6/17/2005

SOUNDBYTES, Issue No. 10 Vol. 1 (June 16)

GSIS at zero deficit
The Government Service Insurance System has removed P25 billion actuarial deficit by the end of last year.

CARP anniversary
On the occasion of the 17th anniversary celebration of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, the Department of Land Reform said it is now processing some agricultural lands of the Arroyos in Negros Occidental for redistribution.

Tourism roadmap to be updated
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry will next week launch an updated Tourism Roadmap that will serve as guide for stakeholders in attaining a target of attracting five million tourists by 2010.

Latest Fitch outlook still positive
The country’s overall deficit and debt positions are expected to improve in the near term following the passage of key revenue measures, London-based credit ratings agency Fitch said.

Job generation target still attainable-Neri
The National Economic and Development Authority remains optimistic the government will attain its target of generating six to 10 million jobs by 2010 despite the political uncertainties rocking the economy.

Nursing OJT abroad
CHED is exploring the possibility of sending nursing students abroad for their on-the-job training.

Security forces still on alert
Security forces remain on full alert until the intelligence community has certified that destabilization threats against the government has completely waned, a military spokesman said.

Lakas twits Nene
Lakas-Cmd leaders have denounced opposition Senator Aquilino Pimentel’s grandstanding with his latest stunt calling on President Arroyo to do a Nixon and his off-tangent comparison of the Nixon Watergate scandal with the present tape controversy.

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