Archive for February, 2008

Feature: Kalilangan Festival 2008

Friday, February 29th, 2008

EACH year, General Santos City marks its foundation anniversary on February 27 with various activities culminating the weeklong celebration of Kalilangan Festival. The anniversary celebration commemorates the landing of the city’s founder, General Paulino Santos, along with the first settlers from Luzon, at the shores of Sarangani Bay.

News: Papua New Guinea officials lure Pinoy tuna investors

Friday, February 29th, 2008

GOVERNMENT officials from tuna-rich Papua New Guinea arrived here on Wednesday to entice more Filipino investments in their country’s fishing industry.

News: Papua New Guinea officials lure Pinoy tuna investors

Friday, February 29th, 2008

GOVERNMENT officials from tuna-rich Papua New Guinea arrived here on Wednesday to entice more Filipino investments in their country’s fishing industry.

Business: Singapore defers entry of RP pork meat products

Friday, February 29th, 2008

KORONADAL CITY — The country’s pilot pork meat export suffered yet another delay after visiting representatives from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore outlined several recommendations, an official said on Monday.

News: PhilHealth exceeds target collection

Friday, February 29th, 2008

KORONADAL CITY — Fraudulent claims from medical practitioners at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) thrive in Central Mindanao, but it has not prevented the regional office from surpassing its target collection last year, officials said.

Feature: Kalilangan Festival 2008

Friday, February 29th, 2008

EACH year, General Santos City marks its foundation anniversary on February 27 with various activities culminating the weeklong celebration of Kalilangan Festival. The anniversary celebration commemorates the landing of the city’s founder, General Paulino Santos, along with the first settlers from Luzon, at the shores of Sarangani Bay.

Business: Direct mango shipment to China looms

Friday, February 29th, 2008

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is expecting regular direct mango shipment to China this year after that foreign country recently approved a disinfection technology developed in tandem with its research institutions, a senior regional Agriculture official said recently.

Opinion: Espejo: Transcending biases

Friday, February 29th, 2008

SENATOR Joker Arroyo called him no Clarissa Ocampo. Others likened him to Chavit Singson during the Estrada administration. Not a few described him a hero.

Business: Singapore defers entry of RP pork meat products

Friday, February 29th, 2008

KORONADAL CITY — The country’s pilot pork meat export suffered yet another delay after visiting representatives from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore outlined several recommendations, an official said on Monday.

Opinion: Espejo: Transcending biases

Friday, February 29th, 2008

SENATOR Joker Arroyo called him no Clarissa Ocampo. Others likened him to Chavit Singson during the Estrada administration. Not a few described him a hero.