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Government will impose truck ban

By Website Introductions at 07/26/08 16:10

To further ease traffic flow in the country, the Department of Interior and Local Government has issued a memorandum to the local units to craft ordinances that will ban trucks from using the roads during peak times--or simply times when there are most cars on the roads. The directive gives the local governments to craft their ordinances and create consultation panels by September 30.

News: GMANews.TV - Govt to implement nationwide truck ban - Nation - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA

Phiilippine president convinces oil firms to cut prices

After meeting up with top officials in the local oil industry, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has convinced oil companies to cut their diesel prices by as much as one peso and fifty centavos per litre of diesel.

Quite naturally, this has sent a bad message to the corporate world, which is fretting over the government's intervention in market movement.

News: AFP: Philippines leader gets oil firms to cut diesel prices: spokesman

DOT to lure Japanese golfers

After a successful campaign to lure in Koreans to the country, the Philippine tourism department, with the cooperation of some representatives from the Japanese travel sector, is now pushing to capture the Japanese golfers' market as the country's next "quality" tourists.

Why are golfers considered "quality" tourists? Read the reason why and more here in this online article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

News: Tourism dep't drive targets Japanese golfers - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Broadcast, wire, Internet news agency may not submit sources if Sotto Law amendment gets passed

The rights of the ever-free journalists in the Philippines might just get more, once a new law gets passed.

If this law gets passed, journalists in wire, broadcast, and in the Internet will have the privilege not to disclose their sources unless it is a matter of national security.

This will actually be an amendment of an already-existing law, the Sotto Law, which gives priviliege only to print journalists.

News: GMANews.TV - Bill exempting scribes from revealing sources moves closer to passage - Nation - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA

Non-index crime rate falls

The Philippine National Police posted a better crime record this year with a slower index crime rate in the past six months. Index crimes, as classified by the PNP, are Murder, homicide, physical injury and, robbery, and theft.

On the other hand, non-index crimes are reported to increase by as much as seven percent in the last six months. More details may be read here in GMANews.TV

News: GMANews.TV - Index crime dips in past 6 months - PNP - Nation - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA

Government workers to receive 10% wage increase

Effective this month, all government workers will receive a ten percent increase in their monthly wage.

It is hoped that this increase will bring about increased efficiency and productivity among the ranks of government agencies. More information about the said increase is found here in the Philippine Information Agency's website.

News: PIA Information Services - Philippine Information Agency

Eraserheads Concert Sucks?

News that the Eraserheads, one of the Philippines' premier bands of the 90's (or even of all times), has already reached viral status, a rumor that has turned to live on its own. Now it is proven to be true.

There's one drawback. The four members of the Eraserheads will be like promo boys for the main sponsor, Marlboro. Now, why is this a drawback? I won't say it. I will let Pinoy Press tell it for you.

News: Why the Eraserheads Reunion Concert Sucks – PinoyPress — Philippines news, opinion, blogs.

Philippine Airlines expect profits to drop this year

Airplane carriers are also naturally flinching from the rising costs of fuel.

This was also seen by the Philippine Airlines, which expects a sharp drop in profits this year. Like most airlines, this carrier has already been implementing money-saving measures that will hopefully cushion the large profit loss.

News: Business - PAL sees sharp profit drop due to high fuel costs - INQUIRER.net