This means OFWs who have taken their tests in other clinics accredited by the Department of Health and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration as well as by other embassies of Middle East countries will have to pay a second time to get that Gamca certification.
You see, the plaintiff claims he wrote and called Mr. Leung about his unhappy experiences with brokerage firm, Asia Capital Equities, two years ago. To his knowledge, the PSE investigated (and eventually took over) the brokerage firm only in the fourth quarter of 2003 when its principal, Frank Borromeo, was hospitalized and eventually went on, uhm, an extended vacation.
The current PSE president is Cayetano Paderanga Jr., who seems to be more comfortable introducing himself as an economics professor at the University of the Philippines.
The four members of the MB who will complete their six-year term next year are – by age now – Juan Quintos Jr., Bangko Sentral Governor Rafael Buenaventura (who is concurrent chairman of the MB), Antonino Alindogan Jr., and Melito Salazar.
These four were appointed during the administration of former President Estrada. Of the four, three are 65 years old or older.
The appointments of the remaining two MBMs – Fe Barin and Vicente Valdepenas Jr. – were made in the last year.
As officer-in-charge of the Trade and Investment Development Corporation of the Philippines effective last Thursday, Boy Edeza will be reporting to he board chaired by Finance Secretary Juanita Amatong.
Nobody knows for how long, though. It is common knowledge that Nitz Amatong accepted her new job under duress and hopes to step down after the May elections. And although the salaries of Tidcorp employees are market-driven, Mr. Edeza could certainly do better (enough, perhaps, so he doesn’t have to scrimp by living with his mother).