In its latest survey, the Social Weather Station said that the satisfaction rating of President Aquino in the last quarter of 2-14 improved at 39% from last quarter’s 34%.
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Aquino assumes responsibility for gov’t preparations for typhoon Ruby
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — President Aquino said Friday he is ultimately responsible for how the government works in the midst of preparations being made to brace for the impact of super typhoon ‘Ruby (international name Hagupit) which is expected to pummel areas in the Visayas region that had been previously hit by super-typhoon Yolanda last year. Before this, the President presided over a meeting in Camp Aquinaldo to coordinate government efforts to mitigate […]
PNoy directs gov’t efforts to mitigate impact of Typhoon ‘Ruby’
MANILA, Dec 5 — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday presided over a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) meeting in Camp Aquinaldo to coordinate government efforts to mitigate the impact of Typhoon ‘Ruby’, which is expected to hit Eastern Visayas on Saturday afternoon. President Aquino said he wanted concerned government agencies to complete such preparations as evacuating people, putting up emergency facilities as well as prepositioning food and non-food items, before […]
President Aquino vows to strengthen fight vs corruption
MANILA, Dec. 3 — President Benigno Aquino III has pledged to strengthen and rationalize government’s reform measures in weeding out corruption during the 2nd State Conference on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) held in Malacañan Palace on Tuesday. In his speech, the President said he has approved the proposal to draft an executive order to institutionalize an Integrity Management Program (IMP) in government agencies based on the UNCAC. The Joint Technical Working Group, […]
President Aquino will not run for second term
In an interview with the Singaporean press, President Aquino reiterated that he has no plans to run for a second term, saying that he does not want to be like the former President Marcos.
Palace welcomes house approval of resolution authorizing President Aquino to address power shortage
MANILA, Nov. 19 — Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the House of Representatives’ approval of a resolution giving President Benigno S. Aquino III special authority to address the looming energy crisis next year. In a press briefing at the Palace, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the House approval of the resolution is a step towards addressing the impending power shortage. The government will now wait for the Senate to make a similar […]
Malacanang reduces taxes, penalties for independent power producers
MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III has signed an Executive Order that grants the reduction and condonation of real property taxes and interest/penalties for independent power producers (IPP), Malacanang said Sunday. The new EO 173 signed on October 31, 2014 covers real property taxes and interest/penalties assessed on the power generation facilities of IPPs under build-operate-transfer contracts with government-owned and/or -controlled corporations. Because of this. real property taxes imposed by local government units for all years […]
Philippines to host ASEAN Public-Private Partnership Networking Forum in December
The Philippines will host the ASEAN Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Networking Forum in Manila in December 2014.President Benigno Aquino III made the announcement to fellow ASEAN leaders and top business officials during the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) dialogue, which was part of the recently-concluded 25th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.“The forum will take stock of the outcomes of recent PPP initiatives in ASEAN and will serve as an avenue for exploring the […]
President Aquino returns to the country
President Aquino returned to the Philippines after attending the APEC Summit in Beijing, China and ASEAN Summit in Myanmar, saying that both trips were succesful.
Aquino says country’s interest successfully brought up in APEC, ASEAN Summits
SAYING his recent trips had been “successful,” President Aquino arrived in Manila Friday morning after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing, China, and the 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.The President arrived at exactly 3:47 a.m. on board Philippine Airlines Flight PR001.In his arrival speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, the President said that the holding of the two forums […]
Aquino calls on ASEAN leaders to step up efforts on climate change
(Eagle News Service) — Saying that “natural disasters do not recognize national boundaries,” President Aquino has called on fellow ASEAN leaders to step up efforts in addressing climate change.Aquino made the pronouncement during his intervention at the 2nd ASEAN-US Summit, which is part of the 25th ASEAN Summit held at the Myanmar International Center on Thursday.Before ASEAN leaders and US President Barack Obama, President Aquino underscored the massive effect of climate change to the Philippines, […]
President Aquino asks ASEAN dialogue partners for support in resolving sea row
PRESIDENT Aquino stressed the need for dialogue partners of member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help resolve the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea.The President made this pronouncement during his intervention at the 2nd ASEAN-US Summit held at the Myanmar International Convention Center 1 here on Thursday.The summit was attended by US President Barack Obama and other leaders of ASEAN member states, among them Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, […]
