by anyajulia | Oct 13, 2008 | Headlines, National News
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will address some 200 local executives attending the LGU Conference for Sustained Competitiveness.
The conference highlights the 17th anniversary celebration of the signing of the 1991 Local Government Code.
It aims to stress the important role of local government units (LGUs) in enhancing the country’s global competitiveness.
The conference also serves as an opportunity for LGU officials to meet prospective private sector investors in their respective jurisdictions.
Other objectives include: identify critical components of competitiveness; international and local best practices in attaining competitiveness; investments opportunities in four priority sectors, namely, agriculture, mining, outsourcing and offshoring, and tourism; accelerate local economic development through enhanced competitiveness; among others.
by anyajulia | Oct 9, 2008 | Headlines, National News
Government troops will enjoy their sleep in field.
Lt Col Agane Adriatico, spokesperson of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division of the Philippine Army, said that three army trucks loaded with sleeping bags have arrived courtesy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
President Arroyo earlier promised that she will provide sleeping bags to each soldiers involved in the law enforcement operation against the lawless MILF leaders Ameril Umbrakato and Abdullah Macapaar alias Commander Bravo and their followers.
Each soldier will also receive P300 worth of cellphone load from the President, Adriatico added.
The recent visit of President Arroyo boosted the morale of the soldiers in the field,” Adriatico added further. (PIA/Bohol)
by anyajulia | Oct 9, 2008 | Headlines, National News
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directed the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Labor and Employment, and the Commission on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to draft a contingency plan to cushion the impact of possible recession in developed economies where there are Filipino workers.
The President issued the order at the launching of the Second Global Forum on Migration and Development Forum (GFMD2).
The President said that there is an urgent need “to work on all fronts to manage inflationary pressures and provide a safety net for those who were hardest hit by these global developments.”
The contingency plan for OFWs, which the President preferred to call “expatriates” is the government’s way of caring for them as well as honoring them as they play a critical role in the country’s economic and social stability.
Government is working hard to improve the country’s economy so that the day will come when Filipinos do not have to go abroad to earn a living but rather as a career choice, the president added. (PIA/Bohol)
by anyajulia | Oct 9, 2008 | Headlines, National News
MISALIG si Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo nga ang ekonomiya sa Pilipinas ma-ulian na sumala sa una na nga gitagna alang sa sunod tuig.
Kini, matud pa, subay sa lig-on nga haligi sa macro-economics, nga napundar na sukad pa niadtong 2001 aron sagubangon ang mga hulga nga dala sa global nga ekonomiya.
Niini, bisan pa sa epekto sa pagkapalyar sa ekonomiya sa Estado Uidos, ang posiyon sa Pilipinas isip nakapangandam na nga daan, wala motibugsok sama sa nasinati sa ubang nasud.
Sa pagpundo alang sa imprastraktura, sama sa mga tulay, tugpahanan, pantalan, telekomunikasyon, napalig-on usab sa nasud ang ekonomiya nga kaya mosagubang sa pagkatay-og.
Hinuon, kamolo pa ang mga lider sa pagpagamay sa epekto sa inflation, nga miabot gayud ug sa paghimog panalipod sa mga pundok ug sector nga apektado.
Dugang pa, gisaad sa Presidente nga maghimo pag daghang kapanarbahoan, tul-iron ang pamuhis ug mangaghat pag mamumuhunan alang sa nasud. (PIA/rachiu)
by anyajulia | Oct 9, 2008 | Headlines, National News
To prevent significant loss, members of disaster councils must truly coordinate, decisively act and take all necessary precautions whenever a storm, tropical depression or typhoon enters their respective areas of responsibility.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo advises the Eastern Visayas Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) when she presided the RDCC meeting last September 30.
The President said prompt reaction and proper coordination would surely minimize losses in life, agriculture, livestock and properties particularly during the onset of impending calamities.
She also ordered the RDCC to immediately conduct a rapid geological assessment of the region to pinpoint and assess barangays susceptible to disasters like typhoons, landslides, flooding and even tsunamis.
The President also advised RDCC-8 to conduct typhoon drills, locate evacuation centers, deputized barangay officials, among others. (PIA/Bohol)
