Multiple protest groups are gearing up for a month-long protest actions against the coming State of the Nation Address of President Aquino on July 28.
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President to carefully study Bangsamoro Basic Law, wants new Bangsamoro gov’t by January 2015
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino said he will study the six-inch-thick draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law over the weekend and ensure its ratification in Congress so that the new Bangsamoro government would be in place by January 2015.“I have to confess, it’s siguro about six inches thick, ‘yung the law itself and also ‘yung comments by both parties. I have reserved Sunday to go through each and every one of those pages […]
Aquino orders more rice imports, tasks NBI to probe cartels
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III has ordered the import of rice to secure the country’s rice supply but has also tasked the police to investigate the possibility of cartels manipulating the prices of commodities. The President aired his suspicion about a cartel that is manipulating the prices of certain agricultural products like rice, garlic and ginger. He ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate […]
Aquino returns from successful Japan trip
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III returned to Manila Tuesday night following his one-day working visit to Japan, where he met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, addressed a peace seminar and visited a memorial for wartime victims in Hiroshima.During their meeting, President Aquino and Prime Minister Abe exchanged views on current developments in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and the East China Sea.The President said the Philippines wants […]
More modern national prison
President Aquino wants a more modern national prison by the end of the year. The national prison will be transferred to Laur, Nueva Ecija inside Fort Magsaysay. The project will be a private-public partnership with a 40 billion peso budget.
Aquino appoints new NFA and PCA administrators
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed new administrators for the National Food Authority (NFA) and Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). President Aquino designated former president of San Miguel Foods, Inc., Arthur O. Juan, as NFA Council member and administrator, to serve the unexpired term of office ending on June 30, 2014. Juan will replace Orlan A. Calayag who resigned in May shortly after the appointment of former senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as […]
President Aquino arrives in Japan, meets with Prime Minister Abe
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Tokyo, Japan to discuss various issues aimed at further developing the bilateral relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Abe said it is his great pleasure to see President Aquino for the fourth time following their last meeting in December 2013, when the latter participated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Summit, also held […]
Presidential trip to Japan
Due to the invitation of the Japanese prime minister, President Aquino went to Japan and is set to meet with the prime ministering regarding support in the territorial dispute arbitration.
Palace confirms Aquino’s visit to Japan
Communications secretary Sonny Coloma confirmed President Aquino’s trip to Japan on June 24, where he will give a speech in Hiroshima and meet Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Aquino to meet Japanese PM Abe next week
President Aquino is set to meet with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 24. President Aquino will deliver a keynote address at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) International Conference in Hiroshima at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Malacañang said. Before heading to Hiroshima, President Aquino will also hold a summit meeting over lunch with Prime Minister Abe in the latter’s official residence. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, […]
President Aquino takes swipe at Senators Facing Plunder charges
President Aquino is taking exception at the accusations that the pork barrel scam trials have been “rail-roaded”.
Gov’t won’t respond to China’s provocative actions, Palace maintains
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA (PNA) — Malacanang on Saturday maintained that the Philippine government would not respond to provocative actions by China following reports of movements by Chinese ships in two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “The chosen track that we have taken is that we do not respond to provocative action,” said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte in an interview over state-run dzRB radio. “We always exhaust the […]
