Classmates of Mariannet Amper, the 11-year-old who committed suicide over her family's poverty, grieve during her burial Saturday at the Ma-a public cemetery in Davao City. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)
MANILA -- As oil price move beyond the $95 mark, Speaker Jose de Venecia and senior House leaders rushed legislation over the weekend to compel use of indigenous compressed natural gas (CNG) for buses and trucks to reduce passenger and cargo fares and avoid polluting carbon dioxide emissions.
MANILA -- Former senator Rene Saguisag's health condition is getting better and he might be transferred out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Makati Medical Center (MMC) to a regular room in two days.
CEBU CITY -- Tenants of Marina Mall failed to get Lapu-Lapu City Hall’s assurance that their businesses will not be disturbed amid an ongoing dispute between Mayor Arturo Radaza and their lessor, businessman Efrain Pelaez Jr.
DAVAO CITY -- The burial of a young girl who committed suicide over her family's poverty drew a crowd Saturday--from her neighbors, teachers, and classmates to personalities from local and national government agencies.
