Palace
hopes to clinch Iglesia ni Cristo support
Malacanang
today expressed hope that the administration party Lakas-Kampi-CMD
could get the support of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) this coming
May elections.
“I
hope we get it. INC is very supportive of the Arroyo administration,”
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said amid reports that President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last night thanked the INC for its support,
which critics took to mean support for Gilberto Teodoro as candidate
for president. (+)
Urban
Luzon Beltway attracts P40B investments
Since the establishment of Urban Luzon Beltway ULB in 2006, the
current administration and the private sector have invested at
least P40 billion on 14 major road projects in Metro Manila, Central
Luzon, and Southern Luzon.
Of this number, 11
projects are now fully functional, while the remaining three are
scheduled for completion in June this year.
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| DENR
gets a new secretary
President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed Director Horacio Ramos of
the Mines and Geosciences Bureau as secretary of the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Executive
Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced the top-level personnel movement
at a media briefing held in Malolos, Bulacan.
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PGMA inspects C5 extension
project in QC, Valenzuela
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
today inspected the C-5 (Circumferential Road 5) Ext. which stretches
from Luzon Ave. in Quezon City to the soon-to-be completed interchange
of the North Luzon Expressway in Valenzuela City.
The President, who
had just come from nearby New Era University, where she addressed
students and faculty, rode a Victory Liner bus hired just for
the occasion with several members of media.
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