Posts Tagged ‘president’
‘How do we move forward?’
(State of the Nation Address by President Benigno S.
Stormy weather seen on Aquino’s first SONA
MANILA, Philippines — The rainy weather that lashed Metro Manila on Sunday, causing flash floods in the metropolis, would likely be felt on Monday when President Benigno Aquino III delivers his first State of the Nation Address, bulletins from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration showed. The Inter-Tropical Convergence…
Philippines’ Aquino pledges to end army politics
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Friday that political connections would no longer be the route to promotion in the nation’s coup-prone army, as he named a decorated general as the new head of ground forces. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III answers media queries after a command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in…
100 NGOs ask Noynoy: Adopt pro-poor agenda
MANILA, PhilippinesSome 100 non-government organizations from all over the country under the umbrella network of Kampanya para sa Makataong Pamumuhay (KAMP or Dignified Life for All Campaign) are asking incoming President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III to adopt their pro-poor agenda. The agenda, which will be presented to the public and key legislators and possible Cabinet secretaries on Tuesday, June 22, in Sulo Hotel, seeks to prioritize people’s rights to work, food, and essential services like housing and health. ‘The start of this administration is filled with hope.
Noynoy’s first target: Graft, corruption More defectors from Lakas-Kampi coming, Aquino says –>
By WENDELL VIGILIA HACIENDA LUISITA, TARLAC – As he started to organize his Cabinet, leading presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino yesterday vowed to zero in on graft and corruption.
Easing out Escudero a mistake for LP — Binay
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay has said the sudden absence of Sen.
JBC likely to come up with list of nominees on April 26 Villar raises specter …
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA BAGUIO CITY – The Judicial and Bar Council is likely to submit to President Arroyo on April 26 its shortlist of nominees for the position of chief justice, Justice Secretary Alberto Agra said Tuesday. This developed as the Supreme Court issued an en banc resolution ordering the JBC and the Office of the Solicitor General to submit within a non-extendible period of five days their respective comments on motions for reconsideration filed by various parties seeking a reversal of the tribunal’s March 17 decision.
Give ‘em a hand Wipe swipe . . .
Yipes! Did formerPresident George W. Bush actually wipe his hand on former President Bill Clinton’s sleeve because of humid handshakes with an earthquake-battered crowd in Haiti?
Philippines Arroyo to start campaign for house seat
MANILA – The Philippine election shifts gear on Friday as campaigning for Congressional seats starts, with interest centred on the president’s move to run for the lower house and the risks from a new automated voting system. Local campaigning could change the presidential race if Gilberto ‘Gibo’ Teodoro, the administration candidate running a distant fourth in opinion polls, can tap the national reach of his party organisation to boost support.
