By Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre
DAGUPAN CITY — In the battle of shrimp species in the country, Jose de Venecia’s shrimp has more potential in terms of dollar value than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s shrimp.
This was said on Saturday by Director Westly Rosario, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC), when asked on [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named defeated Pasay City mayoralty candidate Consuelo Dy as deputy director of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced late Thursday the appointments of Dy, along with former Court of Appeals (CA) justice Nicolas Lapeña Jr. as acting chairman of the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC), and lawyer Villamor Ventura Plan [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday chided the media groups for focusing more on “gossipy headlines and inflated circulation numbers” as she renewed calls for the observance of responsible journalism in the country.
Arroyo, during the 100th Anniversary of the Philippines Free Press Magazine at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, also renewed her administration’s commitment [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has renewed calls for Congress to extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) law which is now pending before their chamber.
Arroyo, during the 100th anniversary of the Philippine Free Press at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City, made the call to Congress through Makati Representative Teodoro Locsin Jr. as she recounted [...]
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo smiles as she delivers her speech during the 100th anniversary celebration on Wednesday night (Aug. 27) of the Philippine Free Press Magazine the country’s oldest weekly magazine at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City. (OPS/NIB Photo)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ranked 41st among the most powerful women in the world.
The rank is a [...]
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By Ian Ocampo Flora
GUAGUA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to start the dredging of major rivers and tributaries here to solve the flooding problem in this second-class coastal municipality.
Municipal Administrator Isaias Panganiban Jr. said Arroyo has ordered the allocation of P10 million for the dredging of [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo nominated former Surigao del Sur congressman Prospero Pichay as chairman of the board of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) after initially naming him as an acting member of the board, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
Arroyo signed Pichay’s appointment papers last August 20.
Pichay’s initial designation is acting member but with a nomination [...]
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CEBU City Vice Mayor Michael Rama was relieved when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo designated Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro as point person whom city officials can approach for logistical requirements.
This, after the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco) sent a bill for the electricity used at the forensic site at the Cebu International Port (CIP), amounting to P40,000.
Rama said [...]
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CLARK ECONOMIC ZONE — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was invited to address anew the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) which would hold its fourth annual meeting on September 23 to 26 in New York City.
Arroyo was among the panel members in the CGI annual meeting in 2007. The CGI, organized by Arroyo’s classmate and former US President [...]
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CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is seeking the help of Sweden and the United Kingdom in the peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), in a bid to fast-track the negotiations.
Arroyo, during Tuesday’s informal media interaction at the Well Being Spa here, said the Brunei government is also offering scholarship for [...]
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