by magnolia_eic | Jun 29, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines – President-elect Noy Noy Aquino is set to name the members of his Cabinet today. One of the members include Cesar Purisima as finance secretary.
The announcement of the Cabinet members is part of the preparation for Aquino’s inauguration tomorrow as the country’s 15th president.
Outgoing Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said he met yesterday with Purisima for a briefing on the condition of the economy. However, Purisima came as a member of the transition team and not as the next finance chief. Some sources however, have confirmed that Purisima has accepted the finance portfolio.
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by magnolia_eic | Jun 28, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
SO many things to do, so little time.
Forty-eight hours away from walking out of the palace, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo still had her hands full.
In a brief visit to Bohol after leap-frogging from Manila to Ilo-ilo and then to Ubay, Bohol, the working president still needs to let people know that the government is not just coasting to a stop until the next administration picks up the speed.
With time running short and still instilling the government’s dream for Bohol, PGMA used two persons’ help.
Instead of speaking the benefits of the rehabilitated Ubay Roll-On Roll Off (RORO) Port in Bohol’s northeastern side, a construction worker and a businessman did it for her.
William Tadle, a heavy equipment operator of the construction company rehabilitating the P364M port said he had fed his family and found the work he needed to get through life decently.
Ubay port construction phase 1 was done when the country suffered from fiscal scrimp brought about by collapsing world economies in early 2009.
The project, contributed immensely to the government’s comprehensive livelihood and emergency employment program by allowing local employment, said Ubay town information Officer Virginia Dupa.
Tadle and many other workers constructed the port back up area, reinforced concrete pier, roll on roll off ramp, dredging and disposal, port mooring and fendering systems installation and port lighting facilities installation.
In fact, even after phase I, Tadle was still hired to lend heavy equipment support for the construction of additional back up area and thus make a 1.7 hectares more of port working area, according to Marra Builders, the winning bidder for the mega infrastructure project.
On the other hand, Ruben Hamili, a Cebu based agri food supplier said the port helped in getting their hog-lines and poultry feeds supply in time to their outlets in Bohol.
Then, the shipment of stocks from Cebu to their outlets in Bohol takes about four to five days, now its two days or even overnight, assuring their customers of the freshest products, he said in Cebuano in front of the President and some crowd of 3,000.
With the construction of a wider back-up cargo storage areas, businessmen like Ruben Hamili now have the option to transport goods right at their customers doorsteps or have them stocked at the port storage areas to cut on transport costs, says a project media briefer.
The Philippine Ports Authority funds Ubay Port, a component of the country’s Strong Republic Nautical Highways and makes travel by goods and people across the islands fast and affordable while allowing the growth of local tourism.
Ubay Port serves RoRo vessels plying the Ubay-Hilongos, Ubay-Maasin and Ubay-Bato routes, while it opens the possibility of Ubay-Dinagat, Ubay-Nasipit and Ubay-Baybay.
The President, who was not expected to speak in Ubay engagement, gamely took the microphone and asked the two guys to tell the people their stories.
Going out of the palace on Wednesday bearing a stain of criticism for corruption, records would show that the Arroyo Administration has built more that two pervious administrations combined, states Ganito Tayo Noon material printed in major national dailies late last year. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 28, 2010 | Headlines
PRESIDENT-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s transition team has already smoothed out kinks in the inauguration on June 30, an event that will be made meaningful by several traditions shelved during the Martial Law years.
The inauguration, which will revolve around the theme “Tagumpay ng Taumbayan, Panata sa Pagbabago,” is expected to be observed by millions around the world.
According to Aquino’s camp, there will be a prayer services at 6 in the morning at the Aquino home in Times Street. At 9:45 a.m., Aquino will depart for Malacañang to fetch Arroyo. Arroyo and Aquino’s arrival at Quirino Grandstand will be at 10:45 a.m. Arroyo will be honored by the Armed Forces of the Philippines upon arriving at the venue. She will then exit “gracefully” while her successor moves up the stage.
The formal inaugural ceremony is expected to start at exactly 11:00 a.m. with the singing of the national anthem. At around 1:00 p.m., Aquino will finally head to Malacañang.
Inauguration spokesman Manuel “Manolo” L. Quezon III earlier said “the president-elect is not much of a traditionalist, but you realize that these rituals exist to make the transition more dignified for all concerned and you’re dealing with an office larger than any person.”
The inauguration will be a symbol of sorts, as this would be peppered with traditions that were abolished or replaced during former President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ time. The Aquino family was instrumental in overthrowing the dictatorship. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 28, 2010 | Headlines
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has finalized the security and public safety plan for the inaugural ceremony of Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as the 15th Philippine president on June 30, an event that thousands are expected to attend, an official said on Thursday.
The center of activity will be at the Quirino Grandstand, where Aquino will take his oath of office before Supreme Court Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales.
PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa has approved an elaborate security and public safety plan in and around the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park.
Verzosa said the PNP has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) declaring the airspace over the grandstand as a no-fly zone for the duration of the inaugural ceremony, except for television helicopters that were given special permission to take aerial footage.
The PNP will also issue a similar notice to Mariners to prohibit seacraft from coming too near the shoreline in the vicinity of the grandstand and the Ocean Park area.
PNP Task Force “Panunumpa,” head Deputy Director General Jefferson Soriano said that the NCRPO will deploy at least 5,500 personnel for the inauguration. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 25, 2010 | Headlines
SI Bro. Armin Luistro, ang pangulo sa De La Salle University kon DLSU sa Manila, nidawat na sa tanyag ni President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga mamahimong kalihim sa Department of Education kon DepEd ubos sa iyang administrasyon.
Matud pa sa usa ka pahayag nga gipagawas sa DLSU niadtong Miyerkoles, si Bro. Armin Luistro nidawat sa imbitasyon ni President-elect Aquino nga mamahimong kalihim sa DepEd human kini nagpakisayud sa nagkalain-laing stakeholders sa Lasallian community.
Sa pagdawat sa tanyag ni Aquino, si Luistro — usa ka miyembro sa De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines — maoy ika-unom nga miyembro sa Aquino official family.
Ang ubang nidawat na sa posisyon ubos sa Aquino administration nag-apil nilang – manlalaban Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa Jr. (executive secretary), manlalaban Edwin Lacierda (presidential spokesperson), Corazon “Dinky” Soliman (Social Welfare and Development chief), ug Teresita “Ding” Deles (presidential peace adviser).
Giangkon usab ni Commission on Human Rights kon CHR chairperson Leila de Lima nga apil siya sa Aquino’s Cabinet apan nagdumili kini pagbutyag kon unsa nga posisyon. Adunay taho nga si de Lima ang himuong kalihim sa Department of Justice kon DOJ.
Si Luistro, kauban ang ubang De La Salle Brothers, suod sa pamilyang Aquino ilabi na sa inahan ni Noynoy, si kanhi President Corazon “Cory” Aquino. Si Luistro ang nihatag og homily nga giulohan og “Cory, the Heart of a Saint” atol sa haya niini sa La Salle Greenhills Gymnasium sa Mandaluyong City niadtong Agusto. (PIA-Bohol)
