24-Hour Public Weather Forecast
Issued at 5:00 a.m., 04 December 2014Valid beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow
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Synopsis:
Forecast:
Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga
and Davao Region will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate
rainshowers and thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley and the provinces of
Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains. The regions
of Cordillera and Ilocos will experience partly cloudy to at times
cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the
country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or
thunderstorms.
OVER METRO MANILA:
Maximum Temperature: 01:50 PM Yesterday --- 32.9°C
Minimum Temperature: 05:00 AM Yesterday --- 22.8°C
Maximum Relative Humidity: 05:00 AM Yesterday --- 99 %
Minimum Relative Humidity: 02:00 PM Yesterday --- 47 %
High Tide Today: 09:19 AM ..... 0.40 Meter
Low Tide Today: 01:03 PM ..... 0.28 Meter
High Tide Today: 08:27 PM ..... -0.97 Meter
Low Tide Tomorrow: 04:05 AM ..... -0.08 Meter
Sunrise Today: 6:06 AM
Sunset Today: 5:25 PM
Moonrise Today: 3:42 PM
Moonset Tomorrow: 4:40 AM
Illumination Today: 93 %
For more information and queries, please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877 or log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.
Dost_pagasa added 2 new photos — with Irene Bautista Agsaluna and 40 others.
WEATHER BULLETIN No. 1
TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT: TYPHOON “HAGUPIT”
ISSUED AT 11:00 PM, 3 DECEMBER 2014
(Valid for broadcast until the next bulletin to be issued at 11 AM tomorrow)
TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT: TYPHOON “HAGUPIT”
ISSUED AT 11:00 PM, 3 DECEMBER 2014
(Valid for broadcast until the next bulletin to be issued at 11 AM tomorrow)
THE TYPHOON WITH INTERNATIONAL NAME “HAGUPIT” IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR) TOMORROW EARLY MORNING AND WILL
BE GIVEN A LOCAL NAME “RUBY”.
Location of eye/center: At 10:00 PM today, the center of Typhoon “HAGUPIT” was located based on all available data at 1,108 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.8°N, 136.4°E).
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph
Movement: Forecast to move West Northwest at 25 kph.
Forecast Positions: Typhoon “HAGUPIT” is expected to be at 598 km East Southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar tomorrow evening and at 219 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar by Friday evening. By Saturday evening, it is expected to be in the vicinity of Borongan Eastern Samar.
•Estimated rainfall amount is from 7.5 – 20 mm per hour (heavy – intense) within the 600 km diameter of the typhoon.
•“HAGUPIT” is too far to affect any part of the country but it is expected to enhance northeasterly winds over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon resulting to rough to very rough sea conditions over the aforementioned areas. Fisherfolks and those using small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the said seaboards.
•The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 AM tomorrow. The next update will be included in the 5AM Public Weather Forecast
•For more information and queries, please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877 or log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.
Location of eye/center: At 10:00 PM today, the center of Typhoon “HAGUPIT” was located based on all available data at 1,108 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.8°N, 136.4°E).
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph
Movement: Forecast to move West Northwest at 25 kph.
Forecast Positions: Typhoon “HAGUPIT” is expected to be at 598 km East Southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar tomorrow evening and at 219 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar by Friday evening. By Saturday evening, it is expected to be in the vicinity of Borongan Eastern Samar.
•Estimated rainfall amount is from 7.5 – 20 mm per hour (heavy – intense) within the 600 km diameter of the typhoon.
•“HAGUPIT” is too far to affect any part of the country but it is expected to enhance northeasterly winds over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon resulting to rough to very rough sea conditions over the aforementioned areas. Fisherfolks and those using small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the said seaboards.
•The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 AM tomorrow. The next update will be included in the 5AM Public Weather Forecast
•For more information and queries, please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877 or log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Sinabi ni Rod dela Roca, pangulo ng LDRRMO sa lalawigan ng Batangas, na
inalerto na ang lahat ng bayan upang maghanda sa kanilang nasasakupan
lalo na ang mga residenteng malapit sa karagatan upang maiwasan ang
anumang sakuna o pagkawala ng buhay sakaling daanan ng bagyong Ruby ang
lalawigan.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS,:
Nakatakdang magpulong ngayong umaga ang lahat ng miyembro ng Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council upang mapaghandaan ang
sakaling pagdaan ng bagyong Ruby sa lalawigan.
PIA-4A/CALAMBA
CITY: The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council IV-A,
has called a Pre-disaster Risk Assessment for Typhoon Ruby to be held
at the RDRRMC-4A OPCEN Conference Room, Camp Vicente Lim, Mayapa,
Calamba City today.Agendas are weather update, possible effects on
landslide and flood prone areas and preparedness of RDRRMC 4A Response
Agencies and PDRRMOs.
PAGASA weather forecaster Jun Galang on ANC:
-Inaasahang magla-landfall ang bagyong Ruby by Saturday sa Borongan, Eastern Samar.
-Pwedeng maapektuhan ang Eastern Visayas at Bicol Region. Ang exit nito, posibleng sa Mindoro at maaaring maapektuhan na rin po ang Metro Manila.
-Inaasahang magla-landfall ang bagyong Ruby by Saturday sa Borongan, Eastern Samar.
-Pwedeng maapektuhan ang Eastern Visayas at Bicol Region. Ang exit nito, posibleng sa Mindoro at maaaring maapektuhan na rin po ang Metro Manila.
December 4, 2014 (Thursday ) as of 6:00-7:00 A.M.
PIA IVA / QUEZON : Cloudy
PIA-4A/LAGUNA:
The Presidential Communications and Operations Office Office, News and
Information Bureau and the City Government of Calamba are conducting
today the First Regional Inter-Collegiate Campus Forum "Towards a Gender
Fair Media" at LLC Auditorium Central II Elementary School, Calamba
City, Laguna. Sec. Herminio "Sonny" Coloma is expected to grace the
event to deliver an inspirational message.
PIA-4A/BATANGAS:
Tanauan City received the Silver award at the 3rd Global Benchmarking
competition held at Abu Dhabi, UAE. The delegates from Tanauan City were
cited for their good practices like the 17 core business processes
certified with ISO 9001:2008, launching of Tanauan City
College,establishment of Tanauan Packaging and Service Center and
operation of three birthing homes.
DZBB:
Inaasahang mamayang 4:00PM darating sa NAIA Terminal 3 ang 15 OFWs mula
sa Syria. Kaugnay nito, nasa 5,546 na mga manggagawang Pinoy ang
nailikas at 2,500 dito ay mula sa Lebanon. Nanawagan ang DFA sa mga
Pinoy na may kaanak sa Syria na makipagtulungan sa kanila upang malaman
ang kalagayan ng mga ito at para matulungang makauwi ng Pilipinas.
DZBB:
Sinabi ng DFA na dahil wala pang malinaw na protocol para sa mga OFW na
galing sa mga bansang apektado ng Ebola sa West Africa ay asahan na
sasailalim sila sa 21-day quarantine. Sinabi ni DFA Spokesman Charles
Jose na gaya ng mga Filipino peacekeeper ay dapat sumailalim din ang mga
naturang OFW sa quarantine para maiwasan ang pagpasok ng Ebola sa
bansa.
GMA:
Nananawagan ang pamilya ng mga OFW na mula sa Sierra Leone na mabigyan
sana ng sapat na pagkain ang kanilang mga naka-quarantine na kaanak.
Pinagbawalan na raw kasi silang maghatid ng pagkain sa kanilang mga
kaanak. Minsan daw ay kulang ang kanin na ibinibigay sa kanila.
ABS-CBN:
Base sa dokumento ng Bureau of Quarantine, halos P1M ang gastos sa
quarantine ng mga OFW na uuwi mula sa mga bansang may Ebola. Sa 59-bed
capacity ng isolation rooms para sa quarantine o sa 59 na tao na
puwedeng i-quarantine ay may 2 sets ng scrub suit sa P69 o total na
P35,400, P300 sa toiletries ng bawat isa o total na P17,700 P2,600 para
sa 2 bedsheets ng bawat isa o total na P153,000 at
pagkain na 10,500/tao o total na P619,500. May pondo rin para sa
laundry (washing machine at detergent), dyaryo, at board games. Hindi pa
kasama ang sweldo sa doktor, utility, guard, at electricity at water
bills. Samantala, nilinaw ng WHO na 5,987 lamang ang namatay sa Ebola at
hindi ang naiulat na 7,000. Inamin ng WHO na nagkamali sila sa
pagbilang.
GMA:
Dumating kagabi sa PNP Headquarters ang 24 PNP peacekeepers na kabilang
sa 132 peacekeepers na nagtapos ang quarantine sa Caballo Island.
Binigyan sila ng medalya at 15-araw na bakasyon. Ang mga peacekeeper
naman na miyembro ng AFP ay dumaan pa sa routine medical checkup sa AFP
Medical Center kagabi kung saan inabot sila hanggang 3:00 ng madaling
araw.
CAVITE
1. General Trias scholars receive educational
assistance
- December 02, 2014
TRECE
MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE, NOV. 21 (PIA) –About 700 college students from the
different parts of the municipality of General Trias received financial
assistance from the local government recently.
Each
student accepted the P3,000 financial assistance personally handed by Mayor
Antonio Ferrer in a distribution ceremony held at the General Trias Sports
Complex in Barangay San Juan 1.
In a
short message, Mayor Ferrer urged the scholars to study well to help their
family and the community as well in the future.
Aside
from the scholarship assistance, the local government also provides scholarship
grant to deserving students in partnership with Lyceum of the Philippines
University – Cavite, AMA Computer University, National College of Science and
Technology at Datacom Institute of Computer Technology.
Education
is one of the priority programs of the local government which is working hard
and hoping to increase the budget allocation for its scholarship program to
accommodate the increasing number of students qualified for the program. (Ruel
Francisco, PIA-Cavite/General Trias PIO)
- See
more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/671416535986/general-trias-scholars-receive-educational-assistance#sthash.h4urApqy.dpuf
2. OSYs receive P270K financial assistance from
provincial government
- December 02, 2014
TRECE
MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Dec. 2 (PIA) – Out-of-School Youths (OSYs) from the
different municipalities in the province received financial assistance from the
provincial government thru “Abot Alam” program of the Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The
financial assistance worth P270,000 covers food and transportation expenses for
the two-week training of the 75 OSY beneficiaries enrolled in carpentry,
masonry and scaffolding training at Tanza Trade National High School which
ended Nov. 7, the Provincial Information Community Affairs Department (PICAD)
said.
Aside
from providing financial assistance, the provincial government through the
Cavite Computer Center (CCC) offers free computer education to students. The
CCC has up-to-date programs that will enhance the computer- technology skills
of students and allows them to work productively, and produce cutting-edge
quality output.
CCC is an
extension office of the provincial governor serving as a dynamic arm in
providing computer literacy program for the people of Cavite especially OSYs in
cooperation with the Department of Education Non-Formal Studies. (Ruel
Francisco, PIA-Cavite/PICAD)
- See
more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/671416534311/osys-receive-p270k-financial-assistance-from-provincial-government#sthash.qi0Z3UGR.dpuf
LAGUNA
1. 30 4Ps beneficiaries complete DSWD Sustainable
Livelihood Program
- December 02, 2014
CALAUAN,
Laguna, Dec. 2 (PIA) — A total of 30 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program (4Ps) here recently completed the skills training course under
the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD).
The
training which started last October, trained beneficiaries in masonry, tile
setting and reinforced steel bar installation.
According
to the official report, beneficiaries were hired on the spot by the Makati
Development Corporation (MDC) and will be immediately assigned to construction
sites in Laguna, Makati and other parts of Metro Manila.
Said
training was conducted in partnership with MDC, Ayala Foundation, Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Salesian of St. John Bosco,
EWPCI Training and Testing Center, Inc. and the local government here.
The SLP
is a community-based capacity building program that seeks to improve the
socio-economic status of beneficiaries. Aside from employment facilitation, the
program also provides training on micro-enterprise development for small to
medium scale ventures of 4Ps beneficiaries. (FSC, PIA-4A with reports from
DSWD-4A)
- See
more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2931417056433/30-4ps-beneficiaries-complete-dswd-sustainable-livelihood-program#sthash.pOrRYWf4.dpuf
2. DSWD – Calabarzon organizes Juvenile Justice
Welfare Committee
- December 02, 2014
CALAMBA
CITY, Laguna, Dec. 2 (PIA) — Aimed in promoting the rights and
welfare of children in conflict with the law (CICL) in the Calabarzon
region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office
IV-A organized recently the Juvenile Justice Welfare Committee (JJWC).
The JJWC
is mainly focused in the formulations of plan and policies as well as advocacy
and mobilization of resources for children at risk and CICL.
It is
also geared towards giving technical assistance to intermediaries with emphasis
on the capability building activities of both law enforcement officers and
social workers with focus on the CICL case management.
In her
message during the formulation of the committee, DSWD Field Office IV-A Director
Leticia T. Diokno emphasized the importance of addressing the issues affecting
the CICL.
Dir.
Diokno further stressed the importance of ensuring the functionality of the
local councils for the protection of children as a preventive measure to the problem
of juvenile delinquency.
The JJWC
is composed of government agencies including the Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Justice
(DOJ), Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the National Youth Commission (NYC). (FSC,
PIA-4A with reports from DSWD-4A)
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President Benigno S. Aquino III's Speech at the 2nd
State Conference on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
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Malacañan Palace
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02 Dec.2014
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| Sabi po ni Executive Secretary, “Pinakahihintay.” Hindi ko ho alam kung
pagkatapos ko kainan na [laughter] or “sa wakas natapos na rin.” Ang
problema po ng pinakahuling nagsalita–buti na lang ang sinundan ko magaling
din eh. So, problema ho baka makumpara tayo sa kanila at baka sabihin, “Ano
kaya ang nangyari at mukhang wala sa tiyempo ang ating Pangulo itong araw na
ito?” Pero bago natin makalimutan: [Secretary] Butch, I hope you took note of budgetary requirements of the Judiciary that should be attended to posthaste, [laughter] and since the approving authority is present also, perhaps we can lobby them for the speedy inclusion of what is necessary to help the Judiciary in our common fight against corruption amongst others, [applause] making sure we are compliant with all the directives. When I was a Senator, I was rather notorious for my scrutiny and persistence during budget deliberations. This was because I believed then, as I do now, that for government to focus on its reason for being and serve the people, it must have the wherewithal to do so. That wherewithal is embodied in our national budget. And if funds are lost due to leaks or holes in our systems; if funds are wasted because of corruption, then the Filipino people will be deprived of the benefits they are entitled to in the present, and also deprived of a better future. When we embarked on the straight path, we knew that each step we took had to be methodical; each hindrance would have to be dismantled before we could make true progress. As you may remember, the first Executive Order I signed created a Truth Commission intended to investigate allegations of graft and corruption, as the first step towards accountability. We all know unfortunately, this was blocked by the Supreme Court, which was then led by then-Chief Justice Corona. Yet we persisted. Anomalous projects were cancelled; government owned and controlled corporations that were once the cash cows of a corrupt few underwent reforms. We likewise turned our attention to budget and procurement, which was significant in light of the situation we came across. Only 6.5 percent of the 2010 budget, amounting to P100 billion, was left when this administration took office. We also inherited the proposed 2011 budget, which has to be given to Congress roughly about two months into office. Even with these challenges, we embarked on serious reforms. Bidding and procurement processes were tightened to minimize opportunities for corruption. Zero-Based Budgeting helped us put an end to programs that were inefficient, wasteful, or easily manipulated by the corrupt. And in 2012, we finally had the wherewithal to craft a budget, under which each peso government spent would have real and concrete benefits for the Filipino people. The first review cycle for the Philippines’ compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption covers that crucial period: the transition from the final years of my predecessor’s term to our time in office, in which we undertook all these reforms and many more. As validated by both Egypt and Bangladesh, our peer review partners, the results of the first review cycle are indeed positive: we complied with 55 out of the 66 provisions of Criminalization and Law Enforcement, and 48 out of 54 provisions of International Cooperation. These are encouraging figures, of course; but this review is just a summary of what has taken place over five years. By its very nature, the review will not show the whole picture, whether of our efforts in criminalization, law enforcement, and international cooperation, or our administration’s entire, multifaceted fight against corruption. I already spoke of some of these initiatives during last year’s conference: the websites through which our countrymen can better understand the budget and the budgeting process, and also report corrupt practices of officials, are still active and online for everyone’s use. Since we last met, our administration has filed an additional 159 cases against smugglers, tax evaders, and erring government officials through the Run After the Smugglers, Run After Tax Evaders, and Revenue Integrity Protection Service programs. Prominent lawmakers, former heads of GOCCs and government agencies, and others in the private sector who conspired to steal from the people through the Priority Development Assistance Fund have been arrested and are now undergoing the appropriate processes to determine accountability. We should emphasize: these are only the initial cases filed; more will come once the necessary evidence is assembled. There are new measures to speak of as well. For instance, one of the innovations we introduced in the budgeting process this year is the GAA-as-release-document system. Through this system, the budget serves as the release document itself the moment it is signed into law. This meant that, as soon as 2014 began, the majority of allocations were released to agencies, enabling them to begin implementing projects, thus cascading benefits down to our people, at the soonest possible time. We must also not forget our efforts to empower the Filipino people, which have been intensified as a result of these good governance reforms. Massive investments into social services, health, and education continue, with 37 percent of the proposed 2015 budget allocated for social services. We were able to do this–and we remind everybody–without raising taxes, except for sin tax reform, which is directly geared towards improving the overall health of the Filipino people. Perhaps, we should emphasize that again: without further burdening our people, just doing what is right, we have been empowering them. The Conditional Cash Transfer Program has grown by massive leaps and bounds: from around 800,000 beneficiary households when we took office to more than four million household beneficiaries today. And it has now been expanded to include families with children up to 18 years of age. Critical backlogs in classrooms, textbooks, and school seats have been ended through the hard work of our Department of Education and its partners. Indeed: so much progress has been made in our drive to weed out corruption in government, and in so doing, better our capacity to serve the people. But as everyone here knows, especially those in public service, we must always remember: numbers and targets will only get us so far. The end of the UNCAC review cycle does not mean that we have accomplished what we have set out to do. As public servants, our goals must expand and evolve with the passage of time; we must always seek to build on the achievements of the past and the present. Events like this remind us of our responsibilities, and give us the chance to renew our commitment to each other, as colleagues in government, and to the wider society. Let me say: it is encouraging to see that you have not grown weary of your jobs. In fact, it seems as if you are only asking for even more work, [laughter] since one of today’s resolutions is the request for an executive order institutionalizing an Integrity Management Program throughout all levels of government, with the UNCAC as a guide. Rest assured: I will only be too happy to give you more to do, if it means we are able to achieve our goals sooner rather than later. [Applause] If I remember correctly the Executive Secretary, in his quest for more efficiency, gave this particular document for me to sign early last night. [Laughter] So the request has already been done. [Applause] More is at stake here than just the implementation of a single project, or the attainment of 100 percent compliance with UNCAC. With the 2016 elections not too far off, let us always remember that we are working to make change permanent, to make the commitment to good governance a commitment that lasts beyond this administration. We are working to rid the Philippines of the corruption that has tainted its reputation and plagued it for so long; we are working to institutionalize a legacy that finds its roots in the mindset of our countrymen, who will never again settle for anything less than true public service. Thank you. Good day. |
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INTERVIEW OF COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY HERMINIO COLOMA,
JR.
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| DZRB / Balita at Panayam by Alan Allanigue |
02 December 2014
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| ALAN: Una ko hong hihingan ng update sa inyo ay ito hong supplemental
budget. Mukhang patuloy naman ang koordinasyon ng ating Department of Budget
and Management sa mga Congress leaders. Ano hong update dito ho sa
panukalang ito dito sa supplemental budget for next year, Sec. Sonny, Sir? SEC. COLOMA: Sinusubaybayan natin, Alan, iyong pagkilos ng Kamara de Representantes dahil sa kanila namang pagpapasya iyong pag-apruba dyan at sa kanila manggagaling, dahil ito ay appropriation measure, at tulad nga ng sinabi mo ay mayroong masinsin na pakikipag-ugnayan na nagaganap ngayon sa pagitan ng Ehekutibo at Lehislatura para mabuo iyang supplemental budget na iyan. ALAN: Ayon. At, of course, ito ho officially ay naiparating na rin sa Kamara natin, Sec. Sonny, ano po? SEC. COLOMA: Kinikilatis na nga nila ano. Kaya nga nagkaroon ng pag-uusap hinggil ng refinement na pinapanukala ng ating mga mambabatas at ito naman ay napagkasunduan sa ating pagkabatid. Pumayag na iyong Department of Budget and Management doon sa mga ipinanukala ng mga mambabatas dahil sila naman talaga ang may pagpapasya hinggil dito. ALAN: Opo sa ibang usapin po, Secretary Coloma. Kayo po ay, kumbaga, nagbigay ng keynote address dito po sa isang communications workshop tungkol sa pagdating ng Santo Papa sa buwan ng Enero at meron po kayong ipinagkaloob na ilang mga paalala, of course, at ilang mga detalye tungkol dito sa pagbisita ng Santo Papa early next year dito sa atin sa Pilipinas, Sec. Sonny, sir? SEC. COLOMA: Bahagi iyan ng paghahanda natin, Alan, para sa media coverage sa pagdalaw ng ating Santo Papa. Mahalaga na magkaroon ng tamang perspektibo ang ating mga communicators at media workers sapagkat mahalaga ang kanilang gagampanang papel. Sila iyong maghahatid ng mga imahe, litrato, gumagalaw na…live coverage at sa pamamagitan nito ay mapaparating n’yo na sa milyun-milyong Pilipino ang mensahe ng ating Santo Papa. Kaya’t malaki iyong kanilang responsibilidad na tiyakin na magagampanan nila ang tungkuling ito sa pinakamainam na paraan. ALAN: Opo. At ang nature po ng pagbisita ng Santo Papa sa Pilipinas, ano iyan kumbaga, as a visiting Head of State and also iyong kanyang pagbisita is also a Pastoral Visit, Secretary, Sir? SEC. COLOMA: Ganoon nga, Alan. Siya ay magtutungo dito, hindi lamang bilang pinuno ng Simbahang Katolika, kung hindi pinuno rin ng Vatican State. Pero batid naman atin mas matimbang talaga iyong aspeto ng pananampalataya dito, dahil siya ay simbolo ng ating pinaniniwalaan at iyong ating gabay sa araw-araw na pamumuhay - iyong ating pananampalataya. At sa kanya ring mga nakaraang pahayag ang palaging isinasaad ng ating mahal na Santo Papa ay iyong kahalagahan na magbigay tayo ng kalinga sa mga maralita, sa mga nangangailanan ng tulong. Kaya nga isang tampok na bahagi ng kanyang pagdalaw sa atin iyong pagtungo sa lalawigan ng Leyte para magbigay siya ng inspirasyon sa mga kababayan natin na nagbabagong-tatag dahil sa kanilang sinapit na karanasan sa typhoon Haiyan o typhoon Yolanda. Siya rin ay magpapasinaya ng isang sentro na magbibigay ng kalinga para sa mga maralita. Kaya iyan ang isang mahalagang pokus din ng kanyang pagdalaw, kaya nga ang tema ay “Apostolic Visit in the Spirit of Mercy and Compassion.” ALAN: Apostolic Visit in the Spirit of Mercy and Compassion. Okay. Sec. Sonny, maiba po ako doon po sa opisyal na pagla-launch o paglulunsad ng APEC 2015 sa Makati City. Meron pong panawagan ang Pangulong Noy sa laha, ano, sa mga kababayan natin i-demonstrate daw ang “1000% effort” at ipakita ang best ng Pilipinas o ang best na mai-pagkakaloob… (communication cut) SEC. COLOMA: Dapat lang na magkabigkis-bigkis po tayong lahat na mga Pilipino at itanghal ang kahusayan at kabaitan ng ating bansa at ng ating mga mamamayan sa ating gagawing pagsalubong sa mga delegado ng iba’t-ibang pagpupulong ng APEC, na kung saan sa darating na taon tayo po ang nagsisilbing host. Mag-uumpisa na po iyan sa darating na Sabado at Linggo sa Legazpi City kung saan idaraos iyong Informal Senior Officers Meeting. Iyan po ang kick-off event ng APEC 2015. At tulad po ng sinabi ng Pangulong Aquino, mainam na ipakita natin sa buong mundo ang ating kabaitan, ang ating hospitalidad at ang ating kahusayan sa pangangasiwa ng mga international conferences. ALAN: Ayon. Well, Secretary Coloma, Sir. We understand na kayo ho ay abalang-abala sa mga oras na ito. We would like to thank you so much for the opportunity at sa mga upadates na pinagkaloob n’yo po sa ating mga tagasubaybay, Sir. SEC. COLOMA: Maraming salamat at Magandang umaga, Alan. |
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| Govt ready for Typhoon Hagupit with P4.69-B response; Abad: SPFs essential to address emergencies | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The various departments of the National Government are prepared
to respond to the possible entry of Typhoon Hagupit into the
Philippines as they have appropriate budgetary support worth
P4.69 billion, according to the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM). DBM Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said, “The departments are equipped with Quick Response Funds (QRFs), standby funds that they can readily access when emergencies or disasters occur. They can use these funds to mobilize the necessary resources and manpower to extend relief and immediate assistance to victims.” The following departments have QRFs to draw from in response to the coming typhoon: the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Education; the Department of Health; the Department of National Defense, including the Office of Civil Defense; the Department of Social Welfare and Development; and the Department of Transportation and Communications. Here is a breakdown of the QRFs per department:
The National Government can also draw from the 2014 National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF) to deal with the after-effects of Typhoon Hagupit if it hits the Philippines. Additional funds shall likewise be made available once the proposed 2015 National Budget is approved in Congress and signed by the President. Abad said, “Given our country’s location along the typhoon-belt in the Pacific, the National Government knows it must prepare for any calamity. But we cannot predict the future. That’s why it’s essential that our national budgets have special purpose funds (SPFs) like the QRFs and the NDRRMF to address any contingency.” Weather forecasts have indicated the possibility that Typhoon Hagupit (local name: Ruby) may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Thursday and make landfall over the weekend. |
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| BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. meets Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.bsp.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco,
Jr. (left) receives Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman
(right) during his visit to the BSP on 25 November 2014. Governors Tetangco and Rahman share a commitment to promote financial inclusion in the Philippines and Bangladesh respectively. Under their leadership, the central banks of both countries have championed financial inclusion as a policy priority, alongside monetary stability and financial system stability. Facing similar access to finance issues in their domestic realms, both Governors set in place parallel regulations that facilitated the expansion of mobile financial services and microfinance. In the Philippines, 26.7 million mobile money accounts were opened in the past five years since BSP issued e-money regulations in 2009. Microfinance loans of the banking sector grew to PhP 9.3 billion as of June 2014, from PhP 2.6 billion in 2002 when the BSP implemented its microfinance regulatory framework. On the other hand, Bangladesh has 16.7 million accounts since it issued mobile banking regulations three years ago. BB also has a policy on a “no frills” account that can be opened with a Tk 10 (USD 13 cents). This is similar to the BSP policy on microdeposits which can be opened with PhP 100 (USD 2) and especially targeted for poor and low-income savers. Governor Tetangco, Jr., as outgoing chair of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Steering Committee (SC), recently nominated Governor Rahman as an SC member. AFI is the leading global network of policy makers and regulators committed to financial inclusion, with over 120 member institutions from 95 countries. |
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| NPLs of RBs and Coop Banks drop in June | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.bsp.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loans of rural (RBs) and cooperative banks (CBs) which are
considered “non-performing” declined to Php 17.87 billion at
end-June this year from Php 18.11 billion a quarter earlier. The 1.36 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decrease in the banks’ gross non-performing loans (NPLs) was a welcomed development following the three previous quarters wherein NPLs increased QoQ. However, the ratio of gross NPLs to the total loan portfolio (TLP) of RBs and CBs rose slightly to 13.45 percent in June from 13.14 percent in March. This rise was because of the decline in the TLP of these banks during the covered period. The TLP of RBs and cooperative banks totaled Php 132.89 billion in June, 3.63 percent lower than the figure registered at the end of the first quarter this year. As a buffer against potential credit losses, the banks’ provided for loan loss reserves amounting to 57.31 percent of their gross NPLs in June, lower than the comparative ratio posted at the end of the first quarter. The loans extended by RBs and cooperative banks represented 2.55 percent of the banking system’s TLP of Php 5.2 trillion in June. Their NPLs, on the other hand, accounted for 0.34 percent of the banking industry’s TLP during the period. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assesses the loan quality of all banking groups as part of its efforts to maintain high standards for credit risk management. This is essential to the promotion of a strong and stable financial system. |
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| 14 Indicted for hazing death | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.doj.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| n a Resolution dated 5 November 2014 and released today, a Panel
of National Prosecution Service (NPS) prosecutors found probable
cause to indict fourteen (14) individuals for violation of
Republic Act No. 8049, in connection with the death of Guillo U.
Servando and injuries inflicted on his fellow neophytes, John
Paul C. Raval, Lorenze Anthony R. Agustin and Levin Roland
Flores. The Panel found that “there exists probable cause to indict” the following “members of the Tau Gamma Phi Fraternity, College of St. Benilde Chapter,” who “were present during the final initiation rites of victims Servando, Raval, Agustin and Flores on June 28, 2014,” and who conducted “[t]he initiation rites of the four (4) neophytes ... without notice and authority from school authorities concerned”: 1. CODY ERROL MORALES y SORIANO, alias “CODY MORALES”; 2. DANIEL PAUL MARTIN BAUTISTA, alias “POPE BAUTISTA”; 3. KURT MICHAEL ALMAZANy DICEN, alias "KURT"; 4. ESMERSON NATHANIEL CALUPAS y LOPEZ, alias “EMENG”; 5. HANS KILLIAN TATLONGHARI y TUMANENG, alias “HANS TAMARING”; 6. ELEAZAR III PABLICO YGARCIA alias “TREX GARCIA”; 7. JOHN KEVIN NAVOA y ALCALA; 8.. VIC ANGELO DY y GO; 9. MARK ANDREW RAMOS y SORIANO; 10. MICHAEL DAVID CASTAÑEDA y TRESIANA; 11. JUSTIN FRANCIS D. REYES, alias “JAY RAY” and alias “RAY JAY”; 12. alias “KIKO”; 13. alias “BEA”; and 14. JANE DOE. According to the Panel, “[t]he positive identification of the fraternity members of Tau Gamma Phi by the three neophytes, Raval, Agustin and Flores, who survived the hazing,” and were not even blindfolded at the time, “as well as their vivid recollection of what really transpired on June 28, 2014, which at least were not rebutted by the respondents, who either resorted to flight or disappear[ance] to parts unknown, more than swayed our minds to morally conclude that they were telling the truth, and that their testimonies were in fact credible, true and straightforward.” Such testimonies were found to be “likewise buttressed by the sworn statements of the maintenance and security personnel of One Archer's Place Condominium ... where victim Servando expired,” and by other pieces of evidence (i.e., the closed circuit tv footages from the condominium on the day of the initiation rites, as well as photographs submitted by complainants). The Panel resolved to charge Almazan, even though said respondent claimed that he only participated in the initiation rites because he was threatened by respondent MORALES, finding that such defense is “uncorroborated and self-serving”, and “at most ... evidentiary in nature at the moment, and which should be threshed out in the full-blown trial of the case." On the other hand, the Panel resolved to dismiss the charge against the following respondents: 1. JEMAR P. PAJARITO; 2. LUIS SOLOMON R. AREVALO; 3. CARL FRANCIS L. LORESCA; 4. STEVEN JORGE V. PEÑANO, alias “PENNY”; 5. MA.TERESA G. DAYANGHIRANG; and 6. ALYSSAFEDERIQUE E. VALBUENA. As to Pajarito, who is the caretaker of the house wherein the initiation rites was conducted, the Panel favorably considered “his defense of his lack of knowledge on the planned initiation rites,” which “was not at all contradicted by any of the respondents nor the victims themselves,” and the finding that “he did not participate in the infliction of physical harm on the person of the neophytes,” but, “[i]n fact, ... provided the victims assistance in order to prevent them from fainting or passing out.” Thus, the Panel concluded that they “are thus of the obstinate view that he should not be indicted for violation of R.A. 8049.” The Panel likewise declined to find probable cause against Arevalo, Loresca and Peñano who, though were identified as members of the fraternity and were, at least, present (in the case of Arevalo) at or momentarily seen passing by during the initiation rite (in the case of Loresca and Peñano), “did not, in fact, inflict any physical harm to the victims.” The same conclusion and holding was applied to the other two respondents, Dayanghari and Valbuena, who were likewise present during the initiation rites. This is in spite of the presumption in the law, stating that “mere presence of any person during the hazing is prima facie evidence of participation therein as principal unless he prevented the commission of the acts punishable [t]herein.” According to the Panel, "[t]o [their] minds, the context of such a presumption must however be inevitably correlated with Section 4 of the special law which clearly enunciates that – “If the person subjected to hazing or other forms of initiation rites suffers any physical injury or dies as a result thereof, the officers and members of the fraternity, sorority or organization who ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE INFLICTION OF PHYSICAL HARM shall be liable as principals.” The Panel, thus noted that, “[t]herein lies the flaw in the law, so to speak, in that spectators or attendees to a hazing rite cannot ipso facto be criminally indicted as principal to the crime on account of mere attendance therein, and if said spectators or attendees did not actually participate in the infliction of physical injury to the neophytes.” The Panel pointed out, too, that among the other principals who are indictable under the law are the officers, former officers, or alumni of the organization, group or fraternity or sorority who actually planned the hazing although not present when the acts constituting the hazing were committed. Among the accomplices, on the other hand, are the owner of the place where the hazing was conducted, the parents or officers of the organization, fraternity, group or organization, if it could be proven that they had actual knowledge of the hazing. However, in the complaint, only those who were present during the hazing were charged, and complainants “did not include the owner of the house, nor the alumni or officers of the Tau Gamma Phi Fraternity and school authorities, for the expedient and plain reason that there was no evidence of their consent or knowledge on their part of such hazing.” According to Certifications issued by the Bureau of Immigration, respondents Navoa, Pablico, Tatlonghari, Calupas and Valbuena have already left the country on various dates. |
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| KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP nets awards in recent DSWD scorecard Summit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.dbm.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mandaluyong City – Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP), one of the major poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently hit big during the Agency’s 1st Scorecard Summit, held on November 25-27 in this city. The Scorecard Summit is an annual event that is intended to serve as an avenue to recognize and exchange good and innovative ideas and practices, particularly in strategy execution to help the DSWD achieve its strategic goals: to improve the well-being of 2.3 million families covered by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the conditional cash transfer program of the Agency; to increase the number of Listahanan-identified poor families covered by at least two social welfare and development programs and services from 3.9 to 5.2 million by 2016; and, to increase the number of cities and municipalities having a fully-functioning local social welfare and development office to 40 provinces by 2016. All three entries of KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP gained a spot in the Scorecard Summit. The program’s “e-RFR na iyan!” presentation was awarded first place under “Fresh Tweaks”, a category which refers to “proposed ideas that have not yet been tested but found to be logical and practical”. The presentation “e-RFR na iyan!” pertains to the electronic Request for Funds Release (e-RFR) system that KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP will utilize to enable an error-free and faster release of funds at the community level for their sub-project implementation. As a community-driven development program, KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP puts power back in the hands of the people by allowing them to identify and implement sub-projects they need to address their community’s most pressing needs, as well as manage the funds they will be utilizing to implement the said sub-project. The e-RFR will not only hasten the process of funds release to communities, it will also prevent the co-mingling of funds, as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the fund sources of the program, prohibit this. The two other presentations from KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP were “ICEDROP Kayo Diyan!”, which was awarded 2nd place under Fresh Tweaks, and “Disaster response does not mean disastrous response”, which garnered 3rd place under the Good Practices category. The former refers to Intervening Crisis and Emergency Disaster Response Operations Procedures (ICEDROP), the system KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP developed so that it can implement faster and respond more effectively to the needs of ‘Yolanda’-affected municipalities. KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP was identified as one of the post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation programs following ‘Yolanda’, said to be the strongest disaster to hit the world. Out of its 847 target communities, 554 were affected by the typhoon. The latter entry is also ‘Yolanda’-related, being a presentation that showed the coordination work that the KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP used in serving as one of the response teams in Eastern Visayas following the typhoon. The second place for Fresh Tweaks went to the Human Resource Development Bureau’s entry on the Build and Recognize the Achievement and Value the Excellence (BRAVE) Awards, which proposes the recognition of the efforts made by Memorandum of Agreement workers of the DSWD. KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP National Program Manager Chi Redaja thanked the Office of Strategy Management (OSM), which spearheaded the activity, for recognizing the innovations made by the program. “These will serve as an inspiration for us to continue to develop more innovations in KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP”, she said. Meanwhile, the 1st place for Good Practices goes to DSWD Field Office from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for their Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens-Information System (SPIC-IS), which ensures the efficiency in the delivery of the social pension stipend received by senior citizens through DSWD. Second place went to DSWD Field Office III for its Family Scorecard (FSC), a case management tool designed to help survival-level Pantawid Pamilya families, classified as the poorest of the poor, identify the areas that they need to develop to improve the status of their household. Tied with KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP on 3rd place for the Good Practices category is the “Barangay Action Committee” entry of DSWD Regional Office II, which refers to the partnership of DSWD with barangay officials to improve the compliance rate of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries within the region. Each entry was presented and defended before a panel of judges, which was composed of DSWD Assistant Secretary Javier Jimenez, Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) Executive Director Christian Zaens, and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Supervising Economic Development Specialist April Mendoza. Mendoza congratulated the presenters on their presentations, saying that the innovations will contribute to improving service delivery to the clients of the DSWD. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roxas, nanguna sa pagbubukas ng unang Regional Government Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.dilg.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA - Kasama ang mga lokal na opisyal at
personalidad mula sa Laguna at Region IV-A, pinangunahan ni
Interior at Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas ang
pagpapasinaya sa kauna-unahang regional government center na
maghahatid ng serbisyo ng ibat-ibang ahensiya. "Makikita natin dito kung ano na ang nagawa, ginagawa, at magagawa pa ng Filipinas," sabi ni Roxas sa wikang Ingles. Tinatayang nasa P2.5 bilyon ang halaga ng joint venture project ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Calamba at ng Alloy MTD (Meaning of True Development) Malaysia, na magsisilbing "one-stop shop" para sa iba't ibang serbisyo ng pamahalaan para sa buong CALABARZON. Ang Alloy MTD Malaysia ay nakabase sa Kuala Lumpur sa Malaysia at may mga operasyon sa 14 na bansa sa Asya, kabilang na ang Pilipinas at iba pang bansa sa Middle East. May 50 ahensiya ng national government ang magiging kabahagi sa "one-stop shop" na ito sa Barangay Mapagong, Calamba City. Ayon kay Roxas, makatutulong ito upang mabigyan ng mas maayos na serbisyong pampubliko ang mga nasa labas ng Calamba at upang mabawasan rin ang mga taong naaabalang sadyain pa ang pagpunta sa Metro Manila upang makinabang sa mga serbisyong ito. Makikita din sa binuksang "one-stop shop" ang "state-of-the-art" at makabagong disenyo, mga kagamitan at pasilidad para sa higit na ikabubuti ng pagseserbisyo ng DILG at ng buong pamahalaan para sa taumbayan. "The best measure of success that we can point to is [that people in CALABARZON can now] go to the government center in Calamba. That is the future of the Philippines (Masasabi nating nagtagumpay tayo dahil makapupunta na ang mga mamamayan ng CALABARZON sa government center sa Calamba. Ito ang hinaharap ng Pilipinas.)," wika ni Roxas. Muli din binigyang diin ni Roxas na ang bagong pinasinayaan na one-stop-shop ay bahagi pa rin ng pagpapa-totoo sa madalas sabihin ni Pangulong PNoy na whole of government approach. “Ang nakita ninyo ngayon dito ay whole of government approach, hindi kanya-kanya, kundi ang buong pamahalaan,” dagdag nito. Pinasalamatan din ng kalihim ang Greenfield Corporation na nag-donate ng lupa na tinatayuan ngayon ng CGRC. |
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| On its 81st Anniversary, Baldoz praises high-performing DOLE offices and personnel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Our 81st Anniversary is sure to paint the town red as the best
and brightest offices and employees in the firmament of the
Department of Labor and Employment will be given the
well-deserved honor and recognition on 8 December.” This is the message of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, who said this year’s celebration of the DOLE’s foundation day shall focus on recognizing the outstanding performance of DOLE offices and personnel, as well as the milestones and innovations in DOLE Programs and Services. “We have all been through a lot in the past years and I know how hard we have been working to ensure that the Department’s goals are met. We recognize that our team have consistently achieved, and often exceeded, our expectation. Such high performance must not go unnoticed,” Baldoz said. The award and recognition activity is part of the DOLE Programs on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence, or DOLE PRAISE, as embodied under the Administrative Order 196, Series of 2005, which provides that “heads of cluster/offices are not precluded in establishing or identifying other types of awards and may package their own program of monetary and non-monetary program of rewards.” Among the awards and recognition to be given is the Outstanding DOLE Regional Office which has the following criteria: (1) consistency of performance, 60 percent; and good management, 40 percent. The awards shall be given to outstanding DOLE Regional Office in each of the following three regional groupings as determined on the basis of the labor force, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and the number of establishments it oversees. The groupings are, as follow: (a) Category A—NCR, RO3, RO4A, RO6, and RO7; (b) Category B—RO1, RO5, RO10, RO11, and RO12; and (c) Category C—RO2, RO4B, RO8, RO9, CAR, and CARAGA. From each of these grouping, another three DOLE Regional Offices will be picked for the Milestone Award, an award recognizing the outstanding performance in DOLE Programs and Services from 2011 to 2013 based on a separate criteria as follows: consistency of performance, 60 percent, and innovations, 40 percent. For the Outstanding DOLE Personnel, nominees from each office/agency are required to submit critical incident report, client feedback report, and narration of peers, superiors, and subordinates. They will be evaluated on the exemplary service in each core values described in the DOLE Code of Conduct, as follows: (a) duty above all; (b) objectivity and integrity; (c) loyalty above personal interest; and (d) excellence. To qualify for the Secretary’s Best Documentary Award, DOLE’s regional offices, attached agencies, services, and bureaus must submit an entire video documentation three to five minutes long that is focused on the theme, “Higit pa sa Tagumpay at Reporma, ang DOLE mas Makabuluhan, mas Nadarama.” The Secretary’s Best Documentary Award is a creative and relevance-driven award that seeks to recognize the finest and exemplary milestones in the DOLE programs. It seeks to highlight the effect and impact of such DOLE programs to the lives of its beneficiaries; thus, putting emphasis on the demonstration of quality, integrity, creativity, and over-all excellence of DOLE offices. The video will be judged based on the following criteria: (1) Audio-Visual Presentation, 35 percent; (2) Originality and Theme Relevancy, 40 percent; and (3) Audience Appeal, 25 percent. Lastly, the Special Citations Award shall be conferred to DOLE Attached Agencies that have undertaken significant innovations in their programs and services that resulted improvements in the delivery of services to the clients as a result of reduced process cycle time and better access of clients. On this note, the labor and employment chief said: “I am truly grateful of your willingness to go the extra mile in public service. This is just the beginning. I challenge you to further strengthen this cooperative attitude and commitment in facilitating decent and productive employment for the country to achieve inclusive growth.” “As early as now, I congratulate all winners of these awards. Your hard work and efforts have paid off. I know it is a success well deserved. Truly, our anniversary is an occasion worth celebrating,” she finally said. The Department of Labor and Employment will hold the main celebration of 81st Founding Anniversary on 8 December at the Ichikawa Hall, Occupational Safety and Health Center, Quezon City. There will be also celebrations in the DOLE’s regional offices. |
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| OWWA scholar cops 3rd place in chemical engineering licensure examination | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday congratulated Ellyza Joy M. Quintela for placing third in the recent board examination for chemical engineers administered by the Professional Regulation Commission, an attached agency of the DOLE. Ms. Quintela is a recipient of the Educational Development Scholarship Program, or EDSP, a scholarship program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, another DOLE attached agency. The EDSP is one of three scholarships that the OWWA offers to its members and their dependents. EDSP scholars are for qualified dependents of OFWs who pursue a four- to five-year baccalaureate course in any college or university. Recipients of the scholarship receive a maximum of P60,000 in financial assistance per school year, or P30,000 per semester. Ms. Quintela is one of 596 successful examines out of hundreds chemical engineers who took the exam this November. She is the daughter of OFW Joel Ignacio Quintela, a seafarer who works in a Shell offshore company in Saudi Arabia. It was Mr. Quintela who inspired her daughter to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. “My father’s wish was my motivation to pursue a chemical engineering career,” said Ms. Quintela, who was overwhelmed with joy after news that she placed third in the examination came out. “I am really grateful to the OWWA for helping me in my studies through the EDSP scholarship,” said the young chemical engineer who, only last April, graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines in Los Banos. Just like any other UP student, Ms. Qunitela said she experienced sleepless nights and grueling days to fulfill the rigorous demands of college life. “Not everything was smooth even if I was an OWWA scholar. I even incurred a 3.0 grade in a major subject and had experienced taking up final examinations twice as a “removal”. The trials and challenges, however, did not deter me from pursuing my dream to become a chemical engineer,” she said. To make university life a bit lighter, Ms. Quintela admitted she set aside her being “grade-conscious” in the latter years in college when her graduating with honors was already assured. “But I did not stop working hard for this,” said Ms. Quintela who, together with her fellow scholars, was feted and honored by the OWWA, headed by its new administrator, Rebecca Calzado, after their graduation. Another OWWA scholarship is the OFW Dependents Scholarship Program, a scholarship for dependents of OFWs whose salaries are not more than US$400 per month. This scholarship provides recipients studying for a baccalaureate or associate degree in a state college or university a maximum of P20,000 in financial assistance per school year. The OWWA also offers and administers the Education and Livelihood Assistance Program, a scholarship and livelihood assistance for survivors of deceased OFWs. Recipients of this scholarship benefit receive P5,000 per school year for elementary education; P8,000 per school year for high school studies; and P10,000 per school year for college studies. In addition, the program offers a one-time cash grant of P15,000 in livelihood assistance to the surviving spouse. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Affairs Secretary receives Russian Ambassador | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| 03 December 2014 – Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del
Rosario received Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev at the
Department of Foreign Affairs on December 01. During the meeting, Secretary Del Rosario conveyed his profound gratitude to Ambassador Kudashev for actively moving forward relations between the Philippines and Russia. He mentioned positive and remarkable developments in several areas, including political consultations, bilateral trade, tourism, and exchanges of high-level visits. Notwithstanding this, the Secretary saw further room for improvement in the bilateral relationship and urged greater cooperation in agriculture, disaster response, investments, education, and science and technology. For his part, Ambassador Kudashev thanked the Philippine Government for its continued commitment to the development of relations between the Philippines and Russia. He said this facilitated cooperation in many areas at the bilateral, regional, and multilateral levels, and likewise set the stage for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations in 2016. Moreover, Ambassador Kudashev congratulated the Philippines for assuming the chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2015, and informed the Secretary that several high-ranking Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, would be coming to the Philippines next year to attend the APEC Summit and other related meetings. After the meeting, Secretary del Rosario hosted lunch in honor of Ambassador Kudashev. This was attended by Undersecretary Rafael E. Seguis, European Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson, European Affairs Director Conrado B. Demdem, Jr., Philippine Airlines Vice President for External Affairs Ma. Socorro Gonzaga, and other Embassy officials. Ambassador Kudashev will soon be completing his tenure. He began his term as Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Philippines in October 2010. He is no stranger to the Philippines, as he was assigned in Manila before as Third Secretary and later Second Secretary of the Russian Embassy from 1992 to 1996. |
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| Berlin City government donates section of historic Berlin Wall to the Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| 03 December 2014 – Twenty five (25) years after the fall of the
Berlin Wall, a section of the famed symbol of a divided Europe
will soon be making its way to Manila. Philippine Embassy Chargé
d’affaires, a.i. Mardomel Melicor, received the section (“Mauerteil”)
at the Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World). Ms. Margit Gehrcken of the Berlin Senate Chancellery officially turned over to Mr. Melicor the deed of donation executed by the Berlin city government that presented a section of the Berlin Wall to the citizens of Manila. The Berlin Senate conveyed that section of the Wall as part of its initiative to remember the importance of its fall. The Berlin Senate further noted “it was happy that part of the Berlin Wall would stand in Manila as a monument to remember that it was possible to successfully overcome and reunify divisions in Berlin and Europe.” Mr. Melicor and Ms. Gehrcken observed that the section allocated to the Philippines was number 22 in a series of 40 sections that were formerly located at Potsdamer Platz. Following the Wall’s fall, Sony GmbH donated portions of the Wall to the Berlin Senate. Potsdamer Platz is now a prime bustling commercial and entertainment district in Berlin, with Sony Center at its epicenter. The piece of the Berlin Wall is expected to make its way to the Philippines in early 2015. The section stands 3.65 meters tall and 1.2 meters wide. |
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| DENR prepares for adoption of greenhouse gas inventory system | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.denr.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has
welcomed President Benigno Aquino III's executive order
establishing a national monitoring system for greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions to help the country address the impacts of
climate change. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje said the DENR is "ready and willing to provide all out support" to Executive Order (EO) No. 174 that would institutionalize the Philippine Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management and Reporting System or PGHGIMRS. "We welcome the EO as a step forward in establishing a national system for the management and monitoring of the country's GHG emissions to support climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies," Paje said. The EO directs five key government agencies, including the DENR, to adopt the PGHGIMRS “to enable the country to transition towards a climate-resilient pathway for sustainable development. Aside from the DENR, the agencies tasked to lead in the inventories are the Department of Agriculture and Philippine Statistics Authority for the agriculture sector; the Department of Energy for the energy sector; the Department of Transportation and Communication for the transportation sector. The Climate Change Commission was assigned the overall lead implementer of the presidential fiat. The EO tasks the DENR as the lead agency for the sectors on waste, industrial processes, land use and forestry. Waste and industrial processes are known sources of carbon emissions, while soil and forests are known to sequester carbon and prevent GHG from reaching the atmosphere. Paje stressed that while climate change adaptation and mitigation is inherent in the DENR’s programs and project, the EO would “provide overall direction on how we can incorporate GHG inventory into our activities, especially in the generation and use of data to fine-tune our programs and policies.” The DENR, particularly its Environmental Management Bureau and the Forest Management Bureau, is currently in the data gathering stage that could be used in the formulation of the EO’s implementing rules and regulations and other guidance documents. Paje said the two DENR bureaus are also prepared to provide personnel who will undergo the necessary training in the archiving, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of GHG emissions. GHG inventory is the periodic accounting of all GHGs emitted to or removed from the atmosphere. The data will provide baseline information to be used in formulating policies and assessing the country’s progress on climate change adaptation and mitigation actions. GHGs are atmospheric gases that absorb and emit radiation, causing the greenhouse effect which affects the Earth’s temperature, and which has been attributed as the primary cause of global warming. |
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| Sandiganbayan junks Revilla, et al.’s bail petition | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.ombudsman.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Sandiganbayan issued today its Resolution dated December 1,
2014 denying the petitions for bail separately filed by Senator
Ramon “Bong” Revilla, his former Chief of Staff Richard Cambe
and Janet Lim Napoles, all accused in the plunder case docketed
as SB-14-CRM-0240. In denying the petitions for bail, the Sandiganbayan concluded that the Ombudsman prosecutors “presented compelling evidence that accused Revilla amassed, accumulated or acquired ill-gotten wealth by repeatedly receiving from accused Napoles or her representatives or agents, money, through accused Cambe…and that accused Revilla and/or Cambe made use of their official position, authority, connections and influence.” In the Resolution penned by Justice Efren dela Cruz, the anti-graft court gave “full faith and credence” to the “testimonies of witnesses and the documents they testified to, which, at this stage of the proceedings, has remained unrebutted.” “[A] closer look at the prosecution’s evidence will disclose a strong indication that accused Revilla’s participation went beyond endorsement [of NGOs], and his perceived innocuous acts were in reality stained with foul intentions” aimed to “siphon a portion of that PDAF to himself,” the Resolution stated. The Sandiganbayan junked the “feeble and unacceptable” defense raised by Revilla regarding alleged forgery of signatures, and ruled that the “defense did not succeed in disproving the signatures of accused Revilla and Cambe on the questioned documents with the presentation of a handwriting expert in the person of Atty. [Desiderio] Pagui.” Insofar as the participation of co-accused Napoles is concerned, the Sandiganbayan said that “Revilla could not have possibly drawn money from his PDAF allocation directly to himself” and that the “indispensable participation of accused Napoles” is necessary. The so-called “Napoles connection” related to the control of the NGOs “are made evident by the bank transactions of the NGOs,” as testified to by Leigh Von Santos of the Anti-Money Laundering Council. The Court saw “no basis to doubt the strong evidence against accused Napoles.” With respect to co-accused Cambe, the anti-graft court ruled that “the circumstances persuasively attest that accused Revilla on several occasions, received money from the illegitimate deals involving his PDAF, through accused Cambe,” stating that “Cambe profited from the same transactions [so far] computed at P13.935 million.” The Sandiganbayan stated that the “prosecution has so far strongly proven the amount of P103million” as the amount of money “plundered by accused Revilla and/or Cambe.” Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales welcomed this development and commended the efforts of the prosecution team. The Ombudsman prosecution team handling the Revilla case is composed of Acting Director Joefferson Toribio, Assistant Special Prosecutor (ASP) III Jacinto Dela Cruz, ASP II Lyn Dimayuga, and ASP I Emerita Francia. Toribio, head of the team, described that “in a little over four months, we were able to conclude the proceedings in the bail petitions of all the accused.” Ombudsman Morales also cited the Sandiganbayan’s efficient case management in speedily resolving the bail petitions. “The prosecution team shall continue pursuing the pending incidents on the transfer of Sen. Revilla to a regular detention center and the attachment of his assets,” Toribio added. |
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| A mother’s journey in fighting the Big C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.philhealth.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cancer is a word, not a sentence. – John Diamond Rosita Manlangit was working as a box topper in one of Davao’s major factory when she noticed lumps on her breast in 2012. A working mother who has two daughters in college, the thought of hospitalization and the expenses that go with it made her to ignore her breast lumps. For a year, she delayed having a check up until she cannot bear the pain anymore. She went to Davao Regional Hospital (DRH), a tertiary government hospital in Tagum City where she was diagnosed of Breast Cancer stage II. “Two hours ang biyahe hanggang Tagum City, pabalik balik ako sa pagpapa-check up. Kahit may trabaho ako, hindi basta basta (ang gastos sa pagpapaopera), nasa kolehiyo pa ang mga anak ko” narrated Mrs. Manlangit. Because of her health condition, Ms. Manlangit filed a leave of absence from her work, until all her leave credits were used up. She was advised by her employer to continue her PhilHealth membership under the Individually Paying Program. “Pinayuhan akong mag voluntary member sa PhilHealth dahil wala na akong sweldo sa trabaho. Ubos na ang lahat ng leave (credits) ko. Kahit walang income, naghulog ako”. She never imagined that PhilHealth would be a great help until her doctor informed her of PhilHealth’s Z benefit package for breast cancer. She immediately went to PhilHealth Tagum Local Health Insurance Office and inquired about the benefit package. “Walang hiya hiya” she said. She submitted all the requirements and prayed that she pass the pre-selection criteria. She did! “Nawalan na ako ng pag-asa. Buti na lang may Z package. Wala akong problema sa opera, sa gamot, sa laboratory. Lahat ng kailangan ko, ibinigay. Dako pasasalamat ko sa Ginoo at sa PhilHealth. Ang experience ko sa PhilHealth, hayahay” she happily narrated. After her operation, Mrs. Manlangit became a PhilHealth advocate. She encourages her friends and neighbors to obtain health insurance for themselves, adding that it is everyone’s obligation to be a PhilHealth member. She stressed that “Kahit walang kwarta, kahit mahirap, kailangang magpa-member para walang alalahanin (kapag nagkasakit). Mula bata hanggang matanda, kailangang PhilHealth member”. She recalled that her fight against the Big C was not that easy. She was thankful for her family, friends, employer and the doctors and DRH staff who helped her during the lowest point of her life. Indeed, breast cancer is not automatically a life sentence if treated in early stage. And now, Mrs. Manlangit, a former beauty queen (she was crowned Ms. TADECO years back) has so many reasons to be happy. She was declared cancer-free, and her eldest daughter is now a degree holder. Since PhilHealth launched Z Package for breast cancer in 2012, 240 patients have already availed themselves of the package worth P100,000. The said benefit can be availed in the following 21 contracted hospitals nationwide: Ilocos Training & Regional Medical Center, Mariano Marcos Memorial Medical Center, Cagayan Valley Medical Center, Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center, Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital, Batangas Medical Center, Bicol Medical Center, Bicol Regional Teaching & Training Hospital, Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Western Visayas Medical Center, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao Regional Hospital, Baguio General Hospital, East Avenue Medical Center, National Kidney & Transplant Institute, Philippine General Hospital, Quirino Memorial Medical Center and Rizal Medical Center. (Pinky Aragones) |
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| Prospective investors maintain strong interest on PPP road-dike project, CALAX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: http://ppp.gov.ph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Investor interest continue to remain strong on PPP projects such
as the upcoming Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike (LLED) which
recently went to the auction block and the rebid of the
Cavite-Laguna Expressway Project, both PPP projects of the
Department of Public Works and Highways. Twenty-four (24) companies who have bought Pre-Qualification (PQ) documents have signaled its intent to participate in the public auction of the LLED. During the PQ Conference for the LLED project, prospective bidders, were invited to seek clarification regarding their concerns about the project. The LLED’s transaction advisors as well as the members of the DPWH’s Project Bids and Awards Committee fielded queries from the prospective bidders to clarify and explain the technical, financial and legal points of the project. The PQ conference is part of the PPP bidding process that helps ensure that all parties have the same information and are on the same playing field. Prospective bidders for the 122.8-billion peso LLED project include: Charbet Jara Ranbow Holdings Inc. Consortium. Muhibbah Engineering (Phil.) Corporation GT Capital Holdings, Incorporated Ayala Land, Inc. Egis Projects S.A. Tam-Yap and Law Offices Megaworld Corporation Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. Minerales Industrias Corporation Leighton Contractors (Philippines) Inc. JV Power and Wealth Corporation LT Group, Inc. Laguna Lakeshore Consortium Filinvest Land, Inc. Macquarie Capital Securities (Phil.) Inc. San Miguel Corporation Megawide Construction Corporation Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. JG Summit Holdings Inc. PT Star Line State Properties Corporation MTD-Hanshin-VistaLand Consortium IL & FS Transportation Networks Ltd. Vinci Concessions Mega Express Road and Development The LLED, the first of its kind in the Philippines, is both a high standard highway and a dike that will mitigate problems on traffic and flooding, particularly along the western coastal communities of the Laguna Lake. The 47-kilometer flood control dike and 6-lane expressway will run from Taguig in Metro Manila through the towns of Calamba to Los Banos in Laguna. At the same Conference, Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson formally announced that the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project is again up for bid. According to Singson, this time around, the CALAX will undergo a shorter one stage process where both technical and financial bids will be open. Minimum bid was set at 20.1 Billion pesos. Bid submission for the CALAX is slated for May 2015. Currently, the DPWH is waiting for the final and executory decision from the Office of the President on the President’s directive to rebid CALAX. This will signal the start of the rebid process. |
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). Also in photo are Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Senate President Franklin Drilon, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Executive Secretary and Presidential UNCAC Inter-Agency Committee chairperson Paquito Ochoa, Jr. and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). Also in photo are Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Senate President Franklin Drilon, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. and Executive Secretary and Presidential UNCAC Inter-Agency Committee chairperson Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). Also in photo are Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Senate President Franklin Drilon and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). Also in photo are Senate President Franklin Drilon and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III receives a copy of the 2nd State Conference Resolution presented by Executive Secretary and Presidential UNCAC Inter-Agency Committee chairperson Paquito Ochoa, Jr. and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales during the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Implementation and Review at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 02). Also in photo are Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Senate President Franklin Drilon, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Executive Secretary and Presidential UNCAC Inter-Agency Committee chairperson Paquito Ochoa, Jr. and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. (Photo by Benhur arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III recieves a facsimile of the APEC Logo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 kick-off ceremony at The Eye Ballroom of the Green Sun Hotel in Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City on Monday night (December 01). (Photo by Ryan Lim / Robert Viñas / Rodolfo Manabat / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the official launch of the APEC Logo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 kick-off ceremony at The Eye Ballroom of the Green Sun Hotel in Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City on Monday night (December 01). (Photo by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 kick-off Ceremony at The Eye Ballroom of the Green Sun Hotel in Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City on Monday night (December 01). Also in photo are Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 kick-off ceremony at The Eye Ballroom of the Green Sun Hotel in Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City on Monday night (December 01). (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III presses a button to officially launch the APEC Logo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 Kick-Off Ceremony at The Eye Ballroom of the Green Sun Hotel in Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City on Monday night (December 01). In the photo are from left, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo,Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario,Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Rodolfo Manabat / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III accepts the credentials of Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa during the presentation of credentials at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (November 27). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa signs the Palace Guest Book at the Reception Hall of the Malacañan Palace for the presentation of credentials on Thursday (November 27). Also in photo is Mme.Yuko Ishikawa, spouse of the Ambassador. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III accepts the credentials of Kingdom of Norway Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Ferner during the presentation of credentials at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (November 27). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes Kingdom of Norway Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Ferner during the presentation of credentials at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (November 27). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Kingdom of Norway Ambassador to the Philippines Erik Ferner signs the Palace Guest Book at the Reception Hall of the Malacañan Palace for the presentation of credentials on Thursday (November 27). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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His Excellency Kazuhide Ishikawa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Philippines, troops the line during the foyer honors accorded him at the Malacañan Palace Main Lobby upon arrival for the presentation of credentials on Thursday (November 27). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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His Excellency Erik Ferner, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to the Philippines, reviews the honor guards during the arrival honors accorded him at the Malacañang Palace Grounds for the presentation of credentials on Thursday (November 27). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III receives a document containing the proposals and recommendations for the immediate implementation of the coco levy fund from a representative of coconut farmers' organizations during the dialogue at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (November 26). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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Representatives of coconut farmer organizations walk inside Malacanang Palace grounds Wednesday (November 26) for a dialoque with President Benigno S. Aquino III on the issue of the coco levy fund. The President and some members of the Cabinet held a 3-hour talk with the farmers. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III meets with representatives of coconut farmer organizations at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (November 26). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Exequiel Supera / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino lll views the solar rooftop project of SM Supermalls in the Northlink Building at the SM City North Edsa Complex, Quezon City, during its launching on Monday (November 24). The solar panels spread across 11,511 square meters of the mall's rooftop have the capacity of 1.5 MW. The energy of the sun captured by the panels is converted to electricity by 60 inverters which can provide 5% of daily supply of 179,793 average kilowatt. Also in photo is SM Prime Holdings President Hans Sy. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Benhur Arcayan / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino lll grace the launching of the Green Switch of the solar rooftop project of SM Supermalls in the Northlink Building at the SM City North Edsa Complex, Quezon City, Monday (November 24). The solar panels spread across 11,511 square meters of the mall's rooftop have the capacity of 1.5 MW. The energy of the sun captured by the panels is converted to electricity by 60 inverters which can provide 5% of daily supply of 179,793 average kilowatt. Also in photo are, House Speaker Sonny Belmonte, Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, Solar Philippine President Leandro Leviste, and SM Prime Holdings President Hans Sy. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino lll leads the green switch launch of solar rooftop project of SM Supermalls at the Northlink Building at the SM City North Edsa Complex, Quezon City, Monday (November 24). The solar panels spread across 11,511 square meters of the mall's rooftop have the capacity of 1.5 MW. The energy of the sun captured by the panels is converted to electricity by 60 inverters which can provide 5% of daily supply of 179,793 average kilowatt. Also in photo are, House Speaker Sonny Belmonte, Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, Solar Philippine President Leandro Leviste, and SM Prime Holdings President Hans Sy. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Benhur Arcayan / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 60th anniversary celebration of Araneta Center at the Gateway Tower in Cubao, Quezon City Friday (November 21). Also in photo is Jorge Araneta. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III with Araneta Center partners during the 60th anniversary celebration Friday (November 21) held at the Gateway Tower in Cubao, Quezon City. With the president are Manny Pangilinan, Andrew Tan of Mega World, Teresita Sy-Coson of SM, Jorge Araneta , Alfredo Ramos of National Bookstore and Amb. Bienvenido Tantoco and daughter Zenaida Tantoco of Rustans. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III congratulates the Araneta's during the 60th anniversary celebration of Araneta Center at the Gateway Tower building in Cubao , Quezon City Friday, November 21). (Photo by Gil Nartea /Benhur Arcayan / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 60th anniversary celebration of Araneta Center at the Gateway Tower in Cubao, Quezon City Friday (November 21). (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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President Benigno S. Aquino III after unveiling of Gateway Tower marker and the Bencab Triptych, with (from left) DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, National Artist Ben Cabrera, Judy Araneta Roxas, Jorge Araneta and wife Stella, Baby Araneta, Senate President Franklin Drilon and Congressman Sonny Belmonte, during the 60th anniversary celebration of Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City Friday (November 21). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau) | ||
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(SINGAPORE) President Benigno S. Aquino III during a visit to Jollibee Singapore at the Lucky Plaza Mall on Wednesday afternoon (November 19) as part of his official visit to Singapore. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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(SINGAPORE) President Benigno S. Aquino III orders his food during a visit to Jollibee Singapore at the Lucky Plaza Mall on Wednesday afternoon (November 19) as part of his official visit to Singapore. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau) | ||
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