Here are some of the errors spotted in the New Philippine Peso Bills: 1000 peso bill – the location of the Tubbataha Reefs is a few hundred kilometers from where it really is. 500 peso bill – the Puerto Princesa Subterranean Park appeared to be inland when it is not, the blue-naped parrot bears the ...
President Noynoy Aquino has signed Proclamation 84 setting aside the holiday economics law of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The list of official Philippine holidays for 2011 as declared by the said proclamation are as follows: REGULAR HOLIDAYS Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), April 9 (Saturday) Maundy Thursday, April 21 Good Friday, April 22 Labor ...
Controversial TV-host actress Kris Aquino is set to run for governor of her home province, Tarlac. She made the announcement at a gift giving activity in a depressed area in the province. “I feel naman na bilang isang Aquino, whatever political career I hope to have in the future, it has to start in Tarlac,†...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday, December 16th, launched the new generation Philippine bank notes at the Ceremonial Hall in Malacañang with no less than President Benigno Aquino III, who called the new Peso bills as “a portrait of changing times and of the enduring tapestry of our history,†as the keynote speaker. ...
Palace officials will hold a dialogue today with Catholic bishops to discuss the latter’s questions about the Aquino administration’s population policy. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Tuesday said that President Aquino will not attend the dialog with the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Instead, the bishops will meet with Cabinet members, including Budget Secretary ...