A land deal finalized this week between Paraguayan authorities and a land owner in the country’s central region will allow a long-displaced indigenous community to rebuild in safety and dignity, Amnesty International said today.

Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin encouraged the newly-elected officers of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines (VFP) to “make VFP work for all veterans” during their oath-taking and courtesy call last January 18, 2012 at the EDSA Lounge, 3rd Flr., DND Building.

CAMP PANACAN, Davao City- The Philippine Army recently held its first set of free anti-cervical cancer vaccination congruent to its program for Gender and Development.

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — Unlike the real love story in time for Valentine’s Day this month, this “lab” story did not start with courtship. It started as a dream.

CEBU CITY — Consumers trust the feedback of their family and friends rather than the claims of their local retailer, according to a 2010 IBM Institute for Business Values study done on consumers from developed and emerging markets.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — All is set for the conduct of the “Run for Hope” on Sunday in six key cities in Mindanao.

MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) has given the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the "green light" to proceed with its investigation on the alleged election fraud in the May 10, 2010 synchronized automated national and local elections in Davao del Sur province.

MANILA — Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz announced on Friday that the Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), which she chairs, has approved a resolution imposing a total ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iraq, except in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

MANILA — Department of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad asserted on Friday that the pursuit of greater public access to information is an integral element of the Aquino Administration’s Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Plan for 2012 to 2016.

MANILA — There is no collateral damage in the aerial bombing of the Abu Sayyaf hideout in Parang, Sulu on Thursday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday.

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III attended Thursday the 112th anniversary of the Manila Bulletin and he expressed hope that the newspaper will continue to provide positive news stories about the country.

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared February 10 which falls on Friday as a special non-working day in the city of Kidapawan in Cotabato province in connection with the 14th Foundation Day of the city.

MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz on Friday said the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Governing Board has issued a resolution allowing the re-deployment of overseas Filipino workers who have come home to the Philippines to return to their work in Yemen.

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III stressed the importance of implementing good governance in pursuit of real and sustainable progress in the country and the people as he warned those who are still living in deceit and corruption to be ready to face the consequences of their malevolent acts.

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III said his administration has submitted a substitute Freedom of Information Bill (FOI) to their allies in the lower house for the eventual passage of the legislation aimed at having wider public access to government information.