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Supporters bid PNoy one last farewell
The church bells tolled to the familiar tune of “Bayan Ko” as the ashes of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III were carried out of the Church of Gesú in the Ateneo de Manila University on June 26.
Has traffic jammed Mar Roxas’ brain?
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS NO wonder there was no urgency for the Aquino government to find solution to the horrendous traffic that Metro Manilans have to survive daily: they continue to think it’s an affirmation of their “good work.” Aquino always brags that under his term, the Philippines experienced economic boom. And proof
The assurance that Poe gave Aquino
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS “THE President and I talked for about five hours. I could sense the very difficult position PNoy is in right now. I understand and sympathize with his predicament and situation. I consider him a true and sincere friend and he has my utmost respect. He reiterated his desire for all of
We understand
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS HE couldn’t even mention the incident that he was asking the public for understanding. In his speech at the commencement exercise of the Philippine National Police Academy’s Lakandula Class of 2015, the day after the nation marked the second month of the Mamasapano tragedy, President Aquino said, “Ikinalulungkot kong
Celebrities show conscience and heart for the 44 SAF heroes
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS WEARING black arm bands emblazoned with “44”, apl.de.ap of the international hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas and one of the judges of The Voice PH, led the performance of one the group’s hits, “Where is the Love?” in last Sunday’s episode of the singing competition. The lyrics were sharply apt: “Overseas,
10 min Aquino-Xi talk paves way for major policy shift towards China
BY ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS IT took only ten minutes under the chilly air at the lakeside garden in the suburb of Beijing to thaw the two-year frosty relationship between the Philippines and China. President Aquino and Chinese President Xi Jinping pulled aside during the tree-planting ceremony last Nov. 11 at at the Summer Garden of
No formal meeting but Aquino hopes for pull-aside talk with Xi Jinping in APEC
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS TWO embarrassing incidents were in the minds of officials of the Deparment of Foreign Affairs when they decided not to request for a bilateral meeting between President Aquino and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Nov. 10 and 11 Leaders Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC to
And why should Aquino go to the wake of Jennifer Laude? Who she?
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS TOTOO naman. Bakit nga naman inaasahan natin pumunta si Pangulong Aquino sa lamay ni Jennifer Laude? Sino ba si Jennifer Laude? Hindi naman siya kamag-anak ng mga Aquino. Hindi naman siya haciendera katulad ng mga Cojuangco-Aquino. Hindi naman siya sundalo. Hindi naman siya miyembro ng Liberal Party. Hindi naman siya nanay
Aquino insults murdered journalists
By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS MARLENE Esperat, Gerry Ortega , Nilo Baculio, Romy Olea must be turning over in their graves now with President Aquino’s latest insult against murdered journalists just to defend his administration’s dismal record in putting a stop to the killing of journalists in the Philippines. In Brussels last Tuesday, Aquino was
