Aquino leads oathtaking ceremonies for new officers of 10 government agencies in Malacañang
President Benigno S. Aquino III led the swearing-in ceremonies for the new officials of 10 government agencies in Malacañang on Monday.
The President, who wore a crisp white barong and black plants, administered the oath of office to the following officials as part of his duty as President of the Republic.
The new officials were: Wigberto Tañada, chairman of the United Coconut Planters Bank – Coconut Industry Investment Fund (UCPB-CIIF); Benjamin Reyes, Deputy Executive Director for Operations of the Dangerous Drugs Board;
Virginia Akiate, acting Director IV of the Commission of Higher Education; Rufino Bomasang, Luisa Maria Uranza, and Francisco Ignalaga, Jr. as acting members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine National Oil Corporation-Expoloration Corporation;
Alfredo Non and Gloria Yap-Taruc as members of the Energy Regulatory Board; Jaime Eloise Agbayani, acting president and chief executive officer of the John Hay Management Corporation; Genaro Mendoza, acting member, Board of Directors of the Clark Development Corporation;
Angel Lopez Castaño, Jr., chairman of the Philippine Racing Commission; Mory Sison, Felipe Hidalgo, Jr., Joel Otarra, and Ronaldo Tuazon as acting members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost); and Ives Nisce, acting chairman of the Poro Point Management Corporation. (PCOO)
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Aquino declares March 10 as non-working day in Tanauan, Batangas in celebration of its 11th Cityhood Anniversary
President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared March 10, 2012 which fall on a Saturday as a non-working day in the city of Tanauan in Batangas in celebration of its 11th Cityhood Anniversary.
President Aquino issued the declaration in Proclamation No. 348 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on March 2, to give the people of Tanauan the full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
Tanauan was incorporated as a city under Republic Act No. 9005 that was signed on February 2, 2001 and ratified on March 10, 2001.
This year's anniversary celebration highlights the relentless support and commitment of every Tanauenño and partners to bring the city to greater heights guided by the strong vision, firm determination and good governance of the present administration. (PCOO)
Malacañang says election of COA chair to board of Supreme Audit Institutions in India is manifestation of credible auditing establishment in the country
The feat of Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Grace Tan, who has been elected to the Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in India last month, is a manifestation that the Philippines has a credible and trustworthy auditing institution.
In a statement issued on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the Aquino administration congratulated Grace Tan who won a seat in the ASOSAI Board during an election in Jaipur, India last February.
"The Philippines was in the distinguished company of China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Thailand, and Bangladesh for membership to the Board, with 11 candidates in total," Lacierda said.
"This represents a comeback for the Philippines, which has gained a seat after a long time of not having been considered for membership in the Board. The Philippines joins South Korea, whose Auditor-General is Secretary-General of the Institution, as an Asian member," he said
Lacierda said Tan's term of membership will be from 2012 until 2015.
The Aquino administration will look forward to Tan's contributions to the organization.
"This demonstration of peer confidence comes at the heels of the earlier selection of the COA as the external auditor of the World Health Organization in May 2011. The Philippines can, once more, hold its head high as having a credible, trustworthy auditing institution," Lacierda said.
Last February 29, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai took over as the Chairman of the ASOSAI. (PCOO)
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Malacañang vows to bring back peace and order within UP Los Baños; expresses commitment to serve justice to victims of criminality in the area
Malacanang assured that the Aquino government is exerting all out efforts to bring back peace and order within the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) in Laguna expressing commitment to serve justice to the victims of criminality in the area.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement in the wake of the series of rape and robbery cases within the UPLB community.
“These killings strike at the very heart of the peaceful, orderly, and safe community that UPLB has been, and must be again. We will not rest until justice is done and the perpetrators are punished. We would like to assure concerned faculty, parents, students, and all those in the UPLB community that steps are being taken to make the campus a safe place to work and live in, and visit,” Lacierda said in the statement on Monday.
The police force, Lacierda said, has also been augmented and the investigations are now in full swing to put behind bars those responsible for the criminalities within the campus.
“Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has relieved thirteen policemen who constitute the UP Los Baños police, which operate under the university authorities. Sec. Robredo has designated the Provincial Police of Laguna to take over. He has also ordered the augmentation of the police in the grounds of UPLB and the intensified investigation of the three cases of murder that have shocked and horrified the UPLB community,” Lacierda said.
Los Banos police chief Supt. Dante Novicio was reassigned to the provincial headquarters of Laguna. He will be replaced by Chief Insp. Conrad Basungsong.
Reports bared a string of rape and robbery incidents in the area over the past five months, the recent of which was the killing of 19-year old BS Agriculture student from UPLB, Rey Bernard Penaranda. (PCOO)
President Benigno S. Aquino III led the swearing-in ceremonies for the new officials of 10 government agencies in Malacañang on Monday.
The President, who wore a crisp white barong and black plants, administered the oath of office to the following officials as part of his duty as President of the Republic.
The new officials were: Wigberto Tañada, chairman of the United Coconut Planters Bank – Coconut Industry Investment Fund (UCPB-CIIF); Benjamin Reyes, Deputy Executive Director for Operations of the Dangerous Drugs Board;
Virginia Akiate, acting Director IV of the Commission of Higher Education; Rufino Bomasang, Luisa Maria Uranza, and Francisco Ignalaga, Jr. as acting members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine National Oil Corporation-Expoloration Corporation;
Alfredo Non and Gloria Yap-Taruc as members of the Energy Regulatory Board; Jaime Eloise Agbayani, acting president and chief executive officer of the John Hay Management Corporation; Genaro Mendoza, acting member, Board of Directors of the Clark Development Corporation;
Angel Lopez Castaño, Jr., chairman of the Philippine Racing Commission; Mory Sison, Felipe Hidalgo, Jr., Joel Otarra, and Ronaldo Tuazon as acting members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost); and Ives Nisce, acting chairman of the Poro Point Management Corporation. (PCOO)
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Aquino declares March 10 as non-working day in Tanauan, Batangas in celebration of its 11th Cityhood Anniversary
President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared March 10, 2012 which fall on a Saturday as a non-working day in the city of Tanauan in Batangas in celebration of its 11th Cityhood Anniversary.
President Aquino issued the declaration in Proclamation No. 348 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on March 2, to give the people of Tanauan the full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
Tanauan was incorporated as a city under Republic Act No. 9005 that was signed on February 2, 2001 and ratified on March 10, 2001.
This year's anniversary celebration highlights the relentless support and commitment of every Tanauenño and partners to bring the city to greater heights guided by the strong vision, firm determination and good governance of the present administration. (PCOO)
Malacañang says election of COA chair to board of Supreme Audit Institutions in India is manifestation of credible auditing establishment in the country
The feat of Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Grace Tan, who has been elected to the Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in India last month, is a manifestation that the Philippines has a credible and trustworthy auditing institution.
In a statement issued on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the Aquino administration congratulated Grace Tan who won a seat in the ASOSAI Board during an election in Jaipur, India last February.
"The Philippines was in the distinguished company of China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Thailand, and Bangladesh for membership to the Board, with 11 candidates in total," Lacierda said.
"This represents a comeback for the Philippines, which has gained a seat after a long time of not having been considered for membership in the Board. The Philippines joins South Korea, whose Auditor-General is Secretary-General of the Institution, as an Asian member," he said
Lacierda said Tan's term of membership will be from 2012 until 2015.
The Aquino administration will look forward to Tan's contributions to the organization.
"This demonstration of peer confidence comes at the heels of the earlier selection of the COA as the external auditor of the World Health Organization in May 2011. The Philippines can, once more, hold its head high as having a credible, trustworthy auditing institution," Lacierda said.
Last February 29, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai took over as the Chairman of the ASOSAI. (PCOO)
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Malacañang vows to bring back peace and order within UP Los Baños; expresses commitment to serve justice to victims of criminality in the area
Malacanang assured that the Aquino government is exerting all out efforts to bring back peace and order within the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) in Laguna expressing commitment to serve justice to the victims of criminality in the area.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda issued the statement in the wake of the series of rape and robbery cases within the UPLB community.
“These killings strike at the very heart of the peaceful, orderly, and safe community that UPLB has been, and must be again. We will not rest until justice is done and the perpetrators are punished. We would like to assure concerned faculty, parents, students, and all those in the UPLB community that steps are being taken to make the campus a safe place to work and live in, and visit,” Lacierda said in the statement on Monday.
The police force, Lacierda said, has also been augmented and the investigations are now in full swing to put behind bars those responsible for the criminalities within the campus.
“Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has relieved thirteen policemen who constitute the UP Los Baños police, which operate under the university authorities. Sec. Robredo has designated the Provincial Police of Laguna to take over. He has also ordered the augmentation of the police in the grounds of UPLB and the intensified investigation of the three cases of murder that have shocked and horrified the UPLB community,” Lacierda said.
Los Banos police chief Supt. Dante Novicio was reassigned to the provincial headquarters of Laguna. He will be replaced by Chief Insp. Conrad Basungsong.
Reports bared a string of rape and robbery incidents in the area over the past five months, the recent of which was the killing of 19-year old BS Agriculture student from UPLB, Rey Bernard Penaranda. (PCOO)
