Filipinos in Indonesia
Filipinos in Indonesia were not affected by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Sumatra Wednesday morning and the tsunami that followed it, the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) noted that Filipinos in Indonesia reside mostly in the Jakarta metropolitan region and in the main Java islands, mostly as engineers, [...]
Philippine Economy to Grow 5 Percent
The Philippine economy is projected to grow 5.5 percent in the first quarter of this year on higher government spending, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The leading indicators look good,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga told reporters on the sidelines of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governments of [...]
Maritime Law of the Philippines
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima said on Monday she is set to meet with officials of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for the review of the country’s Maritime Law. The OSG is an attached agency of the DOJ. This is the action taken by De Lima on the directive of President [...]
Total loss to the agriculture sector due to super typhoon “Juan”
By Lilybeth G. Ison The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said total loss to the agriculture sector due to super typhoon “Juan” is estimated at P10.59 billion — P8 billion for the rice sector; P660 million for high value commercial crops (HVCC); P412 million for corn; P177.8 million for fisheries; P10.6 million for livestock; [...]
Filipinos Working in Vietnam
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday met with some 150 Filipinos working in Vietnam and gave solutions to two of their concerns at the Grand Plaza Hotel here. The concerns, as mentioned by Jun Torres of the Samahang Pinoy in Vietnam, were the recent closure of the Philippine consulate in Ho Chi Minh and [...]
Bodyguards of a Town Mayor in Agusan del Sur
By Ben Serrano Caraga police regional director Chief Supt. Reynaldo S. Rafal belied news report ( not the PNA) that some 60 suspected NPA rebels disarmed three bodyguards of a town mayor in Agusan del Sur Saturday morning. Rafal said that the NPA actually disarmed civilian residents of Barangay San Patricio, Lapaz, Agusan del Sur [...]
Consultant to Cebu City Hall
Former Cebu City councilor Nestor Archival Sr. was hired as a P1-a year consultant at the Cebu City Hall to take charge of the coordination and monitoring of the City’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said Archival would also be designated as point person for the BRT once he signs [...]
Next Archbishop of Cebu
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia looks forward to welcoming the next archbishop of Cebu, Palo, Leyte Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma, on Jan. 13. She hopes Palma will continue the “strong volunteerism” and cooperative spirit of Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. Garcia assured Palma of the same spirit of cooperation that Vidal has received from the Cebuanos. The [...]