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25th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution
February 17, 2011
Exhibit of the Inaugural
6:00 P.M., SM The Block
This exhibit showcases the coffee table book that documents the events from President Cory Aquino’s funeral to the Aquino [...]
Continue Reading →Office of the President
of the Philippines
Malacañang
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 13
ENJOINING ALL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS [...]
Continue Reading →EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23
DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON THE CUTTING AND HARVESTING OF TIMBER IN THE NATIONAL AND RESIDUAL FORESTS AND CREATING THE ANTI-ILLEGAL LOGGING TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, the entire country has been a witness to the ever-changing climatic conditions brought about by the La Niña phenomenon;
WHEREAS, [...]
Continue Reading →Aquino government to intensify reform in defense disbursements, procurement
Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad today said the Aquino administration will take advantage of the opportunity to escalate reforms in the utilization of national defense funds; in light of anomalies revealed recently before a Senate probe.
“The [...]
Continue Reading →On Twitter, Secretary Ricky Carandang reported that the Philippine Embassy consulate in Cairo has been advising Filipinos in Egypt to avoid places where unrest is happening as well as crowded places. There are 6,569 Filipinos in Egypt and contingencies are in place, should it become necessary [...]
Continue Reading →TweetPahayag ni Benigno S. Aquino III Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Ukol sa pagsabog ng bus sa EDSA-Buendia noong ika-25 ng Enero, 2011
[Inihayag sa Briefing Room ng New Executive Building, Malacañan Palace noong ika-25 ng Enero, 2011; 17:11 hrs. EST]
Unang-una po, gusto naming ipabatid na nakikiramay po [...]
Continue Reading →Sync your iCal and mark your Google calendars (or that Starbucks planner you just redeemed), the President has proclaimed all the holidays in 2011:
A. Regular Holidays
New Year’s Day – January 1 (Saturday)
Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Saturday)
Maundy Thursday – April [...]
Continue Reading →The official holiday season starts on December 24 and, excluding a pocket of 3 working days (see bold type), ends on Monday, January 3, 2011.
Friday, December 24 – Additional Special (Non-Working) Day*
Saturday, December 25 – Christmas day; Regular Holiday, NWD*
Sunday, December 26 – NWD
Monday, [...]
Continue Reading →ABS-CBN News published:
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop all criminal charges against 43 health workers who were arrested in Rizal last February on suspicion of being New People’s Army (NPA) rebels engaged in bomb-making activities. In a [...]
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ni
Benigno S. Aquino III
Pangulo ng Pilipinas
Ukol sa pahayag ng Korte Suprema kontra sa Legalidad ng Truth Commission
[ika-8 ng Disyembre, 2010]
Marami ang nadismaya sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na ipawalang-bisa ang Truth Commission. [...]
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- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- There's too much fun in the Philippines
There’s too much fun in the Philippines
A certain pizza place we shall now disguise behind the name Norwich Pizza had been acquired by a large food conglomerate we shall call Bumblebee Food Corporation for purposes of…
- Pseudo-trial
Pseudo-trial
What happens when social media takesover the justice system?
As per the Julian Assange case in Britain where the WikiLeaks founder may find out about his fate through the social networking…
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
