MANILA — The Aquino government’s Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) will remain in Libya and Syria to help officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in providing assistance to overseas Filipinos workers and Filipino citizens who want to be repatriated.

BEIJING, China — President Benigno S. Aquino III’s first state visit to the People’s Republic of China is expected to generate about $ 2-billion to $ 7-billion worth of investments from various Chinese companies in support of the public-private partnership (PPP) projects of the administration.

BEIJING, China — President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived here Tuesday evening on board a Philippine Airlines Special Commercial Flight PR 001 on the first leg of his five-day state visit, three city swing to the People's Republic of China.

MANILA — Aside from forging better relations with China, President Benigno S. Aquino III said his state visit to China will showcase the Philippines as an investment haven to businessmen there following major reform measures he initiated in the government.

MANILA — Philippine Army Staff Sgt. Edgardo Osorio, a security aide to retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr., denied on Wednesday the accusation implicating him in the abduction and disappearance of two University of the Philippines student activists in 2006.

BUTUAN CITY — The Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) members will be implementing the new case rates starting September 1, 2011.

BUTUAN CITY — The “Discipline Zone” in Brgy. Libertad implmented to decongest pedestrian and vehicular traffic along the portion of the National Highway has earned the nod of Agusan del Norte 1st District Congressman (Butuan City-Las Nieves) Jose “Joboy” Aquino II.

SURIGAO CITY — The Bonok-Bonok sa Surigao Trade Expo (BOSSTEX) is now open to public at Luneta Park along Borromeo Street, this city. The event will run from Aug. 26 to Sep. 15, 2011.

BUTUAN CITY — A top official of the Philippine National Police Internal Affairs Service (IAS) commended the officers and personnel of the CARARA region for topping last year's operational readiness, security inspection and test evaluation (ORSITE).

KORONADAL CITY — With P10, 000 capital fund assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s SEA-K or Self - Employment Assistance for Kaunlaran program, poor families of Maasim, Sarangani can now begin to start their dream business.

KORONADAL CITY — Mayor Diosdado Pallasigue reassured the people of Isulan that the welfare of the children will be on top of the priority list under his administration.

KORONADAL CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 12 recently launched the Supplemental Feeding Program (SFP) in the provinces of Sultan

DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office is bent in reaching the target of maintaining or lowering rice consumption at 120 kilogram per capita.

The Provincial Government is adjudged as the 2011 Regional Kabalikat Award winner for the Local Government Unit (LGU Category) and will represent the region to the national level. Kabalikat Award is a recognition given by TESDA to its outstanding partners for their best practices in the development of manpower in terms of skills, abilities, work attitudes, and values.