ZAMBOANGA CITY - Today, September 30, 2011, the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) will be celebrating it's 15th founding anniversary with Vice Admiral Alexander P. Pama, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy as the Guest of Honor.

MANILA — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a P102.94-million tax evasion case against a Cebu businessman on Thursday.

MANILA, Sept. 28(PNA) -- Forty-nine widows of soldiers killed in action in Mindanao received P30,000 each as cash assistance.

MANILA — A total of P7.76 million worth of relief assistance were provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to local government units (LGUs) affected by Typhoon "Pedring."

MANILA — Senator Franklin Drilon is confident that he can defend the proposed P39.4 billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for 2012 as several senators lauded the ‘initial successes’ in the implementation of the Cash Conditional Transfer (CCT) program.

MANILA — The Department of Energy has declared a "market emergency" as part of preparations for the entry of a new typhoon named Quiel late this week.

MANILA — The Caraga region wage board has approved the P15 salary hike for minimum wage workers.

MANILA — Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano pointed out the need to strengthen the conscientious objection clause included in the Reproductive Health bill as the debates heat up prior to Senate voting on the bill's passage.

MANILA — A regional body that would oversee the cross-border practice of law was proposed recently in Kuala Lumpur by Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, noting that this is all the more compelling due to the liberalization of legal services within the framework of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).

MANILA — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday called for an investigation of the alleged cover-up by former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of massive fraud during the 2007 senatorial elections.

MANILA — The Pag-IBIG Fund has ruled out on Thursday an “amicable settlement” with Globe Asiatique (GA) over the syndicated estafa case filed by the state housing agency against the property developer.