Malacañang transcript of Arroyo’s 2009 SONA

From the blog of Ellen Tordesillas
Thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon.
Before I begin my report please join me first in a moment of prayer for President Aquino.
Senate President Enrile, Speaker Nograles, Senators, Representatives, Vice President de Castro, Former President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, Ambassadors, friends:
The past twelve months have been a year for the history [...]

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Walang perfect crime

By Ellen Tordesillas
Ang nangyari kay Ruby Rose Barrameda Jimenez ay isang patunay na walang “perfect crime”.
Kahit gaano kagaling ang pagka-plano ng isang krimen, lalabas na lalabas ang katotohanan. Sa kaso ni Ruby Rose, dalawang taon bago lumabas ang katotohanan.
Si Ruby Rose, 27 taong gulang, ay biglang nawala noong March 14, 2007. Nang nawala siya, may [...]

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CBCP urges lawmakers to be clear on their stand on RH BillBill

MANILA, May 27 — A Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official urged legislators to be more specific on their stand on Reproductive Health Bill which is pending before Congress.
Fr. Melvin Castro, executive secretary of the CBCP’s Commission on Family and Life, said they should give straight answers on whether or not they are [...]

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PGMA to distribute Certificates of Ancestral Domain Titles to 601 Aeta families

MANILA, May 26 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will distribute on Wednesday (May 27) Certificates of Ancestral Domain Titles (CADTs) to 454 Aeta families in Floridablanca, Pampanga and 147 Aeta families in Hermosa, Bataan covering a total of 11,800 hectares.
The President is scheduled to lead the CADT distribution in the upland Barangay Nabuklod.
To assist the President [...]

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RP ranks 90th in human development survey

MANILA, May 20 — The Philippines ranked 90th out of 177 countries in the human development survey, the United Nation Development Progrmme (UNDP) report said.
The Philippines is classified as a medium-human development index, along with other Asian countries such as Thailand and China.
The country had a human development index (HDI) of 0.771 in 2005, as [...]

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Takbo,Manny,takbo

By Ellen Tordesillas
Marami ang nagsasabi kay Manny Pacquaio na huwag pumasok sa pulitika. Sa akin naman, sige, Manny, tumakbo ka.
Sa ating sistema ngayon, para magiging kandidato kahit anong posisyon sa pamahalaan, kailangan lang naman ikaw ay Filipino citizen, registered voter, marunong magbasa at sumulat. Lahat naman yan qualified si Manny.
May political party na si [...]

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Durano says kayaking fastest-growing world recreational sport

By Lily O Ramos
MANILA, April 15 — Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Joseph Ace Durano on Wednesday said that kayaking is one of the world’s fastest-growing recreational sports, aside from being a strong magnet for the Philippines’ ecotourism projects.
“Kayaking is one of the country’s nature-based products, like scuba diving, trailing and birdwatching which we must [...]

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