Tag: President Aquino

New SWS survey shows higher public satisfaction with President Aquino’s performance, says Palace

(Eagle News Service) — Malacañang on Friday welcomed the higher public satisfaction with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s performance, as shown by the results of a new survey.Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey result showed that the President’s ratings “remain historically high.” “President Aquino’s ratings remain historically high compared to the same period of other administrations,” she said in a statement. “Surveys are snapshots of a political landscape at […]

Aquino: “Indonesia has indeed been a true friend to my people”

President Benigno S. Aquino III and fellow leaders in the Asia-Pacific region were welcomed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the opening session of the 7th Bali Democracy Forum Friday morning, where he paid tribute to the Indonesian leader as a “big brother.” President Aquino was greeted by President Yudhoyono upon his arrival at the Bali International Convention Center for the opening of this year’s forum.    President Yudhoyono officially opened the 7th Bali […]

Palace says it gladly accepts public pulse on Charter change

MANILA, Philippines — The Palace said it was not surprised by a recent Pulse Asia survey, which found that a majority of the people do not want Charter change, nor do they support a term extension for the President. In the latest Pulse Asia survey, 62 percent or a majority of the respondents asked by the research group rejected Charter change. In a press briefing in Malacañang, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. […]

President Aquino brings home good news

President Aquino shares the good news he brought from his two weeks visit in Europe and the United States. As he landed in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 2, President Aquino reported that his trip was worth it. Said trip was the longest he was away from the country. He added that through the meetings that he conducted, the Philippines will receive almost 2.35 billion dollars in investment, which will generate more employment. He also […]

Pnoy concludes U.S. trip

President Aquino has concluded his five-day working visit to the United States. He’s coming home with fresh investments from various companies upon his return to Manila. President Aquino left the San Francisco international Airport at about 4:40 pm on Wednesday, Pacific time, via a Philippine Airlines chartered flight. Before his departure, the President held two quick business meetings with the top executives of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, International Development, and Wells Fargo Bank. The meetings served […]

President Aquino makes an appeal in climate change meeting

President Aquino appealed to all countries to unite in the fight against climate change. This is the theme of the President’s speech to the leaders of 41 nations including Mauritius, South Africa, Mexico, Norway and Switzerland that attended the United Nation Climate Summit in New York City. He also asked the international community to stop the debate regarding greenhouse gas emissions and instead start helping each other solve the problem. The UN Climate Change Summit […]

Aquino urges more active global action vs climate change

(ENS) – President Benigno Aquino addressed the international community at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit on Tuesday (September 23), urging countries to “do everything they can to address climate change.” The Climate Summit is meant to add political momentum to a U.N. process to negotiate a climate-change agreement in Paris by 2015, and Aquino took this as an opportunity to remind world leaders of their shared responsibility to find a solution to the issue. Aquino said the Philippines, which felt the […]