Mining Corp. increased by a third to 750,617 dry metric tons in June from the month before, the listed miner told the stock exchange yesterday. The Padcal mine in Benguet produced 366,874 grams of gold, 1.431 million kilograms of copper and 352,…

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Group Warns Mass Environmental Destruction if $3B Sumitomo Nickel ore Plant in Surigao Pushes Through

A newly formed environmental watch group today warned people and authorities while encouraging moral and religious sectors of Caraga Region to wake up to spearhead massive information drive on the mass environmental destruction will cause if the much ballyhooed $3B Sumitomo…

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30 NPA Rebels in Fresh Encounter Anew with Surigao Cops, Soldiers; Scores Wounded

Some 30 communist rebels encountered anew joint operatives of the 30th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army headed by certain 1Lt. Punongbayan and Bacuag, Surigao del Norte Police headed by its Chief of Police P/Insp. Mariano Lukban Thursday in Barangay Camboayon, Bacuag, Su…

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PNP-13 creates task force to solve shooting of Barangay kagawad

Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) Regional Director PCSUPT Jaime E Milla has ordered Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office headed by its Provincial Director, PSSUPT Antonio B Paguirigan, to create Task Force "Fetalvero" to conduct thorough investigation regardi…

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NPA treacherously harassed police station in Agusan Sur

Santa Josefa Municipal Police Station in Agusan del Sur was harrassed by more or less 40 New People's Army (NPA) on July 1, 2009. According to reports reaching Police Regional Office 13, the incident happened at 9:15 in the morning and lasted only for ten minutes as the…

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Remittance firm officials charged over failure to deliver OFWs’ money

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed charges against officers of a remittance company for allegedly failing to remit remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to their respective relatives in the Philippines. The Office of Deputy Director for Special Investi…

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AirPhil starts daily jet service in Surigao City

Air Philippines (AirPhil), the low-cost carrier of the Lucio Tan Group, started its daily jet service between Manila and Surigao Wednesday, July 1, 2009 replacing the 76 seater-turbo prop of PAL Express. Air Philippines’ 118-seater Boeing 737-200 touched down at the Surigao…

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Bonok-bonok Surigao City contingent declared Sangyaw Festival 2009 Champ

The Bonok-bonok Mardjaw Karadjaw contingent of Surigao City walked away victorious from this year's Sangyaw Festival after bagging the championship crown in the competition held Monday, June 29, 2009 in Tacloban City. The Surigao City contingent brought with them P500, …

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DA-AMAD, LGU San Franz, Launch 3rd Bagsakan Center in Caraga

The Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 13 (DA RFU 13) and the local government unit here jointly launched recently the 3rd Bagsakan Center (BC) in Caraga Region located at Barangay 1. Gracing the occasio…

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Kong. Matugas migahin ug 25M alang sa Siargao district hospital

Human sa pagrelis sa 20milyones ni DOH Secretary Francisco Duque para pagpaayo sa Siargao District Hospital sa lungsod sa Dapa. Laing pondo na usab ang gihatag nga nagkantidad ug 15milyones ka pesos para dugang sa maong proyekto pinaagi na sa opisina ni Kongresista Francisc…

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Mga miyembro sa Responsible Parenting Movement mibista sa Surigao Norte

Dako ang kalipay sa tanang RPM-NFP o Responsible Parenting Movement – Natural Family Planning Advocates sa pag-abot nila sa opisina sa Gobernador niadtong miaging semana, dihang gisugat sila sa mga opisyales sa probinsya nga gipangunahan ni Vice-Governor Noel Catre Ang maong…

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Caraga reports new A(H1N1) case

As of today, Center for Health Development Caraga reports one more laboratory confirmed influenza A(H1N1) case, bringing the total to two cases. These cases are now recovering and completing treatment in a designated referral center. This additional positive case is a nine …

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Spanish official turns over five new elementary-school buildings to DepEd

FIVE new elementary-school buildings, constructed through assistance from Spanish government under its Improvement of the Quality of Primary Education (IQPE) program, were turned over by Spanish embassy official Miguel Angel Barba to Education Secretary Jesli Lapus in Carme…

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