Thursday, October 9, 2014

PNoy to Cabinet execs: Prioritize welfare of Mayon evacuees

President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday directed Cabinet officials to prioritize the welfare of Albay residents who have been evacuated due to the possible eruption of Mayon Volcano.

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PNoy to receive highest honor from Indonesia govt at Bali forum

President Benigno Aquino III is set to receive the highest honor from the Indonesian government at a democracy forum in Bali on Friday.

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Bong Revilla bank records mirror Benhur Luy’s ledger – AMLC

A representative of the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Thursday provided evidence that detained Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. may have engineered a money laundering scheme using funds taken from his pork barrel.

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P3.5-M DAP funds for PNoy's barangay benefits economy, residents – Palace

The release of P3.5 million from the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) to the barangay in Tarlac City where President Benigno Aquino III is registered as a voter can be justified, Malacañang said Thursday.

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Even with new allegations against him, VP Binay to skip Senate inquiry

Vice President Jejomar Binay has no plan to attend the Senate hearing on the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II saying he would just be humiliated during the proceedings.

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Ombudsman probes Purisima, 11 others over ‘anomalous’ PNP contract

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday created a panel that will investigate Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima and 11 other ranking police officials in connection with an allegedly anomalous contract the PNP entered into with a courier service in 2011.

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Palace ready to sit down with Church-led group calling for PNoy’s resignation

Malacañang on Thursday expressed willingness to hold a dialogue with members of a multi-sectoral group led by Roman Catholic bishops calling for President Benigno Aquino III's resignation.

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Ex-Senator Pimentel pushes anew for Cha-cha, federalism

Former Senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. has pushed anew for an amendment in the 1987 Constitution that would pave the way for the formation of a federal government in the Philippines.

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Makati Building II issue starting to get DOJ’s interest

As more and more information are coming out in connection with the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall Building II, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is becoming more and more interested in taking part in the investigation.

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BI: Secondary inspection, possible quarantine for travelers from West African countries with Ebola-like symptoms

Travelers who arrive in the Philippines from West African countries who show symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease may have to undergo a secondary inspection and possible quarantine, the Bureau of Immigration said Thursday.

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Palace backs NCR police revamp, says govt looking at cops’ performance

Step up anti-crime efforts or pack up. This was Malacañang's message to the police force on Thursday as it supported Interior Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas II's decision to sack four Metro Manila police district directors.

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Palace: Raps vs. lawmakers pushed public’s faith in anti-graft drive

Filipinos are more confident in the government's anti-corruption efforts after lawmakers were charged for their alleged involvement in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam, a Malacañang official told reporters on Thursday.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Winning jurisdictional challenge vs. Senate not easy –law expert

The Binay family may be up against the wall in contesting the jurisdiction of the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee in investigating the alleged overpricing in the Makati City Hall Building II.

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US warns nationals in PHL vs. alleged bomb plot

The US Embassy in Manila on Thursday warned its nationals in the Philippines against a possible bomb plot, following reports that suspects involved in such a plot were arrested in Quezon City.

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Pulse Asia: Pinoys more hopeful fight vs. corruption can succeed

More Filipinos are optimistic that the fight against corruption in government can succeed compared to three months ago, according to a new survey by pollster Pulse Asia. The survey conducted September 8 to 15 showed 48 percent believe it is possible to successfully fight the corruption of officials in using public funds.

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Pulse Asia: Admin gets high scores vs. criminality but flunks issues of inflation, wages

The Aquino administration got high scores from its "bosses" in combating criminality in the third quarter of 2014, but got the thumbs-down in at least two other issues deemed most urgent by the public.

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PNP to respect Ombudsman decision if it orders chief's preventive suspension

The Philippine National Police will "respect" the decision of the Ombudsman if it orders the preventive suspension of PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima over graft-related complaints lodged against him.

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Local Job Opening: Junior Graphic Designer

Junior Graphic Designer (Code: FRMLTI)

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a people centric, customer focused business. Beepo is a newly established BPO in the Clark zone, specialising in Marketing, Administration and Payroll services.

You will need great good communication skills, both written and verbal, good bookkeeping skills and experience in using Adobe Photoshop Pro in creating forms and images. Work hours are during the day, with a 7am start time.

You will be supported by a great working environment, leading benefits, and an opportunity to meet your career goals. You will be able to apply your business improvement skills and innovative thinking to this role. This is an opportunity to grow your career quickly.


Responsibilities:

● Use /accredited in Adobe Photoshop / Pro for creating PDF forms
● Manage and Co-ordinate marketing of products and services
● Preparing online and print marketing pieces including; customer proposal, brochures, direct mail, event invites, social media imagery, web site imagery, presentation material
● Management and delivery of social media (posting) plan
● Updating our web site imagery


Requirements:
● The ability to learn quickly and follow a brief, work within project schedules and meet deadlines
● The ability to follow a brand style guide, provide feedback and constructive criticism to other designers in the brainstorming and critique sessions
● Excellent English skills
● High level of proficiency Adobe Creative Suite
● Page layout and design InDesign
● Exceptional Photoshop skills
● Illustration and graphic design - Illustrator
● Combine design theory and take into consideration content, structure and usability issues to create a powerful and integrated design experience
● Ability to manage multiple projects
● Tertiary qualifications in Design/Marketing or other relevant degree
● 2-4 years’ experience in a Design role
● A portfolio of completed work to present


Date: 7 October 2014
City/Town: Clark Freeport Zone
Location: Pampanga
Wage/Salary: tbd
Start: Immediately
Duration: Long term
Type: Full Time
How to apply: Please visit our website www.beepo.com.ph
Company: Beepo, Inc.

Company:     Beepo, Inc.
Contact Email:     careers@beepo.com.au
Address:     Unit 2, 2/F Business Center 6, PhilExcel Business Park, M.A. Roxas Highway,; Clarkfield - 2023; Pampanga ,Pampanga , Pampanga - Pampanga

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How will MNLF fit in the Bangsamoro? Senate panel consults Mindanao sectors

How will the Moro National Liberation Front fit in the proposed Bangsamoro political entity that will replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao?

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EX-UP Law dean: Family Code’s provision on marriage violates equal protection clause

Pacifico Agabin, a former dean of the UP College of Law, on Wednesday said the Family Code of the Philippines needed updating, especially its provisions on marriage.

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Clouds spoil blood moon viewing in some areas

No thanks to cloudy skies, not all Filipinos managed to see the so-called blood moon during a total lunar eclipse Wednesday evening.

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Congress asked to clarify Bangsamoro gov’t powers on control of natural resources

Congress should define the powers that will be devolved to the proposed Bangsamoro government concerning the management of natural resources, the head of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said Wednesday.

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Mike Arroyo asks court to allow him to travel to HK, Japan

Former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo has asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to travel to Hong Kong and Japan for one week later this month.

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Binay has no property in Rosario, Batangas—assessor's office

Residents of Rosario in Batangas are familiar with Vice President Jejomar Binay's alleged property in their town but its Municipal Assessor's Office has no record of the former Makati mayor owning a piece of land in the area, GMA News' "24 Oras" reported on Wednesday.

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Mayor Binay to seek SC help vs. Makati Building II probe

The camp of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay will elevate to the Supreme Court the issue on the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee's jurisdiction to investigation the alleged overpricing in the Makati City Hall Building II project.

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VACC files supplemental complaint vs. PNP chief Purisima

The anti-crime group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) has filed a supplemental complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima.

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Subcommittee invites VP Binay anew to explain Batangas property

The Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee will once again invite Vice President Jejomar Binay to attend its inquiry into allegations of corruption in Makati City after a former ally accused the longtime mayor owning a 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas.

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Ex-Binay ally: Overpricing in Makati meant to cover unpaid bill in Batangas property

The padded construction costs of Hilmarc's Construction Corporation's projects in Makati City were caused by the unpaid multimillion-peso improvements in the 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas, allegedly belonging to Vice President Jejomar Binay, a former close ally told the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee on Wednesday.

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List of flights canceled due to bad weather on Oct. 8

Heavy rain over parts of the country forced the cancellation of some domestic flights, the Department of Transportation and Communications said.

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Gov’t resources not being used to discredit VP Binay —Palace

Government resources are not being used to discredit Vice President Jejomar Binay, Malacañang categorically said Wednesday.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Belmonte on ratings dip: ‘Talagang ganyan lang 'yan’

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Wednesday shrugged off the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey showing a three percent drop in his trust and approval rating, saying he's unmindful of how much publicity he garners.

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Former Makati official bares VP Binay’s property in Batangas

Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado presented before the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee pictures and an aerial survey of the alleged 350-hectare property of Vice President Jejomar Binay in Rosario, Batangas, worth P1.2 billion.

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Trillanes wants admin case vs. COA auditors who audited Makati Building II

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants an administrative case filed against the Commission on Audit (COA) personnel who audited the allegedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II for failure to thoroughly do their job.

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AMLC monitoring Senate probe on Makati City Hall Building II

An official of the Anti-Money Laundering Council on Wednesday said they are monitoring the Senate blue ribbon subcommittee hearing on the alleged overpricing in the construction of the Makati City Hall Building II for possible money laundering cases.

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VP Binay’s camp denies he owns Batangas property

The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay denied Wednesday that he owns a nine-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas.

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Ridon seeks House probe on Marcos paintings, wants Imelda to 'explain'

Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon wants Congress to ascertain the state of the Presidential Commission on Good Government's efforts to seize paintings believed to be part of the ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' family.

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Suspect in Cherry Pie Picache's mother's murder arrested in Laguna

Authorities on Tuesday night arrested the main suspect in last month's killing of the mother of actress Cherry Pie Picache.

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Sen. Binay, COA's Mendoza trade views on the definition of ‘complain’ during budget hearing

Commission on Audit Commissioner Heidi Mendoza got a grilling from Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, during the COA's budget hearing at the Senate, GMA 7 news program “24 Oras” reported

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Ochoa's legal team denies thwarting Korean fugitive's deportation

Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.'s legal team on Tuesday denied thwarting the deportation of a South Korean national who had allegedly embezzled funds from a firm in Korea.

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Parents’ group calls for review of K to 12 program

A group of concerned parents on Tuesday called on lawmakers to revisit some provisions as well as the implementation of Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, commonly referred as the K to 12 Law.

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Cherry Pie gives DNA sample to NBI

To help build an airtight case against her mother's alleged murderer, actress Cherry Pie Picache on Tuesday gave National Bureau of Investigation agents samples of her DNA.

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If family agrees: Purisima to sell P3.7-M ‘ordinary house’

Philippine National Police chief Director-General Alan Purisima said that he was planning to sell his rest house in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija if members of his family would agree, a report on GMA News' "24 Oras" said on Tuesday.

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Nancy Binay questions still-unaudited fund for National Museum in Batanes

Senator Nancy Binay questioned on Tuesday the yet-to-be-audited fund release for an extension office of the National Museum being built in Batanes.

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Nat’l government to provide block grant, subsidies to Bangsamoro region

The national government is planning to pour several billions of pesos to the proposed Bangsamoro political entity in the form of an annual block grant and several subsidies to help it catch up with the development of other regions, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Tuesday.

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Palace: No comment on VP Binay’s ratings drop

Malacañang on Tuesday refused to comment on the significant drop in Vice President Jejomar Binay's approval ratings.

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Hidden wealth? Palace would rather focus on Purisima’s accomplishments

The public should give weight to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima's accomplishments instead of focusing on accusations that he amassed hidden wealth, Malacañang said Tuesday.

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Jinggoy once endorsed Napoles NGO in Senate session hall, Luy says

Senator Jinggoy Estrada once signed an endorsment letter for one of Janet Lim Napoles' bogus non-government organizations at the Senate session hall during plenary deliberations, pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday.

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Special Advertising Feature:  Sports-Inspired Living in the Metro

New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI) is pleased to announce that the metropolis's newest condominium sports complex is about to rise in Quezon City: the Victoria Sports Tower.

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PNoy’s endorsement to make Mar unbeatable in 2016 –LP stalwart

Despite placing second in Pulse Asia’s latest survey of preferred presidential candidates, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas still has a shot of becoming the man to beat in the 2016 elections if he is endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III, a Liberal Party stalwart said Tuesday.

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Passing game: Pimentel tosses jurisdiction issue to whole Blue Ribbon panel

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III will submit to the whole Senate Committee on the Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations, also known as the Blue Ribbon Committee, his decision on whether his sub-committee has jurisdiction over the inquiry into the alleged overpricing in the construction of the P2.7-billion Makati City Hall Building II.

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