by magnolia_eic | Jan 18, 2011 | Headlines, National News
MIHANGYO ang Palasyo nga angay sabton usab sa publiko ang gikinahanglang pagdugang sa pletehan sa LRT ug MRT.
Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa media briefing niadtong Miyerkoles, dugay nang nadelatar ang fare hike sa MRT ug LRT ug niagi usab kini sa saktong proseso ug konsultasyon ang gikatakdang fare hike.
Si Valte niingon nga daku ang subsidy sa gobyerno sa MRT ug LRT ug kinahanglan na kining kuhaan aron magamit ang pondo sa ubang proyekto ug programa sa gobyerno nga mas daghan ang makabenepisyo.
Sa pagkakaron, ang mga commuters lamang sa LRT ug MRT ang nakapahimolos sa subsidy sa gobyerno ug apil ang dili commuters niini ang gi-abaga sa katawhan pinaagi sa ilang buwis.
Gawas pa niini, dugay nang angay magpatuman og dugang pletehan sa MRT ug LRT apan pila ka higayon na kining gibabagan.
Ang himoong pagsaka sa pletehan gamiton alang sa pagpalambo sa paghatag og serbisyo sa LRT ug MRT sama sa pagpalit og mga bag-ong tren. (ecbPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 18, 2011 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Jan. 24, 2011 as “Philippine Tropical Fabrics Day” to instill patriotism and nationalism among Filipinos, promote the preferential use of locally-manufactured goods using local resources and adopt measures that will help generate wider employment of local fabrics.
Proclamation No. 86 which Aquino signed Dec. 21 last year, defines tropical fabrics as those containing natural fibers produced, spun, woven or knitted and finished in the Philippines for use of office uniforms and government officials and employees and for other purposes.
According to the President, the implementation of Republic Act 9242 provides the needed push for the judicious utilization of natural fibers like pineapple, banana, abaca and Philippine silk on the one hand and the revival and upliftment of the local textile and garments industry on the other, both of which shall redound to creation of livelihood in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
He said as the use of Philippine tropical fabrics unfolds overtime, there will be a growing awareness and sense of pride among Filipinos to patronize and use locally-manufactured textiles.
The President designated the Philippine Textile Research Institute and the Department of Science and Technology to ensure and plan out activities during the observance of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Day.
The Chief Executive also called on the fabric producers, textile manufacturers and garment industries, including the private sectors, associations and institutions to actively participate in the proper observance of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Day and to give their full support in the local production and use of local tropical fabrics and in recognition of their importance in manpower capability-building. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 12, 2011 | Headlines, National News
Despite the spate of negative travel advisories on the Philippines, the number of foreign
arrivals totaled 3,451,668 in 2010, or 19.5 percent higher than the 2,887,303 who came to the
country in the previous year, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
Immigration officer-in-charge Ronaldo Ledesma said the negative advisories by foreign
governments warning their citizens against going to the Philippines did not have any impact
at all. He said foreign arrivals even peaked during the last quarter of the year, when most of
the advisories were issued due to alleged threats of terror attacks in the country.
BI records showed that from 188,028 foreign visitor arrivals last September, the number
increased steadily to 204,779 in October, 218,482 in November, and 265,651 in December.
Ledesma noted that the BI statistics are consistent with the tourism department’s target of
3.3 million tourist arrivals in 2010. The number pertains to all international travelers, including
tourists, investors, expatriates, students, and balikbayans who acquired foreign citizenship.
BI Immigration Regulation Division chief Alberto Braganza said that of the 3.4 million
foreigners who came last year, about 80 percent or 2.7 million arrived at the NAIA, while the
rest were admitted in other ports such as Mactan, Clark and Davao. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 12, 2011 | Headlines, National News
The Supreme Court has affirmed with finality its ruling upholding the constitutionality of a
2007 law that allows warrantless arrests of terror suspects and their temporary detention
without charges.
In a two-page resolution, the court en banc denied the motion for reconsideration filed by
several cause-oriented groups for their supposed failure to raise new arguments that would
warrant a reversal of the tribunal’s Oct. 5, 2010 decision.
“The Court resolved to deny with finality the said motion for reconsideration, as the basic
issues raised therein have been passed upon by this Court and no substantial arguments nor
compelling reason were presented to warrant the reversal of the questioned decision,” the SC
ruled.
The law — the Human Security Act of 2007 or Republic Act 9372 — took effect on July 15,
2007 despite strong opposition from various cause-oriented groups who believed the law
would lead to human rights abuses.
In its Oct. 5, 2010 decision, the SC, by a unanimous vote, dismissed all six consolidated
petitions questioning the validity of the HSA, saying none of the petitioners had any legal
standing to file the case since “none of them face any charge” under the said law. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 7, 2011 | Headlines, National News
IPATUMAN sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang 3-strike policy batok sa mga hepe sa
mga abusadong pulis nga mahilambigit sa pagguba sa disiplina ug imahe sa organisasyon.
Sa press briefing sa Camp Crame kagahapon, niingon si PNP Chief Director General Raul
Bacalzo nga dili siya pagpanagana sa pagpalagpot sa mga hepe sa pulisya nga masampolan
sa 3 strike policy kon malambigit sa ‘breach of discipline’ ug ‘grave abuse of authority’ ang
ilang mga sakop.
Giangkon sa PNP Chief nga makaguba sa imahe ug moral sa organisasyon ang sunud-
sunod nga mga kaso sa mga pulis nga nalambigit sa pag-abuso sa pangatungdanan niining
semanaha sama sa planong pagpatay ug ang pagpanglugos sa usa ka vendor nga naaresto
sa Manila niadtong 31.
Dili konsintihon sa PNP ang mga sakop niini nga mahilambigit sa krimen nga giangkon ni
Bacalzo nga usa ka seryosong paglapas sa pagsalig sa publiko.
Matud pa ni Bacalzo nga naghimo na og lakang ang PNP aron malikayan nga mausab
pa ang mga susamang insidente diin gipasidan-an na ang mga kapulisan nga dili siya
magpanagana nga ipa-aresto ug ipa-bilanggo kauban sa mga ordinaryong kriminal ang ilang
mga sakp nga mahilambigit sa pag-abuso sa ilang pangatungdanan. (ecb/PIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 7, 2011 | Headlines, National News
GI aprubahan ni Presidente Aquino ang proposed fare hike sa Light Railways Transit (LRT)
ug Metro Railways Transit (MRT).
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Sec. Ricky
Carandang, dili na makaya sa gobyerno nga gahinan pa og subsidiya ang LRT ug MRT.
Sa pagkakaron, mokabat sa P7 hangtud P8 bilyon ang subsidy sa gobyerno sa mga
pasahero sa LRT ug MRT.
Wala hinuon gisulti ni Carandang kun pila na ang mahimong bag-ong pletehan sa LRT ug
MRT tungod kay ang DOTC na ang mopahayag niini sa mosunod nga mga adlaw.
Ddugang pa usab ni Carandang nga nanita og ubang opsyon ang gobyerno aron dili mabug-
atan ang mga motorista sa ipatuman nga toll hike sa mga expressways. (ecb/PIABohol)
