TESDA partners with Quezon City government in jobs bridging program
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has partnered with the Quezon City government to help qualified residents find jobs through a massive jobs bridging program dubbed “Trabaho Para sa TESDA Specialistas.”
The jobs fair, which is in line with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s advocacy to generate more jobs for Filipinos, aims to help technical and vocational course (tech-voc) graduates, TESDA scholars and potential employees get jobs by interacting with potential employers in person.
This person-to-person job matching activity, which is being held at the QC Hall, ensures that the skills of a prospective employee is immediately seen and tested by potential employers and may result in on-the-spot hiring as on-the-job trainees or as active members of the manpower pool of a company/firm.
TESDA Director Joel Villanueva said more than 50 firms coming from different sectors such as restaurant services, call centers, and manufacturing firms will participate in the event.
“We are doing electronic jobs facilitation to capture all the applicants for continuous job matching,” Villanueva said.
To ensure that a wide range of prospective employees get their chance to land jobs, the TESDA jobs fair will be conducted in all districts of the National Capital Region soon. (PCOO)
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Malacanang says economy in an upswing mode; cites NEDA report showing 3 percent export growth
Malacanang said that the country’s economy is continuously in an upswing mode as typified by the increase in numbers of the Philippine economy’s performance in the first months of the year which was the result of the unyielding efforts of the Aquino government to achieve inclusive and equitable growth for the Filipino people.
In his statement during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda cited the report of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) showing a 3 per cent growth in the country’s exports making the Philippines the strongest performer in the East and the Southeast Asian region.
Lacierda also said that these developments were realized despite the present international economic challenges within the region.
“The National Economic Development Authority reported yesterday that Philippine exports finally ended an eight-month slump by growing 3 percent year-on-year. According to the report, the Philippines was the strongest performer among our East and Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of export growth in January this year,” Lacierda stressed.
“Despite international economic unease, more encouraging reports on the Philippine economy continue to pour in. Yesterday, the Makati Business Club expressed bullishness on the prospects for the economy. In a poll conducted in the second half of February this year, a convincing majority of respondents (79.6%) said that economic growth for 2012 would be higher than last year’s 3.7 percent,” Lacierda added.
This optimism, Lacierda further said, also resulted to more investments in 2012 that earned the country 6.7 percent higher than that of the influx of investments last year.
“Optimism carried over to investments with 81.7 percent of respondents expressing confidence that 2012 approvals would increase from last year. There was also a significant improvement among member-companies that would make additional investments this year at 63.4 percent compared to just 56.7 percent last year,” Lacierda said.
“This confirms the views of foreign analysts on the performance of the Philippine economy. The improving economic fundamentals of the Philippines express sustained confidence in the reforms undertaken by the Aquino administration. Our country is right on track toward inclusive, equitable growth,” he said.
Aquino administration remains committed to its economic reform agenda through the implementation of various developmental programs to provide better economic opportunities for the citizenry. (PCOO)
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Malacañang says E-VAT on oil stays
Despite calls to bring down the expanded value added tax (EVAT) on oil to 10 percent to help ease the burden of the Filipino people, Malacañang on Wednesday said that the tax on oil will remain at its current state of 12 percent.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in his regular press briefing that the income generated by the EVAT on oil is needed to fund the various pro-poor programs of the government.
“…the taxes (on oil) are really needed. While the circumstances at that time when it was imposed are different now, we need it to continue to fund our programs,” Lacierda said.
He countered criticisms that these government programs, such as the Conditional Cash Transfer, do not need funding from the EVAT on oil as these have separate funding from foreign sources.
“On the Conditional Cash Transfer, we just like to state for the record that we have—we are now servicing three million family beneficiaries. Out of the three million family beneficiaries, 900,000 family beneficiaries are funded by the World Bank-ADB (Asian Development Bank) loan. So 2.1 million (family beneficiaries) are funded by our GAA (General Appropriations Act),” Lacierda explained.
“But even then, that foreign loan ultimately babayaran rin natin ‘yan eh. So babayaran ng gobyerno ‘yan so talagang pera rin ng pamahalaan ‘yung pambayad doon,” he added.
Lacierda also cited the statement of Finance Secretary Purisima who underscored the need for the EVAT on oil as part of the government’s revenue base.
“We need to continue to build a revenue base rather than go backwards. This way, our cost of borrowing will continue to go down creating more space for social investment. ‘Yan po ang reasoning ni Secretary Purisima,” Lacierda said. (PCOO)
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Palace nixes support for death penalty revival to deter criminals
Malacanang said it won’t support the proposals calling for the re-imposition of death penalty in the country despite recent incidence of heinous crimes particularly against women and children.
Some groups have made recommendations asking the government to revive the death penalty in the spate of rape cases against children committed either by juveniles or close relatives.
“On the death penalty, our position is that we’re not in agreement in the imposition of the death penalty. Given the present justice system, there is a likelihood that… because of our poor justice system, there is a likelihood that if we impose the death penalty baka yung maling tao, yung walang sala ay baka maparusahan at patawan ng death penalty,” Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday.
Lacierda reiterated that this is the same position that President Benigno S. Aquino III had when he run for the presidency in 2010.
While Lacierda acknowledged that the recent rape cases are a concern, he said that generally there is a downward trend with regards to crime incidence based on police statistics.
Based on the indicators from the Philippine National Police (PNP) the incidence of crime has gone down, Lacierda stressed as he noted a 24-percent reduction in the overall crime rate in 2011 compared to 2010 record.
“The PNP has been strengthening and improving the crime prevention that is why we address criminal incidence,” he said.
Lacierda also pointed out that the barangays should help in preventing crimes from happening in their respective localities.
With regards to the concern of the Filipino-Chinese businessmen who reported the rising incidence of kidnappings and other crimes in the country, the Presidential Spokesman said that Malacanang will raise the issue to the police leadership.
Despite those reports however, Lacierda said that the peace and order situation in the country remains manageable and investors continue to come to the Philippines to infuse their capital. (PCOO)
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Malacanang lauds Philippine Azkals for advancing to semifinals of Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal
Malacanang lauded the Philippine Azkals for advancing to the semifinals of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup after defeating Tajikistan on Tuesday at the Halchowk Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, a Palace official said.
"This is the highest level of our victory so far. It is higher than winning the Suzuki Cup," Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday.
"We urge them to continue to perform their best and to do proud for our country," he said.
The Azkals rallied from a one-goal deficit to nip Tajikistan, and clinch – for the first time – a semi-finals berth in the AFC Challenge Cup. The team finished with a 2-0-1 win-draw-loss slate.
Replicating its amazing AFF Suzuki Cup run in 2010 which brought the country into the football map, the Philippines will take on Group A topnotcher Turkmenistan on Friday. The winner of that match will earn a ticket in the Challenge Cup finals. (PCOO)
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Aquino government lauds Science and Technology official for exemplary contributions
The Aquino administration lauded Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Graciano P. Yumul, Jr. who sought optional retirement for his exemplary contributions to the government's efforts to advance the country’s science and technology.
During the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Yumul was among those who helped to improve the weather forecasting system.
Yumul Jr. served as DOST’s Undersecretary for Research and Development from January 26, 2006 to March 12, 2012. He also served as Officer-in-Charge of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) since August 2010 in a concurrent capacity until January 2011.
"Certainly he is a big help . . . but we cannot stop him if he would like to pursue other courses at this stage in his life right now. We wish Undersecretary Yumul well in his future career or in his future plan of action," Lacierda said.
"It is with deep regret that I accept the decision of Undersecretary Graciano P. Yumul, Jr. to seek optional retirement from government service due to personal reasons," Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo said in a statement read by Lacierda.
"With almost 28 years of service in Government, Undersecretary Yumul’s career path as professor, scientist, and executive was marked by excellence and dedication and duly recognized by peers from government, academe, and the private sector," Montejo said.
Montejo said Undersecretary Yumul leaves a rich legacy to the Department of Science and Technology for others to follow and emulate.
"I wish him all the best in his future planned endeavors," he added.
Yumul, a multi-awarded researcher, teacher, and administrator, earned his BS degree in Geology from University of the Philippines as a scholar of the Bureau of Mines. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in Geology majoring in Igneous Petrology at the University of Tokyo. He also took postdoctoral studies as a Fellow at the University of Bretagne Occidentale in France. (PCOO)
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has partnered with the Quezon City government to help qualified residents find jobs through a massive jobs bridging program dubbed “Trabaho Para sa TESDA Specialistas.”
The jobs fair, which is in line with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s advocacy to generate more jobs for Filipinos, aims to help technical and vocational course (tech-voc) graduates, TESDA scholars and potential employees get jobs by interacting with potential employers in person.
This person-to-person job matching activity, which is being held at the QC Hall, ensures that the skills of a prospective employee is immediately seen and tested by potential employers and may result in on-the-spot hiring as on-the-job trainees or as active members of the manpower pool of a company/firm.
TESDA Director Joel Villanueva said more than 50 firms coming from different sectors such as restaurant services, call centers, and manufacturing firms will participate in the event.
“We are doing electronic jobs facilitation to capture all the applicants for continuous job matching,” Villanueva said.
To ensure that a wide range of prospective employees get their chance to land jobs, the TESDA jobs fair will be conducted in all districts of the National Capital Region soon. (PCOO)
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Malacanang says economy in an upswing mode; cites NEDA report showing 3 percent export growth
Malacanang said that the country’s economy is continuously in an upswing mode as typified by the increase in numbers of the Philippine economy’s performance in the first months of the year which was the result of the unyielding efforts of the Aquino government to achieve inclusive and equitable growth for the Filipino people.
In his statement during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda cited the report of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) showing a 3 per cent growth in the country’s exports making the Philippines the strongest performer in the East and the Southeast Asian region.
Lacierda also said that these developments were realized despite the present international economic challenges within the region.
“The National Economic Development Authority reported yesterday that Philippine exports finally ended an eight-month slump by growing 3 percent year-on-year. According to the report, the Philippines was the strongest performer among our East and Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of export growth in January this year,” Lacierda stressed.
“Despite international economic unease, more encouraging reports on the Philippine economy continue to pour in. Yesterday, the Makati Business Club expressed bullishness on the prospects for the economy. In a poll conducted in the second half of February this year, a convincing majority of respondents (79.6%) said that economic growth for 2012 would be higher than last year’s 3.7 percent,” Lacierda added.
This optimism, Lacierda further said, also resulted to more investments in 2012 that earned the country 6.7 percent higher than that of the influx of investments last year.
“Optimism carried over to investments with 81.7 percent of respondents expressing confidence that 2012 approvals would increase from last year. There was also a significant improvement among member-companies that would make additional investments this year at 63.4 percent compared to just 56.7 percent last year,” Lacierda said.
“This confirms the views of foreign analysts on the performance of the Philippine economy. The improving economic fundamentals of the Philippines express sustained confidence in the reforms undertaken by the Aquino administration. Our country is right on track toward inclusive, equitable growth,” he said.
Aquino administration remains committed to its economic reform agenda through the implementation of various developmental programs to provide better economic opportunities for the citizenry. (PCOO)
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Malacañang says E-VAT on oil stays
Despite calls to bring down the expanded value added tax (EVAT) on oil to 10 percent to help ease the burden of the Filipino people, Malacañang on Wednesday said that the tax on oil will remain at its current state of 12 percent.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in his regular press briefing that the income generated by the EVAT on oil is needed to fund the various pro-poor programs of the government.
“…the taxes (on oil) are really needed. While the circumstances at that time when it was imposed are different now, we need it to continue to fund our programs,” Lacierda said.
He countered criticisms that these government programs, such as the Conditional Cash Transfer, do not need funding from the EVAT on oil as these have separate funding from foreign sources.
“On the Conditional Cash Transfer, we just like to state for the record that we have—we are now servicing three million family beneficiaries. Out of the three million family beneficiaries, 900,000 family beneficiaries are funded by the World Bank-ADB (Asian Development Bank) loan. So 2.1 million (family beneficiaries) are funded by our GAA (General Appropriations Act),” Lacierda explained.
“But even then, that foreign loan ultimately babayaran rin natin ‘yan eh. So babayaran ng gobyerno ‘yan so talagang pera rin ng pamahalaan ‘yung pambayad doon,” he added.
Lacierda also cited the statement of Finance Secretary Purisima who underscored the need for the EVAT on oil as part of the government’s revenue base.
“We need to continue to build a revenue base rather than go backwards. This way, our cost of borrowing will continue to go down creating more space for social investment. ‘Yan po ang reasoning ni Secretary Purisima,” Lacierda said. (PCOO)
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Palace nixes support for death penalty revival to deter criminals
Malacanang said it won’t support the proposals calling for the re-imposition of death penalty in the country despite recent incidence of heinous crimes particularly against women and children.
Some groups have made recommendations asking the government to revive the death penalty in the spate of rape cases against children committed either by juveniles or close relatives.
“On the death penalty, our position is that we’re not in agreement in the imposition of the death penalty. Given the present justice system, there is a likelihood that… because of our poor justice system, there is a likelihood that if we impose the death penalty baka yung maling tao, yung walang sala ay baka maparusahan at patawan ng death penalty,” Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday.
Lacierda reiterated that this is the same position that President Benigno S. Aquino III had when he run for the presidency in 2010.
While Lacierda acknowledged that the recent rape cases are a concern, he said that generally there is a downward trend with regards to crime incidence based on police statistics.
Based on the indicators from the Philippine National Police (PNP) the incidence of crime has gone down, Lacierda stressed as he noted a 24-percent reduction in the overall crime rate in 2011 compared to 2010 record.
“The PNP has been strengthening and improving the crime prevention that is why we address criminal incidence,” he said.
Lacierda also pointed out that the barangays should help in preventing crimes from happening in their respective localities.
With regards to the concern of the Filipino-Chinese businessmen who reported the rising incidence of kidnappings and other crimes in the country, the Presidential Spokesman said that Malacanang will raise the issue to the police leadership.
Despite those reports however, Lacierda said that the peace and order situation in the country remains manageable and investors continue to come to the Philippines to infuse their capital. (PCOO)
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Malacanang lauds Philippine Azkals for advancing to semifinals of Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal
Malacanang lauded the Philippine Azkals for advancing to the semifinals of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup after defeating Tajikistan on Tuesday at the Halchowk Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, a Palace official said.
"This is the highest level of our victory so far. It is higher than winning the Suzuki Cup," Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday.
"We urge them to continue to perform their best and to do proud for our country," he said.
The Azkals rallied from a one-goal deficit to nip Tajikistan, and clinch – for the first time – a semi-finals berth in the AFC Challenge Cup. The team finished with a 2-0-1 win-draw-loss slate.
Replicating its amazing AFF Suzuki Cup run in 2010 which brought the country into the football map, the Philippines will take on Group A topnotcher Turkmenistan on Friday. The winner of that match will earn a ticket in the Challenge Cup finals. (PCOO)
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Aquino government lauds Science and Technology official for exemplary contributions
The Aquino administration lauded Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Graciano P. Yumul, Jr. who sought optional retirement for his exemplary contributions to the government's efforts to advance the country’s science and technology.
During the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Yumul was among those who helped to improve the weather forecasting system.
Yumul Jr. served as DOST’s Undersecretary for Research and Development from January 26, 2006 to March 12, 2012. He also served as Officer-in-Charge of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) since August 2010 in a concurrent capacity until January 2011.
"Certainly he is a big help . . . but we cannot stop him if he would like to pursue other courses at this stage in his life right now. We wish Undersecretary Yumul well in his future career or in his future plan of action," Lacierda said.
"It is with deep regret that I accept the decision of Undersecretary Graciano P. Yumul, Jr. to seek optional retirement from government service due to personal reasons," Science and Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo said in a statement read by Lacierda.
"With almost 28 years of service in Government, Undersecretary Yumul’s career path as professor, scientist, and executive was marked by excellence and dedication and duly recognized by peers from government, academe, and the private sector," Montejo said.
Montejo said Undersecretary Yumul leaves a rich legacy to the Department of Science and Technology for others to follow and emulate.
"I wish him all the best in his future planned endeavors," he added.
Yumul, a multi-awarded researcher, teacher, and administrator, earned his BS degree in Geology from University of the Philippines as a scholar of the Bureau of Mines. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in Geology majoring in Igneous Petrology at the University of Tokyo. He also took postdoctoral studies as a Fellow at the University of Bretagne Occidentale in France. (PCOO)
