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President Benigno S. Aquino III joins the Filipino nation in the observance of the Holy Week and called on the people to emulate the example set forth by Jesus Christ. "Bilang mga tagasunod ni Kristo, nararapat lamang na tayo'y tumulad sa Kanyang mabuting ehemplo," the Chief Executive said in his Lenten message issued on Wednesday. President Aquino asked his fellow Catholics and Christians to remember the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sins of mankind. "Ngayong panahon ng Kuwaresma, ginugunita po natin ang natatanging halimbawa ni Hesukristo sa sangkatauhan. Nagkatawang-tao siya, nagpakumbaba, at iniligtas tayo sa kasalanan; naging huwaran Siya sa landas ng pagbubukas-palad, at wagas na pagmamahal sa kapwa," he said. The Chief Executive emphasized that one of the great messages of the Holy Week celebration is sacrifice. "Wala na nga pong tutumbas sa sakripisyong ipinamalas ni Hesukristo. At kung tutuusin, dahil sa d...

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed amendments to the country's Constitution on Wednesday, which reduce his authority and tip the balance of power toward the prime minister. The Georgian parliament passed the amendments, which include stripping the president of the right to appoint or dismiss the government without parliamentary approval, on March 25. "Today [on Wednesday] the Georgian president signed amendments to the Constitution, they will be published and will come into force later today," Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili said. The amendments also ban the dissolution of parliament during the period that starts in May, the month before the forthcoming parliamentary elections, and ends with the elected president's inauguration. The signing marks a new victory for billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, whose Georgian Dream coalition has been locked in a power struggle with Saakashvili's United National Movement after...

Thin hot air now lords the climate which creates humid all day long which reminds us that its summer time. Everybody knows that most of our jails all over the country that house more than the capacity of inmates are the most affected during summer because they develop skin allergies and diseases. Skin diseases and allergies borne out of the extreme heat behind bars can now be cured easily. The Quezon City Female Detention (QCFD) of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) based inside Camp Karingal have developed a soap that can cure all kinds of skin diseases especially scabies usually found on inmates. In a rare interview, QCFD Wardress Chief Inspector Elena Rocamora told Philippine News Agency that the soap they have developed comes from "Acapulco plant" which can be found in their backyard inside the compound. "We have lady inmates who are task in taking care of plants including vegetables and other fruit bearing trees," said R...

With the cutting and lifting of the bow and "AMR" (Auxiliary Motor Room) sections of the grounded USS Guardian (MCM-5) completed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said that the next major salvage step for US Navy salvors will be the final cutting and lifting of the vessel "MMR" (Main Motor Room) section. "The next major milestone of the salvage operation is the final cutting and lifting of the 'MMR' planned for March 30," said PCG Palawan District head Commodore Enrico Efren Villanueva. He added that salvage-related activities for Thursday include the continued non-structural hull cuts for the "MMR" and rigging of "MMR" and stern sections for hull lifts. That part of the hull weighs around 200 to 300 tons. On Wednesday, the "AMR" section of the USS Guardian, weighing around 200 tons, has been successfully cut and lifted around 1: 20 p.m. "AMR successfully cut and lifted then tra...

North Korea said Tuesday it had ordered its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units to target US military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America, Reuters reported. The North's KCNA news agency said "supreme command" had ordered the units to assume "combat duty posture No. 1." South Korea's Defense Ministry said, however, that it had seen no signs of an imminent attack. The order is the latest in a series of fiery statements from isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea since joint military drills by the United States and South Korea began on March 11. The North threatened the United States with "pre-emptive nuclear strikes" earlier this month. North Korea is not believed to have the capability to hit the continental United States with an atomic weapon. But the US military's bases in the Pacific area are in range of its medium-range missiles, Reuters reported. Analysts believe a direct North Korean attack is extremely unlike...

The Davao Light and Power Company has announced that its three collection offices will be closed on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday (March 28, 29 and 30) in observance of the Holy Week. The Davao Light and Power company serves electricity in this city and the neighboring Panabo City in Davao del Norte, Ross Luga, DLPC's assistant vice president for corporate communications and branding, said that payment service in the Ponciano, Bajada, and Panabo offices will resume on Sunday, March 31. Luga also said that payment arrangements, billing inquiries and complaints as well as metering service concerns will be catered on April 1.