PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday made the rounds of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games venues in order to lead the cheering of Filipino athletes, aside from inspecting the competition sites.
“President Arroyo herself is making the rounds of the games to lift the spirit of our athletes who are valiantly aiming for supremacy in their respective [...]
* President to visit SEA Games venues
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday said the Philippines’ fast start in the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is “a good omen” in its bid for the overall championship.
“I share the joy and pride of our athletes and the Filipino people for our strong start in the Southeast Asian Games. [...]
MANILA — Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye called on senators and congressmen Sunday to start acting like a statesman and focus on the passage of the 2006 budget instead of engaging in continuous politicking.
Bunye said the proposed P1.05-trillion budget for 2006 is needed to hasten the country’s economic takeoff.
FORMER Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Virgilio Garcilliano was reportedly seen in Zamboanga del Sur on Saturday where he allegedly rendezvoused with First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo and turned over voluminous papers, according to erstwhile senator Francisco Tatad.
Tatad said a “reliable source” tracked down the whereabouts of Garcillano from
November 18 to 26.
* Journalists criticize planned transfer, calls move as a Palace ploy to isolate President from the press, which has been critical of her
TWO weeks after calling members of the media as “bad boys,” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has resurrected her plan to transfer Malacañang’s press working area out of Kalayaan Hall. This time, to the New [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday said the latest upwards forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the Philippines’ growth projections for 2005 and 2006 is proof that development in the grassroots will soon be realized.
Arroyo said despite the recent political turmoil, the government remains committed to reaching its economic targets, which the international [...]
FIFTY-eight percent of Filipinos prefer that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign from public office because they distrust her and believe that she cheated her way to victory in last year’s elections, an October 15 to 27 survey of Pulse Asia showed.
The survey asked 1,200 respondents for the most beneficial political scenarios for the Philippines and [...]
FIFTY-eight percent of Filipinos prefer that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign from public office because they distrust her and believe that she cheated her way to victory in last year’s elections, an October 15 to 27 survey of Pulse Asia showed.
The survey asked 1,200 respondents for the most beneficial political scenarios for the Philippines and [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the rest of the First Family will arrive Monday afternoon from a short vacation in Hong Kong, which includes a trip to the newly opened Disneyland and attending a concert featuring Filipinos.
First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo and the rest of the First family flew to Hong Kong ahead of the [...]
* Group hits foreign affairs office over ‘delayed’ action on rape case
EXECUTIVE Secretary Edurado Ermita said retired general and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) deputy administrator Jose Calimlim Jr. turned over the custody of the six accused US servicemen to their commander only after being assured that they would remain in the country and would [...]
