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Citybank upgrades RP growth forecast

MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- Analysts at Citibank upgraded their forecast for the Philippines gross domestic product (GDP) this year to 6.7 percent after actual growth in the first half accelerated faster than originally expected. Full Story

Main News

PET orders Comelec to ensure integrity of ballots in VP poll protest
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) - The Supreme Court (SC), acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to protect the ballots, ballot boxes, list of voters, voting records, book of voters, as well as other elections paraphernalia such as the keys used in the May 10, 2010 automated national elections, more particularly in the vice presidential race. Full Story

LTO starts refunding RFID fees
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) --Here is a good news for the motorists who paid the fees under the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) project of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). Full Story

Business

Citybank upgrades RP growth forecast
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- Analysts at Citibank upgraded their forecast for the Philippines gross domestic product (GDP) this year to 6.7 percent after actual growth in the first half accelerated faster than originally expected. Full Story

Region 12 traders want 'status quo' on daily pay of private workers
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) – The business community here called for a “status quo” on the existing minimum wage rates of private workers in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao in the wake of ongoing moves for a possible wage increase in the area. Full Story

Education

DepEd, OCD to launch instructional materials on disaster risk reduction and management
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA)-- The Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office 6 with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will be launching soon instructional materials on disaster risk reduction and management here in Western Visayas. Full Story

DepEd official calls on partners to help in screening of classrooms
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) – Department of Education Regional Director Mildred L. Garay is calling on their partners to help sponsor the screening of classrooms as one of the measures to help prevent school children from getting sick of dengue fever. Full Story

Health

WOAH clears Bicol from FMD
SORSOGON CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA)-– Rise now and rejoice, livestock raisers of Bicol as the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has already certified the region as a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)-free territory. Full Story

DOH Dengue information campaign launched
MANILA, Sept. 2 (PNA) -- Health Secretary Enrique Ona led Thursday the DOH Dengue Information Campaign in a simple ceremony at the Light Railway Transit (LRT)I Monumento Station through the unfurling of the tarpaulin bearing information about dengue and the mosquito that causes it. Full Story

Cities And Towns

Philippine Chinese Business Club donates anti-mosquito chemicals to city gov’t
ILOILO CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) – The Philippine Chinese Business Club in Manila has donated packs of anti-mosquito chemicals to the city government here Thursday. Full Story

1,000 marijuana plants uprooted in Davao del Sur
KIBLAWAN, Davao del Sur, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- A total of 1,000 full-grown marijuana plants were uprooted by a composite team from the 27th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Barangay Kimlawis, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur Wednesday. Full Story

Tourism

CEB offers P499 seats to select bus and ferry routes
MANILA, Sept. 1 (PNA) -- Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ largest flag carrier, has announced a special P499 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale to select traditional bus and ferry routes from Sept. 1 to 2, 2010 or until seats last, for travel this October 1 to Nov. 30, 2010. Full Story

Guimaras banks on community-based projects to boost local tourism
JORDAN, GUIMARAS, Sept.1 (PNA)-– The province of Guimaras is optimistic that its community-based rural tourism livelihood program will help boost its local tourism and economy. Full Story

Inspirational

President Aquino leads Magsaysay Awards
MANILA, Sept. 1 (PNA)-- President Benigno S. Aquino III vowed to live up to the ideals espoused by the late President Ramon Magsaysay, whom he described as “perhaps the most beloved president in the history of our nation.” Full Story

6-year old gifted child wins open category in Baguio photo contest
BAGUIO CITY, Sept 1 (PNA) -- A gifted six year old child has won the open category of the recently concluded on-the-spot "101 Baguio Photo Walk" contest. Full Story

Entertainment

Hollywood actor Michael Madsen visits Boracay to promote film
BORACAY ISLAND, Aug. 21 (PNA) - Hollywood actor Michael Madsen visited this resort island this week to promote the movie "Outrage." Full Story

Palace eyes reprogramming NBN 4
MANILA, Aug. 21 (PNA) -- Malacanang plans to beef up the programming of National Broadcasting Network (NBN 4). Full Story

Sports

Subic Freeport to host ATOP confab
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Sept. 2 (PNA) -- Key players in the domestic tourism industry will congregate in this free port next month for the 11th national convention of the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines (ATOP), an event that will showcase the country’s gains in local tourism. Full Story

ABL: A back-to-back title for RP Patriots -- Romero
MANILA, Sept 1 (PNA) -- The Philippine Patriots will not settle for anything less than a second straight crown in the Asean Basketball League which fires off this October. Full Story

Woman leader unleashes town’s potential in Davao Sur
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- A barangay official in Digos City here has paved the way towards developing the area’s home-grown industry -- mango. Full Story

Guimaras gears up agri-tourism programs to boost revenues
JORDAN, GUIMARAS, Sept. 2 (PNA) – The provincial government of Guimaras hopes that its agri-tourism programs will help increase its annual revenues. Full Story

Woman leader unleashes town’s potential in Davao Sur
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- A barangay official in Digos City here has paved the way towards developing the area’s home-grown industry -- mango. Full Story

WOAH clears Bicol from FMD
SORSOGON CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA)-– Rise now and rejoice, livestock raisers of Bicol as the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) has already certified the region as a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)-free territory. Full Story

AFP-hosted nursing symposium in Asia Pacific kicks off Monday
MANILA, Aug. 31 (PNA) – The 4th Asia-Pacific Military Nursing Symposium 2010, being hosted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, kicked off Monday at the EDSA Shangri-La in Mandaluyong City. Full Story

P-Noy to lead commemoration of National Heroes Day
MANILA, Aug. 28 (PNA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will lead the nation and keynote the commemoration of National Heroes Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Sunday, Aug. 29. Full Story

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