MANILA – The top Catholic prelate in the country Thursday reminded the religious to refrain from endorsing candidates in the May 10 elections.
In a circular, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Nereo Odchimar said priests and bishops must strictly avoid getting involved in politics as taught by the Church.
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MANILA  – Most Filipinos fail to complete their prescribed medication despite the availability of cheap generic and branded drugs, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said Friday.
Cabral said that Filipinos, once they feel well, would discontinue their medication.
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MANILA – This could give the presidential candidates a change of heart on the Reproductive Health bill.
While many of the nine aspirants for the presidency are either rejecting the controversial bill or are neutral in their stance, the latest survey of Pulse Asia showed that voters prefer candidates who support the modern methods of [...]

REMITTANCES ARE EXPECTED to have grown by at least 6 percent in January from a year ago, with the global economic recovery allowing companies offshore to rehire workers laid off earlier, if not employ new ones.
This was the forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which said that remittance growth in January likely exceeded the [...]

MANILA – An invitation to an election.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday invited independent foreign observers to help ensure the integrity of the May 10 elections.
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DAVAO CITY  – A new Philippine eagle was hatched Sunday at the breeding facility of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) in Malagos in Calinan district.
Dennis Salvador, PEF program director, said on Tuesday the eaglet weighed 137.5 grams.
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MANILA – Though it has been cloudy in recent days, the weather bureau says there is very little chance of rain.
Worse, according to forecaster Robert Sawi, temperatures may be expected to rise again on Friday when the clouds are expected to clear.
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