Tag: Aquino

Dating Pangulong Aquino at ex-budget secretary Abad sinampahan ng kaso dahil sa DAP

By Aily Milyo (Eagle News) — Nahaharap sa patung-patong na reklamo sa Office of the Ombudsman si dating Pangulong Benigno Aquino at dating Budget and Management secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad. Kaugnay ito sa pagpapatupad sa  Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) na una nang idineklara ng Korte Suprema na  “unconstitutional.” Inihain ng iba’t-ibang militanteng grupo ang 26 na pahinang technical malversation case laban kina Aquino at Abad. Bukod sa kaso ng technical malversation, nahaharap din ang dalawang […]

Continue Reading →

Malacanang touts benefits of Pantawid Pamilya program for the poor

  MANILA, June 28 (Eagle News) – A few days before President Aquino steps down from office, Malacanang has defended the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which according to critics, encourages dependency on the government. According to Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., the 4Ps has been proven to be effective since its implementation in 2010. Coloma said that in the last six years, the program had proven that it was not a […]

Continue Reading →

Incoming Secretary details changes in communication office under Duterte administration

Presidential Communications Operation Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma welcomes new incoming Press Secretary Martin Andanar as they held a briefing with members of the Malacanang Press Corps at the press briefing room of the New Executive Building in the Malacañang grounds. (Monday June 06). (Photo  by Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau) (Eagle News) — Officials of the Aquino and incoming Duterte administrations continue to fine-tune the details of the transition to ensure a smooth […]

Continue Reading →

IBP asks SC to nullify President Aquino’s appointments of two Sandiganbayan justices

(Eagle News) — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked  the supreme court to nullify President Benigno S. Aquino III’s appointment of two associate justices to the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan. In a petition, the IBP said Aquino violated the constitution when he appointed former Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 9 presiding judge Geraldine Faith Econg and undersecretary Michael Frederick Musngi of the Office of Special Concerns at the Office of the President to […]

Continue Reading →

Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act, nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Aquino

(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang batas na magbibigay ng proteksyon at pangangalaga sa mga kabataang biktima ng kalamidad at mga sakuna. Sa isang seremonya sa Malacañang, pinirmahan ni Pangulong Aquino ang Republic Act 10821 na tatawagin din bilang Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act. Sa ilalim ng naturang panukala, ilalatag ang istratehikong programa upang agarang matugunan ng gobyerno ang mga pangangailangan ng mga kabataan, protektahan ang kanilang karapatan at pangasiwaan […]

Continue Reading →

Malacanang denies hatching any “Plan B” to sabotage next administration

(Eagle News) — Malacanang has denied it had a “Plan B,” referring to circulating reports on an alleged plan that would ensure that Liberal Party vice-presidential bet Leni Robredo would continue the Aquino government’s “agenda”. In a statement, the Palace claims it has no plans to impeach the winning president and install the Vice President who comes from the Liberal Party to continue its agenda. “Masyado yatang malawak na imahinasyon ang ginagamit sa ganyang mga […]

Continue Reading →

Philippine militants threaten hostages in video warning

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the Philippines issued a fresh warning Tuesday threatening to harm three hostages, just over a week after they beheaded a captive. The trio – from Canada, Norway and the Philippines – appealed for help from the Philippine and Canadian governments in a video uploaded to YouTube Tuesday and reported by SITE intelligence group, which monitors jihadist media. “To the Philippine government: Please stop shooting at us and trying to […]

Continue Reading →

President Aquino visits wake of fallen soldier in Basilan clash

  ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 14 — President Aquino visited on Wednesday the wake of a soldier who died in combat in Basilan last Saturday assuring his family of government support. The President arrived in Barangay Ayala and met the family of Cpl. Rodelio Bangcairin, one of the casualties of the bloody encounter in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. Bangcairin, 40, is survived by his wife and two children ages 12 and 3. He is a member of the Philippine […]

Continue Reading →

PNoy bats anew for BBL passage during LP’s Senate slate announcement

MANILA, Oct. 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday once again endorsed the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during the announcement of the Liberal Party’s senatorial lineup dubbed “Ang Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid” at its headquarters in Cubao, Quezon City. “’Pag ‘di naipasa ang BBL, ipagpapatuloy lang natin ang siklo ng hidwaan. Tuloy na malulugmok ang mga kapatid natin sa gulo at kahirapan; at patutunayan lang natin ang mga pagkukulang ng ARMM, at […]

Continue Reading →

President Aquino orders Roxas to ensure orderly, peaceful INC protest

AUGUST 29 — President Aquino instructed Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II to work with the police and local government units affected by the ongoing mass action of members of Iglesia Ni Cristo to ensure public safety and order. Roxas met the officials of Quezon City and Mandaluyong City, as well as officials of the PNP on how they can move forward with regards to the protest action of INC members,” Deputy Presidential […]

Continue Reading →

Japan shares Phl concerns over China’s massive reclamation activities

JUNE 5 (Eagle News) — The Japanese government shared the Philippines’ serious concern over China’s ongoing massive reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea, as  no less than Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan opposes any attempt of China’s further reclamation in the disputed waters. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said this on June 4, Thursday, following his summit meeting with President Benigno S. Aquino III at the Akasaka State Guest House in […]

Continue Reading →

Families of nine facing death row emotional as midnight execution by firing squad set

NINE drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch pleas from around the world for clemency and ordered their mass execution to proceed within hours. “I won’t see him again,” said Raji Sukumaran, the mother of an Australian who will go before a firing squad along with a fellow countryman and convicts from Nigeria, Brazil, the Philippines and Indonesia. “They’re going to take him […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 3 4 5 6