Welcome to Spain (Reuters) King of Spain Juan Carlos (left) welcomes Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Pardo Palace, near Madrid, Monday, December 3, 2007, as President Arroyo begins a three-day state visit to Spain. The Chief Executive also visited Lourdes in France and will continue her weeklong travel to Europe with a visit to the United Kingdom. Earlier in Madrid, President Arroyo talked with the Filipino community and stressed she was proud of the workers there who are well loved by Spain.
De Castro named Supreme Court Justice
President Arroyo has appointed Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Teresita Leonardo de Castro Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
MADRID (via PLDT) — Impressed by the hardworking, dedicated, and skilled Filipino workers, the Kingdom of Spain has opened wide its labor market for Filipino farmers, medical professionals, and engineers, President Arroyo announced on Sunday night.
In a speech before the Filipino community which she delivered partly in Spanish, the President said the Spanish government and business companies are all praises for the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and in fact, prefer them over other nationalities in employment opportunities.
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Peso climbs to new 7.5-year high on strong remittances
The peso soared to a new peak in seven and a half years of P42.27 yesterday against the weak US dollar on the back of the combined effects of the avalanche in dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and banks unloading their holdings of the American currency.
Gold eludes shoot team again
the skeet team of Paul Brian Rosario, Patricio Bernardo and Gabriel Tong came through with 334 points in the team competition yesterday but this could only give the Philippines the silver medal at the close of shooting competition in the 24th Southeast Asian Games at the Sports Authority of Thailand Shooting Range in Bangkok, Thailand.
The eastern section of the country including northern Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers.
Moderate to strong winds blowing the northeast will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough.
