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THUNDERSTORM WATCH

Issued at 10:00 AM, 31 May 2013

Thunderstorm is more likely to develop over Metro Manila within 12 hours. All are advised to monitor updates.

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24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

Issued at: 5:00AM 31 May 2013

SYNOPSIS: Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) across Palawan and Mindanao.

FORECAST: Central Luzon, Metro Manila, calabarzon, mimaropa, western Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with

light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated

rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly over the western section.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the east to southeast will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and from the south to

southeast over Mindanao. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate.

Over METRO MANILA:

Maximum Temperature : 8:30 AM Yesterday ------- 29.2 C

Minimum Temperature : 5:00 AM Yesterday ------- 25.4 C

Maximum Relative Humidity: 5:00 AM Yesterday ----- 97 %

Minimum Relative Humidity : 9:00 AM Yesterday ----- 73 %

High Tide Today : 2:24 PM ... 1.19 meter

Low Tide Today : 10:38 PM ... 0.05 meter

Sunrise Today : 5:25 AM

Sunset Today : 6:21 PM
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Moonset Today : 11:21 AM

Moonrise Today : 11:57 PM

llumination Today : 59 %

For more information and queries, please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877 or log on to

www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.

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A massive asteroid nearly 2 miles wide will zip by Earth tomorrow (May 31), in a cosmic event that has grabbed the attent

of stargazers, scientists and even White House officials.http://bit.ly/114HovS

The asteroid poses no threat of hitting Earth during the flyby, NASA officials assure.
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Weather Watch

14 hours ago

DZRH: Marami ang naapektuhan sa 24 na oras na pag-ulan sa Zamboanga Peninsula. Naapektuhan sa pagtaas ng tubig ang

maraming ilog sa nasabing rehiyon. Batay sa report ng NDRRMC, tumaas ang mga ilog sa Zamboanga del Sur at binaha rin a

ilang mga barangay, gayundin ang Zamboanga Sibugay na lubog din sa baha. Ito ngayon ang tinututukan ng kinauukulan,

partikular sa mga pook kung saan nagkaroon ng mga landslide.

Weather Watch

15 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Patuloy ang maulap at maulan na panahon sa Mindanao dahil sa ITCZ. Asahan naman ang magandang panahon s

Northern Luzon habang maulap na panahon naman sa natititrang bahagi nito. Asahan din ang maulap na panahon at

malaking posibilidad ng pag-ulan sa Visayas.

Weather Watch

15 hours ago

ABS-CBN: 10 bahay ang nasira sa pagtama ng buhawi sa Davao City kahapon. Matapos ang buhawi, nagkaroon din ng pag-

ulan. Isang residente naman ang patay matapos tangayin ng flashflood. Ayon sa PAGASA, isang quick tornado ang nanalasa

Baguio District.

Weather Watch

15 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Isang buhawi rin ang nanalasa Cavenago di Brianza sa Italy kahapon.

Weather Watch
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15 hours ago

GMA: Inaasahang magiging maulap na may pag-ulan sa Metro Manila bukas pero magiging mainit pa rin ang pakiramdam s

tanghali. Mas may tsansa namang umulan sa Gitnang Luzon, kasama na ang CALABARZON, MIMAROPA at Bicol Region.

Asahan din ang pag-ulan sa malaking bahagi ng Visayas, partikular na sa kanlurang bahagi nito. Posible namang makaranas

katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na pag-ulan ang Mindanao, partikular na ang Davao City, Koronadal at Kidapawan dahil

ITCZ.

Weather Watch

15 hours ago

GMA: Hindi pa rin tapos ang panahon ng tag-init kahit nakaranas na ng mga pag-ulan ang ilang bahagi ng Metro Manila, ay

sa PAGASA. Sinabi ng PAGASA na ang panahon ng tag-ulan ay posibleng pumasok sa ikalawang linggo ng Hunyo.

Weather Watch

15 hours ago

GMA: Nabuwal ang mga puno sa Davao City dahil sa pananalasa ng isang buhawi roon pero wala namang naitalang nasakt

Samantala, dalawa naman ang sugatan sa San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur matapos din ang pananalasa ng isang buhawi roo

Weather Watch

15 hours ago

DZMM: Anim na bahay ang hinambalos ng ipo-ipo kahapon ng hapon sa Zamboanga del Sur. 13 iba pang bahay rin ang nas

sa Brgy. Marcos Village sa San Pablo. Wala namang naiulat na nasaktan sa insidente.

Weather Watch

16 hours ago

GMA News TV: Nananalasa ang isang buhawi sa Barangay Marcos Village sa Zamboanga del Sur. Sinubukan pa ng mga

residente na languyin ang mga natangay na gamit. Ayon sa mayor ng San Pablo, dalawa ang sugatan sa insidente. Ngayon

lang din daw sila nakaranas ng ganitong kalakas na buhawi.
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Weather Watch

16 hours ago

GMA News TV: Hinagupit ng buhawi ang UP campus sa Mintal, Davao City kahapon. Ilang mga puno naman sa loob ng

paaralan ang nabuwag dahil sa malakas na hangin. Limang bahay naman sa Purok 19 ang nawasak matapos daanan ng

buhawi. Samantala, isang lalaki naman ang namatay matapos matangay ng rumaragasang tubig sa ilog.

Weather Watch

20 hours ago

DZRH: Nagkaroon ng pagyanig na 5.2 na lindol sa Laoag City at mga katabing lugar kaninang pasado 10:00 ng umaga. Batay

PHIVOLCS, naramdaman ang pagyanig sa layong 30km. kanluran ng Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Tectonic ang pinagmulan ng

lindol na may lalim na 9km. Naramdaman ang intensity 4 na lindol sa Bangued, Abra; Santo Domingo, Bantay, Vigan,

Caoayan, San Vicente, Sta. Catalina at Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. Naitala ang intensity 3 sa Sinait, Magsingal at San Idelfonso,

Ilocos Sur; Callao, Penablanca, Cagayan; Laoag, Ilocos Norte, habang intensity 2 sa Bucay, Abra. Tinaya ng mga awtoridad n

walang pinsala sa mga establisyimento at imprastraktura ang pagyanig sa Ilocos provinces.

Weather Watch

23 hours agonearQuezon City, Philippines

PAGASA weather forecaster Aldzcar Aurelio on DZMM:

-Hindi pa tayo tag-ulan dahil wala pang Habagat.

-Itong nararanasan natin pag-ulan dito sa Metro Manila, CALABARZON at Bicol region ay dahil sa wind convergence.

-ITCZ naman ang nakakaapekto sa Visayas at Palawan, maging sa Mindanao.
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Weather Watch

May 31 , 2013 (Friday) as of 11:14 AM

CAVITE :

LAGUNA :

BATANGAS :

RIZAL :

QUEZON : Partly Cloudy in Lucena City

PIARegional WatchPIA Regional Watch

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PIA-4A/RIZAL: Malacanang declared June 11 as a Special Non Working Holiday for Rizal Province in celebration of the 112t

Araw ng Lalawigan.

PIA Regional Watch


PIA4A/LAGUNA: Elementary and high schools in the province had joined the simultaneous conduct of the Brigada Eskuwel

held on May 20 up to 25, 2013. Participants joined in the repair of busted doorknobs, repair and repainting of desks and a

chairs, repainting of interior and exterior walls and ceilings, declogging of drainage and open canals, etc.

PIA OFW Watch


DZBB: Nilagdaan na ni PNoy ang batas na nag-aamyenda sa Overseas Absentee Voting Act. Nakasaad sa batas ang pagbuo

resident election registration board na magsisilbing in-house ng mga embahada o konsulada ng Pilipinas.

PIA OFW Watch


GMA News TV: The PHL Embassy in US is keeping in touch with Loudoun police in connection with the investigation on the

fatal shooting of Filipina at Costco, Virginia warehouse store. Ambassador Jose Cuisa, Jr. has already requested authorities

conduct thorough and expeditious investigation of the incident.
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PIA OFW Watch


ABS-CBN: Hustiya ang sigaw ng pamilya ng Pinay na binaril at napatay ng mga pulis sa Virginia, USA. Natakot daw kasi ang

mga kasamahan ng Pinay dahil sa kakaiba nitong kilos at may hawak din itong bread knife.

PIA OFW Watch


DZBB: Pinawalang-sala ng isang korte sa Dubai ang Filipina na kinasuhan ng pangmomolestya sa kanyang mga alagang bata

Ayon sa PHL Consulate sa Dubai, nitong May 28 inabsuwelto ng Dubai 1st Instance Court dahil walang sapat na ebidensya.

Inaasikaso na rin ang repatriation ng nasabing Filipina.

PIA OFW Watch


DZBB: Hinihiling ngayon ng grupong Migrante na paimbestigahan ang ginagawang pagbebenta ng airline ticket ng mga

opisyal ng Embahada para sa mga na-stranded na OFW sa Resource Center sa Aman, Jordan. Ayon kay Migrante Middle Ea

coordinator John Lenard Monterona, may natanggap silang impormasyon na nirereklamo ang mga opisyal ng OWWA dahiibinibenta ang ticket na ipinagkakaloob ng libre para sa mga OFW.
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A. QUEZON

Green Tourism to be implemented in 3 Quezon townsBy Joselito M. Giron

Wednesday 29th of May 2013

REAL, Quezon, May 29 (PIA) -- The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and the

municipal governments of Real, Infanta, and General Nakar will develop "green tourism" in this part of the

province.

CENRO-Real officer Milleth Panaligan, said they are looking for investors that are interested in establishing a zip

line in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and develop water rafting in Agos River in the area.

The Sierra Madre Mountain Range has bountiful natural resources like water falls, rivers, plants and rare anima

that could attract local and foreign tourists, thus, a good source of income for the people in the community,"

Panaligan said.

The CENRO, according to Panaligan has intensified its campaign to protect and preserve the forests and to

complement the lack of needed foresters that will guard the forests areas by organizing 'Bantay Gubat' in the

different barangays.

In addition, almost 2,000 concerned citizens have joined the text brigade they organized that would relay unlawfactivities in the forests.

The CENRO based in Real supervises and oversees the environmental operation in the towns of General Nakar,

Infanta and the island towns of Polillo, Panukulan, Burdeos, Patnanungan and Jomalig. (CPG/JMG/PIA4A-Quezon

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C. LAGUNA

D. BATANGAS

1. Tagalog news: Physical fitness program sa mga empleyado, ipapatupad sa

bayan ng San Jose

By Mamerta P. De Castro

Thursday 30th of May 2013

SAN JOSE, Batangas, Mayo 30 (PIA) -- Magpapatupad ng physical fitness program ang lokal na pamahalaan para

mga empleyado nito alinsunod sa kautusan ng Civil Service Commission (CSC) na nagsusulong ng kapakanan ng

mga taong nasa serbisyo publiko.

Sa isang panayam, sinabi ni Arthur Dimaculangan, executive assistant sa CSC-IVA, na ngayong Hunyo 3 ay sisimu

na ang libreng aerobics at zumba training sa mga empleyado ng pamahalaang lokal na nagnanais magkaroon ng

maganda at malusog na pangangatawan.

Aniya, ang programang ito ay siguradong tatangkilikin ng mga empleyadong nagnanais maging disiplinado sa sar

at magkaroon ng magandang katawan ganundin ng mga iba pang mamamayan na nais sumali dito.

Mula alas-4 hanggang alas-6 ng hapon ay isasagawa ito sa bulwagan at inaasahang magbibigay ng positibong

resulta sa mga lalahok dito.

Matatandaang nagpalabas ang CSC ng isang memorandum para sa lahat ng ahensya ng pamahalaan lokal man o

nasyunal kung saan inaatasan na magkaroon ng programa para sa pagpapaunlad ng mga taong nagseserbisyo


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publiko.

Isa ang ehersisyo sa mainam na programa sapagkat bukod sa nakakapagpalakas ito ng katawan, naiiwasan pa an

pagkakaroon ng mga sakit at karamdaman. (CPG/MPDC/PIA4A-Batangas)

2. Tagalog news: 310 estudyante, pagkakalooban ng 'educational assistance


Thursday 30th of May 2013

SAN JOSE, Batangas, Mayo 30 (PIA) -- May 310 mag-aaral mula sa iba't-ibang barangay sa bayang ito ang

pagkakalooban ng lokal na pamahalaan ng educational assistance.

Sinabi ni Arthur Dimaculangan, executive assistant, na naglaan ang pamahalaang lokal ng halagang P3,000 para s

bawat mag-aaral na magiging kwalipikado sa programang ito.

Ang naturang programa ay binuo upang makatulong sa mga matatalino at masisigasig na kabataang kabilang sa

Top 10 graduating class mula sa tatlong pampublikong sekondarya at 13 pampublikong elementarya sa bayang

ito..

Sa kasalukuyan, may 150 mga mag-aaral na ang nasa ilalim ng programa at sa darating na pasukan ay may

karagdagang 30 mula sa sekondarya at 130 sa elementarya.

Ang mga mag-aaral ay kinakailangang mapanatili ang grado na hindi bababa sa 80 porsiyento at may generalaverage na 83 porsiyento upang maiwasan na maalis sa mga benepisaryo.

Malaki naman ang pasasalamat ng mga magulang sapagkat ang halagang ipinagkakaloob ng lokal na pamahalaan

ay malaking tulong sa kanila lalo na sa mga batang hikahos sa buhay at pinagsusumikapang mapatapos sa pag-

aaral ng kanilang mga magulang. (CPG/MPDC/PIA4A-Batangas)

3. Tagalog news: 637 mag-aaral, nagtapos sa 'Alternative Learning System'



ROSARIO, Batangas, Mayo 29 (PIA) -- May 637 mag-aaral mula sa anim na bayan sa ika-4 na distrito ng lalawigan

ang nagtapos sa ilalim ng Alternative Learning System (ALS) noong Mayo 24.

Sa isang panayam, sinabi ni Josefina Comia, ALS coordinator na mahigit 1,000 kabataan na nagmula sa Rosario,


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Taysan, Padre Garcia, Ibaan, San Juan at San Jose ang sumailalim sa A and E program ngunit 637 lamang ang

pumasa.

"Sila ay nag-aral mula Enero 2012 hanggang Oktubre 2012 at pagkatapos, sumailalim (sila) sa isang pagsusulit ku

saan ang 637 ay pumasa sa isinagawang accreditation and equivalency program (A and E)," wika ni Comia.

Ang mga kabataang ito ay hinikayat na muling magbalik sa paaralan upang matapos ang elementarya o sekonda

at makapagpatuloy ng pag-aaral sa mas mataas na antas upang mapabuti ang buhay.

Sinabi ni Comia na ginagawa nila ang lahat ng paraan upang ang mga batang hindi nakapasa ay muling sumailalim

sa pag-aaral at pagkuha ng pagsusulit. Aniya, isa ito sa mahirap na bahagi ng kanilang gawain sapagkat ang

karamihan sa mga batang ito ay mahirap pilitin kung kaya't ibayong tiyaga ang kanilang ginagawa sa pagkumbins

sa mga ito.

Ang ALS ay binubuo ng dalawang programa, ang isa ay ang A and E at ang isa naman ay ang pagtuturo ng

alternatibong hanapbuhay o pagkikitaan sa mga out-of-school youths at matatandang gustong kumita.

(CPG/MPDC-PIA4A Batangas)

4. Tagalog news: Mga batang lansangan at katutubong Badjao,tinututukan ng CSWDO



LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Mayo 29 (PIA) -- Mahigpit na tinututukan ng City Social Welfare and Development Off

(CSWDO) ang kapakanan ng mga batang lansangan at katutubong Badjao sa lungsod na ito.

Sinabi ni Mila Espanola, hepe ng CSWDO, na may mga programa ang kanilang tanggapan para sa mga batang ito

upang matulungan na magkaroon ng pagkikitaan kung hindi sila papasok sa paaralan.

Ilan dito ay ang pagtuturo sa paggawa ng rosaryo, dishwashing liquid at puto pao na maaaring pagsumikapan hin

lamang ng mga kabataan kundi maging ng kanilang mga magulang upang maging kabuhayan.

Aniya, hindi lingid sa marami ang nagkalat na mga batang lansangan na nagpapalimos sa lungsod kung kaya't

hinihikayat nila ang mga ito na maging masigasig at matuto upang mabuhay ng maayos at maiwasan ang

mamalimos.

Dagdag pa nito na bukod sa mga programa, nagsasagawa din sila ng "Papagayo Festival" para sa mga kabataan

kung saan nailalabas ang pagiging malikhain ng mga ito at nailalayo sila sa disgrasyang dala ng pakikipaghabulan

mga sasakyan sa kalsada habang namamalimos.

Patuloy din ang pagbibigay ng family development session kung saan kinakausap ang mga magulang at guardian

ng mga kabataan upang maipaunawa sa kanila ang peligrong dala ng pamamalimos sa kalsada.

Hinihikayat din nila ang publiko na isumbong sa kanilang tanggapan kung may mga batang nakikitang pagala gala

sa lansangan upang kanilang maaksyunan at maiwasan ang aksidente o pagkapariwara ng mga ito. (CPG/MPDC-


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E. RIZAL

30 MAY 2013.President Aquino welcomes Indonesian Special Envoy to Malacanang

President Aquino signs into law a consolidated bill that will strengthen the Bureau of Corrections and

safeguard the basic rights of prisoners

President Aquino declares June 11 as special non-working day in Sagay, Negros Occidental in

elebration of its 17th Charter Day

Aquino adminstration welcomes report that Philippine economy expanded to 7.8 percent in the first

quarter of 2013

Coloma inducts FAMAS officers, trustees

Aquino signs anti-drunk driving law

President Aquino signs into law a consolidated bill amending the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of

2003

Aquino signs laws creating additional courts

President Aquino welcomes Indonesian Special Envoy to Malacanang

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomed Indonesian Presidential Special Adviser and Envoy His Excellency TB Silalahiwho called on him in Malacanang on Thursday.

Joining Silalahi were Indonesian Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Dahlan Iskan and Indonesian Ambassador to the
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Philippines Yohanes Kristiato Soeryo Legowa.

Joining the President in welcoming the Indonesian visitors were Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Trade SecretaryGregory Domingo and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Evan Garcia.

The further strengthening of bilateral ties between the Philippines and Indonesia in the fields of investments and energy,particularly geothermal production, is expected to be discussed. PND (rck)

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President Aquino signs into law a consolidated bill that will strengthen the Bureau of Corrections and safeguardthe basic rights of prisoners

President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed into law a consolidated bill aimed at strengthening the Bureau of Corrections(BuCor) in a bid to promote the general welfare and safeguard the basic rights of prisoners.

The Chief Executive signed on May 24 the Republic Act No. 10575 (An Act Strengthening the Bureau of Corrections(BuCor) and Providing Funds Therefore) otherwise known as The Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013.

The law is a consolidation of House Bill 6887 and Senate Bill 3335 that were passed by the House of Representatives andthe Senate on February 5, 2013 and February 6, 2013, respectively.

President Aquino said it is the policy of the State to promote the general welfare and safeguard the basic rights of every

prisoner incarcerated in the country's national penitentiary.

The State also recognizes its responsibility to strengthen government capability aimed towards the institutionalization ofhighly efficient and competent correctional services, the President said.

The law seeks to modernize, professionalize and restructure the BuCor by upgrading its facilities, increasing the number oits personnel, upgrading the level of qualifications of their personnel and standardizing their base pay, retirement and othebenefits, making it at par with that of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

Under the law, the BuCor shall be in charge of safekeeping and instituting reformation programs to national inmatessentenced to more than three (3) years.

The safekeeping of inmates shall include decent provision of quarters, food, water and clothing in compliance with

established United Nations standards. The security of the inmates shall be undertaken by the Custodial Force consisting Corrections Officers with a ranking system and salary grades similar to its counterpart in the BJMP.

The reformation programs, which will be instituted by the BuCor for the inmates, shall include Moral and Spiritual ProgramEducation and Training Program, Work and Livelihood Program, Sports and Recreation Program, Health and WelfareProgram; and Behavior Modification Program, to include Therapeutic Community.

The BuCor director and deputy directors shall serve a tour of duty not exceeding six years from the date of appointment.

The BuCor, which operates with a directorial structure, shall be responsible for the conduct of classification of each andevery inmate admitted to the BuCor.

"Aside from those borne of the provisions under Rule 8, Part I, Rules of General Application of the United Nations

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and that of the existing regulation of the BuCor on securityclassification (i.e. maximum, medium and minimum security risk), inmates shall also be internally classified by the DRDand segregated according to crimes committed based on the related penal codes such as Crimes Against Persons,Crimes Against Properties, Crimes Against Chastity, so on and so forth, as well as by other related Special Laws, Customand Immigration Laws," the President said.

The BuCor shall employ full computerization in the build-up, maintenance and transmittal of necessary inmate records toall its Prison and Penal Farms and other recipient agencies.
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The BuCor shall maintain a custodial personnel-to-inmate ratio of 1:7 and reformation personnel to inmate ratio of 1:24.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall rationalize the existing organizational structure and staffingpattern of the BuCor in accordance with the provisions of this Act and relevant compensation and position classificationlaws, rules and regulations.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall design and establish a professionalization and qualifications upgrading program fopersonnel of the BuCor, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Commission on HigherEducation, through an off-campus education program or other similar programs within ninety (90) days from the effectivityof this Act.

The law seeks to establish attrition system for the personnel of the BuCor within five (5) years from the effectivity of thisAct. Within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act, the BuCor shall establish a system of promotion for the personneof the BuCor.

The law also provides for the establishment of a performance evaluation system which shall be administered inaccordance with the rules, regulations and standards, and a code of conduct for the personnel of the BuCor to bepromulgated by the BuCor through the DOJ.

The funds required for the implementation of this Act including personnel benefits shall be taken from the budget of theBuCor for the current fiscal year and also from the collections from clearances and certification fees, income frominstitutional projects subject to memoranda of agreements (MOAs), contracts or joint venture agreements; and othermiscellaneous incomes (outside MOAs and contracts), such as penal farm agro-production and inmate handicraft industry

Such amounts as may be necessary to implement this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Under the law, the implementation of this Act shall be undertaken in staggered phases, but not to exceed five (5) years,taking into consideration the financial position of the national government: Provided, That any partial implementation shallbe uniform and proportionate for all ranks.

The DOJ, in coordination with the BuCor, the CSC, the DBM and the Department of Finance (DOF), shall, within ninety(90) days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of thAct.

The BuCor, through the DOJ and the DBM, shall jointly submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of theHouse of Representatives an annual report on the implementation of this Act.

This Act shall take effect 15 days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least 2 newspapers ofgeneral circulation, whichever comes earlier. PND (js)

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President Aquino declares June 11 as special non-working day in Sagay, Negros Occidental in celebration of its17th Charter Day

President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared June 11, which falls on a Tuesday, as a special (non-working day) in the cityof Sagay in the province of Negros Occidental in celebration of its 17th Charter Day.

The Chief Executive issued the declaration through Proclamation No. 584 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N.

Ochoa Jr. on May 28, to give the people of Sagay the full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion withappropriate ceremonies.

On June 11, 1996, the municipality of Sagay was converted into a city by virtue of Republic Act 8192. PND (js)

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Aquino adminstration welcomes report that Philippine economy expanded to 7.8 percent in the first quarter of2013
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The Aquino administration welcomed reports that the Philippine economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) expanded by 7.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013, assuring that it remains focused on fostering inclusive growth

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail F. Valte issued the statement during the regular press briefing in Malacanangon Thursday after the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) reported that the Philippines GDP grew by 7.8percentthe highest quarterly growth rate posted under the Aquino administration.

Valte said that the GDP figure is also the highest in a non-presidential election year since 1988.

"Based on initial readings, our economy outperformed that of all Asian economies in terms of first quarter growth, includinChina, which grew by 7.7 percent, Indonesia, which grew by 6.0 percent, and Malaysia, which grew by 4.1 percent. Theseresults surpassed almost all market expectations," Valte said.

"Growth was felt in almost all sectors, most notably in local manufacturing, which grew by 9.7 percent. The continuation ogovernment public expenditures was also key, increasing by 13.2 percent. This was helped by the growth in governmentspending in public construction, which expanded by 45.6 percent. By expenditure, capital formation likewise grew by 47.7percent," she said.

Valte said the business confidence and consumer optimism fuelled the GDP growth.

"Without doubt, the confidence of both investors and consumers remains strong, as economic activity accelerates even inan uncertain global economic climate," she stressed.

Since the Aquino administration took office, the government has been working to drastically expand social safety nets tohelp the most vulnerable sector in country.

"Most noteworthy is the four-fold increase in the budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, which to date hashelped more than 3.9 million Filipino households. The recent election results show that the public has confidence in thePresident, and agrees with the direction the country is going," Valte said.

The Aquino administration will continue to promote and expand policies that lead to a Philippines where no one is leftbehind, Valte said. PND (js)

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Coloma inducts FAMAS officers, trustees

Secretary Herminio Sonny Coloma Jr. of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) inducted into officein Malacanang on Thursday the newly elected officers and trustees of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences(FAMAS).

The inductees were Angelo Eloy Padua, president; Alice H. Reyes, first vice president; Efren Montano, second vicepresident; Francia Conrado, secretary; Dennis Aguilar, treasurer; Tita Arcilla, auditor; Art Tapalla and Elvira Gonzalez,PROs; Brian Lu, marshal.

The trustees who took their oaths were Teresita A. Tan, Wilberto Villamin, Saturnino Sofranes, Juan Asuncion, ClesencioRambaud, Jun Velasco, Nerio Jedeliz, Edgar Godin and Richel Dorotan.

Also inducted were appointees Fernan B. Reyes, consultant and Christian Villasis, Felicito Cervantes and Noli Cabrera,legal counsels.

Currently in its 61st year, FAMAS is the oldest existing film industry award-giving body in the Philippines and one of theoldest in Asia.

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columnists, for achievements in the Philippine film industry for a calendar year.

The FAMAS Award is one of the highly distinguished film award bodies in the country. Other award-giving bodies includethe Luna Awards (Film Academy), the Gawad Urian Awards of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Critics),and the Star Awards for Movies and Television by the Philippine Movie Press Club. PND (as)

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Aquino signs anti-drunk driving law

President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law on May 27 Republic Act 10586 or the Act Penalizing Persons DrivingUnder the Influence of Alcohol, Dangerous Drugs, and Other Similar Substances to protect the publics road safety fromthe ill-effect of these substances, a Palace announced on Thursday.

The new law mandates drivers education to all getting licenses or renewing their licenses, Deputy Presidentialspokesperson Abigail Valte said in the press conference in Malacanang Thursday.

The drivers education should now include the course on the information relative to safe driving, including theconsequences of driving or operating a motor vehicle under the influence of the those substances, she said.

Under the new law, law enforcement agencies are empowered to conduct field sobriety, chemical, and confirmatory tests,Valte said.

A law enforcer, suspecting a driver to be driving under the influence may pull him over and could ask to undertake asobriety test. Suspected individuals may be subjected to a breathalyzer to determine the alcoholic content in their system

The law also mandates mandatory alcohol and chemical testing of drivers involved in motor vehicular accidents, whether resulted in death or in physical injuries.

The law also calls for corollary acquisition of equipment to enforce the particular policy.

Violation resulting to physical injuries or death carries a penalty of three-month imprisonment and a fine ranging fromP20,000 to P80,000, Valte said.

Stiffer fines are imposed against offenders that caused physical injury, Valte explained. The fine goes up to P100,000 toP200,000 and also longer jail time.

If the violation involves homicide, the fine goes up to P300,000 to P500,000 as well as imprisonment.

With the approval of the law, the Philippine Information Agency, the Land Transportation Office, and the local governmentunits are mandated to conduct a nationwide information campaign for the effects and the parameters of the new law.

The law will take effect 15 days after publication either in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation.

To protect the public from unscrupulous law enforcers who may take advantage of the implementation of the new law,Valte encouraged the public to report any abuse or wrongdoing by law enforcers.

You can always report any law enforcement officer that willabuse this particular new law. The grievance mechanismsare in place and we do encourage the reporting of law enforcement officers who may want to take advantage of this newparticular law, she said.

Law enforcers will undergo training for the implementation of the new policy and money will be available to governmentagencies in purchasing equipment for the implementation of the law. PND (as)

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President Aquino signs into law a consolidated bill amending the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003

President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed into law a consolidated bill amending the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of2003, allowing more overseas Filipinos worldwide to cast their votes in Philippine elections

The Chief Executive signed last May 27 the Republic Act 10590 (An Act Amending Republic Act 9189, Entitled "An ActProviding for a System of Overseas Absentee Voting by Qualified Citizens of the Philippines Abroad, Appropriating FundsTherefor and for Other Purposes.")

The Act otherwise known as "The Overseas Voting Act of 2013 is a consolidation of Senate Bill 3312 and House Bill6542.

The Senate and the House of Representatives passed the consolidated measure on February 5, 2013 and February 6,2013, respectively.

The amendment to Republic Act 9189 will provide easier access to overseas Filipinos through field and mobile registratiocenters.

Under the law, Overseas Filipino voters may file their application personally at any post abroad or at designatedregistration centers outside the post or in the Philippines, as approved by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

All applicants shall submit themselves for live capture of their biometrics while the Comelec shall issue an overseas voteridentification card to qualified voters.

With the passage of the law, overseas Filipino voters, who are not disqualified by law and at least 18 years of age on theday of elections, may be allowed to cast their votes not only in presidential and midterm elections, but in all nationalreferenda and plebiscites as well.

The new law allows those who have reacquired or retained their Philippine citizenship under Republic Act 9225, otherwiseknown as the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 to cast their votes.

Qualified Philippine citizens abroad who have previously registered as voters pursuant to Republic Act No. 8189,otherwise known as the Voters Registration Act of 1996, shall apply for certification as overseas voters and for inclusion ithe National Registry of Overseas Voters (NROV.)

In case of approval, the Election Officer concerned shall annotate the fact of registration/certification as overseas voterbefore the voters name as appearing in the certified voters list and in the voters registration records.

The law allows the creation of a Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) to be posted abroad. The RERB will havethe power to approve, disapprove, deactivate, reactivate and/or cancel registration records.

The RERB in the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) shall be based in the main office of the Comelec and shall becomposed of a senior official of the Commission as the Chairperson and one (1) member each from the Department ofForeign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employment, whose rank shall not be lower than a division chief or itsequivalent.

No member of the RERB shall be related to each other or to an incumbent President, Vice-President, Senator or Memberof the House of Representatives representing the party-list system of representation, within the fourth civil degree of

consanguinity or affinity.

The Comelec shall maintain a National Registry of Overseas Voters or NROV containing the names of registered overseavoters and the posts where they are registered.

"Likewise, the Comelec shall maintain a registry of voters (ROV) per municipality, city or district containing the names ofregistered overseas voters domiciled therein. The Commission shall provide each and every municipality, city or districtwith a copy of their respective ROVS for their reference, the law stated.


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The Comelec shall, through the posts cause the publication in a newspaper of general circulation of the place, date andtime of the holding of a regular or special national election and the requirements for the participation of qualified citizens othe Philippines abroad, at least six (6) months before the date set for the filing of applications for registration.

The law mandates Comelec to adopt more efficient and reliable technology for onsite remote registration and elections.

The law authorizes the Comelec to establish an Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) tasked specifically to oversee andsupervise the effective implementation of the Overseas Voting Act.

It also establishes the Overseas Voting Secretariat under the Department of Foreign Affairs to assist the OFOV, and to

direct, coordinate and oversee the participation of the DFA in the implementation of the Overseas Voting Act.

The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the budgets of the Comelec and the DFAin the annual General Appropriations Act.

The Comelec shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Actwithin sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this act.

This Act shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least 2 newspapers of generalcirculation. PND (js)

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Aquino signs laws creating additional courts

President Benigno S. Aquino III signed five laws on May 24 creating additional courts in Pampanga, Rizal, Bohol, Cebu,Zamboanga Sibugay, and North Cotabato.

The President signed Republic 10582 a law creating six additional branches of the regional trial court in the third judicialregion in Angeles City in Pampanga, amending Batas Pambansa 129 or The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980.

The President also approved the Republic Act 10580 creating five additional branches of the regional trial court in thefourth judicial region to be stationed in Morong, Rizal. The new law also amends Batas Pambansa 129.

Also signed by the President is Republic Act 10579 that creates an additional branch of the regional trial court in the

seventh judicial region to be based in Talibon, Bohol.

Republic Act 10578 was also signed by the President on May 24 creating two additional branches of the municipal trialcourt in the cities and seven additional branches of the regional trial court in the seventh judicial region stationed in Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu.Also the President approved Republic Act 10577 a law creating two additional branches of the regional trial court in theninth judicial region in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.

Republic Act 10576 was also signed by the President to put up an additional branch of the regional trial court in the 12thjudicial region in Kidapawan City in North Cotabato.

With the approval of the new laws, the Supreme Court is expected to assign the branch number for the newly createdbranches of the municipal and regional trial courts.

The law mandates the chief justice of the Supreme Court, in coordination with the secretary of the Department of Justice timmediately include in the courts program the implementation of the new laws.

The funding requirements for the creation of new branches of trial courts will be included in the annual GeneralAppropriations Act.

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29 MAY 2013.Aquino administration condoles with National Artist for Film and Broadcast Eddie Romero

President Aquino calls on all departments, agencies, local government units to support technical

working group on Baguio and Boracay

President Aquino signs into law a consolidated bill amending Rural Bank Act to allow foreign capital

infusion in rural banks

President Aquino signs laws creating more courts, amending Family Code

Palace says judicial reforms continue

President Aquino vetoes rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act of 2013

Aquino administration condoles with National Artist for Film and Broadcast Eddie Romero

The Aquino administration expressed its condolences to the family of National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Eddie S.Romero who passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday night, a Palace official said.

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail F. Valte issued the statement following reports that Romero died at 9 p.m. ofTuesday. He had been suffering from prostate cancer.

Born on July 7, 1924, Romero was named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003.

"The Aquino administration condoles with the family, friends, colleagues, and numerous admirers of film director EddieRomero. An acclaimed National Artist of the Philippines, his aesthetic, according to his citation, was delivered in an uttersimple styleminimalist, but never empty, always calculated, precise and functional, but never predictable, Valte said.

"His work spanned generations; Mr. Romero influenced numerous filmmakers, both here and abroad, to tread the samepath and to aspire for the same sweeping ambitions that he held dear. His accomplishments form the legacy that Mr.Romero has undoubtedly left Philippine and global cinema," she said.

Romero who was an influential Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter, was considered one of the finest in th
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cinema of the Philippines. His career spans three generations of filmmakers.

His film "Ganito Kami NoonPaano Kayo Ngayon?," set at the turn of the century during the revolution against theSpaniards and, later, the American colonizers, follows a nave peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of aimagined community. "Aguila" situates a familys story against the backdrop of the countrys history.

"Kamakalawa" explores the folklore of prehistoric Philippines. "Banta ng Kahapon," his 'small' political film, is set againstthe turmoil of the late 1960s, tracing the connection of the underworld to the corrupt halls of politics. His 13-part TV seriesof "Noli Me Tangere" brings Philippine national hero Jose Rizals novel to a new generation of viewers. PND (js)

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President Aquino calls on all departments, agencies, local government units to support technical working groupon Baguio and Boracay

President Benigno S. Aquino III has enjoined all departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national governmentand local government units (LGUs) to actively support the Technical Working Group (TEG) on Baguio and Boracay for thepreparation of comprehensive plans and programs to preserve and develop these places.

The Chief Executive issued the directive by virtue of Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 47 signed by Executive SecretaryPaquito N. Ochoa Jr. on May 17.

Baguio City and Boracay Island are leading tourist destinations that are considered national assets, the President said.

He said rapid growth, commercialization, and the lack of a comprehensive development and zoning plan have caused thedegradation and deterioration of the two localities.

The President has directed the secretaries of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, Interior and LocalGovernment, and Justice to constitute a Technical Working Group (TWG) to review the environmental, commercial,tourism, and law and order situation in Baguio and Boracay for the purpose of developing comprehensive plans topreserve these vital national assets.

He said there is need to ensure full support and cooperation from all officials and employees of government agencies andinstrumentalities, including Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations for the successful completion of its tasks andfunctions.

The President designated the Secretary of Tourism as coordinator of the technical working group to ensure properformulation and full integration of social and economic policies, plans, and programs.

He directed the said technical working group to work with all concerned stakeholders, including the LGUs with jurisdictionover Baguio and Boracay, in the preparation and implementation of plans and programs, and to submit regular reports tothe Office of the President.

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately. PND (js)

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President Aquino signs into law a consolidated bill amending Rural Bank Act to allow foreign capital infusion inrural banks

President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed into law a consolidated bill amending the Rural Bank Act to allow foreigncapital infusion in rural banks.

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte announced during the regular press briefing in Malacanang onWednesday that the Chief Executive signed on May 24 Republic Act 10574 otherwise known as "An Act Allowing theInfusion of Foreign Equity in the Capital of Rural Banks, Amending Republic Act No. 7353 otherwise known as "The RuraBank Act of 1992," as amended and for other purposes.
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The Act is a consolidation of House Bill 5360 and Senate Bill 3282 that were finally passed by the House ofRepresentatives and the Senate on February 4, 2013 and January 30, 2013, respectively.

The new law amends Section 4 of Republic Act 7353 to enable foreign individuals and entities to acquire equity of up to60% in rural banks.

"Non-Filipino citizens may own, acquire or purchase up to sixty percent (60%) of the voting stocks in a rural bank. Thepercentage of foreign-owned voting stocks shall be determined by the citizenship of the individual or corporatestockholders of the rural bank," the law said.

Prior to the passage of this Act, foreign banks are allowed to acquire equity in rural banks but prohibits foreign individualsor foreign entities from doing the same.

The new law provides "that no rural bank shall be operated without a Certificate of Authority from the Monetary Board ofthe Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Rural banks shall be organized in the form of stock corporations. No less than fortypercent (40%) of the voting stocks of a rural bank shall be owned by citizens of the Philippines or corporations orassociations organized under the laws of the Philippines at least sixty percent (60%) of whose capital is owned by suchcitizens."

Under RA 10574, non-Filipino citizens may become members of the Board of Directors of a rural bank but theirparticipation in the Board shall be limited to their proportionate share in the equity of the rural bank: Provided, however,that at least one (1) independent director shall be elected to the Board of Directors.

"No director or officer of any rural bank shall, either directly or indirectly, for himself or as the representative or agent ofanother, borrow any of the deposits or funds of such banks, nor shall he become a guarantor, indorser, or surety for loansfrom such bank to others, or in any manner be an obligor for money borrowed from the bank or loaned by it except with thewritten approval of the majority of the directors of the bank, excluding the director concerned. Any such approval shall beentered upon the records of the corporation and a copy of such entry shall be transmitted forthwith to the appropriatesupervising department. The director/officer of the bank who violates the provisions of this section shall be immediatelydismissed from his office and shall be penalized in accordance with Section 26 of this Act," the law said.

The Monetary Board may regulate the amount of credit accommodations that may be extended directly to the directors,officers or stockholders of rural banks of banking institutions. However, the outstanding credit accommodations which arural bank may extend to each of its stockholders owning two percent (2%) or more of the subscribed capital stock, itsdirectors, or officers shall be limited to an amount equivalent to the respective outstanding deposits and book value of thepaid-in capital contributions in the bank.

Under this Act, loans or advances extended by rural banks organized and operated under this Act shall be primarily for thepurpose of meeting the normal credit needs of farmers, fishermen or farm families owning or cultivating land dedicated toagricultural production as well as the normal credit needs of cooperatives and merchants.

The new law "provides supplemental capital to any rural bank until it has accumulated enough capital of its own orstimulate private investments in rural banks, the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines oany government-owned or -controlled bank or financial institution shall subscribe within thirty (30) days to the capital stockof any rural bank from time to time in an amount equal to the total equity investment of the private shareholders which shabe paid in full at the time of the subscription or such amount as may be necessary to promote and expand rural economicdevelopment: Provided, however, that shares of stock issued to the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bankof the Philippines or any government-owned or -controlled bank or financial institution, may, pursuant to this section, at antime, be bought at adjusted book value."

According to the new law, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, consistent with Section 11 of Republic Act No. 7353, "shallprescribe the necessary rules and regulations on the amendments of the Rural Banks Act of 1992 in consultation withvarious stakeholders as well as disseminate this information to allow entry of foreign equity into our rural bank system torevitalize the rural banking industry and improve access of banking services to the rural areas in the country."

The implementing rules and regulations shall be published within ninety (90) days from the publication of this Act in two (2newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.


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This Act shall take effect 15 days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least 2 newspapers ofgeneral circulation, whichever is earlier. PND (js)

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President Aquino signs laws creating more courts, amending Family Code

President Benigno S. Aquino III recently signed into law Republic Acts creating more courts of justice in the Philippinesand amending provisions in the Family Code Establishing the Liability of the Absolute Community or Conjugal Partnership

for an Obligation of a Spouse who Practices a Profession and the Capability of Either Spouse to Dispose of an ExclusiveProperty, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said on Wednesday.

In a press briefing in Malacanang, Valte said the President signed Republic Acts 10562 up to 10571 creating courts inseveral areas.

First, from R.A. 10562 to R.A. 10571we now have new courts in Paniqui, Capas, Concepcion, Tarlac (in the province oTarlac); in Digos, Davao del Sur; as well as in Pasig (in Metro Manila); in Urdaneta, Pangasinan; Antipolo, Rizal; Bian,Laguna; Cebu City; and Bais, Negros Oriental, Valte said.

Valte added that the President signed RA 10572 which establishes the Liability of the Absolute Community or ConjugalPartnership for an Obligation of a Spouse who Practices a Profession and the Capability of Either Spouse to Dispose of aExclusive Property.

According to Valte, this new law amends Articles 73 and 111 of Executive Order No. 209, also known as the Family Codeof the Philippines (FCP) designating the Courts to determine if there is basis for any objection between spouses inexercising any legitimate occupation, business or activity and to discern whether any benefit from this exercise shouldaccrue against community property or separate property; and allowing either spouse may mortgage, encamber, alienate,or otherwise, dispose of his/her exclusive property, respectively.

So, ang spouse po hindi kailangan ng pahintulot sa kanyang kabiyak para mag -practice ng isang legitimate occupation oprofession. Ngunit kung meron disagreement, the court can step in and decide if there is basis to the objection of thespouse, Valte said.

Ngayon, kung nag-benefit na po ang pamilya from the proceeds of that occupation or profession that is being objected tothen puwede na pong i-charge ang benefit to the community property. Kung hindi naman po nag-object, nag-benefit munatapos saka lang nag-object, then it should be charged to the separate property of the spouse, she said.

Valte said the amendment to Article 111 of the Family Code was done to reflect changes in the law. PND (rck)

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Palace says judicial reforms continue

Reforms in the judiciary is continuing and the Aquino administration remains committed in pushing this initiative, a Palaceofficial said on Wednesday.

A year after former chief justice Renato Corona was convicted by the Senate for not fully disclosing his assets, DeputyPresidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the administration hasnt wavered in reforming the countrys judiciary.

Its still a work in progress, Valte said in a press conference in Malacanang on Wednesday. Perhaps, the impactimmediately that you could already see is the emphasis given on the filing of SALNs [statements of assets, liabilities andnet worth] when it comes to employees of the government. But it is still a work in progress, she said.

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In May last year, the Senate, sitting as impeachment court, voted 20-3 to convict Corona for betrayal of public trust andculpable violation of the Philippine Constitution.

The court ruled that Corona was guilty of Article II of the impeachment complaint: the chief magistrate did not fully discloshis assets in his SALN.

Coronas conviction came at the end of a five-month trial with the entire nation glued to their television sets watchingevents as they unfolded.

The verdict was seen as a triumph for President Benigno S. Aquino III who campaigned in the 2010 presidential electionunder the daang matuwid reform agenda.

The President never recognized Coronas appointment as chief justice by then -President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a fewweeks before she stepped down in 2010. PND (as)

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President Aquino vetoes rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act of 2013

President Benigno S. Aquino III has vetoed a consolidated bill entitled Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act of 2013saying the measure's provisions are in conflict with the Constitution.

The Chief Executive vetoed last May 24 "An Act Protecting the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Providing PenaltieTherefore and For Other Purposes"

The vetoed measure is a consolidated enrolled Senate Bill No. 3317 and House Bill No. 5627.

In his veto message sent to the Senate, the President said that while the objectives of the bill relating to the protection anpromotion of rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are laudable, the measures provisions conflict with theConstitution.

The President cited four grounds in vetoing the bill.

First, the bills provision on damages unlawfully differentiates between displacements caused by security agents of theState and other entities;

Second, the power granted to the CHR (Commission on Human Rights) to determine damages incurred against IDPs andfacilitate the award of such claims is a power that belo ngs exclusively to the Judiciary, thus impinging on the lattersexclusive power;

Third, the additional powers that it grants to the CHR exceed those which the Constitution intended to give as it wasconceived as an investigative and recommendatory agency exercising limited powers; and

And fourth, the provision allowing individuals to claim financial assistance and compensation from the government opensthe door to a slew of claims or cases against the government, and goes against the 'non-suability' character of the State."PND (js)

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30 MAY 2013Tinanggap ng Pangulong Aquino ang Special Envoy ng Indonesya

Nilagdaan ng Pangulong Aquino ang Bureau of Corrections Act ng 2013

Idineklara ng Pangulong Aquino na special non-working day ang Hunyo 11 na 17th Charter Day ng Sagay,Negros Occidental

Malugod na tinanggap ng gobyernong Aquino ang report na tumaas ng 7.8 porsiyento ang ekonomya ngPilipinas sa unang kuwarter ng 2013

Bagong pamunuan ng FAMAS, nanumpa kay Kalihim Coloma

Tinanggap ng Pangulong Aquino ang Special Envoy ng Indonesya

Tinanggap ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III si Kgg. TB Silalahi, Presidential Adviser and Envoy ng Indonesya saMalacanang Huwebes.

Kasama ni Silalahi sa pagbibigay-galang sa Pangulong Aquino sina Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Dahlan Iskanat Embahador Yohanes Kristiato Soeryo Legowa ng Indonesya sa Pilipinas.

Kaharap sa pakikipagkita ni Silalahi sa Pangulo sina Kalihim Cesar Purisima ng Pananalapi, Kalihim Gregory Domingong Kalakal at Industriya at Pangalawang Kalihim Evan Garcia ng Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas.

Ang ibayong pagpapalakas pa ng ugnayan ng Pilipinas at Indonesya sa larangan ng pamumuhunan at enerhiya, lalo nasa produksiyon ng geothermal ang naging paksa ng pag-uusap ng mga pinuno ng dalawang bansa. PND (rck/zaf)

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Nilagdaan ng Pangulong Aquino ang Bureau of Corrections Act ng 2013

Nilagdaan ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang Batas ng Republika Blg. 10575 o Bureau of Corrections Act pag-alinsunod sa hangarin ng gobyerno na pangalagaan ang kapakanan at katutubong karapatan ng bawat bilanggo ngnakapiit sa Pambansang Piitan ng bansa.
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Binigyang diin ng Pangulo na ang RA 10575 Batas na Nagpapatatag sa Kawanihan ng Koreksiyon (BuCor) at Paglalaanng Pondo Ukol Dito ay pagkilala sa pananagutan ng pamahalaan na magkaroon ng napakahusay at may kakayahangserbisyong koreksiyonal para sa mga nahahatulang nagkasala sa mga batas ng Pilipinas.

Pakay ng batas na gawing makabago, propesyonal at baguhin ang balangkas ng BuCor sa pamamagitan ng pag-aayosng mga piitan, pagdaragdag ng tauhan, higit na mataas na antas ng kuwalipikasyon ng mga tauhan at pagtataas ngkanilang mga sahod, mga benepisyong tulad ng sa pagreretiro at iba pa upang makapatay ito sa Bureau of JailManagement and Penology (BJMP).

Ayon sa batas, ang BuCor ang bahala sa pangangalaga at pagsasagawa ng mga reporma sa mga bilanggong

nahatulang makulong nang mahigit sa tatlong taon.

Kasama rito ang pagbibigay sa kanila ng maalwang kulungan, pagkain, tubig at kasuotang naaayon sa pamantayangitinakda ng Bansang Magkakasanib. Ang pagtatanod sa mga bilanggo ay ipauubaya sa Custodial Force na binubuo ngmga Correction Officers na ang ranggo at antas ng sahod ay kahalintulad ng mga tauhan ng BJMP.

Ang mga programa sa pagbabago na isasagawa ng BuCor para sa mga bilanggo ay tulad ng Programang Moral atIspirituwal, Programa sa Edukasyon at Pagsaanay, Programa sa Trabaho at Kabuhayan, Programa sa Palakasan atLibangan, Programa sa Kalusugan at Programa ng Behavior Modification na kinabibilangan ng Therapeutic Community.

Ang direktor at deputy directors ng BuCor ay maglilingkod sa loob ng apat na taon, ngunit hindi hihigit sa anim na taonsapul sa petsa nang sila ay italaga sa tungkulin.

Ang BuCor na maglilingkod sa ilalim ng isang directorial structure ang mananagot sa klasipikasyon ng bawat isang bilanggong ipinasakop sa ahensiya.

Bukod sa mga alituntuning naaayon sa Rule 8, Part 1, Rules of General Application ng United Nations Minimum Rulessa Pagtrato sa mga Bilanggo at sa mga umiiral na tuntunin ng BuCor ukol sa security classification (tulad ng maximum,medium at minimum security risk), ang mga bilanggo ay ipaiilalim din sa panloob na klasipikasyon ng DRD atpaghihiwalayan sang-ayon sa nagawa nilang krimen alinsunod sa mga kaugnay na kodigo penal na tulad ng KrimenLaban sa Tao, Krimen Laban sa Ari-arian, Krimen Laban sa Puri, at iba pa, gayundin sa mga kaugnay na Special Laws,Custom and Immigration Laws, paliwanag ng Pangulo.

Lubos na komputerisasyon ang gagawin ng BuCor sa pag-aayos, pag-iingat at paglilipat ng mahalagang rekord ng mgabilanggo sa lahat ng Prison and Penal Farms at iba pang ahensiyang tatanggap nito.

Pananatilihin ng BuCor ang kanilang custodial personnel-to-inmate ratio na 1.7 at reformation personnel sa bawat

bilanggo na 1.24 ratio.

Aayusin ng Kagawaran ng Badyet (DBM) ang umiiral na organizational structure and staffing pattern ng BuCor alinsunodsa mga probisyon ng Batas na ito at mga kaugnay na kompensasyon at batas sa klasipikasyon ng puwesto, mga batasat iba pang tuntunin.

Babalangkas naman ang Kagawaran ng Katarungan ng desenyo at magtatatag ng professionalization and qualificationsupgrading program para sa mga tauhan ng BuCor sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Komisyon ng Serbisyo Sibil (CSC) atCommission on Higher Education sa pamamagitan ng off-campus education program o kauri nitong mga programa saloob ng siyamnapung araw buhat sa pagkakabisa ng Batas na ito.

Hangad ng batas na magkaroon ng attrition program para sa mga tauhan ng BuCor sa loob ng limang taon buhat sapagkakabisa ng Batas na ito. Sa loob ng anim na buwan pagkaraang magkabisa ang Batas na ito, magtatakda ang

BuCor ng promotion system para sa mga tauhan ng ahensiya.

Itinakda rin batas na dapat magkaroon ng performance evaluation system na pangangasiwa nang ayon sa mga tuntunin,regulasyon at pamantayan, gayundin ng code of conduct ng BuCor na ihahanda ng ahensiya sa pamamagitan ngKagawaran ng Katarungan.

Ang mga pondong kailangan sa pagpapatupad ng Batas na ito, kasama ang benepisyo ng mga tauhan ay manggagalingsa budget ng BuCor para sa kasalukuyang fiscal year at sa mga nalilikom na halaga buhat sa clearances and certificationfees, kita mula sa institutional projects ayon sa memoranda of agreements (MOAs), mga kontrata o kasunduan sa mga


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joint venture at iba pang miscellaneous incomes (bukod sa MOAs at mga kontrata) na tulad ng penal farm agro-production and inmate handicraft industry.

Ano mang halagang kakailanganin upang ipatupad ang Batas na ito ay isasama sa taunang General Appropriations Act.

Ang pagpapatupad ng Batas na ito ay yugtu-yugtong gagawin, ngunit hindi dapat humigit sa limang taon, dahilisinasaalang-alang ang kalagayang pinansiyal ng pamahalaang pambansa. Ano mang partial implementation aykailangang magkakatulad at angkop sa lahat ng ranggo..

Sa loob ng siyamnapung araw sapul sa pagkakabisa ng Batas na ito, ang DOJ, katuwang ang BuCor, CSC, DBM at

Kagawaran ng Pananalapi ay maghahanda ng mga tuntunin at mga regulasyong kailangan para maipatupad ang Batasna ito.

Ang BuCor, sa pamamagitan ng DOJ at DBM ay magkasabay na maghaharap sa Pangulo ng Senado at sa Speaker ngKapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng taunang report ukol sa pagpapatupad ng Batas na ito.

Magkakabisa ang Batas na ito 15 araw matapos na buo itong malathala sa Official Gazette o sa dalawa man lamangpahayagang malaganap ang sirkulasyon, alinman ang mauna. PND

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Idineklara ng Pangulong Aquino na special non-working day ang Hunyo 11 na 17th Charter Day ng Sagay,Negros Occidental

Idineklara ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang Hunyo 11, natapat sa araw ng Martes, na special non-working day saLungsod ng Sagay sa lalawigan ng Negros Occidental kaugnay ng 17th Charter Day ng lungsod.

Inilagda ng Pangulo ang deklarasyon sa pamamagitan ng Proklamasyon Blg. 584 na nilagdaan ni KalihimTagapagpaganap Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. noong Mayo 28 upang bigyan ng lahat ng pagkakataon ang mga mamamayanng Sagay na ipagdiwang at lahukan ang mga seremonyang kaugnay ng anibersaryo ng kanilang lungsod.

Hunyo 11, 1996 nang maging lungsod ang bayan ng Sagay sa pamamagitan ng Batas ng Republika 8192. PND (js/zaf)

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Malugod na tinanggap ng gobyernong Aquino ang report na tumaas ng 7.8 porsiyento ang ekonomya ng

Pilipinas sa unang kuwarter ng 2013

Malugod na tinanggap ng administrasyong Aquino ang mga ulat na tumaas ng 7.8 porsiyento ang ekonomya ng Pilipinasbatay sa panukat ng Gross Domestic Product (GDP) sa unang kuwarter ng 2013, kasabay ng pagtiyak na mananatiliitong nakatuon sa pagsisikap na ibayong mapaunlad ang bansa.

Ito ang sinabi ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa pulong-balitaan sa Malacanang Huwebes mataposiulat ng National Statistics Coordinating Board (NSCB) na lumago ng 7.8 porsiyento ang GDP ng Pilipinaspinakamalaking quarterly growth rate sa ilalim ng administrasyong Aquino.

Sinabi pa ni Valte na ang GDP ay pinakamataas sa taon na hindi halalan ng pangulo buhat pa noong 1988.

Ayon sa mga paunang ulat, nahigitan ng ating ekonomya ang mga ekonomya ng buong Asya, kabilang ang Tsina na

lumago lamang ng 7.7 porsiyento, 6.0 porsiyento ang Indonesya at ang Malaysia ay 4.1 porsiyento. Ang resultang ito ayhumigit sa lahat ng inaasahan ng merkado, dugtong pa ni Valte.

Naramdaman ang pagsulong sa lahat halos ng sektor, lalo na sa lokal na manufacturing na lumago ng 9.7 porsiyento.Nakatulong din ang patuloy na paggugol ng gobyerno sa mahaha-lagang pagawaing bayan na umabot sa 13.2porsiyento. Natulungan pa ito ng paglaki ng gugol ng gobyerno sa kostruksiyong lumawak ng 45.6 porsiyento. Angcapital formation man ay lumago ng 47.7 porsiyento, paliwanag pa ni Valte.

Binigyang diin ni Valte na ang tiwala ng negosyante at pag-asa naman ng mga mamimili ang lalong nagpaangat sa GDP.
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Walang alinlangang ang pagtitiwala ng mga imbestor at ng mamimili ay nanatiling matatag habang nag-iibayo ang siglang gawaing pangkabuhayan sa gitna man ng kawalang katiyakan sa pandaigdig na ekonomya, wika pa ni Valte.

Sapul nang maluklok ang administrasyong Aquino, patuloy ang masigasig na punyagi nito na mapalawak ang socialsafety nets para matulungan ang mga nangangailangang sektor sa buong bansa.

Napakahalaga sa lahat ang malaking idinagdag sa budget ng Programang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino na hanggang sakasalukuyan, umaabot na sa 3.9 milyong Pilipino ang nakikina-bang. Pinatunayan ng resulta ng katatapos na halalanang tiwala ng madla sa Pangulo at ang pakikiisa nila sa direksiyong t inutungo ng bansa, sabi pa ni Valte.

Ayon kay Valte, ipagpapatuloy ng administrasyong Aquino ang pagsusulong at pagsasagawa ng mga patakaran upangmarating ng Pilipinas ang nais puntahan nang walang maiiwang sino man, ayon pa kay Valte. PND (js/zaf)

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Bagong pamunuan ng FAMAS, nanumpa kay Kalihim Coloma

Pinasumpa sa tungkulin ni Kalihim Herminio Sonny Coloma, Jr. ng Presidential Communications Operations Office(PCOO) ang bagong halal na mga pinuno at trustees ng Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) saMalacanang Huwebes.

Ang mga

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PIA Calabarzon 5 PR May 29-30 , 2013, Dispatch for May 31 , 2013 Friday, 3 Photonews , 15 Weather Watch, 2 Regional Watch , 5 OFW Watch , 15 Online News