A New Year's Wish

Many questioned the budget donations allocated for Tacloban during the Typhoon Yolanda.

It was reported a political agenda made it hard to completely give it for disaster rehabilitation.

There was enough budget provided but the people can't feel it, many authorities asks where is the government help.

On December 23, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed the P2.606-trillion 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

Supreme Court (SC) ruled the administration’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as partly unconstitutional.

For the fifth consecutive year of the National Budget is in time for Administration’s spending program for rapid, long-term, and inclusive development.

It also strengthens fiscal, development, and governance reforms already instituted by the Aquino administration, besides supporting the country’s unique requirements for post-disaster rehabilitation and climate change.

May this budget really help for post-disaster rehabilitation. May this will not remain as promises.

GAA duly reflects President Aquino’s development priorities for 2015. This is very important to us Filipinos.

2014 was a year of corruption. It was the year when Janet Napoles, Senator Enrile, Senator Estrada, Senator Revilla were involved in the PDAF scam.

It was also during 2014 when VP Binay was questioned for his huge properties.

May 2014 be the end of corruption.

This 2015, may this really reflect President Aquino’s development priorities for this year.

May the government religiously use it for anti-poverty and economic growth programs,  as well as strengthening governance reforms, post disaster rehab.

We are optimistic about our growth target in 2015.

Dear Mr. President please make sure that it will really work for the people.

Please do not allow corrupt officials.

To those who are in the position, please help us change for the better.

Specially the help for Tacloban, they really need the funds more than your personal agenda.

May we learn from our mistakes during the past.

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes Peter Maurer

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes Peter Maurer, President of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRCO), an organization whose humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and 

internal violence and to provide them with assistance, during the courtesy call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace Tuesday, August 26, 2014. 

With Mr. Maurer are Alain Aeschliman, ICRC head of operarions for Far East, Paul Maucle, head of the delegation, and Graziells Leite-Piccolo, also of ICRC. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau)