Press Briefing with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte on Friday, 29 November 2013

OPENING STATEMENT

Hi, Marie, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I have a short statement. I will read the appointments and then we can proceed to taking your questions.

On the online commemoration of the Andres Bonifacio sesquicentennial

Tomorrow, we celebrate the sesquicentennial of the birth of Andres Bonifacio, the emblematic father of the Philippine Revolution and once the President of the Supreme Council of the Katipunan.

We likewise commemorate the 80th anniversary of the unveiling of one of the country’s most enduring landmarks, the Bonifacio Monument, designed and wrought by National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino.

In culmination of its year-long tribute to Andres Bonifacio, the Presidential Museum and Library [www.malacanang.gov.ph] launches tomorrow its online commemoration, featuring a comprehensive essay, videos, and rare glimpses of Tolentino’s masterpiece.

On the 150th year since the birth of the man it honors, we trace the history of the Bonifacio Monument and the legacy it has left—and, in effect, the role Andres Bonifacio has played in securing Philippine independence and in shaping our national narrative.

Press Briefing with Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Thursday, 05 September 2013

OPENING STATEMENT

SEC. LACIERDA: May i-a-announce lang ako tungkol sa tourist arrivals, good news po ito. Ayon kay Secretary Ramon Jimenez, foreign visitor arrivals for the first seven months of the year aggregated to 2,798,881 or an increase of 11.05 percent from the same period in 2012, maintaining the growth momentum recorded in the first half of the year.

The first seven months corresponded to 50.9 percent of the 5.5 million target arrivals for 2013. Arrivals in July amounted to 418,288, the second highest record during the year, and the first for the said month over the past years.

(South) Korea remains the largest source market with 706,998 visitors or a total of 25.26 percent of the total inbound traffic, recording a double-digit growth rate of 22.30 percent; following at second place is the United States of America with 417,904 arrivals; while China rose to third place, overtaking Japan, and posting the strongest growth among the top markets with 48.58 percent.

Other important source markets with double-digit gains include Russian Federation, which is 34.36 percent; Indonesia, 26.70 percent; Saudi Arabia, 23.24 percent; France, 19.95 percent; Thailand, 18.07 percent; and India, 17.07 percent.

Maraming salamat po.

Press Briefing with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte on Tuesday, September 3, 2013

OPENING REMARKS 

USEC. VALTE: Hi, Marie, good afternoon. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the Malacañang Press Corps, and to our viewers on PTV, and our listeners on Radyo ng Bayan. 

Before I take your questions, just one quick statement. There is no update yet on the resignation of NBI Director Nonie Rojas. We will keep you apprised as soon as we have anything to announce. We will let you know at the soonest possible time.

Press Briefing with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte on Sunday, September 1, 2013

OPENING REMARKS 

USEC. VALTE: Bago po tayo sumagot ng inyong mga tanong, meron lang po tayong mga anunsyo, mga appointment, kasama na din po diyan ‘yung good news. 

NAME	POSITION
Manuel P. Albaño Fiel Y. Almendra Rebonfamil R. Baguio Nicolas T. Capulong Evelyn R. Fetalvero Roy Angelo E. Gazo Victoria V. Gazo Danilo S. Gutierrez Teresa D. Madaba Mariza S. Magan Rene R. Merioles Lorlinie M. Ortillo Rhoda T. Razon Bebiano I. Sentillas	Schools Division Superintendents, DepEd
Amelia P. Torralba	Acting Schools Division Superintendent, DepEd
Natalio C. Ecarma III	Undersecretary, DND
Lino H. Dabi Edwin R. Lopez Jaime Fortunato A. Caringal	Assistant Secretaries, DOTC
Rodora T. Babaran Benilda E. Redaja Vincent Andrew T. Leyson Georgina Ann H. Hernandez	Directors IV, DSWD
Soccoro P. Lupisan	Director IV, DOH
Edna M. Mabeza	Director IV, DA
Mylah Faye Aurora B. Cariño	Director III, NEDA
Armand Patrick R. Salamat	Director III, DepED
Jennifer J. Tan	Acting Director III, DOF
Constante A. Llanes, Jr.	Acting Director III, DPWH
Eulogia M. Cueva	Member, Road Board, Representing the Transport and Motorist Organizations, DPWH
Sheila S. Centino	Deputy Executive Director, Performance and Projects Management Office, OCS
Algamar A. Latiph	Chairperson, Regional Human Rights Commission, ARMM
Polyanna G. Escano	Chairperson, Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy, PRC
Valentino M. Mangila	Chairperson, Board of Master Plumbers, PRC
Pedrito D. Camilet, Jr. Prospero A. Abellano	Members, Board of Master Plumbers, PRC
Teresita R. Yambot Mary Rose S. Paredes Maria Elizabeth B. Valconcha	Members, Board of Optometry, PRC
Alnar L. Detalla	Chairperson, Board of Electronics Engineering, PRC
Herminio J. Orbe Enrico Claro R. Delmoro	Members, Board of Electronics Engineering, PRC
Rosario Virginia C. Gaetos	Member, Representing the Private Sector, Board of Governors, Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions, Inc. (DTI)
Carmina B. Alonzo	Director IV, CHED
Marissa P. Cerezo	Acting Director III, Renewal Energy Management Bureau, DOE
Angela B. Abiqui	Acting Director III, DPWH
Ronald A. Naguit	Executive Director, Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, DENR
Florenz B. Hipe	Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator, Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board, DAR
William K. Hotchkiss	Member, Board of Directors, CAAP

Press Briefing with Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Wednesday, August 14, 2013

OPENING STATEMENT:

SEC. LACIERDA: Hi good afternoon, Marie. Good afternoon members of the Malacanang Press Corps. Let me read a statement on the PCDSPO’s online observance of Ninoy Aquino’s 30th Death Anniversary:

August 21, 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr.’s return to the Philippines and his martyrdom. In fulfillment of its mandate as custodian of institutional memory, the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) is spearheading an online commemoration which will feature an interactive page with a comprehensive timeline, music of the era, infographic maps, essays, and testimonials on Ninoy and his sacrifice, on the Presidential Museum and Library (www.malacanang.gov.ph/).