THE maritime impasse with China over Scarborough shoal will take center stage in the “2-Plus-2” meeting between the Philippine officials and their United States counterparts in Washington, D.C. on April 30. In a press briefing, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Raul Hernandez said that Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario will lead the Philippine […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation Inc. (CLGCFI) has adjudged the province of Pampanga as a model of best practices in the issuance of Mayor’s Permit. Aurora Governor Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, president of the CLGCFI, wrote to Pampanga Governor Lilia G. Pineda informing her of the province’s inclusion in the local government […]
MANILA — With the manhunt on retired Army General Jovito Palparan seemed to have reached a dead end, a militant lawyer maintained the suspected kidnapper has been elusive because he is being protected by allies in the military. Edre Olalia, one of the lawyers of missing University of the Philippines (UP) students who are feared […]
PT: Representative Carmelo Lazatin thanks President Noynoy Aquino for Disneyland study ANGELES CITY – Representative Carmelo Lazatin (1st District, Pampanga) expressed gratitude to President Benigno Aquino III for looking into his proposal to bring a Disneyland theme park to the Clark Freeport Zone here. “President Aquino’s order to study my proposal is a huge boost […]
MANILA — A party-list lawmaker on Monday expressed reservation on the proposal of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) to shorten work hours in areas in Mindanao affected by the daily brownouts. Democratic Independent Workers’ Association (Diwa) party-list Representative Emmeline Aglipay, a member of the House committee on labor and employment, said Dole should […]
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will formally launch the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Kindergarten to Year 12 (K to 12) program in Malacanang on Tuesday. With its launch, the enhanced K+12 Basic Education program will be implemented in all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide starting school year 2012-2013 when classes open this June. The central […]
MANILA — A member of the House of Representatives on Monday sought the imposition of higher taxes on China-made products amid the continuing standoff at the Panatag shoal (Scarborough shoal). House Assistant Majority Leader and Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list Representative Sherwin Tugna said a legislation imposing higher taxes on Chinese products could be […]
MANILA — An international think tank said China’s deployment of more surveillance and paramilitary ships to assert ambiguous territorial claims in the South China Sea could set off more confrontations there. The International Crisis Group said nearly a dozen Chinese maritime surveillance and fisheries agencies are dealing with China’s claims in the sea. Their competition […]
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III formally launched on Tuesday the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Kindergarten to Year 12 (K to 12) basic education program, which aims to improve the skills of the students. In his speech keynoting the event, the President said the launching marks a historical occasion where Filipino students are provided an opportunity to […]
MANILA (Updated) — Three Philippine government websites being maintained by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) were attacked allegedly by Chinese hackers. In a statement, presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the three attacked websites were the Official Gazette, the PCDSPO, and the Presidential Museum and Library. “At around four o’clock in the […]