More than 100 days after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hammered Eastern Visayas, President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday appealed for continued foreign assistance, saying helping victims get back on their feet has remained his top priority.
Why did President Aquino refer to Adolf Hitler’s occupation of the Sudetenland in calling for more international support for the Philippines in the country’s maritime dispute with China in his interview with The New York Times on Tuesday?
President Aquino returned home Sunday, bringing with him what he called “overflowing good news” of investment pledges, aid and loans from Japan.
Burma (Myanmar) signed six memorandums with the Philippines, including an agreement granting nonvisa entry for up to 14 days to Filipinos holding ordinary passports, on the first full day of President Thein Sein’s three-day state visit here.
President of Burma (Myanmar) Thein Sein arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, during which he will sign agreements with the Philippine government, including one that would provide visa exemptions to ordinary Filipino passport holders.
New US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg on Monday met with President Aquino, expressing condolences for the victims of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” and vowing that his country would continue to help the Philippines in its rehabilitation efforts.
President Aquino is keeping his cards close to his chest on whether the Philippine government would pursue its claim on Sabah during the remainder of his term.
All that President Aquino was willing to convey was an expression of regret. The apology that Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chunying wanted never came.
President Benigno Aquino III closed out his participation in the 21st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit here, expressing guarded optimism over the current global economic recovery.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chunying finally got to meet President Benigno Aquino, more than three years after eight of his compatriots were killed during a bungled hostage rescue operation in Manila.
The bungled Manila hostage crisis that left eight Hong Kong tourists killed three years ago came back to haunt President Aquino at the 21st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit here.
The loudest applause for President Aquino came when he rejected the idea of seeking a second term.
