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MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2012 WINNER IS Queenierich Rehman

Queenierich Rehman

Candidate No. 22 Queenierich Rehman has been named winner of  the Miss World Philippines 2012 pageant, besting 24 other gorgeous candidates of the prestigious beauty competition.


The part-Morrocan Filipina, who hails from Las Pinas City, also won most of the pageant's special awards including Best in Swimwear, Miss Photogenic, and Miss Talent.


The 23-year-old Psychology major from Assumption College will be representing the Philippines in the international Miss World pageant to be held on August 18, 2012 in Inner Mongolia, China.

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Architect Board Exam 2012 Results

 The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday announced that 987 out of 1,947 (50.69%) passed the Architect Licensure Examination (ALE) given by the Board of Architecture in Manila this June 2012.

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June 2012 Architect Board Exam Results

NAPOLCOM PNP Entrance Exam 2012

 The NAPOLCOM PNP Entrance Exam results for April 2012 and the list of passers of the police promotional examinations conducted on April 29, 2012 will be available here as soon as released.

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NAPOLCOM PNP Entrance Exam Results April 2012

Environmental Planner Licensure Examination 2012 Results

Results of the June 2012 Environmental Planner Board Exam, also known as the list of passers of the Environmental Planner Licensure Examination held in Manila on June 20 and 21, 2012, will be available here upon announcement.

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June 2012 Environmental Planner Board Exam Results

Congress bloc vows bigger Mindanao budget for 2013

MINDANAO can be assured of a hefty share of the country's General Appropriations Act (GAA) as the 62-member Mindanao lawmakers bloc vowed for more budget for the island-region next year.

Representative Arnulfo Go, 2nd District of Sultan Kudarat representative and House Committee Chair on Mindanao Affairs, said that they could seek for bigger allocation to fund various Mindanao programs and projects during the budget deliberations.



"We really see to it that national line agencies shall allot an equal share of their budget to Mindanao," Go said during the press conference for the Mindanao Economy and Environment Summit, a multi-sector gathering aimed at building constituency and formulating actions plans for the development and management of Mindanao watersheds, held here recently.

He said that his committee has been advocating for an increased budget allocation for Mindanao especially in terms of agri-fishery development and infrastructure.

Go said that Mindanao's contiguous production areas and agro-climatic conditions can support a year-round agricultural production, thus, making the island-region the country's food basket.

Moreover, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is poised to work with Mindanao legislators in pushing for the island's bigger share in the national budget.

"We can't pursue all our peace and development interventions in Mindanao if we don’t have enough resources," said Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, MinDA chairperson.

She added that Mindanao has to catch up with mainstream national development, having been a victim of development disparity and economic inequity.

"Mindanao should have equity or parity of access to national development and progress," she said.

Antonino said that as early as 2010, MinDA has been rallying for the island-region’s equitable share in the national budget which resulted in the increased allocation for Mindanao for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.

"For this year Mindanao got an increased total budget allocation amounting to P219 billion which is about 34 percent higher compared to what the island-region received in 2011," said Antonino.

Citing this year's Regional Allocation of the Expenditure Program of Select Departments/Special Purpose Funds for Mindanao by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Antonino said that the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Food Self-sufficiency by 2013 Program has allocated Mindanao with P14 billion this year.

"Our farmers can greatly benefit from this amount which is intended to construct and rehabilitate irrigation systems and post-harvest facilities in Mindanao," Antonino said.

On the other hand, she said that the island-region shall receive P18 billion from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
"Mindanao is host to six out of the country's top ten poorest provinces”, said Antonino and she pointed out that a big portion of DSWD's budget shall be spent for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

The island-region only received P295.5 million from DSWD last year. "Department of Health's budget for Mindanao went double this year," said Antonino, adding that Mindanao's budget allocation for health services now amounted to P4 billion.

Moreover, Antonino said that in terms of interconnecting the island-region with more bridges and road networks, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has already programmed a P20.5 billion worth of projects for Mindanao.

“For 2011, Mindanao only got P13.2 billion for public works," she said.

PALATINO, KABATAAN PARTYLIST WITHDRAW 'ANTI-CHRIST'' BILL

Statement of Kabataan Partylist on HB 6330

Kabataan Partylist is withdrawing House Bill 6330, or An Act Empowering Heads of Offices and Departments to Strictly Implement the Constitutional Provisions on Religious Freedom in Government Offices, in response to the appeal and clamor of our members, constituents, supporters, various groups, institutions and the general public to reconsider the filing of such measure.


Kabataan Partylist seeks to clarify that the bill has no intention to “ban God”, suppress any religion or belief and prevent government employees from practicing their faith. The purpose of the bill is to ensure that government offices do not favor one religion over the other, or discriminate one against the other.

Kabataan Partylist sincerely apologizes for any offense the bill caused. We are sad that we hurt the religious sentiments of many, when our desire was to uphold and promote religious sensitivity and harmony.


We hope the conversations will continue about the need to respect different beliefs in society. We are encouraged by the fact that despite the misunderstandings, the bill initiated relevant discussions on freedom of religion as one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.


Kabataan Partylist would rather bring to the public’s attention other pending and priority bills and advocacies that it had been promoting for the past three years and which need utmost attention at present. Among these are the need for education reforms, protection of workers’ rights, environment protection, good governance and cosumer rights empowerment. In particular, the passage of measures such as the Tuition Regulation Bill, review of the K+12 program, Students’ Rights Act, Anti-No Permit, No Exam Act, BPO Workers’ Welfare Act and Public Wi-Fi Bill. ###