All systems go for All Saints' Day, says Palace
It is all systems go for All Saints' Day, said
Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., on
Sunday.
"Batay sa kautusan ng Pangulo (Benigno Aquino
III), isinasagawa ng lahat ng mga kinauukulang ahensya ng pamahalaan ang
puspusang paghahanda para sa darating na Undas," said Coloma in a radio
interview over radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.
He noted that the Philippine National Police (PNP)
is set to be in full alert status.
"Nakatakdang magtaas ng full alert ang PNP
para sa nalalapit na Undas. Sa kasalukuyan ay naka-alerto na po sila habang
lumalapit tayo sa araw mismo ng Undas," Coloma said.
"Ayon kay PNP Chief (General) Alan Purisima,
naka-alerto na ngayon ang lahat ng pulisya sa bansa para sa mga magsisimula
nang umuwi patungong probinsya. Mas mahigpit na rin ang ipinapatupad na
seguridad sa mga pantalan, terminal ng bus, at airport terminals," he added.
Coloma also reported that the Land Transportation
Office, beginning October 27, will assign watchers to observe bus terminals in
Metro Manila in a round-the-clock basis.
"Gayundin ang isasagawa ng Philippine Ports
Authority sa lahat ng pantalan, at ng Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines sa lahat ng paliparan sa buong bansa," Coloma added.
The Communication Secretary also said the Land
Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is now accepting special
permits for Metro Manila buses that will transport commuters to the provinces.
The special permit will last until November 3. PND (ag)
Palace hopeful that 2015 national budget will be
passed within the week
Malacañang expressed its optimism that the
proposed national budget will be passed by Congress and the Senate before it
adjourns its session on October 29.
"Umaasa po tayo na sa suporta ng liderato ng
Kongreso ay matutupad po ang ating hinahangad na maipasa sa kabuuan ang
pambansang budget ng Camara de Representantes at ng Senado sa loob ng panahong
nakatakda," said Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary
Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a radio interview over radio station dzRB Radyo ng
Bayan.
The budget department proposed a P2.606 trillion
budget for 2015.
Coloma added that the Palace also hopes that the
proposed budget will be passed in time as it did since President Benigno Aquino
III took office.
The proposed budget is 15 percent higher than the
2014 national budget.
About 37.2 percent or the bulk of the proposed
national budget is dedicated for the social services of the government, which
is for the education and health of the citizens. PND (ag)
