The Napolist Revealed

JUST IN TIME, before the Senate ordered Secretary Leila De Lima to hand over the lost of government officials involved in the PDAF scam, former senator Panfilo Lacson revealed to media his copy of the Napolist that he received in the earlier part of the pork barrel controversy. Now that the Lacson copy is out, the Filipino people will have means to safeguard indirectly the contents of the De Lima copy. 

The Lacson Copy

Senators

Ramon Revilla Jr. - current

Jose Jinggoy Estrada - current

Juan Ponce Enrile - current

Vicente Sotto III - current

Loren Legarda - current

Aquilino Koko Pimentel - former

Manuel Manny Villar - former

Allan Peter Cayetano - current

Gregorio Gringo Honasan II- current

Robert Barbers - former

Francis Joseph Chiz Escudero - current

Representatives

Jesus Judin Romualdo - former

Florencio Abad - former

Banzai Nieva - former 

Maite Defensor - former

Joel Villanueva - former

Isidro Ungab - current (Davao City, 3rd District)

Reynaldo Umali - current (Oriental Mindoro, 2nd District)

Salacnib Baterina - former

Conrado Estrella III - Parti List ABONO 

Raymond Estrella - former

Victor Ortega - current (La Union, 1st District)

Neil Benedict Montejo - current (Party List AN WARAY)

Arthur Pinggoy - former

Samuel Dangwa - former

Florencio Flores Jr MD - current (Bataan, 2nd District)

Erwin Chiongbian - former

Erico Fabian - former

Florencio Miraflores - former

Napoleon Beration - former

Ricky Sandoval - former

Maximo Rodriguez Jr - current (Party List ABAMIN) 

Rufus Rodriguez - current (Cagayan De Oro City, 2nd District)

Rizalina Seachon Lanete - former

JV Ejercito - former (now, senator of 16th Congress)

Edgar Valdez - former

Scott Davies Lanete MD - current (Masbate, 3rd District) 

Rafael Nantes - former

Sunny Rose Madamba - former

Ruffy Biazon -  former

Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr - current (Cebu, 1st District) 

Carlos Padilla - current (Nueva Viscaya, Lone District)

Rodolfo Plaza - former

Arnulfo Fuentebella - former

Raul Del Mar - current (Cebu City, 1st District)

Rommel Amatong - current (Compostela Valley, 2nd District)

Marc Douglas Cagas - former

Digaden Dilangalen - former

Iggy Arroyo - former

Rodolfo Valencia - former

Eduardo Zialcita - former

Nanette Costalo Daza - former

Constantino Jaraula - former

Clavel Martinez - former

Francisco EmManuel Ortega - current (Sarangani, Lone District) 

Peter Falcon - former

Isidro Real - former

Corazon Malanyaon - former

Narciso Monfort - former

Uliran Joaquin - former

Juaquin Chipeco Jr - current (Laguna, 2nd District)

Abdullah Dimaporo - current (Lanao Del Norte, 2nd District)

Ernesto Pablo - former

Marcelino Libanan - former

Rolex Suplico - former

Benasing Macambon Jr - former

Jesnar Falcon - former

Nasser Pangandaman - former

Hussein Pangandaman - former

Reynaldo Boy Umali - current (Oriental Mindoro, 2nd District) 

Amado Bagatsing - current (Manila, 5th District)

Malapitan - former

Ecleo - former

Olano - former

Jesli Lapuz - former

Oscar Oca Rodriguez - current (Pampanga, 3rd District)

Alvarado - former

Tulagan - former

Nograles - former

Agency Employees

Ofelia Agawin (DA)

Allan Umali (DA)

Procy Alcala (DA)

Teresita Panlilio (DAR)

Narciso Nieto (DAR)

Alexis Sevidal (NLDC)

Antonio Ortiz (TRC)

Deniss Cunanan (TRC)

Rhodora Mendoza (NABCOR)

Napoles Agents

Ruby Tuazon

Bryan Yasmuan

Jen Corpuz

Mat Ranillo

Pauline Labayen

Catherine Mae "Maya" Santos

Patricia "Gay" Agana Tan

Alen Ruste

Mon Arcenas

Sources

Ramos, Matikas: "Lacson's Napoles list leaks; Where's Santiago" Philippine Daily Inquirer 13 May 2014 [link]

The Bangsamoro Comprehensive Peace Agreement

THE BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW

The 1996 ARMM Law. This law, which created the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), will be incorporated in the to-be enacted Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Transition Commission. The Bangsamoro Transition Commission will draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law under a deadline set on March 31 to allow President Benigno S. Aquino III time to review the law and submit it to Congress in June for enactment. The Congress is set to pass the law on December 31, 2014.

Regional Plebiscite. Once passed, a plebiscite will be held within the first quarter of 2015 in areas identified to form the Bangsamoro, namely the current cities and provinces of the ARMM, the cities of Isabela and Cotabato, six munificipalities in Lanao Del Norte, and 39 barangays in six municipalities in Cotabato province.

SIGNING

Finally, the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro is set on March 27 at the Malacañang Palace. 

MNLF Factions Invited

Presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles announced the invitation sent to at least 20 representatives of the three MNLF factions. These factions are the MNLF Freedom Fighters 90 (consists of the original founders of MNLF and pioneers of the Bangsamoro struggle),  Those invited include:

          Freedom Fighters 90 (FF90)

                    Hadji Abdul Kahyr Alonto - chairman

          Council of 15

                    Muslimin Sema - chairman

          Nur Misuari Faction

                    Jimmy Labawan - vice chairman

Sources

San Pedro, Dexter: "MNLF factions invited to witness signing of pact with MILF - Deles," InterAksyon.com 25 March 2014

Moody's Analytics: PH Likely to Grow Fastest in Asia in 2014

The Moody's Analytics, the economic forecasting unit of rater Moody's Corporation, predicts that the Philippines will grow between 5.3 to 6.5 percent in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014. It is lower than the government's target of 6.5 to 7.5 percent; but higher than the expected regional growth of 5.0 percent. 

Source

Burgonio, Maricel E: "Philippines to lead Asian economic growth in 2014--Moody's Analytics," InterAksyon.com 25 March 2014

The Rehabilitation of the Yolanda-Devastated Land

On 8 November 2013 the country faced the most devastating typhoon the world has ever recorded at landfall. The eye of the storm made its first landfall in Guiuan, Easern Samar. With a one-minute sustained winds of 315 km/h, it easily surpassed the old record of 305 km/h of the Atlantic Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Super-typhoon Yolanda [international name: HAIYAN] devastated 171 municipalities, around 4,971 barangays (villages), covering an area of 25,000 square kilometers, and affecting 6.6 million Filipinos. Confirmed deaths ran at 6,308 while 1,061 people remained missing. 

REHABILITATION

On 2 December 2013, former Senator Panfilo Lacson accepted his appointment as the helmsman of the government effort to rehabilitate the areas devastated by supertyphoon Yolanda. The 2013 General Appropriations Act set aside P40.9 billion with Senate supplementation of P14.5 billion. And it will be his department that will manage this money to effect a complete rehabilitation of those places. 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

Australia - The Australian government committed on 25 March 2014 an additional aid of A$30 million (PHP403 million) plus A$20 million (PHP808 million) specifically to build classrooms. In November 2013, it provided A$40 million (PHP1.6 million) for emergency relief, logistical support and classroom rehabilitation.

Japan - The Japanese government provided additional US$3.5 million on 24 March 2014 through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),  bringing its total donations to US$7.0 million. It also provided US$34.39 million to various international organizations directly involved in providing reliefs of food, shelter, early recovery, livelihood, water and sanitation, nutrition, health, education and coordination.

 

Sources

______: "Australia, Japan Intensifies Post-Yolanda Aid' 2014 March 25 InterAksyon.com

President Quezon Rescrued 1,300 Jews

IN A VIDEO documentary, "An Open Door: Jewish Rescue in the Philippines," author Sharon Delmedo worked with award-winning filmmaker Noel M. Izon in producing the video that tells of how President Manuel L. Quezon rescued around 1,300 Jewish refugees running away from Nazi repression in Germany and Austria opened the door of the Philippines for their refuge. On 1938 December 5, President Quezon announced that opened the Philippines for the "entrance of such Jewish people as we could absorb and who would not be a burden."

 

 

 

Please check the Open Door website for more information.

Unemployment in its All-Time Low

Deutsche Bank says that the unmployment level has reached its all-time low in the Philippine history. At the same time, underemployment has been going down in the last four years into its low levels based on Philippine standards.

 

Kudos to President Benigno Simeon C Aquino III and his team for a very impressive performance in managing the Philippine economy so far.


Source
Cuevas-Miel, Likha: "Philippine economy at risk of overheating, says Deutsche Bank," InterAksyon.com 2013 January 10 [read]

PH Now Creditor Status With IMF

MANILA

WITH ITS CONTRIBUTION of $251.5 million as of December 2011, the Philippines attained a creditor status with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). [Report]