GSIS may handle military pension fund

By Jaime Pilapil
The Government Service Insurance System is being tapped to administer the pension fund and retirement benefits of members of the Armed Forces, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said yesterday.

Atienza freezes mining bids in southern Palawan

By Othel V. Campos
Environment Secretary Joselito Atienza yesterday ordered a moratorium on the processing of mining applications in southern Palawan.

Santiago to Lacson: No witness, no probe

By Fel V. Maragay
Opposition senators are calling for the immediate resumption of the inquiry into the blacklisting of three local construction firms by the World Bank, but Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, chairman of the probing committee, is not buckling under their pressure.

Drug menace worsening, local executives warned

By Romie A. Evangelista
Local government executives who have been remiss in doing their share of the campaign against drug trafficking will face criminal and administrative charges.

Labor wants idle land for workers’ livelihood projects

By Arlie Calalo
The country’s biggest labor group yesterday urged the government to make available its non-performing assets for the use of 500,000 Filipino workers who have been laid off or about to lose their jobs in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Coco levy cases put on hold

THE Sandiganbayan’s First Division will suspend hearings on the coco levy funds with the appointment of its chairman and Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Diosdado Peralta to the Supreme Court.

Cops assert exclusive use of uniforms

THE National Police is urging the Commission on Higher Education to order schools that offer criminology courses to stop their students from wearing official police uniforms.