House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) (Speaker’s office) "We are already fed up." House Speaker Martin Romualdez has said that he would personally block the approval of the Office of Transport Security's (OTS) budget if its administrator, Mao Aplasca,...
VOICE OF THE OPPOSITION Senator Ninoy Aquino served from 1967 to 1972 I was four years old when Martial Law was declared in the republic. I remember being brought to Malacañan compound with my family to stay with my dad’s older spinster aunt and cousins at what was then known as the tea house or...
Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday, September 14 said she is expecting a speed boost in the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after several companies have reportedly expressed interest in participating in the bidding. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Former House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza Jr. cleared the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. of any involvement in the Plaza Miranda bombing in 1971 and tagged the late Communist Party of the Philippines founder Joma Sison as the mastermind of the incident. Atienza...
Photo from Manila Police district (MPD)/ MANILA BULLETIN Several groups gathered at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo on Monday morning, Aug. 21, to commemorate the 40th death anniversary of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. The Manila Police District (MPD) said members of the Liberal Party and...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman reminded Filipinos on Monday, Aug. 21 about the historical significance of the death of Senator Ninoy Aquino, 40 years after it happened. ...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged Filipinos to transcend political barriers and asked them to take inspiration from the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. as he joined the public in commemorating Aquino's 40th death anniversary. CALL FOR UNITY — President Marcos calls for...
As the nation commemorates the 40th death anniversary of former Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ S. Aquino, Jr., it is well to reflect on the significance of his life and times. Not much is known by the present generation about the fact that by the time he was 25 years old, he was already a three-time...
Family members and supporters of the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Sr. gathered at his monument in Ayala Avenue, Makati City on Sunday morning, Aug. 20, a day before the statesman’s 40th death anniversary. Family and supporters gather at the Ninoy Aquino Monument along Ayala...
As Filipinos enjoy a long weekend holiday, they also commemorate the 40th death anniversary of the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. — the man who sparked the country’s fight for the restoration of democracy. According to the Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation, the late politician’s...
(Unsplash) A Filipino female passenger bound for Thailand pretended she was ill and took a wheelchair so she could pass briskly through inspection at Terminal I of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Her pretentions did not pay off as members of the...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Thursday, Aug. 17, announced that its operations will be suspended on Aug. 21 in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day. Photo credit to PRC "The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is one with the nation in the observance of Ninoy Aquino...
