After almost seven months of peacekeeping in Haiti, the 13th Philippine Contingent to Haiti (13PCH) had arrived yesterday, and is scheduled to be awarded with the UN Medal in a welcome ceremony on Monday, 2 PM at the GHQ Canopy area with Gen. Eduardo SL Oban Jr., Chief of Staff, as the Guest of Honor [...] [...more]
The President hopes to rebuild optimism in the country by, “finding the solutions to the numerous problems he has encountered in his first year in office was not as impossible as once was thought of especially since the backing and will of the people have been beside him from the start.” In his speech keynoting [...] [...more]
Palace press releases morning say – that LPG conversion is a priority for government. A good move – yet, What I can’t understand is why not LNG? The Philippines has a large production tactility several producing wells – LNG technology is viable from Malaysia a ASEAN neighbor Likely, those agenda’s of big oil are the [...] [...more]
Some simple ideas for Ipad users to ponder as gift ideas for the tablet set, there scores out there – Karen Thomas sent me a short list of tech items – I’ll post these and more gift for the gadget ideas here and now. So if your from the outsource set here in manila thinking [...] [...more]
Cool ideas for those wanting more battery life and reliable data storage beyond optical drives. Replace your hard drive with an OWC SSD – a great gift for friends, coworkers and family that feel the need for speed in their laptops and computers. OWC SSDs, winner of the 2011 HWBot Overclocking World Record, provide a [...] [...more]
Any understanding between the Philippines and any party of interest in the Spratly islands issue wouldn’t add confusion among the Spratly claimant countries, President Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. In a press conference in Malacanang on Wednesday, Palace reporters asked Lacierda whether a possible exchange of notes between President Benigno S. Aquino III and the Japanese [...] [...more]
President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomed a top US business process outsourcing company’s decision to renew its pledge to partner with government in its advocacy to alleviate poverty, provide more jobs and spur economic growth through its commitment to invest in the Philippines. Jeffrey Fox, president and CEO of Convergys Corporation told the President of [...] [...more]
President Benigno S. Aquino III said he’s visiting Japan late this month to strengthen relationships, discuss nuclear issues as well as things that interest both countries particularly the West Philippine Sea. The President, who leaves for an official visit to Japan on September 24, told Japanese media on Friday in Malacanang that he wants to [...] [...more]
The larger house of congress the house of representatives passed what they call a reality budget Friday night. After weeks of extended committee work and nine days of marathon plenary sessions, the House of Representatives historically before midnight of Friday approved the proposed P1.816-trillion General Appropriations Act for 2012, a budget “grounded on the realities” [...] [...more]
Over the week the Philippine Armed forces in the capitol region worked to help clean up area after recent storms washed tons of debris along shoreline areas around Luzon. Personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were deployed to participate and support the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the celebration [...] [...more]
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