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PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has a busy schedule ahead of him as the President and other Southeast Asian leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday for the 26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. President Aquino, along with the official Philippine delegation, is due to arrive here on Sunday afternoon to attend the summit on April 26 to 28, with nine other ASEAN leaders. On his first day in Kuala Lumpur, the President […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 21 (Eagle News) — In an effort to speed up resolution of graft cases, President Aquino III has signed into law Republic Act 10660, which increases the number of divisions of the Sandiganbayan from five to seven, and reduced the number of justices required for a quorum from three to only two. President Aquino approved last April 16 the act strengthening the functional and structural organization of the Sandiganbayan, further amending Presidential […]
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pushing for the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which had earlier been signed by representatives of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This was conveyed on Monday by OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani as he continued his five-day visit to the Philippines to push forward the peace agreement and the autonomous […]
PRESIDENT Aquino said the government is making every effort to ensure the successful implementation of the K to 12 basic education program that will make the country’s future workforce more competitive in the job market. Aquino said the preparations that the government is doing will benefit not only the students but the teachers and the school employees who will be affected by the K to 12 basic education program. He acknowledged that there will be […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Despite the public clamor regarding the appointment of new officers in various government positions, President Aquino admitted that he still cannot appoint new officials because his office is still conducting the evaluation process to find qualified persons for the vacant positions in the Commission on Elections and the Civil Service Commission. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Aquino lead the turnover ceremonies of new public school buildings in Bulacan and Tarlac. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
TARLAC, Philippines (Eagle News) – At the inauguration of the new building of the Tarlac National High School, President Aquino asked the students to prioritize their studies and not social media and online games. (Eagle News Service Aily Millo, Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
TARLAC City — President Aquino said Friday he would push for the crafting of an enforceable Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, when he attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Malaysia late this month. The President made the statement amid the United States’ and the Group of Seven’s (G7) pronouncements on the need for a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea disputes. “Sa nalalapit na pagpunta natin sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Aquino on Friday confirmed reports that Philippine National Police officer-in-charge Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina had offered to resign from his post, but said that he had not yet accepted his resignation. In an ambush interview after the inauguration of a school buiding in Tarlac, the President said that he could not act on Espina’s resignation offer because he had not yet chosen a replacement for his post. Aquino […]
As per tradition, President Aquino lead the celebration for the commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan in Mt. Samat, Bataan.
President Aquino has signed Proclamation No. 991, declaring 2015 as ‘Visit the Philippines Year’, as the country gears up for the hosting of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. The proclamation, which was signed by the President last March 30, stated that the APEC Forum and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Tourism Forum in 2016 will both promote the country as a host for meetings, conventions and exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific. Proclamation No. […]
In preparation for the long vacation next week, President Aquino ordered all concerned agencies to ensure the safety and security during said holidays.
