Comelec to start issuing notices to campaign violators

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Feb 132013
 
Comelec to start issuing notices to campaign violators

After a one-day leeway, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start sending out notices to national candidates will illegal campaign posters on Wednesday. Candidates who will not remove such posters within three days after receipt of notice will be slapped with charges, Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. warned on Wednesday. “Wala naman kaming taong magtatanggal ng dinidikit nila (candidates). ‘Pag di nila tinanggal after three days from notice mag-uumpisa na kami mag-file ng charges,” said Brillantes in an ambush interview in San Juan where he was attending an event by good governance group Kaya Natin!. He admitted that as of Wednesday, the second of the 90-day campaign period for national candidates, all the Comelec could do was monitor and issue warnings regarding violations on election rules. “Tignan natin within the next few days. Probably by the weekend, tapos na ho yung three days, baka makakita na tayo ng konting galaw from us. Ngayon, puro warning lang ho kami. ‘Yung mga nagdidikit, okay, ‘di pa namin kayo hahabulin pero tatanggalin din niyo ‘yan,” he said “‘Pag ‘di niyo tinanggal, kayo na ho ang bahala. Kami naman ang bahala sa inyo,” he added. Brillantes appealed to candidates who violate campaign rules not to risk possible consequences that may jeopardize their candidacy. “Kaya pakiusap ko sa mga kandidato wag na kayong mag-risk kasi kung idemanda namin kayo doon lang medyo masisira na kampanya niyo e at malamang matalo pa kayo,” he said. “We’re giving them a chance. I’m announcing ‘yung mga nagdidikit diyan Read More …

DOLE: Less popular jobs among best paying

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Feb 082013
 
DOLE: Less popular jobs among best paying

With graduation nearing, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday disclosed the highest-paying occupations in the last five years—and many of them are not as popular and as fashionable as, say, being a nurse or an engineer. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said some of these jobs may be “less popular and less considered but pay the highest salaries.” “I also advise them to refrain from choosing courses based on what’s in vogue or fashionable, or, to use the popular social lingo of the youth, what’s ‘trending’ and popular. Just because a neighbor’s son or daughter will take up this or that course does not mean you should follow suit,” she said. Citing the latest study of the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), Baldoz said the high-paying jobs in the Philippines include aviation, banking and finance, business process outsourcing, creative industries, cyber services, manufacturing, and mining. 10 highest paying jobs “An art director, for example, which is under creative industries, can receive a corresponding median salary of P69,286 a month, while a geologist’s salary is P64,889 a month on the average,” she said. The DOLE also said an aircraft pilot, a navigator, and a flight engineer could receive as high as P57,789 a month salary; mining engineer and metallurgical engineer, P55,638 a month; and a computer programmer, P43,573 per month. Rounding up the top 10 high-paying positions are: systems analyst and systems designer, P42,112 a month production supervisor and general foreman, P36,133 a month actuarian, with P35,480 a month Read More …

PNoy warns vs. 'fake' admin allies, takes swipe at Revilla

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Feb 072013
 
PNoy warns vs. 'fake' admin allies, takes swipe at Revilla

President Benigno Aquino III used a Liberal Party event in Cavite province on Thursday to take a swipe at politicians who he said are just pretending to be allies of the administration, a report on “24 Oras” said. “Paalala lamang po, asahan na po ninyong may mga nagpapanggap at may mga nakikisakay diumano sa ating krusada,” he said in his speech without giving names. “Matuto po tayong kumilatis ng mga susunod na lider ng bansa upang matiyak na aarangkada tayo sa katuparan n gating mga pangarap at hindi na kailanman lumihis pa,” he added. At one point, the president even said the electorate should not take their chances on “agimat” or “anting-anting (amulets)” — a statement that could be construed as referring to Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and his family. “Huwag po tayong umasa sa tsamba o sa agimat o anting-anting,” Aquino said. Aquino gave the speech days after the opposition party Lakas-CMD said it is eyeing Revilla, an actor known in some of his popular movies as “Agimat,” as its standard bearer in the 2016 presidential election. Cavite is a known bailiwick of the Revilla political clan. Revilla’s father, Ramon Revilla Sr., is a former actor and senator popularly known for his movies about amulets. His wife, Lani Mercado, is the incumbent congresswoman of Cavite’s second district while his son, Jolo Revilla, is running for vice governor in the May elections. The “24 Oras” report by Theresa Andrada said Sen. Revilla did not directly comment on Aquino’s statement Read More …

Lapid's wife gets 3 years probation in US for cash smuggling

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Feb 062013
 
Lapid's wife gets 3 years probation in US for cash smuggling

A United States court has sentenced Sen. Lito Lapid’s wife, Marissa, to three years probation for cash smuggling, a report on GMA News’ “24 Oras” said Wednesday. Marissa’s lawyer, Elliot Krieger, said she was “very relieved” that her case was finally over. “We’re pleased with the results in terms of the way it came out and she’s very relieved to have this over with and behind her,” Krieger said in the report. Krieger explained that Marissa will be under the US Department of Probation for three years and will only be allowed to go to the Philippines only with the department’s permission. Marissa was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  on January 15, 2012 for her failure to declare the $50,000 she was carrying at the time. US federal law requires arriving passengers to declare any currency or monetary instrument totaling $10,000 or more. Sen. Lapid’s camp has yet to comment on Marissa’s sentence, the report said. The senator had earlier said that the money was supposed to be used for his wife’s treatment for a heart ailment. — KBK, GMA News

285 pass Physical Therapist Licensure Exam — PRC

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Feb 062013
 
285 pass Physical Therapist Licensure Exam — PRC

A total of 285 out of 579 examinees passed the  Physical Therapist Licensure Examination while  32 out of 64 passed the Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination given in the cities of Manila and Cebu earlier this month, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Wednesday.   [Click here for list of passers in Physical Therapist Licensure Exam.] [Click here for list of passers in Occupational Therapist Licensure Exam.] The results were released in two working days from the last day of examinations. Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be on February 21 and 22, 2013, the PRC said. It said the date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees will be announced later. — KBK, GMA News

House 'kills' FOI bill

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Feb 062013
 
House 'kills' FOI bill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday failed to pass the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, which seeks to promote transparency in government transactions and data. The chamber adjourned Wednesday’s session without a single mention of the FOI bill at the plenary. The measure has been pending at the floor since December. The FOI bill only went as far as the period of sponsorship—the first step in plenary discussions of the measure—at the House during this Congress. The Senate was able to pass its version of the proposed legislation two months ago. Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, chair of the House committee on public information that passed the FOI bill last December, blamed his fellow lawmakers’ “reluctance” to pass the measure for their failure to approve the proposed legislation. “If the congressmen were enthusiastic about it (FOI bill) and showed up during sessions, then we could have acted on it,” Evardone said in a phone interview. He also said that he observed a “lack of support” from his colleagues in pushing for the bill’s passage. Both houses of Congress are to take a three-month break to give way to the campaign period for the May elections. Congress will resume session in June but only from June 3 to 6 before its final adjournment. Palace blamed Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Teodoro Casiño, however, said that Evardone himself had a hand in “killing” the FOI bill. The measure languished before Evardone’s committee for more than a year before it was recommended for plenary Read More …

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