Emilia Boncodin, the former budget Secretary, was reported to dead on Monday due to cardiac arrest at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. NKTI executive director Enrique Ona signed on the medical bulleting that Boncodin, 55, passed away at 2:05 p.m.  “She was admitted on March 10 for difficulty of breathing and anemia and was [...]

At the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), the construction of the P308-million expansion of the existing terminal is in full blast and it is expected to be operation next month. According to Victor Jose Luciano, president and chief executive officer of Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC), the newly expanded Terminal 1 will feature two passenger [...]

A posthumous presidential citation was given by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the late Press Secretary Cerge Remonde for the latter’s exemplary public service as government official and noted journalist.
Remonde, who was 51 years old, died of heart attack on Tuesday morning in his house in Makati City. He was found unconscious by aides at home [...]

Anytime this year, we will be seeing new designs in our money, both in bills and coins. The new money designed are set for printing within the year, said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), after getting the approval of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

And so President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to Copenhagen, Denmark seems to be fruitful. If the said pledges amounting to $380 million (P17.67 billion) in foreign funding for environment-related projects and programs in the Philippines would materialize.

And so ends months of speculations as the president of the country finally made known to the public her political plan for 2010. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo made the official announcement in an interview aired over government radio.
“I will file my candidacy for Congress in order to serve the hardworking people of my home province,” [...]

Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City were placed under a state of emergency by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after the gruesome massacre of dozens of people in the election hotspot in Mindanao. The president also ordered a swift and impartial probe into massive killings.

The major oil companies, as well as the small players, have already started raising the prices of fuel. This move seems to be legal as far as the oil firms is concerned since President Gloria  Macapagal Arroyo have already lifted Executive Order 839 before she left for Singapore to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) [...]

Last week, a public high school in Floridablanca, Pampanga, became the first school to receive Smart Communication’s high-speed wireless Internet connection.
In spite of the presence of different Internet shops in the town proper, the Paguiruan High School (PHS) is a “dead” spot. Thanks to Smart, it received the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax), a [...]

The Executive Order 839, the government order which froze the price on petroleum products and basic commodities, has been lifted by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The lifting of EO 839 will made effective on Monday. EO 839 froze pump prices at October 15 levels in Luzon, which is still officially under a state of calamity.

On Thursday, Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio will be officially sworn as a Liberal Party (LP) member. The party is making preparations for the preparations of Among Ed, said LP director general Chito Gascon.
Among Ed is joining the LP as he helps push the candidacies of Senators Benigno Aquino III and Manuel Roxas II as president [...]

The proposed P1.514-trillion national budget for 2010 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was approved last night on the third and final reading by the House of Representatives who voted 175-6 in favor of the proposed budget.
House Speaker Prospero Nograles said the budget would now be sent to the Senate. “We hope to approve it before the [...]

Talks has it that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be stepping down as president of the merged Lakas-Kampi-CMD party in order to boost the presidential bid of administration candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro, Jr. The news was confirmed by Pampanga first district Rep. Carmelo Lazatin, who said Arroyo disclosed her plan during a closed-door meeting at the [...]

The last days of November this year was supposed to give the Filipino employees a five-day weekend with November 27 and 28 declared as national holidays based on the Proclamation 1808 issued earlier this year. The said national holidays was supposed to be in celebration of the Muslim feast of Eid’l Adha.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported that business have lost up to P1 billion due to the devastation brought about by tropical storm Ondoy last month. But PCCI president Edgardo Lacson said that while this is the case, local enterprises are now starting to recover.
Lacson added that although there is an existing price [...]

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has approved the one-year suspension of payments for salary and housing loans of members of the Social Security Systems (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), according to her economic adviser. This is in line with helping the victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng.

Trade Secretary Peter Favila and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were in London recently to attend the Emerging Markets Summit, where he had a meeting with several British companies who have expressed interest to invest in the Philippines, either via fresh infusions or the expansion of their existing projects. Areas of interests include mining, energy and business [...]

The United Nations Secretary, through its Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gave assurance to the Philippine government of international humanitarian assistance to the country in the wake of the widespread and massive devastation caused by typhoon Ondoy over the weekend.

On October 2 to 6, Capiz celebrates Dungog: Indigenous People’s (IP) Festival. The provincial government takes the festival as an opportunity to showcase the province’s distinct hospitality, unique culture and captivating sceneries. This was relayed by Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco Sr. during the festival’s press conference, adding that the time has come for the [...]

The Philippines received more international assistance for the victims of tropical storm Ondoy. This time, it’s from the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, who has given 2 million euros or equivalent to about P140 million. This is so far the biggest amount of international help that the country has received.