Kuwento
Aquino hits and misfires in the barilan debate
By Benjamin PimentelLike most Filipino boys, I was fascinated with guns.
Like most Filipino boys, I was fascinated with guns.
President Benigno Aquino III has said he supports the Freedom of Information bill, which just took a small step forward this week with the approval of the House committee on public information.
President Benigno Aquino III isn’t easing up attacks on former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in his meetings with overseas Filipinos.
President Benigno Aquino III defended his jet-setting ways, saying his travels were fewer than that of his predecessor, former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The visit of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the first by a French leader in 65 years, indicated the “deepening relationship” with the Philippines and a sign that France was ready to engage the Philippines as a “vibrant and dynamic partner,” officials said Friday.
President Aquino will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the 20th Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (Apec) Leaders’ Summit here on Sunday and the discussions could cover their countries’ territorial disputes, according to the Philippines’ top diplomat.
The Philippines is now out of the doldrums and on the verge of an economic takeoff, according to two visiting foreign economists.
Don’t telegraph our punches. That sums up the instructions that President Benigno Aquino III gave to his officials on Thursday concerning the government’s plans and decisions involving the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
President Benigno Aquino III ordered the government’s plans and decisions involving the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China to be kept secret before they are implemented.
President Aquino is scheduled to meet with his entire Cabinet on Thursday afternoon—the second full Cabinet meeting in a span of one week—to discuss the dispute with China over territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Since he took office two years ago, President Benigno Aquino III has failed to fulfill his promises to hold accountable those responsible for serious human rights abuses, a watchdog said Thursday.
The United States and the Philippines said on Friday they were expanding intelligence-sharing and cooperation on maritime security, as President Barack Obama reiterated Washington’s desire to be viewed as a Pacific power.
