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Written by anyajulia on 26 November 2008
The reintroduction of Spanish as a second language in Philippine schools next year is a very timely move as the Philippines and Peru have agreed to expand their trade relations, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said.
According to Dureza, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Peruvian President Alan Garcia held bilateral talks and shared commonalities, talking about the kinship between their two countries in straight Spanish.
Dureza noted that the Philippines and Peru are both predominantly Catholic and were ruled by Spain for hundreds of years.
Aside from the two countries’ common Spanish heritage, President Garcia has a soft heart for the Philippines, recalling that as a young boy, his mother would keep reminding him that he was the son of the “President of the Philippine Republic.”
Dureza later found out that his father was a namesake of the late Carlos P. Garcia, then president of the Philippines. (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: expand trade relations, Peru, Philippines
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Written by anyajulia on 13 November 2008
Philippines will only feel the full impact of the global economic crisis next year, since there’s a time lag in terms of the impact of a global economic slowdown. “This can be in the form of effects in the real economy such as slowdown in the export sector, slowdown in business and economic activity,” Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said.
Teves said Asian countries historically don’t plunge into a recession, unlike the United States. A recession occurs when an economy suffers two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Asked how the government would address this, Teves said: “A combination of accelerated implementation of infrastructure programs, making sure this time this infrastructure spending is done in a larger way during the first semester of the year to take advantage of the good weather, continued investment in food, agriculture.”
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Tags: feel crisis impact, next year, Philippines
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Written by anyajulia on 17 October 2008
SEGUN sa Washington Post, tungd sa way puas nga paningkamot, ang Pilipinas na ang nasud nga may labing dakong gamit sa gahum geothermal.
Dugang niini, sa hisgutanan sa napahimutang nga kapasidad sa paggamit sa gahum geothermal, ikaduha ang Pilipinas, sunod sa Estado Unidos kinsa giila nga may bentaha sa talento ug kapasidad sa pag-ugmad sa gahum geothermal.
Matud pa, 28% na ang gahum dagitab nga nakuha sa Pilipinas gikan sa gahum geothermal, nga maot usa sa mga rason nganong napakunhod sa nasud ang pagsalig sa imported nga lana igsusugnod.
Gani, gibasol pa sa gitahud nga mantalaan ang way tataw nga palisiya sa Estados Unidos kabahin sa pag-ugmad sa geothermal, sahi sa gihimo sa Pilipinas.
Kahinumduman nga sukad pa sa 1970 ang pagpaningkamot sa nasud nga maugmad ang geothermal. (PIA/rachiu)
Tags: geothermal power, Philippines, use
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Written by anyajulia on 15 October 2008
ARON tubagon ang pangkalibutanong panawagan sa pag-ugmad sa kinaiya sa pagpanghunaw, apil ana ang Pilipinas sa ubang kanasuran nga misuporta sa Global Handwashing Day karong umaabot nga Miyerkules, Octubre 15.
Nianang adlawa, gi-aghat ang tanang magtutuon sa elementarya ug sekondarya dinhi sa nasud nga makighiusa sa tibuok kalibutan sa pagsuporta sa panawagan sa Tiniping Nasud nga saulogon ang 2008 isip International Year of Sanitation and Handwashing Day.
Gani, anang adlawan, kapid-an ka tunghaan ang gimanduan sa Dep-Ed nga tumanon nila ang memorandum nga nag-awhag sa pagpa-apil ning kalihukan pinaagi sa ginagmayng buhaton aron mapakatap ang kasayuran kabahin sa pagpanghunaw ginamit ang sabon ug tubig.
Tunong ning kalihukan nga himoong automatic nga kinaiya ang pagpanghunaw ginamit ang sabon ug tubig aron batasanon na kini agi ug pagpanalipud sa lawas sa kalibanga ug sa mga impeksyon sa ginhawa-an. (PIA/rachiu)
Tags: Global Handwashing Day, Oct 15, Philippines
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Written by anyajulia on 05 September 2008
SA dili madugay, makapagawas na ang Pilipinas sa mga hayupan human madeklara ang nasud nga luwas sa foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), butyga ni Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
Kon matuman na, kini pay labing una nga higayon sa Pilipinas.
Matud ni Yap nga ang Visayas ug Mindanao una na nga nadeklara isip luwas sa FMD, ug mao nga Luzon na usab ang gitutokan sa kagamhanan nga madeklara nga wala nay FMD nag kasagarang motakboy sa baboy, kabaw ug baka.
Niini gibutyag nga usab niya ang plano nga pagpamaligya ug nga produkto sa hayopan gikan sa General Santos City ug Davao ngadto sa Singapore.
Uban sa laraw, buot ni Yap nga ikasabot ang pribadong sekto nga mamuhunan sa mga ihawan, refrigeration ug pasilidad sa pagproseso sa karne aron uswagon ang kahimtang sa nasud sa pangkalibutang palit sa hayupan. (rachiu/PIA)
Tags: foot-and-mouth disese-free, Philippines
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Written by Misael on 23 May 2008
Member-countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected to sign a multilateral air agreement among themselves together with China, India, Japan and Korea, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said.
Mendoza, together with Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Alfonso Cusi, issued the statement during the interview at the Bohol Beach Club in Panglao.
The President is set in lead the capsule-laying ceremony for the proposed Bohol-Panglao International Airport.
Mendoza said the Philippines and other ASEAN countries have agreed in principle to liberalize their skies with the possible signing of a “common air agreement” in December this year. Mendoza said ASEAN countries have also discussed with China, India, Japan and Korea the possibility of their joining in the regional air services grouping.
Cusi said ASEAN’s adoption of an open skies policy would ultimately lead to the creation of a single aviation market in the region by 2015, wherein the Philippines needs to further develop its air transport policy as well as upgrade existing facilities.
Mendoza and Cusi said that member-countries that include Malaysia and Thailand have already been developing airports with multiple runways to accommodate bigger traffic while the Philippines still has to develop one. (PIA/Bohol)
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Written by Misael on 23 May 2008
PANGLAO ISLAND, Bohol – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched the construction of the P4.17-billion Panglao-Bohol International Airport here to boost the tourism and trade potentials of this world-class destination province.
The President led the capsule-laying ceremony in Barangay Tawala assisted by Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Alfonso Cusi, Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado, and Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala.
After the capsule-laying, the President was briefed by Cusi on the status of the project funded through MIAA’s P3-billion income and P1 billion from the DOTC.
Cusi informed the President that the international airport is targeted to be operational in the first quarter of 2010 and can accommodate one million passengers per year.
The President said no foreign loans were sourced in the construction of the Panglao International Airport as government revenue agencies have consistently exceeded their targets these past few years.
Upon completion of the project, the President said foreign tourists can now come directly and visit the famous destinations in Bohol that include the Chocolate Hills, a candidate in the Internet search for the New Seven Wonders of Nature, and Balicasag Island, a popular breathtaking dive site which she herself had a look.
The President said Bohol, the tenth largest island of the Philippines, is one of the tourism centers of the country. Located in the heart of the Visayas, it is famous for the tarsier, the world’s smallest primate; pristine beaches and dive spots, caves and crystal springs, ancestral homes, and centuries-old churches.
In an earlier interview, Cusi and Mendoza said the Panglao International Airport would not only cater to tourists and cargo but is expected to boost trade, investments and economic activity in Bohol as it would be a magnet for industrial parks and economic zones.
AMID CRITICISMS
The multi-billion key infrastructure project also merited a good number of critics, one which is led by University of the Philippines Professor of Economics Ernesto Pernia and long-time airport critic and former Panglao Municipal Tourism Committee Chairman Agustin Cloribel.
Working against time in efforts to at least stall or scrap the project, Boholanos for Truth, Accountability and Reform (BOTAR) posted a paid ad in a local paper daring the provincial leaders to clarify issues involving the project.
Questions raised against the plan are its economic viability, serious environmental concerns, perceived corruption and dirty politics.
Governor Aumentado however shrugged off all these assuring that everything has been in order and that the government is doing its best to put up mitigations to outweigh the environmental issues against the economic and social benefits Bohol and the entire region can get from it. (rachiu/PIA)
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