by aimee | Aug 7, 2013 | Headlines, National News
Secretary of Budget and Management Florencio Abad expressed his confidence on the timely passage of the proposed P2.268-trillion 2014 National Budget—aimed at sustaining the country’s fiscal momentum and promote inclusive growth—as deliberations on the government’s expenditure program kick off in the Lower House on August 7, 2013.
“We look forward to discussing the finer details of the 2014 National Budget with our colleagues in Congress, and are likewise confident that the Lower House will pass the expenditure program within schedule, as instructed by President Aquino. The timely passage of the Budget will be critical in ensuring the swift implementation of the Administration’s priority programs and projects next year, especially as we intensify our efforts at enhancing the expenditure process to bring rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth to the country,” Abad said.
The Budget Hearings of the House Committee on Appropriations will cover the period from August 7 to September 9, 2013, starting with a budget briefing led by the Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC). The DBCC is composed of the DBM, National and Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Finance (DoF), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
The Budget chief said that the DBM expects the proposed expenditure plan to undergo careful scrutiny during deliberations, particularly with respect to the Administration’s budgetary support for anticorruption and good governance, social development, economic services, national peace and security, and climate change response and mitigation.
The Committee on Appropriations is also expected to pay particular attention to the new Performance-Informed Budget structure that defines the government’s spending program for 2014.
“We designed the 2014 budget so that it is decidedly output- and outcome-based. We’re no longer looking at a budget document that merely lists allocations and budgets; instead, we’re looking at an expenditure program that very clearly shows the country’s own development goals, as well as the Administration’s strategy for achieving those same objectives.
“We trust that the new face of the National Budget will encourage efficient and fruitful discussions during budget deliberations, in addition to helping our lawmakers approve President Aquino’s spending program in record time,” Abad said. (DBM)
by aimee | Aug 5, 2013 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 05 (PIA)–Gitakdang mopalit ang Pilipinas og second-hand French Navy vessel aron mas hingosgan pa ang pwersa niini taliwala sa tension sa West Philippine Sea.
Matud pa sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), posibleng moabot sa nasud ang “La Tapageuse” sa Abril 2014 ug nagkantidad kini og 6 milyon Euro o mga P360 milyon.
Gi-inspeksyon na usab kini sa PCG ug napamatud-ang naa pa sa maayong kondisyon ang patrol ship nga mahimong magamit sa mosunod nga 20 ka tuig.
“This French vessel is multi-functional and it would be a major contribution to our fleet particularly in our search and rescue operations” matud pa ni PCG Chief Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena.
Gi-andam na usab sa Pilipinas ug France ang pagpalit usab og usa ka 82-metrong multi-purpose vessel ug upat ka 24-metrong vessel nga gipaabot nga moabot sa nasud sa 2015.
May moabot na usab nga 10 multi-role patrol boats sa tabang na usab sa Japan.
Ang pagpahibalo niini human na usab sa pag-abot sa BRP-Ramon Alcaraz sa nasud, ang ikaduhang second-hand Hamilton-class cutter sa Philippine Navy gikan sa Estados Unidos ug gipaabot nga maoy magpatrolya sa mga teritoryo sa Pilipinas. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Aug 5, 2013 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 05 (PIA)–Giseguro sa Malakanyang ang pagpakusog sa intelligence gathering ug security measures sa tibuok nasud, partikular na sa palibot sa United States Embassy, human sa hulga sa al-Qaeda sa Estados Unidos
Una nang nagpagawas og global travel alert ang Estados Unidos tungod sa giingong planong pag-atake sa international terrorist group sa Tungang Sidlakan ug amihanang bahin sa Africa karong Agosto.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, nakatutok ang hulga sa mga embahada.
“We consulted the National Security Adviser, and the NSA had advised us that we are already intensifying intelligence gathering and we continue the hardening of targets, which are the focus of these alerts such as the US Embassy. Of course, we take into consideration the alert that has been issued, and then, according to the National Security Adviser, we are intensifying our intelligence gathering to address the issues that are raised in the alert,” matud pa ni Valte.
Matud pa usab sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), wala sila’y namonitor nga bisan unsang terrorist threat sa nasud human sa travel alert sa Estados Unidos.
“Locally, we have not monitored threats as high as that from al-Qaeda,” matud pa ni AFP Spokesman Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan.
Apan giseguro niya nga nakaalerto ang mga sundalo sa bisan unsang posibleng hulga sa seguridad. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by aimee | Aug 5, 2013 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG said on Sunday that the government is intensifying its intelligence gathering efforts in order to address reported plans of international terrorist group al-Qaida to attack targets this month.
The United States has issued alerts to its diplomatic posts around the world warning of an al-Qaida attack on Western interests any time soon. The alert expires on August 31.
In a press briefing aired over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said efforts have also been centered at fortifying alleged targets of the terrorist group.
“We consulted the National Security Adviser and the NSA had advised us that we are already intensifying intelligence gathering, and we continue the hardening of targets which are the focus of these alerts such as the US Embassy,” Valte said.
She said the government was concerned about the terror alert and has remained in constant communication with the NSA for further updates.
“Of course, we take into consideration the alert that has been issued and then, according to the National Security Adviser, we are intensifying our intelligence gathering to address the issues that were raised in the alert,” Valte said. (PCOO)
by aimee | Aug 1, 2013 | National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 01 (PIA)–Gideklarar ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Agosto 9 isip regular holiday sa tibuok nasud.
Kini kalabot sa pagtimaan sa Eid’l Fitr sa mga Muslim.
Nakabutang kini sa gipagawas nga Proclamation No. 629 nga gilagdaan ni Presidente Aquino.
Tuyo niining mahatagan og kahigayonan ang mga igsuon natong Muslim sa tibuok nasud nga makasaulog paghuman sa usa ka buwan nga pagtimaan sa Ramadan.
“The President issued Proclamation No. 629, declaring Friday, August 9, 2013, as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Fitr. So, those who have been asking us whether (August) 9 is a holiday, yes it is, by virtue of Proclamation No. 629”, matud pa ni Lacierda.
Gawas sa Agosto 9, duha pa ka holidays sa buwan sa Agosto ang paaboton sa mga Pinoy sa tibuok nasud.
Ang Agosto 21 nga gideklarar nang Special (Non-working) holiday isip Ninoy Aquino Day ug ang Agosto 26 nga usa ka regular holiday agig pagsaulog sa National Heroes Day.
Ang maong mga holidays nakalatid sa Proclamation No. 459 nga gilagdaan niadtong Agosto 16, 2012 ni Presidente Aquino. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
