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Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo acts to further consolidate RP’s
economic growth programs 4/02/2008 9:30 AM ET
MANILA, April 2 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
convened her Cabinet and the Board of the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) last night in a move to further consolidate
government efforts to sustain the country’s economic growth momentum,
attract more foreign investors, and strengthen economic relations with
developed nations. [DETAILS]
economic growth programs 4/02/2008 9:30 AM ET
MANILA, April 2 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
convened her Cabinet and the Board of the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) last night in a move to further consolidate
government efforts to sustain the country’s economic growth momentum,
attract more foreign investors, and strengthen economic relations with
developed nations. [DETAILS]
GMA moves to increase rice buffer stocks 4/02/2008 9:00 AM ET
President Arroyo is seeking to increase the country’s rice buffer stock in
preparation for the rainy season’s lean months. Speaking to reporters in
Hong Kong before returning home last night, Mrs. Arroyo said she would
discuss with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej the possibility of
importing rice from Thailand when she arrives in the country on Friday.
[DETAILS]
President Arroyo is seeking to increase the country’s rice buffer stock in
preparation for the rainy season’s lean months. Speaking to reporters in
Hong Kong before returning home last night, Mrs. Arroyo said she would
discuss with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej the possibility of
importing rice from Thailand when she arrives in the country on Friday.
[DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo mobilizes military trucks to distribute
rice; orders use of state schools’ gym as warehouse
4/03/2008 2:00 PM ET
MANILA, April 3 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered
today all state universities and colleges (SUCs) to make their
gymnasiums available for use as rice warehouses and all the lands SUCs
teaching agriculture as farm demonstration labs to bolster the
administration’s food security and stability program. [DETAILS]
rice; orders use of state schools’ gym as warehouse
4/03/2008 2:00 PM ET
MANILA, April 3 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered
today all state universities and colleges (SUCs) to make their
gymnasiums available for use as rice warehouses and all the lands SUCs
teaching agriculture as farm demonstration labs to bolster the
administration’s food security and stability program. [DETAILS]
Consumer prices soar amid tight rice supply 4/04/2008 6:30 PM ET
Soaring rice and flour prices pushed the annual inflation rate to a 21-
month high of 6.4 percent in March, the National Statistics Office (NSO)
reported yesterday. “This was primarily due to the 8.2 percent hike in
the annual rate of the heavily weighted food, beverages and tobacco
items,” NSO said. Inflation in February was at 5.4 percent. [DETAILS]
Soaring rice and flour prices pushed the annual inflation rate to a 21-
month high of 6.4 percent in March, the National Statistics Office (NSO)
reported yesterday. “This was primarily due to the 8.2 percent hike in
the annual rate of the heavily weighted food, beverages and tobacco
items,” NSO said. Inflation in February was at 5.4 percent. [DETAILS]
99% support for agri sector: GMA allocates P39B for rice farmers to
help boost agricultural production 4/04/2008 7:00 PM ET
President Gloria Arroyo assured the country’s agricultural sector of 99-
percent support from the government. She showed such apparent
concern by announcing that she was allocating a total of P39.5 billion to
help rice farmers in particular to raise agricultural production. [DETAILS]
help boost agricultural production 4/04/2008 7:00 PM ET
President Gloria Arroyo assured the country’s agricultural sector of 99-
percent support from the government. She showed such apparent
concern by announcing that she was allocating a total of P39.5 billion to
help rice farmers in particular to raise agricultural production. [DETAILS]
Issues raised vs Korean firm's condos in Subic rainforest
4/06/2008 4:30 PM ET
Senator Loren Legarda and leaders of two conservation groups want an
investigation into the construction of two buildings in Subic’s rainforest by
Korean shipbuilder, Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Ltd..
[DETAILS]
4/06/2008 4:30 PM ET
Senator Loren Legarda and leaders of two conservation groups want an
investigation into the construction of two buildings in Subic’s rainforest by
Korean shipbuilder, Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Ltd..
[DETAILS]
Don’t blame population for rice problem, says bishop
4/06/2008 6:00 PM ET
ARCHBISHOP Paciano Aniceto of Pampanga yesterday said the problem of
rice supply is caused by the "mismanagement" by government officials in
providing basic needs of the people and the selfish interest of rice
traders, and not by the huge population. [DETAILS]
4/06/2008 6:00 PM ET
ARCHBISHOP Paciano Aniceto of Pampanga yesterday said the problem of
rice supply is caused by the "mismanagement" by government officials in
providing basic needs of the people and the selfish interest of rice
traders, and not by the huge population. [DETAILS]
A good day for boxing, golf; but a bad one for basketball
4/07/2008 6:30 PM ET
WORLD Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa led
a six-bout sweep at the Araneta Coliseum, while Angelo Que kept the
Philippine Open title in the hands of a Filipino at the Wack Wack Golf and
Country Club. [DETAILS]
4/07/2008 6:30 PM ET
WORLD Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa led
a six-bout sweep at the Araneta Coliseum, while Angelo Que kept the
Philippine Open title in the hands of a Filipino at the Wack Wack Golf and
Country Club. [DETAILS]
GMA lifts quota on rice, corn
4/07/2008 7:30 PM ET
ARCHBISHOP Paciano Aniceto of Pampanga yesterday said the problem of
rice supply is caused by the "mismanagement" by government officials in
providing basic needs of the people and the selfish interest of rice
traders, and not by the huge population. [DETAILS]
4/07/2008 7:30 PM ET
ARCHBISHOP Paciano Aniceto of Pampanga yesterday said the problem of
rice supply is caused by the "mismanagement" by government officials in
providing basic needs of the people and the selfish interest of rice
traders, and not by the huge population. [DETAILS]
SC warned: ‘Exec privilege a refuge for scoundrels’
4/08/2008 3:00 PM ET
If the Senate goes down, it will go down fighting.
This was seen in the motion for reconsideration (MR) prepared by the
Senate where the high court was warned of the danger and the chilling
effect of its decision upholding President Arroyo’s invocation of executive
privilege even when the issue involves a crime, pointing out that
executive privilege will have become a “refuge for scoundrels” without a
reversal from the Supreme Court, stating that the SC bears the
responsibility of paving the way for an “autocracy.” [DETAILS]
4/08/2008 3:00 PM ET
If the Senate goes down, it will go down fighting.
This was seen in the motion for reconsideration (MR) prepared by the
Senate where the high court was warned of the danger and the chilling
effect of its decision upholding President Arroyo’s invocation of executive
privilege even when the issue involves a crime, pointing out that
executive privilege will have become a “refuge for scoundrels” without a
reversal from the Supreme Court, stating that the SC bears the
responsibility of paving the way for an “autocracy.” [DETAILS]
2 Oakwood leaders get life terms, 7 others who also changed plea to
guilty meted 12 years in jail 4/08/2008 2:30 PM ET
AFTER almost five years of trial, the Makati City court yesterday
sentenced two leaders of the Oakwood mutiny to life imprisonment and
seven other mutineers to six to 12 years in prison for the crime of coup d’
état. [DETAILS]
guilty meted 12 years in jail 4/08/2008 2:30 PM ET
AFTER almost five years of trial, the Makati City court yesterday
sentenced two leaders of the Oakwood mutiny to life imprisonment and
seven other mutineers to six to 12 years in prison for the crime of coup d’
état. [DETAILS]
Gloria plans pullout of NFA rice from public markets
4/10/2008 1:00 PM ET
In a suprise move, President Arroyo yesterday disclosed plans of
removing the National Food Authority (NFA) rice from the public markets,
a move which is expected to create more problems for the people who
buy the government-subsidized rice. [DETAILS]
4/10/2008 1:00 PM ET
In a suprise move, President Arroyo yesterday disclosed plans of
removing the National Food Authority (NFA) rice from the public markets,
a move which is expected to create more problems for the people who
buy the government-subsidized rice. [DETAILS]
Coconut levy, mills wash hands of P2B project
4/10/2008 12:00 PM ET
THE Coconut Industry Investment Fund-Oil Mills Group (CIIF-OMG)
yesterday denied direct involvement in the P2-billion corn and salt
fertilization project of the Philippine Coconut Authority, except for
providing the funds. [DETAILS]
4/10/2008 12:00 PM ET
THE Coconut Industry Investment Fund-Oil Mills Group (CIIF-OMG)
yesterday denied direct involvement in the P2-billion corn and salt
fertilization project of the Philippine Coconut Authority, except for
providing the funds. [DETAILS]
UN: Problem is price, not supply 4/12/2008 7:00 PM ET
THE Arroyo government is properly addressing the situation of rising food
prices and low food supply in the world market, limiting chances of food
riots, an official of the United Nation's International Fund for Agriculture
Development (IFAD) said yesterday. [DETAILS]
THE Arroyo government is properly addressing the situation of rising food
prices and low food supply in the world market, limiting chances of food
riots, an official of the United Nation's International Fund for Agriculture
Development (IFAD) said yesterday. [DETAILS]
Lack of power balance chokes RP democracy 4/12/2008 6:00 PM ET
DON’T blame President Gloria M. Arroyo.
As long as the discussion is confined to politics in purely materialistic,
social science terms, stop blaming President Arroyo for the sudden
disappearance of the political balance of power among the three
branches of government. [DETAILS]
DON’T blame President Gloria M. Arroyo.
As long as the discussion is confined to politics in purely materialistic,
social science terms, stop blaming President Arroyo for the sudden
disappearance of the political balance of power among the three
branches of government. [DETAILS]
GMA ratings plunge to levels not seen since ‘Hello Garci’
4/14/2008 3:00 PM ET
PRESIDENT Arroyo’s ratings plunged lower in the first quarter of the year
to the same level as the "Hello Garci" controversy in 2005 following loss
of support from the rural areas and the "masa" Classes D and E. The
findings of the Social Weather Stations survey of March 28-31, which had
1,200 respondents, showed Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating plummeting
to -26 (27 percent satisfied vs. 54 percent dissatisfied, rounded).
[DETAILS]
4/14/2008 3:00 PM ET
PRESIDENT Arroyo’s ratings plunged lower in the first quarter of the year
to the same level as the "Hello Garci" controversy in 2005 following loss
of support from the rural areas and the "masa" Classes D and E. The
findings of the Social Weather Stations survey of March 28-31, which had
1,200 respondents, showed Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating plummeting
to -26 (27 percent satisfied vs. 54 percent dissatisfied, rounded).
[DETAILS]
Lack of power balance chokes RP democracy 4/14/2008 2:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON—Further gains in food prices would be “terrible” for the
world’s poor and throw hundreds of thousands of them into starvation,
the International Monetary Fund has warned. Governments throughout
Asia and the Middle East are seeking to combat food inflation and avoid
social unrest by curbing exports or lifting import duties on basic food
staples such as rice. [DETAILS]
WASHINGTON—Further gains in food prices would be “terrible” for the
world’s poor and throw hundreds of thousands of them into starvation,
the International Monetary Fund has warned. Governments throughout
Asia and the Middle East are seeking to combat food inflation and avoid
social unrest by curbing exports or lifting import duties on basic food
staples such as rice. [DETAILS]
$1.7M payment for aborted firm sale deal—Nani
4/18/2008 11:30 AM ET
Embattled Malacañang ally, Hernando “Nani” Perez, former Justice
secretary of President Arroyo, yesterday took his case to the Supreme
Court and petitioned the SC to stop the Ombudsman from proceeding
with its investigation against him. [DETAILS]
4/18/2008 11:30 AM ET
Embattled Malacañang ally, Hernando “Nani” Perez, former Justice
secretary of President Arroyo, yesterday took his case to the Supreme
Court and petitioned the SC to stop the Ombudsman from proceeding
with its investigation against him. [DETAILS]
Signature drive for Erap in 2010 launched 4/18/2008 11:00 AM ET
THE "Erap 2010" movement was launched yesterday at the Club Filipino
in San Juan to convince Joseph Estrada to seek the presidency in 2010.
Vince Avena, president of the movement, said they plan to gather 1.43
million signatures signifying 1-4-3 which means "I love you." [DETAILS]
THE "Erap 2010" movement was launched yesterday at the Club Filipino
in San Juan to convince Joseph Estrada to seek the presidency in 2010.
Vince Avena, president of the movement, said they plan to gather 1.43
million signatures signifying 1-4-3 which means "I love you." [DETAILS]
Apply no conversion rule on Arroyo farms
4/19/2008 7:30 PM ET
The Arroyo clan of First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo was
accused of being among the biggest violators of the government’s land
distribution program and Negros Occidental farmers are now challenging
President Arroyo to apply the ban on the conversion of prime agricultural
lands on the Arroyo haciendas. [DETAILS]
4/19/2008 7:30 PM ET
The Arroyo clan of First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo was
accused of being among the biggest violators of the government’s land
distribution program and Negros Occidental farmers are now challenging
President Arroyo to apply the ban on the conversion of prime agricultural
lands on the Arroyo haciendas. [DETAILS]
Villar tops performance rating poll 4/21/2008 11:00 AM ET
Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. topped the Social Weather Stations
survey on public satisfaction ratings that found 67 percent satisfied and
15 percent dissatisfied with his performance, followed by Vice President
Noli de Castro, who obtained a 66 percent satisfaction rating with 18
percent dissatisfied. [DETAILS]
Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. topped the Social Weather Stations
survey on public satisfaction ratings that found 67 percent satisfied and
15 percent dissatisfied with his performance, followed by Vice President
Noli de Castro, who obtained a 66 percent satisfaction rating with 18
percent dissatisfied. [DETAILS]
Bob Dacanay, President of Primescape Solutions, Inc. Unanimously
Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad
(TOFA) 4/21/2008 11:30 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21 (PinoyGlobal) - Bob Dacanay, a young Filipino
entrepreneur and President and Chief Executive Officer of Falls Church,
Virginia's based, Primescape Solutions is unanimously selected as one of
the 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel
Board of Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad
(TOFA) 4/21/2008 11:30 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21 (PinoyGlobal) - Bob Dacanay, a young Filipino
entrepreneur and President and Chief Executive Officer of Falls Church,
Virginia's based, Primescape Solutions is unanimously selected as one of
the 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel
Board of Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi, Founder, CEO & President of Gilmore
International College of Montreal, Quebec, Canada Unanimously
Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad
(TOFA) 4/22/2008 9:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22 (PinoyGlobal) - Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi,
Founder, CEO & President Gilmore International College in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada is unanimously selected as one of the 2008 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges
headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE and
the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA
(RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
International College of Montreal, Quebec, Canada Unanimously
Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad
(TOFA) 4/22/2008 9:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22 (PinoyGlobal) - Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi,
Founder, CEO & President Gilmore International College in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada is unanimously selected as one of the 2008 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges
headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE and
the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA
(RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Philippine Senate Appoints Amb. Lauro L. Baja, Jr. Senate's Foreign
Affairs Consultant 4/22/2008 10:00 AM ET
MANILA, April 22 (PinoyGlobal) - Ambassador Lauro L. Baja, Jr. has
accepted an appointment last April 14, 2008 as foreign affairs consultant
of Senate President Manuel Villar and of the Senate. His appointment is
in recognition of his expertise in international relations especially in
multilateral and bilateral diplomacy. He will advise Senate President Villar
in particular and the Senate in general, on global issues. [DETAILS]
Affairs Consultant 4/22/2008 10:00 AM ET
MANILA, April 22 (PinoyGlobal) - Ambassador Lauro L. Baja, Jr. has
accepted an appointment last April 14, 2008 as foreign affairs consultant
of Senate President Manuel Villar and of the Senate. His appointment is
in recognition of his expertise in international relations especially in
multilateral and bilateral diplomacy. He will advise Senate President Villar
in particular and the Senate in general, on global issues. [DETAILS]
Lead Stories for the Day...
Dante Raul (DR) Teodoro, President of JUNO Healthcare Staffing and
JUNO Investment & Management Unanimously Selected As One Of
The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA)
4/23/2008 9:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 23 (PinoyGlobal) - Dante Raul (DR) Q. Teodoro
of New York, president of JUNO Healthcare Staffing and the JUNO
Management & Investment, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
JUNO Investment & Management Unanimously Selected As One Of
The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA)
4/23/2008 9:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 23 (PinoyGlobal) - Dante Raul (DR) Q. Teodoro
of New York, president of JUNO Healthcare Staffing and the JUNO
Management & Investment, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Palace bid to water down Baseline Bill treason act
4/23/2008 8:30 AM ET
Efforts of Malacañang to dilute the bill delineating the country’s
archipelagic baseline by introducing a provision to call the disputed
Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoals as parts of a “regime of islands”
is an act of treason, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said
yesterday. [DETAILS]
4/23/2008 8:30 AM ET
Efforts of Malacañang to dilute the bill delineating the country’s
archipelagic baseline by introducing a provision to call the disputed
Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoals as parts of a “regime of islands”
is an act of treason, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said
yesterday. [DETAILS]
Francis Talangbayan, MD, of Penn Valley, Pennsylvania, Incoming
President of APPA Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) 4/24/2008 8:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24 (PinoyGlobal) - Francis Talangbayan,
incoming president of the Association of Philippine Physicians in America
(APPA), the largest Filipino professional organizations outside of the
Philippines, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges
headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE and
the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA
(RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
President of APPA Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) 4/24/2008 8:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24 (PinoyGlobal) - Francis Talangbayan,
incoming president of the Association of Philippine Physicians in America
(APPA), the largest Filipino professional organizations outside of the
Philippines, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008 Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges
headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE and
the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA
(RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Meeting the Needs of Filipino poor "No politics in Family Access
Cards" — Ermita 4/24/2008 7:00 AM ET
MANILA, April 24 (PinoyGlobal) - Malacañang assured today critics of the
Arroyo administration that the Family Access Cards (FACs) are intended
solely to meet an urgent need of the poor and not for any political
purpose. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made the assurance at his
weekly press briefing in Malacanang in reaction to opposition fears that
the FACs might be distributed only to districts considered “friendly” to the
administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. [DETAILS]
Cards" — Ermita 4/24/2008 7:00 AM ET
MANILA, April 24 (PinoyGlobal) - Malacañang assured today critics of the
Arroyo administration that the Family Access Cards (FACs) are intended
solely to meet an urgent need of the poor and not for any political
purpose. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made the assurance at his
weekly press briefing in Malacanang in reaction to opposition fears that
the FACs might be distributed only to districts considered “friendly” to the
administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. [DETAILS]
STATEMENT OF AMBASSADOR WILLY C. GAA
ON THE PASSAGE OF SENATE VETERANS BILL 4/24/2008 7:00 PM ET
After over sixty years, the Filipino nation is overjoyed that the U.S.
Senate has finally voted to pass a veterans bill which corrects the
injustice done to Filipino WWII veterans. [DETAILS]
ON THE PASSAGE OF SENATE VETERANS BILL 4/24/2008 7:00 PM ET
After over sixty years, the Filipino nation is overjoyed that the U.S.
Senate has finally voted to pass a veterans bill which corrects the
injustice done to Filipino WWII veterans. [DETAILS]
Senate, in surprise move, agrees to Charter Change
4/25/2008 10:00 AM ET
THE Senate, in a bolt from the blue, now says it is amenable to convening
Congress as a Constituent Assembly to immediately begin efforts to
amend the Constitution.
At least 12 senators signed a joint resolution Wednesday night that sets
aside the Senate’s longstanding position that the charter should be
amended by an elected Constitutional Convention. [DETAILS]
4/25/2008 10:00 AM ET
THE Senate, in a bolt from the blue, now says it is amenable to convening
Congress as a Constituent Assembly to immediately begin efforts to
amend the Constitution.
At least 12 senators signed a joint resolution Wednesday night that sets
aside the Senate’s longstanding position that the charter should be
amended by an elected Constitutional Convention. [DETAILS]
Rozita Villanueva Lee , Producer-Emcee of Las Vegas Polynesian
Shows, and a Dynamic Community Stalwart, Is Unanimously
Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad
(TOFA) - “Circle of Leaders” 4/25/2008 10:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25 (PinoyGlobal) - Rozita Villanueva Lee,
Founding Chairwoman of the Board of the Las Vegas Asian Chamber, and
current President of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Las Vegas
Chapter, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges headed by
Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE and the PINOY
GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM)
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Shows, and a Dynamic Community Stalwart, Is Unanimously
Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad
(TOFA) - “Circle of Leaders” 4/25/2008 10:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25 (PinoyGlobal) - Rozita Villanueva Lee,
Founding Chairwoman of the Board of the Las Vegas Asian Chamber, and
current President of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Las Vegas
Chapter, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of Judges headed by
Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE MAGAZINE and the PINOY
GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM)
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Philippe J. Lhuillier of Cebu For Highlighting Filipino Positive Image in
Italy, Albania & San Marino, Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The
2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA)
4/26/2008 11:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25 (PinoyGlobal) - Philippe J. Lhuillier, formerly of
Cebu, City, Philippines, for his unwavering and unselfish service to
highlight positive Filipino image as Philippine Ambassador to Italy,
Albania, and San Marino, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Italy, Albania & San Marino, Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The
2008 Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA)
4/26/2008 11:00 AM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25 (PinoyGlobal) - Philippe J. Lhuillier, formerly of
Cebu, City, Philippines, for his unwavering and unselfish service to
highlight positive Filipino image as Philippine Ambassador to Italy,
Albania, and San Marino, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Sandigan orders arrest of Nani 4/26/2008 10:00 AM ET
THE Sandiganbayan First Division issued arrest warrants yesterday
against former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez and his three
co-accused in a graft case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman last April
18.
A court officer said the arrest order was released at 3:45 p.m. although
the Sheriff and Security Services Office only confirmed receiving a copy of
hold departure orders against the defendants. [DETAILS]
THE Sandiganbayan First Division issued arrest warrants yesterday
against former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez and his three
co-accused in a graft case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman last April
18.
A court officer said the arrest order was released at 3:45 p.m. although
the Sheriff and Security Services Office only confirmed receiving a copy of
hold departure orders against the defendants. [DETAILS]
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Edmundo F. Relucio, MD, Successful Entrepreneur and Philanthropist,
Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) 4/27/2008 2:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27 (PinoyGlobal) - Dr. Edmundo F. Relucio of
Coal City, Illinois, a highly successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and a
dedicated community leader, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) 4/27/2008 2:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27 (PinoyGlobal) - Dr. Edmundo F. Relucio of
Coal City, Illinois, a highly successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and a
dedicated community leader, is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Charter change move just talk, Escudero says 4/27/2008 10:00 AM ET
ONE of the 12 senators who signed a resolution calling for charter
change yesterday said he did not expect the move to get beyond the
Senate. Senator Francis Joseph Escudero said he signed the document
with reservations, because Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
had assured him it would only be used to open a debate and gather
facts. [DETAILS]
ONE of the 12 senators who signed a resolution calling for charter
change yesterday said he did not expect the move to get beyond the
Senate. Senator Francis Joseph Escudero said he signed the document
with reservations, because Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
had assured him it would only be used to open a debate and gather
facts. [DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visits German firm with livelihood,
other welfare programs for workers 4/28/2008 4:00 PM ET
TAGUIG CITY, April 28 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
has visited a German-owned company in Taguig City whose projects
include giving its 1,174 workers the opportunity to learn various skills
that will enable them to earn additiona income without quitting their
jobs, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said.
[DETAILS]
other welfare programs for workers 4/28/2008 4:00 PM ET
TAGUIG CITY, April 28 (PinoyGlobal) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
has visited a German-owned company in Taguig City whose projects
include giving its 1,174 workers the opportunity to learn various skills
that will enable them to earn additiona income without quitting their
jobs, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said.
[DETAILS]
It's Time for GK to Break Away from CFC 4/29/2008 8:00 PM ET
In my article, "Quo Vadis, Gawad Kalinga?" (September 21, 2007), I said:
"Gawad Kalinga is not just an organization, it's a movement -- an ideal, I
must say -- driven by an army of believers: volunteers, advocates,
beneficiaries, and benefactors. Indeed, Gawad Kalinga has taken a life of
its own. It's scope has expanded to become an all-inclusive humanitarian
movement. But does that mean that evangelization cannot be a part of
Gawad Kalinga's mission? Sure it can. But not within the context of
Couples For Christ. At the end of the day, there is only one way for
Gawad Kalinga to go: move forward…on its own." [DETAILS]
In my article, "Quo Vadis, Gawad Kalinga?" (September 21, 2007), I said:
"Gawad Kalinga is not just an organization, it's a movement -- an ideal, I
must say -- driven by an army of believers: volunteers, advocates,
beneficiaries, and benefactors. Indeed, Gawad Kalinga has taken a life of
its own. It's scope has expanded to become an all-inclusive humanitarian
movement. But does that mean that evangelization cannot be a part of
Gawad Kalinga's mission? Sure it can. But not within the context of
Couples For Christ. At the end of the day, there is only one way for
Gawad Kalinga to go: move forward…on its own." [DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapaga-Arroyo signed ‘U.P. Charter 2008’ grants
P500-M & greater autonomy to U.P. system 4/29/2008 8:30 PM ET
CEBU CITY, April 29 (PinoyGlobal) - The proposed University of the
Philippines Charter of 2008 — which President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
had just signed into law today at the UP Cebu campus in Cebu City —
provides a P500-million ‘centennial gift’ to the UP System that will defray
the cost of modernizing the country’s state university, especially its
research facilities. [DETAILS]
P500-M & greater autonomy to U.P. system 4/29/2008 8:30 PM ET
CEBU CITY, April 29 (PinoyGlobal) - The proposed University of the
Philippines Charter of 2008 — which President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
had just signed into law today at the UP Cebu campus in Cebu City —
provides a P500-million ‘centennial gift’ to the UP System that will defray
the cost of modernizing the country’s state university, especially its
research facilities. [DETAILS]
Dr. Jun Anthony Quion of McLean, Va, An Interventional Cardiologist,
Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) 4/30/2008 7:10 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PinoyGlobal) - Dr. Jun Anthony V. Quion of McLean,
an Interventional Cardiologist, and Co-founder of Dominion Biomedical
Research Alliance, Inc., is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
Is Unanimously Selected As One Of The 2008 Twenty Outstanding
Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) 4/30/2008 7:10 PM ET
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PinoyGlobal) - Dr. Jun Anthony V. Quion of McLean,
an Interventional Cardiologist, and Co-founder of Dominion Biomedical
Research Alliance, Inc., is unanimously selected as one of the 2008
Twenty Outstanding Filipinos Abroad (TOFA) by the TOFA Panel Board of
Judges headed by Nonoy & Aida Mendoza of the FILIPINO IMAGE
MAGAZINE and the PINOY GLOBAL ONLINE NEWS, and the ROXANNE
ANDREA MENDOZA (RAM) MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. [DETAILS]
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: Money laundered through Pagcor casinos
nationwide 4/30/2008 7:00 PM ET
The Philippine government has received yet another blackeye through a
US State Department country report which pointed to the Philippines as
being a haven for money laundering, among other crimes, pointing to
“cash smuggling” and money laundering as a “major concern,” stating
that many casinos of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
(Pagcor) “located near small provincial international airports that may
have “lax enforcement of cash smuggling” are vulnerable to cash
smuggling. [DETAILS]
nationwide 4/30/2008 7:00 PM ET
The Philippine government has received yet another blackeye through a
US State Department country report which pointed to the Philippines as
being a haven for money laundering, among other crimes, pointing to
“cash smuggling” and money laundering as a “major concern,” stating
that many casinos of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
(Pagcor) “located near small provincial international airports that may
have “lax enforcement of cash smuggling” are vulnerable to cash
smuggling. [DETAILS]
‘Senate presidency, not federalism, real target’ 5/1/2008 7:00 PM ET
Behind all that Charter Change (Cha-cha) talk and the Senate resolution
on amending the Constitution at this time to usher in federalism is the
agenda of changing the Senate leadership, congressmen yesterday
speculated. Another said all the senators want is for each to be the state
premiers in their region.
Speaker Prospero Nograles, for his part, said he is ready to sit down with
the senators and discuss the Cha-cha move focusing on federalism but
was firm about these changes to come about only after 2010. [DETAILS]
Behind all that Charter Change (Cha-cha) talk and the Senate resolution
on amending the Constitution at this time to usher in federalism is the
agenda of changing the Senate leadership, congressmen yesterday
speculated. Another said all the senators want is for each to be the state
premiers in their region.
Speaker Prospero Nograles, for his part, said he is ready to sit down with
the senators and discuss the Cha-cha move focusing on federalism but
was firm about these changes to come about only after 2010. [DETAILS]
Workers press 'GMA, resign' call Demand P125 pay hike, tax
exemption 5/1/2008 6:00 PM ET
WHILE lacking the usual heated and sometimes physical confrontation
between labor protesters and policemen, the traditional Labor Day rallies
yesterday were marked with the same call - 'Gloria, resign!' The
workers also called for a P125 across-the-board increase in wages and
the scrapping of the value-added tax. [DETAILS]
exemption 5/1/2008 6:00 PM ET
WHILE lacking the usual heated and sometimes physical confrontation
between labor protesters and policemen, the traditional Labor Day rallies
yesterday were marked with the same call - 'Gloria, resign!' The
workers also called for a P125 across-the-board increase in wages and
the scrapping of the value-added tax. [DETAILS]
Hanjin’s bribe offer bared; mayor scolded
5/2/2008 3:30 PM ET
Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp., the South Korean firm
embroiled in the controversial construction of condominium units in the
forest reserve area in Subic, is in for more serious problems as the
company earned the ire of Senate probers again, this time stemming
from a reported bribe offer to a local official in Mindanao.
Reports said the Korean firm allegedly offered a P400-million contract to a
municipal mayor in Misamis Oriental in exchange for a reversal of his
order stopping the construction of a $2-billion shipyard which had not
secured the necessary permits. [DETAILS]
5/2/2008 3:30 PM ET
Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp., the South Korean firm
embroiled in the controversial construction of condominium units in the
forest reserve area in Subic, is in for more serious problems as the
company earned the ire of Senate probers again, this time stemming
from a reported bribe offer to a local official in Mindanao.
Reports said the Korean firm allegedly offered a P400-million contract to a
municipal mayor in Misamis Oriental in exchange for a reversal of his
order stopping the construction of a $2-billion shipyard which had not
secured the necessary permits. [DETAILS]
NFA has imported enough rice: GMA 5/2/2008 3:00 PM ET
MALACAÑANG yesterday said the Philippines has already enough to cover
its 10 percent supply gap and that it is buying more rice only for "buffer
stocks."
President Arroyo, in a speech during the general assembly of the
Federation of Philippine Industries, said the country has concluded
contracts with Thailand, Vietnam, and other Asian countries for 1.2 million
metric tons of rice, "enough to cover the 10 percent differential which is
our production and consumption." [DETAILS]
MALACAÑANG yesterday said the Philippines has already enough to cover
its 10 percent supply gap and that it is buying more rice only for "buffer
stocks."
President Arroyo, in a speech during the general assembly of the
Federation of Philippine Industries, said the country has concluded
contracts with Thailand, Vietnam, and other Asian countries for 1.2 million
metric tons of rice, "enough to cover the 10 percent differential which is
our production and consumption." [DETAILS]
Ex-Justice chief Nani Perez, 3 others arraigned today
5/4/2008 2:00 PM ET
Former Justice Secretary Hernando “Nani” Perez will make his first public
appearance Monday after being indicted by his former subordinate and
now Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez before the anti-graft court
Sandiganbayan.
The Second Division of the Sandigan-bayan headed by Justice Edilberto
Sandoval has ordered Perez to appear today before the anti-graft court
for his arraignment along with his co-accused on charges of robbery-
extortion. [DETAILS]
5/4/2008 2:00 PM ET
Former Justice Secretary Hernando “Nani” Perez will make his first public
appearance Monday after being indicted by his former subordinate and
now Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez before the anti-graft court
Sandiganbayan.
The Second Division of the Sandigan-bayan headed by Justice Edilberto
Sandoval has ordered Perez to appear today before the anti-graft court
for his arraignment along with his co-accused on charges of robbery-
extortion. [DETAILS]
Arroyo joins Garcia in taking on Meralco
5/4/2008 2:00 PM ET
PRESIDENT Arroyo has urged business groups to join forces with the
government in a “tough legal fight” against the Manila Electric Co. to stop
the Lopez-controlled group from charging its system losses to consumers
and to bring down its distribution charges.
Mrs. Arroyo yesterday expressed impatience over Meralco’s slow pace in
lowering power rates, saying state-owned National Power Corp. had
already lowered its generation charges on the biggest distributors of
electricity. [DETAILS]
5/4/2008 2:00 PM ET
PRESIDENT Arroyo has urged business groups to join forces with the
government in a “tough legal fight” against the Manila Electric Co. to stop
the Lopez-controlled group from charging its system losses to consumers
and to bring down its distribution charges.
Mrs. Arroyo yesterday expressed impatience over Meralco’s slow pace in
lowering power rates, saying state-owned National Power Corp. had
already lowered its generation charges on the biggest distributors of
electricity. [DETAILS]
675,000-ton rice tender scrapped, Lone seller found not qualified
5/5/2008 2:00 PM ET
THE Philippines yesterday scrapped a tender for 675,000 tons of rice but
set an auction for 163,000 tons for the private sector later in the week.
Vietnam’s state-owned Vinafood II, the sole bidder at the tender, failed
to supply a bank guarantee, said Ludovico Jarina, deputy administrator of
the National Food Authority. [DETAILS]
5/5/2008 2:00 PM ET
THE Philippines yesterday scrapped a tender for 675,000 tons of rice but
set an auction for 163,000 tons for the private sector later in the week.
Vietnam’s state-owned Vinafood II, the sole bidder at the tender, failed
to supply a bank guarantee, said Ludovico Jarina, deputy administrator of
the National Food Authority. [DETAILS]
Meralco management change target — Garcia
5/5/2008 2:30 PM ET
Where earlier he categorically denied government’s plan to wrest control
of Manila Electric Co., Winston Garcia, president of cash-rich state
pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), openly spoke
yesterday of “changing the present management” of dominant power
distributor Meralco. [DETAILS]
5/5/2008 2:30 PM ET
Where earlier he categorically denied government’s plan to wrest control
of Manila Electric Co., Winston Garcia, president of cash-rich state
pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), openly spoke
yesterday of “changing the present management” of dominant power
distributor Meralco. [DETAILS]
Mikey joins fray, sets probe for top-level Meralco revamp
5/6/2008 3:40 PM ET
The campaign being waged by President Arroyo against the Lopez family
which controls management in dominant power distributor Manila Electric
Co. (Meralco) has evolved into a clan war after Pampanga Rep. Juan
Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo, the presidential son, was reported to be readying
a congressional inquiry into the possibility of a management change in
the power firm. [DETAILS]
5/6/2008 3:40 PM ET
The campaign being waged by President Arroyo against the Lopez family
which controls management in dominant power distributor Manila Electric
Co. (Meralco) has evolved into a clan war after Pampanga Rep. Juan
Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo, the presidential son, was reported to be readying
a congressional inquiry into the possibility of a management change in
the power firm. [DETAILS]
Call center firm hiring over 5,000 RP agents
5/6/2008 3:00 PM ET
New York-based business process outsourcing company Sutherland
Global Services plans to double its workforce in the Philippines to over
10,000 within the year to support its foray into other markets in the
region. [DETAILS]
5/6/2008 3:00 PM ET
New York-based business process outsourcing company Sutherland
Global Services plans to double its workforce in the Philippines to over
10,000 within the year to support its foray into other markets in the
region. [DETAILS]
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appoints nine new officials
5/7/2008 1:30 PM ET
MANILA, May 7 (Pinoy Global) - Malacañang announced today the
appointment of two undersecretaries, four assistant secretaries, two
acting commissioners and a woman jail chief superintendent for the
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). [DETAILS]
5/7/2008 1:30 PM ET
MANILA, May 7 (Pinoy Global) - Malacañang announced today the
appointment of two undersecretaries, four assistant secretaries, two
acting commissioners and a woman jail chief superintendent for the
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). [DETAILS]
Gov’t to consolidate Meralco shares for oust-Lopez bid
5/7/2008 1:00 PM ET
Malacañang yesterday broadly hinted that the government is
consolidating its holdings in power giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for
a major showdown with the Lopez group for management control of the
firm when its stockholders meet on May 27.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the government will have no
match if it moves as one against the Lopezes, saying government can
take over Meralco if it chooses to do so. [DETAILS]
5/7/2008 1:00 PM ET
Malacañang yesterday broadly hinted that the government is
consolidating its holdings in power giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for
a major showdown with the Lopez group for management control of the
firm when its stockholders meet on May 27.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the government will have no
match if it moves as one against the Lopezes, saying government can
take over Meralco if it chooses to do so. [DETAILS]
