MANILA, August 31, 2010— Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPRCV) asked the poll body to utilize pre-printed ballots for the barangays and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls in October.
Grenade attack on church work of extortionists
CAGAYAN DE ORO City, August 31, 2010—The grenade attack on the Catholic church in Kalilangan, Bukidnon that wounded two parishioners was perpetrated by friends of a Maranao Muslim extortionist who were trying to avenge his death at the hands of Christian policemen.
Migrants’ watchdog asks gov’t to build shelter for distressed OFWs
IMUS, CAVITE, August 31, 2010—Migrant workers’ watchdog, Migrante-Middle East (ME) has asked the Aquino administration to create a shelter that would accommodate the increasing number of distressed overseas Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Bukidnon parish priest denies police theory on church attack
CAGAYAN DE ORO City, August 31, 2010—The pastor of the San Vicente Ferrer parish, two of whose parishioners were wounded in Sunday morning’s grenade blast, yesterday denied the theory of the police that the attack was perpetrated by irate Maranao Muslims out to avenge the death of a Maranao boy at the hands of a Christian driver recently.
Pro-life mourns death of hostage victims
MANILA, August 30, 2010—An official of a pro-life lobby group has expressed sadness for the loss of lives during the hostage taking drama that led to bloodbath last August 23.
Marita Wasan, Executive Director of Pro-Life Philippines Foundation, Inc. said the group joins the whole country in mourning for those who died and wounded in the incident.
Groups call for removal of endosulfan from Bulacan warehouse
MANILA, August 30, 2010—An alliance of environmental advocates have called for the removal of a hazardous pesticide sitting in a warehouse near Manila.
Around 10 metric tons of endosulfan, a dangerous pesticide, are stockpiled in a private warehouse in Meycauayan, Bulacan, according to environmental groups.
