New Bataan Folk Stand Up for Grecil
One for Grecil. Some 300 residents of New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, held an unprecedented demonstration in their town on Wednesday to denounce the killing Grecil Buya and the militarization…
Davao del Norte Lacks Potable Water, Samal Needs More Electric Power
by Prix D Banzon
Davao City (19 April) — A province and a city in Southern Mindanao are lacking in water and power.
This was disclosed by former Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo R. Del Rosario during the Club 888 Forum on Wednesday at The Marco Polo Hotel.
Philippines: Bank Lending Grows Slower in February
MANILA -- Total outstanding loans of commercial banks, thrift banks and rural banks in February at P1.967 trillion grew by 7.7 percent compared to the 9.4 percent increase registered in…
Philippines: OFW Remittances Up
MANILA — Overseas Filipino workers? (OFWs) remittances coursed through banks in February recorded over a billion mark at US$1.1 billion, expanding year-on-year by 25.4 percent. This brought the year-to-date level of remittances to US$2.2 billion, or 22.6 percent higher than the US$1.8 billion recorded a year ago. Remittances coursed through banks are expected to grow by 10 percent to US$14.0 billion in 2007.
Philippines: Communists Nab Army Sergeant in Davao Oriental
DAVAO CITY – The military on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of an Army sergeant on April 13 in sitio Hulid, Barangay Aragon, Cateel town in Davao Oriental.
Col. Benito de Leon, spokesman of the 10th Infantry Division, identified the abducted soldier as Staff Sergeant Albert Baludoya, detachment commander of the 72nd Infantry Batallion based in the area.