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Board of Investments (BOI) okays P86-B solar projects

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Board of Investments (BOI) okays P86-B solar projects

The Board of Investments (BOI) has finally approved 8 notable Solar Projects in various Luzon areas estimated up to Php 85.96 Billion worth that will be implemented within the next 2 years by Solar Philippines Commercial Rooftop Projects Inc.

These Solar Projects complied in Special Laws List of the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) through Republic Act No. 9513 known as Renewable Energy Act of 2008, in line with the government’s move to utilize renewable source of power to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo proudly said: “The firm is at the forefront of producing renewable and affordable energy to address the growing power requirements of the country with the manufacturing resurgence and infrastructure programs in full swing,”

“By taking advantage of the tropical climate of the archipelago, Solar Philippines is not only producing energy through its solar farms but also producing its own solar panels as it aims to become one of the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers and exporters,” he added.

There currently 5 Solar Energy farms located in Central Luzon and the rest in Calabarzon Region, respectively, that are all registered with BOI.

*The PHP18.99 billion Iba-Palauig 2 Solar Project in Palauig, Zambales with capacity of 140.64 megawatts (MW) set to operate in February 2020.

*The PHP13.56 billion Concepcion Tarlac 2 Solar Project in Tarlac City with capacity of 293.76 MW to be operational by January 2019.

*The PHP8.6 billion Sta.Rosa Nueva Ecija 2 Solar Project in 168-hectare land in towns of Sta. Rosa, Peñaranda and San Leonardo in Nueva Ecija with 193.54 MW capacity set to operate by January 2020.

*The PHP7.08 billion solar facility in Sta. Rosa and Concepcion, Tarlac slated to be operational by January 2019.

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*The PHP6.9 billion solar energy farm in La Paz, Tarlac City set to be operational by January 2020.

*The PHP13.56 billion Balayan Solar Power Project in towns of Balayan and Calaca in Batangas with capacity of 293.76 MW to be operational by February 2020

*The PHP8.64 billion Maragondon-Naic 1 Solar Farm in 168-hectare property in municipalities of Naic, Maragondon, and Indang with capacity of 196 MW to be operational by October 2018.

*The PHP8.64 billion Maragondon-Naic Tanza 2 Solar Project also in 168-hectare property in municipalities of Naic and Tanza with capacity of 196 MW to be operational by October 2018.

In matters of employment, Solar Philippines will need to hire 243 personnel to man facilities once these are already operational.

It is currently the first Filipino-owned Solar Factory in the Philippines operating in Batangas City since last year with an initial capacity of 800 Megawatts, with plans of further expansion of up to 2,000 Megawatts or an equivalent of 2.5 million Solar panels in the coming years.

Source: pna.gov.ph

Look: Mga Filipino sa Europa nag rally sa harap ng ICC to Support Pres. Duterte

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Look: Mga Filipino sa Europa nag rally sa harap ng ICC to Support Pres. Duterte

Nagtipon tipon at dumagsa ang mga OFWs at mga Filipino migrante sa harap ng International Criminal Court (ICC) building bilang pagpapakita ng supporta kay pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

Andoon rin sa pagtitipon ang isang kilalang blogger at masugid na taga supporta ng pangulo na si Sass Saggot.

Panoorin ang live video at mga larawan.

Graft, Corruption and Criminal Charges kina Aquino, Abad, Garin at iba ay isang Political Harassment – Trillanes

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Graft, Corruption and Criminal Charges kina Aquino, Abad, Garin at iba ay isang Political Harassment – Trillanes

Sa report na ginawa ni Senador Richard Gordon hinggil sa Dengvaxia controversy, nakasaad sa kanyang report na sina dating pangulong Benigno Aquino at dating budget secretary, Florencio Abad, dating health secretary Janette Garin, at iba pang pitong former Department of Health officials ay sangkot sa conspiracy sa pagbili ng vaccine galing sa French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur na nagbibigay panganib sa mahigit 830,000 na kabataan.

Ang mga nabanggit na salarin o sangkot ay lumabag rin umano sa Ethical code ng bansa.

Subalit sa panayam kay Senator Antonio Trillanes ng ANC sinabi nito na ” There was still no “definitive information” to back the charges and there was no proof that Dengvaxia has caused any death.

Gordon’s recommendation was “political harassment” in view of the Duterte administration’s attacks against vocal critics, dagdag ni Antonio Trillanes

At sa tweet ng twitter account ni Senator Lacson, sinabi nito na “it is difficult for me to believe that he was capable of committing graft and corruption.”

Sina Senator Lacson at Antonio Trillanes ang dalawang senador na tutol na makasuhan sina dating pangulong Benigno Aquino at iba pa.

 

 

 

Good News: Jasmine rice’ Dati P52.00, Ngayon P39.00 per Kilo nalang

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Good News: Jasmine rice’ Dati P52.00, Ngayon P39.00 per Kilo nalang

Masayang binalita ng beteranong journalist na si Jay Sonza ang tungkol sa pagbaba ng presyo ng bigas na Jasmine.

Sa isang post ni Sonza, kanyang binahagi ang balita na ang presyo ng bigas na Jasmine ay nasa P39.00 per Kilo nalang na dati ay nasa P52.00 kada kilo.

Ayon kay Sonza, nakiusap raw si pangulong Duterte sa mga rice traders na kung pwede ay babaan ang presyo ng bigas na sinaang-ayunan naman ng mga negosyante.

Buong pahayag ni Sonza

“Nakiusap si pangulong duterte sa mga rice traders, puwede ba ninyong gawing mura-mura bawat kilo ang well milled rice para masarap naman ang kanin ng masang Pilipino.

Sagot ng mga rice traders: basta kayo ang nakisuyo mr. president, puwedeng-puwede sir. Iyong P52.00 per kilo gagawin na lamang naming P39.00 bawat kilo sir.”

 

De Lima Naghain ng Se­nate Bill 1699, o Human Rights Defenders Act of 2018

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De Lima Naghain ng Se­nate Bill 1699, o Human Rights Defenders Act of 2018

Sen. Leila de Lima naghain ng Se­nate Bill (SB) No. 1699 o ang panukalang Human Rights Defenders Act of 2018 upang mabigyan ng proteksyon ang mga Human Right workers sa mga batikos at mga maling pagtrato sa kanila sa ilalim ng Duterte Administration

Ayon sa senadora, isa sa mga dahilan ng kanyang paghain ng batas ay ang pag-utos umano ng pangulo na barilin ang mga human rights worker kung saan pwedeng magdulot ng panganib sa mga ito:

“Sa simula pa lamang po ng administras­yong Duterte, mahigit isang taon at kalahati na ngayon, ay nasaksihan na natin kung paano ininsulto at hinamak ang konsepto ng karapatang pantao,”

(c) Boysen Fajardo Cestina

 

Nakamit na ang Hustisya: Kuwait court sentences couple to death for Demafelis murder

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Nakamit na ang Hustisya: Kuwait court sentences couple to death for Demafelis murder

A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced in absentia a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death by hanging over the murder of a Filipina maid, a judicial source said.

The court issued the sentence in the first hearing in the case of Joanna Demafelis, the 29-year-old maid whose body was found in a freezer in Kuwait earlier this year.

The sentencing can still be appealed if the couple returns to Kuwait, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The Demafelis murder triggered a diplomatic crisis between Kuwait and the Philippines, prompting Manila to impose a departure ban for its citizens planning to work in the Gulf state.

The Lebanese-Syrian couple was arrested in February in the Syrian capital Damascus following an Interpol manhunt.

Syrian authorities handed the husband, Nader Essam Assaf, over to Lebanese authorities, while his Syrian wife remained in custody in Damascus.

An estimated 252,000 Filipinos and Filipinas work in Kuwait and depend on remittances to help their families back home.

Rights groups have raised alarm around the plight of workers in the Gulf and other Arab countries, where migrant labour is regulated under a system known as “kafala.”

The kafala, or sponsorship, system ties migrant workers’ visas to their employers, prohibiting workers from leaving or changing jobs without prior consent.

source: Inquirer

Birthday message ni De Lima kay Pang. Duterte: “Patawarin ka sana ng ating Pong May Kapal sa lahat ng iyong mga kasalanan”

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Birthday message ni De Lima kay Pang. Duterte: “Patawarin ka sana ng ating Pong May Kapal sa lahat ng iyong mga kasalanan”

Kahit naka bilanggo ay may mensahi si senadora Leila De Lima sa ika 73 anyos na kaarawan ng ating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, nitong Miyerkules, Marso 28, pinili ng pangulo na ipagdiwang ang kanyang kaarawan sa kanyang bayan sa davao city.

Si pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pinakamatanda na naging pangulo ng bansang pilipinas.

Kamakailan ay pinayagan ng korte si De lima na maka pa check-up (hospital arrest) pansamantala sa hospital.

“Patawarin ka sana ng ating Pong May Kapal sa lahat ng iyong mga kasalanan” – ito ang mensahi ni De lima para sa kaarawan ng pangulo.

Dagdag pa ni de lima: “Ito na ang aking ikalawang taon na hindi ako makakauwi sa amin para gunitain ang Semana Santa, bunsod ng di-makatarungang pagpapakulong sa akin ng rehimeng Duterte. Subalit sa kabila ng pampulitikang panggigipit,nananatili ang aking tatag ng loob at payapang pag-iisip bunga ng panalangin.”ito ang saad ni De lima sa kanyang liham.

“Dahil sa walang humpay ng suporta sa akin ng aking pamilya at ng mga tao at sa awa ng Diyos, patuloy akong lalaban para sa katotohanan. At kahit pa mas pinili ng pangulo ang malasing sa sa kapangyarihan kaysa unahin ang pagsisilbi sa bayan, naniniwala ako na isang araw, gigisingin din siya ng ating Panginoon.”dagdag pa niya.

“Sa kanyang darating na kaarawan, nawa’y matamo niya kapayapaan ng isip, kalusugan ng katawan, at marangal na pamumuno. Nawa’y mapaunlad niya ang ating bayan, maipakulong niya ang dapat makulong, palayain ang dapat palayain, bigyan ng hustisya ang naaapi, at itigil ang walang saysay na pagpatay.”pahayag pa niya.

“Pinapatawad ko na siya sa lahat ng kasalanan niya sa akin. Patawarin din sana siya ng ating Poong May Kapal at pagpalain nawa siya. Maligayang kaarawan, Mr. President!”

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Possible senatorial bets of the ‘Resistance Coalition’ that will match PDP-Laban

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Possible senatorial bets of the ‘Resistance Coalition’ that will match PDP-Laban

Last week, Liberal Party (LP) announced that they would form a political group that would match the senatorial bets of the ruling party PDP-Laban on the upcoming 2019 senatorial elections.

LP President, Senator Francis Pangilinan called the group ‘the resistance’ and he believed that the senate need a strong opposition that will resist the “slide to authoritarianism and anti-democratic rule.”

“We hope to help build together the broadest coalition of groups and individuals united behind defending our freedoms and our civil and political rights,” Pangilinan said in a statement released Tuesday.

Pangilinan also said that the LP need the support of other political groups to bring the “genuine opposition” in the 18th congress.

Because of this announcement, several netizens were curious on the possible bets of the Liberal Party that would face the candidates of the ruling party.

In the article posted by politics.com.ph, they gathered a ‘promo photo’ that showed the some of the old faces of the Liberal Party that might join the resistance in the senatorial election.

These are:

– Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV

– Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano

– Northern Samar Rep. Raul Daza

– Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman

– Dinagat Islands Rep. Kaka Bag-ao

– Quezon City Rep. Jose Christopher “Kit” Belmonte

– Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña

– Former senator Mar Roxas

– Former senator TG Guingona

– Former senator Ramon Magsaysay Jr.

– Former Quezon Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada Jr.

It also carried a tagline “Isang boto lang po laban sa nakaupo.” which apparently referring to President Rodrigo Duterte.

But, one of the politicians who included on the list, Rep. Lagman said that he’s still have no plans to run for the senate.

However, he thanked the “Coalition ng Demokrasya” for including him into the list of the possible senate bets of the opposition.

“Thanks for the endorsement by the coalition ng demokrasya but I have no intention of running for the Senate at the moment,” Lagman said.

Meanwhile, PDP-Laban is still finalizing their bets in the upcoming senatorial elections.

Some of the possible bets of the ruling party are Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, JV Ejercito, Grace Poe and Cynthia Villar.

Special Assistant to the Vice President Bong Go, PNP Director General Chief Bato Dela Rosa and presidential spokesperson Harry Roque are also possible to run for the senate, however they’re still not confirming if they’re going to push it.

Source: [1] [2]

 

Pope Francis condemns churches turning into businesses, ‘It is scandalous’

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Pope Francis condemns churches turning into businesses, ‘It is scandalous’

Pope Francis condemns churches turning into businesses-it is scandalous

Pope Francis: Turning churches into ‘businesses’ is a scandal

Pope Francis condemned priests and laity who turn their parishes into a “business” by charging for things such as baptisms, blessings and Mass intentions – calling it a scandal that’s hard to forgive.

In Nov. 21, 2014, Pope told mass attendees in the Vatican’s Saint Martha guesthouse: “It is interesting, the people of God can forgive their priests, when they are weak; when they slip on a sin, the people know how to forgive them.”

“But there are two things that the people of God cannot forgive: a priest attached to money and a priest who mistreats people. This they cannot forgive! It is scandalous…”

The Pope centered his homily on the day’s Gospel from Luke in which Jesus turns over tables and drives out those who were selling things inside the temple, saying it is a sacred place meant for prayer and not for business.

While the many people who went to the temple to pray were good and searched for God, they were forced to pay in order to make an offering, the Pope explained, noting that although the temple was a sacred place to these, “there was corruption that scandalized the people.”

He recalled the biblical story of Hannah, the mother of Samuel, who was a humble woman that went to the temple and whispered her prayers in silence, while the priest and his two sons were corrupt and exploited the pilgrims who came.

“I think of how our attitude can scandalize people with unpriestly habits in the Temple: the scandal of doing business, the scandal of worldliness,” the Bishop of Rome said, observing how many parishes have a price list readily available for baptisms, blessings and Mass intentions.

The Pope then recounted the story of a young couple who were a part of a group of college students he led shortly after being ordained. When they decided to get married, they went to their parish to ask for the civil ceremony and Mass together.

When they asked, the couple was told that they couldn’t have the Mass in addition to the ceremony because the time slots for the ceremony were limited to only 20 minutes, the couple needed to pay for two time slots in order to have the Mass as well.

“This is the sin of scandal” the pontiff explained, and alluded to the scripture passage where Jesus tells those who cause scandal that it is “better to be thrown into the sea.”

When those who manage God’s temple and its ministry, including both priests and lay people, become businessmen, “people are scandalized. And we are responsible for this. The laity too! Everyone,” the Roman Pontiff continued.

Preventing scandal is the responsibility of everyone, he said, because if we see this business-mentality going on in our parishes we need to have the courage to say something to the priest.

“It is scandalous when the Temple, the House of God, becomes a place of business, as in the case of that wedding: the church was being rented out.”

Pope Francis noted how when Jesus made his whip and started driving the people out of the temple it was not because he was angry, but rather because he was filled with the wrath of God and zeal for his house.

Jesus, he said, has “an issue with money because redemption is free; it is God’s free gift, He comes to brings us the all-encompassing gratuity of God’s love.”

So when a church or a parish start doing business it’s like saying that salvation is no longer free, the Pope explained, which is why Jesus takes his whip out in order to purify the temple of the corrupt.

He noted how the feast of the day commemorates the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple, saying that Mary enters the temple as a young, simple woman like Hannah, and prayed that she would help keep God’s temple pure.

“May she teach all of us, pastors and those who have pastoral responsibility, to keep the Temple clean, to receive with love those who come, as if each one were the Blessed Virgin.” /Read full: CNA

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Despite the ICC and EU controversy, European people cheers for Duterte

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Despite the ICC and EU controversy, European people cheers for Duterte

In a Facebook video posted by netizen Trixie Weingarten as a birthday gift to the Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, multiple foreign nationalities namely Russian, Czech and Germans were chanting “Duterte” over and over again as a sign of support to the hugely criticized yet trusted and loved Duterte.

This video just goes to shows that despite have gained a lot of criticizers and opposition in the west due to his multipolar approach in the Philippines’ business and his modernistic way of ruling the Philippines.

Duterte still reigns over the criticism that a lot of the Human rights organizations convey throughout the world.

 

Watch the video below:

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