by anyajulia | Sep 24, 2008 | Headlines, National News
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed Froilan Tampinco as the new president of the National Power Corp. (Napocor), Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced.
Tampinco is the vice president for asset management and electricity trading of Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM).
He replaced outgoing Napocor president Cyril del Callar, who resigned due to health problems.
A career executive, Tampinco has a long experience in public service, Ermita noted. (PIA/Bohol)
by anyajulia | Sep 24, 2008 | Headlines, National News
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived in New York to join other world leaders at the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
They are expected to discuss the impact of rising food and fuel prices and the US financial turmoil on the advances made under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
During her five-day visit here, the President will also seek to further bolster the Philippines’ bilateral relations with other UN-member states and other organizations, including the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), on the sidelines of the UN High-Level meetings.
The President is also expected to meet with the leaders of Citibank, the largest bank in the US as of March 2007, and the largest foreign bank in the Philippines.
Aside from other speaking engagements, she will also take time to visit the Filipino communities in New York. (PIA/Bohol)
by anyajulia | Sep 24, 2008 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) has declared Oct. 1 as a regular holiday nationwide.
Such is to promote cultural understanding and give Filipinos the opportunity to join their Muslim brothers and sisters worldwide in the observance of the Eid’l Fitr or the end of the Feast of Ramadhan.
The President signed Proclamation No. 1625 last Friday (Sept. 19) declaring Oct. 1, 2008 (Wednesday), as a regular holiday throughout the country “to promote national consciousness on the religious and cultural significance of the Eid’l Fitr.
A three-day festival known as “Eid” or “Eid ul-Fitr,” which literally means “the feast to break the fast,” ends the observance of the holy month of Ramadhan.
Eid’l Fitr is the first day marking the end of the 30-day fasting period of Ramadhan.
The Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA) has determined Oct. 1, 2008 as the main date for the celebration of the Eid’l Fitr in accordance with the lunar calendar or the Islamic calendar (Hijra).
As part of her efforts to promote interfaith dialogue and understanding, the President graced the 4th Iftar sponsored by the World Islamic Call Society (WICS) last Sept. 20 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila.
Last year, the President also joined the celebration of the Iftar, the evening meal which breaks the daily fast from sunrise to sunset during the Islamic month of Ramadan that started last Sept. 1 this year.
The Eid’l Fitr is the culmination of the month long Muslim struggle towards spiritual purification which is achieved through fasting, self-sacrifice and prayers. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Sep 24, 2008 | Headlines, National News
There will peace in Mindanao. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo expressed confidence that peace will finally come before a gathering of Islamic communities sponsored by the World Islamic Call Society (WICS).
The President pointed out that since early in her administration, she has been working hard to forge an agreement with the MILF. But described as temporary setbacks in the peace process are the attacks of civilian populations by the renegade forces of the MILF.
“There is no alternative to peace. With the help of friends like WICS, and other friends from the Islamic countries, we will bring peace to Mindanao’, said the president.
She stressed however the Mindanao cannot full realized its potential as the country’s main food basket without peace and development.
The President likewise reiterated her framework for peace which is also UN-accepted is disarmament, demobilization and reintegration or DDR. (PIA/Bohol)
by anyajulia | Sep 24, 2008 | Headlines, National News
MOLUPAD ngadto sa New York si Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sa Domingo pohon aron isaysay sa United Nations General assembly ang mid term nga taho sa mga nakab-ot sa nasud kon hisgutan ang Millennium Development Goals.
Ang Presidente matud pa, usa lang sa upat ka Presidente nga maghatag sa taho, sa dul-an sa 200 ka pangulo sa mga nasud nga sakop sa UN.
Mga importanteng hisgutanan kalabot sa dinaliang suliran sa kalisud ug kawad-on lakip na ang kagutonm, ang bitbiton sa Presidente ngadto sa asembleya, matud ni Foreign secretary Alberto Romulo.
Usa ang Pilipinas sa 198 ka nasud nga milagda aron asnaton ang mga katawhan gikan sa kawad-on, kagutom, suliran sa edukasyon, gender equality, pagkunhod sa mga batang mamatay, kasanihan sa kababayen-an, pagsumpo sa AIDS, malungtarong kalikopan ug pagpakigtambayayong sa ubang nasud alang sa patigayon, ug paglingkawas sa utang. (rachiu/PIA)
