PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “is far from offended” by the resignation of several ranking officials of the Department of National Defense (DND) as such action is a “normal occurrence in government”, said Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita on Wednesday.
Ermita said Undersecretaries Jose Santos, Rafael Antonio Santos and Cecilio Lorenzo; and Assistant Secretaries Aida Araceli Roxas-Rivera and Ricardo [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday named her former senior military aide Abraham Abesamis as new chief of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) vice commissioner Ronald Solis who is due to resign from his post.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Arroyo accepted “with regret” the irrevocable resignation of Solis effective November 30. (more…)
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MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s net performance and trust ratings plunged this November compared to July this year, a Pulse Asia survey showed.
The survey, which had 1,200 respondents, was conducted from October to November 2006. (more…)
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday said she will stay on as defense secretary for at least two months and that she is in no hurry to find a replacement for outgoing Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr.
Cruz filed his irrevocable resignation last November 5, which will take effect on November 30. He claimed that he wanted [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants more raids against intellectual pirates and an intensified information campaign on the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) conducted.
The directives were given to the trade, interior, finance, justice, and education departments, the Office of the Press Secretary, and the Intellectual Property Office. (more…)
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MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday transmitted to the Senate the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa) for ratification.
Arroyo and former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi signed the pact on the sidelights of the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) in Helsinki, Finland on September 9, 2006. (more…)
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CEBU Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Wednesday asked Malacañang to release P45 million to P67.5 million more in order to finish the P450 million Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), which will be the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit on December 10-14.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, in a phone patch interview, said Garcia [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday said the victory of 2006 World Pool Champion Ronato Alcano Sunday night “serves as an inspiration” for all Filipinos to “work hard in achieving our dreams for the greater good of the nation.”
Arroyo, who led Filipinos in congratulating Alcano for his victory over Germany’s Ralf Souquet, said the event showcased [...]
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BUOYED by the boost in the country’s fiscal position, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo promised on Saturday to enhance on the Philippines 84th ranking in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI).
Arroyo stressed the need to raise more revenues and increase the productivity of the people to uplift the lives of the Filipinos, especially the poorest of [...]
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FORMER Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) president Eduardo Mañalac on Friday said he resigned because he sensed that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has lost confidence in him.
Mañalac’s latest disclosure, made in a taped interview at ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), contradicts his earlier press statements wherein he insisted that he resigned due to health reasons and not [...]
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