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Congratulations to new police generals C/Supt. Brother Jorge Corpus, Eta ’77 and C/Supt. Bro Jesus Gordon Descanzo, Delta ’75.

MANILA, Philippines  President Aquino approved yesterday the promotion of 15 generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on recommendation of Interior and Local Government Secretary and National Police Commission chairman Jesse Robredo and PNP chief Director General Raul Bacalzo.

In a simple ceremonies at the PNP Multi-Purpose yesterday, Bacalzo also administered the oath of office to SAF chief Director Catalino Cuy, whose new rank is equivalent to a military Major General.

The new police generals with the ranks of chief superintendents are Lester Camba of SOCSARGEN Region; Jose Jorge Corpuz (Eta’77) of Southern Mindanao; Valiant de Guzman of Central Luzon; Victor Deona of Bicol Region; Jesus Gordon Descanzo (Delta’75), of DIPO Northern Luzon; Roman Felix of Ilocos-Pangasinan Region; Vicente Loot of Eastern VIsayas; and Manuel Piera of Cagayan Valley Region.

Other new generals are Chief Superintendents Elmer Soria of Cordillera; Catalino Rodriguez Jr. of Northern Mindanao; Francisco Uyami of DIPO Southern Luzon; Noel Lazarus Vargas of Civil Security Group; Mario Yanga of Western Mindanao and Samuel Yordan of Central Visayas.

Bacalzo reminded the generals to continue working for the good of the police organization and help in regaining the trust and confidence of the public.

As posted on Philippine Star.

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CoA bags external auditor role for world health body

THE COMMISSION on Audit (CoA) has been voted external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO), the first for the country, a Palace spokesman said yesterday. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda shared the good news over a forwarded text message of CoA Chairman Ma. Gracia Pulido-Tan (’73).

“We have just won the position of external auditor…We beat Germany, France, Spain and Malaysia. We were number one in the first round, then beat Germany 74-62 in the runoff,” Ms. Tan said.

Ms. Tan said the choice of CoA was a vote of confidence in its “resurgence” in the international community. Mr. Lacierda said in a separate text message that this was the third time that the Philippines bid for the position. The country lost to India. Ms. Tan is now in Geneva, Switzerland with CoA Commissioner Heidi L. Mendoza and Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona attending the 64th assembly of the World Health Organization

Business World
Friday, May 20, 2011

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No one but Sis Maria Gracia Pulido-Tan ’73 has the capability and competence to head the powerful Commission on Audit, a sole constitutional body that audits all government revenues and expenditures.

COA has recently been in the limelight after former auditor, Heide Mendoza, testified before Senate inquiry on alleged corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Mendoza was also appointed commissioner of said agency.

” Well, she’s a lawyer; she’s had accounting experience, so she fits the bill, and she already had government experience also…” said Ricky Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office to media during announcement of Pulido-Tan’s appointment.

This business administration and law graduate from the University of the Philippines had already occupied sensitive posts in government, first as commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and second as undersecretary of the Department of Finance until 2005.

Atty. Pulido-Tan was also consultant for the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China’s Tax Policy and Administration under the auspices of the Asian Development Bank. She has a Masters of Law degree from the New York University as a Gerald L. Wallace scholar.

Congratulations Sis!

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