MANILA — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is on his third draft of his first State of the Nation Address (Sona), incoming Communications Group member Ricky Carandang said. Carandang said Aquino’s Sona has already reached 30 pages but it would be trimmed as they intend to limit its delivery to within a 15- to 20-minute [...]

(This is first of the three parts of Sun.Star Report on the first 100 days of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. On Saturday, the second part will outline calamities and crisis faced by the Aquino administration in his few days in Malacanang.) MANILA — More than three weeks after his inauguration last June 30, President [...]

MANILA — Malacañang refused to declare state of calamity in Metro Manila, citing the water problem has been properly addressed by the different concerned agencies. “To declare a state of calamity will not change the situation,” Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a press briefing. Read rest of story

MANILA — Representative Eduardo Gullas (First District, Cebu) defends the presence of Abad family members in the Aquino government, calling their critics “envious” of the feat. “I have known Butch for years as a colleague. He is a very decent man. I cannot imagine him engaging in self-dealing,” Gullas said, referring to Budget Secretary Florencio [...]