DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

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                    [Title] => De Lima bids farewell to DOJ in speech
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Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday delivered her last department-wide address for the 118th founding anniversary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) where she also bade goodbye to the agency.

                    [DatePublished] => 2015-09-24 04:16:14
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804517
                    [AuthorName] => Rosette Adel
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                    [Title] => Phl presses global effort in disaster preparedness, response
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The Philippine government urged the Group of 77 and China (G77+China) to push for a revitalized global policy framework in disaster preparedness and response, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-06-19 11:00:13
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                    [Title] => Setting the stage!
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On 14 June 2013, 193 member States of the United Nations elected me by acclamation to serve as 68th President of the United Nations General Assembly. It was a poignant moment in that I was about to assume a huge responsibility, while at the same time taking the next step on a journey that began purely by happenstance.

                    [DatePublished] => 2013-09-17 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1410018
                    [AuthorName] => John W. Ashe
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                    [Title] => Pagtakbong muli ng Batangas mayor, kukuwestyunin
                    [Summary] => 
Kukuwestyunin ng grupong San Pascual Econo­mic Development Agenda sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) sakaling muling tumakbo sa pagka-alkalde si Mayor Antonio Dimayuga ng San Pascual, Batangas.
                    [DatePublished] => 2012-09-25 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1096558
                    [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada
                    [SectionName] => Bansa
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                    [Title] => Citing floods in Metro Manila: Marañon calls for relocation of industries to the provinces
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In the light of heavy floods that struck Metro Manila last week, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. has called on “Imperial Manila” to “rethink its development strategy” by relocating its industries to the provinces.
                    [DatePublished] => 2012-08-16 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1806207
                    [AuthorName] => Danny B. Dangcalan
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Region
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                    [Title] => DOJ starts codifying rules on preliminary investigation
                    [Summary] => 
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started codifying its Rules on Preliminary Investigation (RPI), underscoring its commitment to support the search for truth and justice.
                    [DatePublished] => 2011-02-27 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1735838
                    [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta
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                    [Title] => Congress’ credibility gap
                    [Summary] => No matter how you slice it, the worst problem a government can have in a fiscal crisis is a credibility gap. Senate President Frank Drilon and House Speaker Joe de Venecia were the guest speakers at the Manila Overseas Press Club’s (MOPC) Congress Night. JDV rolled out his usual optimistic and creative spiel. He outlined a 12-point program to generate new wealth in a variety of creative ways that have been covered by the media. One can probably get a copy of JDV’s new book, Development Agenda 2004-2010: Our Tasks for the Next Six Years from the Speaker’s office.
                    [DatePublished] => 2004-09-26 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => SB Corp. eyes bigger slice of SME pie, formation of SME Exchange
                    [Summary] => The Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.) would like to triple its lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the next six years. Likewise, it would like to spearhead the establishment of an SME Exchange within the same period.


Taking its mandate one notch higher, SB Corp. hopes to extend a minimum P9 billion in financing assistance to the SMEs by 2009, or on a cumulative basis to over P30 billion since its inception in 1992.


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-07-20 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Excellence awards set for top SME users of IT
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) is set to confer awards on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have adopted the best practices in e-commerce and information technology to expand markets, improve customer relationships, and make their business operations cost-efficient and profitable.


The prestigious PICS-SME IT Excellence Awards will be held at the Philippine Trade Training Center at 6 p.m. of Dec. 2.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-11-21 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => IFC willing to finance SMEs in RP
                    [Summary] => The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the financing arm of the World Bank, is willing to provide financing for small and medium enterprises, Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, said yesterday.


Roxas met last week with IFC officials, led by IFC country manager Vipul Bhagat, to discuss a possible financing scheme for SMEs with counterpart funding from the government through the National Development Corp. (NDC) and the private sector.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-11-01 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1097285
                    [AuthorName] =>  Marianne  V.  Go
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De Lima bids farewell to DOJ in speech

By Rosette Adel | September 24, 2015 - 4:16am

Justice Secretary Leila De Lima on Thursday delivered her last department-wide address for the 118th founding anniversary...

Headlines

Phl presses global effort in disaster preparedness, response

June 19, 2014 - 11:00am

The Philippine government urged the Group of 77 and China (G77+China) to push for a revitalized global policy framework in disaster preparedness and response, according to the National Economic and Development Authority...

Headlines

Setting the stage!

By John W. Ashe | September 17, 2013 - 12:00am

On 14 June 2013, 193 member States of the United Nations elected me by acclamation to serve as 68th President of the United Nations General Assembly. It was a poignant moment in that I was about to assume a...

Letters to the Editor

Pagtakbong muli ng Batangas mayor, kukuwestyunin

By Butch M. Quejada | September 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Kukuwestyunin ng grupong San Pascual Econo­mic Development Agenda sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) sakaling muling tumakbo sa pagka-alkalde si Mayor Antonio Dimayuga ng San Pascual, Batangas.

Bansa

Citing floods in Metro Manila: Marañon calls for relocation of industries to the provinces

By Danny B. Dangcalan | August 16, 2012 - 12:00am

In the light of heavy floods that struck Metro Manila last week, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. has called on “Imperial Manila” to “rethink its development strategy”...

Freeman Region

DOJ starts codifying rules on preliminary investigation

By Sandy Araneta | February 27, 2011 - 12:00am

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started codifying its Rules on Preliminary Investigation (RPI), underscoring its commitment to support the search for truth and justice.

Headlines

Congress’ credibility gap

September 26, 2004 - 12:00am

No matter how you slice it, the worst problem a government can have in a fiscal crisis is a credibility gap. Senate President Frank Drilon and House Speaker Joe de Venecia were the guest speakers at the Manila Overseas...

Opinion

SB Corp. eyes bigger slice of SME pie, formation of SME Exchange

July 20, 2004 - 12:00am

The Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.) would like to triple its lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the next six years. Likewise, it would like to spearhead the establishment of an SME Exchange within...

Banking

Excellence awards set for top SME users of IT

November 21, 2003 - 12:00am

The Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) is set to confer awards on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have adopted the best practices in e-commerce and information technology to expand markets, improve...

Technology

IFC willing to finance SMEs in RP

By Marianne V. Go | November 1, 2003 - 12:00am

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the financing arm of the World Bank, is willing to provide financing for small and medium enterprises, Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, said yesterday. Roxas...

Business