Tag: Noynoy Aquino

Aquino criticized for buying luxury sportscar

Published by Ellen on January 13, 2011

WhitePorsche — Aquino's P4.5 M source of joy

President Benigno Aquino III said Thursday he had splashed out on a luxury Porsche sportscar, sparking criticism in a country where a third of the population live on less than a dollar a day.

“It appeared to be out of character. He had campaigned against luxury cars and here he is buying a Porsche,” Milo Tanchuling, secretary general of the activist group Freedom from Debt Coalition, told AFP.

Aquino doth protest too much on Porsche?

by Jocelyn Montemayor
Malaya
President Aquino yesterday said there is nothing wrong if he bought a 2007 model white Porsche at a cost of P4.5 million late last year which he said was his own money.

Aquino, in a chance interview after the oath-taking ceremony of the Liga ng mga Barangay members at the SMX Convention Center, said he is only enjoying and spending his money the way he wants it.

“There is a danger that it will be viewed by many as a sign of extravagance and an unnecessary flaunting of wealth amid massive poverty.”

Sanga-sangang problema dahil sa palpak na desisyon sa trahedya ng Agosto 23

Published by Ellen on December 12, 2010

Sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino sa Inquirer na kaya daw yumuko ang Pilipinas sa kagustuhan ng China na boykotin ang awarding ceremonies ng prestihoso na Nobel Peace Prize sa Intsik na aktibista na si Liu Xiaobo ay dahil daw sa limang Pilipino na nasa death row sa China.

Nilalakad kasi ng Pilipinas na salbahin ang limang Pilipino na yun sa kamatayan.

Dalawang rason pa ang sinabi niya: ang Agosto 23 na trahedya at ang girian ng South at North Korea dahil may 50,000 na Pilipino raw sa South Korea.

Hayaan na natin ang away ng South Korea at North Korea. Sobrang malayo na yun sa isyu na ito.

Is Aquino saying that protection of drug traffickers is national interest?

Published by Ellen on December 12, 2010

There is something wrong here.

President Aquino said the Philippine government boycotted the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in exchange for the freedom of five Filipinos in the death row in China for drug trafficking.

Are we condoning drug trafficking?

What happens now to our own fight against illegal drugs? If we ask foreign governments to relax their laws against Filipinos involved in trafficking of illegal drugs, have we the right to be hard on other nationalities involved in drug trafficking in our own country?

Kaya naman pala eh

Published by Ellen on December 11, 2010

Ang pagpalaya sa mga Morong 43 ay nagpapatunay na kung gusto talaga, mahahanapan ng paraan. Kaya gawin.

Salamat naman at nagkaroon ng “political will” si Pangulong Aquino na pakawalan ang Morong 43, ang 43 na health workers na nakakulong ng sampung buwan mula pa nang sila ay inaresto noong Pebrero habang sila ay nasa outreach program.

Sa kanyang memorandum order na pinalabas noong Biyernes, sinabi ni Aquino sang-ayon siya na may pagkukulang sa batas ang pag-aresto ng 43. Ito ay nangyari ng malapit na matapos ang termino ni Gloria Arroyo na walang pakundangan nilalabag ang karapating pantao ng mamamayan..

In-lab si PNoy

Published by Ellen on November 16, 2010

Kuwento ng isang taga-Malacañang, minsan daw may photo shoot si Kris Aquino at si Liz Uy ang stylist. Nag-text daw si Kris kay PNoy na magkasama sila ni Liz. Mamaya-maya daw, dumating si PNoy sa photo shoot. Umalis daw ang lahat sa make up room pati si Kris at iniwan si Liz at si Pnoy.

Ilang araw bago pumuntang Japan si Aquino para dumalo sa miting ng Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, umaga na raw umuwi dahil nagdate sila ni Liz.

Ayan at in-lab ang ating Presidente.

Sa Yokohama, Japan ,nagre-reklamo si Aquino na ang malaking balita daw sa kanyang pagdalo sa APEC ay ang kanyang pagdi-date sa kay Uy. “Baka puwede naman ’yun love life ko ay ipaubaya na lang ninyo sa akin. Maraming salamat,” sabi niya sa mga reporter .

Kungyari lang yan. Baka kinikilig pa yan sa mga sinusulat tungkol sa kanya at kay Liz. Kung ayaw niya, bakit siya nagkuwento tungkol sa pag-date niya kay Liz. Hindi naman niya sinabi na mali ang balita. Sa kanya naman galing yun.

Aquino admits dating Liz Uy

Published by Ellen on November 16, 2010

(I did not want to join the frenzy over President Aquino’s lovelife but since it seems many of you are interested, here it is. He is appealing to media to allow him to keep his lovelife private, yet he also talked about it in an interview while attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders meeting.)

Noynoy and Liz Uy — Liz taking care of PNoy

by Lynda Jumilla
ABS-CBN

YOKOHAMA, Japan – For the first time since news swirled around of a new romance in his life about two months ago, President Aquino confirmed reports he and his personal stylist Liz Uy are dating.

Interviewed here on the eve of the 18th APEC Leaders’ Meeting, the 50-year-old bachelor said he saw nothing wrong if he and the 28-year-old stylist spent time together every now and then.

“We have been spending time together as our schedules would permit, but I guess, at this point in time, that is the extent of it,” said the president, in response to queries from reporters.

Despite controversies, Aquino enjoys high performance and trust rating – Pulse Asia

Published by Ellen on November 15, 2010

inspecting corn facility — Despite fumblings, enjoying high ratings

President Aquino enjoys approval and trust of the people despite several controversies in his five-month presidency as shown in the survey conducted by Pulse Asia last month.

In a nationwide survey conducted Oct 20 to 29, 2010, Pulse Asia said Aquino registered a performance rating of 79 per cent and trust rating of 80 per cent.

Pulse Asia said this is the first time they have conducted a survey on Aquino’s performance and the people’s trust on him as president because in the July 2010 survey they conducted, “although the President had already been proclaimed as such, survey respondents were asked to rate his performance during his last three months in the Senate.”

In the July 2010 survey, Aquino got an 88 per cent performance and 85 per cent trust rating.

Mahirap maintindihan

Published by Ellen on November 6, 2010

Sabi ni Pangulong Aquino “taken out of context” daw siya sa sinabi niyang aalisin na si Secretary Jesse Robredo sa Department of Local Government at ilipat sa isang presidential commission para sa mga mahihirap sa lungsod na kanyang itatayo pa lang.

Kapag sinabi mong “taken out of context”, maaaring hindi ka naintindihan ng reporter, or nag-sensationalize ang reporter. Ibig sabihin nun, kasalanan ng media.

Napanood ko ang interview na ‘yun ni Ted Failon sa TV Patrol kay Aquino noong Huwebes ng gabi. Tinanong siya tungkol sa kanyang mga miyembro ng cabinet na kanyang isusumite sa Commission on Appointments dahil mag-kakaroon na ulit ng sesyun.

(Click here (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/11/04/10/robredo-paje-will-remain-acting-secretaries#ooid=EyOXhzMTpCpQqBRBayqrfp6jbEvV0RS0) for the news report that included the Failon’s interview with Aquino.)

Nai-report na kasi dati na tatlong miyembro ng kanyang cabinet ay “acting” at hindi isusumite ang mga pangalan sa CA: sina Robredo, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz at Environment Secretary Ramon Paje.

Aquino laments SC action favoring Arroyo midnight appointees

Published by Ellen on October 14, 2010

Statement of President Aquino on the Issuance of a Status Quo Ante Order Regarding Executive Order No. 2
by the Supreme Court

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a Status Quo Ante Order granting the motion of Bai Omera Dianalan-Lucman. She was one of four people who filed petitions before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of Executive Order No. 2, but the Supreme Court only acted on Lucman.

We issued Executive Order No. 2 recalling, withdrawing, or revoking midnight appointments, because the previous administration had exceeded and abused the limits of its powers to appoint.

We had to issue EO2 because there were people who accepted illegal appointments. By knowingly accepting illegal appointments, they became part of a conspiracy to impede and to thwart, our people’s clamor for a return to good governance.

We put in their place people who shared our aims. Our appointees allowed us to discover questionable deals, which we immediately stopped. For instance, our appointees uncovered close to a billion pesos worth of anomalous contracts that had been entered into during the past administration. We have cancelled those contracts and saved the government hundreds of millions of pesos.

Aquino’s 100th day message

Published by Ellen on October 7, 2010

first 100 days — At the La Consolacion College

Maraming salamat po, maupo po ho tayong lahat.

Vice President Jejomar Binay, members of the Cabinet, our host led by Sister Imelda, honored guests, fellow workers in government, mga minamahal ko pong kababayan, magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Ang basehan po ng demokrasya ay mayroon po tayong mga politiko na naglalahad ng kanilang plataporma. Ang nanalo po ay obligadong ipatupad ang platapormang ipinangako.

Isandaang araw po ang nakalipas, nagpanata ako sa taumbayan: Hindi ko tatalikuran ang tiwalang kaloob ninyo sa akin. Ang nakalipas na isandaang araw ang magsisilbing tanda ng ating pong paninindigan.

Malalim at malawak po ang mga problemang minana natin. Nag-ugat ito sa isang gobyernong parang tatlong matsing na nagbingi-bingihan, nagbulag-bulagan, at gumawa ng sariling katotohanan.