Tracking the hottest news in the Philippines
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) drew the ire of Filipino netizens after they posted a “photoshopped” photo/image/picture on their official Facebook Page.
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President Benigno S. Aquino III announced on Wednesday that the Philippines had a budget surplus of P9-billion for the month of August.
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President Benigno S. Aquino III has sworn into office a group of newly-appointed government officials led by Tourism Secretary Ramon Reyes Jimenez Jr. as well as several generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
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Here is the current and complete list of cabinet members of Philippine President Noynoy Aquino this 2011:
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President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared August 16, 2011 as a special non-working day in the city of Tuguegarao in celebration of the fiesta dubbed as “Pav-vurulun Festival 2011.″
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The Aquino administration targets to generate one million jobs a year to encourage Filipinos to stay in the country in midst of labor instability overseas particularly in the Middle East.
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Malacanang announced on Saturday the appointment of two ambassadors, as well as officials for the Land Registration Authority (LRA), National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
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Kabataan Partylist National Capital Region asked President Benigno Simeon ‘Noynoy’ Aquino about his campaign promises of ‘Daang Matuwid’. As the PNoy adminstration turned one, the group launched its cyber campaign to address the issues faced by the sector and the people. ‘Dear PNoy, ano na?’ is a page created to further register dismay and condemnations of the president’s dismal performance to uplift the condition of the youth and the people.
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As President Benigno Aquino III delivers his speech on the first year of his administration, June 30, 2011, it’s for you to judge if there are achievements on President Aquino’s first year of governance.
Here is the Tagalog original version of his speech.
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Below is a press statement from Secretary Joel Villanueva, Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA):
Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo missed an important point when she heaped criticism on President Benigno Aquino III’s “nobody home” leadership.
The more accurate state of affairs when she stepped down from office last year after her nine-year stint could be aptly described as “Nothing Left at Home.”
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As the nation celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of our National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) will issue commemorative stamps and souvenir sheets today, June 19.
The postal service also invite the public and stamp collectors to visit the ongoing exhibit of stamps and other memorabilia dubbed as “ Rizaliana Collection on Stamps Exhibit by Jorge Cuyugan and friends” at the Manila Central Post Office Lobby in Liwasang Bonifacio (Lawton).
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After the resignation of Jose de Jesus as Department of Transportation and Communications secretary, four of his undersecretaries announced their resignations as well.
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The two-day state visit of President Benigno Aquino III and a 55-man delegation to Brunei Darussalam costs only around P2 million, the lowest spending by the government for a presidential trip since the administration of former President Fidel V. Ramos.
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Here is the speech of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines, upon being conferred with an honorary Doctoral degree in Economics by the Kasetsart University, Thailand
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Friday that starting Monday (May 30), the agency and the 17 local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila will start apprehending smokers who will be caught puffing away in public places in all major and secondary roads of the metropolis.
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