The other president’s candor
For his first public appearance since stepping down from the presidency, Citizen P-Noy chose, of all days, Sept. 23, a Friday, the worst day for traffic, and, as was to happen, a day of rain and floods.
For his first public appearance since stepping down from the presidency, Citizen P-Noy chose, of all days, Sept. 23, a Friday, the worst day for traffic, and, as was to happen, a day of rain and floods.
When President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is sworn in on Thursday and outgoing President Aquino is given departure honors at Malacañang, the people will get yet another fleeting glimpse of the Palace that has stood as silent witness through the centuries to the transitions of leadership in Philippine history.
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This was one special week for me. Finally, after two years and four months of writing and research, we unveiled a 4½-kilogram tome (“Razon”), heavy with memories and little-known information and details about our family’s history.
IN HIS last address to the nation, P-Noy presented a short documentary telling the story of our country. The point of view is from our generation, as seen from his 13-year-old eyes, the time his father, then Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., was unjustly imprisoned.
There’s no other way to describe the bedroom of former first lady Imelda Marcos at Malacañang but “Imeldific.”
They were at the Malacañang Museum to learn about the country’s past presidents when outgoing President Benigno Aquino III snuck up to them to say hello.
In his first public appearance since the May 9 elections, President Aquino signed last week into law the Children’s Emergency and Relief Protection Act, which he said would make him less worried, whether he is on Times Street or in Tarlac as a private citizen, knowing that the welfare of the Filipino child during disasters is well taken care of.
President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday honored nine newly declared National Artists, saying the country was recognizing them not only for their talents and contributions to society but because they “represent the best character of our race.”
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