by magnolia_eic | Nov 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines – Police have nabbed two of seven suspected car thieves who surfaced in an accident along the West Service Road of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Paranaque City this morning.
Senior Superintendent Alfredo Alvarez, Paranaque chief of police, identified the suspects as Felimon Gorillo and Jeffrey Martinez. Both yielded shotguns when apprehended by the police.
The group’s vehicle turned-turtle when it hit a post in the area. Police officials said there were three other passengers in the vehicle who escaped including a woman. Autorities are still investigating the suspects link to another car-napping group encountered by the police a week ago.
Authorities recovered several shotguns in the vehicle.
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by magnolia_eic | Nov 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines – President Aquino expressed disaproval with the United States yesterday for voicing concern over the impending review of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) but not finding time to officially alert him of alleged terror threats used to justify the issued travel warnings to its citizens.
Despite recent travel warnings, former US President Bill Clinton will be coming to the Philippines for a speaking engagement. President Aquino considers this visit as a vote of confidence for the Philippines. P-Noy also adds that he and the former US President have yet no meetings arranged and that he would be preparing for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit this week.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Philippine National Police (PNP) is ready to provide security for Clinton.
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by magnolia_eic | Nov 6, 2010 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, National News
DECADES of neglect has caused a chronic illness to the country’s education system, one that may
have never happened if the country listened to former President Carlos P. Garcia half a century ago.
In fact, according to Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, the Boholano president has seen
the “education crisis” and called for changes to heal the problem.
As early as 1959, Garcia has called for a review of the government’s financing program for the
elementary and secondary schools to make it sustainable.
The year before that, the Boholano teacher, orator, poet, lawyer and public servant, apparently felt
the problem and suggested reforms.
He accordingly called for a full day instruction for primary education and lobbied for reduced size of
classes from 60 to 40.
That same year, the poor man from Sitio Luy-a, Barangay san Roque has called for the use of
vernacular instruction on the first two years in the elementary, Luistro, who was the keynote speaker
during the 114th Carlos P. Garcia Day in Bohol enumerated the reforms proposed by the most
illustrious Boholano son.
Apart from a living a distinctive life as politician, and statesmanship who helped prop up the precursor
Association of South East Asian Nations in the South East Asian Treaty Organization, Luistro said
he believes that the Garcia’s first two years as a public school teacher at the Bohol Provincial High
School has shaped his personality.
Luistro sees the two years of his (CPG) life as the most critical as his being a teacher in the public
school had in him the greatest impact on how he was to cover his government after he would
assume the country’s top seat after the death of President Ramon Magsaysay.
CPG made a lasting impression on how to care for our brother Filipinos, Luistro intoned, not after
reminding Boholanos of the Filipino First Policy and the Austerity program he played to the hilt.
“Every President leaves a lasting legacy, he left his by enunciating the Filipino First Policy.”
And when we see the government urging for the public-private sector partnership being frontloaded
by the 2oth century Aquino Administration, as early as 1961, the private-public sector partnership has
already been used by Garcia to help the public schools, Luistro said. (racPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 5, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines — Malacanang has appealed to the United States and the other four nations to lift their terror alerts for their citizens in the Philippines. The message from Malacanang included a plea that the warnings don’t reflect the true situation and that they can seriuosly damage the country’s image.
In an ambush interview last night, President Aquino said the government would express its displeasure at the issuance of the advisories.
Aside from the US, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand issued travel advisories this week warning an attack may occur at any time in Metro Manila and that areas frequented by foreigners were potential targets.
Coloma said it was the seizure in Dubai and England last week of two explosive packages from Yemen that triggered the release of the travel advisories. The packages were addressed to Chicago-area synagogues and packed aboard cargo jets.
“Because this is a global threat, travel advisories of different embassies are worldwide as well as the coordination of intelligence organizations. That is why our defense security establishments are going by these heightened stage of alertness,” Coloma said.
In another ambush interview with DFA Spokesman Eduardo Malaya, said that they have asked the foreign countries to disclose information on security threats to Philippine authorities in a “timely manner.” “And also that they update and review their travel advisories often enough so that it would be reflective of the actual conditions in the country,” Malaya said.
Malaya also added that their have been no detection of any imminent terror threat by the local security officials.
Although there seem to be no actual or visible threats in our country, the officials have mobilized and involved key government security bodies to man the airports, seaports and other prone areas.
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by magnolia_eic | Nov 3, 2010 | Headlines, National News
GIMANDU sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang dugang checkpoints sa mga lugar
sa nasud nga gi-oktaba ang piniliay kalabut sa pagpahigayon og special Barangay ug
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) eleksiyon.
Sa resolusyon sa Comelec, gimanduan niini ang Philippine National Police (PNP) nga
magbutang og gudang checkpoints sa Basilian, Lanao del Sur ug sa unang distrito sa
Bulacan.
Matud pa sa Comelec, kinahanglan pa gihapon ang mga checkpoints tungod kay daghan pa
gihapon ang mga wala mosunod sa gun ban.
Una nang gimandu sa Comelec ang pagpahigayon og special Barangay ug SK eleksiyon
sa Nobyembre 13 sa unang distrito sa Bu–la-can, sa probinsiya sa Basilan, munisipalidad
sa Buadiposo Buntong, Kapai, Marantao, Calanogas, Ganassi, Lumbatan, Pagayawan,
ug Tugaya sa Lanao del Sur. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Nov 3, 2010 | Headlines, National News
HUMAN gibutyag sa Estados Unidos ang ‘terror attack’ sa Al Qaeda terrorist, gialerto na ni
PNP chief Director-General Raul Bacalzo ang kapulisan sa tibuok nasud aron dili malusutan
sa teroristang grupo nga posibleng manghasi og terorismo.
Matud pa ni Bacalzo nga bisan pa nga wala’y direktang hulga sa ‘terror attack’ ang Pilipinas,
mas maayo nga andam ang tanan sa bisan unsa mang panghitabo.
Dugang pa sa PNP chief nga gimandu niya ang paghugot sa seguridad ilabi na sa mga mall,
airport, bus terminal ug uban pang lugar nga gikonsidera nga ‘soft target ‘ sa terror attack.
Kauban sa hingpit nga gi monitor ang Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), ang Southeast Asian terror
network nga gitukod sa Al AQaeda. Ang JI terrorist nga konektado sa mga bandidong Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG), nahilambigit sa mga kidnapping for ransom ug pagpang-bomba.
Ang maong mandu nagsunod sa pagka diskobre sa US sa terror plot sa Al Qaeda human
sa pagkasakmit sa mga bagahe nga dalhun unta sa Chicago nga adunay mga sulod nga
galamiton sa pagpa-momba sa Yemen niadtong Biyernes.
Si Bacalzo nagkanayon nga gimanduan na niya ang PNP- Intelligence aron hingusgan pa
ang monitoring aron mababagan ang pag-atake sa mga teroristang grupo sa Pilipinas ilabi
na sa mga pang publikong lugar. (PIA)
