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September 2010

DA: Climate Change cause pest resurgence in W. Visayas

September 30, 2010 Environment

ILOILO CITY, Sept. 29 -– The Department of Agriculture (DA) here said that the reports of different pest and harmful insect infestations in Western Visayas may be attributed to Climate Change.

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DPWH: P4.02-B Pasig-Marikina River improvement project Phase 2 nears completion

September 30, 2010 Environment

By Lily O Ramos MANILA, Sept. 30 — The Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday reported the substantial completion of Phase 2 of the Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement a year after the devastation wrought about by typhoon "Ondoy" in Pasig, Marikina and other parts in Metro Manila.

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LRTA, TUP to build research, training lab for railway industry

September 30, 2010 Science & Technology

MANILA, Sept. 29 — The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) on Wednesday said it has partnered with the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) to put up a research and training laboratory that aims to keep abreast with the advancement in the railway industry.

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11-year-old grader wins Bb. Kalikasan title

September 30, 2010 People/Events

LAOAG CITY, Sept. 29 — Jessa Cyril P. Lorenzo, 11-year-old 6th grader, won the Bb. Kalikasan title during a declamation contest recently held in this city in Ilocos Norte.

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Today in History

September 30, 2010 People/Events

September 29, 1637 MANILA, Sept. 29 — On this day in 1637, Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino Saint, was hung upside down in a pit by his tormentors until he suffocated to death in Nagasaki, Japan.

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Unioil Foundation sends scholars to school

September 30, 2010 People/Events

By Hannibal C. Talete MANILA, Sept. 29 – For 17-year-old Erica Carillo, finishing her studies, getting a job and taking her family out of poverty was a long-cherished dream made harder by financial difficulties of their family.

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N. Korean leader's 3rd son gets party posts, seen as next leader

September 30, 2010 People/Events

PYONGYANG/BEIJING, Sept. 29 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son Jong Un has joined the leadership of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, the country's official media reported Wednesday, making it almost certain that he will become the next leader.

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Global study finds widespread threats to world's rivers

September 30, 2010 Environment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — Multiple environmental stressors, such as agricultural runoff, pollution and invasive species, threaten rivers that serve 80 percent of the world's population, around five billion people, according to researchers from The City University of New York, University of Wisconsin and seven other institutions.

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Fidel Castro celebrates 50th birthday of "vigilance" committees

September 30, 2010 People/Events

HAVANA, Sept. 29 — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday chaired a mass rally marking the 50th birthday of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs).

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Photobioreactor set to mass produce biodiesel fuel from algae

September 30, 2010 Science & Technology

LOS BANOS, LAGUNA, Sept. 29 –- Scientists at the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) and Institute of Biological Science of the College of Arts and Sciences (ULPB have developed an unassuming, and somewhat crude looking equipment that could mass produce biodiesel fuel from algae, commonly known as “pond scum.”

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