Benigno Noynoy S Aquino III – The new President of the Republic of the Philippines
The results of the Presidential Election 2010 are not yet official, but it seems that Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III is the next President of the Republic of the Philippines with nearly 50% of the votes.
Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III was born on February 8th 1960, is a Senator of the Philippines and one of the candidates for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election, as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party. He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.
A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, he was wounded by rebel soldiers in a failed coup attempt during his mother’s presidency. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province in the 11th Congress of the Philippines. In 2007, he was elected to the Senate of the 14th Congress of the Philippines. He is also the brother of TV host and actress Kris Aquino.
What do you expect from the new President of the Philippines? What are the most important things for Aquino to tackle politically in his first 100 days? What will be the biggest problems Noynoy will face as the President of the Philippines?
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Ronnel
Congratulations Noynoy, you are the hero of the Philippines.
Now you just have to fight corruption and all is fine ;)
sally
you're right ronnel. if fighting corruption becomes noynoy's top priority, everything will be all right. should start from the top to the bottom: from his office down to the lowest government employee. hope he doesn't fall between the cracks (noynoy, beware of power, for power breeds greed, and greed breeds corruption). even marcos and arroyo must have started with idealism but soon they became entrenched in power and greed and corruption…and all is lost. they forgot that it is a privilege to serve as president, an opportunity to write their names in history as presidents worthy of the people's love, respect, and trust.
sally rob
fight corruption,noynoy. change should start from top to bottom…from your office down to the lowest government employee. the rest will follow. beware of power…power breeds greed. don't fall between the cracks. marcos, even gloria started with idealism and then became so greed entrenched that they forgot it is a privilege to serve as president…and to serve honestly and competently (serving in the most effective and efficient manner).
jermax
He is not a hero period.
yawbear
uhmm.. how can he fight corruption? he haven't even done anything in the senate. he doesn't have experience, no track records what so ever. just because he was wounded by the rebel soldier doesn't make him effective in the presidential seat. doesn't even want to do debates after that debate in february.
sally rob
how can noynoy fight corruption? not single-handedly, yawbear. you can help. we can help. we can become watchdogs against corruption instead of becoming part of the process. we can report government employees who accept bribes. surely not a big deal but if we stop whining and questioning the ability of the new government to lead and, instead, we start looking unto ourselves and ask ourselves how can we help, if we all do it…if our supportive actions for clean governance become a massive, contagious movement…then there is hope for all of us. there is hope for our country, yawbear. even the poorest, the most ignorant among us can help noynoy lead the fight against corruption.
lestat
congrats noynoy! u have the heart of a true filipino! u may not be a hero yet, but surely, u will be! and what do people say dat u dnt have track record nor experience? ur a senator… is it not experience yet? duh!!!
sunako
excuse me, noynoy is NOT a hero … may be he will be, if and only if, he was able to direct philippines to the road to prosperity which we all want ….
PI pride
he only won because of the Aquino Hype! When will the Filipinos learn?
vince
ansakit mo magsalita kala mo ikaw ang diyos at matalino na alam ang lahat kaya nga tau d umaasenso dahil sa pansarili mong interes bat d mo na lang irespeto ang desisyon ng marami
o kaya ka lang galit dahil d ka mabibigyan ng magandang pesto dahil natalo kandidato mo hahhahahahahaha
sally rob
now p.i. pride. now is the time to learn that we can unite, that we should stop being divisive. we should learn to stop whining, to stop the satire, the negativism. if we feel as you do, there is no hope for us. ask yourself p.i. pride, how can you help? when will you learn to help? aquino won and nothing can change that, not your bitterness. but he has a promise. think of how you can support him to fight graft and corruption. even drips can lead to ripples and then waves and then tsunamis. but first, you must change, p.i. pride.
imafilipino
so why dint you apply for candidacy? maybe Filipinos will learn then.
sally rob
noynoy won, but the road towards his goal is a most difficult one. he could not do it alone. he needs the support of the people and all the elective officials of the land, especially gloria. if this is the time for change, we should all change. we complain of corruption forgetting that we are part of the process there is corruption because we, the people, support and sustain it. we go to an office, for example, to have something approved…we do not want to wait, we bribe the employee…we get what we want. there is no corruption nor graft if there is no one who corrupts nor bribe a government servant. now, if the government servant expects and accepts the bribe…that is the big problem, especially if the department head supports this activity. but there is the press, there are still members like tulfo who can help to expose such activity. and this is only an example in the lowest level. gambling is another thing.
gambling money supports a lot of candidates this election time. when is payback time? that is the tragedy of gibo. the people became wary of him because of his loyalty and support for gloria macapagal. how could anyone trust him? come payback time, what would he be capable of doing? he forgot that where national interest begins, payback time to corrupt allies ends. we should pray for noynoy to have god's grace to lead, pray…for the elective officials, to stand on their promises. equally important, we should pray for gloria to have god's grace to see her win as her last chance to correct the wrongs she did and sufferings she caused to her country and to her people.
carl prxz
congatz "mr. president" do ur best and start to work for the filipinos sake and dreams!!! God bless:D
Rowena Abella
It's no doubt, the Filipino people has finally spoken! Noynoy is the choice of the people, I hope others will honor that, just like those candidates who already conceded, I salute them. True, Noynoy is only President, he's not a hero and he doesn't have magical powers to change our country in a snap! But he has the humility to serve, the simplicity to be a model for frugality and the unquestionable honesty and integrity to fight corruption. But the job can't be done by him alone, he needs our support and we cannot do it overnight. We can do something to change our country..as long as we can see that our leaders are good, "hindi magnanakaw at hindi mag nanakaw"! Let's do our part and support President Noynoy for a better and corrupt-free Philippines.
maliniskonsenysako
Dapat lahat ng bumoto kay noynoy pumirma ng kontrata na hindi sila aalis ng Pilipinas kahit kailan. Baka kasi pag bumagsak ang Pinas dahil sa mismanagement ni noynoy eh magsi-alisan naman yung mga maka-noynoy dyan na kaya umalis. You voted for him, you stick with him kahit pabagsak na ang pinas ha?
Jojo De Guzman
First of All Congrats Sen. Noynoy Aquino III, We know your facing a new challenge as a New Elected President of The Republic of The Philippines 2010 , We are all expecting your Promise and Commitment to your fellowmen… Our Filipino future is in your Hand…. God Bless you always and Your Family….
- Dubai- … Congrats…..
TERESA FERNANDO
This is a letter to our new President Noynoy Aquino from an OFW here in Riyadh, KSA:
DEAR MR P.NOY SIR I HOPE WITH THE GRACE OF GOD YOU WILL READ AND CONSIDER OUR LETTER EXPRESSING OUR SENTIMENTS REGARDING OUR COMPENSATION AS PROFESSIONAL WORKERS HERE AT KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL RIYADH NEWLY NAMED AS KING ABDULAZIZ MEDICAL CITY. MORE OR LESS WE ARE THE MAJOR WORK FORCE HERE YET WE HAVE THE LEAST PAID ONES. SIR I FOR ONE I DID MY LADDER TO BE STAFF NURSE 1 DOING CHARGE NURSING SINCE 2003 AND YET MY BASIC SALARY IS ONLY 1/2 OF THOSE NEWLY HIRED MALAYSIAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN WHEN I INQUIRED FROM RELIABLE SOURCE WHY IS IT SO THEY TOLD ME THAT OUR GOVERNMENT NEVER CHECK AND JUST ACCEPTED SUCH SITUATION.LAST 2004 I WAS INTERVIEWED BY ABS-CBN HERE IN PHILIPPINE EMBASSY AND I AIRED THE SAME SENTIMENT INVITING MRS ARROYO TO VISIT AND CHECK ON THIS BUT TO NO AVAILSIR MAY BE THIS TIME YOU COULD VISIT US HERE , SEE FROM YOUR OWN EYES OUR REAL SITUATION AND CHECK IF I AM TELLING THE TRUTH. IT WILL BE A VERY BIG GOD BLESSING FOR ALL OF US IF YOU DO SO SIR THANKYOU. JUST USE MY CODE NAME ASERET FOR CONFIDENTIALITY.I WANT ALSO TO MEET YOU IN PERSON SIR BECAUSE IM ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST FAN.
saleem
Sir,
Good day, ako po ay isang concern parent ng preschool teacher, ang nais ko lang na komento ay bakit po hindi nabigyan ng bonus ang preschool teachers ng calbayog,? tanong lang po sana kung bakit po hindi sila nabigyan, kasi noon nabigyan naman po sila during the time of president aroyo, sana po sir, matulungan niyo sila kahit man lang kalahati ng binigay mo sa mga permanent public teachers, kung alam niyo lang po gaano kahirap ang mga preschool teachers dito, lalo na yong na assign sa far barangays, walang pamasahe, kasi dalay ang suweldo, tapos hindi man lang sila nabigyan ng kaunting bonus, samantala sabi niyo noon sa news kasali sila tapos hanggang ngayon wala parin. Sir President, kayo lang ang pag asa namin, ibinoto ka namin kasi alam namin na ikaw ang pag asa ng bayan, sana po matulungan niyo sila sa maagan panahon. salamat po.
truly yours,
saleem