Please, no more study groups, Mr. President

It is within the rights of President Aquino to deny the desire of the Marcos family for a state burial for President Ferdinand Marcos. If Aquino thinks that Marcos’ dictatorship nullified the latter’s two-term presidency and disqualified him for a state burial, he is entitled to that opinion. Since Aquino is the president now, his [...]

October 14, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Benigno Aquino III, Marcos  51 Comments

Pres. Aquino meets with MILF chair Murad

Related article: PNoy-Murad meet: “a great leap forward” for the peace process By Carolyn O. Arguillas Mindanews GENERAL SANTOS CITY- Now the silence can be explained. President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim shook hands and talked peace for two hours in a hotel in Japan [...]

August 5, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Benigno Aquino III, Mindanao, Peace Process  33 Comments

Aquino’s hard sell a turnoff

President Aquino should be told there are times when things are better left unsaid. If he is worried that some people underestimate his intelligence and competence and thinks that by indiscriminately sharing information and his thoughts, he will earn respect as a leader, he is mistaken. One flabbergasted political observer described him as “a male [...]

March 24, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Impeachment 2011, Justice  102 Comments

Expect more of the same incompetence in foreign relations

By now, after six months in Malacañang, we have to say that there is so much more that President Aquino will have to do to earn our admiration as the country’s chief executive. We don’t expect him to master all issues but it is important that he knows how to choose people to help him [...]

January 3, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Malaya  109 Comments