Showing posts with label Simply Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simply Politics. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Janet Lim-Napoles surrenders to President Aquino
BREAKING: Fugitive businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles is finally in government custody Wednesday after weeks of evading arrest, her lawyer said.
Napoles, who is wanted for serious illegal detention, is now with President Benigno Aquino, Atty. Lorna Kapunan told ABS-CBN News.
The Palace confirmed Napoles' surrender.
Friday, August 23, 2013
President Aquino's Full Statement on abolition of Pork Barrel
Three days before anti-pork barrel rallies planned in key cities nationwide – the first major demonstration during his administration that has been anchored on an anti-corruption slogan – President Benigno Aquino III announced that it is time to abolish the lawmakers' Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Media reports and a special state audit have found billions in senators' and congressmen's PDAF going to dubious non-governmental organizations, which in turn reported ghost projects and beneficiaries.
Netizens appeal to PAGASA to name next storm 'Napoles'
Tropical Depression ‘Napoles’?
As Tropical Storm Maring exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday and a new low pressure area is spotted by the state weather bureau on Thursday, is it possible to name the next typhoon-which will carry the initial ‘N’- after businesswoman and alleged P10 billion pork scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles?
Saturday, July 27, 2013
China published new '10-dash line map' vs Philippines
The Philippines has protested China's recent publication of a new "10-dash line" map that places sprawling offshore territories it claims within Beijing's "national boundaries," officials said Friday.
In a confidential June 7, 2013 note verbale handed to the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it "protests the reference to those dash lines as China's national boundaries."
Monday, July 22, 2013
President Noynoy Aquino SONA 2013 Full Video
President Benigno S. Aquino III (PNoy) delivered his Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA 2013) on Monday afternoon, July 22, at Batasan Pambansa Complex in Quezon City at the opening of 16th Congress.
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His speech covered a wide selection of topics. He discussed the economy, jobs, infrastructure development, and lots more
President Aquino SONA 2013 Full Transcript (English)
This is an English translation of the SONA 2013 delivered by President Benigno Aquino III at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 22, 2013
Here's President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III SONA 2013 Full Speech: [ ENGLISH ]
President Aquino SONA 2013 Full Transcript (Tagalog)
Republic of the Philippines President Benigno Aquino III (PNoy) delivered his 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, Monday, July 22.
PNoy delivered his 4th SONA at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City.
Here's President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III SONA 2013 Full Speech: [ TAGALOG ]
Senate President Franklin Drilon Full Speech Transcript
As the newly-elected Senate President, Franklin Drilon delivered his acceptance speech in front of his fellow senators.
Here's Senate President Franklin Drilon Full Speech:
My esteemed colleagues.
I stand before you, honored and humbled by your trust and confidence in me. It is indeed a great privilege to lead, for the fourth time, this august chamber.
Sen. Franklin Drilon elected as Senate President
Senator Franklin Drilon has been elected as the Senate President having 17 senators voted in favor of him while only 6 senators voted in favor of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. With that, Sen. Enrile automatically becomes the Senate Minority Leader after gaining 2nd highest votes for Senate President.
The 17 Senators who voted for Sen. Franklin Drilon are: Senators Juan Edgardo Angara, Bam Aquino, Loren Legarda, Francis Escudero, Alan Peter Cayetano, Cynthia Villar, Aquilino Pimentel III, Antonio Trillanes IV, Grace Poe, Pia Cayetano, Ralph Recto, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Teofisto Guingona III, Sergio Osmena III, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla and Juan Ponce Enrile.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
SONA 2013 Live Streaming, Full Speech Transcript
President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (PNoy) will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) from Batasang Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City on July 22, 2013, and livestream and full text of the address will be made available here.
The Constitution mandates the President to deliver the SONA annually on every fourth Monday of July. In the speech, PNoy is expected to lay down all his achievements as head of the state in his 3 years of tenure and his programs for the country in the remaining half of his term.
WATCH 'President Aquino State of the Nation Address 2013' BELOW:
Friday, May 31, 2013
Philippines told China: Don’t tell us what to do within our territory
No other country could tell the Philippines what it can and cannot do within its territory.
Its message getting sharper, the Philippines told China, on Thursday, to keep its hands off the country’s sovereign affairs in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing expressed concerns that the country might be building more structures in the Ayungin Shoal.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
9-3 win for Team PNoy in Senatorial race 2013
The proclamation of 3 new senators completed the victory of the administration ticket on Saturday, May 18, in midterm elections seen as a referendum on the President and a preview of the 2016 presidential elections.
The national board of canvassers (NBOC) on Saturday proclaimed Cynthia Villar, JV Ejercito, and Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan as Philippine senators. Other senators-elect who attended the proclamation included Nancy Binay and Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III. Both were proclaimed earlier but held off attending their own proclamation ceremonies.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Bam Aquino, Koko Pimentel, Trillanes IV proclaimed as winning senators
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday night named 3 more winning senators in the mid-term polls.
Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV, Antonio Trillanes IV, and Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III ranked 7th to 9th in the Senate race, the Comelec said.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
COMELEC postpones proclamation of winning senators today
The Commission on Elections is postponing Wednesday's proclamation of winners in the May 2013 senatorial election due to delays in the canvassing of votes.
Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes said he has already informed the 2 top senatorial candidates in the partial count that "they will not be expecting any proclamation tonight."
Vice Ganda Airs Demands to Senator Nancy Binay
After publicly dissing UNA Senatorial candidate Nancy Binay (now one of the frontrunners in the senatorial race based on COMELEC's latest count), Vice Ganda,on Tuesday, congratulated Binay, and yes, demanded her to throw a blow-out.
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not vote on May 13
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not be voting for her chosen senators and local officials, much less for herself, on May 13.
Arroyo, who is seeking a second term as representative of Pampanga's second congressional district, did not seek permission from the court to be allowed out of hospital detention to vote in her home province, her spokesperson Elena Bautista-Horn said.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Kris Aquino desires OJT with mayors of 'bonggang' cities
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino has reacted to a statement by a Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official that she should not join politics out of delicadeza.
In an interview on Wednesday during a "Rock the Vote" concert here where she campaigned for her cousin, Bam Aquino, Kris said it's too early for people to judge her.
"Ang tagal tagal pa [ng 2016], 3 years, di nga tayo sure kung buhay tayo in 3 years so huwag muna sila mag-judge," she said.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Vice Ganda twits Nancy Binay: "Walang background, pero senador agad"
Vice Ganda is not impressed with the track record, or the lack of it, of senatorial candidate Nancy Binay.
During a press conference held Monday for his upcoming solo concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on May 17, the "It's Showtime" host mentioned the name of Vice-President Jejomar Binay's daughter when asked if he has any plans to pursue a career in public service.
"Gusto ko president ako agad," Vice Ganda said in jest, "'Yung wala kang background, pero mataas agad, parang 'yung mga pulitiko lang ngayon. Walang background, pero senador agad."
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Barack Obama re-elected as US President; Beats Mitt Romney
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney.
Obama became only the second Democrat to win a second four-year White House term since World War II, when television networks projected he would win the bellwether state of Ohio where he had staged a pitched battle with Romney.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Sotto On Removing Libel From Cybercrime Law: “The President is not against it, why will I go against it”
MANILA, Philippines - Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III filed and later withdrew a bill seeking to abolish the much-assailed libel provision in Cybercrime Prevention Act - in deference, supposedly, to the sentiments of President Aquino.
Sotto said he filed a bill last Friday to remove libel from the Cybercrime law, but when he heard the statement of President Benigno Aquino III on the said provision, he opted to withdraw the measure.
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