President Noynoy Aquino List of Cabinet Members
President Noynoy Aquino recently meet the press and announced to the public the names or the list of his cabinet members. These public officials are appointed as key persons in each departments held by the president under his 6-years term. Following are the members of Aquino’s Cabinet: 1. Paquito Ochoa Jr., Executive Secretary 2. Alberto [...]
New PAGASA Chief
President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino stands by his decision to sack Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Chief Prisco Nilo as head of the weather bureau. Pnoy Assigned Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Graciano Yumul Jr. as the new Officer-in-Charge of PAGASA, Usec Graciano Yumul will serve for only three months and [...]
Graciano Yumul Jr. Profile and Pictures
Graciano Yumul Jr. is one of the 1996 Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardees for Geological Science. He has significant researches in igneous petrology, geochemistry, economic geology and tectonics. Economically viable mineral deposits discovered through the parameters set by his researches may help the country in terms of revenue and employment generation and may translate [...]
Aquino asked to ensure justice for slain Filipina in Saudi Arabia
MANILA, Philippines—Middle East-based Filipino migrant workers’ groups have asked President Benigno Aquino to intervene in the case of Filipina maid Romilyn Ybañez, who was found murdered inside her Arab employers’ home last September 8. The Riyadh-based Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) expressed fear that somebody from the Arab household killed Ybañez and has influenced the Saudi police [...]
Japan donates 7,000 Metric Tons fertilizers to Filipino farmers
MANILA, Philippines – The Japanese government will turn over to the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday some 7,000 metric tons of fertilizers to “help local farmers improve their productivity in the next cropping season.” The aid is part of Japan’s 8th Non-Project Grant Aid (NPGA) to the Philippines, according to the Japanese Embassy in [...]
20 Filipino Seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates
MANILA, Philippines — Negotiations for the safe release of 20 Filipino seafarers kidnapped last Sunday by Somali pirates continue, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The latest hostage-taking brought to 101 the number of Filipino seamen being held by pirates in Somalia, an East African state. In a statement, the DFA office for migrant [...]
Canada to evacuate UAE military base
OTTAWA, Canada—An aviation row has forced Canada to prepare the evacuation of a military base in the United Arab Emirates, a key supply route to Afghanistan, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Monday. “At this point, we will abide by the wishes of the Emirates, and that is that we will be leaving the base,” [...]
Cargo plane crashes near Kabul with 6 Filipinos on board
KABUL—A civilian cargo plane operated by National Air Cargo with eight crew on board crashed into mountains and burst into flames near the Afghan capital on Tuesday, the director of Kabul airport said. The fate of the crew, whom Mohammad Yaqoob Rasouli identified as six Filipinos, an Indian and a Kenyan, was not immediately clear [...]
University of Texas library Shooting Incident Sept 28
A suspected gunman fired shots inside a library at the University of Texas at Austin on Tuesday morning before shooting himself, university spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon told CNN. The gunman died, Weldon said. No one else was hurt. An ambulance was seen just before 9 a.m. in front of the Perry-Castaneda library, CNN affiliate KXAN reported. [...]
Name of Victims from DLSU Taft Avenue Bomb Blast
Manila Police District (MPD) officer-in charge, chief superintendent Roberto Rongavilla, in an initial report identified the victims as: Joanna Katrina Ledda Arvin Francis Rosales Philip Edwin Teelo Gennilyn Ong Cyril Ferrer Kathleen Samba Azenith Gonzalvo Jamell Ann Marie Renald Sudla Philippine General Hospital assistant director for public affairs Dr. Mike Tee, per the same news [...]
Suspect Behind DLSU Taft Avenue Bombing Identified as Jed Carlo Lazaga
What’s supposed to be a jubilant ending for aspiring attorneys ended up in tragedy when an explosion rocked De La Salle University-Taft Avenue yesterday afternoon. There were 47 students injured after a bomb exploded at the front of McDonalds Taft beside DLSU around 5pm Sunday. Fortunately, there were no fatalities reported. One of the victims [...]
