by magnolia_eic | Jul 10, 2010 | Headlines, National News
SI kanhi police director Magtanggol Gatdula ang gitudlo nga bag-ong pangulo sa National Bureau of Investigation kon NBI.
Gipahayag kini ni Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. atol sa salo-salo uban sa Malacañang Press Corps niadtong Huwebes sa gabii.
Si Gatdula ni retiro gikan sa police force niadtong Hunyo 3 human nahimong pangulo sa Directorate for Information, Communications, and Technology Management sa Philippine National Police kon PNP.
Una niini, nahimo siyang Quezon City police chief gikan tuig 2006 hangtud 2009.
Ni alagad siya og 37 ka tuig sa militar ug sa police human natapos gikan sa Philippine Military Academy niadtong tuig 1976 kauban ni PNP Director-General Jesus Verzosa.
Usa ka abogado si Gatdula. Nakapasar siya sa bar examinations niadtong tuig 1984 human sa pagtuon sa abogasya sa University of the East. Nakahuman usab siya sa masters degree in Public Administration ug usa ka doctorate sa Peace and Security Administration.
Gradwado usab si Gatdula gikan sa Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy sa Quantico, Virginia. Nikuha usab siya og ubang kurso sa law enforcement sa mga nasud sa United States, Australia, Thailand, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom ug Singapore. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
SI Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon boluntaryong ni surrender sa militar niadtong Miyerkoles human sa labaw sa duha ka tuig nga pagtago-tago.
Si Faeldon gi ingong ni surrender ngadto kang Philippine Marine Corps Commandant, Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban.
Si Faeldon uban sa mga junior military officers ang nangulo sa Hulyo 2003 Oakwood Mutiny, nga malinawon nga natapos human sa usa ka adlaw nga standoff.
Hinuon, naka-ikyas si Faeldon gikan sa military custody niadtong Disyembre 4, 2005 human nitambong sa court hearing kalabot sa iyang kaso sa Oakwood Mutiny.
Niadtong Enero 27, 2006, si Faeldon nadakpan pag-usab sa mga elemento sa Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines kon ISAFP sa Malabon.
Apan niadtong Nobyembre 29, 2007, naka ikyas siya pag-usab atol sa kagubot sa Manila Peninsula Hotel nga ni sunod sa ilang pag- walkout gikan sa Makati Regional Trial Court.
Si Faeldon nag-atubang og mga kaso sa militar ug civilian courts. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
THE administration is expected to complete its new peace panel that will negotiate with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) within the month, said presidential adviser on the peace process Teresita Q. Deles.
She declined to identify the panel members since the process of selecting the candidates is ongoing.
The government, she said, would immediately communicate with the Malaysian peace process facilitator to schedule the first round of talks.
Before exiting, the Arroyo administration entered into a “continuing agreement” with the MILF through a six-point declaration that noted key issues such as the aspiration of Bangsamoro (Muslim nation) for self-rule, ancestral domain and political settlement.
Ms. Deles said the administration is reviewing agreements and the strategies of the past government in the talks.
In a statement, she said the administration is adopting a four-point strategy on solving insurgency: delivery of basic services, particularly education and health; economic reconstruction and sustainable development in Mindanao; strengthening of security sector reform, particularly in disbanding private armies; and good governance.
Ms. Deles said these strategies will also advance the peace process in the entire country. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 9, 2010 | Business, Headlines, National News
THE Aquino administration will embark on an aggressive liability management effort by exploring various options available to government, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said on Wednesday.
Purisima said the new government would review the current borrowing program set by the previous administration.
“What we want is to lengthen maturities,” said Purisima, adding that in three to four years, there would be some bunching up of maturities.
As such, he said the government would embark on a liability management effort by reviewing existing borrowing strategies and future plans.
Options include doing debt swaps and bond exchanges.
“We will consider all instruments available to us based on the right price and the right cost. It will also depend on the timing,” he said.
Purisima did not provide details on when the review would be concluded. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
GITUDLO ni President Benigno Aquino III niadtong Miyerkoles si retired Air Force Major General Jose Angel Honrado isip bag-ong general manager sa Manila International Airport Authority kon MIAA.
Parte si Honrado sa Presidential Security Group sa dihang presidente pa ang inahan ni P-Noy nga si Corazon Aquino.
Gi kompirma usab ni Aquino nga gi konsidera niya si Quezon City police chief Magtanggol Gatdula nga mangulo bisan hain sa National Bureau of Investigation o sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
Matud pa ni Aquino nga si kanhi Armed Forces chief Nestor Ochoa hatagan usab og ambassadorial post sa nasud sa Asya sa iyang pagretiro. Si kanhi president Arroyo nitudlo kang Ochoa isip AFP chief sa dihang ni retiro si Gen. Delfin Bangit. Si Ochoa gihulipan usab ni Lt. Gen. Ricardo David sa pagdawat sa pangagamhanan ni Aquino. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 8, 2010 | Headlines, National News
THE rules and regulations implementing Republic Act 9994, also known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, started its implementation on Tuesday after it was signed last week by the Department of Social Welfare and development (DSWD) and non-government agencies.
With its implementation already in place, Senator Loren Legarda said the country’s Senior Citizens will be having a more comfortable life due to the benefits that they will avail.
Legarda, principal author of RA 9994, explained that among the salient provisions of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 are that senior citizens shall be granted exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) provided under the National Internal Revenue Code on the sale of goods and services from all establishments and a twenty percent discount on the following:
Purchase of medicines; on the professional fees of attending physicians in all private hospitals, medical facilities, and outpatient clinics; on medical and dental services, diagnostic and laboratory fees in all private hospitals and medical facilities, and outpatient clinics;
Actual fares for land transportation, domestic air transport services and sea shipping;
Utilization of services in hotels and similar lodging establishments, restaurants and recreation centers;
Admission fees charged by theaters, cinema houses and concert halls, circuses, carnivals and other similar places of culture, leisure and amusement. (PIA-Bohol)
