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>> One step at a time - Students line up at the ICT department for the processing of their enrolment for the 1st semester. Photo by Jesika Zapanta
“Change is coming� - Lana Kevin Louise Valdez
Fr. Tamerlane R. Lana, O.P., Rector and President of the Colegio, tells of the undertakings Letran has done to conform to the 12-year strategic plan.
In the term-end report from 2007 to 2011, “Changing the Landscape,� Fr. Lana stated the various changes and renovations the Colegio has undertaken to follow through the 12-year plan to prepare the Colegio for uni-
versity status. He also stated the goals to be achieved: to be the leader in creative use and application of Information and Communications Technology in education, acquiring and maintaining the state-
of-the-art facilities, physical and material resource, in support of quality instruction. A six year physical development plan has been prepared and approved by the Colegio from 2009 to 2015. This Long-range physical development plan was initiated to acquire a better understanding and managing the needs of the facility. The plan itself is susceptible to change. In the statement, the Rector
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US returns money from Ligot assets Denn Reed Tuvera
The United States government turned over a check worth of $132,000, representing the proceeds of the forfeiture sale of a property belonging to the Ligot family, to the Philippine government yesterday. US Ambassador Harry Thomas, accompanied by US Department of Justice Attache Robert Courtney III and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Attache James Ilusorio, handed the check to DOJ Secretary Leila De Lima. The check will be given to the national treasury. In a statement, Thomas said “Today I am pleased to announce –Š‡ Ď?Â‹Â”Â•Â–ÇŚÂ‡Â˜Â‡Â” ”‡–—”Â? ‘ˆ ˆ—Â?†• in an asset-forfeiture case. The United States Government is returning $132,000 to the Philippine Government.â€? “This is the result of the 2009 request and a settlement by the
U.S. Government to a pending civil forfeiture action against a parcel of residential real estate in Southern California belonging to the wife of former military comptroller General Jacinto Ligot,â€? he added. Dz Š‹• ™ƒ• –Š‡ Ď?Â‹Â”Â•Â–ÇŚÂ‡Â˜Â‡Â” ”‡turn of funds in an asset forfeiture case,â€? he concluded. As a response, De Lima said: “We are grateful for the assistance of the United States in this matter, and we, in the DOJ, are very pleased and honored by the –”—•– ƒÂ?† …‘Â?Ď?‹†‡Â?…‡ –Š‡› Šƒ˜‡ manifested in turning over this amount to us.â€? “They can see that we are doing our best to break down the wall of inaction, impunity and injustice. Thus, we assure them and our people that their trust is well-placed and that this amount will promptly be turned over to the National Treasury, where it belongs,â€? she said. On September 25, 2005, then Ombudsman Simeon Mar-
…‡Ž‘ Ď?‹Ž‡† ƒ ’‡–‹–‹‘Â? ˆ‘” ˆ‘”ˆ‡‹–—”‡ against the Ligots before the Sandiganbayan. After discovering that the Ligots moved funds and assets to the US in order to disguise and conceal true ownership and source of funding for their —Â?‡š’Žƒ‹Â?‡† Â™Â‡ÂƒÂŽÂ–ÂŠÇĄ –Š‡ ˆĎ?‹…‡ of the Ombudsman sought the assistance of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS-ICE). ÇŚ ‘ˆĎ?‹…‹ƒŽ ‹Â?ˆ‘”Â?‡† the Ombudsman of the existence of a property registered in the name of Mrs. ErlindaLigot. The property was located at 7102 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, California (a.k.a the “Buena Park Propertyâ€?). It was not declared in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) of former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot. It appears to have been purchased by his wife,
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Spirit of Caleruega John Exos Nulud
PhP150.00($3) Distance: 10KM- The meter displayed the numbers 6:00AM in the taxi meter. My right eye still shut, my hair was fresh from shower and my shoes untied as I alighted the grumpy old cab. It was January 29, 2011 and it was our Photography Trip to some place I’ve been before, I wasn’t that excited like the others because one year ago, I was there for 5 days and 4 nights.
The bus was scheduled to leave at 7AM despite departure was 6:30AM (They just say that so that everyone comes on time). 7:10AM, 7:22AM, 7:36AM came and we were still in Manila. I was trying to contain myself from being impatient, yes
when it comes to time management, I hate being late. At last! She came around 8:00AM and soon after she came the bus sped away. I wasn’t aware of the time when we made it to the SLEX (South Luzon EXpressway) to have our breakfast at McDonald’s. A funny rumor was actually circulating inside the bus and one guy was saying “Is the breakfast for free?â€? and a girl would go “Will it be pancakes only?â€? and I would say “it should be free because we paid big bucks for this tripâ€?. All our rumors were realized when boxes of food were deOLYHUHG LQVLGH WKH EXV 7KH ÂżUVW ZDV the Burger-Egg-Cheese Sandwich and then the main course was the “Burger-Egg-Riceâ€? meal. Everyone was stuffed and I was so full and be-
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