Rizal province marks 108th year
Wed, 06/10/09 – 21:53 | No Comment

The province of Rizal marks its 108th anniversary today, which Malacañang declared a special nonworking holiday.
The day Rizal Province was founded usually falls a day before Independence Day.
It was made a holiday by …

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Precaution and calm
Sat, 05/9/09 – 22:58 | No Comment

By DR. CASIMIRO A. YNARES III

We are ready to face the challenges posed by the swine influenza or the H1N1 virus outbreak.

We should be. This disease is nothing new to the world. It had previously claimed many lives in several parts of the globe in a pandemic 91 years ago. The medical community and public health administrators have already learned much about this disease over the past nine decades.

The United States had to deal with similar large scale outbreaks in 1979 and 1988. The medical community turned those occasions into an opportunity to address the problems encountered by the introduction of the vaccine for this type of flu.
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Organic farming needs subsidies, says Opta
Sun, 05/3/09 – 22:53 | No Comment

THE government should extend subsidies, such as input subsidy and preferential tariff similar to those given to chemical agriculture, to develop the organic-farming industry.
Minus the subsidies to organic farming, the government can consider removing funding …

120 families relocated in Rizal town
Sat, 04/25/09 – 22:50 | No Comment

MANILA, Philippines — Some 120 families who were evicted from a housing project in Rodriguez town, Rizal province, in 2006 have been relocated and given new lots by the Rizal provincial government in San Jose …

‘Stop firms destroying San Mateo resources’
Sat, 04/25/09 – 22:40 | No Comment

AN ENVIRONMENT group in San Mateo town has challenged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to revoke all environment compliance certificates of businesses it claimed are destroying the forested parts of the town.
In a …

Meralco sources energy from Rodriguez dumpsite
Thu, 04/16/09 – 21:57 | No Comment

MANILA, Philippines - Lopez-led Manila Electric Co. will source clean energy from Montalban Methane Power Corp.’s (MMPC) 8.19-megawatt renewable power generating plant in Rodriguez, Rizal, raising its clean and renewable energy portfolio.
In a statement, Meralco …

Atienza leaves landfill case to courts
Wed, 04/15/09 – 21:55 | No Comment

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jose Atienza Jr. has withdrawn his promise to revoke the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued to San Mateo Sanitary Landfill in Rizal province, saying he is leaving …

Mayor’s defiance hampers town hall operations in Rizal province
Tue, 04/14/09 – 21:49 | No Comment

MANILA, Philippines – Rodriguez, Rizal Mayor Pedro Cuerpo’s continued defiance of a suspension order on him is obstructing operations at the town hall, Vice Mayor and acting mayor Jonas Cruz said Tuesday.
Cruz, who was sworn …

Taytay squatters get land titles
Sun, 04/5/09 – 17:55 | No Comment

TAYTAY, Rizal—Gov. Casimiro “Jun” Ynares III of this province, in line with his low-cost housing program, distributed certificates of lot to about 161 families under the Bagong Samahan ng Purok 6 Homeowners Association Inc. in …

Manila Water open to partner with San Miguel for Laiban Dam project
Mon, 03/30/09 – 17:45 | No Comment
Manila Water open to partner with San Miguel for Laiban Dam project

Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. (MWCI) is exploring the possibility of establishing a partnership with San Miguel Corp. (SMC) for the construction of Laiban Dam Water project.
The company has sought regulatory approval from the …

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Mon, 03/30/09 – 17:39 | No Comment
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Greenergy Solutions signed MOA with municipal government of Morong for waste-to-energy development

Greenergy Solutions, a Philippine corporation founded by leading electric utility professional for undertaking public private partnership development of waste to energy projects with municipalities …

Environmental groups press DENR to revoke San Mateo landfill permit
Sat, 03/28/09 – 17:33 | No Comment
Environmental groups press DENR to revoke San Mateo landfill permit

MALABON CITY, March 28, 2009— The residents of San Mateo, environmental activists, and businessmen flocked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) headquarters today, to seek dialogue with DENR Sec. Lito Atienza regarding the …