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                    [ArticleID] => 742669
                    [Title] => Malacañang endorses review of EO 28, 29
                    [Summary] => 

Malacañang has endorsed to Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario for action the letter of tourism industry leader Robert Lim Joseph to President Aquino asking him to review Executive Order 29 and EO 28 which he signed on March 14, 2011.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 702801 [Title] => Noy urged to be wary of 'misinformation' on open skies [Summary] =>

President Aquino was urged to be on guard against “misinformation” about an open skies policy, especially a claim that the implementation of such a policy in Bali, Indonesia was the cause for the tourism haven’s success.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 637198 [Title] => No confirmation for Lim, Luistro [Summary] =>

The confirmation ofTourism Sec. Alberto Lim and Education Sec. Armin Luistro before the Commission on Appointments (CA) hit another snag yesterday when several individuals filed their respective oppositions.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 586787 [Title] => Aquino urged to check background of applicants eyeing top-level positions [Summary] =>

An aviation and tourism industry leader urged president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his team to investigate the backgrounds of officials to be appointed to top and second-tier positions.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 447189 [Title] => Tourism Act seen as answer to crisis [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Leaders of the tourism industry yesterday asked President Arroyo to immediately sign into law the Tourism Act of 2009, which they said is the answer to the current economic crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241512 [Title] => NGO lauds GMA for shelving cargo ‘open skies’ agreement [Summary] => The Save Our Skies (SOS) movement lauded President Arroyo yesterday for heeding the call of the aviation industry not to sign a cargo open skies agreement with Singapore, Thailand and Brunei as it criticized open skies advocates for pushing for the signing of the accord.

"It’s good the President listened to us because had the signing pushed through, the agreement would have a disastrous effect on our local aviation industry," said Robert Lim Joseph, SOS president.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 240637 [Title] => NGO raps cargo open skies pact [Summary] => The Save Our Skies (SOS) movement, a non-government organization, has denounced the signing by the government of a cargo open skies agreement with Singapore, Thailand and Brunei, saying it was clouded with secrecy as aviation stakeholders were not consulted on the move.

"The signing of the agreement is the start of the death of the local aviation industry," said Robert Lim Joseph, president of SOS, which is made up of cargo forwarders as well as travel and tour operators.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 231999 [Title] => Budget ng DOTC iipitin hangga't di sinisibak ang CAB director [Summary] => Iginiit kahapon ni Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto na tuturuan nila ng leksiyon si Transportation Sec. Leandro Mendoza sa pamamagitan ng pag-ipit sa budget ng ahensiya nito hangga’t hindi niya sinisibak ang "sinungaling" na Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) director na si Albert Lim.

Ayon kay Sen. Sotto, sinungaling si Lim ng ipahayag nito na wala na siya sa Freedom to Fly Coalition na pinopondohan ng AGILE dahil hanggang ngayon ay bise presidente pa rin ito ng nasabing organisasyon na ang sinusulong ay interes ng mga dayuhan.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 231295 [Title] => Senate panel threatens not to approve CAB 2004 budget [Summary] => A Senate panel has threatened not to approve the 2004 budget of the Civil Aeronautics Board if Malacañang would not act on calls for the removal of Alberto Lim from the CAB board as private sector representative.

The Senate public services committee chaired by Sen. Joker Arroyo, which is conducting hearings on the CAB budget, questioned CAB officials led by Executive Director Tomas Manalac during the budget hearing last Tuesday (Dec. 9) about the continued stay of Lim in the board.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230660 [Title] => NGO banks on next administration to protect domestic aviation industry [Summary] => The Save Our Skies (SOS) movement, a non-governmental organization fighting for fair skies, fair trade and good governance, has given up on the Arroyo administration to correct the unevenness of the RP-US Air Transport Agreement (ATA) as well as other air agreements.

"We are looking forward to the election of a new President like Raul Roco who will protect and advance the interest of the local aviation industry," SOS said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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