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New PGMA EO transfers use of nat'l gov't lot in Pandacan to Manilans |
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PGMA joins Baguio media's New Year's Eve bonfire |
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| New PGMA EO transfers use of nat'l gov't lot in Pandacan to Manilans |
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Manilans were presented with an early Christmas gift last December by no
less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when the Chief Executive
designated a parcel of national government-owned land in Pandacan for their
“use and enjoyment.” The lot, located at Jesus Street in Nagtahan, Pandacan, is currently being used by a non-governmental organization (NGO) accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to expand the national government programs such as education and technology transfer. In signing Executive Order No. 684 entitled “Designating the National Government Lot located at Jesus Street in Nagtahan, Pandacan, for the Use and Enjoyment of the People of the City of Manila” last Dec. 17, the President noted the importance of strengthening the government’s delivery of services to the people through proper use of government assets and properties. EO 684 designates a 4,500-square-meter portion of a national government lot in the area “for the use and benefit of the City of Manila through TESDA.” It also directs the TESDA and the accredited NGO to “devise and implement programs for manpower and livelihood training by utilizing the subject lot and buildings, including all the improvements thereon, for the benefit of the City of Manila.” |
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| PGMA joins Baguio media's New Year's Eve bonfire |
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CORDILLERA HOUSE, Baguio City -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo crossed
over from the presidential summer mansion to this former headquarters of the
Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) to celebrate New Year’s Eve with
the Baguio media members Monday night. It was the second time for the President to join the media’s bonfire in the front lawn of this government house – now the regional offices of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in the Cordilleras – since a “dap-ay” was built in yearend 2005. A “dap-ay” is a circular meeting place made of stone slabs where Cordillera elders of the past – all male – traditionally converged to share views about village matters. President Arroyo joined the bonfire in 2005, but did not attend last year’s event due to an unscheduled power interruption. Dressed in a golden pantsuit, the President arrived in a long white van at the media bonfire cum raffle at 9:40 p.m. after a 7 p.m. private mass and then private dinner at the former “Mansion House.” The President joined the fun with Benguet officials led by first-term Gov. Nestor Fongwan. For the second time in three years, the President was serenaded by the local media, with the members of the Malacanang-based media also invited to join in the revelry. Fongwan, a former mayor of the capital town of La Trinidad, thanked the President for the administration’s help to local farmers, including the provision of refrigerated vans for the vegetable-producing towns, and soon a processing center for their vegetable produce. The Benguet governor said such help has made the farmers very happy, stressing that “ngayon lang nakatikim ang mga farmers nang ganito.” The President -- who spent more than an hour with the singing media group -- enthused that 91 percent of Filipinos believe that they are entering a brighter new year as she led a New Year’s eve toast with the media members and the Benguet leaders. |
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