Maniolas

Commissioner Heidi S. Mendoza as Undersecretary General of the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Ms. Mendoza is the first Filipino ever to be appointed as Under-Secretary General in the UN Secretariat. (photo image courtesy of http://www.gov.ph/) MANILA (Mabuhay) — A Filipino has been given the go-signal to lead the United Nations Office of the Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) for a five-year non-renewable term. In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the action by the General Assembly to approve Heidi Mendoza of the Philippines as Undersecretary-General for Internal Oversight Services, Office of the Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). The Office of Internal Oversight Services is the internal oversight body of the United Nation. Established in 1994 by the General Assembly, the Office assists the Secretary-General in fulfilling his oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through the provision of audit, investigation, inspection and evaluation services. Mendoza has been with the Philippine Commission on Audit since 2011. She is the chairperson of the Audit Committee on Public Sector Auditing Standards Board. She briefly took over as head of the commission after the retirement of chairman Grace Pulido-Tan. The UN press statement described Mendoza as a certified public accountant with over 20 years of service in government specializing in audit, investigation, fraud examination, anti-corruption and integrity advocacy. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon announces to the UN General Assembly his appointment of the Philippines’ Ms. Heidi S. Mendoza, Commissioner of the Philippine Commission of Audit, as Read More …

Senator Gringo Honasan pays his final respect to Senator Flavier. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II on Tuesday said he is sad, but excited about his vice presidential run in 2016. Honasan said he was reluctant to accept his nomination as vice presidential candidate of the United Nationalist Alliance because he was already thinking of retiring after his term as senator ends in 2019. “Well, reluctant talaga ako dahil 2019 magre-retire na ako eh. Lima na ang apo ko, so I was looking forward to that,” he said. He said that unlike the previous years, he consulted with his family before accepting UNA’s nomination. “Ang una kong kailangan harapin at kuminsihin, ang pamilya ko. Masyadong maraming pagkakataon na ginawa ko ang nararapat gawin bilang duty, nang hindi ako nagpapaalam sa kanila. Ngayon hindi ko na maaaring ihiwalay ang pagmamahal ko sa pamilya ko at pagmamahal ko sa bayan,” Honasan said. He said the decision to run for vice president was “agonizing.” “Talagang nagdurugo ang puso ko. So ngayon hindi pa rin ako masaya, pero excited ako dahil mayroon pa ring pagkakataon at puwang na sa huling pagkakataon ay tumayo ako sa pambansang entablado at humarap sa taumbayan,” he added. Honasan, meanwhile, clarified that Binay did not convince him to be his running mate. “Hindi naman si VP ang nagkumbinsi sa akin eh. May selection commitee ang UNA,” he said. He added that as vice president of the party, he has a duty to accept the selection Read More …

Marc Pingris wishes to have another baby.

Lourd Ramos says that unlike five years ago, Filipino hairstyles today are more trendy.

Heart Evangelista lends her drawing talent in children’s book Daughter of the Sun and the Moon.