PGMA, accompanied by the First Gentleman Lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo, arrives Sunday (June 7, 2009) at the NAIA after a successful visit to South Korea and St. Petersburg in Russia
June 8, 2009 11:19 pm· Comments Off
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, accompanied by the First Gentleman Lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo, arrives Sunday (June 7, 2009) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Centennial Terminal 2 in Pasay City following a successful visit to South Korea and St. Petersburg in Russia. At right is Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Victor Ibrado. (PNA/NIB photo by M.PASCUA)/V3/jme/
PGMA shakes hands with Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev
June 8, 2009 11:18 pm· Comments Off
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev before their bilateral meeting Friday (June 5) at room 7-4, 2nd floor, Lenexpo, and after the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. (PNA/NIB photo by R.Manabat)/V3/jme/
Palace downplays Pulse Asia survey on PGMA
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 –- Malacañang on Monday downplayed the low-rating Pulse Asia survey on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and instead, an official said the President will remain focused on her remaining term until 2010.
KALAHI-CIDSS receives good reviews, gets nod to scale up from World Bank
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Esperanza Cabral welcomed positive reports from the KALAHI-CIDSS’s Seventh Implementation Review and was assured of Project expansion support during a management meeting with the World Bank.
Miriam remains top performer in Senate
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 -– Despite health problem, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago remains the top performer in the Philippine Senate, filing the most number of bills with 704 and co-authored 25 others.
Authorities intensify A/H1N1 monitoring
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 — Health authorities will be closely monitoring Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) personnel who processed the documents of overseas Filipino worker tested positive with influenza A (H1N1) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for possible infection.
NGO advocates more environmental protection among business players
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 — A non-government organization (NGO) official is seeking from the business sector more environmental protection measures that will help further reduce establishments' contribution to pollution and greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions which drive climate change.
“For the longest time, Con-Ass or Cha-cha is a Congressional initiative, not ours!!!” – Palace
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 – “For the longest time, Constitutional Assembly (Con-Ass) or Charter Change (Cha-Cha) is not ours. It is a Congressional initiative,” says Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo on Monday’s press briefing at Malacañang’s New Exectutive Building (NEB).
RP next flight-training capital in Asia — Angara
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 — Senator Edgardo Angara on Monday expressed optimism that the country will be the next flight-training capital in Asia.
JBC suspends voting for nominees to SC post
June 8, 2009 11:31 am· Comments Off
MANILA, June 8 – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Raul Gonzalez, a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), on Monday said that the scheduled voting for today for nominees for the two vacancies in the Supreme Court (SC) was suspended.