Aquino on Binay’s ‘Gaganda ang Buhay’ slogan: ‘E di wow’

07/27/2015

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III took a swipe at Vice President Jejomar Binay’s party slogan “Gaganda ang Buhay.” In his last State of the Nation Address on Monday, Aquino criticized the slogan of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)…

Aquino to endorse Roxas after last Sona — Drilon

07/23/2015

President Benigno Aquino III is expected to announce his endorsement of Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II after his last State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 27 and before July 31, Senate President Franklin Drilon…

Aquino to join airport ceremony

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/28/2015

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will be in Cebu tomorrow for the groundbreaking of the new Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). He will be joined by Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II, Tourism Secretary  Ramon…

Building regions

06/12/2015

Some significant political developments  must be acknowledge as the country marks  Independence Day. One, which is closer to Cebu, is President Benigno Aquino III’s signing an Executive Order creating a Negros Region that consists of Negros Occidental…

Media as scapegoat

04/10/2015

Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr.’s description of the plunge in President Benigno Aquino III’s ratings as “media-related”  sounds like a big, undeserved  helping of blame for the  news coverage of the Mamasapano tragedy. When news of…

Aquino upset on day of SAF-MILF clash – source

02/09/2015

ZAMBOANGA CITY – “We knew he was not in a good mood. It was like he was having a bad hair day.” This was how an Inquirer source described President Aquino when he arrived on a chartered…

Pnoy’s ‘unique’ speech

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 01/19/2015

Critics and netizens continue to rain flak on President Benigno S. Aquino III for criticizing Church officials in the presence of Pope Francis but Vatican officials, like Fr. Federico Lombardi, refuse to be baited. Lombardi, a Jesuit…

Aquino only listens to ‘voices in his head’

Inquirer 11/09/2014

A group of supertyphoon Yolanda survivors criticized President Aquino for his alleged “incompetent” response a year after the tragedy. “It is clear that P-Noy (Aquino’s monicker) only listens to voices in his head and not to us…

House junks impeach raps against Aquino

09/02/2014

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives justice committee on Tuesday found insufficient in substance the three impeachment raps lodged against President Benigno Aquino III. The panel, dominated by Aquino allies, overwhelmingly voted to junk the complaints,…

1986 People Power: A global inspiration; forgotten at home

Peter L. Romanillos 02/26/2014

An American national expressed his disappointment over the number of people who joined yesterday’s ceremonies for the 28th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution despite its historical importance. James Rhodes, who hails from Virginia, USA, said…

Cebu City Hall employees told to attend EDSA commemoration event

Doris C. Bongcac, Marian Z. Codilla 02/24/2014

“Wear yellow and be at Fuente Osmena by 6 a.m.” Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama gave this instruction to Cebu City Hall’s close to 5,000 employees whom he asked to join the re-enactment of the “Salubongan”, the…

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