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                    [Title] => Group to contest issuance of ECC to Naga power plant
                    [Summary] => The Cebu Alliance for Renewable Energy will file a motion for reconsideration on the issuance of an environmental compliance certificate for Salcon Power Corporation and Korea Electric Power Corporation, which operates a coal-fired power plant in Colon, Naga town. 


In a press conference yesterday, Vince Cinches, CARE-Cebu coordinator said that they will send their motion for reconsideration this Monday to the office of the Environmental Management Bureau in Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 316680 [Title] => Major Cabinet revamp coming [Summary] => The impending revamp of the Cabinet will be announced this week by President Arroyo or Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Environment Secretary Michael Defensor said yesterday.

Defensor, who has been picked to head the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), said during the weekly radio program of Vice President Noli de Castro that the powers and responsibilities of his new job as Mrs. Arroyo’s chief-of-staff will be defined this week.

"The (Cabinet) announcement will come from the President or the Executive Secretary this week," Defensor said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 316804 [Title] => Major Cabinet revamp coming [Summary] => The impending revamp of the Cabinet will be announced this week by President Arroyo or Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Environment Secretary Michael Defensor said yesterday.

Defensor, who has been picked to head the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), said during the weekly radio program of Vice President Noli de Castro that the powers and responsibilities of his new job as Mrs. Arroyo’s chief-of-staff will be defined this week.

"The (Cabinet) announcement will come from the President or the Executive Secretary this week," Defensor said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 315883 [Title] => Defensor cancels 8,000 log permits [Summary] => Environment Secretary Michael Defensor canceled at least 8,000 pending forestry agreements and contracts nationwide yesterday as part of efforts to reorganize the country’s logging industry before he turns over the department to his replacement.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 315773 [Title] => Fishermen vow to hound Defensor over 2005 environment disasters [Summary] => What graceful exit?

Militant fisherfolk yesterday vowed to hound outgoing Environment Secretary Michael Defensor over last year’s environmental disasters.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 315521 [Title] => Atlas Mines to reopen this year - Arroyo [Summary] => Like one of the wise men visiting the Holy Child Jesus at the manger, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who visited Toledo City during the Feast the Three Kings yesterday brought good news to the residents of the mining city - the reopening of the Atlas Mines.

The President was in Toledo City as guest of honor for the 46th Charter day celebration.

In her speech during the 46th Charter Day of Toledo City yesterday, Arroyo said that the year 2006 is full of good news because of the hardwork, discipline and support of the Filipinos to the government.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 315204 [Title] => New finance usec, PCGG commissioner named [Summary] => President Arroyo has appointed a new commissioner at the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and an undersecretary at the Department of Finance (DOF), signaling an early start of her promised reorganization of her official family.

In a press briefing at Malacañang, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the President appointed retired Sandiganbayan justice Narciso Nario as PCGG commissioner and former assistant executive secretary Gaudencio Mendoza as finance undersecretary on Jan. 1.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313988 [Title] => 70 hurt by ’crackers, 3 by stray bullets [Summary] => Seven days before the New Year revelry, 70 people have already been reported injured by firecrackers and three hit by stray bullets.

In the report issued by the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday, the number is still significantly lower compared to the same period last year.

The same report indicated three children had fallen ill after ingesting watusi or dancing pyrotechnics, which contain poisonous yellow phosphorous.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311990 [Title] => Audio engineer says voices on tapes those of Garcillano, GMA [Summary] => A senior sound engineer who works in the local music industry disclosed yesterday that he has made an independent analysis of the "Hello, Garci" tapes and they appear to be authentic.

Jimmy Sarthou, who was presented to the media by opposition congressmen Teofisto Guingona III of Bukidnon and Rolex Suplico of Iloilo, said the voices heard on the tapes were those of President Arroyo and former election official Virgilio Garcillano.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309866 [Title] => RP bags top mining industry award in England [Summary] => The Philippines has been recognized as the best place in the world to invest in mining as it bagged this year’s prestigious Mining Journal Country Award for Outstanding Achievement during the Mines and Money World Congress 2005 in England last Nov. 23.

Besting over 100 countries worldwide, the Philippines was honored for showing significant improvement in investor sentiment in the past year.

This stems from the Supreme Court’s decision that reversed its earlier ruling concerning the financial and technical assistance agreements on mining operations.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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