Zamboanga City- some 224 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from Barangays Mampang and Arena Blanco were tear-struck as they recently get free “health cards ” or Philhealth registration of membership and contribution from Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or simply PhilHealth .

The Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police are placed on alert status for the coming observance of All Souls Day (Undas) on November 1.

TWISTED JUSTICE AND THE WEBB CASE: Justice in the country can be twisted to suit the interests of the rich and the powerful, and this is best demonstrated in the case of Hubert Webb who, with several others, were sentenced to life imprisonment for their supposed participation in the Vizconde Massacre several years ago, even if Hubert himself was innocent.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro yesterday could not help but be moved by the stories and experiences shared to him by victims of the stabbing rampage last Friday at Talisayan Elementary School where four persons including the attacker were killed.

Intended to equip people with basic techniques in evaluating and counseling individuals with drug related problems in the community, the city government and the Sonshine Drug Abuse Intervention, Inc. (SDAICI) initiated recently an outpatient treatment program (OPTP) for drug abuse seminar for barangay officials and health workers.

City Administrator Antonio Orendain Jr. yesterday sought to clarify issues concerning the span of the blanket authority granted to Mayor Celso Lobregat by the august body to forestall misinformation and confusion.

Zamboanga City (28 October) -- More than 70 preschoolers from all over region 9 converged for the "Children's Congress" held Oct. 28 in one of the local hotels here.

Dipolog City (28 October) -- A bodyguard of Zamboanga Sibugay representative Romeo Jalojos Jr. was apprehended yesterday by policemen manning a checkpoint at barangay Sta. Isabel this city.

Dapitan City (28 October) -- In consonance with this year's national observance of "Breast Cancer Awareness Month," the City Government of Dapitan through the Committee on Women and Family Relations in coordination with the Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital and the Philippine Medical Society, Dapitan Chapter is conducting the Pink October Walk here yesterday.

Pagadian City (28 October) -- Some 249 poor but deserving Filipino students from indigenous tribes in Region IX were granted educational assistance from the government thru the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) this year.

Children who have attended Day Care education show high academic performance, strong competitiveness and good leadership as compared to children who failed or did not attend Day Care “schooling” disclosed Social Welfare Director Teodulo Romo Jr., during the opening program of the Children’s Congress held Oct. 28.

MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) –- Central bank’s policy-making Monetary Board (MB) further liberalized Thursday foreign exchange regulations to maximize the benefits of the current high liquidity situation in the country.

Overseas Filipino can now send remittances to the Philippines directly to Smart Communications, Inc. and Globe Telecom mobile subscribers through Western Union agents located in 27 countries.

MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) - GMA Network Inc. on Thursday said its net income reached P583 million in the 3rd quarter, down 26 percent from P788 million in the same period last year, mainly due to weak advertising sales.

MANILA, Oct. 28 (PNA) --The homegrown cassava industry may yet experience a resurgence with the implementation of the P4.35-billion non-dairy coffee creamer project of Nestle Philippines, Inc.