In celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week, LRT-2 will give free ride at LRT-2
to all valued senior citizen passengers at LRT-2 on October 1 to 7, 2018, from 7 AM to
9 PM, and from 5 PM to 7 PM. Take them out and celebrate! Have a safe trip!
To avail of the free LRT-2 ride for senior citizen, simply present your senior
citizen ID (OSCA) or any government issued ID with date of birth.
Inquiries may be directed at (02)647-3452 and (63)917-572-6186.
The Archbishop of Manila residence is the Palacio Arzobispal. It is located in Arzobispo street in Intramuros, Manila.
The Palacio Arzobispal or Archbishop’s Palace was acquired by Archbishop Miguel de Poblete to house the offices of the Archbishop of Manila and the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
However, the building was damaged and repaired, multiple times until it was destroyed in 1945.
The site is presently occupied by a guesthouse, archdiocesan chancery, and archives.
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Today, September 30, we celebrate five years of the establishment of formal diplomatic
relations between the Philippines and Mauritania.
The Philippines and Mauritania established diplomatic relations on September 30, 2013.
Mauritania is a country in Northwest Africa. It is the eleventh largest country in Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest.
Mauritania is a former French colony. Almost all inhabitants are Muslims and speak Arabic. French is widely used in the media and among educated classes.
The Philippines is 8 hours ahead of Mauritania. 1 AM Monday in the Philippines is 5 PM
Sunday in Mauritania.
The Flight distance from the Philippines to Mauritania is 8727 Miles (14044.7 Kilometers or
7578.5 Nautical Miles).
The Approximate flight duration time for a non-stop flight from Manila, the Philippines
to Nouakchott, Mauritania is 18 hours and 7 minutes. These are the approximate flight
duration times. The actual flight times may differ depending on the type and speed
of the aircraft.
Mauritania is one of the countries which were not certified by the Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) as compliant with Republic Act 10022 or the Amended Migrant Workers Act.
OFW’s can not be deployed in this country.
The Philippine Embassy in Libya has concurrent jurisdiction over Mauritania. The
Philippine embassy address is located at KM 7 Gargaresh Road, Abu Nawas, P.O. Box 12508, Tripoli, LIBYA (G.S.P.L.A.J.), Tel No. (+21821) 483-3966 / 484-1582,
Fax No. (+21821) 483-6158, the Email address is tripoli.pe@dfa.gov.ph.
Mauritanian Honorary Consulate in Manila, Philippines is located at E 2102-B/C,
21st Floor, Philippine Stock Exchange Center, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center,
Pasig City, Manila, Philippines. The telephone number is (+63) 2 631-1032,
(+63) 917-523 2030.
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Senator Joel Villanueva’s First-Time Jobseekers bill passed the second reading and
will almost pass the third reading of congress.
Update: First-Time Jobseekers bill is now a law called RA 11261.
The First-Time Jobseekers bill when it becomes a law, will make it free for first time
jobseekers to obtain the following documents for the pre-employment requirements of
Filipino fresh graduates and out of school youth.
The First Time Jobseekers bill is co-sponsored by Senator Angara, Senator Ejercito,
Senator Grace Poe, Senator Nancy Binay, and Senator Cynthia Villar.
Second reading is that stage in law making where the bill is read in its
entirety, scrutinized, debated upon and amended when desired. The second reading
is the most important stage in the passage of a bill.
The bill as approved in second reading is printed in its final form and copies
thereof are distributed at least three days before the third reading.
On third reading, the members merely register their votes and explain them if they
are allowed by the rules. No further debate is allowed.
Secretary Cayetano and Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed
Al-Khalifa met on the sides of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
in New York on Wednesday.
The two ministers discussed the partnership between the Philippines and Bahrain in advancing the goals of the Global Compact on Migration, which is expected to be adopted by UN member states in December, as well as ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation between Manila and Manama.
The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain is located at Villa 939, Road 3220, Blk. 332, Bu Asheera, Mahooz Area. The office is located behind the Brunei Embassy and beside Abu Asheerah Garden.
For your Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) Inquiries, you can call 17740951 or 17740139.
The Embassy’s postal address is P.O. Box 26681, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain’s telephone number is +973 17721234 (4 Lines).
The working hours of the Embassy’s consular section are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, from Sundays to Thursdays. ATN Services are provided on a 24/7 basis, even on weekends and legal and religious holidays.
The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain in its latest bulletin said that it will be open every first Friday of the month of October, November and December 2018, from 8 AM to 12 PM, starting on October 5, 2018 for public transactions as follows:
Bahrain’s Consulate in the Philippines is located at RGV Building, 4th Floor, 5470 Osmeña Highway, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines Telephone: 632 8042497 Fax: 632 8041563 e-mail: enquiry@bahrainconsulate.com.ph
The Business Hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Mondays-Fridays.
Did you know that the Sierra Madre mountains shield us from strong storms? Like waves breaking on a beach, storms crash against the back of the Sierra Madre, weakening as they go along. We should work together to protect her forests as she protects us.
The Sierra Madre Mountains is the longest mountain range in the Philippines. Running in the north-south direction from the provinces of Cagayan to the north and Quezon to the south, the mountains form the eastern backbone of Luzon Island, the largest island of the archipelago. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east.
The Pacific coast of Luzon along the Sierra Madre is less developed as the lofty and continuous mountains form a bold and almost inaccessible shore, exposed to the full force of the northeast monsoon and the waves of the Pacific Ocean.[1] Some of the communities east of the mountain range and along the coast are so remote they are only accessible by plane or boat.
The country’s largest protected area, the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, is situated in the northern part of the range in the province of Isabela. The park is on the UNESCO tentative list for World Heritage List inscription. Environmentalists, scholars, and scientists have been urging the government to include the other parks within the Sierra Madre mountains for a UNESCO site that would encompass the entire Sierra Madre mountain range from Cagayan to Quezon province.
Today, September 25, we celebrate ten years of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Guyana.
The Philippines and Guyana established diplomatic relations on September 25, 2008.
Guyana is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state in mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname.
The official language of this country is English. There are 9 other recognized regional languages.
Guyana has no embassy in the Philippines. But Guyana has a consulate located at 9G Yakal Road, Tivoli Royale, Matandang Balara, Quezon City, Manila,Philippines. The Consulate’s telephone number is 236-4517. The E-Mail address is jdoloveira@sbcglobal.net
The Philippines does not currently have an ambassador in Guyana but it has a Philippine Consulate General. The Consulate’s address is located at Lot 46 “F” Brickdam & Boyle Place Stabroek – Georgetown, Guyana. The telephone numbers are +592-227-7782 / +592-225-0107 / +592-223-8634 | Fax No. : +592-227-7783 | CP No. : +592-662-0017.
The Email address is mpins@networksgy.com / manniramp1@gmail.com
The Philippines and Guyana have no substantial trade relations. Guyana rank 217 with respect to trade volumes in the list of countries with which the Philippines has a trade relationship. This was a 2011 figure.
The POEA identified Guyana as friendly to Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Friendly in the sense that its existing labor and social laws protect the rights of workers, It is a signatory to and/or a ratifier of multilateral conventions, declarations, or resolutions relating to the protection of workers and It has concluded a bilateral agreement or arrangement with the government on the protection of the rights of OFWs.
Nationals from Guyana are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa if they stay for thirty (30) days or less.
The Approximate flight duration time for a non-stop flight from Georgetown, Guyana to Manila, Philippines is 22 hours, 49 minutes. These are the approximate flight duration times. The actual flight times may differ depending on the type and speed of the aircraft.
The Time difference between Guyana and the Philippines is 12 hours. When it is 6:00 am in Georgetown Guyana, it is 6:00 pm in Manila, Philippines.
The Flight distance from Guyana to the Philippines is 10995.7 Miles (17695.9 Kilometers
or 9548.7 Nautical Miles).
Today, September 23, we celebrate 16 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic
relations between the Philippines and Tuvalu.
12 Things You Need To Know About The Philippines and Tuvalu
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Today, September 22, we celebrate 58 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Chad.
12 Things You Need To Know About Chad
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On the evening of September 22, 1762, the British fleet entered Manila Bay. As part of
the Seven Years War in Europe, the city was captured by the British that year until
1764, when it was returned to Spain following the Treaty of Paris of 1763.
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Through the directive of the commissioner of customs to alert all incoming shipment of consignees with smuggling records, another shipment of ASD Total Package Enterprises Inc. suspected to contain misdeclared agricultural products was intercepted at the Manila International Container Port.
The eight suspected containers arrived at the Manila International Container Port
(MICP) on August 14, 2018, was declared to contain 20,000 cartons of fresh apples but was later found to have bags of red onions covered by boxes of apples estimated to be worth P16 million.
The consignee and the customs broker will face criminal raps for violating section
1400 in relation to section 1113 of the customs modernization and tariff act, and
Republic Act No.10845, also known as the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016.
Customs authorities at the MICP also uncovered during their inspection, one
40-footer abandoned shipment containing 675 master cases of Chinese cigarettes.
The shipment consigned to Pan Subic Brother Manufacturing arrived at the port on June 13, 2017.
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The installation of modular floating docks in El Nido is a pioneering project of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) in El Nido, Palawan aimed at providing better and safer tourist experience.
“We want tourists to be safe wherever they go and this is the start.” TIEZA Chief Operating Officer Pocholo Paragas said as he led the turn-over ceremonies of the floating docks to the local government of El Nido on Wednesday (September 19).
A floating dock is a lightweight quay or jetty, floating on pontoons, that rises and falls with the tide and shipping. Compared to stationary docks, floating docks are much safer, long-lasting, and efficient to use.
Paragas noted that the growing number of tourists in El Nido, which reached to nearly 200,000 tourists in 2017, makes it imperative for the government to devise innovative projects to ensure safety and convenience to the island’s visitors
especially the young, elderly, and Persons-With-Disability (PWDs).
Known for its pristine beaches and crystal waters, El Nido is one of Palawan’s frequently visited islands, with island hopping as the main activity of tourists. The lack of proper facilities in transporting island hoppers back and forth may discourage tourists from visiting our islands.
“We plan to replicate the installation of modular floating docks in other island destinations in other parts of the country,” Paragas assured the public. “Our task is to ensure that their first “step” sets the tone of their trip. Island hopping trips should be fun and safe all the time,” Paragas added.
TIEZA also funded the installation of floating docks in Honda Bay Wharf in Puerto Princesa.
The TIEZA Chief explained to the officials of the local government of El Nido during the ceremonies that it is crucial to give tourists the best experience from the moment they step off the boat.
TIEZA, as a builder of tourism infrastructure, is focusing on projects of national interest. These infrastructure projects are solely funded by 50% of the total travel tax collection. Further, TIEZA remits the remaining 50% to the National Treasury, 40% of which goes to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and 10% to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). (TIEZA)
Current status of the Philippines’ tax incentives system: “It’s complicated.”
Here in the Philippines, overly generous tax incentives are granted to businesses to the point that costs outweigh benefits.
Every peso granted by the government as a tax incentive is potential revenue that could have been used for health, education, and infrastructure.
Revisiting our incentives system is long overdue.
Through the proposed TRABAHO Bill, the government will modernize tax incentives by granting them for good reasons to create more jobs, improve rural investment, and adopt new technologies and innovation.
This will ensure that every peso granted as a tax incentive generates a higher return for all Filipinos, not just a select few.
Why settle for less when you can have more?
Currently, the Philippines’ tax incentives system lacks transparency and accountability.
With the proposal of the TRABAHO Bill to rationalize the grant of incentives, we can correct this inequity, the DOF claims.
The TRABAHO bill will create a level playing field for businesses and attract new players to compete. As a result, more jobs will be created for Filipinos and can boost our economic growth.
The proposed TRABAHO or tax reform for attracting better and high-quality opportunities bill of the comprehensive tax reform program aims to create a fair and accountable tax incentive system as it establishes the general principles in granting of incentives.
General Principles in granting incentive under the proposed bill:
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On this day, Dr.Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo was printed in Ghent, Belgium on Sept.18, 1891.
Also known as “The Reign of Greed,” the novel was dedicated in memory of the executed priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora known as the “Gomburza.”
Written in Spanish, the novel inspired the people of the Philippines to revolt against
Spain, culminating in the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
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The new oil price hike will be effective tomorrow, September 18, 2018. Petron on the other-hand will not implement the price hikes in kerosene in areas declared as under a state of calamity. This is the third petroleum price hike this month.
Did you know that thanks to the Montreal Protocol, the ozone hole is expected to shrink back to its 1980s levels by around mid-century?
We celebrate this and other successes on the 31st celebration of the Protocol today, September 16, 2018.
Today we celebrate the 31st year of the Montreal Protocol, the environment’s greatest global success, which is poised to do even more for the climate. That’s 31 years of protecting all life on earth.
On this day in 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was adopted in Montreal, Canada.
The Philippines ratified the Protocol in 1991.
The Montreal Protocol aims to protect the ozone layer, a region in the Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation and mitigates the impact of global warming, by phasing out ozone-depleting substances.
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The Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts invites the public to the TRIBUTE TO THE KING: The Music of National Artist Lucrecia “King” Kasilag at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on September 22, 2018, at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).
This celebration commemorates the Centennial Birth Anniversary of former CCP President and Artistic Director, National Artist for Music Lucrecia R. Kasilag, an educator, composer, performing artist, administrator, and cultural entrepreneur of national and international caliber. She made it her mission to sharpen the Filipino audience’s appreciation of music. Tita King worked to discover Filipino roots through ethnic music and merged this with Western influences – an approach that has inspired many Filipino composers to follow her lead and experiment. She dared to incorporate indigenous Filipino instruments in orchestral productions.
Prominent works of Tita King will be performed by the CCP resident companies – Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Herminigildo Ranera, Ballet Philippines, Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company, and Philippine Madrigal Singers. Guest artists include violinist Gina Medina, pianists Jett Chong, Zenas Lozada, Joed Balsamao, and Vincent Saavedra, PWU Indayog, PWU Vocal Ensemble, Kabataang Gitarista, and the UST Guitar Ensemble. The program also includes the special participation of Dr. Ramon P. Santos – National Artist for Music, Alice Reyes – National Artist for Dance, Fides Cuyugan Asensio, Suzie Moya Benitez, and Gener Caringal.
This production is directed by Dexter Santos, written by Floy Quintos, and designed by Gino Gonzales, with Meliton Roxas as lights designer and Joed Balsamo and Melissa Corazon Mantaring as program curators.
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Today, September 14, we celebrate 17 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Angola.
Here are some facts you need to know about the Philippines and Angola:
Register as an overseas voter for the May 2019 National Elections at a Philippine Embassy, Consulate, or MECO nearest you ON OR BEFORE 30 SEPTEMBER 2018.
The deadline for registration and certification as an overseas voter for the May 2019 elections is September 30, 2018.
Visit your nearest Philippine embassy and consulate or MECO to register.
You can download the application form and read the answers to frequently asked questions at dfa-oavs.gov.ph or comelec.gov.ph
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Get To Know The Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) of the Duterte administration.
The Tax Reform is one of the top priorities under the 10-Point Socioeconomic agenda of the Duterte administration. It aims to institute a more progressive tax system, and improve administration.
CTRP Packages
Package 1: TRAIN
Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion
Republic Act No.10963 or TRAIN was signed into law last December 2017. This makes
the Philippine tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient.
Package 2: TRABAHO
Tax Reform for Attracting Better and Higher-Quality Opportunities
House Bill 8083 or trabaho bill passed the house on second reading last September 4, 2018. It now passed the third reading last September 10 with 187 votes.
TRABAHO aims to lower the Philippines’ corporate income tax rate and create a fair and accountable incentive system to make the Philippines more competitive.
The House of Representatives or lower house will now transmit the TRABAHO Bill to the Senate.
Package 1 B
Proposed amnesty program and adjustments in the motor vehicle user charge (MVUC).
Submitted with TRAIN but was not approve together with TRAIN.
Trabaho Bill is the tax reform for attracting better and high-quality opportunities
or trabaho is the second package of the comprehensive tax reform program CTRP).
TRABAHO aims to lower the Philippines corporate income tax rate and create a fair and accountable incentive system to make the Philippines’ business field more competitive.
At present, the Philippines has the highest corporate income tax rate in the
ASEAN region.
Below are some comparative corporate income tax rate in ASEAN
The TRABAHO Bill proposes to reduce the corporate income tax (CIT) by 2 percentage points every 2 years starting in 2021 until it reaches 20% in 2029.
The Comprehensive Tax Reform Program or CTRP is a holistic tax reform composed of multiple packages to establish a fairer, efficient, and more progressive tax system and administration.
Plaza Roma is bounded by the Manila Cathedral to the southeast, the Palacio del Gobernador to the southwest, and the Ayuntamiento to the northeast.
This small plot of land is Intramuros’ very own plaza mayor (main square).
Plaza Roma is located at the corner of General Luna and Aduana streets in Intramuros, Manila.
Plaza Roma was the Plaza Mayor during Spanish Intramuros. It was used as a venue for bullfights and other public events until 1797 when Governor-General Rafael Maria de Aguilar turned it into a garden enclosed with an iron fence. During the American period, the plaza was named Plaza McKinley, in honor of a US president. When Rufino Santos became the first Filipino cardinal, the plaza was renamed Plaza de Roma, and to return the honor, Rome also named one of their plazas as Piazza Manila.
The plaza is a prototype of the Spanish colonial city planning. Like in most old towns in the Philippines, where the church, the municipal hall, and houses of keys officials surround an open court, Plaza Roma is surrounded by what used to be major government buildings.
Standing at the center of the plaza, cast in bronze, is the regal statue of King Carlos IV. The statue was locally made at Fort Santiago’s royal foundry or the Maestranza. It was erected to honor the king for sending the first smallpox vaccine
to the colony.
East of the plaza is the ruins of the Ayuntamiento or Casas Consistoriales. During its glory days, the Ayuntamiento was the center of political and public affairs and the core of the city government. Housed within its walls were several offices
including the residence of the mayors, a prison, the government archives, and elaborately-furnished function halls like the salon de baile (ballroom) and the municipal board session hall.
It was in this building where the Spanish Governor-General Fermin Jaudenes and American General Wesley Merrit signed the official change of colonial power. During the American period, the session room was used by the First Philippine Assembly in 1907 headed by Sergio Osmena and later by the Philippine Legislature. The Supreme Court and Bureau of Justice also held office in the Ayuntamiento until its total destruction in 1945.
In the original plan of Manila designed by Gobernador General Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, the west side of Plaza Roma was reserved for the governor’s palace. But the first official residence of the Spanish Governor-General or the Palacio Real was located within Fort Santiago. It was only after the 1583 fire when a royal residence arose on the site assigned to it.
An earthquake destroyed the palace during the governorship of the tragic Alonso Fajardo (1618-1624). Two decades later, the mansion of the former member of the Real Audencia (Supreme Court) Manuel Estacio de Venegas rose from the site of the palace. When Venegas got involved in several controversies, the dazzling mansion he had built was confiscated. Since then, it became Palacio del Gobernador.
For 200 years its great halls resounded with the tumult of colonial politics. It was on the palace stair where Governor Fernando Bustamante and his son were assassinated by a mob incited by friars. The British invaders enthroned themselves during their two years of empire over Manila.
The last governor to reside in the palace was General Rafael Echague. It was during his term when the terrible Corpus Christi earthquake of 1863 leveled all Manila to the ground. The palace was toppled. The Governor-General moved to Colegio de Santa Potenciana while repairs are being made to the building. Construction was stopped when a summer residence in San Miguel (Malacañang) was favored as the new official residence of the Governor-General. On the site now stands, in its monstrosity the Palacio del Gobernador Condominium.
Facing Plaza Roma is the Manila Cathedral. The present Cathedral is the sixth church to be erected on the site. The Church of Manila was originally governed by friar orders until 1581 when Pope Gregory XIII created the diocese of Manila elevating the church to a cathedral under the title of the Inmaculada Concepcion de la Virgen Maria. Its first bishop was Fray Domingo Salazar. In 1581, Salazar immediately started building a cathedral replacing the old parish of Manila, which was completed in four years.
The important episode of the Cathedral’s long history is depicted in its bronze doors from its humble beginnings as a church made of nipa and bamboo to the destruction of the last Cathedral brought by the Liberation of Manila in 1945. Today, the reconstructed Manila Cathedral is celebrated for its architectural mix of Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Byzantine –the Art of Manila Cathedral. (Traveler on Foot)
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Philippines and Jordan Bilateral Relation
President Rodrigo Duterte just concluded his historic visit to Jordan. He met King Abdullah II Al-Hussein, the head of state of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Philippines and Jordan established relations on March 1, 1976.
King Hussein Bin Talal and Queen Alia of Jordan visited the Philippines in March 1976.
Elnora Agulto is the Filipina Private Secretary of Queen Alia, who also joined King Hussein’s 1976 trip to the Philippines.
42 years later, on September 5, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte returns the visit of King Hussein to the Philippines as the first sitting Philippine President to undertake an official visit to Jordan.
Here are some facts you need to know about the Philippines and Jordan’s bilateral
relations.
During this historic visit of President Duterte, he agreed to deepen military
cooperation with the Middle Eastern nation to fight extremism.
He wrapped up his official visit to Jordan on Friday, a day earlier than scheduled,
bringing home $60.675 million in Jordanian investments.
Today is the 103rd birth anniversary of NVN Gonzalez, National Artist for Literature.
He was born on September 8, 1915, and he passed away on November 28, 1999.
Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez, better known as NVN Gonzalez, fictionist, essayist, poet, and teacher, articulated the Filipino spirit in rural, and urban landscapes.
He triumphed in appropriating the English language to express, reflect and shape Philippine culture and Philippine sensibility.
Among the many recognitions, he won the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940, received the Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1960, and the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining in 1990. The awards attest to his triumph in appropriating the English language to express, reflect and shape Philippine culture and Philippine sensibility.
He became U.P.’s International Writer In Residence and a member of the Board of Advisers of the U.P. Creative Writing Center.
In 1987, U.P. conferred on him the Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, its highest academic recognition.
Major works of N.V.M Gonzalez include the following:
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On September 8, 1954, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO was established in Manila, with the signing of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty or the “Manila Pact.”
The purpose of the organization was to prevent communism from gaining ground in the region.
The Photo below shows the SEATO Manila Conference of 1966.
Among the members of SEATO are Australia, France, New Zealand, Thailand, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Philippines.
SEATO was formally dissolved in June 1977.
Meet Joselito Caasi Padilla, a former sea urchin diver who is now a certified seaman.
Joselito Caasi Padilla was only five years old when he started diving for sea urchin
to help with his family’s daily expenses.
But even in this difficult situation, he dreamed of becoming a seaman and continued
to persevere and studied hard to realize his childhood dream of one day becoming
a seaman.
With the help of the Project Malasakit Program of Kara David, Joselito was able to
graduate with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation course on March
2017.
As of this month, September 2018, he is currently in Singapore to work as a
“deck cadet”.
No matter how hard life is, do not give up. It is difficult, but there are many ways
to achieve your dream. Strive, study hard, and persevere because every difficult
ride will bring you success, “Joselito said”.
You are an inspiration, not only to your fellow sailors, but to the young people who
dream of succeeding in life,Joselito.We salute you, in the name of Filipino people!
Long live! (DOTr)
What is Amnesty?
The word amnesty is very much in the news today because of President Duterte’s revoking of the amnesty granted to Senator Trillanes.
What is Amnesty exactly?
The Philippine Constitution provides that “except in cases of impeachment, or as otherwise provided in the constitution, the President may grant a reprieve, communications, and pardons, and remit fines and forfeitures, after conviction by final judgment.
The President shall also have the power to grant amnesty with the concurrence of a majority of all the members of congress.
The power of executive clemency is a non-delegable power and must be exercised by the President personally.
Clemency is not a function of the judiciary; it is an executive function.
Amnesty commonly denotes the general pardon to rebels for their treason and other high political offenses.
Definition of Amnesty:
Grant of general pardon to a class of political offenders either after conviction or even before the charges are filed. It is the form of executive clemency which under the constitution may be granted by the executive only with the concurrence of the legislature.
Nature of Amnesty:
It is essentially an executive act and not a legislative act though the concurrence of Congress is needed.
Time of Application:
Amnesty may be granted before or after the institution of criminal prosecution and sometimes even after conviction.
Effect of Application:
By applying for amnesty, the accused must be deemed to have admitted the accusation against him.
Effects of the Grant of Amnesty:
Criminal liability is totally extinguished by amnesty; the penalty and all its effects are thus extinguished.
It has also been held that when a detained convict claims to be covered by a general amnesty, his proper remedy is not habeas corpus petition. Instead, he should submit his case to the proper amnesty board.
Requisites of Amnesty:
1. Concurrence of a majority of all the members of congress.
2. There must be a previous admission of guilt.
What are the differences between a pardon and an amnesty?
