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Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Gary Olivar today said growth in foreign direct investments (FDI), which is measured more in actual dollars, reached nearly the ideal eight percent a year enough to sustain development in the long term, since President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo assumed office nine years ago. FDI last year also amounted to $1.9 billion, higher ... Full story

PANGLIMA SUGALA, Tawi-Tawi – Even in this faraway province down south, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is making sure her legacy projects would leave an indelible imprint among the local constituents. On or before her term ends in June, locals here would see the realization of their dream linkage with the island of ... Full story

A group of 13 Philippine seafood companies organized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) will be participating in the International Boston Seafood Show at the Boston Conference and Exhibition Center from March 14 to 16, 2010. The participating companies and their respective products are as foll ows: NEW PARTICIPATING COMPANIES 1.    Universal Canning, Inc. - Canned seafoods ... Full story

The Philippines Commission on the Filipino Overseas is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas. Established by virtue of an Executive Order signed in 1991, the Presidential Awards recognize exceptional individuals and organizations for their ... Full story

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—The Department of Agriculture (DA), on Tuesday,  urged rice and corn farmers all over the country to shift to vegetables and other cash crops to cushion the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon on their livelihood. Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie Fondevilla hinted that vegetable cultivation could be ... Full story

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Malacanang, on Tuesday, expressed satisfaction at the pricing of the 100-billion yen ($1.1 billion) samurai bonds, which showed the foreign markets’ confidence in the Philippines. “We congratulate Secretary Margarito Teves and his team at the Department of Finance for a successful offering of 10-year samurai yen bonds today. This landmark issue, which realized ... Full story

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to immediately resolve the civil aviation ratings downgrade of the Philippines by the US Federal Aviation Authority (US-FAA) so that the country can capitalize on the rebound ... Full story

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo campaigned hard here on Tuesday, not for any candidate in the May elections, but for the Philippines’ entry in the Search for the New Seven Wonders of Nature, now being voted worldwide in the internet online. She urged all Filipinos ... Full story

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead a flag-raising today at the People Power Monument at EDSA in Quezon City to commemorate the 24th year of the 1986 EDSA Revolution. She will also observe EDSA day with two other events: test ride of the near-complete LRT-MRT loop project also in Quezon City ... Full story