Among the Philippine leaders from 1986 to present, President Benigno Aquino III posted the fastest growth in his first year in office while President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo posted the best average economic performance among those who completed their respective terms, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).
The camp of former—and now under hospital arrest—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is definitely trying to get back at the Aquino (Part II) administration.
In a speech delivered before the Makati Business Club (MBC) last week, our leader, Benigno Simeon (aka BS), was—in a big way—trying to seek support from the business sector in his ongoing battle against the Supreme Court.
This sickening episode, this nasty quarrel between the Aquino (Part II) administration and the Supreme Court, may no longer be about scoring points in the court of public opinion. To the guys down here in my barangay, the administration already won the game. Of course, the excellent showing of our leader Benigno Simeon (aka BS) [...]
Uh oh, there is trouble in the Supreme Court. Definitely.
Former President Arroyo, now reincarnated in Congress as the representative of Pampanga’s 2nd district, filed recently—and jointly with son Diosdado Macapagal-Arroyo (CamSur, 1st district)—House Bill No. 5100 seeking tax breaks for parents and legal guardians of children with special needs. The Arroyos’ bill, however, was uncannily similar to House Bill No. 3765 filed by a [...]
