Groups Say Aquino’s First 100 Days a Failure

Groups Say Aquino’s First 100 Days a Failure


“It has been 100 days and we don’t see any major achievement or results as far as genuine change is concerned. There is plenty of rhetoric but too few accomplishments that could be felt by the poor.”– Bagong Alyansang Makabayan

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – Contrary to the passing grade Aquino has received from a survey, farmers, workers, urban poor, students, migrants and other sectors gave Aquino a failing grade in his first 100 days of governance.

Members of progressive groups led by the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) marched to Chino Roces (formerly Mendiola) bridge Oct. 8, to mark the 100 days of Aquino in office. The groups protested what they call as a continuing absence of any meaningful reform under Aquino, and his failure to address issues such as human rights, the prosecution of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, land reform and pro-people economic development.

Leaders carried a banner that read: “100 araw: Nasaan ang pagbabago? (100 days: Where is change?)

“It has been 100 days and we don’t see any major achievement or results as far as genuine change is concerned. There is plenty of rhetoric but too few accomplishments that could be felt by the poor,” Renato Reyes, Jr. secretary general of Bayan, said.

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PNoy's Speech for World Teachers' Day

SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY 2010

PHILSPORTS ARENA, PASIG CITY

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Magandang umaga po.

Yung nakatatanda ko pong kapatid, nung kami ay bata pa, nagkaroon ng debate sa kanyang kaklase. Pinagtatalunan po nila kung paano ang pronunciation ng 'either'. Sabi nung isa, 'either', sabi nung pangalawa, 'aither'. So buong recess wala silang ginawa kundi 'either, aither, either, aither...' Napakahaba pong debate at bago natapos yung recess, pinuntahan yung kanilang guro. Nilapitan at sinabi, 'Ma'am, paano po ba talaga ito, is it either or aither?' Ang sagot po ng teacher nila ay 'Eder of the to well do."

Statement of President Aquino on the recommended actions after reviewing the IIRC report on the Quirino hostage taking

STATEMENT

of

His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines

On the recommended actions to be taken after reviewing the report of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee on the August 23^rd Quirino Grandstand hostage-taking incident

[October 11, 2010]

The Executive Secretary (ES) and the Chief Presidential Legal Council (CPLC) have completed their review of the recommendations of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC).

The review was undertaken within three basic parameters:

First, the facts enumerated in the IIRC report; second, the possible criminal, and administrative sanctions that could be imposed under the law; third, whether the cases to be filed will prosper.

The Review also defines concepts such as reckless imprudence, simple imprudence, criminal negligence, neglect of duty, simple neglect of duty, gross incompetence, mistake in judgment, that are offenses under the law and punishable, if proven. .....

Source:  Statement

The First 100 Days Message of President Benigno S. Aquino III

Message of
His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
On The First Hundred Days of his Administration
[October 7, 2010, La Consolacion College, Manila]
Isandaang araw po ang nakalipas, nagpanata ako sa taumbayan: Hindi ko tatalikuran ang tiwalang kaloob ninyo sa akin. Ang nakalipas na isandaang araw ang magsisilbing tanda ng ating paninindigan.

Malalim at malawak po ang mga problemang minana natin. Nag-ugat ito sa isang gobyernong parang tatlong matsing na nagbingi-bingihan, nagbulag-bulagan, at gumawa ng sariling katotohanan.

Congressmen reject proposed cuts in education budget, expose CCT

Partylist and district representatives in the 15th Congress hold press conferences to denounce budget cuts in the education sector and to expose the weaknesses of the "conditional cash transfer" (CCT) program which the PNoy administration intends to implement.

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