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Press Briefing with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte on Friday, August 16, 2013

OPENING STATEMENT:

USEC. VALTE: Magandang tanghali po at sana kayo ay nakapagtanghalian na. Bago po tayo sumagot ng inyong mga tanong, we have a few updates:

We have from the NDRRMC an update. As you know, we are still in the post-typhoon operations, and as of 5 a.m. this morning, a total of 76 fishermen have been rescued in the affected areas mainly Pangasinan, Catanduanes, and Camarines Norte.

Thankfully, the casualties have not gone up. We still have eight casualties — seven are injured, and four are still missing. The affected population remains the same. There are a number… Bumaba na po iyong number nung mga strandees po natin nasa 25 passengers nalang po sila.

Iyong mga damaged houses, I think, remain the same; and a total of P12,191,826.99 worth of relief goods were provided to affected families and strandees.

We have the following areas that have been declared under the state of calamity: Dinalungan in Aurora; Casiguran, likewise, in Aurora; Dilasag, Aurora; Quirino; Candelaria in Zambales; Santa Cruz in Zambales; and likewise, Masinloc in Zambales.

So far, those are the updates that we have: missing down to four, hopefully, they will be found soon along with the rescue of the 76 fishermen in total.

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Interview with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte on Sunday, August 2013

OPENING REMARKS

USEC. VALTE: Before we take your questions, I would like to announce some appointments. We’ll send also the list, it’s quite long po kasi, para sa mga pangalan.

NAME

POSITION 
Marco Antonio Luisito V. Sardillo III Administratior, Intramuros Administration (DOT)
Grace M. Tan Commissioner, 5th Division of the National Labor Relations Commission (DOLE)
Libertad P. Garcia Director IV (CHED), vice Enrique P. Grecia
Vicente B. Tuddao Jr. Director III (DENR)
Rizalino Jose T. Rosales Acting Director III (DepEd), vice Floredeliza R. Magday
Valente P. Bajet Acting Local Government Operations Officer VIII (DILG)
Roberto B. Basco Assistant Regional Director, Cordillera Administrative Region (DOTC)
Cora T. Asa Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Lucero O. Quiachon
Maria Ines C. Asuncion Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Bienvenido B. Cuison
Maria Antonia P. Diaz Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Helen D. Paguican
Reynaldo G. Gico Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Napoleon A. Allones
Reynaldo E. Manuel Jr. Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Florante M. Corpuz 
Edwin R. Maribojoc Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Rosa M. Lantaca
Dee D. Silva Acting Assistant Schools Division Superintendents (DepEd), vice Antonio P. Delos Reyes
Raul Conde Asis Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) Rank I
Imelda Virginia G. Villar Member, Board of Psychology (PRC)
Ma. Elizabeth D. Callanta Member, Board of Veterinary Medicine (PRC)
Gladys Cruz-Sta. Rita Member, Board of Directors, National Power Corporation (DOE)
Conrado R. Sillada Member (Commissioner), Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, vice Angelina L. Katoh
Raymundo J. Talento Director IV, National Statistical Coordination Board (NEDA)

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Press Briefing with Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Thursday, July 25, 2013

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OPENING REMARKS 

SEC. LACIERDA: Good afternoon, Marie. Good afternoon, members of the Malacañang Press Corps. Let’s go to the questions. 

Q&A:

ON DEPCOM LIM’S, TAÑADA’S RESIGNATIONS/CUSTOMS ISSUES 

Q: Hi, sir. Can we get your comment regarding information from Deputy Commissioner Danny Lim na a Cabinet official told him that his resignation was rejected by the President? 

SEC. LACIERDA: There is no action, official action, yet that has been relayed to us from the Office of the Executive Secretary, Kimberly. So I am not in a position to comment either way. We will wait for the official announcement. As of now, there has been no word yet.

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Press Briefing with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte on Tuesday, 23 July 2013,

OPENING STATEMENT

USEC. VALTE: Hi, Marie. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. If you recall, to this very day last year, the President delivered the third SONA. It was July 23, so that’s today, as tweeted by the Official Gazette Twitter account. 

Before I take your questions, I am going to give you again a rough—sorry—the broadstrokes of the budget. As the President mentioned yesterday, the budget will be submitted to the leaders of Congress, and I’m told by our fellows in the DBM that Secretary Butch Abad will be in the House at 3:00 p.m., so that is the schedule.

Prior to that, we will—we are waiting for clearance to release the budget message to all of you, that will be shared later in the afternoon, as soon as we have the final version. So, as you know, as the President mentioned yesterday, the 2014 National Expenditure Program that will be proposed by the Executive is in the total of 2.268-trillion pesos.

Broken down, Top Six budgets would be: the Department of Education, coming in at P336.9-billion; the DPWH ranks second at P213.5-billion; the DILG comes third at P135.4-billion; the DND at fourth, coming in at P123.1-billion; DOH registers at fifth place at P87.1-billion; and at sixth place would be the Department of Agriculture at P80.7-billion.

So do we have questions, I suppose, from yesterday’s speech?

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