by magnolia_eic | Aug 12, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 11 (PIA) – GIPASIDUNGGAN ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III og pinakataas nga pag-ila ang namatay na nga national scientist nga si Dr. Fe del Mundo. Gihatag ni PNoy ang “Order of the Golden Heart” nga adunay ranggong “Grand Collar” sa gihimong necrological service sa buhatan sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST) sa Taguig.
Giila sa Presidente ang dedikasyon ni Del Mundo sa larangan sa pediatrics ug medisina aron mahatagan og kaayohan ang mga bata.
Gibubo ni Del Mundo ang halos 20 ka tuig sa iyang kinabuhi sa pagtuon ug pagdukiduki kalabot sa viral diseases sa mga bata.
Gihatod na sa iyang lubnganan sa Libingan ng mga Bayani si Del Mundo nga gihatagan og full military honors.
Ang Order of the Golden Heart usa ka presidential award nga gimugna niadtong tuig 1954 ni Presidente Ramon Magsaysay ug gipanghatag sa mga tawo nga naghatag og dalaygon’g serbisyo ug kontribusyon sa pag-uswag sa marginalized sectors sa nasud. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 12, 2011 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will convene the members of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) where they are expected to discuss the common legislative agenda, the new administration measures to be proposed and the Philippine Development Plan.
In a media briefing at the Palace on Thursday, Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that the second LEDAC meeting is schedule to be held on Tuesday (August 16) adding that the bills that were left behind during the first meeting will be re-submitted.
“The second LEDAC meeting will be on the 16th, that is a Tuesday and the agenda will (include) updates on the common legislative agenda, new bills to be proposed, and a discussion on the Philippine Development Plan,” Valte said.
During first LEDAC meeting held last February 28, the majority of the 23 priority bills gained a “broad consensus” among the members during the discussions.
Among the priority bills that were discussed were the proposed creation of Department of Housing and Urban Development, the amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, the postponement of elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the proposed reorganization of the National Food Authority (NFA), among others. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 12, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Aquino administration will carry out more aggressive spending in the second half of 2011 particularly in major infrastructure projects even as it ensures that public money will be spent wisely, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
In a regular press briefing on Wednesday in Malacanang, Lacierda said the Aquino leadership has to fix the excesses of the past administration by restructuring and reviewing the whole process of allocating and releasing money.
“It took some time for us to do that. We don’t want to waste taxpayers’ money. That’s precisely why there was under spending – to make sure that the money we spend will be spent prudently and wisely,” he said.
He reiterated that there was under spending in the first half of the year because the present administration has to clear some processes, do some changes and studies to avoid the mistakes of the past administration.
Lacierda also noted that Budget Secretary Florencio Abad assured the senators this week during a budget hearing that the country could expect increased spending in public infrastructure in the next half of the year after the government initiated the reform measures.
Some senators have raised the necessity for an aggressive spending in the first half of the year to boost the local economy which could protect the country from possible fallout from the U.S. economic slowdown following a credit rating downgrade. (PCOO)
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)
