by anyajulia | Mar 11, 2009 | Headlines, National News
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo continues to invest in the three E’s – economy, environment and education. This is her strategy to help lessen the effect of the global crisis.
In her message during the commemorative program of the International Women’s Day celebrated at the Malacanang, the President said “the over-arching goal of the Arroyo administration is to eradicate poverty and protect its people.”
“The biggest challenge for the environment, is how to address climate change. The government, with the support of women organizations, is doing its share in reducing carbon emissions. Solid waste management, including recycling, is one of our efforts to address climate change,” the President says.
While in regards to the economy, the government continues to improve the economy by “making transformational investments in physical and human infrastructures, not just to ease the blow of a softening economy, but also to prepare ourselves for the rebound.”
“On education, milestones have actually been achieved since the Philippines now tops in gender equality in terms of literacy rate and is among several countries leading in female enrolment in primary, secondary and tertiary schools,” Arroyo adds.
Today, she added, Filipino women have already made great contributions and have more to contribute to government efforts at addressing the global economic crisis and the threats of climate change. (PIA-MMIO)
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by anyajulia | Mar 11, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Malacañang says there will be no turning back on the full automation of the 2010 elections.
“After President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed the P11.3-billion supplemental budget for poll automation approved by Congress, the next step will be to ensure that the procurement of the election automation machines pass without any hitches the test of full transparency,” says Press Secretary Cerge Remonde.
He issued the appeal after some pro-administration solons proposed a “hybrid” type of elections using both manual and automated processes even after both Houses of Congress had passed the P11.3-billion supplemental budget for the automation of the presidential elections next year. (PIA-MMIO)
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by anyajulia | Mar 10, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Unless Captain Felipe Valerio is located and returned to the Philippines, government can not re-open the Aquino-Galman case, says Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo.
Valerio, a former officer of the Philippine Airforce, and fifteen other soldiers were convicted in the killing of Aquino and his alleged gunman Roland Galman.
Thirteen of the convicted were pardoned: three died in detention while the rest were released recently. (PIA-MMIO)
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by anyajulia | Mar 10, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Malacanang stands firm on its stand not to negotiate with the abductors of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers: Mary Jean Lacaba, Eugenio Vagni and Andreas Notter who were abducted by suspected Abu Sayyaf members in Sulu last Jan. 15.
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said accommodating the demands of the abductors of three ICRC workers will only encourage more acts of kidnapping and terrorism. (PNA)
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by anyajulia | Mar 10, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente C. Sotto III launches the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program nationwide. The program aims to protect children from illegal drugs and intensify the preventive education strategy of the government against prohibited substances.
Currently, the DARE program is being successfully implemented for 12 years in General Santos City by the group called PhilDARE headed by Bread of Life Pastor Efren Reyes.
The PhilIDARE program has now expanded to Sarangani province, South Cotabato, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat. (PIA)
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