Loren appeals to int’l community to focus on disaster risk reduction
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
THIMPU, Bhutan, May 29 — Senator Loren Legarda on Friday urged the international community to respond to climate change by cooperating in reducing the risks of casualties and damage arising from climate change catastrophes.
Palace declares influenza A/H1N1 contained
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
By Joel C. Atencio
MANILA, May 29 – Malacañang officials on Friday afternoon declared that the A/H1NI influenza in the country has been contained.
PGMA cites LGU-private sector partnership in nation-building
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
Dapitan City, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, May 29 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today cited the role of the local government units (LGUs) and the business sector in nation-building and in helping the government overcome the challenges arising from the global economic crisis.
RP employment upbeat despite global crisis
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 29 — The country's employment prospects remain upbeat while sectors affected by global economic crunch are slowly picking up, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on Friday said.
1-B flyover to decongest roads to NAIA and domestic airport terminals
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 29 — The traffic jams on roads to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the domestic airport terminals will be a thing of the past when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurates tomorrow morning (Saturday, May 30) the 1.5- to 2-kilometer viaduct and other road systems in Pasay City.
DOLE to lead three-day Independence Day job fair
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 29 — Following the successful Labor Day job fair that hired 10,000 workers on the spot last May 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct a bigger three-day nationwide job and livelihood fair as part of the observance of Independence Day on June 12, 2009.
Palace: RP not heading toward recession
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
By Joel C. Atencio
MANILA, May 29 – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her economic managers dispelled fears that the Philippines is heading toward recession, saying "we are now away from the freefall of the first quarter."
PGMA assures jobs creation for laid-off workers, early retirees
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 29 –- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday assured unemployed workers and professionals across the country that the government is doing its best to provide jobs and livelihood programs for them.
PGMA inducts ex-priest as new PA for Mindanao
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 29 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inducted on Friday in Zamboanga City former priest Crisanto “Monsi” dela Cruz as Presidential Assistant for Western Mindanao, with the rank of Assistant Secretary.
PGMA meets newly-freed teachers in Zamboanga City
May 29, 2009 1:46 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, May 29 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday welcomed back in Zamboanga City the three public school teachers who were released recently by their Abu Sayyaf kidnappers.