A DAY after claiming she herself was a “victim of hunger,†an “angry†President Arroyo cracked the whip on government officials in ordering them to implement “hunger mitigation†measures.
“She cracked the whip on all of us. She was angry and understandably so, because she doesn’t want anyone to go hungry,†presidential management staff head Cerge [...]
APALIT, Pampanga — President Gloria Arroyo said Saturday the string of investments being pledged, undergoing construction or entering the final stages of completion are evidence of renewed investor confidence in the Philippines. (more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said her administration did not fail in its promise to create jobs so that each Filipino could provide for his family. (more)
MALACANANG branded as unfair the insinuations that the fire that razed the old Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Manila was a deliberate attempt either to destroy evidence against the Arroyo administration or possibly cover up a conspiracy to commit election fraud in May.
Presidential adviser for political affairs Gabriel Claudio said instead of speculating and [...]
THE Arroyo administration is open to a US government-led investigation on several cases of unexplained killings involving activists, journalists and government officials. (more)
SENATOR Ralph Recto is asking government to spend more money for the purchase of more fire engines, noting that many of the country’s 1,400 towns do not have firefighting equipment and rely on firemen from urban centers to battle blazes. (more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has expanded the jurisdiction of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) to include “government instrumentalities vested with corporate powers” and “government corporate entities.” (more)
CEBU CITY — Leading a country thankful for overseas workers’ remittances and that carried out training programs to send “super maids†abroad, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday went beyond her usual speech on the improved economy to speak of another dream.
“We hope for the day when enough good jobs are created in the Philippines so [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo got embarrassed on Thursday while attending a Women’s Day celebration when she boasted of giving microfinance to women to an audience composed of women government employees who are not beneficiaries of microfinance. (more)
CEBU CITY — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Thursday the additional P15 billion for the local government units’ (LGUs) share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and promised that the amount will be released in full.(more)
