Last January, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation No. 1463 declaring regular holidays and special non-working holidays for the year. PGMA said Republic Act 9492 of 2007 provides that holidays, except those which are religious in nature, are moved to the nearest Monday unless otherwise modified by law, order or proclamation. PGMA also said that Labor […]
Black Saturday Declared as a Special Non-Working Holiday
Malacañang has declared MARCH 22, Black Saturday, as a special non-working holiday nationwide. PGMA said in her proclamation issued last March 13 “The observance of the Holy Week is one of our people’s most cherished traditions,” According to Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Proclamation No. 1471 has been issued to allow uninterrupted observance […]
Mapua Student Wanted for Murder
The Manila Police District is currently hunting an engineering student of Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT) after killing two of his schoolmates. The suspect is identified as Genesis Gabrielle Pongol, 20 year old, a third year mechanical engineering student. Pongol a.k.a. “Kidlat”, “Gene” and “Gino” is from Panhulan, Agoncillo, Batangas and currently residing at Novaliches, […]
Man Found Hanging From a Billboard in EDSA
Along EDSA in Mandaluyong City, a corpse was found hanging from a billboard yesterday morning, March 19. The lifeless body was found hanging from a billboard of the Calayan Surgicentre Corporation located at the footbridge of GuadalupeBridge, northbound EDSA near Apo St., Brgy. Barangka Haya, MandaluyongCity. The body was reportedly dead six hours ago. […]
The Truth about Plastics
Recently, I received a text message saying: “Stop drinking water left or stored in the car because the heat causes the alleged release of cancer-causing chemicals from the plastic bottles into the water.” TRUE or FALSE: Does heat really cause toxins/dioxins to leak from plastic? FALSE. Plastic does not contain dioxin. According […]
Jintao Re-elected As China’s President
Hu Jintao was again elected as leader of the world’s most populous country, giving him another five-year term. He is also now the head of the Central Military Comission. Xi Jinping was appointed by the National People’s Congress as vice president. Xi is a top Communist Party leader and a son of a revolutionary. […]