by magnolia_eic | Jun 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 23 (PIA) — Gikonsidera sa Malakanyang nga naa sa historical high ang performance ug trust rating ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa Pulse Asia survey diin natala ang 71 percent nga approval ratings.
Gipasabot ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga ang margin error nga plus o minus three percentage points nagpabiling wala nilihok sukad sa kanhi rating nga 74 percentage points.
Giingong bisan pa sa mga banat sa ubang grupo, merihistro sa pinakaulahing Pulse Asia survey ang suporta sa mga katawhan sa paningkamot sa administrasyon nga batokan ang anomaliya, isulong ang pagsaka sa ekonomiya ug paghatag og nag-unang serbisyo sa mga katawhan.
Matud pa ni Lacieda nga nalipay ang Presidente sa vote of confidence sa mga katawhan ug magpabilin siyang committed sa pagtahas sa tul-id nga dalan paingon sa pag-asenso.
Base sa Pulse Asia Survey nga gipahigayon gikan Mayo 21 hangtud Hunyo 4, migawas nga pito sa matag 10 ka Pilipino ang nagpabiling taas ang pagsalig kang Presidente Aquino o 71 porsyento sa respondents ang nisalig sa Presidente samtang wala pay usa sa kada 10 ang
misaway sa iyang performance. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday sought to allay fears stemming from the declaration of an outbreak of scarlet fever in Hong Kong. “It is a childhood illness that is easily recognizable because of characteristic skin rash that easily leads to home or hospital confinement, thereby limiting its spread,” said Dr. Eric Tayag, head of the DOH-National Epidemiology Center.
But he said the disease remains to be a cause for concern because the scarlet fever was found to be a new one and appears to be resistant to antibiotics that were traditionally used to fight the illness.
As a precaution, Tayag advised “pediatricians to report any suspected cases so we can investigate if these are linked to the HK epidemic”.
Health officials in Hong Kong are now on the look out for scarlet fever, a bacterial infection that could spread through coughing and sneezing. It is characterized by a rash and sore throat. At least 459 cases were recorded this year in Hong Kong, with two fatalities. Hong Kong declared an outbreak Tuesday.
Tayag maintained that at present, there is no report of suspected cases of scarlet fever in the
country. (DOH/PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III launches the Department of Public Works and Highways’ “call center hotline” that aims to promote transparency and improve the DPWH’s complaints and feedback mechanism, during the Chief Executive’s visit to the agency’s
headquarters in Manila Thursday.
The launching of the DPWH 24/7call center hotline 165-02, which is being undertaken in cooperation with Solutions People Innovation (SPi)-Global Inc., a subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), coincides with the commemoration of the
department’s 113th anniversary.
SPi-Global Inc.’s relationship with PLDT ensures that DPWH can provide clients with a highly reliable operating platform, 24/7 connectivity and best-of-breed technology. Aside from the launch, the President, who will be joined by DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson, will also lead awarding ceremonies honoring 25 DPWH retirees and 20 loyalty awardees who have spent 40 years and above in public service with the Department. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 23, 2011 | Headlines, National News
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona has allowed the live video webcast of the Maguindanao massacre trial, a spokesman for the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
Public Information Chief and Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez said they would restructure the Supreme Court website and acquire technical requirements to be able to follow the instructions of the Chief Justice.
“With this, the Maguindanao massacre trial will be accessible to viewers worldwide, continuously and without interruption. Once a scheduled trial is in progress, it can be immediately viewed by simply accessing the SC website (http://www.sc.judiciary.gov.ph) using computers or mobile internet devices,” Marquez said.
Last week, the high court allowed the petition of some media groups and families of the victims to have a live radio and television broadcast of the Maguindanao massacre trial subject to severalconditions. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 23, 2011 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law four measures in the fields of energy, labor and health care that impact on the social reform agenda of the Aquino administration.
The four new measures include Republic Act (RA) 10150, an act that provides a ten-year extension of the lifeline rate implementation under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act(EPIRA) as a socialized pricing mechanism that benefits the marginalized end-users of electricity.
Also signed into law is Joint Resolution No. 1 – seeking a ten-year extension for the Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC) in order to ensure the continuous exercise of its oversight function towards the full realization of the objectives and goals of the EPIRA and the Renewable Energy Act.
The Chief Executive also affixed his signature to Republic Act 10151, an Act allowing the employment of night workers thereby repealing articles 130 and 131 of Presidential Decree(PD) Number 442, as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines. It willalso ensure mandatory provision of ample health and social services as well as commensurate compensation for night-shift workers.
Last to be signed by the President was Republic Act 10152 or the act providing for mandatory basic immunization services for infants and children repealing for the purpose Presidential Decree No. 996, as amended. This law requires mandatory Hepatitis-B immunization for infantswithin 24 hours of birth. The President cited the ill effects of the dreaded disease adding that it can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer, among others.
The President also said that the signing of the four new laws will not automatically eradicate poverty and inequality altogether – but in small ways, the measures will make the lives of theFilipino people better. (PCOO/PIA)
