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Jan
30
Big-time Hongkong National Drug Supplier nabbed in Parañaque
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“Wow, that’s just a few blocks away from my house,” said a BF Homes Parañaque villager last night.
This was after a HongKong national and two of his Chinese cohorts were arrested inside a make-shift drug lab inside BF Homes Subdivision.
Armed with a search warrant from a Parañaque RTC, elements of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force of the Philippine National Police stormed 144 Concha Cruz St. and apprehended the three suspects.
Found inside the house were millions of pesos worth of Shabu plus machinery to produce some more.
According to PNP personnel present during the raid, drug suppliers now tend to rent out smaller “labs” inside villages so that they would be harder to find.
Parañaque, revealed the police, is one of the favorite places of drug lords.
At present, the owner of the house is also being investigated upon.
Jan
29
The Muntinlupa City Council has enacted an ordinance banning and regulating the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam and styrophor materials in business establishments.
City Ordinance 10-109 was enacted by the council and approved by Mayor Aldrin San Pedro as a major measure to boost environmental protection in the city.
With the ordinance, Muntinlupa has joined cities around the world like San Francisco and Los Angeles in California that have banned the use of plastic bags.
The ordinance will take effect next year as business establishments are given one year as leeway so they have enough time to prepare for its implementation.
Mayor San Pedro said plastic bags and Styrofoam and styrophor materials are non-biodegradable and clog rivers, creeks and other waterways which in turn cause flooding. In the city, he said, these materials end up in Laguna de Bay.
“Plastic bags and styrofoam materials are major contributors to the clogging of waterways in Metro Manila. Through this ordinance, we want to encourage business owners and the public to protect the environment by not using these materials,” the mayor said..
The ordinance covers sando bags, pouch, plastic shopping bags and plastic film bags, and Styrofoam materials such as disposable food containers, cups, plates and the like.
Under the ordinance, the following will be implemented next year:
· Business establishments will be prohibited from using plastic bags as packing materials for dry goods
· Business establishments dealing with wet goods such as fish, poultry and meat will be prohibited from using plastic bags as primary packing materials.
· Business establishments are barred from using Styrofoam/styrophor and other similar materials as containers of food, produce and other products
· Business establishments will also prohibited from offering or selling plastic bags as secondary packing material or primary packing material for dry goods.
The mayor said the enactment of the ordinance aims to greatly reduce if not totally eliminate the use of plastic bags as packing materials.
It also encourages the public to use alternative materials such as bayong (woven bags), cloth bags (katsa), paper bags and other similar materials.
It also promotes the “Bring your own bag” mentality among residents.
Mayor San Pedro said the city government will conduct a massive information campaign to educate residents and business establishments on the use of alternative biodegradable packaging materials.
Dialogues will be conducted between the city government and business establishments for the smooth implementation of the ordinance.
Jan
29
Fire hydrant in LP finally repaired
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Remember the fire hydrant that had a leak in Pamplona, Las Pinas last December?
Well, some entities from Maynilad recently visited the fire hydrant and was in the process of repairing it when caught by Alabang Bulletin earlier today.
Finally!
We’ll see again tomorrow if this has really been fixed.
Jan
27
Man killed in Paranaque fire
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MANILA, Philippines – A waiter was killed after he was trapped inside a commercial establishment that was hit by a fire in Paranaque City this morning, a radio report said.
The charred body of Martin Medallada, a stay-in waiter of a videoke bar, was pulled from the debris caused by the blaze on Sucat Road, Paranaque.
Initial report disclosed that the fire started before 11 a.m. and was raised to the third alarm.
The blaze, which destroyed around seven homes and commercial establishments in the area, was put out around 11:34 a.m.
Authorities have placed the extent of damage at P500,000. They are still looking into the cause of the fire. – By Dennis Carcamo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)
Jan
26
Invictus advanced screening
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Festival Super Mall – Cinema 3
The Singles Apostolate of St. James the Great Renewal Movement invites you to the advanced screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Invictus.
Directed by Academy Award-winning Director Clint Eastwood (Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby), Invictus tells the story of how Nelson Mandela (portrayed by Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman), in his first term as South African president, joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team Francois Pienaar (portrayed by Academy Award Winner Matt Damon), to help unite their country.
The proceeds of this fund-raising activity will enable us to subsidize costs for the participants of the next Singles Encounter retreat and to contribute to the Joseph Gualandi School for the Hearing Impaired.
Help us build God’s Kingdom by watching a movie!
Interested to support us? Sobrang dali lang… 
1. Buy a ticket!
2. Invite your friends!
3. Be a Sponsor!
4. Advertise in our Souvenir Program!
Interested sponsors may contact the following:
Lara Manguiat – lara.manguiat@gmail.com
Maia Melencio – mai.melencio@gmail.com
For tickets,
Text 09157270655. Leave your Name and how many tickets you’d like to buy.
