Two long weekends await workers in the Philippines next month which is November.

Malacañang has declared August 5 as a special nonworking holiday.

April 5 was President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s birthday and it has been lavishly advertised on newspapers.

Peruvians honor today Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal with a monument. The ceremony will happen a couple of hours before the formal opening of the 16th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leader’s meeting at Lima, Peru.

In a nationwide survey result released by the independent pollster Pulse Asia, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was considered by most Filipinos as the most corrupt leader in the Philippine’s history.

In a press conference held this afternoon, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye announced the early pardon granted by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to former president, Joseph Ejercito-Estrada.

Through the help of former President Fidel V. Ramos and Vice President Noli de Castro, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. was able to meet and end their cold war.

Philippines’ Former President Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada appealed to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to grant him “full, free, and unconditional pardon.”

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was able to hit two birds in one stone when she left for an official visit to the United States.