Current Ondoy News
At Large : An 'Ondoy' flashback / Rina Jimenez-David
Inquirer.net
I HAD an “Ondoy” flashback last week, about a month before the first anniversary of those devastating floods that left much of Metro ...On Target His best was not good enough
Inquirer.net
THE COUNTRY will have more crises the likes of the Luneta hostage-taking bloodbath and natural calamities such as Ttopical Storm “Ondoy,” but ...Marikina City to honor Ondoy victims on September 26
GMANews.TV
The Marikina City government has lined up activities to celebrate the heroism of its people and honor the victims of last year's typhoon "Ondoy" (Ketsana), ...Learning from the hostage crisis
Manila Bulletin
With the onslaught of Ondoy, I wrote a column entitled “Never Again.” I heard the same refrain from a panelist in a TV show. “Never again” shall we allow ...Audit of recovery fund pressed
Manila Standard Today
The commission was tasked to determine the cost of rehabilitating damages caused by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng and raise at least $1 billion from foreign ...Gov't abolishes typhoon rehab body
Malaya
... created last year to oversee and raise funds for the rehabilitation of affected sectors from the devastations wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. ...Laguna gov earmarks P32-M for disaster preparedness
ABS CBN News
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna - Almost a year after the province was hit by typhoons Ondoy and Santi, the newly-elected ...Public Lives Leadership in a transitional society
Inquirer.net
Tragic events like Storm “Ondoy,” the Maguindanao massacre, and the hostage crisis at the Quirino Grandstand have one thing in common: they all lay bare the ...Govt wants to produce 500000 MT more rice to plug shortfall
GMANews.TV
Paddy rice output in 2009 would have exceeded the 17 million MT if not for the damage wrought by tropical cyclones Ondoy and Pepeng on major rice producing ...Justin Timberlake, PSF transform music room at Angono art school
Manila Bulletin
“The music room fulfilled our promise to Justin Timberlake that we help budding musicians and artists affected by Ondoy and Pepeng. ...
- Tarlac bishop: Respect Luisita workers’ wishesThe decision of the Hacienda Luisita workers to choose the Stock Distribution Option instead of getting their own land should be respected since they are the ones suffering from the hardships brought about by the labor problems on the vast sugar estate, the Catholic bishop of Tarlac said Saturday. […]
- Salceda hails TRO on SLEx toll fee hikeAlbay Governor Joey S. Salceda hailed the Supreme Court for issuing a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the value-added tax on toll rates and the 250-percent increase in toll fees on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx.) […]
- Aquino in Luisita, but not for land reform issuePresident Benigno Aquino III went to his family's estate in Tarlac for a breather from his duties as Chief Executive, the chief of the Presidential Security Group confirmed early Saturday evening. […]
- Last Afghan WikiLeaks out in 'couple of weeks'—founderSTOCKHOLM—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed Saturday to publish the last batch of secret documents on the Afghan war in "a couple of weeks", despite Pentagon pleas they would put further lives at risk. […]
- La Salle defeats NU, 59-56(UPDATE) La Lalle withstood a late charge by National University to hack out a 59-56 win Saturday in the 73rd UAAP basketball tournament at the Araneta Coliseum. […]
- Stuck? Study uncovers every possible Rubik's Cube solutionWASHINGTON—An international team of researchers using computer time lent to them by Google has found every way the popular Rubik's Cube puzzle can be solved, and showed it can always be solved in 20 moves or less. […]
- UK money mag ranks BDO among top 400 global banksUK-based financial publication, The Banker revealed that the Philippines’ Banco de Oro Unibank is now among the top 400 banks worldwide. […]
- Public works exec in Cebu lamp post scandal presses for itemized charged sheetA Department of Public Works and Highways official implicated in the installation of allegedly overpriced lamp posts in Cebu worth P365 million is pressing the Sandiganbayan to direct prosecutors to substantiate the charges against him and his co-accused. […]
- Ateneo beats UP, 75-59(UPDATE) Defending champion Ateneo handily beat University of the Philippines, 75-59, Saturday in the 73rd UAAP Men's Basketball Tournament at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. […]
- Chinese 'gold' brings Egyptians a little taste of luxuryCAIRO—A Cartier ring for just eight dollars? In Egypt, "Chinese gold"-- an affordable imitation of the precious metal-- has swamped the jewellery market, granting the poor a little taste of luxury. […]
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