Does joining the government make one poorer—or richer? Malacañang released to the media on Friday the copies of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of Cabinet secretaries for 2012, reflecting the rise and fall of the net worth of the members of President Benigno Aquino III’s official family in a year.
While admitting that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was handicapped by “negative perceptions and the stigma of being one of the most corrupt government agencies,” Secretary Rogelio Singson nevertheless stressed the DPWH was “slowly gaining ground in its paradigm shift to elevate the essence of public service.”
This is not the first time Fr. Gregory Ramos has been featured in the Inquirer.
President Benigno Aquino III on Monday conferred the Quezon Service Cross on late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo for his exemplary service to the country.
President Benigno Aquino III’s cousin, filed his certificate of candidacy for senator Friday.
Marcos de la Cruz, 15, was about to go to bed when he complained of a stomach ache.
Arianne Joy Lee has been battling diabetes—the disease which robbed her of her father 11 years ago—for almost 12 years.
Gone but not forgotten. The late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was the subject of Saturday morning’s special Inquirer Read-Along session held at the Ortigas Foundation library in Pasig City, where close to a hundred kids sat down to learn about the exemplary life of the admired public servant.
Barangay health worker Sonia Dumdum, whose daily tasks include looking after the City of Manila’s malnourished children, is calling for donors who can help her sick son.
Alexandra Bio’s growth and development has been slowed down by cerebral palsy. Her mother, Myrna Bio, told the Inquirer that her baby was in a comatose state when she gave birth to her two years ago. “You see her eyes wide open, but she cannot see. She can hear though,” Bio said of her child. She said that doctors at the Philippine General Hospital call her “Dwarfina,” after a television series character, because of her small frame.
To save Kyrone Chad Velasco’s life, his parents have been forced to pawn their tricycle, the family’s only source of livelihood, for P20,000.
All elementary and high schools will discuss in class the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo’s brand of public service on Aug. 28, a Tuesday, the day he is laid to rest in his hometown of Naga City.
The best way for government officials to honor the memory of Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo is by rededicating themselves to the ideals of public service, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said on Wednesday.
