On January 24, 2013, Communications Secretary Ramon A. Carandang held a press briefing at Davos, about President Benigno S. Aquino III’s meeting with Mme. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director the International Monetary Fund; the President’s participation at the private reception on “Partnering Against Corruption Initiative” and his discussion of the Philippines’ anti-corruption efforts; and the [...]

Press Briefing by Secretary of Communications Ramon A. Carandang: On the 45th Annual Conference of the Asian Development Bank, the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, estimated GDP growth, the declined proposal for the minimum wage hike, and other topics Philippine International Convention Center May 2, 2012 COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY RAMON A. CARANDANG: I’ll make a [...]

Press Briefing by Communications Secretary Ramon A. Carandang: On the appointments of Maria Pulido-Tan as Chairman ad interim and of Heidi Mendoza as Commissioner ad interim of the Commission on Audit Press Working Room, 1/F New Executive Building, Malacañang, Manila April 5, 2011; 15:30 hrs. EST SECRETARY RAMON A. CARANDANG: We would like to announce [...]

Press Briefing by Communications Secretary Ramon A. Carandang: On the President’s Day in Iloilo, the administrative case decision on Deputy Ombudsman Emilio Gonzales III by the Office of the President reg the August 23, 2011 hostage taking, the oil price hike, the benefits given to the families of the executed Filipinos in China, the merging [...]

Press Briefing by Communications Secretary Ramon A. Carandang: On the National Economic Development Authority board meeting, the surfacing of Senator Panfilo Lacson, the subsidy on oil, the three Filipinos on death row in China, and other topics

Press Briefing by Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte: On the Gross Domestic Product and inflation for 2011, the Development Budget Coordinating Committee, the Medium Term Development Plan, and other topics