admin September 7, 2012 No Comments
THE government is spending a whopping P15.3 million for President Benigno Aquino III’s trip to Russia for the 20th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit from September 7 to 9, Malacañang said. Aquino and his 66-member delegation left Friday afternoon for Vladivostok, Russia, where the APEC Leaders’ Meeting will be held. Read more
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admin August 25, 2012 No Comments
MANILA (Updated) — President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday morning administered the oath to new Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal-Sereno at the Rizal Hall of Malacanang. Sereno was accompanied by her husband, Mario Jose Sereno, and their two children Maria Sofia and Jose Lorenzo. Read more
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admin August 24, 2012 No Comments
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III signed on August 15 the Data Privacy Act (Republic Act 10173) that mandates public and private businesses to protect the confidentiality and integrity of personal information collected in the course of their operations. The development will not only boost the confidence of potential investors in the country’s booming Information Technology and [...]
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admin August 23, 2012 No Comments
MALACANANG said Thursday that the move to secure personal and official documents in the office of late Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is part of the normal procedure. Following the sudden death of Robredo, his widow Lenie has requested Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to keep several documents in the office of the late DILG [...]
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admin August 22, 2012 No Comments
MANILA – Malacañang welcomed on Wednesday the proposal for the Commission on Appointments (CA) to confirm the late Secretary Jesse Robredo as head of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) posthumously. But Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, the chairman of the 24-man CA, said they have yet to study if a posthumous confirmation [...]
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admin August 21, 2012 No Comments
THE recovery of the remains of Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has forced President Benigno Aquino III to skip the activities lined up for the commemoration of the death anniversary of his father Tuesday. A special holiday was declared in the country Tuesday for the commemoration of the 29th death anniversary of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” [...]
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admin August 16, 2012 No Comments
MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III has raised the reward money for information leading to the arrest of four high-profile fugitives in the country. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the President is “displeased with the lack of progress in arresting high-profile fugitives.” Read more
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admin August 15, 2012 No Comments
MALACANANG on Wednesday threw its support behind the filing of charges against a motorist caught on video assaulting a traffic enforcer. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) filed a direct assault case against Carabuena and his brother, Benjamin, on behalf of traffic enforcer Saturnino Fabros at the Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City. [...]
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admin August 14, 2012 No Comments
THE shortlist of nominees for the next Chief Justice already reached the table of President Benigno Aquino III, a Malacañang official confirmed Tuesday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President received the shortlist Monday afternoon, hours after the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) voted and came up with a shortlist of eight nominees for [...]
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admin August 14, 2012 No Comments
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday made a surprise visit to the office of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in Quezon City to hear concerns of employees regarding their unpaid benefits. Weather forecasters and employees of Pagasa staged a protest early Tuesday urging the Aquino government to release their benefits, such [...]
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admin August 12, 2012 No Comments
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Sunday continued to make his round of visits in the areas affected by the massive flooding last week due to monsoon rains. He first visited the evacuees at Kasiglahan Village Elementary School in Rodriguez, Rizal where he led the distribution of relief goods. Read more
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MALACANANG on Sunday distanced itself on the supposed move by the Executive department to keep Justice Secretary Leila De Lima in the race to become the next Chief Justice. Last Friday, Palace Undersecretary Michael Frederick Musngi asked the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to “amend or suspend” Section 5, Rule 4 of the council, which [...]
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MANILA — Malacanang on Saturday distanced itself on the supposed early campaigning of some “senatoriables” who tagged along with President Benigno Aquino III during his visits in flood-stricken areas. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, in an interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, refused to comment as to who had advised the President to bring with [...]
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MANILA (Updated) — President Benigno Aquino III visited on Friday the flooded communities in Central Luzon, including his home province of Tarlac, to personally oversee government relief operations and assess the extent of the damage caused by floods spawned by monsoon rains. Aquino said he was visiting areas in Central Luzon affected by floods to [...]
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admin August 8, 2012 No Comments
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III led Wednesday the distribution of relief goods to flood-affected families in Tunasan, Muntinlupa City. The President handed out food packs consisting of noodles, cans of sardines and corned beef, rice and coffee to 784 families (3,920 individuals) from various barangays around Laguna Lake. Read more
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THE Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) slammed Wednesday the recent attacks of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFF-BIFM) in several military installations in Maguindanao and North Cotabato. The BIFM is a group formed by breakaway MILF commander Ustadz Ameril Umbra Kato and is considered a [...]
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