by magnolia_eic | Aug 11, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) – GIBUTANG na sa watchlist order sa Bureau of Immigration (BI) si kanhi presidente ug karon Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Sa duha ka pahinang kamanduan nga gilagdaan ni Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, molanat og 60 ka
adlaw ang maong watchlist order.
Gipagawas ang watchlist order tungod na usab sa tulo ka kasong plunder nga gipasaka batok sa kanhi presidente.
Matud pa ni Justice Secretary Leila de Lima nga dugay na unta’ng may order apan gipalabay lamang una kini tungod sa “humanitarian reasons” human gipaubos sa cervical spine surgery si Ginang Arroyo.
Gitataw usab ni de Lima nga ang watchlist order paniguro lamang nga dili basta makagawas sa nasud ang usa ka tawo kun walay pagtugot gikan sa DOJ.
Una nang gibutang usab sa Immigration watchlist ang asawa ni Ginang Arroyo nga si Mike human gi-request sa Senado taliwala sa paglambigit sa pangan niini sa pagbaligya og segunda-manong helikopter sa PNP. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 11, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) – KUMPIYANSA si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga dili maapektuhan ang mga negosyo sa nasud sa nahitabo karon sa ekonomiya sa Estados Unidos.
Nagtuo si Presidente Aquino nga makabawi ra usab ang patigayon sa stock market sa nasud ug mobalik pagkusog ang piso kontra dolyar nga mihinay human ang credit downgrade sa Standard and Poors (S & P) sa Amerika.
Pasabot sa Presidente, kahibalo usab ang mga trading partners sa nasud nga bintahe ang pagnegosyo sa Pilipinas.
Nauna nang mihinay ang mga international trading market apil na ang Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) tungod sa paghinay sa major economies sa kalibutan. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 11, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels are scheduled to hold formal exploratory talks on Aug. 22 to 24 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Government peace panel chairman Marvic Leonen said both parties have agreed to fast-track negotiations and implement agreements before the end of Aquino’s term in 2016.
Leonen said the government peace panel was confident about reaching a political settlement of the conflict in Mindanao as the MILF was no longer demanding independence. Leonen said the “historic” meeting between Aquino and the MILF chief indicated the administration’s sincerity and commitment to achieve a negotiated political settlement with the MILF.
Aquino and several Cabinet officials met unannounced with Murad in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss ways to move the peace talks forward.
Leonen said both parties agreed to work on solutions that are “feasible, practical, and politically and economically viable.” (End)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 11, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday alert level 1 has been raised in London as violence persists in the area.
DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez urged overseas Filipino workers to be extra careful and vigilant of violence.
He said the Philippine government has not yet imposed of travel and deployment bans to London.
On Tuesday, the Philippine Embassy in London issued an advisory to the Filipino community in the United Kingdom to be vigilant and to exercise due caution in light of the riots that occurred around London and in other UK cities over the past days.
“The Embassy urges all Filipinos to stay away from high street areas, to avoid large gatherings and to avoid joining or going to places of riots or get involved in any public disturbance,” Charge d’Affaires, a.i. Reynaldo A. Catapang said.
The Embassy has also called on the Filipino community leaders and members to contact the local police immediately and/or the Embassy if there are any untoward incidents in their respective areas or to report any information on Filipinos who may have been injured or seriously affected by
the riots.
The Embassy remains in close contact with UK authorities and Filipino community leaders and is closely monitoring events and developments. It has also activated a round-the-clock monitoring team to continuously ascertain the situation. (End)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 10, 2011 | Business, Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 9 (PIA) – GISEGURO sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) nga magpabiling lig-on sa 42 hangtud 54 nga level ang kantidad sa piso kontra dolyar bisan gipaubos sa Standard and Poor’s sa AA+ rating ang credit rating ng Estados Unidos gikan sa kanhi AAA.
Sa briefing sa Senate Finance committee kalabot sa balaodnon sa 2012 national budget, miingon si BSP Governor Amando Tetanco Jr. nga bisan moubos ang piso, makabarug ra usab kini.
Ang lig-on nga pagsulod sa remittances sa mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), export receipts ug ang igong reserves ang mosuporta sa kalig-on sa piso.
Samtang matud pa usab ni kanhi Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, dili angay magpanik ang gobyerno sa gihimo sa Standard and Poor’s nga pagpaubos sa AAA rating sa Estados Unidos sa AA+ nga maoy pinakaubos nila nga rating sukad niadtong tuig 1917.
Dugang pa ni Diokno, lig-on pa gihapon ang ekonomiya ng US kun itandi sa mga nasud sa Europa o bisan sa China.
Bisan pa niini, gitataw ni Diokno nga angay pa gihapon’g mag-andam ang Pilipinas tungod kay siguradong maigo ang nasud kun mohinay ang ekonomiya sa Amerika ug mao kini ang panahon aron mas hingusgan sa kagamhanan ang domestic economy niini. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 10, 2011 | Headlines, National News
MALACANANG assured Monday that the Aquino government is sincere in its efforts to win the peace that has long been elusive in the conflict-ridden parts of the country.
In an ambush interview following the celebration of the 44th Foundation Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at the Bulwagang Apolinario Mabini of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Pasay City on Monday, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. said that President Benigno S. Aquino III has a clear grasp of the ongoing peace negotiations adding that all concerned government agencies have been exerting all
out measures to attain this common goal.
Coloma said that the actions being undertaken by the government peace panel are geared towards the interest of the Filipino people.
The PCOO chief also said that the talks to end the decades-old conflict is an active and changing process as he noted the possible development it could incur, especially in the Mindanao region.
Late last week, President Aquino met with Moro Islamic Liberation Front chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim where they have committed to forge a final agreement to end the conflict in Mindanao within the next five years.
The said meeting took place at the Ana Crowne Hotel in Narita, a suburb of Tokyo in Japan.
In their two-hour meeting, the parties agreed to discuss possible approaches in moving the peace process forward. Both agreed to fast track the negotiations. (PCOO)
