by magnolia_eic | Nov 12, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno Aquino III is in Japan to strengthen ties with other leaders for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting and aim for cooperation on significant issues such as human resource development, climate change and stability of foreign exchange market.
APEC leaders will discuss the Bogor Goals of free trade and socioeconomic strategy based on a balanced, inclusive, sustainable and knowledge-based growth, and cooperation on human security.
The APEC is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim economies that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region. APEC members account for approximately 40 percent of the world’s population, approximately 54 percent of world gross domestic product and about 44 percent of world trade.
Mr. Aquino had said he expects an exchange of ideas on stabilizing the value of currencies in the region, including the Philippine peso, due to the weakening of the US dollar.
The Japan visit is President Aquino’s third foreign sortie after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Hanoi last month and the United Nations General Assembly in New York last September. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2010 | Headlines, National News
A guideline for the responsible use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter,
among government employees will be issued soon.
In a media briefing Tuesday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said
Malacanang has already approved the guidelines but several departments and agencies
are still being consulted on the proper implementation of the government’s social networking
policy.
The guidelines, according to Valte, is based on the existing code of conduct for public officials
and employees.
She said the consultation process will look into the legal aspect on the implementation of
the guidelines to ensure that the rights of government workers such as their freedom of
expression are not violated.
“There is already an approved guidelines on the social networking policy but several
agencies are still being consulted on how to properly go about it,” Valte said. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2010 | Headlines, National News
NIABOT na sa 205 ka tawo nga nagpuyo sa palibut sa Bulusan Volcano sa Casiguran,
Sorsogon ang nibakwit tungod sa padayon nga pag-alburuto niini og sa posibleng pagboto sa
bulkan.
Matud pa ni Benito Ramos, nga 27 ka pamilya kon 170 ka tawo gikan sa Barangay
Inlagadian ang temporaryong anaa karon sa Escuala Elementary School.
Pito ka pamilya o 25 ka tawo gikan sa Barangay San Juan ang nibakwit usab sa San Juan
Elementary School. Unom ka lungsod nga may 70 ka barangay ang posibleng maapektuhan
kon padayong moboto ang bulkan. Apil na niini ang lungsod sa Juban, Irosin, Casiguran,
Gubat, Barcelona ug Bulusan.
Nagpabilin pa sa Alert level 1 ang status sa palibot sa Bulusan volcano ug padayon usab
nga gi monitor ang pagbuga niini og init nga aso gikan sa crater.
Niadtong Lunes, natala ang pagbuga og ash fall sa summit crater sa Bulusan mga alas- 6:45
sa buntag diin may gitas-on kini nga 700 metro gikan sa baba sa bulkan. Kasamtangang
gitala usab ang 28 ka paglinog sa bulkan sulod sa 24 oras, matud pa sa opisyal. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2010 | Headlines, National News
ANDAM na ang pwersa sa National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) sa paghatag og
seguridad alang sa pagbisita ni kanhi US President Bill Clinton sa nasud ugma.
Matud pa ni NCRPO director Chief Supt. Nicanor Bartolome nga nakipag-tambayayong na
sila sa US Embassy alang sa gikinahanglang seguridad alang ni Clinton ug sa mga kauban
niini.
Maabot sa nasud si Clinton ugma (Miyerkules) diin mohatag kini og “lecture” nga giulohan og
“Embracing Our Common Humanity” didto sa Manila Hotel.
Si Bartolome ni ingon nga apil sa preparasyon ang pagpakatap sa mga “intelligence police”
sa venue ug mga tawo sa bisinidad sa Manila Hotel. Mohatag usab sila og seguridad sa
mga ruta nga agi-an ni Clinton samtang ipakatap usab ang mga K-9 units sa venue batok sa
bomba.
Magpabilin usab nga anaa sa full alert status ang tibuok Metro Manila nga gipaabot nga
mulanat hangtud na sa pagsulod sa Kapaskuhan sa Disyembre. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 10, 2010 | Headlines, National News
The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) has made public the details of improvised
explosives disguised as packages, which were used in a failed terror attack on the United
States last month.
The so-called “orange notice” contains photographs and technical details of the latest bombs,
which were discovered and made safe at airports in Dubai and Britain after an intelligence
warning.
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen-based branch, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has claimed
responsibility for sending the sophisticated devices, in which the explosive Pentaerythritol
Tetranitrate (PETN) was packed into printer cartridges and attached to timers.
The alert went on to warn that PETN cannot usually be detected by X-ray scanners, and that
sniffer dogs or screening by chemical swabs should be used.
Created in 2004, the INTERPOL Orange Notice is used to warn police, public entities and
other international organizations of potential threats related to disguised weapons, explosives
and other dangerous materials. It can also be issued by the General Secretariat for any act
or event which poses a risk to the safety and security of citizens around the globe.
In the Philippines, the Philippine National Police posted the INTERPOL “orange notice” on its
website, asking the public to be vigilant to such potential threats. (PIA)
