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PGMA to visit flood victims in 3 Northern Mindanao cities

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will visit evacuation centers in three Northern Mindanao cities starting today (Tuesday, Jan. 6) and assess the extent of the damage wrought by flashfloods that hit parts of this region over the weekend.  Full Story

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PGMA to visit flood victims in 3 Northern Mindanao cities
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will visit evacuation centers in three Northern Mindanao cities starting today (Tuesday, Jan. 6) and assess the extent of the damage wrought by flashfloods that hit parts of this region over the weekend.  Full Story

Govt prioritizes planning for 8 river basins' rehabilitation
MANILA, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The River Basin Control Office (RBCO) will prioritize preparing or updating this year masterplans for eight river basins nationwide so such areas can be rehabilitated and developed accordingly.  Full Story

EDC going ahead with BacMan expansions
SORSOGON CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The global economic crunch won’t hold back the Lopez-owned Energy Development Corp. (EDC) from moving ahead with its P20-billion expansion projects for the Bacon-Manito (BacMan) geothermal power field within the boundaries of this city and Manito, Albay.  Full Story

BI posts all-time high P2-B income in 2008
MANILA, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Monday it posted an income of more than P2 billion in 2008, the highest in its history.  Full Story

New head of University of Southern Mindanao welcomed
COTABATO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- Cotabato Rep. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza has welcomed the election of Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije as the sixth president of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), one of the country’s leading state-run institutions of higher learning.  Full Story

DepEd Cagayan Valley hosts another training in oral English interpretation
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- To enhance the competencies of English teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office here conducted the second regional training in Oral Interpretation of Literary Genres at Regional Learning Center recently.  Full Story

Anti-hypertensive properties discovered from local yam
MANILA, Dec. 6 (PNA) -- Endemic tubers, such as yam, may possess properties that delay the fatal effects of hypertension, a local study revealed.  Full Story

New study shows how certain vegetables combat cancer
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (PNA/Xinhua) -- While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, can help prevent breast cancer, the mechanism by which the active substances in these vegetables inhibit cell proliferation was unknown -- until now.  Full Story

Dagupan City has positive outlook for 2009
DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) — Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. expressed confidence that 2009 will be a positive year for Dagupan City despite the current global financial crisis.  Full Story

BFAR-2 set to file charges vs foreign fishermen
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here will file administrative complaints against the crew members of the Taiwanese fishing boat (TFB) at the BFAR central office which was caught by the local police of Itbayat, Batanes recently.  Full Story

New gimmicks up for Dinagyang 2009
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -– The city government assured this year’s Dinagyang Festival will have additional attraction that tourists and visitors can look forward to.  Full Story

Guimaras to focus on tourism events during first two quarters of 2009
GUIMARAS, Jan. 6 (PNA)-– The province of Guimaras will be very busy with various tourism events this first two quarters of 2009.  Full Story

Filipino-Canadian Inventions End the Year with Awards
Clarenville, Dec. 29 – The past year has been a picture of global uncertainty. And yet 2008 has been a positive year for Dr. Michael Rayel and his team. His recent game inventions, Actus Tale and Wordigy Jr., were awarded the 2008 Creative Child Awards by Creative Child Magazine, a Nevada-based publication. Full Story

Manny Pacquiao, 15 others receive awards at AFP founding anniversary celebration
MANILA, Dec. 23 (PNA) -- Sixteen soldiers, including boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, a master sergeant in the military reserve force, were awarded medals by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this morning in recognition of their gallantry in the performance of their duties to advance peace, freedom, development and human security.  Full Story

Cabral, Tugaoen win top two prizes in 2nd year of Espejo Music Awards
MANILA, Dec. 17 (PNA) -- Trisha Cabral of Pasig City won first prize in the second edition of the Tomas Espejo Music Awards held at the Veterans Center in Camp Aguinaldo recently with her interpretation of Whitney Houston's "I'm Saving All My Love For You." Full Story

"Earth Stood Still" tops weekend box office in N.America
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (PNA/Xinhua) -- "The Day The Earth Stood Still, " a remake of the 1951 sci-fi film, opened as number one at the box office in North America this weekend, with some 31 million U.S. dollars in ticket sales, including strong performances at the big- screen Imax 3-D theaters. Full Story

Nokia RP Youth U16 24-man pool bared
MANILA, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- Nokia RP Under-16 Youth team coach Eric Altamirano today announced the members of the 24-man national pool from which a team will be formed for the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) youth tournament set this July.  Full Story

PBL: Magnolia eyes semis berth against Hapee
MANILA, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- It's a battle for confirmation of superiority for league-leading Harbour Centre and second outright semis berth seeker Magnolia Purewater versus Hapee Toothpaste and Burger King in the 2009 PBL PG Flex Linoleum Cup at the San Beda College gym Tuesday.  Full Story


Article Features
Speaking Out
MANILA, Jan. 5 (PNA) -- Already acknowledged as the texting capital of the world, the Philippines is now expanding its role further by aggressively pushing the use of mobile banking technology in the area of micro-finance.  Full Story

Filipino bakery names a new bread creation the 'Obama Pan de Sal' to celebrate US President-Elect
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 30 (PNA) -- One week before Christmas, Wilma Fernandez Ventura quietly taped a small sign atop the bundles of bread on one of the stainless steel shelves in her bakery that says "Obama Pan de Sal".  Full Story

More News
Anti-hypertensive properties discovered from local yam
MANILA, Dec. 6 (PNA) -- Endemic tubers, such as yam, may possess properties that delay the fatal effects of hypertension, a local study revealed.  Full Story

Nokia RP Youth U16 24-man pool bared
MANILA, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- Nokia RP Under-16 Youth team coach Eric Altamirano today announced the members of the 24-man national pool from which a team will be formed for the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) youth tournament set this July.  Full Story

  Events
PGMA to inaugurate Ozamiz City public mall Tuesday
OZAMIZ CITY, Jan. 6 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will inaugurate the newly-rehabilitated public mall when she visits this city today. Full Story

San Pablo to hold coconut festival on Jan. 13
SAN PABLO CITY, Jan. 5 (PNA) -- The 14th Street Dancing Competition, San Pablo City’s own version of Mardi Gras, will be held this coming January 13 under the personal sponsorship of Mayor Vicente Amante and being managed by the 14th Coconut Festival and Fair Executive Committee headed by City Administrator Loreto S. Amante.  Full Story


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