President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, assisted by Third District Representative Dong Gonzales, signs into law the Bacolor Rehabilitation Council Act. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Chris Navarro)
BACOLOR — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo formally signed into law Sunday the Bacolor Rehabilitation Council Act (BRCA), finally giving residents of this town the chance to see their beloved hometown rise from volcanic ashes.
Bacolor was buried [...]
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NATIONAL Artist for Literature, activist and Martial Law detainee Bienvenido Lumbera said the present administration is worse than the dictatorial regime of Ferdinand Marcos.
“What is bad is that Ms (Gloria Macapagal) Arroyo has the cover-up of legality for what she is doing. The military is at her command and is doing its worst to suppress [...]
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo addresses the crowd during the police change of command Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at the Philippine National Police headquarters in suburban Quezon City north of Manila. (AP Photo)
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday directed new Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Jesus Versoza to help bring lasting peace to conflict-torn Mindanao.
Arroyo, in her speech [...]
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BACOLOR — A birthday gift from a grateful President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to her beloved Kabalen here.
This is exactly how it will look like when the President kick offs Saturday a long-term rehabilitation plan for this lahar-ravaged historic town with her signing of the Bacolor rehabilitation law.
The new law will initially provide P1.5 billion in development [...]
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DEPUTY presidential spokesman Anthony Golez described President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to New York as “very, very successful.”
Arroyo was the fourth speaker to address the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. She also held bilateral meetings with at least 14 world leaders.
She talked on how the Philippines fared against the global hike in the prices of fuel [...]
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PRESS Secretary Jesus Dureza said the issue of child warriors should be addressed internally.
His statement came a few days after Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita reported the general situation of the child warriors in the Philippines, including the country’s plans to raise before the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of Islamic Conference the issue of [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is leaving late Sunday night for a weeklong trip to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly (Unga) meeting in New York and other official activities.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made the announcement Friday night as he rejected calls of the United Opposition for the President to forego the trip [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to leave for New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly (Unga) on September 23, a Malacañang official said.
During Wednesday’s press briefing at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said details about the trip is still being finalized.
Dureza said aside from the Unga, [...]
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her message during her mid-year Philippine Economic Briefing Wednesday (Sept. 17) in Manila’s financial district of Makati. Arroyo said the Philippines has been battered by global financial difficulties but have put in place enough reforms to buffer their effect and overcome the crisis. (AP Photo/)
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed confidence [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is doing all she can, including infusing as much funds as possible, to implement the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s Modernization Program, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said.
Dureza said Arroyo, since assuming the presidency in 2001, has been pursuing and implementing programs aimed at helping the AFP from the soldiers’ benefits and [...]
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