by magnolia_eic | Nov 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Wednesday said he has ordered concerned
government agencies to ensure the safety of Filipinos in areas affected by the ongoing
tension between North and South Korea.
We are closely monitoring and I have tasked the relevant agencies to review their plans
concerning the safety of our citizens there,” Aquino said in a text message.
On Tuesday, North Korea unleashed a barrage of artillery on a South Korean island near
disputed western border. The attack set buildings ablaze and killed at least two marines..
Aquino said he and other government officials will meet on the matter and come up with the
government’s position after gathering and evaluating validated information.
In a statement issued late Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the
Philippine Embassy in Seoul is closely monitoring developments in South Korea.
DFA spokesman Ed Malaya said that coordination meetings are being conducted by the DFA
in connection with the welfare of Filipinos in North and South Korea.
The DFA said there are around 60,000 Filipinos in South Korea. Most of them live in Seoul,
far from the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong that was attacked by North Korea. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday that he is open to the possibility of
amending Proclamation No. 50 granting “amnesty to active and former personnel of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines and their supporters who may have committed acts or
omissions punishable under the revised penal code, the articles of war or other special laws
committed in connection with the Oakwood Mutiny, the Marines Stand-Off and the Manila
Pen Incident and Related Incidents.”
In a press conference held at the Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing Plant in Calamba, Laguna
on Tuesday morning, the President said he was for amending said proclamation if the
discussions between the three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial)
warrant such.
It was the senate that initiated this proposal for amnesty, so we expect this matter to be under
discussions, since we have three branches of government, the President said, adding that
whatever the senate decides will be taken into consideration.
“We are open to amendments that are being proposed,” the Chief Executive continued. We
are ready to improve Proclamation 50.” (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
NIBUGA sa usad og abo ang bulkang Bulusan sa probinsiya sa Sorsogon nga niabot sa duha ka kilometro ang pinakataas sulod sa duha ka semana.
Matud pa sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), alas 7:22 Lunes sa buntag sa dihang nipagawas og abo ang bulkan.
Bisan nagpakita og senyales sa pagka-aktibo ang bulkan, wala paman daw angay ikaalarma ang mga katawhan didto tungod kay wala pa gihapon sila’y nakit-ang senyales sa kusog nga pagboto niini.
Pero matud pa sa Phivolcs, posibleng masundan pa ang maong pagboto mao nga gisugdan na sa lokal nga kagamhanan ang pagbakwit sa mga 500 ka pamilya sa ubang barangay sa lungsod sa Irosin nga naapektuhan sa ash fall.
Partikular nga gipaubos sa voluntary evacuation ang mga residente sa mga barangay Gulos ug Cogon nga sakop sa 6km extended danger zone. Temporaryo silang gipahimutang sa evacuation center sa ilang tunghaan sa Brgy. Irosin
Nagpadayon pa ang evacuation sa lungsod sa Ubany sa Brgy. Puting Sapa gamit ang military truck nga prayoridad ang mga bata. Gisugdan na usab ang pagpanghatag og relief goods sa mga evacuees. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
MURAG dagok sa Simbahang Katoliko ang giingong nahimong pahayag ni Pope Benedict XVI nga may mga benepisyo usab nga makuha sa paggamit og condom, bisan pa sa hugot nga pagbabag niini sa Simbahang Katoliko.
Base sa taho sa Associated Press, gihimo sa Santo Papa ang giingong komento sa usa ka German book nga gipanguluhan og “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times” nga gikatakdang ipagawas ning buwana.
Sa maong taho, giingong namahayag si Pope Benedict XVI nga dili moral solution ang paggamit sa condom aron mapugngan ang pagkatap sa makatakod nga sakit nga AIDS apan adunay mga higayon nga mapahimuslan kini sama na lang sa mga prostitute.
Sukwahi usab kini sa naunang pahayag sa Santo Papa sa pagbisita niini sa Africa sa niaging tuig diin kusganon niyang gipahayag nga dili ang pagpanghatag og condom ang tubag sa pagkatap sa sakit nga AIDS apan nagdugang lamang kini sa pagdaku sa problema.
Isip reaksiyon, wala nituo sa giingong pamahayag ang ubang Obispo sa Simbahang Katoliko sa Pilipinas ug niingon nga posible daw nga gihimo lamang kini aron ibagsak ang simbahan. Dugang pa nila, imposibleng muluwat sa maong pamahayag ang Santo Papa tungod kay sukwahi kini sa gitudlo sa simbahan. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
For 57 seconds, church bells will ring out throughout the country on Tuesday in memory of the 57 people killed in the grisly Maguindanao massacre last year.
The Catholic Church-run Radio Veritas on Sunday announced that it was spearheading the simultaneous pealing of Church bells on Nov. 23, the first year of the gruesome murders, as tribute to the victims and their kin, who continued to seek justice.
Fr. Anton Pascual, president and chief operating officer of Radio Veritas on Sunday said that “the Church is joining the struggle in asking the government to finish the trial promptly because justice delayed is justice denied”.
Meanwhile, Malacañang said that it was doing all it could to ensure the speedy trial of the suspects in the worst political killing in the country.
Palace deputy spokesperson Abigail Valte said that Malacañang hoped that the Supreme Court would heed calls for a live TV coverage of the so-called “trial of the century.” (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino Jr. expressed his dissatisfaction with the proposed tourism slogan Pilipinas kay Ganda saying the ”stakeholders themselves were not happy about it.”
In a press conference during the call on him by international boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao at the Premier Guest House, the President said “he met with the stakeholders recently and they showed their discontent over the new slogan.”
“Maybe we do not have to fine tune the slogan but look for something more appropriate. There was an old slogan, though still acceptable to many, but I tasked Tourism Secretary Bert Lim to fix it and find a new one based on the blue print of the tourism program and I will review all the details,” the President told reporters.
On Friday night, the President said he recently met with Secretary Lim to discuss the details of the master plan. “Some of it I can’t really reveal because we are still embarking on a non traditional approach in trying to really promote tourism in the country.”
Among them is the recognition of the assets that we have, such as the seafarers, who the
President said are the single biggest nationality flying the world’s oceans.
The President said the DoT submitted a master plan that contains a lot of changes. “I will first look at every detail that they placed in that master plan,” he added.
He said there should have been more research and focused group discussions in working out
the logo and the slogan before the launch. (PCOO)
