Friday - March 12, 2010

 

Fishermen"s boat capsizes amid strong waves; 1 dead, another missing

1. A fisherman drowned while his companion went missing after their boat capsized when hit by strong waves in Peñablanca town, Cagayan province.

 

Rains in Isabela town raise farmers' hopes, but not Pagasa's

1. Farmers" anxiety over prolonged dry spell has turned into a glimmer of hope after heavy rains fell on Wednesday in Isabela province"s coast, followed by a dip in temperatures in many parts of Region II. But state weather forecasters see more hot days ahead.

 

Dry spell takes toll on 21 of 37 villages in NCotabato town

1. The long dry spell hit 21 of 37 villages in the town of Magpet in North Cotabato in southern Philippines, damaging close to P43.9 million worth of crops there, the town"s agriculturist said on Thursday.

 

Official: 3 people killed in predawn Cebu City fire

1. At least three people were reported killed in a fire that hit a residential area in Cebu City Thursday.

 

Magnitude-3.8 quake rocks Davao

1. A magnitude-3.8 quake rocked the Davao area in Mindanao Wednesday but state seismologists said it was not powerful enough to cause damage.

 

Magat irrigation might stop earlier than March 21, official says

1. Unless it rains soon, the Magat dam might have to shut down its irrigation gates starting next week, a dam official said on Wednesday.

 

9 dead as truck falls into ravine in North Cotabato

1. In yet another road accident, at least nine people were killed after a dump truck they were riding went out of control and fell into a ravine in North Cotabato province in southern Philippines before dawn Wednesday.

 

7 killed in Bataan road accident - police

1. At least seven people, two of them Koreans, were killed in a road accident involving a van, a tricycle and a bus in Bataan province late Tuesday.

 

Magnitude-5 quake rocks Leyte

1. A magnitude-5 quake rocked parts of Leyte province in Eastern Visayas Tuesday afternoon, even as state seismologists warned of possible aftershocks.

 

Fisherfolk group wants Yap disqualified as Bohol bet

1. An activist fisherfolk group filed on Tuesday a disqualification case against former agriculture secretary Arthur Yap, questioning his residency in Bohol province"s third district in which he is seeking a congressional post in May.

 

Chinese top visitors to northeastern Mindanao

1. BUTUAN CITY - Chinese nationals ranked first among foreign tourists who visited northeastern Mindanao during the first two months of the year, data from the city"s Bureau of Immigration (BI) office said.

 

Noynoy, Villar skip Quiboloy forum; pastor "disappointed"

1. DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III"s failure to attend a presidential forum here organized by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has made the influential religious leader "very disappointed."

 

2 dead in Tayabas road accident - police

1. Two people were killed Tuesday afternoon while another one was wounded in a road accident in Tayabas town in the southern Luzon province of Quezon, a provincial police officer said.

 

SC: Mendoza to remain Bulacan gov, for now

1. (Updated 7:27 p.m.) Amid the tension spurred by the gubernatorial row in Bulacan province, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a status quo order, which allows Governor Joselito "Jon-Jon" Mendoza to retain his position, at least for now.

 

Mendoza holding on to Bulacan post

1. Ousted Bulacan Governor Joselito "Jonjon" Mendoza on Tuesday said he would only vacate his position should the Supreme Court fail to issue a restraining order preventing his rival, Roberto Pagdanganan, from assuming as the province's top chief executive.

 

Clearing operations for wrecked bus in La Union begin

1. The Department of Public Works and Highways on Tuesday started removing the wreckage of a passenger bus along the Marcos Highway in Pugo town in La Union province, a television report said.

 

Drought in Ifugao forces delinquent farmers to register farm lots

1. BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya - The severe drought experienced in Banaue, Ifugao has brought some advantages to the local government whose registry of farmland owners remained incomplete even during the past administrations.

 

Predawn quakes rock Batanes - Phivolcs

1. At least two predawn quakes jolted parts of Batanes province in extreme northern Luzon on Tuesday, but state seismologists said there was little chance of any damage.

 

Magat dam may halt H2O release for irrigation

1. BAYOMBONG Nueva Vizcaya - If water levels continue to drop, Magat Dam in Northern Philippines may have to stop providing water for irrigation before the end of March.

 

Ifugaos fear loss of native rice due to dry spell

1. BANAUE, Ifugao - Tinawon rice, a staple among residents of this mountain province, is in danger of being destroyed by current dry spell.

 

Vice-gubernatorial bet in Zambales shot dead

1. Unidentified armed men shot dead a vice gubernatorial candidate in front of his wife in his house in Zambales province, a radio report said late Monday.

 

Electricity cable theft worsens energy shortage in Surigao

1. Thieves have stolen electricity cables in Surigao City, further worsening the energy shortage in Mindanao and adding to the mayor"s woes.

 

Security guard hurt in Iloilo City blast

1. A security guard was reported injured after motorcycle-riding men threw an explosive at a bakeshop owned by the family of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas before dawn Monday.

 

Butuan fire kills baby girl, hurts 3 others

1. BUTUAN CITY - A one-year-old girl was killed and three people were hurt in a fire that razed a barangay here Sunday afternoon. Authorities said the fire left 400 people homeless.

 

Tension high as Mendoza supporters barricade capitol

1. After a relatively calm weekend, tension rose anew in Bulacan province early Monday as supporters of "ousted" Governor Joselito "Jonjon" Mendoza barricaded the capitol to prevent the serving of a Commission on Elections order for his unseating.

 

Death toll in La Union bus accident now 12

1. The death toll in Saturday afternoon"s bus accident in La Union has now reached 12 after four more victims died in the hospital.

 

Army officer, 5 NPA rebels killed in Negros clash

1. An Army lieutenant and five communist rebels were killed in an encounter Sunday in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental, the Philippine Army said.

 

Military to probe "tactical error" in Mindoro clash

1. The military is probing a tactical blunder that could have led to the death of 11 soldiers - the highest in the Southern Luzon Command in recent years - ambushed by suspected communist insurgents in Oriental Mindoro province on Saturday.

 

7 Sayyaf members killed in Sulu clash - military

1. About seven members of an Abu Sayyaf faction suspected to be linked to the international terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah were killed in an encounter with government forces in Sulu on Sunday.

 

Mild earthquake hits Leyte province

1. A mild earthquake rocked parts of Leyte province in Eastern Visayas at dawn on Sunday, but state seismologists said there was no report of casualty or damage.

 

Cop shot dead in Cagayan - report

1. BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya - A police officer was shot dead in northern Cagayan province Saturday night.

 

8 dead, 17 hurt in La Union bus mishap

1. Eight people were killed while at least 17 others were injured after a bus carrying tourists from Laguna slammed into an acacia tree along Marcos Highway in Barangay Palina in Pugo, La Union on Saturday afternoon, a local police official said.

 

Iloilo teen succumbs to heat stroke

1. The searing summer heat has become so severe it has started to claim human casualties, the latest being a 16-year-old high school student who succumbed to heat stroke days before his graduation in Iloilo province.

 

 

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