Tag: Malacañang

Malacañang ‘looking over’ complaints vs. ERC chief

  Malacanang said it is now studying a complaint filed against Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Zenaida Cruz-Ducut. President Aquino said the filed complaint is now with the office of the Deputy Executive Secretary Michael Aguinaldo where it is currently being “studied and examined”. Presidential Communications Operations Office Head Herminio Coloma  Jr. said earlier that there is a newly created Investigative and Adjudicatory Division of the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs who […]

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Malacañang asked to cancel Meralco Franchise

Malacañang refused to comment on the call to cancel Meralco’s franchise for allegedly passing its obligation to consumers by raising electricity rates. According to Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, it is the sole prerogative of the Congress to cancel the legislative franchise of Meralco, and is not within the ambit of the executive department.

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Malacañang Asks DOE to Guarantee Adequate LPG Supply

Malacañang asked the Department of Energy to make sure that there is adequate supply of liquefied petroleum gas in the country.  This is in the face of warnings from the LPG sector regarding the impending LPG supply shortage because of the closure of the Shell Batangas LPG Refilling Station. Department of Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla was asked to investigate the matter and to prevent the rise in prices due to the alleged shortage.

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Malacañang says it won’t retaliate vs Hong Kong on visa sanctions

MANILA, Feb. 6 (PNA) — Achieving understanding and closure, and not retaliation, will be the guiding principle of the Philippine government in dealing with the sanctions imposed recently by Hong Kong, Malacañang said Thursday. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. said suggestions to retaliate for Hong Kong’s revocation of visa-free privileges for holders of official Philippine passports may be counter-productive. “In situations where there is a difference of opinion, what will […]

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Palace insists on “no-build zone policy” in eastern Visayas

MANILA, Feb 2 (PNA) — Despite some calls by typhoon “Yolanda” survivors for the abolition of the no-build zone policy, Malacanang on Sunday has remained firm in keeping its policy for the safety of residents. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said on state-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that the policy will continue to be implemented along the eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas. Valte said that this was to avoid another calamity from wrecking havoc as […]

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Palace expresses relief over peaceful end of Quezon City demolition

MANILA, Feb 2 (PNA) — Malacanang on Sunday expressed relief over what began as a violent demolition of shanties in Agham Road, Quezon City which later ended peacefully. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said on state-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that although informal settlers refused to leave their homes at first, some of them eventually gave in. “It ended well in the sense that the day after, they dismantled their own houses (themselves),” Valte said […]

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No special birthday plans so far for Aquino — Palace

MANILA, Feb 2 (PNA) — Five days from now, President Benigno S. Aquino will be turning 54, but according to a Malacanang official, the President has not yet planned anything special. It has been known that the President has always treated his birthday as an ordinary working day. On his birthday last year, the President visited a 15-year-old bone cancer patient at the Philippine Orthopedic Center in Quezon City. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said […]

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