ABS-CBN:
Lalong lumalakas pa ang ihip ng amihan na umaabot na sa Eastern Visayas
kaya asahan pa ang patuloy na lumalamig na mga umaga. Mas lalamig pa
ang panahon sa 3rd week ng February. Sa Baguio City, 11 degress Celsius
sa umaga at sa tanghali sa 21 degrees Celsius. Sa Metro Manila 20
degress Celsius sa umaga at pinakamainit sa tanghali sa 31 degrees
Celsius. Dahil din sa malakas na amihan naglabas ng warning ang PAGASA
na mag-ingat ang mga mangingisdang maliit ang bangka na magpapalaot sa
mga dalampasigan ng Northern Luzon. Wala ring mabubuong bagong LPA na
papasak sa PAR hanggang sa weekend.
GMA resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz:
-Hanging Amihan pa rin ang umiiral sa malaking bahagi ng bansa. Mahapon itong magdadala ng pag-ulan sa ilang bahagi ng Northern Luzon.
-Sa Metro Manila, may tsansa ng ulan sa tanghali hanggang hapon.
-May mahinang ulan din sa Visayas, lalo na sa western section.
-Uulanin mula umaga ang Caraga Region. Ang Northern Mindanao, ARMM at SOCCSKSARGEN naman ay uulanin sa hapon.
-Hanging Amihan pa rin ang umiiral sa malaking bahagi ng bansa. Mahapon itong magdadala ng pag-ulan sa ilang bahagi ng Northern Luzon.
-Sa Metro Manila, may tsansa ng ulan sa tanghali hanggang hapon.
-May mahinang ulan din sa Visayas, lalo na sa western section.
-Uulanin mula umaga ang Caraga Region. Ang Northern Mindanao, ARMM at SOCCSKSARGEN naman ay uulanin sa hapon.
ANC:
Good weather will prevail in the country despite the effects of the
northeast monsoon. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Bicol, Eastern Visayas,
Aurora, and Quezon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies. The Eastern
Visayas and parts of Mindanao, in particular, will experience cloudy
skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorm. Baler will have
drizzles and mostly cloudy skies. Davao has 50% chance of rains today.
Strong to gale force winds are expected along the seaboards of Northern
and Central Luzon. Metro Manila's lowest temperature today was recorded
at 19.5°C. Metro Manila will have slightly cloudy skies to mostly clear
conditions on Friday and partly cloudy on Saturday with hint of
rainshowers.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Nagsagawa ang Tanauan Police Community Relations ng programang
'Kalinisan ng Kabataan Tungo Sa Magandang Kalusugan' sa Brgy. San Jose
na layong makapagpataas ng antas ng kaalaman sa kahalagahan ng kalinisan
ng mga kabataan.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Nagsagawa ng anti-rabies mass vaccination ang Provincial Veterinarian
Office sa bayan ng Calatagan, Lobo, Agoncillo at San Jose.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Nagsagawa ang DTI-Batangas ng pagsasanay para sa mga kooperatiba at
negosyanteng benepisaryo ng Shared Service Facility project, katuwang
ang Canadian Executive Service Organization, sa layuning makapagbigay ng
mas mataas na kasanayan at kaalaman.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Pinagtibay ng Sangguniang Panglunsod ng Tanauan ang legal na taripa na
dapat ibinabayad ng mga pasahero sa mga bumibiyaheng tricycle sa lunsod
upang maiwasan ang overpricing. Ang lumabag o hindi sumunod sa taripa ay
may karampatang kaparusahan.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Kinilala ang buong lalawigan ng Batangas bilang top one pagdating sa
real property tax collection at top three pagdating sa local tax
collection. Ginawaran ang lalawigan ng pagkilala ng Department of
Finance sa pamamagitan ng Bureau of Local Government 4A at 4B.
DZMM: Hinimok ng DFA ang mga Pinoy workers sa Libya na umuwi na dahil sa gulo sa naturang bansa.
DZBB:
Wala pang kumpirmasyon ang DFA sa balitang dalawang OFW ang kabilang sa
mga namatay sa pagdukot ng mga armadong lalaki sa Mabruk Oil Field sa
Libya. Sa ipinadalang mensahe ni DFA Asec. Charles Jose, sinabi nitong
hindi pa kumpirmado ang naturang balita at patuloy nila itong
bine-verify.
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| Roxas lauds NCRPO's 'Commendable' Performance |
| Source: http://www.dilg.gov.ph |
| Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas today
commended the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) of
the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its efforts to continue
its daily anti-crime operations, in honor of the 44 members of
the Special Action Force (SAF) who were killed in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao. Roxas, during the weekly command conference at the national headquarters, expressed his deep appreciation to the officers. “The performance of the PNP is commendable. I want to thank you [all] for your professionalism, for stepping up and for continuously doing your job,” Roxas said. He cited the 13-point reduction (almost 15%) reduction in the robbery and theft incidents in the Eastern Police District (EPD) jurisdiction, particularly in Mandaluyong City and San Juan areas, for the period covering January 26 to February 1, compared to the period from January 19 to 25. “[This] has affirmed that we remain focused on doing our jobs despite recent events. [T]he NCRPO performance is consistent and these numbers will not stay stable if we relaxed,” he added. Roxas said that with the gains due to the intensified anti-criminality efforts of the PNP based on the weekly crime rate in NCR, it is now time to pass it down to the stations to inspire police officers to work harder, with the assurance that their efforts will likewise yield good results. In appreciation of such efforts, Roxas instructed NCRPO Director Carmelo Valmoria to identify police officers in the district and station levels who have shown remarkable performances for commendation and to list down as well the names of those who fell short of expectations for the past 33 weeks of OPLAN Lambat-Sibat. Roxas also reiterated that the PNP should already be cascading the operations under Lambat-Sibat to other regions to address rampant criminality in other parts of the country as well, not just Metro Manila. |
| Inflation slowdown continues in January 2015 |
| Source: http://www.neda.gov.ph |
| MANILA – Ample supply of key food items and lower petroleum
prices and electricity rates pulled down inflation to 2.4
percent in January 2015 from 2.7 percent in December 2014,
according to the National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA). “The lower inflation out-turn in the first month of 2015 bodes well for consumption growth. It is aligned with market expectations given the consensus forecast of 2.4 percent for the same period. It is also within the medium-term inflation target set at 2.0 to 4.0 percent for the year by the Development Budget Coordination Committee,” said Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan. “There were no new major economic and weather shocks that could considerably affect food supply. The supply chain of other food products has normalized because of the lifting of the expanded truck ban in September 2014. So these may have also contributed to the continued easing of inflation,” the Cabinet official added. Rice prices, which account for 38 percent of total food inflation, continued to ease their year-on-year growth in January 2015. “Although the prices of rice are still elevated, the rate of price increase was slower because of more favorable supply conditions. Total rice stock inventory continues to register a double-digit year-on-year growth as of December 2014. This is in contrast to the decline in inventory recorded prior to November 2014,” said Balisacan, who is also NEDA Director-General. He added that the favorable outlook on the production of agricultural commodities should further ease local price pressures in the coming months. The shift in the rice harvest period from December 2014 to January 2015 in some provinces is seen to boost production in the first quarter of 2015. Reports also indicate that the National Food Authority will import an additional 600,000 tonnes of rice in the coming months to boost stocks in 2015. Moreover, significant rollbacks in the domestic pump prices of unleaded gasoline, diesel, kerosene and Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG were still recorded in January 2015. Since the last quarter of 2014, international oil prices have slid remarkably due to rising global oil supply and sluggish oil demand due to the weak global recovery. “The continuing decline in international oil prices is a positive development for the country considering our import dependence in oil,” he said. Electricity rates also declined in January 2015 due to lower generation charges, improved power plant availability, and lower cost of fuel. MERALCO charges were down anew by 17 percent year-on-year or by PhP0.219 per kilowatt hour. Balisacan stressed that, overall, policies remain supportive of a manageable rate of inflation. “The expected the monetary policy adjustments in the US and the general concerns about the sustainability of growth in emerging economies, the peso is expected to remain relatively stable due to the country’s strong external position will contribute to stable domestic prices going forward,” he said. But Balisacan said that the government is aware that there are still risks to a manageable inflation rate. “The lingering possibility of El Niño occurrence in the first quarter of 2015 and power woes remain an overhanging concern and must be holistically addressed,” he added. |
| Priority will be existing projects, Baldoz orders 100% labor law compliance assessment of contractors and subcontractors nationwide |
| Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph |
| A day after two workers died and 11 others injured at a construction site of a condominium unit in the Fort Bonifacio Global City, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz swiftly called on all regional directors ordering them to conduct a full assessment under the new Labor Law Compliance System (LLCS) of all contractors and subcontractors, with priority to cover existing construction projects, big and small. “The assessment should be 100 percent, no more no less. I know that in 2014, you have conducted nationwide assessments of companies in priority industries, including construction, but still, accidents happened. You have to find out and tell the people what we are doing,” Baldoz said, apparently dismayed by the successive fatal accidents that greeted the new year. Near the end January, a wall of a warehouse being built in Guiguinto, Bulacan collapsed, sending to their deaths a seven-year old child, a pregnant woman, and nine other workers, prompting Baldoz to order a halt in all construction activities in the site, and all other construction work of the company elsewhere strictly monitored. In her latest directive, Baldoz instructed Executive Director Ma. Teresa Cucueco of the Occupational Safety and Health Centre; Executive Director Stella Banawis of the Employees Compensation Commission; Director Catherine Legados-Parado of the Bureau of Working Conditions; and Regional Director Alex Avila of the DOLE National Capital Region to sit down today and devise a system that will enable the Department to strictly monitor full compliance with all occupational health and safety rules and regulations, including no non-sense compliance with the requirement for a DOLE-approved Construction Safety and Health Program. “Include and involve all accredited safety officers in the industry,” Baldoz instructed. The monitoring, according to Baldoz, should begin from CSHP approval, continue during the construction, and end with the final report of completion. “I want regular progress reports of construction companies’ and their subcontractors’ compliance,” Baldoz said, adding that the monitoring system after approval of the CHSP must be a component of the LLCS. “This directive applies to all other regional directors,” she emphatically said. As this developed, Regional Director Avila reported he had convened only last Friday the national capital’s regional construction Industry and Tripartite Council and discussed the action plan to monitor all ongoing construction projects, as well as construction firms and their subcontractors. “Another meeting is scheduled tomorrow. The ITC on Construction meeting will be with building officials of the NCR’s 17 local government units. In this meeting, we will be guided by our master list of approved and issued CHSP and the registries under D.O. 18-A and the Philippine Contractors’ Accreditation Board,” said Avila. He explained that prior to the Taguig City accident, the DOLE NCR was already implementing an assessment of construction sites using the ‘plain view’ approach. In a related development, Executive Director Cucueco reported that she had already asked the occupational safety and health consultant of the Makati Development Corporation, the general contractor of the condominium building in Taguig City, to submit its investigation report. “He said all MDC projects nationwide have ceased their cement pouring operations until the MDC has satisfactorily resolved the issue. He also said the MDC has been compliant and have been issued certificates of compliance (CoCs),” Cucueco said. |
| Oil monitor as of 05 February 2015 |
| Source: http://www.doe.gov.ph |
| Crude prices, particularly WTI oil plunged later during the
reference week, ending below the $45-mark after an official
weekly oil report from the Energy Information Administration
showed crude oil stockpiles in the U.S. to have surged more than
expected in the week ending January 23, with inventories at an
80-year high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration showed U.S. crude oil inventories to have jumped to almost 9 million barrels, taking stockpiles to nearly 407 million, the highest level since the government began keeping such records in 1982. Analysts expected an increase of almost 4 million barrels. On the contrary, US gasoline stocks dropped by 2.6 million barrels in the previous week, while analysts anticipated an increase of 0.8 million barrels. Inventories of distillate, including heating fuel, also dropped 3.9 million barrels with analysts expecting a decline of 0.6 million barrels. In Asian gasoline market, industry participants noted last Friday that scheduled refinery turnaround in Asia in the next two months would help ease the current oversupply; yet potential upsides could be limited by new capacity coming online at net gasoline importers in the Middle East. As for the Asian gasoil market, Platts also reported that the same remained under pressure, as demand failed to pick up while supplies continued to build. Bearish fundamentals prevail as a persistent glut in supply led sellers to chase after buyers. Both medium sulfur 500 ppm and ultra-low sulfur 10 ppm gasoil grades were under pressure, with more gasoil exports from North Asia. Platts further noted that Asian refineries were heard to be operating at high rates because of good prompt margins, inundating the market with supplies in the process. Overall, Dubai crude increased week-on-week by US$0.06 /bbl. MOPS gasoline dropped minimally by US$0.03/bbl; diesel also dropped by US$0.32/bbl. FOREX: Peso per US dollar rate appreciated by P0.31 to P44.11, from P44.42 in previous week. |
| I’m a 4Ps scholar |
| Source: http://www.dswd.gov.ph |
| They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we are receiving a certain amount from the government, to alleviate our current situation, which is the program’s primary objective. But, is it really a basis for social discrimination and bullying? I am a 4Ps scholar, one of the beneficiaries of the Expanded Students’ Grant-In-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA), to be particular about it. So, what do you think? I am giving you the freedom to say something about it. Are you one of those judgmental persons or among the rational ones? When I first heard about the opportunity to avail myself of the ESGP-PA, I thought of my dreams becoming possible. It was as if chance had found a deserving student who desired to make a difference in her life, in her family, and in her society. Eventually, I became a lucky grantee. I consider that a significant gift that drew me closer to achieving my aspirations. For me, tuition and other school fees, academic and extracurricular expenses, the purchase of textbooks, the lack of stipend and transportation fare ceased to be constant worries in the pursuit of a college degree. Each grantee is entitled to P30,000 per semester, and that has been making a difference. But, the difference includes social discrimination and bullying. Some fellow students say something to this effect: “Those 4Ps scholars, they already have the scholarship, and they’re also given special treatment.” Those students who belong to well-off families look down on us when they learn that we are ESGP-PA grantees, as though we were unsightly. The worst thing was when, in class, a professor presented his opinion on the program’s “dependency” on the government and how our expenses as grantees were being shouldered by taxpayers including himself, all because of irresponsible parenthood. His opinion just seemed so biased. It appeared that he did not realize: What could this mean, how could this affect, an ESGP-PA grantee in his class? These have happened, not just to me, but also to my fellow 4Ps scholars. It’s like being a 4Ps scholar is a sin, that being less fortunate is a sin. We are not the proponents of this program; we are merely the chosen recipients. I’ve come to think: What if everyone is a 4Ps beneficiary? Will their views still be the same? Will the treatment be just and fair? Why does social hierarchy matter a lot in building a community? Irrationality will never unite a country. This is not all about irresponsible parenthood; this is reality. Poverty is present in the country. We are not building a poverty society. In fact, we strongly want to get out of that status. We strive to lift our families out of poverty and eventually give back to the economy. I feel that I should just shut my mouth whenever they throw gibberish at us and degrade the ESGP-PA. Yet my open mind cannot fathom the fact that those words come from supposedly educated people who should know better than us. It is just a manifestation that someone can be educated but not learned. Still, I extend my thanks to the government for providing a great opportunity for deserving students to complete tertiary-level education. I will focus on the positive goals. We’ll eradicate poverty; we don’t need irrationality. We are less fortunate, but we are not stupid. Rose J. Bongon, 20, is a third-year IT student at Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges. She is associate editor of The Spark (the official CSPC school–community publication) and blogs at https://miraqrose.wordpress.com/ Reprinted from Young Blood, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thursday, February 5th, 2015. |
| Philippine Statistics Authority grants clearance to the conduct of the 2014 Survey of the Metalworking Industry |
| Source: http://www.nscb.gov.ph |
| The metalworking industry, which is comprised of fabricated
metal products and basic metal industries subsectors, records
promising standings in the Philippine economy. Based on the
recent national accounts estimates, fabricated metal products
industry subsector is considered to be one of the main drivers
of the country’s manufacturing sector, recording a 39.1 percent
growth rate in 2014. While the basic metal industries subsector
experienced a setback by 8.5 percent in 2014 compared to last
year in terms of its contribution to the economy, its gross
value added (GVA) amounted to 43.8 billion pesos at current
prices – larger than those registered in the leather products,
rubber and plastic products and wood articles subsectors. Metalworking covers activities of shaping and transforming the properties of metals to serve a wide variety of purposes ranging from utensils, decors and fixtures, tools and dies, farm implements, appliances or large-scale structures such as ships and bridges to precise engine, machine and equipment parts as well as delicate jewelry. Firms in the metalworking industry employ processes such as metal casting, forging, die casting, machining, metal joining (e.g. soldering, brazing, welding, riveting, etc.), electroplating and finishing, stamping, heat treating, press working, among others. To monitor the progress in the metalworking industry in the Philippines, the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will be conducting the 2014 Survey of the Metalworking Industry (SWMI) covering the electroplating and welding sectors. The survey aims to collect and generate information on the electroplating and welding shops/establishments on aspects such as employment size and profile of production workers, metalworking processes employed, volume and cost of production, revenue, target market, equipment, raw materials as of 2014; and business outlook and plans for the next five years. MIRDC shall utilize the results of the survey to determine issues and concerns in the supply and production and business prospects in the electroplating and welding sectors and to serve as basis for the formulation and upgrading of development programs for the said sectors. Researchers, investors and other stakeholders are likewise expected to benefit from the information obtained through the survey. MIRDC defines electroplating sector as comprised of shops/establishments dealing with coating of metal through electrolysis. Meanwhile, the welding sector includes shops/establishments employing the process of joining metals resulting to a metalwork or product. Form 1 of the SMWI shall be administered nationwide starting March 2015 to 116 electroplating shops/establishments, whereas Form 2 of the survey will be distributed to 1,400 welding shops/establishments. These samples are derived by utilizing the sampling frame containing the predetermined list of identified electroplating and welding shops/establishments used in MIRDC’s previous researches. In 2013, MIRDC conducted the SMWI covering the stamping sector. The operations associated with stamping include bending, blanking, piercing, coining, forming, drawing and embossing. The report on the results of the SMWI on the stamping sector shall be disseminated in February 2015. The clearance of the conduct of the 2014 SMWI has been granted on January 23, 2015, with clearance numbers MIRDC-1502-01 and MIRDC-1502-02 under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS), a mechanism to ensure that statistical censuses and surveys sponsored or conducted by government agencies conform to prescribed statistical standards and that data generated from them are statistically reliable, comparable and consistent. Confidentiality of information gathered from establishments by the PSA is ensured under the Republic Act No. 10625 (Philippine Statistical Act of 2013). The total budget allocated for the survey is estimated at PhP 1.4 million or PhP 946.57 per respondent establishment to cover printing, supplies and travelling expenses of the enumerators as well as data processing, tabulation and report dissemination. Results of the 2014 SMWI on the electroplating and welding sectors shall be released by MIRDC in March 2016. Establishments in the electroplating and welding sectors are enjoined to participate in the nationwide survey undertaking. - See more at: http://www.nscb.gov.ph/pressreleases/2015/PSA-PR-201501-PP1-01_industry.asp#sthash.751DMZ1n.dpuf |
| Finance Secretary Purisima lauds Insurance Commission on term limits circular |
| Source: http://www.dof.gov.ph |
| Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima lauded the Insurance
Commission’s (IC) circular letter released last December
limiting the term of independent directors to 5 consecutive
years. Purisima earlier called on the IC to align its policy
with that of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
another attached agency of the Department of Finance (DOF), over
listed companies with provisions on term limits. Purisima congratulated the IC saying, “We applaud the Insurance Commission for taking yet another bold step towards good governance in a much-needed regulation for private companies providing life and non-life insurance. Aligning and standardizing good governance policies across all attached agencies of the DOF is a key priority as we aim to institutionalize reforms.” Circular Letter No. 2014-49 dated 11 December 2014 provided for the term limit rule on the election of independent directors in Life and Non-Life Insurance Companies, pursuant to Section 437 of Republic Act No. 10607 otherwise known as the Amended Insurance Code. Further to the 5-year term limit, a “cooling period” of 2 years is required for the independent director to be eligible for another election as such in the same company. However, once an independent director already served such position for 10 years, the circular clarifies that the independent director shall become perpetually ineligible to be elected as such in the same company. IC Commissioner Emmanuel Dooc said, “Imposing term limits on independent directors promotes infusion of new ideas and perspectives in the boards of directors. This is consistent with our government’s philosophy that good governance must extend from the highest ranks of public service to private companies that serve our people.” |
| DepEd gears up for National Schools Press Conference 2015, introduces Online Journ to educators |
| Source: http://www.deped.gov.ph |
| Davao City— The Department of Education (DepEd) conducted a
nationwide training for school paper advisers and campus
journalism coordinators as part of its preparation for the 2015
National Schools Press Conference (NSPC). Aside from basic
journalism concepts, the participants were also introduced to
Online Journalism and Science Writing, which are recent
additions to the NSPC competition categories. Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC highlighted the importance of adding digital communication components in the Campus Journalism Program. He said that doing so will increase the 21st century skills of teachers, thereby furthering the media literacy of Filipino students. The National Training of Trainers on Campus Journalism aimed to orient the school paper advisers on the current trends and developments in campus journalism and digital communications media, to enhance their journalistic skills and to update effective school paper management and editorial techniques. Aside from Online Journalism, the school paper advisers were also trained in Editorial Cartooning, Copy Writing, Feature Writing, News Writing, Sports Writing, and Photojournalism by resource speakers from the industry and academe. The training was divided into two batches: Luzon and Visayas-Mindanao. Around 180 school paper advisers from the nine regions in Visayas and Mindanao participated in the Davao City training while 160 school advisers from Luzon joined the second leg in Lucena City. The nationwide training also served as a venue to address issues and concerns relating to the conduct of the NSPC 2015. This year's NSPC will be held in Taguig City, from April 6 to 10 with the theme Empowering Resilient Communities Through Campus Journalism. As the culmination of the in-school journalism and English language programs, NSPC provides a venue for enriching learning experiences for students interested in pursuing journalism as a career. It aims to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of journalism by expressing it through different journalistic endeavors and approaches, to sustain advocacy on social consciousness, to promote responsible journalism through fair and ethical use of mass and social media. |
| Philippines, UNDP conclude agreement on PHL’s PhP 90-Million donation to global Ebola response |
| Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph |
| 05 February 2015 - Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del
Rosario and United Nations Resident and Humanitarian
Coordinator, ad interim Terence D. Jones signed on February 04
the Standard Administrative Arrangement between the Republic of
the Philippines and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) for the management of the Philippines’ contribution to
the Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF). In his statement, Secretary Del Rosario underscored the Philippines’ commitment to assist in the ongoing Ebola outbreak response efforts, as well as in initiatives for the prevention of future outbreaks. He noted that the Php 90-million contribution is a step in this direction. “This is but one way for us to give back to the international community for the outpouring of support in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan” and also “part of our commitment to protect and promote the welfare of Filipinos overseas.” For his part, UNRC, a.i. Jones lauded the Philippines for its continuing commitment to jointly addressing not only the challenges posed by Ebola, but also challenges posed by other pressing cross-border issues, such as climate change, disaster risk reduction and management and the post-2015 sustainable development goals. The simple ceremony was witnessed by World Health Organization Representative Julie Lyn Hall, Philippine Health Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Dr. Nemesio T. Gako, and the 14-member Ebola Rapid Response Team, led by Ambassador Ricardo M. Endaya, that recently returned from West Africa to assist Filipinos in the Ebola-affected areas. The Ebola Response MPTF was launched by the UN Secretary General as a common financing mechanism to ensure the coherent response of the UN System and rapid and transparent mobilization of funding from all stakeholders. It is administered by the UNDP MPTF Office in New York. |
| Statement on the reported abduction of 3 OFWs in Libya |
| Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph |
| The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has received a report that three (3) Filipino nationals were among seven (7) foreigners abducted by unidentified armed men on 03 February 2015 at the Mabruk Oil Field in Central Libya. The DFA and the Philippine Embassy in Libya are monitoring the situation and coordinating closely with the SOGEPI SRL ITALY COMPANY, employer of the Filipinos, in ensuring their well-being and safe return. |
| PHL Ambassador welcomes Manila Archbishop to Japan |
| Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph |
| 05 February 2015 – Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel M.
Lopez, with Madame Maria Teresa L. Lopez and officials from the
Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, paid a courtesy call on His
Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of Manila,
prior to the Cardinal’s mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Mejiro,
Tokyo on February 02. Cardinal Tagle visited Japan from February 01 to 03 for the 400th death anniversary of Dom Justo Takayama Ukon, a Christian daimyo (feudal lord) during the Edo Period (1603-1868) who gave up his title and properties to live his Catholic faith in the Philippines. Ambassador Lopez welcomed Cardinal Tagle on behalf of the Filipino community in Japan. He also presented the Cardinal with a US$ 10,000 check for Caritas Manila donated by Mr. Alec Fujii, a Japanese-American youth who wished to help disaster victims in the Philippines. More than a thousand people attended Cardinal Tagle’s mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, which was concelebrated by Most Reverend Peter Takeo Okada, Archbishop of Tokyo; Most Reverend Joseph Chennoth, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan; and Most Reverend James Kazuo Koda, Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo. |
| DAR awards Land Titles to farmers in Cagayan de Oro |
| Source: http://www.dar.gov.ph |
| CAGAYAN DE ORO-After 25 years of long drawn-out legal battle,
farmers here are teary-eyed after the Department of Agrarian
Reform’s (DAR) finally distributed certificates of land
ownership awards (CLOAs) to 21 agrarian reform beneficiaries. Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Zoraida Omar-Macadindang led the joint farmers’ installation and CLOA distribution in Upper Puerto in Cagayan de Oro City. Macadindang said the farmers were installed in a 23.8-hecatare property formerly owned by Oroville Development Corporation. “The installation [of farmers] proceeded peacefully and was immediately followed by the awarding of land titles to our farmer beneficiaries,” said Macadindang.dar web news national pix 2 feb. 5 2015 During the installation, Macadindang reminded the beneficiaries of their rights and obligations, and those of the landowner, as well, and that they should avoid to commit any violations per existing laws, rules and regulations. “Make your lands productive and pay your amortizations and taxes religiously. We are proud and happy that you are awarded with this land,” Macadindang said. Aside from awarding land to farmer-beneficiaries, the DAR also offers them support services such as provision of credit facilities, farm machinery and training programs to increase the productivity of their acquired lands. |
| PH enjoins SG investors to participate in PPP Projects |
| Source: http://ppp.gov.ph |
| The Philippine government has encouraged Singaporean companies
to invest in the country’s public-private partnership (PPP)
projects at the Philippines-Singapore Business’ Council Forum
last February 4. PPP Center Executive Director Cosette V. Canilao showcased the ppp investment opportunities that the country is currently offering to international and local investors. “There are eleven (11) PPP projects that are under procurement with an indicative total cost of PHP 279.92 billion”, Executive Director Canilao said. Last December 2014, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) published the invitation to pre-qualify and bid for the development, operations and maintenance of six airport PPP projects: Laguindingan, Davao, Bohol, Iloilo, Bacolod and Puerto Princesa airports. These airport projects are identified by World Bank’s Singapore Infrastructure Hub as essential infrastructures to realize the Master Plan for ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC). Twenty-nine (29) PPP projects are to be pursued by DOTC while the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have twelve (12) projects. The Department of Health (DoH), Department of Education (DepEd), Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and other government agencies will implement the rest of the projects in the current pipeline. As of January, there are 61 PPP projects in the pipeline. The government issued its ninth (9th) notice of award (NOA) last January 23 for the Integrated Transport System (ITS) – Southwest Terminal PPP project to MWM Terminals, a consortium of Megawide Construction Corp. and WM Property Management Inc. A pre-bid conference on February 9 is set for the South Terminal of the ITS PPP project. DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson, DOTC Secretary Jose Emilio A. Abaya, and other government officials also attended the forum. Filipino business groups include SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co (SGV) Chairman Cirilo P. Noel. The Council’s Vice-Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala closed the two-day event. The Philippines-Singapore Business Council Forum aims to identify and develop areas of cooperation between both countries’ private sectors. |
| Baldoz sees SWS’ ‘joblessness’ a continuing challenge for DOLE to do more |
| Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph |
| Although conceptual and methodological differences in the conduct of the official Labor Force Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Social Weather Stations’ Survey on Adult Joblessness make their results incomparable, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday reiterated that the whole picture of the country’s employment situation that both surveys show challenges the DOLE—day by day—to do better and make its employment facilitation programs respond to the realities and needs Filipino workers. “No, we are not dismayed at all by the results of the SWS’ 2014 Fourth Quarter Survey on Adult Joblessness,” she said in an answer to a question at the commemoration activity on the 88th birthday of the late Secretary reporter’s Blas F. Ople in Malolos, Bulacan. “However, we would like to emphasize that the concept of joblessness and unemployment—which even the SWS is very careful to distinguish—are entirely two different matters,” Baldoz added. She explained that job refers to the type of work that a person does, while employment refers to a person with a job. “An employed person can have more than one job, e.g., a teacher who teaches in a private school, but is also a part-time tutor, and he or she is counted as one person employed in the official Labor Force Survey. The SWS survey joblessness; the Labor Force Survey counts the employed,” she said. Baldoz said the definition of the “unemployed” in the LFS covers people meeting three criteria: (1) without work; (2) looking for work; and (3) available for work. “One who does not meet any one of these three criteria at the time of the survey is considered not “economically active” or not in the labor force. The labor force is the working age population 15 years and above,” she explained. Baldoz also explained that the reference period of the LFS accounts for the SWS’ higher ‘joblessness’ result because the longer the reference period, the lower the number of unemployed could be. The LFS’ reference period for those without work and looking for work is seven days (the past week), while the reference period for those asked whether they are available for work is past week or within two weeks following interview date. Another difference that accounts for the incomparability of the LFS and SWS surveys is the sample size of the surveys. The LFS surveys 51,000 households. On the “one hour” criterion defining the employed, Baldoz said this is an international standard that the Philippines follows. “The term ‘employment’ is linked to the total concept of production defined by the UN System of National Accounts (SNA), which says any activity falling within the SNA, however small, is considered as work for the purpose of measuring employment. All work, even for only one hour a week, contributes to the total national output, and should, therefore, be counted,” she said. Baldoz noted that while the SWS applied the official definition of unemployment in its 4th quarter 2014 survey, the resulting ‘joblessness’ still reached 7.3 million Filipinos. “Here lies the incomparability of the LFS and SWS survey data. Historically, the survey results of the SWS are higher than the results of the LFS,” she said. Having said this, the labor and employment chief said that in looking at the SWS survey result, she noted the positive—the 36 percent of the respondents who said the number of available jobs in the next 12 months would increase, approximates the first quarter 2014 SWS survey result on this indicator. She also reiterated that whether it is shown by the official Labor Force Survey or by the SWS or some other surveys, the DOLE takes the problem of unemployment very seriously. “We see the result of the SWS survey as building blocks in further sharpening our employment facilitation strategies. By taking the problem head-on, we are able to see the clearer picture at various angles. In fact, I have already instructed the DOLE's Institute for Labor Studies to look closely and deeply at the SWS data, not for comparison, but to find positive inputs that can help DOLE enhance its response to this challenge,” she said. Baldoz further said: “The DOLE certainly does not view this problem through rose-colored lenses. This is why we are decisively helping address the problem by promoting and implementing job creation programs, such as the promotion of sustainable industrial peace; and by delivering more efficiently our employment facilitation services, such as the delivery of correct, relevant, and updated labor market information; career guidance and counseling; workers’ training; and capability building," Baldocaz explained. One of the programs she cited is JobStart Philippines, a full cycle employment facilitation program that offers enhanced career guidance services, life skills training, job matching and referral, technical training, and internship and seeks to shorten the job search period from two years to nine months. As of date, a total of 2,162 young people have been provided with enhanced career guidance, which included skills assessment, labor market information, and one-on-one career coaching. Another 1,226 beneficiaries have finished the eight-day life skills training. The DOLE, Baldoz further explained, also continues to intensify its job fairs both on-site and virtual means. It continues to emphasize and support the Special Program for the Employment of Students, or SPES, which in 2014 benefited over 200,000 poor, but deserving, students and out-of-school youth with the opportunity to earn and continue their studies. Under the SPES, the DOLE shoulders the 40 percent of the salaries of beneficiaries, while their employers—government agencies, such as local government units, and private companies and other sponsor-institutions—pay the 60 percent. Other employment facilitation programs that Baldoz mentioned are the Government Internship Program (GIP), Youth Employment and Youth Entrepreneurship (YEYE) Program, and Training for Work Scholarship Program, which she said are already making a dent in youth unemployment. She also mentioned the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program, or DILEEP, which she said seeks to contribute to poverty reduction and reduce vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized workers, either through: (1) transitional emergency employment; and (2) promotion of entrepreneurship and community enterprises. Last year, 292,853 individual beneficiaries, or more than a quarter of a million Filipinos, benefited from the DILEEP. “We are working very hard to face head-on the unemployment problem and decisively working with other government agencies to address the problem of jobs mismatch by implementing programs on employment facilitation, enhancing employability, strengthening social protection, and promoting and sustaining industrial peace that will attract investments that further create jobs,” she said. |
| "Tuloy ang laban, tuloy ang SAF" - Roxas |
| Source: http://www.dilg.gov.ph |
| Malaki ang tiwala ni Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar
Roxas na maibabalik ang Philippine National Police Special
Action Force (PNP-SAF) sa dati nitong lakas, sa kabila ng
nangyari sa Mamasapano, Maguindanao na nagdulot nang pagpanaw ng
44 na kasapi nito. “Bilang isang pamilya, andito tayo para unti-unti nating tahakin itong mga darating na araw, linggo at buwan hanggang sa masagot natin ang bawat katanungan, hanggang maibalik natin ang kumpiyansa sa PNP-SAF,” ani Roxas. Kaugnay nito, isa-isang binisita ni Roxas ang pamilya ng mga yumaong kasapi ng PNP-SAF upang mapanatag ang kanilang loob, at para ihatid ang tulong mula sa pamahalaan. “Hindi na natin maibabalik ang kanilang mga mister, anak, at kapatid. Ang magagawa na lang natin ay siguruhing nasa ayos ang kanilang mga pamilya kaya sisiguraduhin nating mapapasakanila ang tulong ng pamahalaan,” sabi ni Roxas. Nauna nang dinalaw ni Roxas sa kanilang mga tahanan ang pamilya ng mga nasawing SAF na nagmula sa Hilagang Luzon, partikular ang pamilya nina PO2 Noble Sungay Kiangan at PO1 Angel Chocowen Kodiamant sa Benguet, PO2 Walner Faustino Danao at PO2 Peterson Indongsan Carap sa Baguio City, PO2 Omar Agacer Nacionales sa La Union, at PO2 Ephraim Garcia Mejia sa Pangasinan. Kinausap na rin ni Roxas ang mga kasapi ng SAF upang linawin na magkakaroon ng kasagutan ang bawat katanungan tungkol sa nangyari sa Mamasapano at makakaasa ang buong PNP-SAF, mga pamilya ng mga namatayan, at ang buong bansa na hindi maisasantabi ang pagkamatay ng mga nasabing pulis para sa bayan. “Nasa atin, nasa SAF, kung ito ang magsisilbing dahilan ng pagkakawatak-watak ng pangkat, o kung ito’y magiging isang hamon, inspirasyon at alala-ala sa 44. Ito ang magpapalakas sa atin,” ani Roxas. |
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President Benigno S. Aquino III receives the Memorare Manila 1945 Foundation, Inc. represented by founders Roderick McMicking Hall and sister Consuelo McMicking Hall and Foundation President Ambassador Juan Jose Rocha during the courtesy call at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (February 05). Also in photo is former Ambassador Miguel Perez-Rubio. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III huddles with the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) delegation, led by JCCI chairman Akio Mimura, for a group photo souvenir during the courtesy call at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (February 05). JCCI is a network of comprehensive local economic organizations made up of the representatives of some 1.26 million member businesses from large and medium-sized corporations down to small firms and sole proprietors in Japan. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) delegation, led by JCCI chairman Akio Mimura, during the courtesy call at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (February 05). JCCI is a network of comprehensive local economic organizations made up of the representatives of some 1.26 million member businesses from large and medium-sized corporations down to small firms and sole proprietors in Japan. (Photo by Ryan Lim/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III receives the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) delegation, led by JCCI chairman Akio Mimura, during the courtesy call at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (February 05). JCCI is a network of comprehensive local economic organizations made up of the representatives of some 1.26 million member businesses , from large and medium-sized corporations down to small firms and sole proprietors in Japan. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III honors the fallen Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) Troopers during the Necrological Service at the NCRPO Multi-Purpose Center of Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday (January 30). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his message during the Necrological Service for the fallen Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) Troopers at the NCRPO Multi-Purpose Center of Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday (January 30). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Marcelino Pascual/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III condoles with the family of the fallen Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) Troopers during the Necrological Service at the NCRPO Multi-Purpose Center of Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday (January 30). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan/ Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III presents the Medalya ng Katapangan to the family of the fallen Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) Troopers during the Necrological Service at the NCRPO Multi-Purpose Center of Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday (January 30). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III offers a moment of prayer before the remains of the fallen Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) Troopers during the Necrological Service at the NCRPO Multi-Purpose Center of Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday (January 30). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Benhur Arcayan/ Gil Nartea/ Marcelino Pascual/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the inauguration of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation Sta. Rosa Plant at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines. (Photo by Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III views the locally-assembled cars displayed at the Mitsubishi Gallery during the inauguration of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation Sta. Rosa Plant Inauguratio at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines. (Photo by Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III views the locally-assembled cars displayed at the Mitsubishi Gallery during the inauguration Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation Sta. Rosa Plant at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines. Also in photo are Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation president and chief executive officer Hikosaburo Shibata and Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III huddles with the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation officials, for a group photo souvenir during the inauguration of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation Sta. Rosa Plant at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29, 2015). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines. Also in photo are Mitsubishi Motors Corporation chairman of the board and chief operating officer Osamu Masuko, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation president and chief executive officer Hikosaburo Shibata, Sojitz Corporation president and chief executive officer Yoji Sato, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation external vice president for manufacturing Masato Sada, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa, Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez, Sta. Rosa City Mayor Arlene Arcillas, and Philippine Economic Zone Authority director general Lilia de Lima. (Photo by Rey Baniquet/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III huddles with officials of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation’s and Sojitz Corporation for a group photo souvenir during the inauguration of the Mitsubishi Motors Sta. Rosa Plant at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines as a core market following Thailand and Indonesia. This is in preparation for the company's further business development in the ASEAN countries. (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the inauguration of the Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation Sta. Rosa Plant at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines as a core market following Thailand and Indonesia. This is in preparation for the company's further business development in the ASEAN countries. Also in photo are Mitsubishi Motors Corporation chairman of the board and chief operating officer Osamu Masuko, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa, and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation president and chief executive officer Hikosaburo Shibata. (Photo by Robert Viñas/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation Sta. Rosa Plant inauguration at the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna on Thursday (January 29, 2015). The acquisition and transfer to Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines as a core market following Thailand and Indonesia. This is in preparation for the company's further business development in the ASEAN countries. (Photo by Gil Nartea/ Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III, accompanied by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation chairman of the board and chief operating officer Osamu Masuko, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation president and chief executive officer Hikosaburo Shibata and Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, tours and inspects the company's Sta. Rosa plant and facilities during its inauguration on Thursday (January 29). The acquisition and transfer to the Special Economic Zone in Sta. Rosa, Laguna is part of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “New Stage 2016” mid-term plan of reinforcing business in the Philippines as a core market following Thailand and Indonesia. This is in preparation for the company's further business development in the ASEAN countries. (Photo by Gil Nartea/ Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno Aquino III declares a National day of Mourning for Special Action Force members killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao encounter during his message held at the President hall in Malacanang on Wednesday (January 28). (Photo By Ryan Lim / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the International Contact Center Conference and Expo 2015 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City on Wednesday (January 28). The conference has for its theme: “Celebrating Success, Reshaping the Future.” The CCAP is the umbrella organization of the Philippine contact center industry and serves as the focal point of sectors that enable the Philippines to sustain its leadership in the global contact center industry. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Robert Vinas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the International Contact Center Conference and Expo 2015 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City on Wednesday (January 28). The conference has for its theme: “Celebrating Success, Reshaping the Future.” The CCAP is the umbrella organization of the Philippine contact center industry and serves as the focal point of sectors that enable the Philippines to sustain its leadership in the global contact center industry. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Robert Vinas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III is received by Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) president Louie Benedict Hernandez, CCAP vice president and corporate secretary Joselito Uligan, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general Emmanuel Joel Villanueva upon arrival for the International Contact Center Conference and Expo 2015 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City on Wednesday (January 28, 2015). The conference has for its theme: “Celebrating Success, Reshaping the Future.” The CCAP is the umbrella organization of the Philippine contact center industry and serves as the focal point of sectors that enable the Philippines to sustain its leadership in the global contact center industry. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Isaac Ibrahim Al-Orini, charge d' affaires of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia after signing the book of condolences for the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Makati City on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III offers a small cup of traditional beverage as part of the Saudi Arabian tradition and converses with Isaac Ibrahim Al-Orini, charge d' affaires of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia after signing the book of condolences for the late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Makati City on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III pause for a moment of prayer after signing the book of condolences for the late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Makati City on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III signs the book of condolences for the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Makati City on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III confers the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu, Katangiang Ginto (Grand Cross, Gold Distinction) on outgoing Republic of Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines V.P. Hirubalan during the farewell call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Lauro Montillano / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III congratulates outgoing Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines V.P. Hirubalan after conferring on him the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu, Katangiang Ginto (Grand Cross, Gold Distinction) during the farewell call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III greets outgoing Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines V.P. Hirubalan during the Farewell Call and Conferment of the Order of Sikatuna at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes the Korean National Assembly Parliamentary Delegation, headed by Choi Kyu-sung, during the courtesy call at the President’s Hall Sala of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (January 27). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan/ Gil Nartea / Lauro Montillano/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III inspects Zamboanga City Jail Sunday (January 25) as part of his routine in preparation for a jail congestion program of the government. Zamboanga City Jail facility holds high risk inmates who are the concern the said program. With the president are DILG Sec Mar Roxas, DSWD Sec. Corazon Dinky Soliman, Defense Secretary Volaire Gazmin and Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco. (Photo by Gil Nartea Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III visits Zamboanga City Sunday (January 25) hit by a deadly blast last Friday that killed two people and wounded 52 others. President Aquino later visited the survivors in hospitals together with DILG Sec Manuel Roxas, DSWD Dinky Soliman, Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Zambonga Mayor Beng Climaco. (photo by Gil Nartea Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Sec. Sonny Coloma delivers his message during the Retirement Ceremony of PCOO employees: Mr. Dionisio Cuilao, 40 yrs of dedicated service and Ms. Felicidad Teodoro, 41 years of dedicated service. The said ceremony was held at the Press Briefing Room in the New Executive Bldg., Malacanang on January 23 (Friday). | ||
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Group photo opportunity with the retirees. | ||
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PCOO officials with the retirees from left: Sec. Coloma, Dionisio Cuilao (retiree) Felicidad Teodoro (retiree), Edna Cueva (SETAP President), Usec. Jess Anthony Yu and Usec. Rey Marfil. | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III bids farewell to Pope Francis on board Philippine Airlines that would fly back the Pope to Rome Monday (January 19). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III joins the crowd of well wishers during the departure of Pope Francis Monday (January 19). (Photo by Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Pope Francis makes waves farewell to thousands of well wishers at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City Monday morning (January 19). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III makes kisses the ring of Pope Francis before the pontiff boards the Philippine Airlines plane that would fly him back to Rome Monday, January 2015 . (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Pope Francis, accompanied by President Benigno S. Aquino III, walks towards Philippine Airlines plane that would fly him back to Rome Monday (January 19). (Photo by Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno Aquino III, Cabinet officials and Church Leaders thanked the Pope Francis for the Philippine visit before boarding a Philippine Airlines flight to Rome Monday (January 19). (photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Pope Francis is meet by President Benigno S. Aquino III upon his arrival in Villamor Airbase Monday morning (January 19). The President thanks Pope Francis for the Philippine visit before the pope boards the Philippine Airlines flight to Rome. (photo by Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Pope Francis leads the holy mass at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila Sunday, (January 18) where an estimated six (6) million people attended, including President Benigno S. Aquino III and his family, some cabinet members and other (Photo by Lauro Montellano Jr. / Ryan Lim/Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Pope Francis on board Popemobile waves to the crowd as he leaves Quirino Grandstand, Sunday (January 18) after celebrating holy mass. An estimated six (6) million people attended the mass. (Photo by Lauro Montellano Jr./ Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno Aquino III, together with his family attends the mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta Sunday (January 18). An estimated six (6) million people attended mass under pouring rain. (Photo by Lauro Montellano Jr./ Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Pope Francis arrives at the Quirino Grandstand Sunday (January 18) to celebrate mass despite rains in Manila. The Pope was met by President Benigno S. Aquino III. This will be the last activity of the visiting Pope as he is scheduled to leave Manila tomorrow morning, Monday.( Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Lauro Montellano Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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