Tag: Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III

Rights victims’ anger dims Philippine democracy celebrations

By Joel Guinto MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines is this week celebrating 30 years of democracy, but thousands who suffered through the Marcos dictatorship tremble with anger at slow justice and the stunning political ascent of the late strongman’s heir. President Benigno Aquino will on Thursday lead the commemoration of the “People Power” uprising that allowed his mother, Corazon, to take over from Ferdinand Marcos after he fled to the United States. But in another part […]

ASEAN members can enhance regional tourism by working together—PNoy

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday enjoined the participants of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF) 2016 to work together and share experiences to enhance the region’s tourism sector. Like the Philippines, tourism is also a major industry in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, which lead the pack when it comes to attracting tourists, Aquino said. “We belong to a region that holds vast potentials in terms of tourism,” he […]