Peter Anthony A. Abaya Peter Athony Abaya is the concurrent general manager and chief executive of Philippine Reclamation Authority. He was one of the new appointees of President Benigno Aquino III after his inauguration. Previously, Abaya served as the Undersecretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Director of the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He was also appointed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the chairman of
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President Corazon Aquino described the accident as "a national tragedy of harrowing proportions...[the Filipino people's] sadness is all the more painful because the tragedy struck with the approach of Christmas".[25] Pope John Paul II, Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom conveyed their official messages of condolence.[26] Sulpicio Lines announced three days after the accident that the Doña Paz was insured for ₱25 million (about US$550 thousand
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Sunday amid a continuing conflict between the Church and the Aquino administration on the controversial reproductive health (RH) law. At 52, Villegas will lead the 96 active and 40 honorary members of the bishops’ collegial body when Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma ends his term on Dec. 1. To succeed Villegas as vice president is Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles. While Villegas is known to have had strong ties with the late President Corazon Aquino, the mother of the incumbent Chief Executive, he is perceived
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113TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS’ PAPERS GRAFT AND CORRUPTION: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE Nelson Nogot Moratalla* I. INTRODUCTION This paper will present a condensed report on graft and corruption in the Philippines. Information was compiled by the author from documents, articles, newspaper clippings and other data gathered from the reports and journals of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan, two of the constitutional bodies mandated by Philippine law to investigate and act on
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SONA (philstar.com) Updated July 28, 2010 12:00 AM | | President Aquino arrives at the Music Room of Malacañang to meet the ambassadors of Switzerland, Chile and Cambodia yesterday. WILLY PEREZ MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was “deficient, defective, and divisive,” meant to lower the expectations of Filipinos on his capacity to run the country, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said yesterday.In his “counter-SONA,” the opposition lawmaker said Mr. Aquino’s SONA
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The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10354), informally known as the Reproductive Health Law, is a law in the Philippines which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care.[1] While there is general agreement about its provisions on maternal and child health, there is great debate on its key proposal that the Philippine government and the private sector will fund and undertake widespread
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On January 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada, loyalists in the Philippine Congress voted to set aside key evidence against him. Less than two hours after the decision was announced, thousands of Filipinos, angry that their corrupt president might be let off the hook, converged on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a major crossroads in Manila. The protest was arranged, in part, by forwarded text messages reading, "Go 2 EDSA. Wear blk." The crowd quickly swelled
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youth groups “The onslaught of commercialization and education deregulation under the Aquino administration has driven not one, but many students to desperation and even death. This is Aquino’s real legacy to the Filipino youth.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – Expensive cost of education, unemployment and more out of school youth. This is what the youth has endured under President Benigno S. Aquino III, said progressive youth groups. “Education, employment, standard of living – all of
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remain steps ahead of counterfeiters. At all times, BSP protects the integrity of the Philippine currency. This is the reason why BSP develops new designs and upgrades the security features of all Philippine banknotes. Former President Corazon Aquino was being drawn for the New 500 Peso Bill design A photo editing software was used to edit the design of the New Philippine Peso Bills The new generation Philippine banknotes incorporates the latest available technology in banknotes security
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Administration and the Fiber Inspection Service were established under the leadership of Secretary Vicente Singson Encarnacion (1933-1934). From 1934-1938, Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. was appointed Secretary and was replaced by Secretary Benigno S. Aquino, Sr. until 1941. During Aquino’s term, the Fish and Game Administration was restructured and the Division of Soil Survey was created. Upon the outbreak
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