CHIEF Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Antonio Apostol said Malacañang is willing to sit down with the Supreme Court (SC) and other concerned bodies to ensure a more acceptable and smooth implementation of Executive Order (EO) 464 which sets a guideline on the appearance of certain presidential appointees and government executives in congressional inquiries.
Apostol said he [...]
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sunday ordered Socio-Planning Secretary Romulo Neri to draw up measures that the government could adopt to assist Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families following the negative impact of the continued strengthening of the peso on their lifestyles, particularly their spending capabilities.
Arroyo, in a speech before the Filipino community at the [...]
CEBU CITY — Members of President Arroyo’s party Kampi are meeting in Cebu on July 5, as part of attempts to decide whom to support for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Congressman-elect Pablo Garcia (2nd district, Cebu) is hoping to get the solid support of Kampi lawmakers, whose backing he considers a “critical mark†in [...]
EXECUTIVE Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the Philippine Government would extend its full cooperation with the European Union (EU) Needs Assessment Mission, determined to show them the “realities” in government’s efforts to address the extrajudicial killings and other human rights cases in the country.(more)
THE net satisfaction rating of the Arroyo administration and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Cabinet hardly moved in the first quarter of 2007 as it stayed in the negative levels at -3 percent and -2 percent, respectively, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported.(more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the lesser the political noise in the country, the more accomplishments could be made and achieved.
Arroyo, during a luncheon meeting with network executives and editors of the major media groups, said her administration is determined to turn revenue gains into permanent investments in the country particularly in the aspects of human [...]
REVENUE Deputy Commissioner for Operations Lilia Hefti has been appointed officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) vice Commissioner Jose Mario Buñag who was asked to resign from his post.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Hefti’s appointment during a luncheon meeting with several chief executives and editors-in-chief of different media groups in Malacañang Wednesday.(more)
CEBU CITY – President Arroyo has signed into law a measure that seeks to safeguard Cebu’s water supply by consolidating the management of the province’s forest reserves and watersheds.
Representative Eduardo Gullas (Cebu, 1st district) said the new law, Republic Act 9486, will address in a big way the province’s “creeping water shortage.â€(more)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has assured foreign mining companies that they are welcome in the Philippines, provided that they respect the environment and provide jobs and income for government.
Arroyo, in a dinner with the foreign delegates of the AFMA Asean Mining Conference, said: “There is no conflict between the Philippines’ plan to develop the mining industry [...]
PRESIDENTIAL political adviser Gabriel Claudio said amending the 1987 Constitution is not part of the administration’s present political or legislative agenda.
Claudio said the proposed Charter change had neither been discussed in Malacañang nor between the executive and legislative branches since the failed convening of the Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) in 2006. (more)
