Tag: president
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HP launches world-class technology hub in Taguig
HP Philippines unveiled today the HP Mission Control and Customer Experience Center (MCC) and the HP Executive Briefing Center (EBC). The inauguration was attended by Philippine President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III, who powered up the site experiencing first hand the capabilities being offered by the high tech facility. Situated in Taguig City, Philippines, the…
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Inside Malacañang with National Geographic Channel
It was once dubbed as a “foremost home” by Spanish governor generals. The Americans made it a social hub for the country’s elite while the Japanese transformed it into a garrison.
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October 31, 2011 officially declared a holiday in the Philippines
October 31, 2011 has been officially declared as a special public holiday in the Philippines. Proclamation 265, signed by Philippine president Benigno Aquino III states that it is “to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe the day with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different…
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President Benigno “P-Noy Noynoy” Aquino III inauguration speech (inaugural address transcript and video)
Source: AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III delivered his inauguration speech addressing over 92 million Filipinos on the historic day of July 30, 2010. He was sworn in as the 15th Philippine President by Supreme Court Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales at Quirino Grandstand in Manila. After securing a landsline win in the 2010 Philippine elections.…
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Former Philippine President Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco Aquino passes away after a year of battling colon cancer
It is a sad day for many Filipinos. At around 3:18 a.m. on Saturday August 1, 2009, former president Corazon “Cory” Aquino, 76 years old, passed away after being diagnosed with advanced colon cancer early 2008. She was confined in Makati Medical Center for more than a month, and very memorable thing for me as…