AROUND a hundred billion pesos’ worth of investment projects in Iloilo were pledged yesterday to tap the province’s economic potential.
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Mar 122014
DAVAO CITY — The Malaysian tourism agency supports reopening the Davao-Malaysia air route to facilitate easy travel between these destinations, especially for tourists.
Mar 122014
THE PLACE of the principal office of a corporation is part of the vital information that must be specified in its Articles of Incorporation (AOI). Section 14 of the Corporation Code mandates that the AOI state the “place where the principal office of the corporation is to be established or located, which place must be within the Philippines.”
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President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday called on citizens to also do their part in safeguarding public funds amid corruption controversies in the government. During the anniversary of the Ateneo Professional Schools on Wednesday night, Aquino said that the problem does not lie on the type of funds or system in place. He explained that like any tool, funds like the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) are not evil. “A car can be useful to transport you from here to there. If you’re a mad man you run over people it can be bad,” he said. What’s important, he said, is that there are trustworthy officials and that all branches of government are coordinating with each other. Because of this, he said citizens should choose their officials properly. “It starts with the quality of the politicians we elect into office,” he said. “We should be the ones that who would tell all of functionaries who were given parang the privilege of exercising these powers on our behalf, parang di ba, they should be directed as to what should and shouldn’t be done,” he added. And after their election, he said the public should help officials monitor how public funds are being spent. “They are the eyes and ears on all of these government projects as another check and balance,” he said. “At the end of the day, I really think that the best check will be how the people treat the whole issue,” he added. — ELR, GMA News
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(L-R) Deputy Consul General Panolong, Consul General De La Vega and Mr. Harbin with the signed alliance. Los Angeles – Consul General Maria Hellen M. Barber-De La Vega signed an “Arrangement Establishing an Alliance between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Texas Area Offices and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles” on 03 March 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Signing on behalf of the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is Mr. Eric S. Harbin, Acting Regional Administrator. The agreement calls for a collaborative relationship between the two offices to provide Filipino workers and employers in Texas information, guidance and access to resources to promote workers’ rights in occupational safety and health and to ensure that they understand their rights and the employers’ responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). With the signing of this arrangement, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles now has two (2) agreements on the protection of workers’ rights the other one deals with wages and hours.
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Former President and Philippine Constabulary chief, Fidel V. Ramos, pays tribute to Philippine soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony Monday (Feb. 24, 2014) at Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City in commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power revolution. This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme ‘Kapig-Bisig Tungo sa Pagbangon.’ (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Philippine traders and prospective overseas Filipino workers may benefit from a visa waiver deal reportedly being worked out between the Philippines and Taiwan. The deal is said to be among the issues to be tackled during former President Fidel Ramos’ visit there, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported. Ramos arrived in Taiwan on March 5 for a five-day “friendship visit” aimed at bolstering ties between the Philippines and Taiwan. He led a 60-member delegation, the CNA report said. The CNA report quoted Philippines-based trader Chen Wen-ju, president of the Taiwanese Chamber of the South Philippines, as saying the mutual visa-waiver agreement was one of the goals of the visit. (MNS)
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Sto. Tomas Batangas Association of Southern California The Sto. Tomas Batangas Association of Southern California celebrated their Annual Town Fiesta last March 9, 2014 at Bill Blevins Park in Rowland Heights, CA. An upcoming big event will be on July 19, the 32nd Anniversary & Coronation of Ofie Villanueva, Mrs. Sto. Tomas 2014 at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. For inquiries about the association please contact Willie Manacsa at 747-202-035 or Ofie Villanueva at 626-960-8407.
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Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago attends the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing of the P10 billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam Thursday, November 7. Santiago reminded Napoles that she cannot just invoke her right against self-incrimination (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – On-leave Technology Resource Center (TRC) head Dennis Cunanan can still be a state witness despite his supposed lie about not receiving kickbacks from the pork barrel scam. This was according to Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who on Monday said the state witness rule “is an exception to the rule that when a witness is caught lying in one detail, he should be presumed to be lying in all details.” In a statement, Santiago cited several jurisprudence from the Philippine and United States Supreme Court to show that Cunanan’s application to be a state witness should not be thrown out even if it can be shown that he is not telling the entire truth. For instance, Santiago, a former trial court judge, cited the 2008 case of Tarapen v. People, where the Philippine Supreme Court ruled: “The testimony of a witness maybe believed in part and disbelieved in another, depending on the corroborative evidence or the probabilities and improbabilities of the case.” Last Thursday, Cunanan testified before the Senate blue ribbon committee, where he repeatedly denied pocketing public funds from the alleged pork barrel scam. This was contrary to the affidavit executed by principal scam whistleblower Benhur Luy, who revealed during the same hearing that he saw Cunanan carrying a paper bag which Read More …
Mar 122014
Nothing beats the Meatza Pizza, sold for only P350 at CafeFrance, when it comes to cravings of the mighty meaty sort. MANILA, Philippines – CaféFrance, the go-to place for fresh and healthy food in the metro, welcomes a certified crowd favorite to its extensive menu of comfort treats. For the first time, the cafe rolls out a new pizza selection made up of three scrumptiously satisfying flavors. Made of quality, hand-rolled, extra-thin crust and 100-percent natural ingredients, CaféFrance pizzas present a variety of hearty and full-flavored offerings, with each batch guaranteeing oven-fresh goodness. True-blue carnivores will find their perfect match in the Meatza Pizza. Crunchy, thin-crust pizza topped with a protein-packed serving of juicy roast beef and bacon with CaféFrance’s very own pizza sauce, buttery shiitake mushroom, melt-in-your-mouth mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, ham, pepperoni, bacon and a unique blend of herbs and spices. Seafood fans are sure to help themselves to a slice or two of the Pesto Scampi. Garnishing the crust’s crunchy thin surface are layers upon layers of plump shrimps, pesto, mozzarella, parmesan, garlic, and tomato, made more flavorful with a sprinkling of herbs and spices. Health-conscious folks can look no further than the Mozza-Veggie for their healthy food fix. Piled on top of a hand-rolled, extra-thin crust pizza is a delicious mix of CaféFrance’s house sauce, topped with a generous serving of mozzarella, Parmesan, special herbs and spices, onion, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, and basil. CaféFrance holds its “1+1+1” promo, where diners can avail of a free 1.5 Read More …
Mar 122014
President Benigno Aquino III clarified on Wednesday that the government will not be privatizing the National Children’s Hospital. “We are getting pilloried by yung privatization [talk]. Children’s Hospital is not going to be privatized,” Aquino said during the anniversary of the Ateneo Professional Schools on Wednesday night. He issued the statement after it was reported that there is already an offer to modernize the National Children’s Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, and National Kidney and Transplant Institute. The news came amid plans to modernize the facilities of the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC). On Wednesday, Aquino said changes are needed because the POC has been turned into a social care facility by some people. “Somebody who is disabled [and] belongs to a marginal family that cannot take care of them at home will, in effect, deposit their relatives in the hospital on a permanent basis depriving those that should be receiving treatment from the necessary bed space use of facilities et cetera,” he said. “Yung privatization ensures us that we will be able to service the same number of people but at the same time, get the better facilities, get the better equipment and have it parang a more viable entity. That’s [POC] one of the hospitals that is being talked about yung privatization,” he added. Aside from this, the President said his administration aims to give universal coverage to the public, especially for the bottom two quintiles of the Philippine population. — ELR, GMA News