NAGAMI or Nagkahiusang Gagmay’ng Minero petitioned last month to declare a land area of 20 hectares located at Barangays Mat-I and Mabini of Surigao City into a ‘Minahan ng Bayan’. The petition has opposed by the Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD) through its Board of Directors by filing a resolution. Based on the resolution,...
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‘Minahan ng Bayan’ Petition of NAGAMI, Opposed
Hongkong Bans Poultry and Egg Import from Shenzhen China
After a man has died from H5N1 or the Bird Flu Virus, Hongkong bans the import of the poultry and egg from the Southern China, particularly Shenzhen. The ban is however made in particular and it is from the 13 kilometer radius from the home of the man, and it is effective for 21...
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Abbott Recalls Blood Sugar Testing Strips
Last week, I used an Abbott blood sugar testing strip in measuring my blood’s sugar level. And the testing device got a 110 result. Now, I was wondering if that was an accurate result, because it was reported Wednesday that Abbott is recalling millions of blood sugar level testing strips. The problem is that...
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Pope Clarifies His Stand Over Abortion Not On Condom
On November 21, 2010 if my memory is still in its best, Pope Benedict statement over the use of condom surfaced in a Vatican news paper. Pope on his statement allows the use of condom in avoiding the spread of the HIV. His stand over the use of condom is a little bit opposite...
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About P700 Million 6/55 Lotto of PCSO Jackpot
Tonight’s jackpot for the 6/55 Lotto of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes is already at about PhP700 million and still, no one has won. While no one won the jackpot prize, it continues to increase. And while the jackpot increases to Billion of Pesos, many Filipinos are enticed to bet for it, eventually making everyone...
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San Francisco City to Ban McDonald’s Happy Meals
The San Francisco City officials are preparing resolutions to ban the Happy Meals of McDonald because they failed to meet nutritional requirement instead McDonalds offer toys to entice kids to buy their products. However, based on the proposal, McDonalds and other similar restaurants are given time up to December 2011 for them to improve...
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Chelation Drugs, Dangerous and Illegal
The Food and Drug Adminstration notified companies that the drugs they are selling used for the procedure called as “Chelation” are illegal as announced Thursday the crackdown. These companies promote the products as a treat to diseases such as autism, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s by cleansing or removing toxic metals from the body. The drugs according to...
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Sleeping Positioner Can Harm Babies
Two federal government agencies, Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, warned parents not to use baby sleeping positioner for it can cause death to babies. The product has two foam bolsters on the sides that supposed keep the baby in one position. The baby positioner is designed to avoid baby from...
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George Francis Gulf Air
Authorities presumed that George Francis was born in Gulf Air GF-154 Manila bound flight from Saudi Arabia by an unknown woman and abandoned him in a trash bin inside the lavatory of the plane . His name was based on the code of Gulf Air which is GF or we can simply refer him...
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McDonald Recalling Kids “Shrek” Glass Toy
McDonald is currently recalling “Shrek” beverage glasses for containing Cadmium. It was noted that there are 12 million “Shrek” themed glasses because it was detected that the paint used in the theme of the glass contains toxic or carcinogenics metal, Cadmium. The glasses were made for McDonald by the ARC International North America Inc.,...
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