by magnolia_eic | Dec 7, 2010 | Headlines, National News
HOW indeed do you assure sustainability of projects in a league that is churning off its members at
least every three years?
For the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), only a binding agreement to adopt a system to
assure that change of political leaders does not alter the league directions should work.
Now serious in further strengthening the league’s policy development and advocacy capacity, the LCS
has adopted a roadmap during its National Executive Board Meeting at the Peacock Garden resort
last week.
The roadmap now identifies the league’s priorities and program and crafts ways to get it done in
relation to the league’s mandates, explains San Fernando City Mayor and League President Oscar
Rodriguez.
At the recent National Executive Board Meeting hosted by LCP Visayas Vice President and City Mayor
Dan Neri Lim, the NEB has showed that unlike other government meetings masked as junkets, the
adoption of the roadmap shows the real intent of the league which has showed that governance is
running their cities like a business.
According to Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza, the roadmap serves as a proof that the LCP is
serious in its resolve to effectively lobby for the best interest of its members to enable the cities to
become effective engines of growth and significant contributors to nation building.
Part of the LCP adopted measures is systematizing an exchange of good practices among cities, said
Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim in a prepared press material.
Not going far from the Aquino Administration’s agenda of improving quality of life, promoting
good governance and fostering unity, the LCP’s roadmap intends to rationalize performance-based
initiatives of the league, which has earlier eyed denting on the poverty incidence in the country’s
bottom 30%, the material stated.
On this, LCP President and San Fernando City in Pampanga Mayor Oscar Rodriguez has offered to
host the experience sharing in the adoption of the Performance Governance System (PGS) and the
Balanced Scorecard System he implemented in his city.
Rodriguez boasted that his PGS and the BSC system has allowed his city to read at least six national
and international recognitions in governance within the year.
He enumerated such accolades as PGS Hall of Fame handed by PGS program proponent Dr. Norton,
Future Governance Award, One of the country’s Best Business Friendly Cities, Konrad Adenauer
Medal of Excellence Award and the country’s Best Public Employment and Service Office Manager.
(rac/PIABOhol)
by magnolia_eic | Dec 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News
GISIGURO niadtong Lunes sa administrasyong Aquino nga adunay igong pondo kon
ipatuman ang evacuation sa mga OFW’s nga tua sa South Korea sa higayong mo grabe ang
sitwasyon.
Matud pa ni Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, adunay igong pondo nga gigahin sa panahong
kinahanglang ibakwit ang may 50,000 OFW’s nga naa sa Korea kon mo grabe ang sitwasyon
sa Korean peninsula.
Wala hinuon gibutyag sa kalihim sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ang
kantidad nga mamahimong gastuhon sa gobyerno kon ibakwit ang tanang mga OFW’s nga
naa sa Korea.
Dugang pa ni Abad, padayon ang pagtutok ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III sa panghitabo
sa Korean peninsula ug aduna nay naka-andam nga mga contingency plan kon kinahanglang
ibakwit ang mga Pinoy. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Dec 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News
ANG Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) molusad sa bag-ong banknotes nga adunay
gidugang nga design ug security features sunod buwan.
Matud pa ni BSP corporate affairs director Fe de la Cruz, ang mga security features niini mas
lisod ug mas mahal alang sa mga tigpameke nga kopyahon tungod kay ang publiko dali nang
makabantay sa kalahian sa peke ug sa tinuod nga salapi.
Dugang pa ni De la Cruz nga ang bag-ong design, sama sa 500 bill, aduna nay hulagway
sa kanhi Presidente Corazon Aquino kauban ang iyang bana nga si kanhi Senador Benigno
Aquino Jr. – ang mga ginikanan sa atong Presidente karon nga si Noynoy Aquino.
Ang mga daang salapi, magpabilin gihapong legal tender hangtud wagtangon kini sa
mosunod nga tulo hangtud upat ka tuig.
Samtang gi aghat ni De la Cruz ang publiko sa paggamit sa mga sinsilyo kay ang paggamit
niini makatabang sa pagdaginot sa BSP og P15 milyones ug mopasaka sa dividends nga
ihatag ngadto sa Treasury Bureau.
Adunay 17 ka bilyon nga sinsilyo nga nagbalor og P17 bilyones ang tigpagawas sa BSP
matag-tuig og gi aghat ni De la Cruz ang mga konsumedor sa pagpangayo sa igsaktong sukli
gikan sa mga tindahan og sa dili pagdawat sa kendi isip sukli. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Dec 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News
GIPASALIG niadtong Lunes sa Malacañang nga sigurado na ang P10,000 nga ‘Christmas’
bonus sa mga empleyado sa gobyerno sugod sa Disyembre 15.
Apil kini sa gitawag nga productivity enhancement incentive, gawas pa sa 13th month pay ug
cash gift alang sa Pasko.
Matud pa ni Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, ang P7,000 kuhaon sa sa-vings sa nasudnong
kagamhanan ug ang nahabi-ling P3,000 usab maggikan sa kaugalingong pondo sa mga
ahensya sa kagamhanan.
Dugang pa ni Abad, wala kini sa balaod apan gustong hatagan sa gobyerno ang hangyo sa
mga empleyado nga makatagamtam og gamay’ng ginhawa.
Tanang mga empleyado sa gobyerno bisan mga casual ug contractual, basta nakatrabaho
na og upat ka buwan makadawat sa maong bonus. Ang maong bonus nasulod sa
Administrative Order No. 3 nga una nang gipirmahan ni Presidente Aquino. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Dec 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Malacañang have welcomed the modification of the travel advisory to the Philippines by
France.
The old advisory warned French citizens of the “risk of terrorist attack” in the Philippines,
especially in public places in urban areas frequented by foreigners.
The revised advisory cites the possibility of terrorist activity only in certain areas of Mindanao
rather than the entire country. However, the advisory also warns of rising crime rates in the
Philippines especially during the Christmas season.
“France was able to modify its travel advisory. We welcome that decision,” said deputy
presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte. “We are hopeful that the other countries will follow
soon.”
Five other nations – the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand
continue to advise their citizens against traveling to the Philippines due to perceived terrorist
threats brought on by events like the botched hostage crisis back in August 23, 2010 which
resulted in the deaths of 8 Hong Kong nationals. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Dec 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) clarifies on Sunday on the issue that
there is a current deployment ban of OFWs to South Korea as reported earlier, as she says
there will be only a delay, according to local news sites.
In a statement released by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, she clarified that the
government did not impose a ban for OFW’s bound for South Korea, but rather delayed the
schedule of the 55-member of OFW, which was moved from November 30 to December 7,
2010.
The decision to ban the deployment of Filipinos to South Korea, where tension has been high
following last week’s artillery exchange between the two Koreas, will still have to be made
pending a review of the security situation there, Baldoz said.
“The government team, headed by Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo
and which the President had directed to assess the situation, had recommended this decision
as a matter of caution and prudence,” she said.
“Any further decision on the deployment of OFWs to South Korea will be reviewed after the
team of Ambassador Roy Cimatu, which has been ordered to go to South Korea to assess
the situation there, has submitted a report,” Baldoz added.
There are sixty thousand Filipino nationals in South Korea and only nine are working in North
Korea. Of the nine Filipino nationals, five are working for the United Nations, and four are
working for a foreign international tobacco company. (PIA)
