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You are here: Home / Archives for Benigno Aquino III

Philippine leader seeks laws to end rebellion, dynasties

August 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president asked Congress on Monday to pass a troubled Muslim autonomy bill at the heart of efforts to end a bloody rebellion in the country’s south and legislation that aims to lessen the stranglehold on power of entrenched political families, which include his. In […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino III, Calling Filipinos, Corazon Aquino, Ferdinand Marcos, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, MANILA, Philippines, Roman Catholic, South China Sea, South Korea, Teresa Cerojano, United States, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, poverty

Philippines urges Filipinos in Malaysia to surrender

March 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president on Saturday, March 2 urged members of a Muslim royal clan from the southern Philippines who occupied a village in eastern Malaysia three weeks ago to surrender, one day after a shootout left 14 people dead.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Abraham Idjirani, Agbimuddin Kiram, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino III, DZBB, Hishammuddin Hussein, Ismail Omar, Jacel Kiram, Kuala Lumpur, Lahad Datu, MANILA, Malaysia, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Philippines, Sabah Police Chief Hamza Taib, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15

Philippine church angered by president’s stance on contraception

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Just a few months into his tenure, President Benigno Aquino III has angered the powerful Catholic Church by expressing support for

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Benigno Aquino III, Catholic Church, Corazon Aquino, Edwin Lacierda, Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino Americans, MANILA, Melvin Castro, Philippines, President Joseph Estrada, Southeast Asian, United States, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, poverty

Obama meets with Southeast Asian leaders

September 30, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders met Friday to discuss territorial disputes with China and a fast-growing trade relationship

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, ASEAN, Beijing, Benigno Aquino III, Brunei, Chinese, East China Sea, Malaysia, Philippines, President Barack Obama, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Taiwan, United States, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet, Vol 29 No 40 | October 2 - October 8, japan

Philippine leader Aquino blasts predecessor, Arroyo

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly elected Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on July 26 blasted his predecessor’s administration for what he called misguided

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Associated Press, Benigno Aquino III, Elena Bautista, Hong Kong, MANILA, Philippine Congress, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Teresa Cerojano, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6

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