Palace welcomes agreement with China over disputed Spratly Islands in West Philippine Sea
Malacanang welcomed reports saying the Philippines and China agreed to work together to ensure peace and stability in the West Philippine Sea following the visit of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to China this week.
“That is a good development, dahil katulad nga po ng sinabi ni Secretary del Rosario. We should not let one issue get in the way of our good relations with China,” Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said during a radio interview over government-owned dzRB Radio Ng Bayan on Saturday.
“Magandang development po ito and our position talaga na despite that nagkakaroon po ng hindi pagkakaintindihan sa isyu ng Kalayaan Group of Islands, committed lahat ng claimants to have a peaceful solution and to work it out diplomatically,” she added.
Valte said they are hopeful that the recent development will ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea so that all the claimant countries could talk on how to maintain peace and stability in the region.
Asked by reporters whether the recent development will pave the way for the President to visit China soon, Valte said: “Alam ko the details are still being worked out by the Department of Foreign Affairs.”
It was reported that the Philippines and China agreed to preserve their broad relations by not letting disputes over territory in the West Philippine Sea affect diplomatic ties.
Del Rosario and his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also agreed that the two countries would work together to ensure stability in those waters.
Del Rosario’s trip to China, which was scheduled July 7 to 9, comes in the midst of heightened tensions between claimant countries over the potentially oil-rich Spratly Islands.
Aside from China, the Philippines and Vietnam, other claimant countries include Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.
The Spratlys, a chain of barren, largely uninhabited islands, reefs and banks in the West Philippine Sea, are believed to be rich in oil and natural gas. It also has busy sea lanes for global trade and commerce. (PCOO)
Government remains focused in generating more jobs to compliment CCT program
In keeping with the Aquino government’s goal to mitigate poverty in the country, Malacanang announced on Saturday that it remains focused in generating jobs to complement the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.
In an interview over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the anti-poverty measures are now in place in addition to the CCT.
“Kasi alam naman natin na iyong CCT ay iyong salbabida na naibibigay po natin doon sa ating mga pamilyang nangangailangan. Ang pangalawa po diyan ay iyong paggawa ng mas maraming trabaho at iyong kaakibat po niyan ay edukasyon,” she said.
The Aquino government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will widen the coverage of the CCT, targeting 5.3 million families as beneficiaries by year 2016.
“May kaakibat na kondisyon bago po mabigyan ng conditional cash transfer ang mga pamilya. Ang kundisyon is to send their kids to school,” said Valte.
The DSWD is working with the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely monitor if the children of the CCT beneficiaries are indeed studying or not.
Aside from the CCT, Valte said the Aquino government has started initiating reforms to improve the Filipinos’ access to education, particularly among the poorest of the poor.
“Marami ang mga approach natin diyan, gusto po nating gumawa ng maraming trabaho para sa mga may kakayahan na magtrabaho at doon sa mga susunod pang henerasyon,” said Valte, adding that the government will continue to push for other mitigating measures to eradicate poverty by providing access to health and social protection services. (PCOO)
Malacanang welcomed reports saying the Philippines and China agreed to work together to ensure peace and stability in the West Philippine Sea following the visit of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to China this week.
“That is a good development, dahil katulad nga po ng sinabi ni Secretary del Rosario. We should not let one issue get in the way of our good relations with China,” Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said during a radio interview over government-owned dzRB Radio Ng Bayan on Saturday.
“Magandang development po ito and our position talaga na despite that nagkakaroon po ng hindi pagkakaintindihan sa isyu ng Kalayaan Group of Islands, committed lahat ng claimants to have a peaceful solution and to work it out diplomatically,” she added.
Valte said they are hopeful that the recent development will ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea so that all the claimant countries could talk on how to maintain peace and stability in the region.
Asked by reporters whether the recent development will pave the way for the President to visit China soon, Valte said: “Alam ko the details are still being worked out by the Department of Foreign Affairs.”
It was reported that the Philippines and China agreed to preserve their broad relations by not letting disputes over territory in the West Philippine Sea affect diplomatic ties.
Del Rosario and his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also agreed that the two countries would work together to ensure stability in those waters.
Del Rosario’s trip to China, which was scheduled July 7 to 9, comes in the midst of heightened tensions between claimant countries over the potentially oil-rich Spratly Islands.
Aside from China, the Philippines and Vietnam, other claimant countries include Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.
The Spratlys, a chain of barren, largely uninhabited islands, reefs and banks in the West Philippine Sea, are believed to be rich in oil and natural gas. It also has busy sea lanes for global trade and commerce. (PCOO)
Government remains focused in generating more jobs to compliment CCT program
In keeping with the Aquino government’s goal to mitigate poverty in the country, Malacanang announced on Saturday that it remains focused in generating jobs to complement the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.
In an interview over government-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the anti-poverty measures are now in place in addition to the CCT.
“Kasi alam naman natin na iyong CCT ay iyong salbabida na naibibigay po natin doon sa ating mga pamilyang nangangailangan. Ang pangalawa po diyan ay iyong paggawa ng mas maraming trabaho at iyong kaakibat po niyan ay edukasyon,” she said.
The Aquino government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will widen the coverage of the CCT, targeting 5.3 million families as beneficiaries by year 2016.
“May kaakibat na kondisyon bago po mabigyan ng conditional cash transfer ang mga pamilya. Ang kundisyon is to send their kids to school,” said Valte.
The DSWD is working with the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely monitor if the children of the CCT beneficiaries are indeed studying or not.
Aside from the CCT, Valte said the Aquino government has started initiating reforms to improve the Filipinos’ access to education, particularly among the poorest of the poor.
“Marami ang mga approach natin diyan, gusto po nating gumawa ng maraming trabaho para sa mga may kakayahan na magtrabaho at doon sa mga susunod pang henerasyon,” said Valte, adding that the government will continue to push for other mitigating measures to eradicate poverty by providing access to health and social protection services. (PCOO)
