PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is grieving over the death of one of three school teachers who were abducted in Zamboanga Sibugay province in Mindanao earlier this month.
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde, however, insisted that government has not neglected the plight of the school teachers.
“The President is grieving over that incident. She ordered the Government Service Insurance System [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to bring down the number of political and media killings to zero.
Arroyo, in her speech during the graduation ceremonies of the PNP Academy Kaisang-Bisig Class of 2009 in Cavite, said she is pleased the rates for certain crimes like bank robberies and kidnapping have [...]
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THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) expressed appreciation and gratitude for the partial victory it achieved in line with the “Alabang Boys” case.
This came after no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued her directives based on the recommendations of the Independent Fact-Finding Committee.
PDEA chief Dionisio Santiago on Saturday said the executive decision was well balanced [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo failed to attend the grand march against drugs in Manila on Saturday, Malacañang said.
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said Arroyo, who was scheduled to join the “Grand Bida (Batang Iwas Droga) March,” tasked Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) head Vicente Sotto III to represent her.
“She designated DDB Chairman Sotto as her personal representative to [...]
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is all smiles as she poses with former First Lady Amelita “Ming” Ramos after she conducted an inspection and viewing of exhibits Friday (Mar. 20) at the 5th Eco-Products International Fair (EPIF) 2009 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. (OPS-NIB Photo)
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered Friday the immediate filing [...]
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MANILA — US President Barack Obama and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reaffirmed Saturday their commitment to the long-standing US-Philippine alliance, including the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).
Obama called up Arroyo Friday morning (US time) and voiced support for the VFA, a bilateral pact that governs the conduct of US forces in the country.
The US Office of the [...]
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with breastfeeding mothers during her visit to Cebu Caritas Inc. Friday (March 13). (OPS/NIB Photo)
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed into law the P1.414 trillion national budget for 2009, a top official said.
Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya said this year’s budget, signed as Republic Act 9524, directs resources to activities [...]
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo swears in Ambassador Orlando Mercado as the permanent Philippine Representative to the Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the Heroes Hall, Malacanang Palace Wednesday. (OPS-NIB Photo)
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed into law the Philippine Archipelagic Baseline bill that affirms the country’s sovereignty over islands also claimed by China and Vietnam.
Executive Secretary [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the development of a national climate change framework and information campaign and the review of climate change programs and projects.
Arroyo, in signing Executive Order 785, directed the Presidential Task Force on Climate Change (PTFCC) to formulate a national climate change framework that will consolidate and institutionalize government initiatives to achieve [...]
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PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) to conduct a thorough investigation and unravel the motives on the attempt on the life of Public Works Undersecretary Ramon Aquino and two others last Wednesday.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said every time an attack is done against [...]
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