India has expressed its support for a peaceful resolution to the territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), adding it hoped the Philippines’ arbitration bid would prosper and lead to the stability of international waters.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
DSWD assures sufficient food supplies for evacuees in Zambo conflict
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| Photo Credit: Yahoo |
In its twitter account, the DSWD disclosed that as of 2 p.m. Monday, about 16,473 families or 81,806 individuals have been affected by the on-going clash between government forces and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
About 13,028 families equivalent to 67,845 individuals are still staying in 24 evacuation centers situated therein.
The Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex still has the biggest number of family-evacuees with 9,065 families or 50,343 individuals.
The DSWD said it tapped local catering groups and food service providers to ensure regular provision of food to the increasing number of evacuees inside the Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex.
According to DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman, the Department had stepped up measures to ensure sufficient supply of food will be regularly given by tapping local food providers to assist in food preparation in addition to the food provided by the community kitchens established by the city government.
Soliman said she had instructed the DSWD Field Office IX for the continuous procurement of ready-to-eat food from partnered food service providers like Chinitos, Whoopee Burger House, Sunflower Food Center, and small canteens.
"This is to ensure the timely and orderly provision of meals to the evacuees with the elderly, children, and pregnant women as priorities," she said.
"Starting today (Monday), DSWD will provide 80,000 packed foods to the evacuees in the Grandstand to be delivered by the mentioned food providers (40,000 for lunch and another 40,000 for dinner),"she added.
Soliman also noted that the city government is also providing 12,000 packed foods per mealtime while the International Committee of the Red Cross committed to shoulder another 10,000 packed food for dinner.
On Sunday, DSWD, through Chinitos, Whoopee Burger House, Sunflower Food Center, and small canteens has provided 16,500 packed meals for lunch and dinner with a total cost of P825,000.
Breakfast on Monday was prepared by the established community kitchens where 24 sacks of rice and 20 cases of corned beef were consumed.
Soliman is still in Zamboanga City to oversee the relief operations to victims of the more than a week of armed conflict between government forces and rogue elements of the MNLF.
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2131379349154
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Charges Maybe Filed Against Napoles On Friday
President
Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday that appropriate charges in
relation to the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance
fund (PDAF) may be filed against Janet Lim Napoles by Friday.
President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles.
"The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said.
"So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. (PCOO)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1751378814786
President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles.
"The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said.
"So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. (PCOO)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1751378814786
President
Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday that appropriate charges in
relation to the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance
fund (PDAF) may be filed against Janet Lim Napoles by Friday.
President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles.
"The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said.
"So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. (PCOO)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1751378814786#sthash.VpFsz7HA.dpuf
President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles.
"The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said.
"So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. (PCOO)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1751378814786#sthash.VpFsz7HA.dpuf
Monday, August 19, 2013
Walang Pasok August 20, 2013
Walang Pasok Aug. 20 Update: 7:42 am
List of school suspensions on August 20, 2013
Due to the effects of Tropical Storm Maring and the enhanced southwest monsoon, classes in certain areas have been suspended for August 20, 2013.
Please check back on this page for updates. This list was collated from announcements made online by schools and LGUs. For more details on the rules for suspension, please read Executive Order No. 66, s. 2012. This list was last updated on 10:07 p.m., August 19, 2013. For real-time updates from the media and different organizations, please track the #walangpasok hashtag on Twitter. For updates on the weather, please visit http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/.
Metro Manila
Caloocan City (all levels)
Las Piñas City (all levels)
Makati City (all levels)
Malabon City (all levels)
Mandaluyong City (all levels)
Manila City (all levels)
Marikina (preschool to high school)
Muntinlupa City (all levels)
Navotas City (all levels)
Parañaque City (all levels)
Pateros City (all levels)
Pasay City (all levels)
Pasig City (all levels)
Quezon City (all levels)
San Juan City (all levels)
Taguig City (all levels)
Valenzuela City (preschool to high school)
By Province
Angeles, Pampanga (preschool to high school)
Antipolo, Rizal (preschool to high school)
Bataan (all levels)
Batangas (all levels)
Cainta, Rizal (all levels)
Cavite (all levels)
Laguna (all levels)
Pangasinan (preschool to high school)
Baliuag, Bulacan (all levels)
Bocaue, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Calumpit, Bulacan (all levels)
Hagonoy, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Malolos, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Meycauayan, Bulacan (all levels)
Obando, Bulacan (all levels)
San Jose del Monte, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Dagupan, Pangasinan (all levels)
Angono, Rizal (preschool to high school)
San Mateo, Rizal (preschool to high school)
Taytay, Rizal (all levels)
Tanay, Rizal (preschool to high school)
Rodriguez, Rizal (all levels)
San Fernando, Pampanga (all levels)
School Specific
Ateneo de Manila University (all levels)
Ateneo Law School
Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
Arellano University – Main, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Malabon campuses (all levels and office operations)
Baliuag University (all levels)
Central Colleges of the Philippines (all classes and office operations)
Centro Escolar University – Manila, Malolos Campus (all classes and office operations)
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (all levels and office operations)
De La Salle University – Taft and STC, Makati, and Ortigas (all levels and office operations)
De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle Lipa (preschool to high school)
Don Bosco Technical College
Far Eastern University – Manila; FEU East Asia College; and FEU Makati (all levels and office operations)
Fatima University – Valenzuela, QC, Antipolo, Pampanga (all levels)
FEATI (Far East Air Transport Incorporated) University
La Verdad Christian College, Caloocan
Letran, Manila
Mapúa Institute of Technology (all levels)
Makati Medical Center College
Miriam College, Quezon City (all levels)
National University (all levels and office operations
Perpetual Help – College of Manila (all levels)
Philippine Women’s University – PWU Taft, PWU HS, JASMS INDIANA, JASMS QC (all levels and office operations)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Bataan (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Maragondon (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – San Pedro, Laguna (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Mesa, Manila (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Rosa, Laguna (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sto.Tomas, Batangas (all levels)
Saint Francis of Assisi College (all levels, all campuses)
San Pedro College of Business Administration (all levels)
San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila (all levels and office operations)
St. Paul University, Manila and Quezon City
STI College, Balagtas, Bulacan
University of Asia and the Pacific (all levels and office operations)
University of the East, Manila and Caloocan (all levels)
University of the Philippines – Diliman, Manila, Los Banos
University of Perpetual Help – Biñan Campus (all levels)
University of Santo Tomas (all levels and office operations)
Letran, Manila (all levels)
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite (all levels)
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Manila (all levels)
Xavier School Nuvali (all levels)
Government Offices
Courts of the National Capital Judicial Region, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, and Sandiganbayan. (For courts outside NCJR, discretion is given to the Executive Judges to suspend.)
Senate
Pasay City Hall
Quezon City Hall
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) offices in NCR (both field and main)
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List of school suspensions on August 20, 2013
as published in Gov.ph
Due to the effects of Tropical Storm Maring and the enhanced southwest monsoon, classes in certain areas have been suspended for August 20, 2013.Please check back on this page for updates. This list was collated from announcements made online by schools and LGUs. For more details on the rules for suspension, please read Executive Order No. 66, s. 2012. This list was last updated on 10:07 p.m., August 19, 2013. For real-time updates from the media and different organizations, please track the #walangpasok hashtag on Twitter. For updates on the weather, please visit http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/.
Metro Manila
Caloocan City (all levels)
Las Piñas City (all levels)
Makati City (all levels)
Malabon City (all levels)
Mandaluyong City (all levels)
Manila City (all levels)
Marikina (preschool to high school)
Muntinlupa City (all levels)
Navotas City (all levels)
Parañaque City (all levels)
Pateros City (all levels)
Pasay City (all levels)
Pasig City (all levels)
Quezon City (all levels)
San Juan City (all levels)
Taguig City (all levels)
Valenzuela City (preschool to high school)
By Province
Angeles, Pampanga (preschool to high school)
Antipolo, Rizal (preschool to high school)
Bataan (all levels)
Batangas (all levels)
Cainta, Rizal (all levels)
Cavite (all levels)
Laguna (all levels)
Pangasinan (preschool to high school)
Baliuag, Bulacan (all levels)
Bocaue, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Calumpit, Bulacan (all levels)
Hagonoy, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Malolos, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Meycauayan, Bulacan (all levels)
Obando, Bulacan (all levels)
San Jose del Monte, Bulacan (preschool to high school)
Dagupan, Pangasinan (all levels)
Angono, Rizal (preschool to high school)
San Mateo, Rizal (preschool to high school)
Taytay, Rizal (all levels)
Tanay, Rizal (preschool to high school)
Rodriguez, Rizal (all levels)
San Fernando, Pampanga (all levels)
School Specific
Ateneo de Manila University (all levels)
Ateneo Law School
Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
Arellano University – Main, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Malabon campuses (all levels and office operations)
Baliuag University (all levels)
Central Colleges of the Philippines (all classes and office operations)
Centro Escolar University – Manila, Malolos Campus (all classes and office operations)
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (all levels and office operations)
De La Salle University – Taft and STC, Makati, and Ortigas (all levels and office operations)
De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle Lipa (preschool to high school)
Don Bosco Technical College
Far Eastern University – Manila; FEU East Asia College; and FEU Makati (all levels and office operations)
Fatima University – Valenzuela, QC, Antipolo, Pampanga (all levels)
FEATI (Far East Air Transport Incorporated) University
La Verdad Christian College, Caloocan
Letran, Manila
Mapúa Institute of Technology (all levels)
Makati Medical Center College
Miriam College, Quezon City (all levels)
National University (all levels and office operations
Perpetual Help – College of Manila (all levels)
Philippine Women’s University – PWU Taft, PWU HS, JASMS INDIANA, JASMS QC (all levels and office operations)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Bataan (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Maragondon (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – San Pedro, Laguna (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Mesa, Manila (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sta. Rosa, Laguna (all levels)
Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sto.Tomas, Batangas (all levels)
Saint Francis of Assisi College (all levels, all campuses)
San Pedro College of Business Administration (all levels)
San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila (all levels and office operations)
St. Paul University, Manila and Quezon City
STI College, Balagtas, Bulacan
University of Asia and the Pacific (all levels and office operations)
University of the East, Manila and Caloocan (all levels)
University of the Philippines – Diliman, Manila, Los Banos
University of Perpetual Help – Biñan Campus (all levels)
University of Santo Tomas (all levels and office operations)
Letran, Manila (all levels)
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite (all levels)
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Manila (all levels)
Xavier School Nuvali (all levels)
Government Offices
Courts of the National Capital Judicial Region, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, and Sandiganbayan. (For courts outside NCJR, discretion is given to the Executive Judges to suspend.)
Senate
Pasay City Hall
Quezon City Hall
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) offices in NCR (both field and main)
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
DILG to eradicate ‘padrino system’ in PNP
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| DILG Secretary Mar Roxas |
A survey done by Transparency International revealed that the public perceives PNP officials as among the most corrupt in the Philippines. In a scale of 1-5, the respondents of the survey gave the police a score of 4 overall.
In a statement, Roxas said the issue will be addressed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), PNP, and the National Police Commission (NPC).
“This is a big challenge for us, but we will face this head on through concrete measures,” Roxas said in Filipino. He said major changes will be made in the selection process for the police force.
Roxas said that they will institute measures so that applicants to the police force will no longer have to depend on the support of an insider or a corrupt official, locally referred to as “padrino” system. He said that the tendency of a new recruit is to engage in illegal activity to recover the money that he gave to the corrupt official for processing of his application.
He said all applicants who passed the requirements and exams will now have an equal chance to be accepted in the PNP.
Roxas has ordered DILG personnel to finalize the implementing rules for processing of application. He said a new policeman who undergoes the legal application process most likely will not be pressured to resort to illegal activities. Overtime, there will be improvement in PNP’s public image. (RDA/PIA Newsdesk/DILG)
source: PIA
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Strong quake knocks out power, dents bridges in east Visayas, Mindanao
Power was knocked out in some areas in Visayas and Mindanao when the magnitude-7.6 quake that hit Eastern Visayas Friday night, authorities said Saturday.
Read the rest of the story at: GMA News
Read the rest of the story at: GMA News
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Neck-deep floods force Marikina, QC residents to evacuate, flee to rooftops
More than 700 families from Bgy. Bagong Silangan in Marikina were forced into evacuation centers, while residents of Bgy. Kristong Hari in Quezon City had to flee to their rooftops as incessant torrential rains inundated many parts of Metro Manila on Tuesday.
Because of the floods, the local government had to open four classrooms at the Bagong Silangan Elementary School, and has converted the community church and public market into additional evacuation centers.
Residents have described the water level as "abot bewang" or waist-high, and have also reported that the local foot bridge is now underwater.
Due to the rush in evacuating residents, most of them were unable to bring basic necessities and have asked for food, clothing, and beds.
Neck-deep floods force Marikina, QC residents to evacuate, flee to rooftops
Ivan Mayrina reported on the GMA-7 program Unang Hirit that 763 families crowded into Bgy Bagong Silangan's covered courts due to mandatory evacuation in the area.
Because of the floods, the local government had to open four classrooms at the Bagong Silangan Elementary School, and has converted the community church and public market into additional evacuation centers.
The barangay was one of the worst affected areas due to its proximity to the Marikina River, where the water level has reached more than 19.3 meters as of 8:55 am.
Residents have described the water level as "abot bewang" or waist-high, and have also reported that the local foot bridge is now underwater.
Due to the rush in evacuating residents, most of them were unable to bring basic necessities and have asked for food, clothing, and beds.
Neck-deep floods force Marikina, QC residents to evacuate, flee to rooftops
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Kris Aquino Defends PNoy via Twitter
Like most of celebrities, Kris pours out her sentiments via twitter (kris aquino twitter) when a follower commented that PNoy “would give media freedom” similar to what their father, Benigno Aquino, Jr., “would’ve wanted,” noting that the former senator himself was part of the press (he worked as a war correspondent for the Manila Times).
Kris replied by tweeting:
“@NinaBellatrix1 hi Nina. Prayed be4 I replied to make sure I don't tweet the wrong thing. My issues r so trivial in comparison to PNoy. PNoy is our president & I do believe the majority of our people feel he's doing a great job. Maybe he just like anybody else has the right to defend himself & express his opinion? Freedom of speech is a 2 way street right?”
However, another netizen commented that though PNoy has a right to defend himself, “it was just inappropriate for the occasion. It was uncalled for.”
To which Kris responded, “that's y we live in a DEMOCRACY. Our president is free to express himself & so r u. Good night.”
PNoy was the guest of honor at the of the long-running Kapamilya news program. Although he did not directly name his subject, PNoy did refer to him as a government official who served for six years. He also quoted Noli’s famous line, “Magandang gabi, bayan” at one point.
Noli De Castro serves as the vice-president of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from 2004 to 2010.
Watch TV Patrol's view following this link and post a comment on what is your reaction on the issue.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
List of Cities That Suspended Classes Today
Due to heavy rains in Metro Manila a lot town and cities have suspended classes from Pre-School to High School levels.
List of Town/Cities That Suspended Class Today
- Quezon City
- San Juan
- Navotas
- Manila
- Pasay
- Caloocan
- Malabon
- Valenzuela
- Mandaluyong
- Marikina (preschool to college)
- Muntinlupa (preschool to college)
- Taguig (pre-school to high school, plus Taguig City University)
- Makati (pre-school to college)
- Pasig (pre-school to college)
- Parañaque (pre-school to college)
- Las Piñas (pre-school to college)
- Pateros
- Laguna
- Bulacan, Bulacan (preschool and elementary only)
- Obando, Bulacan
- Malolos, Bulacan
- Marilao, Bulacan (preschool and elementary only)
- Meycauayan, Bulacan
- Angono, Rizal
- Antipolo City, Rizal
- Cainta, Rizal
- Morong, Rizal
- Rodriguez, Rizal (pre-school to college)
- San Mateo, Rizal
- Tanay, Rizal
- Taytay, Rizal
- Teresa, Rizal
- Bacoor, Cavite
- Dasmariñas City, Cavite
- Carmona, Cavite
- Imus, Cavite
- Kawit, Cavite
- Magallanes, Cavite (pre-school to college; public and private)
- Maragondon, Cavite
- Noveleta, Cavite
- Naic, Cavite
- Tanza, Cavite
- Ternate, Cavite
- Alitagtag, Batangas
- Balete, Batangas
- Balayan, Batangas
- Tuy, Batangas
- Lian, Batangas
- Taal, Batangas
- San Pascual, Batangas
- Talisay, Batangas
- M. Kahoy, Batangas
- Ibaan, Batangas
- Laurel, Batangas
- Lipa, Batangas
- Agoncillo, Batangas
- Calaca, Batangas
- Cuenca, Batangas
- Sasmuan, Pampanga
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Ex-President Arroyo Is Out Of Jail
The granting of bail appeared a major setback for her successor, Benigno Aquino, who has said that bringing Arroyo to justice for crimes she allegedly committed while in power is crucial to his high-profile anti-graft campaign.
Aquino won the 2010 presidential elections in a landslide after campaigning to wipe out corruption that he said crippled Philippine society during the nearly 10 years Arroyo was in power.
Arroyo's spokesman, Ferdinand Topacio, described the ruling on Wednesday morning from a Manila court as "a triumph of justice and a resounding denial of dictatorship" that proved her earlier assertions of innocence.
"It is a reaffirmation of what our camp has been saying all along," Topacio said, before borrowing from a quote by former US president Abraham Lincoln.
"That the charges against the former president are as thin as the soup made from boiling the shadow of a chicken that has been starved to death."
Arroyo, 65, was arrested at an exclusive hospital in November last year shortly after immigration authorities blocked her at Manila airport from leaving the country.
Aquino had said Arroyo was trying to flee the country to escape imminent charges against her, although she said she needed specialist treatment overseas for her spinal disease.
Arroyo was charged shortly after with "electoral sabotage" for allegedly conspiring with a feared political warlord to rig the 2007 senatorial elections.
She was then transferred to the military hospital, where she had been detained while awaiting trial. No date has yet been set for the start of the trial, which could take years to complete.
read the rest of the story at MSN
Friday, July 20, 2012
Pork Chopped, pagsiyasat sa pork barrel ng Kongreso Video - GMA Ne
Saan ba talaga napupunta ang "Pork Barrel" ng mga Congressman? Watch the GMA News Report in News To Go
News to Go is the daily morning newscast of GMA News TV, anchored by Howie Severino and Kara David. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 9:00 AM (PHL Time) on GMA News TV Channel 11.
News to Go is the daily morning newscast of GMA News TV, anchored by Howie Severino and Kara David. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 9:00 AM (PHL Time) on GMA News TV Channel 11.
Persons with disabilities find work online
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have found suitable means of earninga living on the internet.
Differently-abled graphic artist head, Darlito Palermo, engineer, said his organization established by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has paved way for about 50 PWDs in Davao City to work online, earning as much as P30,000 a month.
Palermo viewed online jobs as suitable for PWDs who need not go to workplaces which, mostly, have yet to establish accessible features such as ramps.
“The can work at home. They don’t need to go out, commute, and go to work in establishments which are not accessible,” he said.
PWDs are now working online for companies based in Singapore, Netherlands, the United States, Australia, and other developed countries, rendering services as virtual assistants, web designers, content writers, data encoder, remote PC assistant, among others.
Totally blind, 25-year-old Maricel Fornis of Sasa, Davao City shared her experiences working online during the Career and Employment Advocacy held Wednesday at SM City Annex in observance of the 34th National Prevention and Rehabilitation Week.
Fornis said she lost her sight in a vehicular accident in February 2002, but she rose from the misfortune by training for online work.
She now serves as the virtual secretary of an executive director of a company based in Singapore. She arranges flight summaries, book hotels, coordinate meetings, and prepare documents for visa applications of her employer.
She views online work as beneficial to PWDs who would be spared from the hazards of mobile barriers because they only have to stay at home and work on their internet-connected personal computers. Working online makes them save expenses for transportation and fuel, she said.
Fornis also shared information about the values and attitudes which had help her stay long in online work. She said one must be determined, resourceful, initiative, conscious about the importance of global services and must be result-oriented.
“Gikinahanglan ang right attitude. Dali lang tun-an ang computer pero dili ang right attitude. Apan ang right attitude ang gikinahanglan kaayo. (Right attitude is needed. It is easy to learn how to use the computer but not the right attitude which is the most important),” she said.
Meanwhile, 30-year old orthopedic Gil V. Alfeche of Sasa, Davao City is now working as a quality control assurance officer of an English online tutorial company based in Singapore.
Recalling his quest for a job, he said he used to repair cellphone services, among other odd jobs after dropping from college as a graduating student of computer engineering of the University of Mindanao.
Because of his desire to look for jobs online, he borrowed money from friends just to buy his own computer unit and connected to the internet. That started opening up fortunes for him.
“Dili lang jud ta mawad-an ug paglaum. (Let’s not lose hope),” he said. (source JA-PIA 11)
Differently-abled graphic artist head, Darlito Palermo, engineer, said his organization established by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has paved way for about 50 PWDs in Davao City to work online, earning as much as P30,000 a month.
Palermo viewed online jobs as suitable for PWDs who need not go to workplaces which, mostly, have yet to establish accessible features such as ramps.
“The can work at home. They don’t need to go out, commute, and go to work in establishments which are not accessible,” he said.
PWDs are now working online for companies based in Singapore, Netherlands, the United States, Australia, and other developed countries, rendering services as virtual assistants, web designers, content writers, data encoder, remote PC assistant, among others.
Totally blind, 25-year-old Maricel Fornis of Sasa, Davao City shared her experiences working online during the Career and Employment Advocacy held Wednesday at SM City Annex in observance of the 34th National Prevention and Rehabilitation Week.
Fornis said she lost her sight in a vehicular accident in February 2002, but she rose from the misfortune by training for online work.
She now serves as the virtual secretary of an executive director of a company based in Singapore. She arranges flight summaries, book hotels, coordinate meetings, and prepare documents for visa applications of her employer.
She views online work as beneficial to PWDs who would be spared from the hazards of mobile barriers because they only have to stay at home and work on their internet-connected personal computers. Working online makes them save expenses for transportation and fuel, she said.
Fornis also shared information about the values and attitudes which had help her stay long in online work. She said one must be determined, resourceful, initiative, conscious about the importance of global services and must be result-oriented.
“Gikinahanglan ang right attitude. Dali lang tun-an ang computer pero dili ang right attitude. Apan ang right attitude ang gikinahanglan kaayo. (Right attitude is needed. It is easy to learn how to use the computer but not the right attitude which is the most important),” she said.
Meanwhile, 30-year old orthopedic Gil V. Alfeche of Sasa, Davao City is now working as a quality control assurance officer of an English online tutorial company based in Singapore.
Recalling his quest for a job, he said he used to repair cellphone services, among other odd jobs after dropping from college as a graduating student of computer engineering of the University of Mindanao.
Because of his desire to look for jobs online, he borrowed money from friends just to buy his own computer unit and connected to the internet. That started opening up fortunes for him.
“Dili lang jud ta mawad-an ug paglaum. (Let’s not lose hope),” he said. (source JA-PIA 11)
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Ex-President Charged With Another Plunder Case
The Office of the Ombudsman on Monday filed plunder charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and nine other former state officials, mostly of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), for allegedly misusing P365,997,915 in PCSO funds.
It was the first plunder case against Arroyo who is under hospital arrest at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City for electoral sabotage during the 2007 senatorial election.
Also named respondents in the 10-page complaint filed before the Sandiganbayan are former PCSO General Manager Rosario Uriarte, Assistant General Manager for Finance Benigno Aguas, and former PCSO board members Sergio Valencia, Manuel Morato, Raymon Roquero, Maria Fatima Valdez and Jose R. Taruc V.
Former Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Reynaldo Villar and COA Region 5 head Nilda Plaras were also named in the complaint.
PCSO Director Aleta Tolentino earlier said the COA officials were included because of their “conspiracy and connivance.”
No bail was recommended for the accused, said the Sandiganbayan.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales approved the plunder case.
Based on the information filed by the Ombudsman, Arroyo and her nine co-accused conspired and connived to acquire ill-gotten wealth from the PCSO from January 2008 to June 2010.
Morales underscored the evidence that indicated Uriarte wrote to Arroyo eight times requesting that she be allowed to draw from the agency’s intelligence fund.
The money to be drawn from the fund was supposed to have been used “to monitor the PCSO’s charitable activities and projects; to buy information to determine if the funds were being used for the purposes for which [they] were intended; to fund an investigation of how medicine given to beneficiaries marked “Botika ng Masa” had ended up in commercial markets, and to counter various scams victimizing lotto bettors and winners.”
Morales earlier filed a graft case against Arroyo in connection with the $329-million national broadband (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE.
read the rest of the story @ Manila Bulletin
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Tribute Videos To Dolphy - King of Comedy
In gratitude of Dolphy's contribution in the movie industry, several artists and fans paid tribute to the Philippines' King of Comedy. Here are some of the tribute videos from Youtube.
Vina Morales sings at Dolphy Theatre
Basil Valdez
The Prayer by Epi and Zia
Dolphy Singing Handog by Florante
Vina Morales sings at Dolphy Theatre
Basil Valdez
The Prayer by Epi and Zia
Dolphy Singing Handog by Florante
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Dolphy Dies At Age 83
Rodolfo Quizon Sr. or better known as "Dolphy" passed away Tuesday at 8:34 p.m., at the Makati Medical Center (MMC). In a report issued by the MMC to the media, Dolphy's cause of death is "multiple organ failure secondary to complications brought about by severe pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acute renal failure." King of Comedy's Early Life (wikipedia)
Dolphy was born in July 25, 1928 in Calle Padre Herrera (now P. Herrera St.) of Tondo, Manila. His father was Melencio Quizon, the son of Modesto Quizon and Adorable Quizon (née Espinosa) and a ship engine worker in the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila . His mother was Salud Quizon (née Vera), the daughter of Maximo Vera and Ninay Vera (née de la Rosa). He was the second eldest of ten children.
Dolphy sold peanuts and watermelon seeds at movie theaters as a boy, which enabled him to watch movies for free. He was about thirteen when World War II started. He did odd jobs including shining shoes; attaching buttons at a pants factory; sorting bottles by size; working as a stevedore at the pier; trading; and driving calesas. In his free time he regularly watched stage shows at the Life Theater and the Avenue Theater. His favorite performers included the comedy duo Pugo and Togo, and the dancers Benny Mack and Bayani Casimiro.
He started performing onstage during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Dolphy was turning 17 when Benny Mack got him a job as a chorus dancer for a month at the Avenue Theater and subsequently on the Lyric Theater. He also appeared in shows at the Orient Theater. Golay was his first stage name. During air raids, they would interrupt the show and run for the air-raid shelter in the orchestra section together with the audience. If no bombs exploded, the show resumed.
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