PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the creation of a “culture of good procurement†to fight graft and corruption in government.
Arroyo, in issuing Administrative Order (AO) 193, said the potentials of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) should be maximized to raise the “procurement quotient†of government officials and deter the wastage of public funds. (more)
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Friday night that climate change was behind the low production of milk that the Philippines usually imports from Australia.
“Australia is a very big exporter of milk to the Philippines. Australia is already suffering from climate change. Milk production has gone down by 10 percent. Therefore, the price of milk in the [...]
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EXECUTIVE Secretary Eduardo Ermita downplayed the heightened alert in the country, which he said is usual whenever President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leaves the country.
Ermita, at the departure honors for Arroyo at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 2 Thursday morning, said “the usual SOPs (standard operating procedures)” are observed including his and Vice President Noli [...]
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NATIONAL Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales visited former President Joseph Estrada recently and advised him to reject any proposal to destabilize the Arroyo administration.
He said the luncheon meeting was “a private one” and “discussions were not on an official level.” There were also “no negotiations”, “no commitments” and “assurances.” (more)
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CHIEF presidential legal counsel Sergio Apostol said Monday that the negative perception on the supposed involvement of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo is expected with the survey being one-sided and commissioned by the opposition.
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commissioned by Senator Sergio Osmeña III conducted from July 18 to 20 [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has asked the Senate to approve the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa) and 17 other treaties that it failed to approve in the 13th Congress.
Arroyo submitted the Jpepa to the Senate on November 20, 2006 but the Senate failed to ratify it last June due to lack of time and objections of [...]
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A SURVEY of the Social Weather Station (SWS) showed that a large majority of Filipinos in Luzon believe that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is involved in corrupt practices.
Conducted last July 18 to 20 with about 600 respondents from the Mega Manila area (National Capital Region and the nearby provinces of Bulacan, Rizal and Laguna), the survey [...]
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BUDGET Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. said infrastructure projects that are targeted for implementation this year would be finished following the government’s “no performance, no release” policy.
Andaya said the departments that are tasked to implement the infrastructure projects had been prepared last year for the massive budgets that would be given to them in 2007 in [...]
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* President back in Manila after attending Malaysia anniversary
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday enjoined everyone, including lawmakers and administration critics, to work and come together to defeat poverty and end political instability.
Arroyo, in her arrival statement after a two-day social visit to Malaysia, said the recent economic growth indicators showed the Philippines could join other [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo defended Friday her social visit to Malaysia as she acknowledged the country as an important figure in the peace process in Mindanao.
Arroyo, in a speech Thursday night before some 2,700 Filipinos staying in Malaysia either as worker or resident, said she came to Kuala Lumpur on the invitation of the King and [...]
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