PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed pleasure Monday over the 5.1 percent and 5.7 percent growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP), respectively, in 2005.
Arroyo, in her speech at the 15th anniversary of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the growth rate is “one of the highest in a long time.”
CONCEPCION — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told the rain-soaked but delighted beneficiaries of the projects she turned over and inaugurated in this municipality that soon she hoped to see the poor in the municipality “graduated” from poverty.
President Arroyo said while she was flying over the rice fields in Concepcion, she saw the potentials of the farmlands [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said an interfaith dialogue is the best solution to terrorism as evidenced by peace efforts in Mindanao.
Arroyo said in her speech at the launching of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI) Asia Pacific and Global Interfaith Dialogue at the Manila Hotel last Friday that inter-faith understanding and dialogue is very essential to stability [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Friday showed off her singing prowess during the “Tagumpay ng Pinoy” program at the Rahaj Sulayman Park in Manila late Friday afternoon, where a tribute was accorded boxer Manny Paqcuiao.
Arroyo, who initially played co-host to Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and Pacquiao during the program which also paid tribute to other Filipino achievers, [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will turnover and inaugurate major pro-poor projects in the municipality of Concepcion, this Saturday, when she visits this town again for the third time, in three consecutive years.
Concepcion Mayor Dr. Raul Banias said the existence of these pro-poor projects in his municipality is proof of the local government unit’s full support for [...]
Orlando P. Carvajal
Since the allegations of corruption and cheating were brought up against the Arroyo administration, all it has done is rush cha-cha. The opposition has not done anything either except to try all methods to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Neither side is seriously trying to introduce substantive reforms to minimize corruption and prevent cheating [...]
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Monday that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is her inspiration in continuing to fight for Filipinos and the future of the country despite attempts to put her down.
Arroyo, in a pre-recorded statement and during a roundtable discussion, acknowledged Pacquiao for his victory Saturday (Sunday in Manila) over Mexican boxing champ [...]
MALACAÑANG said Sunday “power grabbers” are at it again as they continued to circulate disinformation from the alleged resignation of ranking military officials to more escapes from military detention centers in light of the coup rumors against the Arroyo administration.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye dismissed them as just that, rumors that people–both civilians and from the [...]
FORMER senator Vicente Sotto III Saturday said some opposition leaders have met with the group of Bangon Pilipinas Movement led by former presidential candidate Bro. Eddie Villanueva.
The meeting was held Friday night at the house of former senator Teresita “Tessie” Aquino-Oreta and was participated in by some United Opposition members, former senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, [...]
MANILA — Incoming Presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor warned Friday that any attempt to grab power at this time would turn violent, bloody, and more damaging to the country.
Defensor, at the weekly Newsstand Forum at Ambassador Hotel in Manila, said the escaped mutineers probably don’t understand the meaning of resorting to a “revolution” and [...]
