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Philippine News Agency (PNA)PGMA orders pre-emptive evacuation before ‘Santi’ hits land
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009
Guagua, Pampanga (PND) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered today the pre-emptive evacuation of all residents in low-lying areas and those whose houses are not sturdy enough to withstand the strength and rainfall of the coming [...]
continue readingPGMA issues EO 834 to stabilize rice supply, prime commodities
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009
Manila, October 29 (PNA) —- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday issued an executive order authorizing the National Food Authority (NFA), Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) and the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) to intervene in the [...]
continue readingPGMA to leave a legacy of fiscal prudence to her successor — Malacañang
Posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is exerting all efforts to leave a legacy of fiscal prudence to her successor.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made the observation in a press briefing held today in Malacañang to squelch speculations that [...]
Relief caravan to go to Ilocos, Cagayan, CAR and Southern Luzon next week
Posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009
The government‘s relief caravan is set to embark this week to the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region and Southern Luzon.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced this during a press briefing in Malacañang today even [...]
Sagip Tulong ni PGMA medical missions serve 14,000 patients in evacuation centers
Posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
MANILA (PNA) — More than 14,000 patients from various areas affected by typhoon “Ondoy” have already benefited and thousands more are expected to benefit from on-going medical missions conducted under the Sagip-Tulong ni PGMA project [...]
continue readingASEAN leaders eye intra-regional connectivity
Posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Manila (27 October) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the nine other ASEAN leaders want to enhance what they call intra-regional connectivity, both in terms of transportation and communication.
At the 15th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, [...]
Palace lauds oil price rollback
Posted on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Malacanang today lauded two independent oil players for rolling back the prices of their products.
Unioil Petroleum Philippines and Flying V slashed the prices of their petroleum products to as much as P2 per liter, to [...]
US Pledges $8.5-M food aid to RP
Posted on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
The United States has pledged food assistance worth $8.5 million for victims of the two recent typhoons that wrought havoc in the country.
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Valsack made the assurance during his courtesy call [...]
350,000 Jobs generated from CLEEP
Posted on Monday, October 26th, 2009
On October 20, 2009, Pangulong Gloria employed the 350,000th beneficiary under Comprehensive Livelihood Emergency Employment Program at the Lanzones Festival in Camiguin. CLEEP is the nationwide program that provides emergency employment to those affected by [...]
continue readingAussie PM asks PGMA to be free-trade spokesperson
Posted on Sunday, October 25th, 2009
CHA-AM, HUA HIN, Thailand (PND) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was asked by the Australian Prime Minister to take the role of “active spokesperson” in disaster risk management and intra-regional free trade.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made [...]