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you just gotta ask noynoy this: all that butt-licker antics of yours and you still ended up with this???
He failed to persuade the Chinese Government to reverse its decision. Damn!
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He failed to persuade the Chinese Government to reverse its decision. Damn!
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From www.gov.ph.
From www.gov.ph.
Statement
of
His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
Consistent with the laws and values of our country, we pleaded with the Chinese government to commute their death sentences to life imprisonment. Unfortunately, the Chinese government did not agree, and we must respect their legal processes. I ask the public not to allow this situation to affect our historic friendship with the Chinese people.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has been providing grief counseling to the families of Mr. Credo, Ms. Ordinario and Ms. Batain. They will also be provided assistance for their education and livelihood.
The three of them were convicted for drug trafficking, but perhaps, they can also be considered victims—victims of unscrupulous recruiters and drug traffickers, and victims of a society that could not provide for them enough gainful employment in their home country.
Since the beginning of our term, this administration has been going after drug syndicates. In the first quarter alone, the NCRPO has seized 1.4 billion pesos worth of shabu, shut down two shabu laboratories, and arrested 23 foreign nationals involved in the drug trade. In the case of Ms. Ordinario, we have identified the recruiter and filed charges before the Department of Justice. Operations are still ongoing to capture the rest of these drug traffickers.
But this is part of a bigger problem: These people are not the only people that have suffered this fate. All over the world, particularly in the Middle East, there are other Filipinos languishing in jails.
Our ultimate goal is to create a situation where people are not pressured to resort to these things, where they can find enough gainful employment in the Philippines. Let us remain steadfast and focused on this goal, for it is the ultimate means to bringing a better life for all.
Yeah right! Why should we trust and believe in you Mr. President? Would you please shut the hell up and know your damn role?!
From www.gov.ph.
Statement
of
His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
On the execution of Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, and Elizabeth Batain in Xiamen and Guangzhou, China on March 30, 2011
[Released on March 30, 2011]
Today, Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario, and Elizabeth Batain were executed in China after being convicted of drug trafficking. As fellow Filipinos, we offer our deepest sympathies to the families that they have left behind.Consistent with the laws and values of our country, we pleaded with the Chinese government to commute their death sentences to life imprisonment. Unfortunately, the Chinese government did not agree, and we must respect their legal processes. I ask the public not to allow this situation to affect our historic friendship with the Chinese people.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has been providing grief counseling to the families of Mr. Credo, Ms. Ordinario and Ms. Batain. They will also be provided assistance for their education and livelihood.
The three of them were convicted for drug trafficking, but perhaps, they can also be considered victims—victims of unscrupulous recruiters and drug traffickers, and victims of a society that could not provide for them enough gainful employment in their home country.
Since the beginning of our term, this administration has been going after drug syndicates. In the first quarter alone, the NCRPO has seized 1.4 billion pesos worth of shabu, shut down two shabu laboratories, and arrested 23 foreign nationals involved in the drug trade. In the case of Ms. Ordinario, we have identified the recruiter and filed charges before the Department of Justice. Operations are still ongoing to capture the rest of these drug traffickers.
But this is part of a bigger problem: These people are not the only people that have suffered this fate. All over the world, particularly in the Middle East, there are other Filipinos languishing in jails.
Our ultimate goal is to create a situation where people are not pressured to resort to these things, where they can find enough gainful employment in the Philippines. Let us remain steadfast and focused on this goal, for it is the ultimate means to bringing a better life for all.
Yeah right! Why should we trust and believe in you Mr. President? Would you please shut the hell up and know your damn role?!
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The title of this thread must be "The hatred for Pnoy"
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--http://ph.news.yahoo.com/government-vows-better-employment-pinoys-20110330-092718-207.html
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To our dear President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
To our dear President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
We will support you until the time is through Mr. President...NOT!!!! April Fool!!! Lol.
To our dear President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
We will support you until the time is through Mr. President...NOT!!!! April Fool!!! Lol.
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Ides of March.
Ides of March.
The Ides of March
FILIPINO WORLD VIEW By Roberto R. Romulo (The Philippine Star) Updated April 01, 2011 12:00 AM
The Aquino administration has received quite a jolt from the sudden dip in approval ratings and net satisfaction ratings of President Aquino in the latest surveys of Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Stations. Both reported a slippage of approval with SWS recording a dip of 13 percent, which stands in marked contrast to P-Noy’s exceptionally high ratings last year.
It’s not the declining numbers per se that are significant; how the President and his Cabinet interpret and respond to them is more important. If it sees the decline as a challenge to do better, then something constructive can result from this. It could even be a spur to strengthening the Aquino Presidency.
If, on the other hand, it tries to rationalize the ratings away by saying there’s nothing to worry about because “a majority of Filipinos still approve of the President’s performance”, then, it is none the wiser.
I think the administration can learn much more from the surveys if it treats them like “the Ides of March” during Julius Caesar’s time.
According to historians and classicists, The Ides were “a warning to future leaders”. Charles McNelis, an assistant professor of classics at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., has written in the National Geographic that after the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC, “The Ides became a lesson in political self-presentation.” Caesar was stabbed to death by more than 50 adversaries, including his trusted praetor, Marcus Junius Brutus, because of his lust for power.
In William Shakespeare’s play, “The Life and Death of Julius Caesar”, the seer warns Caesar of impending bad luck with the now famous line, “Beware the Ides of March.”
The March surveys of SWS and Pulse Asia did not provide much detail and explanation for its findings and the public’s evidently cooling approval of the President’s performance.
Significantly, they both highlighted the people’s disapproval of President Aquino’s purchase of a Porsche and his enjoyment of driving on the fast lane. The fact that P-Noy paid for the car with his own money didn’t mean anything to them. Disapproval went across the entire archipelago as 48 percent of respondents objected to his action, with 52 percent in the Visayas and 51 percent in Mindanao thumbing it down.
Widely reported in the media, P-Noy’s purchase of the luxury car was criticized as a sign of extravagance and a flaunting of wealth amid general poverty in the country. The surveys show that it’s not just elitist criticism, but the gut reaction of the public.
Palace reaction to the surveys have been confused and unsure.
To the credit of the President, he said quickly and curtly that he accepts the drop in his public approval ratings. And then he commendably vowed to work harder to deliver his promise of change in the country.
The President’s communications handlers and his cohorts in Congress were considerably more inept and confused.
Palace Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma gratuitously reported that President Aquino would not question the conduct of the surveys by the polling firms, both of which he considers to be reliable.
Coloma went further to dispute the perception that the purchase of the Porsche greatly contributed to the decline in the President’s approval ratings. He bluntly declared:
“We don’t believe that. That is the opinion of a few. We think that what is more relevant are the specific issues and the ones that really interest the people.”
To be disputing public opinion this way sounds a bit like King Canute ordering the waves to stop from coming ashore.
Another quizzical response was the revelation that the President has instructed the members of his Cabinet to submit their accomplishment reports for the first quarter of the year, and inform the public about them.
Coloma explained the instruction this way: “This is to fulfill the President’s pledge about important points in his program for the Filipino people. The administration wants the people to know that all of the initiatives that this government has been doing is a response to their needs.”
This misses the mark completely, in my view. Administration communicators are responding to the survey findings without taking into account the context of current public opinion. Our people at this time are confronting the following pressing concerns in national life:
1. The big spike in fuel and food prices.
2. The shocking expose of corruption in the Armed Forces.
3. The overwhelming sense of dread that a major natural disaster could hit the country, just like in Japan, New Zealand and other countries.
4. The dislocation of our overseas workers amidst the troubles in the Middle East, and the execution of three Filipinos in China.
5. The survey findings that the AFP and the PNP now even outrank the BIR and the Customs bureau as the two most corrupt entities in the country.
There is anxiety and distrust of officialdom in the country today.
These things are being talked about 24/7 in the popular media, and in homes and public places across the land. People are worried and are feeling some pain.
When you take all these phenomena and the survey findings together, the most sensible and proper response is to study seriously and comprehensively what needs to be done. A bold and availing response is the imperative now.
Instructing Cabinet members to submit accomplishment reports sounds like an instruction to lie and manufacture achievements out of thin air. Someone has joked that the Communications Group will probably submit an accomplishment report on how many people they have informed during the past three months.
If the government were a private corporation, the board and the officers would go back to the drawing board to come up with a strategic response to the situation.
Achievements come to life from actual policies and programs that are being vigorously implemented by the different departments and agencies. However, many departments and agencies don’t have these now because no comprehensive agenda has been set by the President. Now is the time to put them in place.
To return then to our theme, the Aquino administration has received a warning from the poll surveys that ought to make it sit up and shape up. It can, like Julius Caesar, ignore the ides of March, but these warnings, when dismissed have a way of pulling the rug from under your feet.
To repeat, the dip in the President’s approval ratings is not the most alarming thing today. Infinitely more worrisome is what the government is doing to address the surpassing concerns and needs of our people and nation today. Action, not publicity, is the answer.
According to my source, P.Noy thought The Ides of March is the same as March of Dimes! LOL
Ides of March.
The Ides of March
FILIPINO WORLD VIEW By Roberto R. Romulo (The Philippine Star) Updated April 01, 2011 12:00 AM
The Aquino administration has received quite a jolt from the sudden dip in approval ratings and net satisfaction ratings of President Aquino in the latest surveys of Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Stations. Both reported a slippage of approval with SWS recording a dip of 13 percent, which stands in marked contrast to P-Noy’s exceptionally high ratings last year.
It’s not the declining numbers per se that are significant; how the President and his Cabinet interpret and respond to them is more important. If it sees the decline as a challenge to do better, then something constructive can result from this. It could even be a spur to strengthening the Aquino Presidency.
If, on the other hand, it tries to rationalize the ratings away by saying there’s nothing to worry about because “a majority of Filipinos still approve of the President’s performance”, then, it is none the wiser.
I think the administration can learn much more from the surveys if it treats them like “the Ides of March” during Julius Caesar’s time.
According to historians and classicists, The Ides were “a warning to future leaders”. Charles McNelis, an assistant professor of classics at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., has written in the National Geographic that after the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC, “The Ides became a lesson in political self-presentation.” Caesar was stabbed to death by more than 50 adversaries, including his trusted praetor, Marcus Junius Brutus, because of his lust for power.
In William Shakespeare’s play, “The Life and Death of Julius Caesar”, the seer warns Caesar of impending bad luck with the now famous line, “Beware the Ides of March.”
The March surveys of SWS and Pulse Asia did not provide much detail and explanation for its findings and the public’s evidently cooling approval of the President’s performance.
Significantly, they both highlighted the people’s disapproval of President Aquino’s purchase of a Porsche and his enjoyment of driving on the fast lane. The fact that P-Noy paid for the car with his own money didn’t mean anything to them. Disapproval went across the entire archipelago as 48 percent of respondents objected to his action, with 52 percent in the Visayas and 51 percent in Mindanao thumbing it down.
Widely reported in the media, P-Noy’s purchase of the luxury car was criticized as a sign of extravagance and a flaunting of wealth amid general poverty in the country. The surveys show that it’s not just elitist criticism, but the gut reaction of the public.
Palace reaction to the surveys have been confused and unsure.
To the credit of the President, he said quickly and curtly that he accepts the drop in his public approval ratings. And then he commendably vowed to work harder to deliver his promise of change in the country.
The President’s communications handlers and his cohorts in Congress were considerably more inept and confused.
Palace Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma gratuitously reported that President Aquino would not question the conduct of the surveys by the polling firms, both of which he considers to be reliable.
Coloma went further to dispute the perception that the purchase of the Porsche greatly contributed to the decline in the President’s approval ratings. He bluntly declared:
“We don’t believe that. That is the opinion of a few. We think that what is more relevant are the specific issues and the ones that really interest the people.”
To be disputing public opinion this way sounds a bit like King Canute ordering the waves to stop from coming ashore.
Another quizzical response was the revelation that the President has instructed the members of his Cabinet to submit their accomplishment reports for the first quarter of the year, and inform the public about them.
Coloma explained the instruction this way: “This is to fulfill the President’s pledge about important points in his program for the Filipino people. The administration wants the people to know that all of the initiatives that this government has been doing is a response to their needs.”
This misses the mark completely, in my view. Administration communicators are responding to the survey findings without taking into account the context of current public opinion. Our people at this time are confronting the following pressing concerns in national life:
1. The big spike in fuel and food prices.
2. The shocking expose of corruption in the Armed Forces.
3. The overwhelming sense of dread that a major natural disaster could hit the country, just like in Japan, New Zealand and other countries.
4. The dislocation of our overseas workers amidst the troubles in the Middle East, and the execution of three Filipinos in China.
5. The survey findings that the AFP and the PNP now even outrank the BIR and the Customs bureau as the two most corrupt entities in the country.
There is anxiety and distrust of officialdom in the country today.
These things are being talked about 24/7 in the popular media, and in homes and public places across the land. People are worried and are feeling some pain.
When you take all these phenomena and the survey findings together, the most sensible and proper response is to study seriously and comprehensively what needs to be done. A bold and availing response is the imperative now.
Instructing Cabinet members to submit accomplishment reports sounds like an instruction to lie and manufacture achievements out of thin air. Someone has joked that the Communications Group will probably submit an accomplishment report on how many people they have informed during the past three months.
If the government were a private corporation, the board and the officers would go back to the drawing board to come up with a strategic response to the situation.
Achievements come to life from actual policies and programs that are being vigorously implemented by the different departments and agencies. However, many departments and agencies don’t have these now because no comprehensive agenda has been set by the President. Now is the time to put them in place.
To return then to our theme, the Aquino administration has received a warning from the poll surveys that ought to make it sit up and shape up. It can, like Julius Caesar, ignore the ides of March, but these warnings, when dismissed have a way of pulling the rug from under your feet.
To repeat, the dip in the President’s approval ratings is not the most alarming thing today. Infinitely more worrisome is what the government is doing to address the surpassing concerns and needs of our people and nation today. Action, not publicity, is the answer.
According to my source, P.Noy thought The Ides of March is the same as March of Dimes! LOL
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still no solution to the effin inflation?
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Navy cracks down on Chinese poachers
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/navy-cracks-down-chinese-poachers-20110331-104806-523.html
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/navy-cracks-down-chinese-poachers-20110331-104806-523.html
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Talk about credit-grabbing. Sheesh!
Talk about credit-grabbing. Sheesh!
News Desk
Aquino inaugurates Expressway Extension in Kawit, Cavite
2011-04-27
KAWIT, Cavite: President Benigno S. Aquino III Wednesday led the inauguration of the newly-completed 7-kilometer R-1 Expressway Extension, Segment 4 of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP). That a major road project was designed to further strengthen the commercial link between Metro Manila and the booming province of Cavite.
In his speech, the President said the completion of MCTEP or Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) will provide commuters a safe, convenient and fast access in and out of Metro Manila going to the northern portion of Cavite.
“Kung dati ay nalulugi ang mga negosyante dahil naiipit ang kanilang produkto sa buhol-buhol na trapik, ngayon ay mabilis nang aarangkada ang mga kalakal mula at patungong Bacoor, Kawit, at Cavite Export Zone. Malinaw po ang punto ko: bukod sa mabilis na paglalakbay, lunsaran ito ng mas
maginhawang pamumuhay para sa mga Pilipino: de-kalidad na daanan para sa mga biyahero, at mauunlad na negosyong magdudulot ng mga trabaho,” the President said.
He said the national government supported the R-1 Expressway Extension project as part of the MCTEP because it will connect the existing Coastal Road Expressway in Zapote, Las Pinas going towards Kawit and Noveleta.
According to the President said among the priority projects of his administration is the construction of new roads and the upgrade of existing highways in order to provide safe and convenient transportation of goods and travel of passengers.
“Napakahalaga po ng pagkakaroon ng maayos na kalsada sa ating bansa. Ito ang daan para sa paghahatid ng pangunahing serbisyo sa mga komunidad. Ito ang nag-uugnay sa mga magkakahiwalay na pook para mapabilis ang mga paglalakbay. Nakataya dito kung magiging maaliwalas at madali para sa mga pasahero ang pag-uwi sa kanilang mga pamilya at pagluwas para naman sa paghahanap-buhay,” he added.
Luis Juan Virata, chairman of the UEM-MARA Philippines Corporation said the R-1 Expressway Extension is a dual two-lane (North and South bound), seven kilometer highway traversing Bacoor Bay built over water, and a combination of reclamation and viaduct works (that can stand in 6 magnitude earthquake) stretching from Bacoor up to Kawit. It was built from January 2007 up to April 2011 with a total investment of P5.7 billion.
The Cavite Expressway is the continuation of the existing R-1 Expressway or Coastal Road. It will also help alleviate traffic congestion along Aguinaldo Highway and Tirona Highway.
The Toll Regulatory Board said that the toll rates for the R-1 Expressway Extension will be P22 for Class 1 vehicles like jeepneys, pick-up vans and cars; P45 for Class 2 vehicles like buses; and P65 for Class 3 vehicles like cargo trucks and trailers.
On the other hand, Jennifer E. Bote, president and general manager of the United Engineers Malaysia-MARA Philippines Corporation, said the province of Cavite and nearby areas shall derive various social and economic benefits from CAVITEX beside linking Metro Manila and Cavite province.
Talk about credit-grabbing. Sheesh!
News Desk
Aquino inaugurates Expressway Extension in Kawit, Cavite
2011-04-27
KAWIT, Cavite: President Benigno S. Aquino III Wednesday led the inauguration of the newly-completed 7-kilometer R-1 Expressway Extension, Segment 4 of the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway Project (MCTEP). That a major road project was designed to further strengthen the commercial link between Metro Manila and the booming province of Cavite.
In his speech, the President said the completion of MCTEP or Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) will provide commuters a safe, convenient and fast access in and out of Metro Manila going to the northern portion of Cavite.
“Kung dati ay nalulugi ang mga negosyante dahil naiipit ang kanilang produkto sa buhol-buhol na trapik, ngayon ay mabilis nang aarangkada ang mga kalakal mula at patungong Bacoor, Kawit, at Cavite Export Zone. Malinaw po ang punto ko: bukod sa mabilis na paglalakbay, lunsaran ito ng mas
maginhawang pamumuhay para sa mga Pilipino: de-kalidad na daanan para sa mga biyahero, at mauunlad na negosyong magdudulot ng mga trabaho,” the President said.
He said the national government supported the R-1 Expressway Extension project as part of the MCTEP because it will connect the existing Coastal Road Expressway in Zapote, Las Pinas going towards Kawit and Noveleta.
According to the President said among the priority projects of his administration is the construction of new roads and the upgrade of existing highways in order to provide safe and convenient transportation of goods and travel of passengers.
“Napakahalaga po ng pagkakaroon ng maayos na kalsada sa ating bansa. Ito ang daan para sa paghahatid ng pangunahing serbisyo sa mga komunidad. Ito ang nag-uugnay sa mga magkakahiwalay na pook para mapabilis ang mga paglalakbay. Nakataya dito kung magiging maaliwalas at madali para sa mga pasahero ang pag-uwi sa kanilang mga pamilya at pagluwas para naman sa paghahanap-buhay,” he added.
Luis Juan Virata, chairman of the UEM-MARA Philippines Corporation said the R-1 Expressway Extension is a dual two-lane (North and South bound), seven kilometer highway traversing Bacoor Bay built over water, and a combination of reclamation and viaduct works (that can stand in 6 magnitude earthquake) stretching from Bacoor up to Kawit. It was built from January 2007 up to April 2011 with a total investment of P5.7 billion.
The Cavite Expressway is the continuation of the existing R-1 Expressway or Coastal Road. It will also help alleviate traffic congestion along Aguinaldo Highway and Tirona Highway.
The Toll Regulatory Board said that the toll rates for the R-1 Expressway Extension will be P22 for Class 1 vehicles like jeepneys, pick-up vans and cars; P45 for Class 2 vehicles like buses; and P65 for Class 3 vehicles like cargo trucks and trailers.
On the other hand, Jennifer E. Bote, president and general manager of the United Engineers Malaysia-MARA Philippines Corporation, said the province of Cavite and nearby areas shall derive various social and economic benefits from CAVITEX beside linking Metro Manila and Cavite province.
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From mb.com.ph
From mb.com.ph
PNoy wishes royal couple William and Kate to have ‘privacy from media’
By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
April 29, 2011, 12:43pm
PNoy’s wish for William and Kate is said to be based on his own experience. (Royal couple’s new official wedding photo by Mario Testino of mirror.co.uk)
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III's wish for soon-to-be wed Prince William and Kate Middleton is one he'd like to have too: Privacy.
In a press briefing on April 29, Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the 51-year-old bachelor chief executive “sympathizes” with the royal couple as they are all, as he puts it, “living in the fish bowl.”
“He hopes that they will be given some level of privacy by the international media. Again, he wishes them well in their new life ahead as husband and wife,” said Lacierda.
The president also believes that having privacy as a couple will help William and Kate “to develop or to establish their wedding foundations,” Lacierda added.
“Mahalaga po 'yan eh, for a strong marriage to last, you need to establish strong foundations early on,” said the presidential spokesman.
William and Kate’s royal wedding, dubbed the “Royal Wedding of the Century,” will take place on April 29 at the Westminster Abbey in London. The royal couple’s eight-year relationship---with reported two brief breakups in between---has been a favorite subject in the British papers.
PNoy’s love life, meanwhile, has been a source of local media fascination, with his romance gone awry with Valenzuela councilor and “Willing Willie” co-host Shalani Soledad last year. He was also linked to his then-stylist Liz Uy, stockbroker Len Lopez, as well as to Singapore-based Channel News Asia journalist Sabrina Chua.
The president has appealed to the media to spare his personal life from their scrutiny.
Speaking of Shalani and Liz, the two recently worked together in a pictorial for fashion magazine Preview, which will feature the former on its cover next month. Liz served as Shalani’s stylist in the shoot. In a behind-the-scenes footage and interview posted online, Shalani even thanked Liz and the rest of the style team for their support.
Shalani is said to be the apple of the eye of “Willing Willie”’s controversial main man, Willie Revillame, while Liz is purportedly dating director Lino Cayetano.
From mb.com.ph
PNoy wishes royal couple William and Kate to have ‘privacy from media’
By ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ
April 29, 2011, 12:43pm
PNoy’s wish for William and Kate is said to be based on his own experience. (Royal couple’s new official wedding photo by Mario Testino of mirror.co.uk)
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III's wish for soon-to-be wed Prince William and Kate Middleton is one he'd like to have too: Privacy.
In a press briefing on April 29, Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the 51-year-old bachelor chief executive “sympathizes” with the royal couple as they are all, as he puts it, “living in the fish bowl.”
“He hopes that they will be given some level of privacy by the international media. Again, he wishes them well in their new life ahead as husband and wife,” said Lacierda.
The president also believes that having privacy as a couple will help William and Kate “to develop or to establish their wedding foundations,” Lacierda added.
“Mahalaga po 'yan eh, for a strong marriage to last, you need to establish strong foundations early on,” said the presidential spokesman.
William and Kate’s royal wedding, dubbed the “Royal Wedding of the Century,” will take place on April 29 at the Westminster Abbey in London. The royal couple’s eight-year relationship---with reported two brief breakups in between---has been a favorite subject in the British papers.
PNoy’s love life, meanwhile, has been a source of local media fascination, with his romance gone awry with Valenzuela councilor and “Willing Willie” co-host Shalani Soledad last year. He was also linked to his then-stylist Liz Uy, stockbroker Len Lopez, as well as to Singapore-based Channel News Asia journalist Sabrina Chua.
The president has appealed to the media to spare his personal life from their scrutiny.
Speaking of Shalani and Liz, the two recently worked together in a pictorial for fashion magazine Preview, which will feature the former on its cover next month. Liz served as Shalani’s stylist in the shoot. In a behind-the-scenes footage and interview posted online, Shalani even thanked Liz and the rest of the style team for their support.
Shalani is said to be the apple of the eye of “Willing Willie”’s controversial main man, Willie Revillame, while Liz is purportedly dating director Lino Cayetano.
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From gmanews.tv. Please don't make sawsaw to the issue Mr. President!
From gmanews.tv. Please don't make sawsaw to the issue Mr. President!
President Aquino's statement on Osama bin Laden's death
05/02/2011 | 01:43 PM
The death of Osama bin Laden marks a signal defeat for the forces of extremism and terrorism. It represents the end of the efforts of one man to stoke the fires of sectarian hatred and to promote terrorism on a scale unprecedented in the history of mass murder. Let us not forget that this is not just an achievement for the United States. It has brought justice to over a dozen Filipinos who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center.
The death of Osama bin Laden should not lull us into complacency. The world must continue to consistently and courageously raise its collective voice against religious hatred, political intolerance, and terrorism of all kinds. We must remain vigilant and united in pursuing peace, pluralism, and collective efforts at security.
One sword has been beaten down; we must continue to be dedicated to the principle of beating the swords of terrorism into the plowshares of progress and peace.
Together with my national security team, we continue to take all relevant precautions and steps to ensure the safety of our people. We, as a democratic and free people, remain committed to fighting terrorism and are in solidarity with the peoples of the United Nations.
From gmanews.tv. Please don't make sawsaw to the issue Mr. President!
President Aquino's statement on Osama bin Laden's death
05/02/2011 | 01:43 PM
The death of Osama bin Laden marks a signal defeat for the forces of extremism and terrorism. It represents the end of the efforts of one man to stoke the fires of sectarian hatred and to promote terrorism on a scale unprecedented in the history of mass murder. Let us not forget that this is not just an achievement for the United States. It has brought justice to over a dozen Filipinos who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center.
The death of Osama bin Laden should not lull us into complacency. The world must continue to consistently and courageously raise its collective voice against religious hatred, political intolerance, and terrorism of all kinds. We must remain vigilant and united in pursuing peace, pluralism, and collective efforts at security.
One sword has been beaten down; we must continue to be dedicated to the principle of beating the swords of terrorism into the plowshares of progress and peace.
Together with my national security team, we continue to take all relevant precautions and steps to ensure the safety of our people. We, as a democratic and free people, remain committed to fighting terrorism and are in solidarity with the peoples of the United Nations.
What's wrong with the President of the Philippines, a country where the Al Qaeda-sponsored Abu Sayyaf is still at large, issuing a statement about the death of Al Qaeda's figurehead and mastermind? If this happened during GMA's term, she would have issued a statement too.
Statement
of
His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
On the execution of Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, and Elizabeth Batain in Xiamen and Guangzhou, China on March 30, 2011[Released on March 30, 2011]Today, Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario, and Elizabeth Batain were executed in China after being convicted of drug trafficking. As fellow Filipinos, we offer our deepest sympathies to the families that they have left behind.
Consistent with the laws and values of our country, we pleaded with the Chinese government to commute their death sentences to life imprisonment. Unfortunately, the Chinese government did not agree, and we must respect their legal processes. I ask the public not to allow this situation to affect our historic friendship with the Chinese people.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has been providing grief counseling to the families of Mr. Credo, Ms. Ordinario and Ms. Batain. They will also be provided assistance for their education and livelihood.
The three of them were convicted for drug trafficking, but perhaps, they can also be considered victims—victims of unscrupulous recruiters and drug traffickers, and victims of a society that could not provide for them enough gainful employment in their home country.
Since the beginning of our term, this administration has been going after drug syndicates. In the first quarter alone, the NCRPO has seized 1.4 billion pesos worth of shabu, shut down two shabu laboratories, and arrested 23 foreign nationals involved in the drug trade. In the case of Ms. Ordinario, we have identified the recruiter and filed charges before the Department of Justice. Operations are still ongoing to capture the rest of these drug traffickers.
But this is part of a bigger problem: These people are not the only people that have suffered this fate. All over the world, particularly in the Middle East, there are other Filipinos languishing in jails.
Our ultimate goal is to create a situation where people are not pressured to resort to these things, where they can find enough gainful employment in the Philippines. Let us remain steadfast and focused on this goal, for it is the ultimate means to bringing a better life for all.
Yeah right! Why should we trust and believe in you Mr. President? Would you please shut the hell up and know your damn role?!
So, what's his "damn role" anyway? What's wrong with the speech? I actually agree that 1) the drug mules were victims of the drug trade; and 2) Filipinos should not be forced to find employment outside the country.
According to various news sources, Ordinario was arrested in 2008, way before P-Noy was even being considered as a possible candidate for President. Between 2008 and June 2010, a lot could have been done to provide the drug mules with all manner of legal aid.
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comment of one user kenjo that hit the nail on the head:
PNoy is slowly becoming the most image-conscious president of the country. Please do not spend so much time disputing your critics, I am not a fan of GMA but she wasn't as image-conscious, as fond of photo ops, interviews and pampabango-speeches as you are. In all fairness GMA had the reputation of being workaholic and she meets her cabinet secretaries more frequently, and she knew how to act firmly on desperate situations. Ito sanang mga qualities na to, plus the supposed pagiging "matuwid" ni PNoy would have made him a good president. But the way he is acting as a president is not surprising -- his track record as a congressman and senator weren't as impressive as that of, say, Cong. Lagman and Sen. Defensor-Santiagio. Clearly, his honeymoon with voters are over and the marriage troubles are beginning. Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, the country would still be better off after the sex years of PNoy's photo op-laden presidency.- Kenjo
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/aquino-disputes-criticisms-habits-163207209.html
attending wakes of party mates who recently passed away, well yeah its right to show our respect to the dead but heck there's a lot of job to tend to aside from being "ceremonial figure". Would that lower the prices of our daily goods? the answer is a big NO!!! Would that lower crime and corruption? the answer again is a BIG FAT NO!!!
Maybe he should just wear a toupée if he really wants to make pa-pogi rather having these so-called witty speeches that make him looks so bad in the eyes of his critics.
Maybe he should just wear a toupée if he really wants to make pa-pogi rather having these so-called witty speeches that make him looks so bad in the eyes of his critics.
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I GOT FIVE WORDS ON THIS:
Blame it on the VOTERS!!!
Blame it on the VOTERS!!!
Then you guys go lead the country..
hey its a comfortable excuse for noy's supporters to say that but heck where's the "matuwid na daan" that he's promising. Not even a concrete plan for the country's development.