Singson orders use of green tech vs climate change, landslides

September 3, 2010

in Environment

By Mediatrix P. Cristobal

MANILA, Sept. 2 — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is "going green" all over the country with sustainable technologies to help curb effects of climate change, especially threats of landslide as the rainy season comes in full swing this month.

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China to build World War II memorial park on Sino-Russian border

September 3, 2010

in People/Events

HARBIN, Sept. 2 — A once war-ravaged Chinese county in northeast China will build a memorial park on facilities left behind by the Japanese invaders of World War II, to commemorate the invasion and Russian assistance, county authorities said Thursday.

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Ona: 'Please don’t compare me to my predecessor'

September 3, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Sept. 2 -– Health Secretary Enrique Ona on Thursday appealed to the public not to compare him with his predecessor, Dr. Francisco Duque, who is already Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairman.

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Filipino priest named rector of Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome

September 3, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Sept. 2 – Father Gregory Ramon Gaston has been appointed as the next rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome.

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Russia celebrates the end of WW II the first time

September 3, 2010 People/Events

MOSCOW, Sept. 2 — Russia on Thursday formally celebrated the end of the Second World War for the first time.

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Rep. Pacquiao is doing great service to RP despite absence from House sessions — Speaker

September 3, 2010 People/Events

By Lilybeth G.`Ison
MANILA, Sept. 2 — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Thursday the House of Representatives will not mind if Philippine boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao will be absent from the chamber for the promotional tour of his upcoming fight.

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P-Noy cites gov’t workers on Civil Service Month -– CSC

September 3, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Sept. 2 – President Benigno S. Aquino III has praised the country’s 1.4 million civil servants for their honest and wholehearted service to the public on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service this September.

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Spitzer finds mix of asteroids near Earth

September 3, 2010 Science & Technology

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 — NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a mix of asteroids somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Thursday.

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Japan, Caribbean nations agree to cooperate on climate, Haiti

September 3, 2010 Environment

TOKYO, Sept. 2 — Japan and 13 Caribbean nations agreed in Tokyo on Thursday to cooperate with each other in curbing global warming and offering support to quake-hit Haiti among other issues at their first meeting in a decade, a Japanese official said.

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Davao dad urges Dabawenyos to segregate garbage from the source

September 3, 2010 Environment

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 2 — The city government of Davao is now ready for a stricter implementation of solid waste management, as residents are told to segregate garbage from the source.

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