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President Arroyo has ordered the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to deploy all available assets of the government to assist those affected by the flooding brought about by typhoon “Ondoy.”
She also appealed to residents of Metro Manila and the provinces affected by the storm to remain calm and follow the instructions of their respective loca
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The controversy has yet to subside over the P37-million spent for the President’s last trip to the US, but President Arroyo is set to fly again in September to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
The President’s trip to Saudi Arabia is a state visit, with the Saudi government shouldering the cost of the travel of the President’s official party.
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Amid criticism of her travel expenses and questions about her personal wealth, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Sunday ordered the cancellation of the planned purchase of a presidential jet that would have cost the government at least P1.2 billion.
GMANews.TV on Thursday broke the story on the Office of the President’s (OP) advertisement inviting bids to supply an aircraft for the president that had to be
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The Arroyo administration is shopping around for a used “presidential fixed-wing executive jet” worth at least P1.2 billion.
The aircraft must be “factory new, twin-engine (turbo-fan engines), pressurized, fitted with auxiliary power unit, and with VIP cabin configuration,” said an advertisement placed by the Office of the President in the Philippine Star on Thursday.
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Former President Corazon Aquino’s condition has turned from stable for several weeks to "guarded," her son, Senator Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III, said Tuesday.
“Our mother’s condition has been stable for several weeks now and has turned guarded yesterday (Monday) afternoon. We are continuously monitoring her blood pressure, which has been fluctuating. She is presently asleep, comfo
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MANILA, Philippines – The 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had defied the government ban on deployment to war-torn countries, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) said yesterday.
OWWA chief Carmelita Dimzon said the 10 OFWs were deployed to work in the Middle East in 2004 but apparently slipped into Afghanistan as illegal workers.
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MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo has activated a 24-hour command center of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) even as officials maintain that Metro Manila is in no immediate danger of being attacked by extremists.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, who chairs the ATC, has been designated the official spokesperson on the current national security situation.
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MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo will not slow down on her foreign trips despite criticism over their necessity and expenses, Palace officials said yesterday.
Arguing that the trips bring huge investments and aid for Filipinos, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde and deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez, in separate interviews, pointed out that Mrs. Arroyo’s latest four-nation swing netted over $6
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MANILA, Philippines – Former justice secretary Raul Gonzalez denied yesterday allegations that he received bribe money from a brother of an influential businessman on a pending case. Gonzalez challenged Sen. Panfilo Lacson to come out with evidence to support the allegation of bribery.
“I deny that. I have not received any goodwill money from anyone. Let them come out with evidence. I’m sure they can’
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MANILA – President’s Arroyo’s spokesman on Sunday has reiterated that the president is not running for public office in the 2010 election amid protests by her critics slamming the approval last week by the lower House of a resolution to convene a constituent assembly (con-ass).
“Hearsay lang iyan. Wala namang ebidensya na tatakbo siya… Wala kaming napag-usapan na planong tumakbo,” said Sec. Ce
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Manny Pacquiao: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (IPA: /'pækjaʊ/; born December 17, 1978), known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a professional Filipino boxer. He is the former WBC li...
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