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120 families relocated in Rizal town

120 families relocated in Rizal town

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 village.
The families — all members of the Pinagpala Homeowners Association — were former occupants of the National Housing Authority’s Sub-Urban [...]

‘Stop firms destroying San Mateo resources’

‘Stop firms destroying San Mateo resources’

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 convention of about 500 residents on Sunday in Barangay Banaba, the People’s Response for the Protection of the Environment of [...]

Meralco sources energy from Rodriguez dumpsite

Meralco sources energy from Rodriguez dumpsite

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 said the contract for the supply of electricity is its
“expression of support” to Republic Act No. 9513 signed by President [...]

DOH launches Garantisadong Pambata ’09 to reduce 82,000 deaths of children 5 and below

DOH launches Garantisadong Pambata ’09 to reduce 82,000 deaths of children 5 and below

ANTIPOLO CITY, April 15 –- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday launched the Garantisadong Pambata (GP) 2009 campaign here as the government’s vanguard in reducing the estimated 82,000 Filipino children aged five and below who die each year.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who led the GP-09 campaign titled “9 Ways to Save Your Child,” [...]

Atienza leaves landfill case to courts

Atienza leaves landfill case to courts

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 has withdrawn his promise to revoke the environmental compliance certificate (ECC) issued to San Mateo Sanitary Landfill in Rizal province, saying he is leaving the project’s fate with the local court.
Atienza issued the statement following the cancellation of a 10-day reevaluation of the San [...]

Mayor’s defiance hampers town hall operations in Rizal province

Mayor’s defiance hampers town hall operations in Rizal province

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 in as acting mayor on Monday despite Cuerpo’s refusal to honor the order from the Sandiganbayan, said that the suspended [...]

Taytay squatters get land titles

Taytay squatters get land titles

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 Sitio Banaba, barangay San Isidro.
The provincial government, through its Housing and Resettlement Division, distributed the lot certificates covering a total [...]

Recamadero

Recamadero

TODAY, PALM SUNDAY, Jesus invites us again to take the holy path. His triumphant entry in Jerusalem symbolizes His entry into our hearts, if we allow Him.
Recamadero
Recamadero, a Church-based organization in Morong, Rizal, will hold the procession of Jesus Christ’s Suffering with 42 images on April 8. Maundy Thursday is the procession of the [...]