‘Avoid a dangerous complacency.’ That’s one suggestion President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received Friday from World Bank director for the Philippines Joachim Von Amsberg (to her left), at the closing of the Philippine Development Forum in Cebu City’s Marco Polo Hotel. (Sun.Star Cebu/Amper Campaña)
CEBU CITY -- Leading a country thankful for overseas workers’ remittances and that carried out training programs to send “super maids” abroad, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday went beyond her usual speech on the improved economy to speak of another dream.
“We hope for the day when enough good jobs are created in the Philippines so that hardworking Filipinos don’t have to go abroad for their work,” Arroyo said before 300 participants of the Philippine Development Forum.
BACOLOD CITY -- Seven people, among them a barangay chief, were killed while five others were injured in an ambush in Barangay Manlubinsag, La Libertad town in Negros Oriental at 6 p.m. Friday.
MANILA -- Police on Friday filed additional murder and robbery charges against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison for the killing of a police officer in Masbate last week.
DAVAO CITY -- Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Allan Peter Cayetano visited the residence of his namesake in Sasa, Davao City on Friday morning.
