“The Presidency”

THE people have spoken: 8 out of 10 Filipinos give the thumbs-up sign to the President. In a nationwide survey by StratPOLLS right at the end of the first 100 days in office of the new government on October 8, Aquino was given by the people a net performance rating of +62.4 percent with 81.2…

Filipinos have higher initial expectations of President Benigno Aquino III than of his predecessor Gloria Arroyo when she first assumed power in 2001, according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather Stations.

Although various sectors of society have given President Benigno Aquino 3rd high marks for his first 100 days in office, at least one group said that he could have done more during that period.

Philippine business leaders on Friday gave a “high mark” to President Benigno Aquino 3rd for his first 100 days in office, welcoming his early moves to curb corruption, slash red tape and boost the economy.

Every opinion maker and his blog seem to be in 100 Days mode this week, even though there is no way three months and a week of governance could be the basis of a fair assessment of the six-year presidency of Benigno Aquino 3rd. But there is sound reason to go over key actions of…

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — Most Filipinos want President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to focus on jobs generation and livelihood programs and eradicate graft and corruption in the days ahead, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).

MANILA, Philippines – Seven out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Aquino, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed yesterday.

Message of  His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines On The First Hundred Days of his Administration (October 7, 2010, La Consolacion College, Manila) 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…

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LEGAZPI CITY: Gov. Joey Salceda of Albay defended President Benigno Aquino 3rd against his detractors, which according to him the Aquino administration is better than his predecessors as the peso value strengthened in the first 100 compared to former Presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria Arroyo. Salceda told The Manila Times that among the five administrations—which…

MANILA, Philippines – In the first 100 days of the Aquino administration, the Department of Health (DOH) has largely been preoccupied with fighting dengue and expanding the coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino has named Rosalinda Baldoz labor secretary in a permanent capacity. Speaking at the 10th Public Employment Service Office Congress in Tagaytay City, Mr. Aquino said he had appointed Baldoz on a permanent basis because of her good performance.

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino’s former colleagues at the Senate gave him a fair grade for his performance during his first 100 days in office. Maverick Sen. Joker Arroyo said the President “unqualifiedly deserves high marks” because of the enormous trust and faith of the people in him that remains steadfast and unwavering.

Five days before Day 100, four young Filipinos assess the performance of the President It is Day 95. The Philippines wakes up to yet another hot issue in the news, more debates on the controversial Reproductive Health bill, more witnesses to the jueteng scandal.

This question is being asked by concerned observers after the Senate committee on finance found out yet another questionable realignment in P-Noy’s 2011 budget, courtesy of Budget Secretary Butch Abad. This time the reduction involves the budget of the government’s housing agencies under the HUDCC by 50 percent — from P11 billion in 2010 to…

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino is still allowed to appoint and reshuffle officials even with the existing appointment ban during the campaign period leading to the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Oct. 25, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo said yesterday.

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BUSINESSMEN ON Friday outlined their concerns on the economy and governance at a meeting in Malacañang with President Benigno C. Aquino III.

President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Friday said that his administration is wary of appointing officials, disclosing that he almost made the mistake of appointing someone to a key law-enforcement position.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – President Aquino wants the more than 4.6 million poor Filipinos to be relieved from poverty and have better lives by 2015.

MALACAÑANG is having difficulty filling 4,300 vacancies before an election-period ban on new appointments takes effect on Sept. 25.

CIVIL Service Commissioner Francisco Duque said Wednesday he had recommended to President Benigno Aquino 3rd not to fire 2,254 government officials on October 31, the extension deadline he gave under Memorandum Circulars 1 and 2 to those perceived to have been extended “midnight appointments” by the former Arroyo administration.

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Back in 1998, Victorico P. Vargas was in Bangkok as Citibank’s country human resource head, a job he held for two years and which allowed him every now and then to indulge in one of his early, pre-banking day passions – basketball.

Four in 10 Filipinos are optimistic that their lives will improve in the first year of the Aquino administration, according to a latest survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS).