January 2010

El Niño Task Force cites need for Metro Manila residents to conserve water

January 31, 2010 Environment

MANILA, Jan. 30 –- The El Niño Task Force assigned by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to find ways to prevent a water crisis is now coordinating the country’s response to the unusually dry weather expected for the first half of the year.

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JICA team visits asphalt batching plant in Davao Norte

January 31, 2010 People/Events

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Jan. 30 – A technical team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has visited the Asphalting Batching at the motorpool of the Tagum City, this province.

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Indonesia may miss climate accord deadline: media

January 31, 2010 Environment

JAKARTA, Jan. 30 — Despite President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's ambitious pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Indonesian government may fail to meet a deadline to disclose voluntary steps it will take to combat global warming, local media reported here Saturday.

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Pangasinan PDCC holds campus tour for environmental awareness

January 31, 2010 Environment

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 30 — The provincial government, through the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC), held its first campus tour aimed at increasing environmental awareness among Pangasinenses, especially the youth.

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Today in History

January 30, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Jan. 30 — On January 30, 1957, Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, regarded as one of the greatest in the bowling history, was born in Manila.

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Volunteers saved the day during ‘Ondoy’ crisis –- DSWD

January 30, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Jan. 30 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has lauded the selfless efforts of the countless volunteers who assisted the government agency in its relief and rescue efforts during typhoon Ondoy and called them the “shining examples of the Filipinos’ bayanihan spirit.”

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Aafia takes the stand, denies firing at US personnel

January 30, 2010 People/Events

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 — The trial of Aafia Siddiqui turned dramatic when the Pakistani neuroscientist took the stand Thursday and, speaking clearly and confidently, denied grabbing a M-4 rifle to kill US interrogators in Afghanistan in 2008 and insisted she was framed for the alleged crime.

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S. Korea's population to top 50 million – ministry

January 30, 2010 People/Events

SEOUL, Jan. 29 — South Korea's official population is expected to top 50 million at the end of this month following a recent law revision that allows people without a permanent address to be included in the population statistics, the government said Friday.

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Baguio visitors offered unique Camelot play at Burnham Park on Valentines Day

January 30, 2010 People/Events

BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 29 — City Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. Friday assured visitors here for the flower festival in February that they will witness a unique romantic play at the Burnham Lake on Valentines Day, dubbed as "Camelot fluvial parade."

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Indian American welcome Obama State of Union Address

January 30, 2010 People/Events
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — Appreciating his efforts to pass "meaningful" health care reform in the US, an influential Indian-American doctor's association today welcomed President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address.

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