PALACE URGES PUBLIC TO JOIN INDEPENDENCE DAY ACTIVITIES
[Photo - Jojo Agojo sells Philippine flags and flaglets to motorists and strollers along Roxas Boulevard in Manila as the celebration of the 113th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2011 draws near. Prices vary from P275 for a big flag to P100 per three pieces of small ones. ( PNA photo by Marvie A. Lloren]
MANILA, JUNE 13, 2011 (GMANEWS TV) Malacañang on Saturday urged the public to take part in Sunday's activities commemorating the 113th Philippine Independence Day.
"Kung walang ginagawa, you can go watch the Independence Day parade and all other activities. Meron ding job fair," deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said on state-run dzRB radio.
She said the activities range from flag-raising ceremonies in Kawit, Cavite, to the job fair and annual parade at the Luneta in Manila. The Independence Day celebration this year will be the first under the Aquino administration.
Meanwhile, the Metro Manila police declared itself ready to ensure security of residents and participants at Independence Day rites in Metro Manila.
Metro Manila police head Chief Superintendent Allan Purisima said they are coordinating with the military in the security arrangements.
"We are ready to secure all activities for Sunday," Purisima said in an interview on dzBB radio, adding that his office has coordinated with its military counterpart and defined areas of responsibility.
Purisima warned the public that some roads around Luneta may be closed as early as 10 a.m. Sunday.
For now, he said they have not received intelligence information about any plot to disrupt the Independence Day rites.
24k jobs up for grabs
On Sunday, at least 24,000 job opportunities will be up for grabs in Metro Manila as Filipinos mark their 113th Independence Day.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the 24,000 local, overseas, and government jobs will be offered at the 2011 Kalayaan Job Fair at the Rizal Park.
"The celebration of the nation's independence is also a timely occasion for the DOLE to unchain the jobless from the shackles of unemployment," acting Labor Secretary Danilo Cruz said in a statement Friday afternoon.
"We are exhausting all means to provide a vast array of productive and matched job opportunities for everyone," he added.
The job fair is a joint effort of DOLE's Metro Manila office and of at least 113 prospective employers. It is anchored on the theme, "Kalayaan: Paninindigan ng Bayan."
The job fair reaffirms the heightened partnership among government, industry, and other sectors in generating more job opportunities to ensure workers' employability and productivity, Cruz said.
It will be held at the left side of the lagoon in Rizal Park from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Around 8,000 jobseekers are expected to flock to the fair, according to the Labor Department.
"The roster of 83 local employers and 20 land-based and sea-based international manpower agencies and employers will bring about 14,000 local vacancies and 10,000 overseas opportunities to job seekers, including new graduates and overseas Filipino workers," the DOLE said.
Aside from the licensed local and international employers, government agencies will also offer job opportunities.
These include the Departments of Social Welfare and Development and Transportation and Communications, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Railways, the Philippine Commission on Women, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Light Rail Transit Authority, and the Civil Service Commission.
Facilitating compliance
To facilitate the compliance of job applicants with documentary requirements, the DOLE has invited the Professional Regulation Commission, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., the National Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue to provide pre-employment documentation services.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority will also give free haircut and massage services while the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines will conduct a skills demonstration. — JE, GMA News
While Aquino toasts to PHL's future, militants stage protest in Manila GMA News OnlineGMANews – Sun, Jun 12, 2011
While President Benigno Aquino III offered the international community a toast to the future of a free Philippines in Malacañang on Sunday, militant groups marched in Manila to protest the continued woes of Filipinos.
Members of several militant groups snarled traffic on Taft Avenue in Manila as they held a protest march, radio dzBB's Glen Juego reported.
But the militants led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) failed to reach its ultimate destination – the United States Embassy along Roxas Boulevard – as police blocked their path along T.M. Kalaw Street.
The report said the militants lamented the Philippine government has not done enough for Filipinos in terms of social services such as health.
(Photo - Anti riot officers from the Philippine National Police march during an Independence Day rehearsal at the Luneta park in Manila June 10 2011 The Philippines celebrates their 113th Independence Day this Sunday)
In Malacañang, meanwhile, Aquino offered a toast to the Diplomatic Corps at the Vin d'honneur for the 113th anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence.
"So today I would also like for all of us to look toward the future. The best way to pay our respects to the heroes who sacrificed for us is to put in the same amount of effort they did to making our country a better place, to building a nation truly free and committed to inclusive and equitable progress, borne of compassion and integrity," Aquino said in his toast.
He recalled his late father, the late Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., who was assassinated in 1983, as once saying "the Filipino is worth dying for."
On the other hand, he said his late mother Cory – who was president from 1986 to 1992 – articulated again the famous proclamation.
"I have now committed my life to showing the world the truth that both my parents proclaimed," he said.
"Allow me then to raise my glass to freedom, to our heroes, and, most of all, to the heroes we hope will continue to be etched in our national memory, there for the coming generations of Filipinos to honor: To what our soldiers fought for; To what our martyrs died for; And to what we, as a nation, aspire to perfect—the fulfillment of the greatest promises of democracy," he said. — LBG, GMA News
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