Archive for May, 2012
May 31st, 2012 at 08:53pm
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By Orlando B. Dinoy Inquirer Mindanao DIGOS CITY, Philippines—The First Division of the Sandiganbayan has ordered the arrest of a former Davao del Sur police chief accused of rape and sexual harassment by four policewomen and the wives of two police officers. The provincial police office received a copy of the warrant for the arrest [...]
Continue Reading Police official charged with raping subordinates ordered arrested
Tags: Cesario Darantinao, Senior Superintendent Cesario Darantinao
By jalmz
May 30th, 2012 at 08:21pm
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By Flordelis E. Jackson NAVAL, Biliran, May 30 (PIA) — It’s another great honor for the local government unit (LGU) of Naval as it won for the second time the Department of Health (DOH) Red Orchid Award for 2012. This was revealed by Dr. Gabby Velasquez, a medical doctor by profession and the Chairman of [...]
Continue Reading Naval-LGU bags DOH red orchid award anew
Tags: Naval-LGU, orchid award
By jalmz
May 26th, 2012 at 06:48am
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QUEZON CITY, May 25 (PIA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said Friday in a press release it recently turned over some P 10-million worth of infrastructure projects to the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Cabucgayan, Biliran. DAR Regional Director Eliasem Castillo said in the press release that the 2.3-kilometer Kasabangan farm-to-market road (FMR) [...]
Continue Reading DAR turns over P 10-M infra projects to Biliran farmer beneficiaries
Tags: ARBs, DAR, Department of Agrarian Reform, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA
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May 26th, 2012 at 06:45am
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Leyte Samar Daily Express NAVAL, BILIRAN – Regional Director Eliasem Castillo of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) installed on Tuesday the new provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) for this province. Newly installed Biliran Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Ismael Aya-ay (extreme right) accepts the symbolic key from DAR Regional Director Eliasem Castillo (second from [...]
Continue Reading New Biliran PARO installed
Tags: Eliasem Castillo, PARO, provincial Agrarian Reform Officer
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May 23rd, 2012 at 09:00pm
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By Rodrigo S. Victoria NAVAL, Biliran — “Love Ko Ang Naval” will be the official tourism slogan of Naval, the capital town of Biliran province. This was revealed by Marilou Bernardes-Lucente, president, Naval Tourism Council who is also the chairperson on the committee on tourism of the Sangguniang Bayan of Naval. Lucente said that the [...]
Continue Reading Naval to launch “Love Ko Ang Naval” tourism slogan campaign
Tags: Love Ko Ang Naval, Naval, Tourism
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May 23rd, 2012 at 06:52pm
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By Rodrigo S. Victoria NAVAL, Biliran — The medical study “Comprehensive Etiological and Epidemiological Study on Acute Respiratory Infections in Children: Providing Evidence for the Prevention and Control of Childhood Pneumonia in Biliran Province” was launched at the Biliran Provincial Hospital (BPH) recently. The five-year comprehensive medical study is sponsored by the Japanese International Cooperation [...]
Continue Reading Study on childhood pneumonia in Biliran province launched
Tags: JICA, pneumonia, RITM
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May 20th, 2012 at 07:43pm
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By Charisse Ursal Inquirer Visayas GALICIA was accompanied by her son when she accepted the Paccal award. CEBU CITY—When she first worked at a nursing home in Wayne, New Jersey, Evelyn Galicia had to contend with discrimination from her coworkers. “Some Americans think of Asians as inferior. But it’s up to you if you will [...]
Continue Reading Facing up to discrimination
Tags: Charisse Ursal, discrimination, Evelyn Galicia
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