PGMA leads 95th founding anniversary of Glan, Sarangani
GLAN, Sarangani -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday congratulated residents and officials of this booming coastal town on their 95th founding anniversary and lauded their contribution towards strengthening trade and economic exchanges within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
The President thanked Glan Mayor Enrique Yap Jr. in particular for spearheading the resumption of commerce and trade with
“We have a very important milestone: the establishment of your new one-stop-shop action center to serve the custom, immigration, quarantine and security needs of the BIMP-EAGA,” she said.
According to the President, the center will benefit the Jose Abad Santos-Glan-Sarangani Cooperation Triangle (JAGS-CT), the administration’s flagship project for the development and progress of Sarangani province.
The President noted that Glan is vital for the progress and smooth implementation of BIMP-EAGA because it is only
She cited Mayor Yap for his efforts to provide free hospitalization and education to his constituents. Indeed, she added, the mayor is using the town’s income wisely.
Mayor Yap told the President that the
PGMA condemns attack on Neri --Remonde
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo condemns in the strongest term the strafing attack on the house of Social Security System (SSS) president and chief executive officer Romulo Neri by unidentified men in
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said in a media briefing on Friday at the
Remonde said the President also ordered the PNP to provide Neri with a 24-hour security details.
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Chief Supt. Roberto Rosales had already formed Task Force Neri to investigate the attack.
Police investigators said no one was reported injured in the attack.
Initial reports reaching the office of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Chief Supt. Elmo San Diego, witnesses saw about four to five men alighted from a maroon Hyundai van at 9:15 a.m., disarmed and mauled one of Neri's security officers, and started strafing the SSS chief's residence.
Neri's van and gate were damaged in the attack.
The suspects' vehicle was later found abandoned about two blocks away from Neri's home, police said.
Prior to his appointment as SSS president, Neri was the director-general of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
PGMA closely monitoring situation in Northern Luzon -- Esperon
Presidential Management Staff chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr., in a radio interview this morning, said the President is in constant communication with him and the NDCC officials to monitor the flood situation in
According to Esperon, the Chief Executive appreciated the swift response of the Pangasinan provincial government and the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) by initiating rescue and evacuation operations in areas affected by floods, particularly the town of
Esperon, who is in Pangasinan to oversee and monitor the situation, also said that the USS Harpers Ferry, a United States Navy ship carrying two Chinook helicopters, is already on its way to
Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino earlier said in a separate radio interview that 90 percent of the province is flooded.
Espino said the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam almost reached its critical level of 290-meter which forced the authorities to open six gates of the dam which caused the flooding in several areas of the province.
Among the affected areas are Aguilar, Basista, Urbiztondo, Bayambang, Calasiao, Mapandana, Sta. Barbara, Dagupan City, Manaoag, Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Alcala, Bautista, Binaloan, Laoac, Pozorrubio, Sison, Urdaneta City, Villasis, Asingan, Balungao, Natividad, Rosales, San Manuel, San Nicolas, San Quintin, Sta. Maria, Tayug and Umingan. The most affected areas are Natividad, Tayug, Asingan and Mangaldan with all the villages there flooded.
Meanwhile, several bus companies already cancelled their trips from
Rescue operations in Pangasinan continues
Thirty-two towns and three cities in Pangasinan are now submerged in floodwaters that also cut off transportation lines and knocked down power and communication facilities.
Round-the-clock rescue operations are now ongoing in severely affected areas in Central and
A United States Navy helicopter is set to drop rubber boats in Rosales town to be used in rescuing people trapped inside the SM Mall in the area.
Rescuers from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) are deployed in
Those from Naval Northern Luzon are deployed in Bayambang.
Naval and Marine contingents brought in by Presidential Management Staff (PMS) head, Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr. are now conducting rescue operations in
Not even one radio station in Dagupan was on air as they too were flooded.
Traffic to and from
Sarangani,
GLAN, Sarangani – In response to an appeal from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, leaders of this province on Thursday joined hands to help the victims of typhoon Ondoy.
Addressing the President, who was in town for the celebration of the 95th anniversary of this municipality, Sarangani Governor Rene Miguel Dominguez said the calamity that took hundred of lives and destroyed properties worth billions in Metro Manila made officials to forget temporarily their political differences.
“Kasama ang mga munisipyo ng Sarangani sa pagbibigay ng tulong para sa mga nabaha sa Metro
Dominguez handed the P1 million check to President Arroyo during the dinner for local media practitioners at the his residence in Alabel, Sarangani.
Aside from the check, Dominguez also announced that tuna producers here have donated a container van full of fresh tuna products and other goods for the typhoon victims.
North Cotabato Governor Jesus Sacdalan, who was also present, announced that his province is also donating P500,000.
“Salamat sa tabang (Thank you for your help) and contribution for the victims of floods in Metro Manila,” the President told the two governors.
