Many politicians with presidential ambitions, including Vice President Jejomar Binay, won’t be able to run in 2016 if the anti-political dynasty bill is passed into law in its current version, a lawmaker said Monday.
President Benigno Aquino III held back tears as he assured the nation that he has remained true to the legacy of his parents –the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former president Corazon Aquino.
Militants on Commonwealth Avenue burned President Benigno Aquino III’s effigy on Monday afternoon as the he delivered his State of the Nation Address in nearby Batasan Pambansa.
Mae Paner, also known as Juana Change, joined the protest, on Monday, calling for the impeachment of President Benigno Aquino III, and wore a Filipiniana dress she once wore in a campaign for him.
President Benigno Aquino III in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) said 2.5 million Filipinos were able to uplift themselves from poverty from 2013.
