The Aquino Administration will start the New Year with a bang as it has lined-up P141.8-billion worth of infrastructure projects, funded by the recently-enacted General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2012, which are ready for implementation starting this month. Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad said these infrastructure projects include national roads and bridges; airports, [...] [...more]
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. announced that outstanding Philippine external debt approved/registered by the BSP stood at US$62.4 billion as of end-September 2011, reflecting an increase of US$1.0 billion (1.6 percent) from the US$61.4 billion level as of end-June 2011. While loan transactions for the quarter resulted in net outflows [...] [...more]
IT IS OFFICIAL: THE WINNERS ARE KNOWN AND PEOPLE ALL OVER ARE CELEBRATING In the town I grew up in “Christmas and the fiesta came early!” local residents are all filled with pride that their small town made it to the list. Fireworks and people out in the streets came as the announcement was posted online. [...] [...more]
Aside from the speech given on July 25th at the Batasan Pambansa , President Aquino’s PCOO office issued a full technical report on accomplishments and issues presented as well as plans and programs for the 2011-2012 FY of the country in a full technical and progress report published on the Philippine Gazette‘s official release of [...] [...more]
Posting verbatim; Update 5 on effects of TY Chedeng (Songda) as in PAOR area. Heavy rain has already caused damage and floods as this wide storm moves slowly towards Luzon Island. At 4:00 am today, The eye of typhoon “CHEDENG” was estimated based on radar, satellite and surface data at 270 km east Northeast of [...] [...more]
Las Vegas is known for secrets but this one, didn’t last long. Gloria Cave’s remains were found by the new owners of their house that Hugh, her husband, had hurriedly sold, telling relatives here she had died in a car accident in the city where most secrets stay hidden. But fortunately for her family, when [...] [...more]
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