PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has directed the transportation department to open the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 flights by the end of March 2007.
Cabinet Secretary Ricardo Saludo said Arroyo, during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, ordered the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to finish the evaluation of the airport’s structural integrity by next month. (more…)
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has dismissed Defense Assistant Secretary Ricardo San Andres for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
Aside from dismissal, San Andres was also slapped with a perpetual disqualification to hold public office, cancellation of eligibility and forfeiture of all government financial benefits. (more…)
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MALACAÑANG on Sunday branded as “mere intrigues” reports that Navy Chief Mateo Mayuga would be replaced by Western Command (Wescom) Chief Tirso Danga.
“That (report) was only the handiwork of those who want to intrigue the military,” said Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita. (more…)
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday night voiced her solidarity with the Filipino Muslim community on the eve of the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
In a statement, Arroyo said she joins the Muslim community in “great hopes for peace, harmony and oneness with the Almighty.” (more…)
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday declared a more than 10 percent reduction in the toll rates of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) effective Jan. 1, 2007 following the strengthening of the peso against the dollar.
Arroyo, in a press briefing, made the declaration after a conference with Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, who chairs the Toll Regulatory [...]
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MANILA — Thousands of left-wing activists converging Thursday on the capital for a rally to denounce a wave of political killings accused President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of repression and corruption and warned that she could suffer the same fate as Thailand’s ousted leader.
Protesters were expected to gather at a public square in Manila, with similar [...]
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THE Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed for being moot and academic a petition filed by a group of lawyers seeking to declare as unconstitutional President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Executive Order (EO) 453, creating a consultative commission to propose the revision of the 1987 Constitution.
In a resolution, the SC en banc said there is no more reason [...]
Written on September 20, 2006 | Posted in
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Philippines will pay Fraport AG its dues for the construction of the mothballed Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 and that the airport would be used.
Fraport is the biggest foreign shareholder in the Philippine International Air Terminals Company (Piatco) and Naia3 is the [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday night invited the Belgian Government to be a part of a growing group of foreign observers that will look into the killing of media persons and human rights activists in the Philippines.
Arroyo arrived in Belgium early Tuesday morning, the second stop of her five-nation swing in Europe, Cuba and the [...]
Written on September 14, 2006 | Posted in
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SUPPORTING the thrust of the government to open up more cyber-corridors and promoting the establishment of business process outsourcing opportunities in Mindanao, the 5th Mindanao ICT Congress gets the support of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Malacañang Memorandum Circular 113, which was signed on September 8, authorized all information and communication technology (ICT) professionals in government offices to [...]
Written on September 13, 2006 | Posted in
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