Browsing Day 'August 4th, 2011'

MALACANANG on Wednesday criticized Zambales Representative Mitos Magsaysay after she alleged that the procurement of computers for the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) were “anomalous.” In a statement issued by the communications group office, it belied Magsaysay’s allegations, saying that it was part of her “desperate move” to taint the Aquino administration. [...]

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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday vowed to end child-trafficking problem in the country. In a ceremony in Malacanang, Aquino received a petition from a non-profit organization End Child Prostitution, Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (Ecpat) and its partner The Body Shop, asking the government to do something concrete to finally [...]

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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday said the government’s investigation into the alleged election irregularities in 2004 and 2007 will continue even without the help of former poll commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. Several people have volunteered testimonies regarding poll fraud but the President said the Palace is taking everything “with a grain of salt”. “Our investigation [...]

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MALACANANG defended the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to place former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chairman Efraim Genuino and former Commission on Elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano on the watch list of the Bureau of Immigration. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ramon Carandang said the decision to put Genuino and Garcillano on [...]

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