Archive for December 2011
Official Philippine Holidays for 2012
Planning your holidays for 2012
Malacañang Palace came out with an official decree declaring the different types of national holidays for the year 2012 for government units, businesses and schools in the country.
Only the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha has not yet been officially declared. The exact dates of the national holiday for these religious holidays shall be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined upon the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) informing the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall.
Source: Official Gazette of the President of the Philippines
Download PDF: Proclamation 295
Photo by vergara_dominic at Flickr.com
_
More on How to Help Typhoon Sendong Victims
More updates on how to help Typhoon Sendong (Washi) victims in Mindanao through the United Nations, Canadian Red Cross and the La Salle community – donations, volunteers, wire transfer and bank deposits. PLEASE SHARE!
Image from various sources
Image from various sources compiled by Raffy Pekson II
_
New Training Center in Philippines for Cebu Pacific Air
The ATR cockpit is state-of-the-art technology
Cebu Pacific Air and CAE, the world’s leader in aviation training, recently signed a joint venture agreement amounting to 40-50 million U.S. Dollars seeks to establish an aviation training center for airline companies in the Asia Pacific region. This center will be build inside the Clark Freeport Zone.
The new center will initially cater to pilot type-rating training and “wet” instructor-led type-training for the Airbus A319/320/321. Initial, recurrent, conversion and jet indoctrination training will be available to other Airbus operators. The state-of-the-art training center will be developed in consultation with CAE’s training facilities design team. It will initially be equipped with two Airbus A320 FFSs with capability to expand by two additional simulators.
The aviation academy is expected to provide training for other aviation personnel in the future, such as cabin crew, dispatch, ground handling personnel and cadets.
Read more at Market Watch (WSJ)
Photo from Cebu Pacific Air website
_
La Salle Green Hills Accepts Donations for Typhoon Sendong Victims
Photo of La Salle Green Hills dome.
La Salle Green Hills will start receiving donations for the victims of Typhoon Sendong beginning 8:00am Monday (tomorrow), December 19, 2011.
If you haven’t been catching up on Philippine local news, this typhoon hit parts of Mindanao, specifically Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, where HUNDREDS of Filipino lives were lost.
Kindly “SHARE” this to your social media networks so that God’s presence can shine upon you who are willing to help and those you are able to help during this calamity-stricken Christmas season. Your compassion and generosity will definitely be appreciated.
Donations in cash and kind can be received at Gate 2 of La Salle Green Hills at 343 Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550. You may also call any of the following telephone numbers for further inquiries:
Aluimni Office — 721-2729, 722-7750, 725-4720
GS Principal — 721-2482
HS Principal — 721-8914
Buildings and Grounds Office — 721-8904 (Telefax)
La Sallian Mission Office — 726-5851 (Telefax)
ADDENDUM:
For those outside of the Philippines who wish to donate cash, Bro. Raffy Reyes, FSC, President of La Salle Iligan, has informed the La Salle community that they have just opened a savings account with Bank of the Philippine Islands (or BPI). Please make your cash donations to:
Bank Name: Bank of the Philippine Islands
Account Name: La Salle Academy
Account Type: Savings
Account No: 9353-0377-62
Swift code: BOPIPHMM
Bank address:935 Quezon Avenue Cor Lluch St. Iligan City
Bank telephone number: +63 (63) 223-8053; +63 (63) 223-8054
ADDENDUM 2:
La Salle Green Hills is in need of volunteers and donations. Though used clothing are still accepted, PRIORITY DONATIONS at the moment are as as follows:
NEW Underwear
Blankets
Sleeping mats
Food (avoid pork canned goods)
Slippers
Towels
Soap
Shampoo
Tetanus vaccine
Through generous friends and alumni, we can air freight your donations directly to Cagayan de Oro where we are assured of military assistance in getting the goods to La Salle Academy Iligan for distribution to affected areas. Trucks and other large vehicles for carrying the donations will also be appreciated.
_
American Electronics Company to Invest $300m in Philippines
Philippine Stock Market Board.
An unnamed American company that produces computer parts and accessories may invest $300 million in the country by transfering its current facilities from Japan to the Philippines, Ma. Elisa P. Osorio of the Philippine Star reported last Monday. It looked into leasing facilities at the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles City or TIPCO Industrial Estates in Mabalacat, both located in the province of Pampanga.
The Chicago-based company already has three sites outside the United States: Japan, China and Singapore. The Philippine site will be producing products for its clients in the ASEAN region and the United States. Philippine Trade Undersecretary Cristino Panlilio refused to name the company but said “it is the second largest in the world in its line of business.”
Read more at The Philippine Star
Photo by thewalkingirony at Flickr.com
_
Century Properties Uses Facebook for Charity Work
Century Properties embarked on a Facebook Page campaign by promising to fund 50 operations of children born with cleft lip or cleft palate deformity. The only thing they ask is you “LIKE” the Facebook Page. They are shooting for 15,000 page fans by New Year’s day.
Even global celebrity Lea Salonga retweeted (RT) a Tweet on Twitter about “liking the page.”
Go to Century Properties Facebook Page now!
Poster taken from Century Properties Facebook Page
_
Free Money Talk Seminar for Filipinos in Macau
The Philippine Consulate Office in Macau, with Every Nation Macau, has invited Randell Tiongson to a talk on personal finance on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Image from RandellTiongson.com
Source: RandellTiongson.com
Image from RandellTiongson.com
_
Expanded Family Visa Bill in U.S. to Benefit Filipinos
United States tourist visa stamp on a passport
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure to expand the number of family visas for hopeful immigrants with relatives in the U.S. on Wednesday.
The legislation, which passed 389-15, was a rare example of bipartisan accord on immigration, an issue that largely has been avoided during the current session of Congress because of the political sensitivities involved. The bill, said its sponsor, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, “does encourage high-skilled immigrants who were educated in the U.S. to stay and help build our economy rather than using the skills they learned here to aid our competitor nations.”
Currently, the State Department issues about 140,000 such green cards a year to foreign nationals working in the United States, often after getting degrees from U.S. universities.
These visas cover relatives like sons and daughters, over the age of 21, of U.S. citizens; spouses and minor children of legal U.S. permanent residents; and brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens, among others.
The Obama administration in its first two years failed in several major efforts to change immigration law, and this year the issue has largely been off the table, with Republicans making clear that anything suggesting amnesty for those in the country illegally would be rejected.
The approved house bill will now go to the Senate for a vote.
Source: Balitang America | News Channel 8 | KIRO-TV
Photo from Dominica Weekly
_
