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The government takes action to ensure that the country has ample supply of electricity, in the wake of the shutdown of 12 power plants with combined output of 2,200 megawatts of electricity. According to Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, government-owned Malaya I plant will be fully operational in two weeks. The government is also taking measures to avoid electricity price hike this summer with the Department of Energy conducting daily price monitoring to curtail possible abuse.
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK Wed Apr 9, 2014 5:54pm EDT (Reuters) – Two months ago, Piyavadee Boonmak was living comfortably at home. But she quit her job as a civil servant and now works as a volunteer cleaning toilets at Lumpini Park, the new focal point of anti-government protests in the Thai capital. Piyavadee now lives in a khaki tent in the central Bangkok park, once a haven for joggers but now a temporary […]
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK Wed Apr 9, 2014 4:55pm EDT (Reuters) – Global equity markets advanced and the dollar retreated on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting suggested the U.S. central bank may not raise interest rates anytime soon. Stocks on Wall Street jumped more than 1 percent and prices of U.S. government debt fell following release of the minutes from the Fed’s March 18-19 meeting. Fed policymakers were unanimous […]
(Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday (April 9) it would recall 6.39 million vehicles globally for faults affecting various parts ranging from steering to seats in the company’s second-largest recall to date. The world’s biggest automaker said it was not aware of any crashes or injuries caused by the glitches, which were found in 27 Toyota models including the RAV4 SUV and Yaris subcompact. Toyota said faults were also found in the Pontiac Vibe and the Subaru Trezia, two models the automaker built for General Motors […]
MANILA, April 9 (PNA) — Having witnessed the horrors and brutality of war, 91-year-old World War II veteran Ricardo Madayag said the country is using the right approach in dealing with China regarding the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. He said the Philippine government effort to settle the territorial row via the United Nations arbitral tribunal is the right approach to such matters. “(The use of) might in settling such matters is no […]
President Aquino promised to prioritize the arrangement of benefits for Filipino veterans during his speech in Mt. Samat shrine in Bataan, in celebration of the “Araw ng Kagitingan”
The leadership of the Philippine National Police is ready to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court, issuing a temporary restraining order against the new gun ban law.
Ferdinand Salas, resident of Riverside, Commonwealth, Quezon City, attempted to jump off the Quezon Avenue underpass due to problems with his wife. He was successfully rescued by the special rescue unit of the Bureau of Fire Protection.
After a military action, sixteen rebels were killed in a province in Syria.
“Pambansang Kamao” Manny Pacquiao received a warm welcome from fans as he returns to MGM Hotel in Las Vegas.
An unusual crocodile farm in Zimbabwe boasts of vegetarian crocodiles. Said crocodiles only eat vegetable pellets, said to be cheaper and more nutritious than meat.
A Chinese military leader says that China is dissatisfied with the remarks made by United States Defense Secretary during the ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting.
