IN A bid to make the Philippines an attractive place for retirees, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday inaugurated the country’s first “retirement village” in Batangas.
A Malacañang statement said the “retirement and tourism haven” in Barangay Kaylaway, Nasugbu in the province will cater to former Filipino citizens and foreign nationals.(more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave 600 residents of Hippodromo area in Sta. Mesa, Manila a sort reprieve of as she stayed a plan by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) to evict them to pave the way for a park-and-ride project.
Arroyo issued the order after meeting with the residents for more than an hour Saturday noon. The [...]
FIRST Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo may soon be off dialysis treatment within the week, as his kidneys finally start to normalize its functions, according to his main physician.
Dr. Juliet Gopez-Cervantes said they are looking at the possibility of ending the dialysis treatment by Monday or Tuesday if his progress continues. (more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directed the PNP to investigate the murder of Kalinga gubernatorial candidate Rommel Diasen, who was shot dead while talking to his supporters in the province on Saturday.(more)
REELECTIONIST Senator Ralph Recto said a plan must be put in place on how to settle government’s P40-billion debt to veterans and military retirees.
Recto said “accounts payable” to former soldiers can be drawn from “improved finances of the government and future revenue stream.” (more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has created a multi-agency Anti-Hunger Task Force that she ordered to work with religious groups to implement the government’s Accelerated Hunger-Mitigation Program (AHMP). (more)
ON THE eve that Filipinos mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo hoped for an economic kind of resurrection for the country. (more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday formed an inter-agency task force to assess and resolve land disputes involving the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in North Cotabato and other “conflict-prone” areas in the country.(more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered authorities to solve the killing of Quezon province congressional bet Vicente Rabaya Jr. as fast as the police solved the murder of Abra Representative Luis Bersamin Jr. last month.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said a special team had already been formed to look into the death of Rabaya whose body was found [...]
MALACAÑANG said those behind the alleged P365-million lamppost scam would be prosecuted regardless of their so-called political connections.
The Palace issued the statement following the hint of reelectionist Senator Panfilo Lacson that many people in the Arroyo administration benefited from the alleged scam aside from two Cebu mayors and their engineering staff and regional public works [...]
