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PNoy thanks IMF Managing Dir. Christine Lagarde for her confidence in the PH
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III thanked International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde for her confidence in the Philippines during their meeting on the sidelines of the President’s attendance to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. President Aquino met with Lagarde on Thursday evening (Swiss time). The meeting took about 40 minutes, according to Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ramon Carandang. “It was basically a courtesy call; they exchanged pleasantries. Ms. Lagarde informed the President that the IMF had upgraded the growth projections for the Philippines,” Carandang told members of the Philippine media in Davos, Switzerland. “They (IMF) said that based on their analysis, things were looking very positive for the Philippines, and that they were confident that the growth targets could be attained, given the momentum that we‘ve had,” he added. IMF has raised its economic growth forecast for the Philippines for 2013 to 6 percent from 4.8 percent. Carandang said IMF increased its 2013 forecast for the country because “they expect growth to be faster than they initially expected.” He said that President Aquino, in turn, thanked Lagarde for her confidence in the Philippines. During their meeting, President Aquino shared his government’s efforts to bring about growth through wise spending of government expenditures and leveling the playing field to encourage more investors, said Carandang. The Secretary said the President also commended the IMF chief. “Ms. Lagarde has a tough job because it is her job to convince world leaders to make difficult choices. He commended her for being able to do that in such an effective way,” he said. Also... read moreKasambahay bill, balaod na human gilagdaan ni PNoy
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 25 (PIA)–HINGPIT nang balaod ang Kasambahay Bill nga maghatag og proteksyon ug benepisyo sa mga household helpers human gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang Republic Act 10361 o “An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers”. Ang Kasambahay Bill nga kaniadto pang Disyembre 2012 napasar sa Kongreso, gilagdaan sa Presidente niadtong Enero 18. Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abegail Valte, nalangan ang pagpadala sa Malakanyang tungod kay gikinahanglan pa kining mo-agi sa mga proseso sa dili pa moabot sa buhatan sa Presidente. Ubos sa maong balaod, makadawat og P2,500 nga minimum nga suholan ang mga katabang sa National Capital Region (NCR), P2,000 sa mga chartered cities ug first class municipalities, samtang P1,500 usab sa ubang syudad ug kalungsoran. Obligado na usab ang mga amo nga mohatag og 13th month pay sa ilang katabang kun usa ka tuig na kining nanilbihan ug lima ka adlaw nga leave with pay sulod sa usa ka tuig. Ang mga employer kinahanglan sa usab nga adunay kontrata sa mga katabang ug ipatala ang pangalan niini sa barangay. Angay usab nga hatagan og mga social benefit ang mga katabang sama sa Social Security System, PhilHealth ug Pag-IBIG FUND. Gidili na usab ang pagkuha og katabang nga ang mga edad naa sa 15 anyos paubos. Epektibo na sa Pebrero 3 ang pagpatuman niining bag-ong balaod human kini gilagdaan sa Presidente niadtong Enero 18 ug i-post sa Official Gazette diin 15 ka adlaw lang ang gikinahanglan aron mahimong epektibo kini. Gibanabanang naa sa 2.9 milyong domestic workers sa tibuok nasud nga gilangkoban sa mga yaya, cook,... read more
Sustainable agriculture farmers hit Bohol’s organic farming “chacha”
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol November 9, (PIA)—Either Bohol goes for organic agriculture or it does not. Organic agriculture advocates in Bohol slam the local implementation of the organic farming here noting that officials are doing a chacha. Bohol Island State University’s (BISU) Professor Jose Travero, a revered organic farming initiator and known pillar of the Bohol Initiators of Sustainable Agricultural Development (BISAD) bemoaned the current state of the local implementation of the organic farming and agriculture. Himself into keeping an organic farm and mentoring one that produces Bohol’s only organic papaya from a farm in Sagbayan, Travero picks on Bohol’s forward and backward as to its stand on organic agriculture, thus chacha. Travero and the members of BISAD, also said they are wondering why Bohol promotes sustainable agriculture through the use of organic agriculture and yet be blunt in promoting hybrid rice. Moreover, former BISAD executive director Zenaida Darunday, who is a staunch supporter of the move to really make Bohol genetically modified organism free (GMO-free) also added that the introduction of hybrid rice necessitates inorganic fertilizer inputs. Salvio Makinano, another organic agriculture promoter, pointed out that he was hopeful Bohol would be true to the promise of organic farming promotion after the provincial government put up an annual organic agriculture budget of P1 million under Gov. Erico Aumentado. By the following years, Bohol allocated under Governor Edgar Chatto some P3 million annual organic agriculture budget, Makinano added. But, what have we got to show on organic farming? he asked. He said much of the budget allocated for organic farming is going to research, which he claimed is never a...No Results Found
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