Here is President Noynoy’s statement regarding the 10-hour hostage drama which took at the Quirino Grandstand, Philippines. STATEMENT of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines On the hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand [August 23, 2010] With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to [...]
Manila, Philippines — While the LRTAA assures the public that there won’t be a fare hike for their services anytime soon, Secretary Jose de Jesus of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) says otherwise, that a fare hike for both Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) is inevitable. de Jesus however [...]
We’ve scoured the net for video archives of the July 26, 2010 State of the Nation Address by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for your viewing pleasure. The full transcript of his speech in the video is available here. Aquino SONA 2010 video from TV5 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 For the [...]
With his first State of the Nation Address now over, here is a full transcript of President Noynoy’s speech earlier today at Sandigan Bayan. The video of this speech is available here. SONA Transcript (State of the Nation Address) July 26, 2010 July 26, 2010 Batasan Pambansa Complex Quezon City Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President [...]
Sandiganbayan, Philippines – Today, July 26 (Philippine Time), President Noynoy Aquino III will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2010 at the opening of the 15th joint session of Congress. Early reports indicated that President Aquino’s SONA will be 20-30 minutes long and will be delivered in Filipino and a conversational tone, just [...]
MANILA, Philippines – President Noynoy Aquino was inaugurated on June 30, 2010 as the 15th President of the Philippines. Big names in entertainment and music industry gathered at Quirino Grandstand in Manila Wednesday for the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Singer-composer Noel Cabangon, Juana Change and APO Hiking Society’s Jim Paredes, Buboy Garrovillo [...]
Luneta Grandstand Manila – Today, June 30, 2010, marks an important day for Filipinos the world over as two months after the historic automated election, the Philippines get to inaugurate it’s new President and Vice-President. The 15th President of the Philippines, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III was officially handed his seat by former president turned congresswoman [...]
MANILA, Philippines – Instead of yellow ribbons, bring yellow umbrellas on the inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on June 30. Bettina Osmeña, wife of Senator-elect Serge Osmeña and member of the Aquino inaugural committee, said the rain is a big concern for the committee since it could affect the inaugural ceremony of the [...]
