Several lawmakers found President Benigno Aquino III’s 53-minute State of the Nation Address (Sona) lacking in substance and a bit repetitive, while others lauded him for his speech. Aquino delivered his second Sona before Congress at 4 p.m. Monday, amid protests staged by different groups outside the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City and other areas [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will lead as example in refraining from smoking in public and secondary roads in Metro Manila with the strict implementation of the anti-smoking law. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) starting Monday, May 30, will strictly enforce the anti-smoking law, under the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9211 or the Tobacco [...]

MANILA — Apparently irked by reports of lax security in jails, President Benigno Aquino III on Friday instructed concerned agencies to review the country’s prison system. His directive came on the heels of a preventive suspension order slapped on a jail warden accused of giving special treatment to Andal Ampatuan Sr., one of the suspects [...]

FOOD security advocates warned President Benigno Aquino III of the detrimental consequences of devolving the fundamental functions of debt-ridden National Food Authority (NFA). Arze Glipo, lead convenor of the Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS), issued the warning amid reports by the Commission on Audit that the PSF (private sector-financed importation) effectively legalized smuggling. Read rest [...]