The Senate on Tuesday, July 27, adopted resolutions to express sympathy and condolences on the passing of former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III. media Members of the upper chamber also adjourned their session early after in honor of Aquino, who also served as a senator. Aquino, the...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma At his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2014, President Benigno S. Aquino III rallied the nation to carry on with efforts to demonstrate that, “As long as our faith and trust remain strong, as long as we serve each other’s strength, we will continue to prove...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque A week ago today, past President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III who we all fondly know, and now remember as PNoy was laid to rest – in a way most befitting of a man and a leader who valued simplicity, integrity, and most especially, the Filipino people. His...
JUNE 30, 2016 – The “Daang Matuwid” journey has come to an end. After six years of championing reforms to address poverty and corruption, President Aquino bows out from office on a regular working day with a mix of accomplishments and letdowns. (Manila Bulletin file photo) “It has been an...
(Samira Ali Gutoc-Tomawis is a Filipino journalist, environmentalist, women's advocate, and legislator. She served as a member of the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARRM), and a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission which was tasked to draft the...
In August 2017, Manila Bulletin editors interviewed former President Benigno S. Aquino III about his late father, Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino II for a story to mark Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21. Aquino still clearly recalled how his father Ninoy gave him one wistful look and left the fate...
Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III was supposed to get his Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Quezon City before he died, Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed Tuesday. That was the reason why Belmonte was surprised when she learned of the leader's passing as the local government even prepared the vaccine...
A green space in the metropolis that's named after the father of the late former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III recently hosted an "enrichment" tree-planting activity by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda's...
(Published on August 21, 2017 from an interview with former President Benigno S. Aquino III at his home at Times Street, Quezon City, for a story on his memories of his father Sen. Benigno Aquino. The story was published to mark Ninoy Aquino Day. ) AUGUST 21, 2017 – Today, August 21, the...
(Published July 1, 2016, the day after former President Benigno S. Aquino III went home as private citizen to his home at Times Street. ) JULY 1, 2016 – It was a moment not many have witnessed – the last few minutes before the country’s most powerful man turns into a private citizen....
James Yap and daughter Francesca Basketball star James Yap missed his daughter Francesca's simple birthday celebration after he attended the interment of former president Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III over the weekend. "Sana nandyan ako, I miss you and can’t wait to see you soon ❤️...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed a resolution Monday honoring the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, who died on June 24 at age 61. According to an online post by Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro, Resolution 2021-511 was passed “expressing our heartfelt condolences to the family of...
