DESPITE President Benigno Aquino III’s promise to curb human rights violations in the country during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) last year, Amnesty International Philippines lamented his promise is not enough. In their recent State of the World’s Human Rights 2012 report, Amnesty International program coordinator Wilnor Papa, in his visit to the [...]

NEGROS Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. gave President Benigno Aquino III a rating of 87 percent for his second year in office as the highest official of the land. Marañon said that if he has his way of telling the President what to include in his second State of the Nation Address (Sona) next Monday, [...]

THE plunge in President Benigno Aquino III’s ratings is expected since he is almost halfway to his term of office, lawmakers said Tuesday. Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo, a member of the ruling Liberal Party, said it was “bound to happen.” Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone added that presidents cannot satisfy all the high expectations [...]

Newly established United States-Philippines Society said President Benigno Aquino III’s platform of good governance factored in its decision to invite him as guest of honor and speaker during its official launch in Washington, D.C., Friday (Manila time). Speaking to Radio-TV Malacañang in a recent interview, US-Philippines Society president and retired diplomat John Maisto said they [...]