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Filipinos expect a lot from Aquino, says survey

Posted October 14, 2010 05:29:00

People are expecting a lot from President Benigno Aquino III.

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Treason-based corruption

Posted August 09, 2010 05:29:00

THE AQUINO administration, it is now clear after the State of the Nation Address, really believes its central campaign slogan—no corruption, no poverty—and is prepared to pursue it.

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What he didn’t say

Posted August 03, 2010 05:54:00

LAST WEEK, a series of editorials in the Inquirer discussed various aspects of President Benigno Aquino III’s first State of the Nation Address, starting with a piece entitled “What he said.”

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SONA fills US think tank with hope

Posted August 02, 2010 00:25:00

President Benigno Aquino III’s vow to implement fiscal discipline and create an investor-friendly environment has sent the right signals to businesses and financial markets, according to US-based think tank Global Source.

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The truth of the matter

Posted August 01, 2010 21:54:00

EDCEL Lagman complains. In a “counter-Sona” he delivered in Congress, he slammed P-Noy’s Sona thus:

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Excessive perks

Posted July 31, 2010 00:06:00

EASILY ONE of the most shocking parts of President Aquino’s recent State of the Nation Address was his litany of the fabulous perks and privileges that the directors of the Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System have awarded themselves.

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Straight path parsed

Posted July 28, 2010 09:52:00

To speak to a crowd always carries the risk of not quenching the hearts of all. Such was the case with the philosopher Socrates, whose erudite speech to an Athenian court failed to secure his acquittal on charges including corrupting the minds of the youth.

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Sona bliss

Posted July 28, 2010 09:45:00

The former congressman Ysmael Bukad’s sigbin landed into the shadows of the House of Representatives. It wormed away and quickly disappeared into the mass of feet of a huge crowd that gathered at the chamber to hear the new President’s first State of the Nation Address.

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Sona fashion show ‘immoral, scandalous’—ex-finance exec

Posted July 28, 2010 08:33:00

The glitzy parade of ternos and gowns at the House of Representatives during President Benigno Aquino III’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday has made an unlikely fashion police out of a former finance official.

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‘Mini-SONAs’ for P-Noy

Posted July 28, 2010 05:01:00

IN THE days leading up to P-Noy’s first State of the Nation Address and even till today, I’ve been getting open letters and position papers bearing the thoughts and wishes of various interest groups on what President Benigno Aquino III should put in his list of priorities.

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2008 ADDRESS

I address you today at a crucial moment in world history.

Just a few months ago, we ended 2007 with the strongest economic growth in a generation. Inflation was low, the peso strong and a million new jobs were created. We were all looking to a better, brighter future.

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2007 ADDRESS

We meet here today to inaugurate a new Congress after a fresh election. I congratulate every elected official, from municipal to provincial to Congress on hard fought and successful campaigns.

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2006 ADDRESS

Sa araw na ito, nakatuon ang isip natin sa ating mga kababayan sa Lebanon. Nasa kuko sila ngayon ng malagim na paglala ng digmaan. Kahapon lamang, sinalubong natin ang unang dalawang-daang Pilipinong lumikas doon. Limang-daan pa ang mauuwi natin sa susunod na apat na araw.

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2005 ADDRESS

Every year, we meet on this day in this great hall to celebrate democracy and take stock of the nation: the country and its condition; the government and its performance; the people and their well-being.

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2004 ADDRESS

Angelo de la Cruz is home. We did it! Congratulations to the Filipino people.

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2003 ADDRESS

Yesterday, without bloodshed, without damage to property, and within a single day, we overcame an ill-conceived mutiny carried out by misguided military officers.

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2002 ADDRESS

In the corridors of power, in the Palace where I work, past presidents of the Republic sit in their portraits in judgment of me. In this gallery of the highest public servants, none sits in sterner judgment than the man who first led me by the hand into the Palace as a teenager.

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2001 ADDRESS

Kamakailan, may sumulat sa aking tatlong batang taga-Payatas, sina Jayson, Jomar at Erwin. Ginawa nilang paper boats ang liham at pinalutang sa pasig river patungo sa malacañang.

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