A call for the improvement of Child Trafficking drive »
The Philippines Against Child Trafficking (PACT) in a press conference in Quezon City last Tuesday stated the small conviction rate of traffickers since the inception of the Republic Act 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking Persons Act of 2003.
“While we have current legislation, there is still a high number of children continuing to be trafficked, via sexual [...]
Marijuana Medicine in RP- A Possibility? »
Is the time still not enough to begin the grand debate about medical marijuana? What may our legislators in Congress say or the officials in Malacanang react? Is it now possible to use Marijuana as medicine?
The United States has now a policy pattern to prescribed medical marijuana to cure certain illnesses of the patients, then [...]
No rice shortage on El Nino »
The government assured the public that there will be enough rice supply until the end of 2010 despite the El Nino phenomenon.
Deputy Presidential spokesperson Gary Olivar said in a press briefing on Wednesday that the Department of Agriculture’s act of importing large tons of rice for inventory since last year was helpful resulting to sufficient [...]
Malacañang urges Government agencies to conserve water »
The Palace instructed the Government agencies to be an example in water conservation efforts in Metro Manila and provinces nationwide in connection with the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
Deputy Presidential Spokesman Ricardo Saludo advised the agencies to start by inspecting their buildings’ water pipes to make sure no water is lost due [...]
Agusan hostage crisis ends »
After 4 days of hostage crisis in Agusan Del Sur, the leader of the tribal gunmen already released their remaining captives after 2-hour closed door negotiation and agreed that they will not arrest them.
On Sunday, Perez, former CAFGU and member of the mountain-dwelling Manobo tribe, signed an agreement with the government negotiators to free his [...]