On July 1, 1997, 156 years of British rule in Hong Kong ended as the colony was handed back to China in a ceremony attended by British and Chinese officials and other international dignitaries. Continue Reading here…

I was glad to hear President Aquino said that one of the first things he would do when he takes office is assemble the Cabinet and assign them to make an inventory of the most pressing items that need addressing in their respective departments. Although it may not be as pressing as domestic problems facing [...]

Just a few hours after President Benigno Simeon Aquino III assumed his post as the new Chief Executive, his administration immediately issued Memorandum Circular No. 1 directing all non career executive service officers (CESO) to vacate their posts and for contractual workers to have their contracts extended until July 31. Continue Reading here…

(Editor’s note: In three months from oathtaking, Franklin D. Roosevelt (a cripple) boldly seized the opportunity to ‘right a great wrong…’ as noted by the author.) Franklin D. Roosevelt’s popularity and effectiveness as president, state governor and politician remained unmatched in US history. He was elected president four times (November 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944) [...]

The Philippine Army is pursuing a transformation program, which starts in 2010 and ends in 18 years, i.e. in 2028. The program, however, has an intermediate “vision” for 2016: this indicates that within the 18-year time horizon for the entire program, there are three six-year time frames within which to realize intermediate “big, hairy, audacious [...]

Aquino III was sworn in today as the Philippines  15th president, leading a Southeast Asian nation his late parents helped liberate from dictatorship and which he promises to deliver from poverty and pervasive corruption. Text of President Benigno Aquino III’s inaugural speech Continue Reading here…

President-elect Benigno Aquino III will take charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as he looks for people to fill the remaining vacancies in his Cabinet. STAR columnist Cito Beltran discusses the incoming administration in a podcast. Click here for complete coverage of the Aquino inaugural. Continue Reading here…

Incoming president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will set up a truth commission that will investigate the wide range of controversies that occurred during the nine-year Arroyo administration. Continue Reading here…