‘THE NATION’ Archives
Unfair, inhumane treatment: ‘GMA very depress, shamed, weakened by govt attacks,’ ex-DOJ bares
Unfair, inhumane treatment: ‘GMA very depress, shamed, weakened by govt attacks,’ ex-DOJ bares By Florence F. Hibionada/ PNS ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES - Totally embarrassed. Seriously affected. Sicker and in depression. While at it, a big victim of propaganda war. Such summed up the first-hand observations of former Justice [...]
Bayan Muna: No to special treatment to Arroyo! Jail CGMA!
Bayan Muna Reps. Teddy Casiño and Neri Colmenares called on the Aquino administration not to extend any special treatment to former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “Hospital or house arrest should be determined not by the administration but by the court, besides if she can travel to Singapore, what more to Pasay City Jail,” said Rep. [...]
ANGARA SEEKS TO CREATE INSTITUTION FOR STUDENT AND TEACHER LOANS, CAPITAL OUTLAY
Senator Edgardo J. Angara urged Dr. Patricia Licuanan of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to create a central government institution that will provide affordable and accessible financial assistance to both students and teachers, including capital outlay for the construction of laboratories and buildings for both private and public [...]
MAXIMIZE TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT – VP BINAY
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay urged stakeholders to utilize technology in order to mitigate the heavy toll of natural disasters on the Philippine economy. “Even the best technologies cannot prevent a natural disaster. I am quite sure that we all agree with this proposition,” Binay said in a speech at the Conference on Innovative ICT, CIO [...]
FINANCING HIGHER ED, LOW PASSING RATES REMAIN MAJOR PROBLEMS IN PHL’S EDUC SECTOR–ANGARA
Senator Edgardo J. Angara summed up the most pressing concerns of our education sector as financing higher education, by the state and families, and the predominantly poor performance of country’s graduates in the national board and licensure exams. Angara, a former UP President, emphasized the importance of the vast tracks of land endowed [...]
VP BINAY PUSHES FOR HUDCC AND PESO COOPERATION TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said closer cooperation between local Public Employment Services Offices (PESO) to collaborate with the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) can help generate employment in communities where housing projects are located. He said that PESOs can check the list of job opportunities in the [...]
VP BINAY: INVEST IN EDUCATION Follow China’s example
For the Philippine economy to finally to take off, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay proposed that the country should invest in education the way China did. Speaking before some 10,000 teachers during the World Teachers' Day celebration at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig, Binay said that “China’s consuming obsession with education could be the [...]
AURORA COCONUT RESEARCH FACILITY TO LEAD PHL’S COCONUT INDUSTRY RECOVERY
Senator Edgardo J. Angara welcomed President Aquino’s pronouncements that U.S.-based companies are ready to pour US$15 million worth of investments into the local coconut industry. Aurora province is the only province in Luzon ready to cash in on the rising global demand for coconut-based products such as coco water led by a pioneering coconut [...]
VP BINAY: PRAY FOR SAFETY OF TWO REMAINING OFWS IN GADDAFI HOUSEHOLD
Vice President and Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) concerns Jejomar C. Binay Saturday called on the public to pray for the safe return of the two Filipinas who remained at the household of deposed Libyan leader Moammer Gaddafi’s relative. “Dagdagan pa natin ng dasal para ‘yong dalawa e makabalik din dito nang [...]
CONDUCT PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF ACEF NOW – ANGARA
Senator Edgardo J. Angara challenged the Department of Agriculture and the Senate Oversight Committee on Agriculture to conduct a full and fair audit of the P10 billion Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). Angara, author of the law establishing ACEF, took exception to reports singling him out as a beneficiary of the funds, [...]