Tag: President Aquino

NBI files raps vs Aquino, others over Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed  charges against former President Benigno Aquino III over the P3-billion Dengvaxia mess. Apart from Aquino, charged with graft before the Ombudsman were former Health Secretary Janette Garin,  former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and officials of the French firm Sanofi Pasteur, Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health. In filing the charges the NBI said there were irregularities in the issuance of the certificate of product registration, among others. […]

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Former President Aquino to attend Feb. 26 hearing on Dengvaxia vaccine controversy

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will attend the fifth and possibly last hearing on the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine of the House of Representatives Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability slated on Monday, February 26. This was according to Committee Chair Rep. Johnny Pimentel. He said Aquino had already sent word that he would attend the committee hearing. Pimentel said the committee wanted to ask Aquino if he gave […]

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Former President Aquino should be asked to explain Dengvaxia vaccine mess, says Gordon

  (Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon said former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should also be investigated, and possibly even invited to the senate hearing probing the government’s unusually hasty procurement and implementation of the anti-dengue vaccination program, particularly the Dengvaxia vaccine which has not completed clinical trials. Gordon said that the P3.5 billion budget released for the Dengvaxia vaccination on more than 800,000 schoolchildren was also released with undue haste, or in just […]

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Outgoing Philippine President Aquino given military, departure honors

(Eagle News) — Outgoing Philippine President Aquino was given his last military honors at the Palace grounds around 11 a.m. Thursday June 30, about an hour before incoming President Rodrigo Duterte takes his oath as the 16th president of the country. After the military and departure honors, Aquino left the grounds of Malacanang where he served as the country’s top leader in the last six years.  He will now start his life as “Citizen Noy” […]

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Palace sums up major accomplishments of Aquino gov’t

  (Eagle News) —  Malacanang summed up the major accomplishments of the Aquino administration in the last six years a few days before President Aquino steps down from office. Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., listed among the major accomplishments of the Aquino administration the so-called change on the perception of other countries on the Philippines with regards to corruption. In a radio interview over dzRB Radyo Ng Bayan, Coloma cited the advance made by […]

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President Aquino congratulates Duterte, offers help in phone conversation

  PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III said he had congratulated President-elect Rodrigo Duterte during a brief telephone conversation on Thursday night and offered whatever assistance he could extend to the incoming leader. The President said during an interview in Binondo on Friday, that Duterte’s people went to Malacañang Palace on Thursday to iron out the transition, and they got in touch with the Davao City mayor. Asked by reporters how his conversation with Duterte went, […]

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10 events that define Philippine President Aquino’s legacy

The Philippines holds elections on Monday to choose a successor to President Benigno Aquino. Here are 10 crucial victories and setbacks that came to define his six years in office: August 23, 2010: Hong Kong hostage crisis – Barely two months in office, Aquino faces his first major crisis when a disgraced policeman takes a busload of Hong Kong tourists hostage. The gunman and eight hostages are killed in a hail of gunfire hours later […]

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Malacañang reiterates commitment to rescue remaining hostages from Abu Sayyaf

  MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang has reiterated its commitment to rescue the remaining hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). According to reports, the group has circulated online a video showing the beheading of Canadian John Ridsdel last week. The ASG has also released a video of the remaining three captives pleading to the Canadian and Philippine governments to meet the group’s demands. Addressing the latest threat, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said […]

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President Aquino determined to end Abu Sayyaf threat, says Palace official

PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III is determined to put an end to the threat posed by the Abu Sayyaf Group, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said. “Buong-buo ang determinasyon ng Pangulo at ng pamahalaan na bigyan na ng mariing dagok at mawakasan na itong mga pananakot na ginagawa ng (Abu Sayyaf), dahil batid naman natin ang ating Sandatahang Lakas ay nakapagdagdag na ng kanilang mga kagamitan,” Secretary Coloma told reporters during a recent press briefing […]

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First-ever smart, green and disaster-resilient metropolis to rise in Clark

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines now has its first-ever disaster-resilient metropolis. President Benigno S. Aquino lll himself led the groundbreaking ceremony of Clark Green City, the country’s first smart, green and disaster-resilient metropolis, in Sitio Baloy, Barangay Aranguren. Aquino was assisted by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Arnel Paciano Casanova and Chairperson Maria Aurora Geotina-Garcia, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, and Public Works and Highways […]

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Aquino bids farewell to veterans, thanks Filipinos for giving him opportunity to serve them for 6 years

  (PILAR, Bataan) President Aquino bid farewell to the veterans on Saturday thanking the Filipino people for giving him the opportunity to serve them in six years. “Bago po ako magtapos, sa pagpasok ko po rito, may isang aleng bumati sa akin, ang sabi, ‘Salamat sa anim na taon,’” the President said in a speech during the 74th commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan here. “Ang dapat po sanang tugon ko dito, ‘Salamat sa inyo […]

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