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PIA Calabarzon 5 PRs ( April 1 , 2013),Dispatch for April 2 , 2013 (Tuesday), 8 Weather Watch, 8 Regl.Watch , 1 OFW Watch, 32 Online News

Weather Watch

3 hours ago

(02APRIL2013-01) 24-HR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST issued at 5AM today. SYNOPSIS: Trough

of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) affecting Mindanao. FORECAST: Mindanao and western Visayas will experience cloudy

skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly

cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Light to moderate winds

blowing from the East to Southeast will prevail over Northern Luzon and coming from the East to Northeast over the

rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate.>> NDRRMC OPCEN
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12 hours ago

THUNDERSTORM INFORMATION:

Issued at 10:00 PM, 01 APRIL 2013

Thunderstorm is less likely to develop over Metro Manila within 12 hours. However, all are still advised to continue

monitoring updates.

Weather Watch

13 hours ago

GMA 7 resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz on 24 Oras

- Magiging mas mainit pa ang panahon sa malaking bahagi ng bansa ngayong linggo at iyan ay dahil sa easterlies o 'yung

hanging nanggagaling sa silangan na siyang magdadala ng mainit na panahon.

- Sa Metro Manila, asahan na ang mainit na panahon at base sa data ng Weather Central, bukas po 37 degrees Celsius

ang ating init factor pagdating ng 2:00 ng hapon at hanggang sa gabi 30 degrees Celsius pa rin ang ating init factor.

- Lalo pang tataas ang temperatura sa mga susunod na araw hanggang Huwebes po 'yan.

- Nito ngang Sabado de Gloria, naitala ang pinakamainit na temperatura sa Metro Manila na umabot ng 34.9 degrees

Celsius.

- Ramdam din ang init sa mga karating probinsya, tulad sa Batangas, Zambales at Pampanga at magiging maalinsangan

rin sa ilang lugar sa Hilagang Luzon tulad sa Laoag at Tuguegarao.

- Asahan din ang mataas na temperatura sa Kanlurang bahagi ng Visayas, gaya po ng Bacolod at Iloilo hanggang sa

eastern section diyan sa Tacloban.

- Posible namang umulan sa malaking bahagi ng Mindanao lalong lalo na sa southern section at ayon sa PAGASA sanhi

ito ng trough ng isang LPA na namataan sa may Katimugang bahagi ng Mindanao.

Weather Watch

13 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Inaasahan na magdadala ng maulap na panahon at pag-ulan, partikular na sa Mindanao ang LPA sa may

southeast ng Mindanao. Hindi naman inaasahan na papasok ng Philippine area of responsibility ang nasabing LPA.

Samantala, asahan bukas ang magandang panahon sa buong Luzon habang ang Metro Manila naman ay may 40%

chance of rain bukas, 20% pagdating ng Wednesday at 30% naman pagdating ng Thursday. Asahan naman ang maulap

na panahon sa Samar at Leyte habang maganda naman ang panahon sa Bacolod, Iloilo at Boracay. Asahan ang maulap

na panahon na may pag-ulan sa Surigao at Davao habang tinatayang uulan din sa Cotabato at Gensan.

Weather Watch

13 hours ago
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GMA: Nagbabala ang mga health expert hinggil sa nauusong pagpapa-henna tattoo ngayong summer. Ayon sa FDA,

may lumabas na ilang ulat mula sa US FDA hinggil sa skin irritation matapos magpa-henna tattoo. Dahil dito, ipinapayo

ng FDA na dapat ay aprubado na nila ang cosmetic ingredients na gagamitin para gawin ang nasabing paraan ng pagta-

tattoo.

Weather Watch

16 hours ago

PAGASA weather forecaster Samuel Duran DZRH:

Re: Kalagayan ng panahon

- Ang LPA ay nasa labas ng PAR ay nakakaapekto sa kabuuang Mindanao kaya't ang buong Mindanao ay makakaranas ng

maulap na kalangitan na may mahina hanggang sa katamtamang pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog.

- Ang Metro Manila at ang natitirang bahagi ng bnasa ay magkakaroon ng bahagyang maulap na papawirin na maymahinang pulu-pulong pag-ulan, pagkidlat, pagkulog, lalo na sa dakong hapon o gabi.

- Sa SOCCSKSARGEN, kasama ang Cotabato, CARAGA Region at Davao ay nakakaranas ng light to moderate rainshowers

at thunderstorms.

- Sa Davao Region at South Cotabato ay may mga pag-ulan pa rin. Itong extension ng LPA, bagama't nasa labas ng PAR

ay nagbibigay ng pag-ulan

- Hanggang kinabukasan ng hapon ay mararanasan ang pag-ulan sa Mindanao, dulot pa rin ng LPA.

- Ang pinakamainit na temperatura na naitala kaninang tanghali ay 33.5.

Weather Watch

16 hours ago

(01APRIL2013-04) 24-HR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST issued at 5PM today.

SYNOPSIS: Trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) affecting Mindanao.

FORECAST: Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Metro

Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in

the afternoon or evening.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the East to Southeast will prevail over Northern and Central Luzon and coming

from the East to Northeast over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to

moderate.>> NDRRMC OPCEN

Weather Watch

22 hours ago

PAGASA weather forecaster Lenny Ruiz on DZBB:

-Wala naman tayong nakikitang LPA o sama ng panahon na namumuo sa loob ng ating Philipine area of responsibility.

-Ang easterlies pa rin ang nakakaapekto sa eastern section ng bansa.

-Ang CARAGA, Davao region, SOCCKSARGEN at Eastern Visayas ay magkakaroon ng maulap na kalangitan na may

mahina hanggang katamtamang-pag-ulan na may pagkulog at pagkidlat.

-Ang Cagayan Valley at Bicol region kasama ang mga lalawigan ng Aurora at Quezon ay magiging maulap na may
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mahinang pag-ulan.

-Ang Metro Manila at iba pang bahagi ng bansa ay makakaranas ng bahagyang maulap na papawirin na may pulu-pulong

pag-ulan sa dakong hapon o gabi.

Weather Watch

April 2 , 2013 3 hours ago

CAVITE

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PIA Regional Watch

PIA Regional Watch

Friday

PIA-4A/LAGUNA: The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development-Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD-MRI),

through the CARD Business Dev't Service Foundation, Inc., recently sponsored a fashion show featuring garment crafts

by the rural women members of CARD MRI in observance of the Women's Month celebration this month of March.
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PIA Regional Watch

Friday

PIA4A/LAGUNA: Inilunsad kamakailan ng Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources

Research and Dev't. (PCAARRD) ang kanyang Industry Strategic Science and Technology Plan (ISSTP). Ang paglulunsad ay

bahagi ng adhikain ng ahensya na makamit ang isang patuloy at makabuluhang pangunguna sa mga pagbabago sa

agham at teknolohiya na may kinalaman sa agrikultura, pangisdaan at likas na yaman sa bansa

PIA Regional Watch

March 28

PIA-4A/RIZAL: Devotee influx in Antipolo as of 6:00 PM: Devotees started coming in to Antipolo from different entry

points: Ortigas Avenue Extension, Cainta still has a 2-way traffic flow. All stakeholders are in full alert.

PIA Regional Watch

March 28

PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Isang capsized motorized boat ang tumaob kanina sa Sitio Bakasyunan,Simlong,Batangas City.

Ito ay papuntang San Agustin, Isla Verde at naglalaman ng siyam katao kabilang ang apat na bata. Dahilan sa maagap na

pagsaklolo ng Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at mga bantay dagat,nasagip ang lahat ng

sakay sa bangka at nasa maayos ng kalagayan.

PIA Regional Watch

March 27

PIA-4A/QUEZON: The Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) urged the local candidates not to pay "permit to

campaign" fees to rebel group as campaign period starts. Col. Neil Anthony Estrella, SOLCOM deputy community

relations officer said that the candidates should seek the support of military or police authorities instead.

PIA Regional Watch
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March 27

PIA-4A/QUEZON: The Quezon Provincial Police Office, Deparment of Public Works and Highways, Kabalikat radio

communication group and other volunteer groups will install 'oplan sumvac' center along Maharlika Highway from

Tiaong, Quezon to Tagkawayan, Quezon. This will assist motorists and travelers plying Quezon Province this Lenten

season.

PIA Regional Watch

March 27

PIA-4A/LAGUNA: The Bayani Challenge 2013 has already culminated with a simple ceremony held today at the

Toyota-GK Village in Brgy. Pulong Sta. Cruz, Santa Rosa City with Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas as guest speaker. Mayor

Arcillas thanked all the volunteers and enjoined them to again join next year's Bayani Challenge which, she said withcertainty, will be held in the city. The ceremony was capped by a boodle fight.

PIA Regional Watch

March 27

PIA-4A/BATANGAS: May dalawang motorist assistance center ang itinalaga ng Startolway Corp. Sa Km.78 at Km 98

ng naturang highway.Ito ay upang makapagbigay ng serbisyo sa mga motoristang dumadaan dito ngayong Semana

Santa.

PIA OFW Watch

PIA OFW Watch

15 hours ago

DZBB: Pinag-iingat ng DFA ang publiko ukol sa mga nag-aalok ng trabaho sa bansang Portugal na idinaraan sa email o

internet. Kasunod ito ng abiso ng Philippine Embassy sa Lisbon na marami nang Pilipinong nabiktima ang isang

nagpapakilalang malaking kumpanya at law firm sa bansang Portugal. Ginagamit umano ng naturang kumpanya ang

pangalan ng mga lehitimong kumpanya at law firm sa Portugal para mag-alok ng visa facilitation at trabaho kapalit ng

bayad na idinaraan sa money transfer. Paalala ng Philippine embassy, hindi umuubra sa Portugal ang basta rsum
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lamang para sa mga kumpanya doon na may international transactions at ang kailangan umano roon ay personal

interview para sa mga aplikante.

A. QUEZON1. Tagalog news: Lingap Kalusugan sa Barangay, kinilala ng Galing Pook

Award

By Joselito M. Giron

Monday 1st of April 2013

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LUNGSOD NG LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Abril 1 (PIA) --Ipinagmalaki ng pamahalaang panglalawigan ng Quezon ang

pagiging finalist nito sa Galing Pook award na proyekto ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at

Galing Pook Foundation.

Pormal na tinanggap ni Quezon Gov. David Suarez mula kina DILG Secretary Mar Roxas III, Galing Pook Foundation

Vice-Chairperson Ma. Lourdes Fernando, at Land Bank of the Philippines president Gilda Pico ang tropeo ng

pagkilala sa programang Lingap Kalusugan sa Barangay o LKB health coupons program ng pamahalaang

panglalawigan ng Quezon.

Ayon kay Gov. Suarez, itinuturing na malaking karangalan para sa lalawigan dahilan sa mula sa 160 na kalahok nalocal government units buhat sa ibat ibang lugar sa Pilipinas ay nakapasok ang Quezon bilang finalist sa top 16

isa sa tatlong probinsya na nakasama dito.

Hindi tulad ng ibang nagwaging programa na ilang taon o dekada nang ipinapatupad, ang LKB program ay kinilala

kahit mahigit na iisang taon pa lamang ang implementasyon nito.

Matatandaan na sinimulan ipatupad ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ang programa noong 2011 upang ilapit ang

abot-kamay na tulong medikal sa 1,242 barangay sa lalawigan. Katuwang ng pamahalaang panlalawigan dito ang

Quezon Medical Center, 16 na municipal at district hospitals, at maging ilang mga botika na nasa lalawigan na

nakikiisa sa programang ito.

Ipinagmamalaki ni Gov. Suarez na ito ang kauna-unahang at nag-iisang health coupon/voucher system sa buong

bansa na sa ilalim ng sistema ng LKB program ay ipinagkakatiwala sa bawat punong barangay ang pag-iingat at

pamamahagi ng mga health coupons sa kanilang mga ka-barangay sa panahon ng karamdaman at kagipitan.

Dahil sa mahusay na pagpapatupad, umabot sa 112, 863 ang bilang ng mamamayan na nabiyayaan mula nang

simulan ang LKB program.

At upang patuloy na pakinabangan ng mas madami ang programa, ipinasa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang


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Health Coupon Ordinance o Provincial Ordinance No. 15 Series of 2012 (Resolution No. 1525).

Ang Galing Pook Awards ay kabilang sa mga parangal na iginagawad ng DILG sa mga LGUs na sa malikhaing paraan

ay nagawang maging bayani ang mga ordinaryong mamamayan patungo sa tuloy-tuloy at sama-samang pag-unlad

ng mga pamayanan. Sa ilalim ng Innovation and Excellence in Local Governance, kabilang pa sa mga iginawad na

pagkilala ang Lupong Tagapagmana Incentives Awards, Gawad Pamana ng Lahi, at ang bagong talaga na Jesse

Robredo Leadership Award.

Ang iba pa sa 16 LGUs na pasok sa Galing Pook Awards bukod sa Quezon ay ang mga lalawigan ng Sarangani at

South Cotabato; mga bayan ng Loboc, Teresa, at San Francisco, Cebu; mga lungsod ng Valenzuela, Mandaluyong,

Dumaguete, Muntinlupa, San Jose, Masbate at Tagum; at ang Barangay Poblacion, Tupi ng South Cotabato.

Masusi ang pinagdaanang proseso sa pagpili sa labing-anim na LGU mula sa pagsumite ng mga requirements,

validation, hanggang sa oral presentation ng mga kinatawan ng mga napiling LGU programs.

Kabilang sa mga naging selection criteria ang positive results and impact (30%), promotion of peoples

participation at empowerment (30%), innovation (15%), transferability at sustainability (15%) at efficiency of

program service delivery (10%). (PIA-Quezon/Quezon PIO)

2. Agriculture office holds awareness on scale insects infesting coconuts

By Ruel M. Orinday



LUCENA CITY, Quezon, April 1 (PIA) --The office of the provincial agriculturist (OPA) in Quezon held a technical

awareness on scale insects infesting coconut here last March 26.

Redempta Querubin, chief of OPA-coconut division said the awareness campaign aims to fight scale insects

infesting coconut in the province of Quezon particularly in the municipalities of Sampaloc, Mauban and Dolores

with reported cases of scale insect infestation.

During the activity, Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)-Quezon I officer-in-charge provincial manager Ronaldo H.

Rosales presented the status of scale insect infestation in Quezon province specifically in the 1st and 2nd districts

while Orlando A. Calcetas of the regional crop protection center under the Department of Agriculture (DA)

presented the classification, life cycle and management of coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor.

Calcetas also tackled the bio-control and management of coconut scale insect.

He reported that the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Cavite have been affected also by said infestation in

coconut, one of the reasons the technical awareness was intensified.

Coconut farmers, municipal agriculturists and association of barangay captains (ABC) presidents from the

city/municipalities from the 1st and 2nd districts of Quezon attended the awareness campaign. (Ruel M. Orinday,

PIA-Quezon)

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B. CAVITE

C. LAGUNA

D. BATANGAS

1. Tagalog news:Agriculture Office, nagkaloob ng makinangpambukid sa limang bayan sa Batangas

By Mamerta P. De Castro



LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Abril 1 (PIA) --Nagkaloob ang pamahalaang panlalawigan sa pamamagitan ng

Provincial Agricultures Office (PAO) ng mga makinang pambukid sa limang bayan noong Marso 26.

May limang organisasyon ng mga magsasaka mula sa limang bayan sa lalawigan ang napagkalooban ng mga

makina.

Kabilang dito ang Sangguniang Barangay ng Bagong Pook, Rosario - 1 unit ng hand tractor at 1 unit ng rice

thresher; Sangguniang Barangay ng Sampiro, San Juan -1 unit ng hand tractor; Municipal Agriculture Office ng

Agoncillo - mobile flash dryer; Sangguniang Barangay ng Sala, Balete -1 unit ng rice thresher; at ang Barangay

Agricultural and Fishery Council ng Cawongan, Padre Garcia -isang unit ng rice reaper.

Ang mga ipinamahaging makinang pambukid ay inaasahang magpapataas pang lalo ng antas ng pamumuhay

ng mga magsasaka sa lalawigan.

Isa ang agrikultura sa mga programang isinusulong ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa ilalim ng Health,

Education/Environment, Agriculture, Roads/Infrastructure, Tourism at Security (HEARTS) program.

Binigyang-diin ni Governor Vilma Santos Recto na sa taong ito ay ang sektor ng agrikultura ang mas lalong

tututukan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan alinsabay ng turismo sapagkat dito mas kilala ang probinsya ng

Batangas. (PIA Batangas)

2. Tagalog news: DAR nagkaloob ng common service facilities sa


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Padre Garcia

By Mamerta P. De Castro



PADRE GARCIA, Batangas, Abril 1 (PIA) --Nagkaloob ng iba't ibang common service facilities para sa mgamagsasaka ng Barangay Quilo Quilo South ng bayang ito ang Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

Ang mga kagamitang tulad ng rice tresher, hand tractor at ang itatayong flatbed dryer ay ipinagkaloob sa

pagdiriwang kamakailan ng Farmers Day na may temang "Magsasaka...Buhay na Bayani at Kaagapay sa

Patuloy na Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura."

Sinabi ni provincial agrarian reform officer Felixberto Kagahastian na ito ay isang patunay na ang agrarian

reform ay matagumpay sa lalawigan. Isang patunay dito ang milyong halaga ng farm-to-market road (FMR) sa

ilalim ng Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Program (ARISP) II at sinundan naman ng common service

facilities na magagamit ng Quilo Quilo Irrigators Association sa paglago ng kanilang aanihing palay.

Sinabi pa nito na dahilan sa ang bayan ng Padre Garcia ay kabilang sa agrarian reform community connectivity

economic and support services (ARCCESS) kaya't ipinagkakaloob ng pamahalaan ang lahat ng pangangailangan

ng mga magsasaka upang mapaangat ang sektor na ito.

Sa mensahe ni Mayor Dacio Gutierrez, sinabi nito na ang kanilang bayan ay mula sa 4th class municipality at

ngayon ay patungo sa 1st class kung saan ang ikinabubuhay ay ang pagsasaka.

Ayon pa sa kanya, dapat ay taas noong ipagmalaki ng lahat ng magsasaka na marangal at maipagmamalaki ang

kanilang hanapbuhay sapagkat sila ang nagpapakain sa mga Pilipino. Dapat ding iwaksi ang kaisipan na

mababang uri lamang ng hanapbuhay ang pagsasaka sapagkat walang mga doktor,inhinyero,abogado at ibapang propesyon kung walang magsasaka na nagpapakain sa sambayanan.

Kinatawan naman ni Director Joaquin Adejar si Kalihim Proceso Alcala,kung saan nagpaalala ito na huwag

mag-aksaya ng bigas sapagkat bawat butil ay may halagang katumbas.

Ang bansa sa kasalukuyan ay inaasahang hindi na mag-iimport ng bigas sa taong 2016 sapagkat sa tamang

pamamaraan at teknolohiya,magiging sapat na ang ani. Sa ngayon ay paunti ng paunti ang importasyon ng

bigas mula sa tone toneladang bilang noong mga nakaraang taon. (Bhaby P. De Castro-PIA Batangas at ulat

mula kay Ruel Santos-DAR Batangas)

E. RIZAL

1. PNP-Rizal celebrates womens month

By Gideon Gapayao



ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 1 (PIA)The Philippine National Police Rizal Provincial Police Office recently held

a series of activities to commemorate the celebration of Womens Month themed Kababaihan: Gabay sa

Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan.

PNP-Rizal launched the month-long celebration through a flag ceremony early wherein Provincial Police


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Director PSSUPT Rolando Anduyan, RPPO Personnel and all policewomen from the 14 city and municipal

police stations and Rizal Public Safety Company attended. A boodle fight lunch was prepared for local

policewomen at the RPPO covered court, Taytay, Rizal last March 4 followed by a seminar and workshop for

personality development, skin-care and make-up application.

A Gender Awareness and Development (GAD) and Human Rights Law seminar was also conducted March 8 at

the RPPO Multi-Purpose Hall highlighting the Human Rights Law, Gender and Awareness Development and

Gender Bias and Gender Equality. Around sixty (60) PNP Personnel from City/ Municipal Police Stations of this

PPO held at RPPO Multi-Purpose Hall participated in the event.

The provincial police office also held a sports fest from March 18-20 with 200 participants and a team building

activity last March 21 both to develop camaraderie of Rizal provinces policewomen.

According to Rizal PPO Deputy Chief for Police Community Relations PINSP Ana Lisa Reyes, police stations

throughout the province also held independent programs in line with Womens Month such as feeding

programs. (GG-PIA4A)

01 APRIL 2013.National Economic and Development Authority reports on countrys lower imports

Aquino vetoes consolidated bill that aims to remove height requirement for applicants to the

police, fire and jail bureaus

Vacant positions in COMELEC shall be filled soon, palace assures

Palace on the Korean peninsula tensions

National Economic and Development Authority reports on countrys lower imports

The lower overseas purchases of mineral fuels and lubricants, coupled with the drop in purchases of semi-processed raw materials, led to the decrease in imports by 8.0 percent in January 2013.

In its five-page Memorandum for President Benigno S. Aquino III, the National Economic and DevelopmentAuthority (NEDA) reported that the countrys total merchandise imports declined by 8.0 percent from US$5.1billion in January 2012 to US$4.7 billion in January 2013.

"The lower payments for mineral fuels and lubricants and raw materials and intermediate goods reduced totalimport bill in January 2013," the NEDA said.

The NEDA noted that higher imports of consumer and capital goods partially moderated the import drop duringthe period.

Petroleum crude payments also declined by 45.3 percent during the period on account of lower import volumeand international price of Dubai crude. In particular, the volume of petroleum shipments fell by 45.5 percentwhile the price of Dubai crude registered a 2.0 percent year-on-year decrease in January 2013.

"These made the value of overseas purchases of mineral fuels and lubricants drop by 30.0 percent (US$924.9million) for the period from US$1.3 billion in January 2012," the report said.

Likewise, the report pointed out that semi-processed raw inputs decreased by 10.3 percent that pushed downimports of raw materials and intermediate goods by 7.8 percent from US$1.9 billion in January 2012 to US$1.8
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billion in January 2013. These inputs include materials/accessories for the manufacture of electrical equipment,which declined by 29.8 percent in January 2013.

The trade-in goods deficit narrowed to US$713.9 million from US$1.0 billion in January 2012.

Imports for consumer goods grew by 19.5 percent year-on-year to US$622.4 million while capital goods reachedUS$1.4 billion (3.0%) in January 2013.

Higher inward shipments of passenger cars and motorized cycle (21.1%), home appliances (99.6%) and

miscellaneous manufactures (7.8%) supported the growth in payments for durable consumer goods (22.3%).

The increase in the payments for imported non-durable consumer products (16.8%) was mainly attributed to theincreased inward shipments of beverages and tobacco manufactures (115.9%), articles of apparel (40.0%),fruits and vegetables (18.7%) and, fish and fish preparations (29.8%).

Furthermore, the increase in import payments for power generating and specialized machines (12.2%), aircraft,ships and boats (50.6%) and land transportation equipment excluding passenger cars and motorized cycle(11.6%) buoyed the growth of payments for imported capital goods in January 2013.

The NEDA stressed that the increase in payments for imported capital goods was supported by the continuouslyupbeat outlook on the macroeconomy, with the percentage of businesses with expansion plans increasing to29.6% in the first quarter of 2013 from 28.8% in the same period in 2012.

As for the source of the countrys imports, NEDA said the Peoples Republic of China had the highest share of13.1 percent of the total value of inward shipments in January 2013. The United States of America came nextwith a 10.8 percent share, followed by Japan (8.9%), the Republic of Korea (8.5%) and Taiwan (7.1%). PND (js)

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Aquino vetoes consolidated bill that aims to remove height requirement for applicants to the police, fireand jail bureaus

President Benigno S. Aquino III has vetoed the bill that aims to remove the height requirement for applicants tothe Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management andPenology (BJMP), a Palace official announced on Monday.

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a press briefing in Malacanang on Monday that the ChiefExecutive vetoed the consolidated enrolled Senate Bill 3217/House Bill 6203 entitled "An Act Repealing theMinimum Height Requirement for Applicants to the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, andBureau of Jail Management and Penology."

Under existing laws, particularly the PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998 (RA 8551), the BFP andBJMP Professionalization Act of 2004 (RA 9263 as amended by RA 9592) and the Department of the Interiorand Local Government Act of 1990 (RA 6975), applicants to the PNP, BJMP and BFP must comply with certaingeneral qualifications for appointment to the service.

Whereas height is among these qualifications (1.62 m or 54" for male and 1.57 m or 52" for female), a waiverof this qualification is allowed under certain conditions. Hence, the total repeal of the height requirement amongthese service bureaus is unnecessary, the President said in his veto message.

The veto message was transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives last February 25.

"While I recognize the noble intent of this measure to address height equality among these bureaus, I am alsoseriously apprehensive of the concerns propounded by the PNP and BJMP in the safety of their personnel in theperformance of their duties, as well as public safety in general," President Aquino said.

"As raised by the BJMP, jail officers, by the nature of their work in guarding detainees or escorting criminals,must possess the necessary physical attributes to perform their functions effectively. Likewise, public safety isparamount in law enforcement by the PNP, as well as in fire-fighting by the BFP," the President noted. PND (js)

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Vacant positions in COMELEC shall be filled soon, palace assures

Given the urgency of the situation now that the country only has a little over a month to prepare for the upcomingmidterm elections, Malacaang assured that President Benigno Aquino III will soon appoint two newcommissioners for the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte told reporters on Monday that the Office of the President (OP)through the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) already wrote COMELEC to seek an exemption for itswould-be members from the appointments ban.

I understand that we are waiting for a reply from the COMELEC but weve already been told, as we were givenadvanced information, that the COMELEC does concur with the position of the OP that it is not covered by theMarch 29 appointments ban due to the urgency and brought upon by the upcoming elections in May, Valte said.
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It would be recalled that President Aquino already named former ambassador Macabangkit Lanto and electionlawyer Bernadette Sardillo to replace the retired COMELEC commissioners, Rene Sarmiento and ArmandoVelasco, last March 7 in Davao.

However, both Lanto and Sardillo withdrew their applications thus leaving the two COMELEC commissionerposts empty anew.

Asked when the public can expect the appointments to be made, Valte replied: I dont want to give a timetablebut rest assured that we are very cognizant of the urgency of the appointments.

Valte relayed that President Aquino signed a number of appointment papers Tuesday and Wednesday last weekbut none of these include new members for the COMELEC.

She said she was told by the OES that majority of these appointments are under the judiciary and are now beingprocessed for their transmittal. PND (hdc)

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Palace on the Korean peninsula tensions

Contingency plans are in place in the event that the recurring tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalate furtherin light of North Koreas recent declaration of a "state of war" with South Korea, Malacaang said on Monday.

Quoting the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said Filipinocommunity leaders in South Korea have already been contacted and put on Alert Level 1 for heightenedawareness of the situation.

If you remember, when the tensions increasedI think sometime in early 2011we had the opportunity to givethe contingency plan a second look so that the preparations now are benefiting from that look in 2011, Valtetold reporters in a press briefing.

Malacaang expressed readiness to evacuate the estimated 40,000 Filipinos living and working in South Koreato the extent of tapping commercial vessels if and when the need arises.

We were able to do it in several other countries. Hopefully, we will also be able to do it (again) but we hope thatit will not be necessary. And we are one with everybody in hoping that the tensions decrease in that particulararea, she said.

Valte, however, added that shes unaware whether additional funds and personnel will be provided for thePhilippine Embassy in Seoul since they were told that "life seems to be normal" still in that particular area.

I did not hear any discussions as to augmented funding and as to augmented manpower of our post there inSouth Korea. But, if and when necessary, we will be able to provide what is needed, she said.

Our post reports that normal naman po yung situation on the ground and wala naman po daw silangnakukuhang impormasyon na tumataas yung tensyon. Life seems to be normal on that particular end. However,we deemed it more prudent to still activate the contingency plan that we have.

Malacaang is leaving the finer details of the governments contingency plans to the DFA but the important

thing, Valte said, is that "we consider all options."

I do know that the plan involves moving, alerting our people at a certain time, reminding them of the particularconvergence points that have been identified, and then eventually moving to the point where they will be takenout of that particular area.

Na-identify na naman po lahat diyan. In fact, I was told this morning that the contingency plan is up on ourembassys website there (in South Korea). So you can check, if youre curious about the details of it, nandoon po yan sa website nung embassy natin doon.

We consider all options. One of the options will be to employ commercial vessels. Youve seen that in the caseof our evacuations in Libya, also in Syria, and also earlier in Lebanon, Valte explained. PND (hdc)

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30 MARCH 2013.Country reaping the fruits of government reforms, says Aquino in Easter message

Country reaping the fruits of government reforms, says Aquino in Easter message

The country has progressed a lot when the true power of government was given back to the people,President Benigno S. Aquino III said in his Easter message Saturday.

In his message, the President said the resurrection of Jesus Christ mirrors the hope of the Filipino people torise from the ill effects of corruption and despair.

Mula nang naibalik sa mga Pilipino ang tunay na lakas ng pamahalaan, at naiwaksi ang kultura nangpagkakanya-kanya at panlalamang, nagawa nating buhatin sa landas ng kaunlaran ang ating bansa, thePresident said.

For the past several years ago, many Filipinos left the country to find better opportunities elsewhere, buttoday, the President said there is a renewed interest for them to return to the Philippines because of animproving economy.

Also, millions of marginalized and poor people are being prioritized by government to improve their livingcondition through the Pantawad Pamilyang Pilipino Program, he said. More than three million householdsare receiving assistance from the government under the program.

The government also has made strides to remedy the shortage in classrooms in the country, the Presidentsaid. The government has been expecting to eliminate the 66,800 classroom backlog before the end of thisyear.

There is also sufficient food supply for Filipinos today, he said. In the past, the country was importingmillions of metric tons of rice that eventually rot in government storage facilities, he said.

Kung dati, ilang milyong metrikong toneladang bigas ang inaangkat at binubulok lang sa mga bodega,ngayon, natatanaw na natin, hindi lang ang pagiging self-sufficient sa bigas kundi ang pagigingexporternito, he said.

The government is now truly a government by the people that selflessly focuses on their welfare, the chiefexecutive said. With the ongoing initiatives, the government was able to save the country from chaos and

hopelessness and in the future will start to reap the fruits of its labor.

The President also highlighted in his message the spirit of volunteerism that strengthened the countrysunity.

Ang pagtulong ay nagbibigay-lakas at kalayaan hindi lamang sa natulungan, kundi maging sa nag-abot ngtulong. Mulit muli nating pinatutunayan: wala tayong hindi makakamit kung imbes na magkakanya-kanya aymagsimula tayong magbigayan. Sa ating kolektibong pagtutulungan, tiyak na magdudulot ito ng pag-asa at

kaunlaran para sa lahat ng mamamayan, he said. PND (as)TOP
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27 MARCH 2013.

Palace announces appointment of COA chair as Food and Agriculture Organization auditor

of UN

Government renews commitment to finalize peace discussion with MILF

Aquino calls on people to emulate the example set forth by our Savior Jesus Christ

Aquino welcomes the move of Fitch Group granting the Philippines investment grade status

Palace announces appointment of COA chair as Food and Agriculture Organization auditor of UN

Commission on Audit Chairman Grace Pulido-Tan has been appointed to a six-year term as the externalauditor of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Malacanang announced onWednesday.

We [Philippines] were elected to a six-year term and I would like to congratulate Chairman Grace Tan who isthe only female external auditor in the entire UN system, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in apress briefing on Wednesday in Malacanang.

Tan and other Filipino embassy staffs as well as the agriculture attach were in Rome and were instrumentalin laying the groundwork for the presentation of the Philippines as one of the candidates for external auditor ofFAO, he said.

Lacierda also congratulated the countrys embassy officials and agriculture attach in Rome, Italy, for helpingin the presentation of the Philippiness candidacy.

The Food and Agriculture Organization under the UN ensures global food security so that people have regularaccess to enough high-quality food and lead active, healthy lives. Its mandate is to raise levels of nutrition,

improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the worldeconomy. PND (as)

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Government renews commitment to finalize peace discussion with MILF

Malacanang made an assurance on Wednesday that both the government and the Moro Islamic LiberationFront (MILF) could finish all the remaining issues in the peace talks as soon as possible.

In a press conference in Malacanang on Wednesday, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda explainedPresident Aquinos requests for time extension in discussing certain issues asking to move th e exploratorytalks to April instead of March.

There are certain issues in the annexes that have to be addressed so we needed time the Presidentwanted more time to discuss the annexes, the remaining issues in the annexes, Lacierda said.

There are remaining issues in these annexes and by no means are we stopping. We just wanted to clear allthe issues before we move to the next exploratory talks so we decided to ask for a resetting of the talks toApril.

Currently, there are two annexes that are in discussion, he said. Theres a draft annex already on wealth -sharing, power-sharing, as well as the normalization, he added.

The Palace official also made it clear that the Sabah conflict isnt an issue in the ongoing peace discussion.The governments primary concern is ironing out all the remaining issues in the annexes.
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Those things are going to be discussed on our end. And, as soon as we send them over by April, hopefullythere will be further discussions, but its one of the reasons why wed like to make sure that we try to finish theannexes at the soonest possible time.

In a briefer released by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), the 37th FormalExploratory Talks was postponed from March to April after the President requested for more time for theformal talks

It was originally scheduled to begin March 25, but the President requested the schedule to be reset to April

next month.

OPAPP said the Philippine government panel conveyed the Presidents request to the MILF and theMalaysian facilitators.

After a meeting on the Presidents request, both sides issued a firm commitment of the two part ies to continuethe talks in an expeditious manner, OPAPP said. PND (as)

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Aquino calls on people to emulate the example set forth by our Savior Jesus Christ

President Benigno S. Aquino III joins the Filipino nation in the observance of the Holy Week and called on the

people to emulate the example set forth by our Savior Jesus Christ.

"Bilang mga tagasunod ni Kristo, nararapat lamang na tayoy tumulad sa Kanyang mabuting ehemplo," theChief Executive said in his Lenten message issued on Wednesday.

President Aquino asked his fellow Catholics and Christians to remember the great atoning sacrifice of JesusChrist for the sins of mankind.

"Ngayong panahon ng Kuwaresma, ginugunita po natin ang natatanging halimbawa ni Hesukristo sasangkatauhan. Nagkatawang-tao siya, nagpakumbaba, at iniligtas tayo sa kasalanan; naging huwaran Siya salandas ng pagbubukas-palad, at wagas na pagmamahal sa kapwa," he said.

The Chief Executive emphasized that one of the great messages of the Holy Week celebration is sacrifice.

"Wala na nga pong tutumbas sa sakripisyong ipinamalas ni Hesukristo. At kung tutuusin, dahil sa dakilangpag-aalay Niya ng buhay para sa kaligtasan natin, kakarampot na lamang ang kanyang hinihiling angmahalin at arugain ang ating kapwa. Makukuha pa ba nating ipagkait ito sa Kanya?." the President noted.

President Aquino said the Filipino nation is now succeeding in pushing for reforms in a bid to attain unity andprogress. He also noted that the Filipinos continue to manifest God's love and compassion through theircharitable works.

"Bilang isang bansa, marami na po tayong napatunayan sa landas ng pagkakaisa, pagkakawanggawa, atpagmamalasakit sa kapwa: hindi imposibleng bumangon mula sa halos isang dekadang pagkadapa; hindisuntok sa buwan ang muling maaninag ang kaunlaran, lalo na para sa mga kababayan nating higit nanangangailangan," he said.

"Sa gabay at patnubay ni Kristo, naipamalas natin ang bisa ng pagtuonhindi sa pansariling intereskundisa kapakanan ng ating mga kababayan," he stressed.

He also called on the Catholic faithful and Christians to stand firm on our Christian faith to be able to attain ourgoal to transform the country into a progressive nation.

"Ngayon pong Mahal na Araw, muling ipinapaalala sa atin ang halaga ng pagiging tanglaw sa isat isa, at angliwanag na hatid nito sa buong bansa. Napakaganda na po ng mga nasimulan nating hakbang; at ngayongSemana Santa, patuloy nawa tayong makapagnilay kung paano pa mapapayabong ang mga butil ngpakikipagkapwa na ibinahagi sa atin ng Poong Maykapal.," he said.

The President also wished all Filipinos a peaceful and blessed celebration of Lent. PND (js)

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Aquino welcomes the move of Fitch Group granting the Philippines investment grade status

President Benigno S. Aquino III expressed elation over the move of the credit ratings agency Fitch Groupgranting the Philippines its first investment grade status.

"We are pleased to hear that this afternoon, the Fitch group announced that they upgraded the status of thePhilippines from BB+ to BBB-. This marks the first time in history that our nation has been granted investmentgrade status by a major credit ratings agency," the Chief Executive said in a statement released onWednesday.

The Philippines has finally won its much-coveted investment grade status from Fitch Group, one of the three

major international credit rating agencies that assesses the governments ability to pay back its debt and the
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chance of non-payment.

"This means much more than lower interest rates on our debt and more investors buying our securities.Greater access to low-cost funds gives us more fiscal space to sustain and further improve on socialprotection, defense, and economic stimulus, among others," the President said.

President Aquino said more companies in the real economy can now consider the Philippines an investmentdestination after the Philippines got the investment grade status.

"Investment grade for sovereign debt should also lead to lower borrowing costs for Philippine companies in theinternational markets, consequently allowing for higher valuations for their securities. This in turn enablesindustries to expand and generate more jobs for our countrymen-- fostering a virtuous cycle of growth,empowerment, and inclusiveness that will redound to the benefit of Filipinos across all sectors of society," thePresident stressed.

The President said the Philippine's investment grade rating from Fitch represents the perception of lesseningrisk in the country's markets.

"It formalizes the investment grade level at which the Philippines has already been securing credit. This is aninstitutional affirmation of our good governance agenda Sound fiscal management and integrity-basedleadership has led to a resurgent economy in the face of uncertainties in the global arena. It serves toencourage even greater interest and investments in our country," he said.

"It is one among many other positive developments that demonstrates the reclamation of our national pride.Truly, what was once known as the perennial laggard of Asia is taking off, and is accelerating towards its goalof an equitably progressive society," he noted.

The Philippines economic growth, as measured by its gross domestic product (GDP), h as been progressivelygrowing despite the economic downturn in the global environment, expanding by 6.6 percent in 2012.

"The task now is to ensure that expected inflows will be used to maximum effect towards a sustainable,progressively empowering economy. We are determined to build on our economic gains to usher in a societywherein every Filipino, today and for generations to come, may be given the wherewithal to realize their fullpotential," President Aquino concluded. PND (js)

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CHIVE 2013

ABRIL 2013Iniulat ng National Economic and Development Authority ang pagbaba ng mga panindang inaangkat ng bansa

Bineto ni Aquino ang panukalang batas na naglalayong alisin ang height requirement sa mga ibig maging pulis,

bumbero at tanod-piitan

Tiniyak ng Palasyo na magtatalaga sa bakanteng puwesto sa COMELEC

iulat ng National Economic and Development Authority ang pagbaba ng mga panindang inaangkat ng bansa

ng mababang binibiling mineral fuels at lubricants na tinambalan ng pagbagsak din ng binibiling semi-processed rawaterials ang naging dahilan kaya bumaba ng 8.0 porsiyento ang inangkat ng bansa nitong Enero 2013.

a limang pahinang Memorandum sa Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III, iniulat ng National Economic and Developmentuthority (NEDA) na bumaba ng 8.0 porsiyento ang kabuuang inangkat na paninda ng bansa sa US$4.7 bilyon nitong Eneroula sa dating US$5.1 bilyon noong Enero 2012.
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Ang higit na mababang halagang ginugol sa mineral fuels at lubricants at raw materials at intermediate goods ang dahilankaya bumaba ang kabuuang halaga ng inangkat na mga paninda noong Enero, ayon sa NEDA.

Idinugtong ng NEDA na ang tumaas nang bahagyang inangkat na consumer at capital goods ang dahilan kaya hindi gaanongnabigla ang pagbaba ng inaangkat na paninda sa binanggit na panahon.

Bumaba ng 45.3 porsiyento ang kabayaran sa krudo sa nasabing panahon dahil maliit nga ang inangkat at bumaba rin angpandaigdig na halaga ng krudo ng Dubai. Sa kabuuan ay 45.5 porsiyento ang ibinaba ng petroleong inangkat, samantalangang halaga naman ng krudo ng Dubai ay umabot sa 2.0 porsiyento ang taun-taong ibinaba nitong Enero 2013.

Dahil dito kaya bumaba ng 30.0 porsiyento (US$924.9 milyon) ang halaga ng binili sa ibayong dagat na mineral fuels atlubricants buhat sa US$1.3 bilyon noong Enero 2012, sabi ng ulat.

Binanggit din ng ulat na ang semi-processed fuels ay nabawasan ng 10.3 porsiyento kaya bumaba ng 7.8 porsiyento (US$1.8bilyon) noong Enero 2013 ang inangkat na raw materials at intermediate goods sa US$1.9 bilyon noong Enero 2012. Kasamana rito ang mga materyales/aksesorya na gamit sa paggawa ng electrical equipment, na nabawasan ng 29.8 porsiyento noongEnero.

Ang depisit sa trade-in goods ay bumaba sa US$713.9 milyon buhat sa US$1.0 bilyon noong Enero 2012.

Tumaas ng 19.5 porsiyento year-on-year sa US$622.4 milyon ang consumer goods samantalang ang capital goods ayumabot sa US$1.4 bilyon (3.0%) noong Enero.

Lumaki rin ang pasok ng bilang ng mga kotse at motorsiklo (21.1%); home appliances (99.6%) at miscellaneous manufactures(7.8%) na nakatulong para mabayaran ang lumaking halaga ng durable consumer goods (22.3%).

Ang paglaki naman ng bayad sa imported non-durable consumer products (16.8%) ay dahil sa palaking pasok ng beveragesand tobacco manufactures (115.9%), articles of apparel (40.0%); mga prutas at gulay (19.7%) at isda at fish preparations(29.8%).

Bukod pa rito ang dagdag sa inangkat na power generating and specialized machines (12%), eroplano, mga bapor at bangka(50%); at mga kagamitan ng trasportasyong panlupa, kasama na ang mga kotse at motorsiklo (11.6%) na nagpalaki ngpambayad sa mga ianngkat na capital goods noong Enero.

Binigyang diin ng NEDA na ang dagdag na kabayaran sa mga inangkat na capital goods na sinuportahan ang patuloy namagandang pananaw sa macroeconomy, na ang porsieynto ng mga negosyong may panukalang magpalawak pa ay

naragdagan ng 29.6% sa unang kuwarter ng 2013 buhat sa 28.8% sa naturang panahon noong 2012.

Sa pinagmumulan ng inaangkat ng bansa, sinabi ng NEDA na ang Peoples Republic o f China ang may pinakamalakingbahagi ng 13.1 porsiyento ng kabuuang halaga ng mga inangkat na paninda ng Pilipinas noong Enero. Kasunod naman angEstados Unidos ng Amerika na ang naging bahagi ay 10.8 porsiyento, pangatlo ang Hapon (8.9%), Republika ng Korea(8.5%) at Taiwan (7.1%). PND

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Bineto ni Aquino ang panukalang batas na naglalayong alisin ang height requirement sa mga ibig maging pulis,bumbero at tanod-piitan

Bineto (o hindi pinagtibay) ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang panukalang batas na naglalayong alisin na ang heightrequirement ng mga aplikante sa Pambansang Pulisya (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) at Bureau of Jail Managementand Penology (BJMP).

Sinabi ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa pulong-balitaan Lunes sa Malacanang na bineto (hindipinagtibay) ng Pangulo ang pinagsanib na panukalang batas ng Senado 3217/Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan 6203 napinamagatang An Act Repealing the Minimum Height Requirement for Applicants to the Pilippine National Police, Bureau ofFire Protection at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.

Sa ilalim ng mga umiiral na batas, lalo na ang PNP Reform Reorganization Act of 1998 (RA 8551), at BFP and BJMPProfessionalization Act ng 2004 (RA 9263, na sinusugan ng RA 9592) at ang Batas ng Kagawaran ng Interyor at Lokal naPamahalaan ng 1990 (RA 6975), lahat ng mga aplikante sa PNP, BJMP at BFP ay dapat umalinsunod sa ilangpangkalahatang kuwalipikasyon para matalaga sa serbisyo.

Yamang ang taas ay kabilang sa mga kuwalipikasyon (1.62 metro o 54 para sa lalaki at 1.57 metro o 52 para sa mgababae), pinapayagan sa ilalim ng ilang kondisyon ang waiver sa tuntuning ito. Dahil dito, hindi na kailangan pang pawalangbisang ganap ang height requirement sa mga kukuning tauhan ng nabanggit na mga tanggapan, sabi ng Pangulo sa kanyangveto message.

Ang nasabing veto message ay ipinadala sa Senado at sa Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan noong ika-25 ng Pebrero.

Bagaman kinikilala ko ang dakilang hangarin ng panukalang batas na ito para tugunan nang magkakatulad ang heightequality sa mga kawanihang ito, nabahala rin akong lubha sa mga binanggit ng PNP at BJMP hinggil sa kaligtasan ngkanilang mga tauhan kaugnay sa pagtupad ng kani-kanilang mga tungkulin, gayundin ang kaligtasan ng sambayanan sakabuuan, wika ng Pangulong Aquino sa kanyang veto message.

Tulad nang binanggit ng BJMP na ang mga pinuno sa piitan, kaugnay ng sagutin nilang bantayan ang mga nakapiit o

samahan ang mga kriminal, ay kailangang magtaglay ng karampatang kaanyuang pisikal para magampanang mabuti ang
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kanilang mga tungkulin. Bukod dito, ang kaligtasan ng madla ay pangunahing sagutin ng PNP sa pagpapatupad ng batas,gayundin sa pagbaka sa sunog ng BFP, dagdag pa ng Pangulo. PND (js/zaf)

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Tiniyak ng Palasyo na magtatalaga sa bakanteng puwesto sa COMELEC

Tiniyak ng Malacanang na magtatalaga ang Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa madaling panahon sa dalawang bakantengpuwesto ng komisyoner ng Komisyon sa Halalan (Comelec) yamang mahigit na isang buwan na lamang bago maghalalan.

Sinabi ni Deputy Preside4tial Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa mga reporter Lunes na ang Tanggapan ng Pangulo sapamamagitan ng Tanggapan ng Kalihim Tagapagpaganap ay nagpadala na ng sulat sa Comelec upang hingin ang exemptionpara sa mga itatalagang komisyoner sa appointment ban.

Sa pagkaalam ko, hinihintay lamang namin ang sagot ng Comelec, bagaman napag-alaman naming kaisa namin angComelec sa paninindigang ng Tanggapan ng Pangulo na hindi saklaw ng March 29 appointment ban ang mga itatalagangkomisyoner sapagkat kailangang-kailangang magtalaga ng mga tao sa nasabing tanggapan dahil sa nalalapit na halalan saMayo, dugtong pa ni Valte.

Magugunitang hinirang na ng Pangulong Aquino noong Marso 7 nang nasa Davao siya sina dating Embahador MacabangkitLanto at ang election lawyer Bernadette Sardillo upang pumalit sa mga nagretirong Komisyoner Rene Sarmiento atKomisyoner Armando Velasco.

Subalit, iniurong nina Lanto at Sardillo ang kanilang aplikasyon kaya bakante pa rin ang puwesto ng dalawang komisyoner ngComelec.

Sinabi ni Valte na ayaw niyang tumukoy ng petsa kung kailan magtatalaga ng dalawang bagong komisyoner ang Pangulo,ngunit idinugtong niyang batid ng Pangulong Aquino na dapat itong humirang ng ilalagay na dalawang komisyoner ngComelec.

Idinugtong pa ni Valte na may mga nilagdaang appointment ang Pangulo noong Martes at Miyerkoles nang nakaraang linggo,hindi kasama rito ang mga bagong komisyoner ng Comelec.

Sinabi pa ni Valte na ipinaalam sa kanya ng Kalihim Tagapagpaganap na karamihan sa mga bagong talaga sa tungkulin ay sailalim ng hudikatura at inihahanda ang karampatang mga hakbang upang maipadala ito sa mga kinauukulan. PND

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ARCHIVE 2013

27 MARSO 2013Inihayag ng Palasyo ang paghirang sa tagapangulo ng COA bilang awditor ng Food and Agricultural

Organization ng UN

Matatag ang paninindigan ng gobyerno na ipagpapatuloy ang usapan tungkol sa kapayapaan sa MILF

Nanawagan si Aquino sa sambayanan na gawing huwaran ang halimbawa ng ating Manunubos na siHesukristo

Ikinalugod ni Aquino ang hakbang ng Fitch Group na pagkalooban ang Pilipinas ng investment grade

status

Inihayag ng Palasyo ang paghirang sa tagapangulo ng COA bilang awditor ng Food and Agricultural

Organization ng UN

Hinirang si Chairman Grace Pulido-Tan ng Komisyon ng Awdit sa anim na taong panunungkulan bilang external

auditor ng Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ng United Nations (UN), sang-ayon sa pahayag ng

Malacanang Miyerkoles.

Tayo (Pilipinas) ay nahalal sa anim na taong panunugkulan kaya binabati ko ang Tagapangulong Grace Tan na

siyang tanging babaing external auditor ng buong United Nation, sabi ng Tagapagsalita ng Pangulo Edwin

Lacierda sa pulong-balitaan Miyerkoles sa Malacanang.

Si Tan at ang mga tauhan ng Embahada. Gayundin ang agriculture attache ay nasa Roma at siyang nangasiwa

upang makabilang ang Pilipinas sa isa sa mga kandidato sa tungkuling external auditor ng FAO, paliwanag ni

Lacierda.
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Binati ni Lacierda ang mga pinuno at ang agriculture attach sa Roma, Italya sa ginawang tulong kaugnay ng

kandidatura ng Pilipinas.

Ang Food and Agriculture Organization nasa ilalim ng UN na ang sagutin ay tiyaking may masaganang pagkain

ang daigdig upang ang mga tao ay laging may makunan nang sapat at mataas na uring pagkain nang maging

malusog, gayundin ang pagtiyak na sapat na nutrisyon ang nasa pagkain, bukod pa sa pagpapabuti ng ani sa mga

kabukiran nang bumuti ang buhay ng mga tao at makapag-ambag sa paglago ng ekonomya ng daigdig. PND

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Matatag ang paninindigan ng gobyerno na ipagpapatuloy ang usapan tungkol sa kapayapaan sa MILF

Tiniyak ng Malacanang Miyerkoles na malulutas ng pamahalaan at ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang

nalalabi pang mga isyu sa usapang pangkapayapaan sa lalong madaling panahon.

Sa pulong-balitaan sa Malacanang Miyerkoles, sinabi ng Tagapagsalita ng Pangulo Edwin Lacierda na hiniling ng

Pangulong Benigno S Aquino III na ipagpaliban ang pag-uusap tungkol sa ilang isyu sa Abril sa halip ng Marso.

May mga isyu sa mga annexes na dapat munang tugunan kaya ibig ng Pangulo ang kaunti pang palugit napanahon para pag-usapan ang mga isyung may kaugnayan sa annexes, sabi pa ni Lacierda.

May mga nalalabing isyu sa mga annexes na pag-uusapan pa at hindi namin itinitigil ang usapan. Ibig lamang

naming maging malinaw ang lahat ng isyu bago tayo gumawa ng susunod na exploratory talks kaya hiniling

naming itakda sa Abril ang pag-uusap, dagdag ni Lacierda.

Sa kasalukuyan, ayon kay Lacierda, dalawang annexes ang pinag-uusapan. Mayroon nang draft annex tungkol sa

hatian ng kayamanan, hatian ng kapangyarihan, gayundin sa normalisasyon.

Niliwanag din ni Lacierda na hindi isyu ang sigalot sa Sabah sa kasalukuyang pag-uusap tungkol sa kapayapaan.

Ang pangunahing pakay ng pamahalaan ay malutas na lahat ang mga nalalabing isyu sa annexes.

Ang mga bagay na ito ay pag-uusapan. Kapag naipadala na namin sa Abril, malamang na matatalakay na rin,

ngunit ang isa sa mga dahilan ay ibig naming matiyak ay matapos sa lalong madaling panahon ang tungkol sa

mga annexes.

Sa patalastas na buhat sa Tanggapan ng Tagapayo ng Pangulo ukol sa Prosesong Pangkapayapaan (OPPAP),

ipinagpaliban sa Abril buhat sa dating Marso ang pag-uusap dahil ibig ng Pangulo na magkaroon nang sapat na

panahon para sa pormal na pag-uusap.

Dapat sanang Marso 25 gawin ang pag-uusap, ngunit hinilin\g ng Pangulo na sa Abril na ito idaos.

Ayon sa OPAPP, ipinaalam ng Philippine government panel ang kahilingan ng Pangulo sa MILF at sa mgaMalaysian facilitators.

Pagkatapos pagpulungan ang kahilingan ng Pangulo, naglabas ang dalawang panig ng matatag na paninindigang

ipagpapatuloy ang pag-uusap sa mabilis na paraan. PND

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Nanawagan si Aquino sa sambayanan na gawing huwaran ang halimbawa ng ating Manunubos na si

Hesukristo

Kaisa ng sambayanang Pilipino ang Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa taimtim na paggunita sa Mahal na Araw atnanawagan sa sambayanan na gawing huwaran ang ginawa ng ating Manunubos na Panginoong Hesukristo.

Bilang mga tagasunod ni Kristo, nararapat lamang na tayo ay tumulad sa Kanyang mabuting ehemplo, sabi ng

Punong Tagapagpaganap sa mensahe ukol sa Mahal na Araw.

Hiniling ng Pangulong Aquino sa mga kapuwa Katoliko at Kristiyano na alalahanin ang dakilang pagpapakasakit ni

Hesukristo dahil sa sala ng sangkatauhan.

Nagkatawang tao Siya, Nagpakumbaba, at iniligtas tayo sa kasalanan. Naging huwaran Siya sa landas ng

pagbubukas-palad at sa wagas na pagmamahal sa kapuwa, wika ng Pangulo.

Binigyang diin ng Pangulo na isa sa mga dakilang mensahe ng Mahal na Araw ay ang pagpapakasakit.
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Wala na nga pong tutumbas sa sakripisyong ipinamalas ni Hesukristo. At kung tutuusin, dahil sa dakilang pag-

aalay Niya ng buhay para sa kaligtasan natin. Kakarampot na lamang ang Kanyang hinihilingang mahalin at

arugain ang ating kapuwa. Makukuha pa ba nating ipagkait ito sa Kanya? sabi ng Pangulo.

Sinabi ng Pangulo na ang lahing Pilipino ay nagtatagumpay na ngayon sa isinusulong na mga reporma sa

hangaring matamo ang pagkakaisa at kaunlaran. Idinugtong niya na patuloy ang mga Pilipino sa pagpapamalas

ng pag-ibig ng Diyos at kagandahang-loob sa pamamagitan ng mga pagkakawanggawa.

Bilang isang bansa, marami na po tayong napatunayan sa landas ng pagkakaisa, pagkaka-wanggawa, at

pagmamalasakit sa kapuwa. Hindi imposibleng bumangon mula sa halos isang dekadang pagkadapa. Hindi

suntok sa buwan ang muling maaninag ang kaunlaran, lalo na para sa mga kababayan nating higit na

nangangailangan, dugtong ng Pangulo.

Sa gabay at patnubay ni Kristo, naipamalas natin ang bisa ng pagtuonhindi sa pansariling intereskundi sa

kapakanan ng ating mga kababayan, dagdag pa ng Pangulo.

Nanawagan din ang Pangulo sa mga Katoliko at iba pang Kristiyano na manindigan sa ating pananalig na

Kristiyanismo upang makamtan ang ating mithiing makamtan ng bansa ang hangaring maging masagana.

Ngayon pong Mahal na Araw, muling ipinaaalaala sa atin ang halaga ng pagiging tanglaw sa isat isa at ang

liwanag na hatid nito sa buong bansa. Napakaganda na po ng mga nasimulan nating hakbang at ngayong Semana

Santa, patuloy nawa tayong makapagnilay kung paano pa mapayayabong ang mga butil ng pakikipagkapuwa na

ibinahagi sa atin ng Poong Maykapal, pahayag pa ng Pangulo.

Ipinahayag din ng Pangulo ang hangarin niyang ang lahat ng Pilipino ay magkaroon ng isang mapayapa at

pinagpalang paggunita sa Mahal na Araw. PND

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Ikinalugod ni Aquino ang hakbang ng Fitch Group na pagkalooban ang Pilipinas ng investment grade status

Nagpahayag ng kasiyahan ang Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III sa ginawa ng Fitch Group credit ratings agency na

pagkakaloob sa Pilipinas ng kaunang-unahang investment grade status sa Pilipinas.

Ikinagagalak naming malaman ngayong hapon ang pahayag ng Fitch Group na itinaas nila ang status ng Pilipinas

sa BBB- buhat sa dating BB+. Ang markang ito ay kauna-unahan sa kasaysayan ng ating bansa na nabigyan ng

investment grade status ng isang pangunahing credit ratings agency , ayon sa pahayag ng Pangulo na inilabas

Miyerkoles.

Sa wakas ay nakamtan din ng Pilipinas ang malaon na nitong hangaring matamong investment grade status

buhat sa Fitch Group, isa sa tatlong pangunahing international credit rating agencies na tumataya sa kakayahan

ng pamahalaan na bayaran ang mga utang nito at ang pagkakataon sa non-payment.

Ang ibig sabihin nito, higit na mababa ang interes o tubo ng ating mga utang at higit na maraming imbestor ang

bibili ng ating mga securities..Ang higit na malaking pagkakataon sa higit na murang mga pondo ang magbibigay

sa atin ng pagkakataong mapantili at lalo pang mapabuti ang pangangalagang panlipunan, pagtatanggol at

pagpapasigla ng ekonomya higit sa lahat, dugtong pa ng Pangulo.

Sinabi ng Pangulo na higit na maraming kompanya sa tunay na ekonomya ang maaaring maglagay ng puhunan sa

Pilipinas matapos makuha ng bansa ang investment grade status.

Ang grado sa pamumuhunan para sa sovereign debt ay magiging daan din para bumaba ang pangungutang ng

mga kompanyang Pilipino sa pandaigdig na merkado na magiging dahilan upang magkaroon nang higit namataas na halaga ang kanilang securities. Magiging daan naman ito upang ang mga industriya ay

makapagpalawak at makalikha ng karagdagang mga trabaho para sa ating mga kababayanpagsibol ng

makabuluhang pagsulong, kaunlaran at mga bagay na pakikinabangan ng mga Pilipino sa lahat ng antas ng

lipunan, pagbibigay-diin pa ng Pangulo.

Binigyang diin ng Pangulo na ang investment grade rating buhat sa Fitch Group ay kumakatawan sa paniniwalang

higit na maliit ang panganib sa mga merkado ng bansa.

Ito ang nagpapatunay ng investment grade level na ang Pilipinas ay mayroon nang ligtas na kredito.

Pagpapatunay ito ng pagkatig sa ating adyenda ng mabuting pamamahala na nilakipan ng mahusay na

pangangasiwa sa pananalapi at marangal na pamumunong humantong sa masiglang ekonomya sa harap ng mga

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pamumuhunan sa bansa natin, dugtong ng Pangulo.

isa ito sa maraming maiinam na pangyayaring nagpapakita ng pagkabawi natin ng ating pambansng dangal. Ang

totoo, ang dati-rating palagi nang napag-iiwang bansa sa Asya ay umaangat na at mabilis na patungo sa

hangaring magkaroon ng lipunang pantay ang kaunlaran, pagbibigay-diin pa ng Pangulo.

Ang pagsulong ng ekonomya ng Pilipinas ay sinusukat ng gross domestic product nito ay patuloy ang pagsulong

at umabot ng 6.6% ang itinaas noong 2012 sa kabila ng paghina ng ekonomya sa daigdig.

Ang tungkulin natin ngayon ay tiyakang magpapatuloy ang ibayong pagsisikap upang matamo ang laganap at

maunlad na ekonomya. Matatag ang paninindigan naming sa mga natamong pagsulong ng ekonomya ay itatag

ang isang lipunang kung saan ang bawat Pilipino sa kasalukuyan at sa mga susunod pang saling-lahi ay mabigyan

ng pagkakaaong matupad ang kanilang mga pangarap at hangarin sa buhay nang gamit ang buong potensiyal

nila, sabi pa ng Pangulo. PND

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President Benigno S. Aquino III's Easter MessageMalacaan Palace

31 March 2013

Ngayong Pasko ng Pagkabuhay, kaisa ko ang sambayanang Pilipino na nagdiriwang para sa muling pagbangon niHesukristo mula sa kamatayan, dahil sa kanyang wagas na pagmamahal sa kapwa inialay niya ang kanyang sariliupang tubusin ang sanlibutan mula sa kasalanan.

Ang pagbangon ni Hesukristo ay sumasalamin sa pag-asang pinanghawakan ng bawat Pilipinong makailang besesnalugmok sa kalbaryo ng korupsyon at katiwalian. At batid ng sinumang may malinaw na kaisipan na tulad ngpagbangon ni Hesukristo, bumabangon na rin ang ating bayan. Mula nang naibalik sa mga Pilipino ang tunay nalakas ng pamahalaan at naiwaksi ang kultura ng pagkakanya-kanya at panlalamang. Nagawa nating buhatin salandas ng kaunlaran ang ating bansa.

Kung dati, napipilitang mag-ibang bayan ang maraming Pilipino, ngayon ay nagsisibalikan na sila dito dahil ramdamnila ang pagdagsa ng pagkakataon at ang kakaibang kumpyansa sa ating ekonomiya.

Kung dati, hinahayaang maiwan sa laylayan ng lipunan ang milyun-milyon nating kababayanngayon,tinutulungan natin ang mahigit tatlong milyon walong daang libong kabahayang benepisyaryo ng PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program.

Kung dati, nagtitiis sa silong ng puno ang mga estudyante-- ngayon inaasahan ng mabura ang animnaput anim nalibot walong daang backlog sa silid aralan bago matapos ang 2013.

Kung dati, ilang milyong metrikong toneladang bigas ang inaangkat at binubulok lang sa mga bodega-- ngayon,natatanaw na natin hindi lang ang pagiging self-sufficient sa bigas kundi ang pagiging exporter nito.

Wala pong duda, sa pagpanig natin sa tama at sa pagbuhos natin ng malasakit sa kapwa sinusundan din natin angmga yapak ni Hesukristo. Ngayong hindi na pansarili ang tutok ng pamahalaan at nakatuon na lamang tayo sakapakanan ng taumbayan, naisalba rin natin ang bansa mula sa tiyak na pagsadsad at napipitas na natin ang

maraming tagumpay.

Nang nagkatawang tao ang Bugtong na Anak ng Diyos, alam niya ang mga pagsubok na parating. Tinanggap niyaang pagpapakasakit sa Hardin ng Gethsemani at batid niya ang bigat ng papasanin niyang krus. Subalit hinarapniya ang mga ito dahil alam niyang nakasalalay sa kanya ang kaligtasan ng sangkatauhan.

Sa patnubay ni Kristong Tagapagligtas, alam kong bawat kilos natin para kumalinga, sa halip na manlamang;bawat minutong ibinabahagi natin para iangat ang mga nangangailangan ay sakripisyong nagpapagaan saanumang pasanin ng ating bayan.

Ang pagtulong ay nagbibigay-lakas at kalayaan, hindi lamang sa natulungan, kundi maging sa nag-abot ng tulong.Mulit muli nating pinatutunayan, wala tayong hindi makakamit kung imbes na magkakanya-kanya ay magsimulatayong magbigayan.

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President Benigno S. Aquino III's Lenten MessageMalacaan Palace

27 March 2013

Ngayong panahon ng Kuwaresma, ginugunita po natin ang natatanging halimbawa ni Hesukristo sa sangkatauhan.

Nagkatawang-tao siya, nagpakumbaba, at iniligtas tayo sa kasalanan; naging huwaran siya sa landas ngpagbubukas-palad, at wagas na pagmamahal sa kapwa.

Bilang mga tagasunod ni Kristo, nararapat lamang na tayoy tumulad sa kanyang mabuting ehemplo. Wala na ngapong tutumbas sa sakripisyong ipinamalas ni Hesukristo at kung tutuusin dahil sa dakilang pag-aalay niya ngbuhay, para sa kaligtasan natin, kakarampot na lamang ang kanyang hinihiling: Ang mahalin at arugain ang atingkapwa. Makukuha pa ba nating ipagkait ito sa kanya?

Bilang isang bansa, marami na po tayong napatunayan sa landas ng pagkakaisa, pagkakawanggawa atpagmamalasakit sa kapwa. Hindi imposibleng bumangon mula sa halos isang dekadang pagkadapa. Hindi suntoksa buwan ang muling maaninag ang kaunlaran, lalo na para sa mga kababayan nating higit na nangangailangan.

Sa gabay at patnubay ni Kristo naipamalas natin ang bisa ng pagtuon hindi sa pansariling interes kungdi sakapakanan ng ating mga kababayan.

Ngayon pong Mahal na Araw, muling ipinapaalala sa atin ang halaga ng pagiging tanglaw sa isat isa, at ang

liwanag na hatid nito sa buong bansa.

Napakaganda na po ng mga nasimulan nating hakbang; at ngayong Semana Santa, patuloy nawa tayongmakapagnilay kung paano pa mapapayabong ang mga butil ng pakikipagkapwa na ibinahagi sa atin ng PoongMaykapal.

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ONLINE NEWSApril 1 , 20131. It is more fun in the new GSIS

2. DOLE's PACU assists 459 walk-in clients in March

3. At Western Visayas State U, Burger Blossom funded by DOLE's YES Program stirs enterprising students

4. 6 OWWA Region X scholars graduate from college

5. OWWA 10 joins team monitoring vocational-technical institutions for HSWs

6. GPH-MILF peace process moves forward as TransCom holds first en banc meet

7. Malaysia requires passports, Seamans Books for barter traders in Sabah

8. DFA-OAVS joins ABS-CBNs Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo

9. Fisheries sector faces bright prospects

10.DENR sets standards for fine particle pollutants

11.DBP to partner with schools for student Loans

12.TESDA mulls nationwide jobs fairs

13.DepEd's PSIP-I Lone ASEAN entry to Partnerships Awards 2013

14.DA allots P15M for mango farmers

15.PH Tourism achieves back-to-back record growth

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Source:http://www.gsis.gov.ph

This was the statement of Government Service Insurance System Chairman Daniel Lacson Junior during thestakeholders' dialogue held today which was attended by about 400 members and pensioners.

In November 2010, just a few months into office,Lacson and GSIS President and General Manager Robert G.

Vergara hit the ground running and held nationwide dialogues with their stakeholders to listen to their issues andconcerns. Negros was the first province visited by the GSIS executives. "We made three promises to ourstakeholders from the very beginning... to be more consultative, transparent and service-focused," Lacson said.

"Your inputs will guide the Board in revisiting our policies and programs to provide you accessible and responsiveservice," the Chairman said.

In his report, PGM Vergara informed the audience that among the reforms the new leadership hasimplemented,include the cancellation of the annual renewal of status for pensioners, relaxing the eligibilityrequirement for survivorship pension, renewed partnership with LANDBANK as an additional service partner, anddeployment of 500 kiosks in all provincial capitols, city and municipal offices and large government agencies suchas the Department of Education.

Vergara said that beginning this year, the pension fund is implementing the new minimum basic pension ofPhp5,000 for more than 57,000 old-age and disability pensioners, as announced by the President in his SONAlast July.

"We have also released Php286 million in refund as of February this year covering more than 45,000 pensioners,under the new policy on payment of proportionate pension."

Vergara assured the body that the System is doing everything possible to update the records of its more than 1.3million active members.

One of the initiatives toward this goal, is the Statement of Loan Account (SOLA) project which aims to update theloan accounts of retiring members aged 59 years old and above to ensure the early release of their retirementbenefit.

He also said that the pension fund continues to engage suspended agencies and local government units torestore the full benefits of their employees.

"As of last month, GSIS has signed agreements with 111 agencies and LGUs which reinstated the loan privilegesof more than 800,000 state workers.

PGM Vergara assured that the System's actuarial life is until 2046 "which means that GSIS can pay out thebenefits of its members and pensioners as and when they fall due."

GSIS is also working closely with both Houses of Congress to amend its charter, Republic Act 8291, toinstitutionalize responsive service. The proposed amendments include a members' bill of rights, designation ofbeneficiary by single members before age 50, increase in funeral benefit to P30,000 and the removal of the four-year prescription for claims.

Lacson said that under a new GSIS which puts the member at the center of its operations, "it is indeed more funin GSIS."

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DOLE's PACU assists 459 walk-in clients in March

Source:http://www.dole.gov.ph

"The Department of Labor and Employment's Legal Service is more than doing its share so that the DOLE cancontinue to live up to its commitment of delivering fast, efficient, and up-to-date services to the people."

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said this yesterday after Atty. Sherilyn G. Malonzo,OIC Director of the Legal Service, reported that its Public Assistance and Complaints Unit (PACU) has assisted459 walk-in clients from 26 February to 22 March.

"The Legal Service is now in step with other DOLE bureaus, services, and attached agencies in ensuring that itdoes its share in the prompt and effi

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