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OVER 12,800 VETERANS HAVE RECEIVED P7.2 B IN VETERANS EQUITY COMPENSATION
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(2010/2/23 16:58)
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FEBRUARY 16, 2010 was the final day for Filipino WWII veterans to apply for one-time benefits created by the 2009 Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As of February 16, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) had approved the applications of 12,846 eligible Filipino WWII veterans; these qualified veterans or their widows have been paid a total of nearly P7.2 billion . (continue)
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PROTECTED ECOLOGY UNDER SEIGE
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(2010/2/23 16:36)
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By: Glo Abaeo Tuazon Email: twilight_glo@yahoo.com It is said that in the Mountain Province 80 percent of the land area is still forested. Though some parts have become central habitations for people, four fifths have managed to stay the way they were. The little portions that were made towns are almost always centralized, a few households straying further away to tend to their conquered lands. (continue)
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INJUNCTION CASE FILED AGAINST MOA BETWEEN JARCO AND LA TRINIDAD
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet?Aiming to get a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the construction of a mall by JARCO realty corporation, Lawyer Greg Abalos filed an injunction case on Friday (Feb 19). Abalos said, we have to restrain both parties from proceeding with provisions of the contract. According to him, there was no transparency and no consultation with the project and that there was a deliberate intention to hide the project from the people of La Trinidad. (continue)
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NURSING STUDENT FILES SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE VS BENGUET GEN DOCTOR
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet?A nursing student from one of the prominent universities of Baguio City has filed sexual harassment charges against two doctors of the Benguet General Hospital here. Rowena (not her real name), a 19 year old 4th year nursing student in her sworn affidavit has accused the two doctors after she felt that she was verbally violated within the hospital premises on December 1, 2009. (continue)
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LABORER STABBED IN A DRINKING SPREE
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by Beth Cedo BAGUIO CITY--What was supposed to be a happy drinking spree turned out to a bloodied argument on February 17, 2010 at about 4:30 PM at NPC Phase II, Purok 20, Irisan, Baguio City, when CLARO CALAWAGAN y Coronia, 53 years old, married, laborer and a resident of Purok 27, San Carlos Heights, Irisan, Baguio City had an altercation with one MARIANO DIGEL, 52 years old, married, jobless, native of Besao,Mt Province and a resident of Dalicno, Itogon, Benguet and NPC Phase II, Purok 20, Irisan, Baguio City. (continue)
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BE REAL OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN, AFP TOLD
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?Follow Gen. Lim?s example. Be real officers and gentlemen.? This was the challenge issued by Belle Enriquez, Official Spokesperson of detained Brigadier General to the Armed Forces of the Philippines concerning the detention of 43 health workers suspected by the military of being members of the New People?s Army (NPA). (continue)
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BAGUIO-BENGUET ELDERLY LAUD PGMA FOR RA 9994
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BAGUIO CITY?Despite an estimated loss of P1.6 billion pesos in the government revenues, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed into law Republic Act (RA) 9994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act on February 16. The act will grant more benefits to senior citizens, it will restore their full 20-percent discount on goods and services previously diminished with the imposition of the expanded value-added tax This move is historic, and a humanitarian act to benefit lolas and lolos, according to Narciso Padilla, president of the Baguio Elderly Association (BEA). (continue)
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MORE REFORESTATION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE?PAGASA/SNAP-BENGUET
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet?We need more trees, more reforestation efforts to combat climate change, this according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the SN Power Aboitiz Power-Benguet (SNAP-Benguet) during the weekly Kapihan sa Benguet . With the prolonged El Nino and La Nina phenomenon, we now have to combat the effects of climate change, this according to Engr. Danny Galata, weather specialist of Pagasa. (continue)
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BENECO EYES MINI-HYDRO OPERATIONS IN BENGUET
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BENECO EYES MINI-HYDRO OPERATIONS IN BENGUET BAGUIO CITY- With a perceived poser shortage in the near future, the Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) is now eyeing the operations of mini-hydro dams to augment the electricity needs of Baguio City and the Province of Benguet. General Manager Gerry Versoza divulged the plans of the electric cooperative during the weekly Kapihan sa Baguio of the Philippine Information Agency. Possible sites for the construction of these mini-hydros in the province are: Bugias town and Tabaan Sur and Norte in the town of Tuba. (continue)
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AMBUKLAO DAM OPERATIONAL END OF THIS YEAR-SNAP
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet?The Ambuklao Dam will now be operational by the end of this year, this according to technical experts from the SN Aboitiz Power Benguet Inc. (SNAP-Benguet Inc.) in an interview with Baguio Chronicle over the week. Engr. Celso Caballeros, deputy project director, Ambuklao and Binga rehabilitation, said the dam will be in full operation of November or December of this year. The dam is located in Bokod, Benguet is currently undergoing rehabilitation and has not been producing any electric power since it was taken over by SNAP-Benguet from the National Power Corporation sometime last year. (continue)
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