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Make a stand, Jun calls on AFP, PNP
"It's futile asking GMA to resign' 3/02/2008 1:30 PM ET
ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. yesterday called on upright
members of the Armed Forces and Philippine National Police to make a
stand on the issue of corruption hounding the Arroyo administration.
[DETAILS]
"It's futile asking GMA to resign' 3/02/2008 1:30 PM ET
ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. yesterday called on upright
members of the Armed Forces and Philippine National Police to make a
stand on the issue of corruption hounding the Arroyo administration.
[DETAILS]
69% of Metro Pinoys support protest moves vs Gloria, aides
3/03/2008 6:00 PM ET
A recent Pulse Asia survey found 69 percent of respondents in Metro
Manila supporting the protest actions calling for the resignation of
government officials linked to the scandal-tainted ZTE-National
Broadband Network (NBN) contract, even as only 16 percent have
expressed willingness to join such protest actions. [DETAILS]
3/03/2008 6:00 PM ET
A recent Pulse Asia survey found 69 percent of respondents in Metro
Manila supporting the protest actions calling for the resignation of
government officials linked to the scandal-tainted ZTE-National
Broadband Network (NBN) contract, even as only 16 percent have
expressed willingness to join such protest actions. [DETAILS]
Opposition rejects De Castro succession 3/03/2008 5:00 PM ET
VICE President Noli de Castro is not welcome to succeed President
Arroyo in case she resigns or is ousted from power, the United
Opposition party said yesterday. United Opposition spokesman Adel
Tamano said the group only agreed to De Castro’s succession because
he was the next in line under the Constitution, and the opposition
respected the Constitution and the rule of law. [DETAILS]
VICE President Noli de Castro is not welcome to succeed President
Arroyo in case she resigns or is ousted from power, the United
Opposition party said yesterday. United Opposition spokesman Adel
Tamano said the group only agreed to De Castro’s succession because
he was the next in line under the Constitution, and the opposition
respected the Constitution and the rule of law. [DETAILS]
Neri, no show in SC orals 3/03/2008 4:00 PM ET
Former socio-economic secretary Romulo Neri, now chairman of the
Commission on Higher Education, was a no show yesterday for his case
before the high court, and got a mouthful by proxy before the Supreme
Court (SC) during the tribunal’s oral arguments in connection with two
petitions he filed seeking the quashal of a warrant of arrest handed
down by the Senate to compel his attendance in connection with the
upper chamber’s investigation into the multibillion-dollar National
Broadband Network (NBN) deal. [DETAILS]
Former socio-economic secretary Romulo Neri, now chairman of the
Commission on Higher Education, was a no show yesterday for his case
before the high court, and got a mouthful by proxy before the Supreme
Court (SC) during the tribunal’s oral arguments in connection with two
petitions he filed seeking the quashal of a warrant of arrest handed
down by the Senate to compel his attendance in connection with the
upper chamber’s investigation into the multibillion-dollar National
Broadband Network (NBN) deal. [DETAILS]
Wait for 2010, Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo tells detractors
3/04/2008 7:00 PM ET
MANILA, March 04, (PinoyGlobal) - Amid calls by her detractors to resign,
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared anew today that she will
step down only when her term ends in 2010.
“Until that day, I will continue to push for reforms so I can hand over a
strong nation to the next leader,” she said in Filipino. The President
made the statement before signing into law the Civil Aviation Authority
Act (CAAA) of the Philippines of 2008, in simple rites held at the Rizal Hall
of Malacanang. [DETAILS]
3/04/2008 7:00 PM ET
MANILA, March 04, (PinoyGlobal) - Amid calls by her detractors to resign,
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared anew today that she will
step down only when her term ends in 2010.
“Until that day, I will continue to push for reforms so I can hand over a
strong nation to the next leader,” she said in Filipino. The President
made the statement before signing into law the Civil Aviation Authority
Act (CAAA) of the Philippines of 2008, in simple rites held at the Rizal Hall
of Malacanang. [DETAILS]
Political and overstaying ambassadors 3/03/2008 6:00 PM ET
A high-ranking official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told me
that US Ambassador Kristie Kenney "acted correctly" when she held talks
recently with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Murad
Ebrahim. [DETAILS]
A high-ranking official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told me
that US Ambassador Kristie Kenney "acted correctly" when she held talks
recently with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Murad
Ebrahim. [DETAILS]
New NBN witness to drop bombshell 3/06/2008 7:30 PM ET
A new witness who cannot invoke executive privilege is expected to drop
a bombshell during the Senate’s resumption by Tuesday of the scandal-
tainted and kickback-laden ZTE-National Broadband Network contract, as
the new whistle-blower is reportedly set to testify before the Senate
panels and pinpoint the players who had received the kickbacks and the
amounts they got as grease money out of the $329-million ZTE-NBN
project. [DETAILS]
A new witness who cannot invoke executive privilege is expected to drop
a bombshell during the Senate’s resumption by Tuesday of the scandal-
tainted and kickback-laden ZTE-National Broadband Network contract, as
the new whistle-blower is reportedly set to testify before the Senate
panels and pinpoint the players who had received the kickbacks and the
amounts they got as grease money out of the $329-million ZTE-NBN
project. [DETAILS]
Gloria allies pass buck to Drilon over Spratlys 3/09/2008 3:00 PM ET
The Senate has set an April 28 start for the inquiry into the controversial
tripartite agreement for a seismic survey of areas around the disputed
Spratly Islands as allies of President Arroyo tried to deflect yesterday any
blame from the agreement to former Senate President Franklin Drilon.
[DETAILS]
The Senate has set an April 28 start for the inquiry into the controversial
tripartite agreement for a seismic survey of areas around the disputed
Spratly Islands as allies of President Arroyo tried to deflect yesterday any
blame from the agreement to former Senate President Franklin Drilon.
[DETAILS]
Lozada: Graft steals not only money but also hope
3/09/2008 200 PM ET
ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada yesterday expressed concern that
corruption not only steals money but also the hopes of the Filipino youth
for a bright future. In a "Mass for Truth" at De La Salle University in
Manila, Lozada said in his previous campus tours, he learned that
students have no more hope in the country because of the "corrupt"
ideals of politicians. [DETAILS]
3/09/2008 200 PM ET
ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada yesterday expressed concern that
corruption not only steals money but also the hopes of the Filipino youth
for a bright future. In a "Mass for Truth" at De La Salle University in
Manila, Lozada said in his previous campus tours, he learned that
students have no more hope in the country because of the "corrupt"
ideals of politicians. [DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signs into law P1.227-Trillion pesos
2008 national budget 3/11/2008 11:00 PM ET
MANILA, March 11 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
signed into law today the P1.227-trillion General Appropriations Act of
2008 in simple rites held at the Rizal Hall of Malacanang. [DETAILS]
2008 national budget 3/11/2008 11:00 PM ET
MANILA, March 11 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
signed into law today the P1.227-trillion General Appropriations Act of
2008 in simple rites held at the Rizal Hall of Malacanang. [DETAILS]
‘Ma’am called San Miguel to deny Palace kickback’
3/12/2008 3:00 PM ET
Where Ma’am once called a poll commissioner to pad 1 million votes to
ensure her victory in the presidential polls by subtracting the opposition
standard-bearer’s votes to add to hers, it appears that Ma’am again
went into a repeat of her phone call mode, this time calling a ZTE
broadband witness, Leo San Miguel, a ZTE consultant representing the
Philippine group, telling him to deny receiving $41 million in kickbacks by
the “Greedy Group plus plus” which reportedly includes the presidential
couple, as alleged by another ZTE-National Broadband Network witness
Dante Madriaga. [DETAILS]
3/12/2008 3:00 PM ET
Where Ma’am once called a poll commissioner to pad 1 million votes to
ensure her victory in the presidential polls by subtracting the opposition
standard-bearer’s votes to add to hers, it appears that Ma’am again
went into a repeat of her phone call mode, this time calling a ZTE
broadband witness, Leo San Miguel, a ZTE consultant representing the
Philippine group, telling him to deny receiving $41 million in kickbacks by
the “Greedy Group plus plus” which reportedly includes the presidential
couple, as alleged by another ZTE-National Broadband Network witness
Dante Madriaga. [DETAILS]
Strike lifted after Palace okays single ticket system
3/12/2008 3:30 PM ET
PRESIDENT Arroyo ordered a single-ticketing system for traffic violations
and suspended the grant of new tricycle franchises in response to
complaints raised by Metro Manila transport groups that went on strike
yesterday. [DETAILS]
3/12/2008 3:30 PM ET
PRESIDENT Arroyo ordered a single-ticketing system for traffic violations
and suspended the grant of new tricycle franchises in response to
complaints raised by Metro Manila transport groups that went on strike
yesterday. [DETAILS]
Critics blink on resign call 3/13/2008 3:30 PM ET
Threats, just like promises, apparently are made to be broken.
Former senior government officials on March 4 warned that they will join
calls for the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo if she failed to address
within 10 days their demands for better governance, including stamping
out alleged corruption in her government. The ultimatum lapsed
Thursday. [DETAILS]
Threats, just like promises, apparently are made to be broken.
Former senior government officials on March 4 warned that they will join
calls for the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo if she failed to address
within 10 days their demands for better governance, including stamping
out alleged corruption in her government. The ultimatum lapsed
Thursday. [DETAILS]
Hello Leo-Ma’am call linked to Poblador
3/13/2008 2:30 PM ET
The phone calls from the Malacañang tenant in getting witnesses and
poll fraud operators to protect her “padding” never seem to stop.
Another Palace official was yesterday tagged by opposition Sen. Panfilo
Lacson as having talked to ZTE witness, cable television executive Leo
San Miguel, while in the middle of delivering his testimony before Senate
probers during last Tuesday’s hearing. [DETAILS]
3/13/2008 2:30 PM ET
The phone calls from the Malacañang tenant in getting witnesses and
poll fraud operators to protect her “padding” never seem to stop.
Another Palace official was yesterday tagged by opposition Sen. Panfilo
Lacson as having talked to ZTE witness, cable television executive Leo
San Miguel, while in the middle of delivering his testimony before Senate
probers during last Tuesday’s hearing. [DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo underscores importance of education
in fight against poverty 3/13/2008 6:45 PM ET
MANILA, March 13 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
underscored today the important role quality education plays in liberating
the next generation from poverty and promoting a life of hope, optimism
and prosperity. Thus, the President said in her message before some
1,000 students and youth who took “a unity walk” to Malacanang this
afternoon to “express their weariness of politics of division and
despair.”. [DETAILS]
in fight against poverty 3/13/2008 6:45 PM ET
MANILA, March 13 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
underscored today the important role quality education plays in liberating
the next generation from poverty and promoting a life of hope, optimism
and prosperity. Thus, the President said in her message before some
1,000 students and youth who took “a unity walk” to Malacanang this
afternoon to “express their weariness of politics of division and
despair.”. [DETAILS]
Palace mulls executive privilege for Poblador 3/15/2008 6:30 PM ET
Even as the Catholic Church steps up the pressure on President Arroyo
to come clean by allowing government officials to tell all on the
anomalous National Broadband Network (NBN) contract, Malacañang said
yesterday it may invoke “executive privilege” to prevent Mrs. Arroyo’s
personal confidante Remedios “Medy” Poblador from being summoned to
the Senate. [DETAILS]
Even as the Catholic Church steps up the pressure on President Arroyo
to come clean by allowing government officials to tell all on the
anomalous National Broadband Network (NBN) contract, Malacañang said
yesterday it may invoke “executive privilege” to prevent Mrs. Arroyo’s
personal confidante Remedios “Medy” Poblador from being summoned to
the Senate. [DETAILS]
16 bishops to GMA: Thou shalt not steal 3/15/2008 8:00 PM ET
SIXTEEN Catholic bishops yesterday reminded the administration of
President Arroyo of the Seventh Commandment of God: "Thou shalt not
steal." "Whenever government money is stolen or whenever suppliers or
contractors' money is offered as bribe to secure projects. graft or
corruption is committed. [DETAILS]
SIXTEEN Catholic bishops yesterday reminded the administration of
President Arroyo of the Seventh Commandment of God: "Thou shalt not
steal." "Whenever government money is stolen or whenever suppliers or
contractors' money is offered as bribe to secure projects. graft or
corruption is committed. [DETAILS]
Pacquiao gets a scare, Split decision ends business with Marquez
3/16/2008 1:30 PM ET
LAS VEGAS - Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao knocked down Mexican Juan
Manuel Marquez in the third round before going on to capture the WBC
super featherweight championship by split decision on Saturday.
[DETAILS]
3/16/2008 1:30 PM ET
LAS VEGAS - Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao knocked down Mexican Juan
Manuel Marquez in the third round before going on to capture the WBC
super featherweight championship by split decision on Saturday.
[DETAILS]
Bishops wobble over continued Lozada support 3/16/2008 1:00 PM ET
CATHOLIC bishops on Friday denounced corruption in the government
but warned against removing President Arroyo from power. “In
whatever form it takes, the practice of corruption is both immoral and
unjust,” 16 senior Catholic leaders led by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales,
the archbishop of Manila, said in a pastoral letter that will be read at
Sunday Mass in all Catholic churches. [DETAILS]
CATHOLIC bishops on Friday denounced corruption in the government
but warned against removing President Arroyo from power. “In
whatever form it takes, the practice of corruption is both immoral and
unjust,” 16 senior Catholic leaders led by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales,
the archbishop of Manila, said in a pastoral letter that will be read at
Sunday Mass in all Catholic churches. [DETAILS]
Labor chief goes to SC 3/17/2008 1:00 PM ET
MALACAÑANG yesterday appointed Labor Secretary Arturo Brion as
associate justice of the Supreme Court vice Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez
who retired two weeks ago. Named acting labor chief was Marianito
Roque, head of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
[DETAILS]
MALACAÑANG yesterday appointed Labor Secretary Arturo Brion as
associate justice of the Supreme Court vice Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez
who retired two weeks ago. Named acting labor chief was Marianito
Roque, head of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
[DETAILS]
Ermita, Gaite linked to Japan lot ripoff 3/17/2008 3:30 PM ET
A lawyer of a Japanese property developer accused two close aides of
Mrs. Arroyo, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and his deputy, Manuel
Gaite, of exerting pressure on government agencies to award to a
favored group the sales contract for a controversial government-owned
lot in Japan that was already the subject of a development deal with
another Japanese firm. [DETAILS]
A lawyer of a Japanese property developer accused two close aides of
Mrs. Arroyo, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and his deputy, Manuel
Gaite, of exerting pressure on government agencies to award to a
favored group the sales contract for a controversial government-owned
lot in Japan that was already the subject of a development deal with
another Japanese firm. [DETAILS]
Gloria at PMA rites: People tired of politics 3/18/2008 3:00 PM ET
SAYING Filipinos are "tired of the politics of division and despair,"
President Arroyo yesterday urged graduates of the Philippine Military
Academy Baghawi Class of 2008 to stick to the principles of the military
and their responsibilities to keep the nation safe. [DETAILS]
SAYING Filipinos are "tired of the politics of division and despair,"
President Arroyo yesterday urged graduates of the Philippine Military
Academy Baghawi Class of 2008 to stick to the principles of the military
and their responsibilities to keep the nation safe. [DETAILS]
No Gloria order to suspend JMSU 3/18/2008 3:20 PM ET
The controversial Joint Maritime Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) agreement
was never put on hold by Malacañang, a senior Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) official disclosed yesterday. Speaking on condition of
anonymity, the official said the DFA has not received an order from the
Palace that it is suspending the marine exploration. [DETAILS]
The controversial Joint Maritime Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) agreement
was never put on hold by Malacañang, a senior Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) official disclosed yesterday. Speaking on condition of
anonymity, the official said the DFA has not received an order from the
Palace that it is suspending the marine exploration. [DETAILS]
Military to get P14b extra for pay increase, housing
3/19/2008 5:30 PM ET
BAGUIO CITY—President Arroyo yesterday promised P14 billion worth of
social programs for soldiers as she urged graduates of the Philippine
Military Academy to stay loyal to the values of the Armed Forces and to
do their part to end the communist insurgency by 2010. [DETAILS]
3/19/2008 5:30 PM ET
BAGUIO CITY—President Arroyo yesterday promised P14 billion worth of
social programs for soldiers as she urged graduates of the Philippine
Military Academy to stay loyal to the values of the Armed Forces and to
do their part to end the communist insurgency by 2010. [DETAILS]
Coming financial crisis will make times much harder, warns economist
3/19/2008 6:00 PM ET
Expect the coming months to be tough, warned an economics professor.
And the tough times may start next month. "It's going to be a hard year
for us. Everyone will be affected. And the hurt will be deepest among the
low-income families," Ernesto Pernia, a professor of economics at the
University of the Philippines and former economic chief at the Asian
Development Bank told abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak in an interview.
[DETAILS]
3/19/2008 6:00 PM ET
Expect the coming months to be tough, warned an economics professor.
And the tough times may start next month. "It's going to be a hard year
for us. Everyone will be affected. And the hurt will be deepest among the
low-income families," Ernesto Pernia, a professor of economics at the
University of the Philippines and former economic chief at the Asian
Development Bank told abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak in an interview.
[DETAILS]
Looming US recession will have worse impact than 1997 Asian crisis:
economist 3/20/2008 3:00 PM ET
Expect the coming months to be tough, warned an economics professor.
And the tough times may start next month. "It's going to be a hard year
for us. Everyone will be affected. And the hurt will be deepest among the
low-income families," Ernesto Pernia, a professor of economics at the
University of the Philippines and former economic chief at the Asian
Development Bank told abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak in an interview.
[DETAILS]
economist 3/20/2008 3:00 PM ET
Expect the coming months to be tough, warned an economics professor.
And the tough times may start next month. "It's going to be a hard year
for us. Everyone will be affected. And the hurt will be deepest among the
low-income families," Ernesto Pernia, a professor of economics at the
University of the Philippines and former economic chief at the Asian
Development Bank told abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak in an interview.
[DETAILS]
No rice crisis, GMA assures 3/20/2008 2:30 PM ET
President Gloria Arroyo assured the public of rice sufficiency and the
government’s capability to meet the food requirements of consumers.
“There is no rice shortage, the supply [of rice] will continue,” President
Arroyo said on Tuesday, reacting to concerns over a possible shortage of
the staple of Filipinos. [DETAILS]
President Gloria Arroyo assured the public of rice sufficiency and the
government’s capability to meet the food requirements of consumers.
“There is no rice shortage, the supply [of rice] will continue,” President
Arroyo said on Tuesday, reacting to concerns over a possible shortage of
the staple of Filipinos. [DETAILS]
Rice crisis imminent: farmers group 3/22/2008 7:00 PM ET
An activist peasant group suggested that the Arroyo administration may
not be telling all that it knows of a "rice crisis" as it disclosed on Saturday
the contents of two internal memoranda to President Arroyo which cited
rising local and global demand for rice combined with tight grains supply,
plus abnormal weather, as among the factors for higher rice prices this
year. [DETAILS]
An activist peasant group suggested that the Arroyo administration may
not be telling all that it knows of a "rice crisis" as it disclosed on Saturday
the contents of two internal memoranda to President Arroyo which cited
rising local and global demand for rice combined with tight grains supply,
plus abnormal weather, as among the factors for higher rice prices this
year. [DETAILS]
Gruesome crucifixions mark annual Philippine Easter ritual
3/22/2008 6:00 PM ET
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines -- Devout Roman Catholic Ruben Enaje
donned a crown of thorns as he put himself through the agonizing ordeal
of being nailed to a cross -- for the 22nd time. [DETAILS]
3/22/2008 6:00 PM ET
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines -- Devout Roman Catholic Ruben Enaje
donned a crown of thorns as he put himself through the agonizing ordeal
of being nailed to a cross -- for the 22nd time. [DETAILS]
GMA’s performance, trust ratings nosedive nationwide
3/24/2008 5:00 PM ET
President Arroyo has lost the trust of the Filipino majority with 57 percent
of respondents in the Pulse Asia survey conducted nationwide saying
they have little, or no trust in her, with a mere 19 percent saying they
trust her. [DETAILS]
3/24/2008 5:00 PM ET
President Arroyo has lost the trust of the Filipino majority with 57 percent
of respondents in the Pulse Asia survey conducted nationwide saying
they have little, or no trust in her, with a mere 19 percent saying they
trust her. [DETAILS]
Cory Aquino diagnosed with colon cancer
3/24/2008 5:00 PM ET
Former president Corazon Aquino has been diagnosed with colon cancer,
her daughter, Kris, and son Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III revealed
Monday. Kris said her mother underwent several tests after being
hospitalized for high blood pressure last December. [DETAILS]
3/24/2008 5:00 PM ET
Former president Corazon Aquino has been diagnosed with colon cancer,
her daughter, Kris, and son Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III revealed
Monday. Kris said her mother underwent several tests after being
hospitalized for high blood pressure last December. [DETAILS]
SC upholds Neri claim to 'privilege' 3/25/2008 7:00 PM ET
VOTING 9-6, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that acting Higher
Education chair Romulo Neri correctly invoked executive privilege in
refusing to answer three questions asked by the Senate in connection
with its inquiry into the allegedly corrupt $329 million national broadband
network project awarded to the China's ZTE Corp. [DETAILS]
VOTING 9-6, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that acting Higher
Education chair Romulo Neri correctly invoked executive privilege in
refusing to answer three questions asked by the Senate in connection
with its inquiry into the allegedly corrupt $329 million national broadband
network project awarded to the China's ZTE Corp. [DETAILS]
Gloria ‘excommunicated’ 3/26/2008 6:00 PM ET
President Arroyo has been virtually excommunicated by an Archbishop,
saying she is a “public sinner” who must be denied communion,
intimating that it would be making a mockery of the sacred host which, to
Catholics, is the body and blood of Jesus Christ effected through
transubstantiation, for her to be given any communion. [DETAILS]
President Arroyo has been virtually excommunicated by an Archbishop,
saying she is a “public sinner” who must be denied communion,
intimating that it would be making a mockery of the sacred host which, to
Catholics, is the body and blood of Jesus Christ effected through
transubstantiation, for her to be given any communion. [DETAILS]
Farmers Warn Of Tight Supply Of Rice 3/26/2008 5:30 PM ET
Filipino farmers on Wednesday warned of a worsening rice crisis and said
prices were expected to soar amid an expected lean harvest next month.
Based on their own estimates, production output would only be 1.9
million metric tons that will last only two months, said Jimmy Tadeo,
chairman of the National Rice Farmers’ Council. [DETAILS]
Filipino farmers on Wednesday warned of a worsening rice crisis and said
prices were expected to soar amid an expected lean harvest next month.
Based on their own estimates, production output would only be 1.9
million metric tons that will last only two months, said Jimmy Tadeo,
chairman of the National Rice Farmers’ Council. [DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vows to pursue program to improve
banking system, fight against corruption 3/26/2008 9:00 PM ET
MANILA, March 26 (PinoyGlobal) - CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga—
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed today that her administration
will continue working hard to further improve the banking and finance
system, strengthen tax collection and broaden its tax base, and reduce,
if not eliminate, corruption and red tape. [DETAILS]
banking system, fight against corruption 3/26/2008 9:00 PM ET
MANILA, March 26 (PinoyGlobal) - CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga—
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed today that her administration
will continue working hard to further improve the banking and finance
system, strengthen tax collection and broaden its tax base, and reduce,
if not eliminate, corruption and red tape. [DETAILS]
Their day will come 3/28/2008 6:30 PM ET
It may not be immediate, but in the end, it will have to be the people
who will have to decide on the issue of executive privilege being used by
a most corrupt president in legislative inquiries, to hide her, and her
aides’ crimes. [DETAILS]
It may not be immediate, but in the end, it will have to be the people
who will have to decide on the issue of executive privilege being used by
a most corrupt president in legislative inquiries, to hide her, and her
aides’ crimes. [DETAILS]
Privatize rice–economists 3/28/2008 8:00 PM ET
Economists on Friday said opening up rice importation to the private
sector is the most feasible long-term solution to the supposedly looming
“rice crisis” in the country. At present, only the National Food Authority
(NFA) is allowed to source rice from abroad. In the past several decades
or so, similarly authorized government agencies also acted as sole
importers of the staple. [DETAILS]
Economists on Friday said opening up rice importation to the private
sector is the most feasible long-term solution to the supposedly looming
“rice crisis” in the country. At present, only the National Food Authority
(NFA) is allowed to source rice from abroad. In the past several decades
or so, similarly authorized government agencies also acted as sole
importers of the staple. [DETAILS]
P12 B more for food program 3/30/2008 4:30 PM ET
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has provided the Department of
Agriculture (DA) a P12-billion credit line to finance measures to stabilize
prices and boost production of the staple and other food crops.
[DETAILS]
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has provided the Department of
Agriculture (DA) a P12-billion credit line to finance measures to stabilize
prices and boost production of the staple and other food crops.
[DETAILS]
Malacañang ‘open’ to Jocjoc extradition
3/30/2008 5:00 PM ET
Malacañang said it supports the continuation of the investigation of the
P728-million fertilizer scam and the extradition of the former Agriculture
Undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante, who remains detained in a US
prison. [DETAILS]
3/30/2008 5:00 PM ET
Malacañang said it supports the continuation of the investigation of the
P728-million fertilizer scam and the extradition of the former Agriculture
Undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante, who remains detained in a US
prison. [DETAILS]
Protests mark Arroyo’s arrival in HK
3/31/2008 2:00 PM ET
Around 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called on President
Arroyo to resign as she arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to try and drum
up foreign investments. The protesters gathered outside the hotel
where the President, dogged at home by falling popularity and corruption
allegations, was due to give a speech to invited members of the Filipino
community in Hong Kong. [DETAILS]
3/31/2008 2:00 PM ET
Around 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called on President
Arroyo to resign as she arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to try and drum
up foreign investments. The protesters gathered outside the hotel
where the President, dogged at home by falling popularity and corruption
allegations, was due to give a speech to invited members of the Filipino
community in Hong Kong. [DETAILS]
World Bank lists sources of corruption in Philippines
3/31/2008 3:00 PM ET
Around 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called on President
Arroyo to resign as she arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to try and drum
up foreign investments. The protesters gathered outside the hotel
where the President, dogged at home by falling popularity and corruption
allegations, was due to give a speech to invited members of the Filipino
community in Hong Kong. [DETAILS]
3/31/2008 3:00 PM ET
Around 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called on President
Arroyo to resign as she arrived in Hong Kong yesterday to try and drum
up foreign investments. The protesters gathered outside the hotel
where the President, dogged at home by falling popularity and corruption
allegations, was due to give a speech to invited members of the Filipino
community in Hong Kong. [DETAILS]