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'P.Noy' Takes Helm in Philippines

(June 30) -- Benigno Aquino III was sworn in as president of the Philippines today, vowing to turn the tide on corruption and poverty in this longtime Asian underachiever. A crowd estimated at about 500,000 witnessed the swearing-in ceremony of the son of democracy icons, who rode to power on a wave of nostalgia and...

Notable Deaths of 2009

This year saw the deaths of artists and athletes, politicians and pioneers, the seemingly ordinary and the obviously extraordinary. The deaths were sometimes expected, like the loss of the world's oldest woman. But often, they were so sudden and stunning, like the death of superstar Michael Jackson, they seemed to take our...

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05/22/12 How crowded QC schools cope Source: Cebu Daily News - Philippines Public schools in Quezon City which are expecting excess enrollees can have these students accommodated in other campuses, as the city once again grapples with the lack of classrooms and teachers.
05/15/12 Aquino Recalls EDSA Traffic Apprehension Source: The Manila Bulletin - Philippines Being friends with "Jojo Binay" once "saved" President Benigno S. Aquino III, then a lawmaker from Tarlac, from getting a traffic violation ticket.
05/10/12 Commentary -- Winston A. Marbella: âA discouraged... Source: BusinessWorld The survey also found that 45% or an estimated 9.1 million families consider themselves poor in terms of food, nine points up from the 36% or estimated 7.2 million recorded in the previous quarter.
05/02/12 Aquino attributes his higher net worth to inheritance Source: GMA While President Benigno Simeon Aquino III did not reveal to the media his current personal net worth, he said there was an increase from the previous year because of the inheritance he and his sisters received.
04/25/12 Philippines ready to carve up Aquino farm Source: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Manila's land reform agency Wednesday said it was ready to carve up the vast farm of President Benigno Aquino's clan, which lost a Supreme Court battle for $100 million in compensation.

Background on corazon aquino

Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office.

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