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Philippine News Agency (PNA)President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s New Year’s message
Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009
We thank the Lord for all the things He brought into our lives the past 365 days. The challenges He allowed us to encounter have proven once again the resilience of our people and the [...]
continue readingPGMA’s AO 275 empowers commission tasked to dismantle private armies
Posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Tacloban City (December 29) — In her Administrative Order No. 275 signed on December 8, 2009, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo did not only directed the creation of an independent commission that would oversee the dismantling [...]
continue readingPGMA is on top of Albay situation
Posted on Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Malacañang today said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is closely monitoring and “is on top of preparations for the eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay.”
“She wastes no time in asking us the actual situation. She even closely [...]
Cabinet meeting to discuss ₱1B drug busts
Posted on Saturday, December 26th, 2009
The Cabinet meeting this Thursday in Baguio will discuss recent drug busts in Samar and Aurora worth more than P1 billion.
Cabinet Secretary Sylvestre Bello III said in a radio interview this morning the proliferation of [...]
Christmas Message of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Posted on Thursday, December 24th, 2009
On the very first Christmas, we were gifted by the Almighty with the greatest present of all – His only Son Jesus Christ, who brought us new hope as the living proof of God’s unequalled [...]
continue readingLakas-Kampi’s Teodoro still the man to beat — Palace
Posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Malacañang today expressed confidence the administration’s Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer will win next year’s presidential election despite placing third in the latest Pulse Asia survey.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Gary Olivar, in a press briefing in Malacañang, said [...]
Palace urges Filipinos to extend assistance to Albay evacuees
Posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Malacañang today appealed for help for the thousands of Albay residents crammed into evacuation centers as Mayon Volcano continued to show signs of imminent eruption.
Presidential Economic Spokesperson Gary Olivar made the call in response to [...]
Palace 2010 budget will ensure completion of gov’t projects
Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009
Malacañang cited yesterday the vigorous support given by Congress to the P1.5406 trillion proposed national budget for 2010, saying it augurs well for the realization of its high priority programs and projects set in motion [...]
continue readingPGMA’s legacy: A stable economy, free elections
Posted on Saturday, December 19th, 2009
With just six months left in her presidency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants to be remembered as having brought economic stability—elevating the economy to first world status—and a free, fair, and open elections.
This was the gist [...]
PGMA’s Copenhagen trip generates $310M in environment projects
Posted on Saturday, December 19th, 2009
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to Denmark generated $310 million worth of programs and projects for the Philippines.
Of this, $250 million came from the Clean Technology Fund of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. [...]