Southern Tagalog, Philippines News

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed Thursday that a Japanese-operated, Panama-flagged chemical tanker with 19-man crew including 15 Filipino seamen was freed by Somali pirates.

The Department of Health on Wednesday warned that dengue hemorrhagic fever has claimed the lives of 280 Filipinos in the first eight months of the year.

SEVERAL leaders and members of Southern Tagalog militant groups condemned the criminal charges filed against 27 activists allegedly involved in burning of a cell site in Batangas Province.

Monday, October 06, 2008 8 power firms get aid from Korea EIGHT local electric cooperatives are receiving donations from Korea Electric Power Company as part of its efforts to help upgrade and ensure power ...

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Sharing the gift of Quota: Liboro visits Pampanga FRESH from her US trip, District Governor Lin Liboro visited Quota International Pampanga to check on the accomplishments of ...

Saturday, September 27, 2008 Ricafort denies illegal quarrying in Clark CLARK FREEPORT -- Clark Development Corporation president Benigno Ricafort has clarified that there is no illegal quarry operations inside ...

The 10th Likha ng Central Luzon will be held on October 8 to 12 at the Megatrade Hall 2 of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City with the theme "Natatanging Produkto, Ipagmalaki sa Buong Mundo." The LCL, now on its ...

The 600th Air Base Wing of the Philippine Air Force is prepared to pull out of this Freeport, a ranking PAF official said.

Thursday, September 25, 2008 BCDA, RFI lead tree planting at SCTEX THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority and the Recycling Foundation Inc.

By Romeo V. Pefianco PASSING the buck is the easiest way out of any dilemma, predicament, responsibility or accountability.

This was the observation made aloud by the ITRI president, Dr. Johnson Lee, as he spoke with reporters immediately after giving a talk last week on the institute's role in propelling Taiwan's economy over the ...

The head of the Department of Public Works and Highways finally spoke up about the controversial C-5 road extension project that was allegedly given double funding in the 2008 General Appropriations Act .

MAGALLANES, Cavite - " Local officials and farmers here thanked yesterday Sen. Juan Miguel "Migs" Zubiri for his support for the biofuel project in this town that is expected to become commercially operational ...

Senator Panfilo Lacson detailed more insertions in the General Appropriations Act of 2008 aside from the P200-million double appropriation for the C-5 extension road project of Senate President Manuel Villar in ...

NBI raids yield pirated software Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation raided a manufacturing plant of bathroom fixtures for alleged use of computers with unlicensed and pirated softwares.

Mayor Luis Ferrer of General Trias, Cavite had today, signed a 25 year contract for the operation and management of the Biosphere process and technology with Spectrum Blue Steel Corporation right there in the ...

Philippine family of four murdered in their home A family of four was massacred by still unidentified suspects inside their house in Barangay Tungkong Mangga, San Jose del Monte City just north of Manila early ...

Solon seeks remedies to help coconut farmers By Zorayda S. Tecson A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to provide remedial measures that will alleviate the plight of coconut farmers adversely affected by the ...

China running out of bamboo, RP farmers eye 8-B dollar market China is running out of bamboo within five years, opening a huge opportunity for Filipino farmers nationwide to tap the 8 billion US dollars global ...

Six people were killed and at least seven others were missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried houses in the southern Philippines, officials said Saturday.