Posts Tagged Philippines
What We Can Do To Help President Noynoy
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives, Nation on June 30th, 2010
Some say change and hope began today when newly-elected president Noynoy Aquino took his oath of office as the Philippines’ 15th president of the Republic.
I don’t completely agree with what people say. Why? Because President Noynoy is just one person, and even if he has his team of Cabinet members to back him up and [...]
Noynoy Aquino, No Philippine “Messiah”
For the nth time, a new president of this country is set to try to fulfill whatever good promise he made during the election’s campaign period.
In about five week’s time, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino will be assuming the presidency, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who sat in power for nine years–turning over a government that has been [...]
Image Versus Integrity
Five days to go and millions of voters from all over the Philippine archipelago will be casting their votes. Each voter will have the chance to choose, who they think will be installed as the next leaders in the various positions of the government.
For months, we all have been barraged with all sorts of gimmicks [...]
Tita Cory, Thanks For The Wonderful Memories
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives on August 5th, 2009
I was 9 years old when I first heard of the name of Cory Aquino. She was motherly on television, but she also shows her fighting side especially as she tried to lead the country against tight reign of then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
We lived at Laon Laan Street, two blocks away from Gov. Forbes [...]
Are You A Filipino?
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on July 1st, 2009
I like reading biographies of great men and women of history. I also like to read major events in history that shaped the way we think, behave and lived.
As I think of history, particularly in the Philippines, we’d be able to read how three major super powers—Spain, United States and Japan came in to colonize [...]