President Benigno S. Aquino III assured the government’s commitment to empower the people and reclaim the country’s stature as one of the best performers within a community of nations. In his speech before various clubs during the Business Forum of Joint Alumni Clubs (U.S. Universities) at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Manila Peninsula Hotel in [...] [...more]
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanang on Thursday to convey his support to the government’s population management program. Dr. Osotimehin is visiting the country May 17-19 to meet with stakeholders to mobilize support for the country [...] [...more]
In Makati the protests are expected to start at 1pm – outside of the embassy of the Peoples Republic of China. While government in the Philippines has been asked by Organizers describe it as “A multi-country protest against Chinese encroachment on Philippine territory are vowing to gather tens of thousands – a roster of prominent [...] [...more]
Today, May 11th, Filipinos in this country and millions living overseas have been called upon using mostly social media – to voice their protest over repeated and constant Chinese threats to use force vesus this former US commonwealth and one of America’s only nations, the USA built in its image. The Philippines is the only [...] [...more]
The Puerto Princesa Undergroud River (PPUR) in Palawan officially joins the world’s New 7 Wonders of Nature with the inauguration today, Saturday, April 21. President Benigno S. Aquino III will be the guest of honor and speaker during the historic event which will take place at One Esplanade, SM Central Business Park in Pasay City. [...] [...more]
Washington DC: Just concluded talks on april 30th in the US capitol, between the USA and the Philippines in Washington DC stressed the “Deepening security and Strategic Partnership” a briefing document on the joint 2 + 2 talks. The first conducted jointly between the US Departments of Defense and State with the Philippine Foreign Affairs [...] [...more]
MANILA – With a stated goal of making Chinese web hackers ” They will pay for its defacing Philippine websites – one by one – several websites in China are being sought out and defaced by the Philippine IT community.” declared a user net group online for pinoy-hack-payback a social media group that says it [...] [...more]
Manila – (PCOO) The Aquino administration called on the Filipino people to participate in the observance of Earth Day 2012 on Sunday and support the government’s efforts to promote global awareness around our planet and to protect and conserve our environment amid the climate change, a Palace official said. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said [...] [...more]
Malacanang invited students, college graduates, graduates of vocational courses and out-of-school youths, to apply for summer jobs under the Expanded Government Internship Program (GIP), a Palace official said. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview aired over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday said that GIP aims to help [...] [...more]
Manila – The leading University, the sites of popular bloggers and writers, as well as news organizations web sites have noted a an increase in attempts to take over servers. In one case the actions succeed – when hackers struck and defaced the website of the University of the Philippines. Mostly with Chinese language text [...] [...more]
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