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President Benigno S. Aquino III, accompanied by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and AFP Chief Emmanuel Bautista, tour the Asian Defense, Security and Crisis Management Exhibition 2014 held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on Thursday (July 17). (MNS photo) TANAUAN CITY, Batangas (Mabuhay) – President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday used principles from Filipino hero Apolinario Mabini, whose 150th birth anniversary is being commemorated here, to justify his administration’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). In a speech to commemorate the hero’s sesquicentennial, Aquino said Mabini himself pushed for a proactive executive branch before the Malolos Congress, the legislature of the First Philippine Republic founded in 1898. “Sa harap ng Malolos Congress, idiniin ni Mabini ang pangangailangan ng ehekutibong maging mabilis, maliksi, at buo ang loob, dahil trabaho nitong matugunan ang pangangailangan ng taumbayan sa lalong madaling panahon,” the President said. He added that Mabini wanted flexibility for the executive to implement programs to help the public. “Ang mga institusyong pampubliko para sa kapakanan ng taumbayan; kung ganoon, hindi marapat na ang mismong mga sistemang panggobyerno ang pipigil sa paghahatid ng benepisyo,” Aquino said. The President also highlighted Mabini’s anti-corruption principle, which he said is still applicable to the government at present. “Si Mabini rin po ang nagpunla ng konsepto ng serbisyong pampubliko sa ating pambansang kamalayan. Ang paniniwala niya: Kung sa taumbayan nagbubukal ang kapangyarihan, dapat lang itong gamitin sa ikabubuti nila… Iginiit ni Mabini: Walang sinumang may karapatang pagkakitaan ang kanyang posisyon sa pamahalaan,” Earlier this month, the SC Read More …

(photo courtesy of Journey at Pechanga Facebook page) Ang Journey sa Pechanga championship golf course, ay isa sa mga natatanging amenidad sa mga bisita sa Pechanga Resort & Casino, at patuloy na tampok bilang pinaka-mataas na uri ng pampublikong kurso sa bansa. Isang hamon at makabuluhang kurso para sa mga golfers sa lahat ng antas, ito ay naglalatag ng ibat-ibang topograpiya – canyons, ravines, open fairways at gayundin ang tee shot na may 300-foot drop. Nakapaloob sa paanan ng bundok ng kaaya-ayang tanawin sa Southern California wine country sa Temecula Valley sa Pechanga Indian Reservation, kalapit ng Pechanga Resort & Casino, ang Journey at Pechanga ay pumapaimbulog paikot sa mga naglalakihang bato sa kabundukan. Ang Journey at Pechanga’s par-72, 18-hole golf course ay sumasakop sa 7,219 yards. Ayon kay Arthur Hills, Golf course architect, tinagurian nitong “ isang perpektong pagkaka-angkop ng kalikasan, kabuuan at kahalagahan. “ Tinutukoy nito ang kakaibang latag ng lupain na may sagradong pagkakakilanlan at sensitibong kultura sa tribu ng Pechanga. Nakatuon ang Journey sa pagpapaimbulog ng drama at natural na tanging ganda at kakaibang lugar habang pinoprotektahan nito ang sensitibong mga lugar at sa paglalatag ng golf kaakibat ang pinaka-mataas na antas at mga tradisyon. Sa katapat na lugar nakatirik ang pinaka malaking resort/casino sa estado taglay ang lahat ng karangyaang inaasahan ng mga manlalakbay mula sa isang kilalang lugar sa Las Vegas. May antas na AAA Four Diamond na pag-aari sa loob ng 13-taon, ang resort kailan lang ay nakaranas ng isang mayoryang pagbabago sa Read More …

At a media forum, lawyer Levito Baligod said he culled the names of those involved in the multimillion peso anomaly through various interviews and there is no “Benhur List.” Baligod used to be the counsel for whistleblowers Benhur Luy and Merlina Suñas. MANILA (Mabuhay) – The Sandiganbayan first division on Wednesday issued subpoenas for the court to access the bank accounts of pork barrel scam whistleblowers led by principal witness Benhur Luy. This after the alleged scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles’ lawyer Stephen David filed a request for the court to issue a subpoena. The request was hereby granted. Ordered to appear for the hearing on Thursday to be attended by whistleblowers are representatives from BDO Unibank, Metrobank, BPI, UCPB and Landbank. According to the request for subpoena, the following whistleblowers have the respective number of bank accounts: Benhur Luy – 19 bank accounts Arthur Luy – three bank accounts Gertures Luy – two bank accounts Merlina Sunas – three bank accounts Marina Sula – three bank accounts David had said they would file a request for subpoena to find out if the bank accounts also contained ill-gotten wealth. The whistleblowers have pointed to Napoles as the mastermind behind the billion-peso racket of pillaging lawmakers’ public funds to Napoles’ bogus foundations to implement ghost projects and rake in kickbacks. (MNS)

Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona (2nd R) with his family waves to his supporters during an interfaith prayer inside a Supreme Court in Manila May 22, 2012. Corona will testify in his Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday after he was accused of failing to disclose several bank accounts containing millions of pesos, and real estate properties in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN). Also seen are (L-R) Corona’s son Francis, Cristina (his wife), Renato and his daughter Carla. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES – Tags: RELIGION BUSINESS CRIME LAW) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The prosecution team got reinforcements in proving the guilt of Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., Jinggoy Estrada and the other accused in the multi-billion pork barrel fund scam. At the sidelines of the hearing on Revilla’s motion for bail before the Sandiganbayan First Division on Thursday, Justice Undersecretary Jose Justiniano confirmed that he is now part of the prosecution team. Aside from Justiniano, also joining the prosecution team are Jarveen Ho and Hazel Deceña-Valdez, two senior state prosecutors of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). “We were deputized by the Office of the Ombudsman. We received the order to join the prosecution team last week,” Justiniano told reporters, adding they have already entered appearances starting Thursday and in the succeeding hearings. Justiniano was part of the prosecution team during the impeachment trial of ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona in the Senate in 2012. He was also part of the defense team in Read More …

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