by magnolia_eic | Feb 23, 2011 | Headlines, National News
MALACAÑANG clarified Monday that no concessions were given to China for the latter’s
grant of a reprieve to three overseas Filipino workers facing execution for drug trafficking.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Vice President Jejomar Binay had categorically
denied offering concessions to China after securing postponement of the execution of
Ramon Credo, 42; Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, 32; and Elizabeth Batain, 38. The three were
scheduled for execution this week.
Binay announced the development Friday after meeting with Dai Bongguo, state councilor;
Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People’s Court; and Zhang Zhijun, executive vice
minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos, who was with Binay on his Beijing trip, said
the meeting was not behind closed doors and no concession could have been given without
the public getting the information.
For its part, the Chinese embassy in Manila said China only “gave consideration” to the
Philippines’ request.
Lacierda also downplayed concerns over the possibility of the Philippines becoming hostage
to China as a result of the issue. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Feb 16, 2011 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
MAGTIGOM silang Vice President Jejomar Binay, Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto ug mga chief
executives sa ubang piniling probinsiya ngadto sa Cebu City sa Miyerkoles ug Huwebes,
Pebrero 16 ug 17 aron pagsulbad sa ‘homelessness’.
Kini aron pag strategize the nasudnong housing program nga nag-punting sa Bohol isip usa
sa project site sa duha ka adlaw nga critical workshop nga magtudlo og mga pamaagi sa
pagpasaka sa production base alang sa housing pinaagi sa hugot nga pakiglambigit sa mga
local government units (LGUs).
Mao kini ang mopatuman sa saad ni Binay ngadto kang Chatto atol sa una niyang pagbisita
dinhi sa probinsiya niadtong bag-uhay pa lang siyang nilingkod isip Bise Presidente sa
nasud.
Si Binay ang gitahasan ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III nga mangulo sa Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).
Gipaabot nga motambong ang mga chief executives ug planning officials gikan sa napiling
131 ka mga probinsiya, syudad ug kalungsoran sa maong workshop nga mopadayon sa
mandato sa Urban Development and Housing Act. (ecbPIABohol)
by magnolia_eic | Oct 29, 2010 | Headlines, National News
last month’s bar exam blast along Taft Avenue, Manila.
Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda issued the assurance in response to
speculations that suspected grenade thrower Anthony Leal Nepomuceno might get special
treatment after surrendering to Vice President Jejomar Binay. Both Binay and Nepomuceno
are members of Alpha Phi Omega (APO).
“Definitely, there will be no special treatment. Again, the only request of the suspect was that
his rights be respected,” Lacierda said during press briefing on Wednesday afternoon.
The same stand was also echoed by Justice Secretary Leila De Lima during a press
conference where the suspect was presented.
Nepomuceno, a call center agent and member of APO fraternity, was turned over by the
fraternity’s councils of elders after surrendering to Binay, thirty days after the 2010 bar
examinations blast.
Lacierda said they welcome the surrender of the suspect particularly the successful
intervention of the Vice President. He said the surrender will serve as signal for the Justice
Department to start the prosecution and give justice to the victims. (PCOO/PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 19, 2010 | Headlines, National News
VICE-President Jejomar Binay on Thursday said he has accepted the offer of President Benigno Aquino III to take charge of the housing sector as chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).
In a statement, Binay said he has always maintained his readiness to assist Aquino in attaining his vision for the Philippines and the Filipino people.
“I look forward to implementing the president’s objectives for housing and shelter and working with volunteer organizations like the Gawad Kalinga, with whom I share a common dream of building not just homes but sustainable communities for our people,” he said in the statement.
The HUDCC position is one of 5 government posts originally offered to Binay.
President Aquino welcomed Binay’s acceptance and said he was looking forward to working with the former Makati City mayor. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 25, 2010 | Local News / Bohol Balita
SI Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay dili na interesado sa bisan unsang Cabinet posisyon sa mosunod nga administrasyon, apan ni ingon siya nga iya gihapong suportahan si President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III inig sugod sa ilang pangatungdanan sa Hunyo 30.
Matud pa sa media affairs officer ni Binay nga si Joey Salgado, ang duha nagkita niadtong Miyerkoles atol sa duha ka oras nga meeting sa panimalay ni Aquino sa Times Street, Quezon City, diin gipadayag ni Binay ang iyang hukom nga dili na kini interesado sa bisan unsang Cabinet position aron dili na makasamok sa Presidente ug tugotan kini nga maka focus sa daghang mga hagit nga giatubang sa nasud.
Usa ka reliable source gikan sa kampo ni Aquino ang nagkanayon nga si Binay gitanyagan og posisyon apan ang outgoing Makati mayor nibalibad ug nipadayag hinuon sa iyang suporta kang Aquino. Wala hinuon gibutyag sa tinubdan kon unsang posisyon ang gitanyag kang Binay.
Daan nang nipadayag si Binay nga gusto niyang mamahimong kalihim sa Department of Interior and Local Government kon DILG, apan si Aquino nagduhaduha sa paghatag sa maong posisyon kang Binay. (PIA-Bohol)
