Ano Kaya Ang Lasa Ng Isang Bilyong Kape

It’s been my dream to blog in Tagalog. Although I speak the language fluently, I still find it easier expressing myself in English. I feel though that the title of this post sounds better in Tagalog than in English. It simply means, “What does a billion dollar coffee taste like?” For those of you who [...]

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2nd State of the Nation Address of Pres.Benigno Aquino III (English Version)

State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of the Philippines [English translation of the speech delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 25, 2011] Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.; [...]

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2nd State of the Nation Address ( July 25, 2011)- Pres. Benigno Aquino III

State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of the Philippines [Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 25, 2011] Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating [...]

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Kayo Pa Rin Ang Boss Ko (You Are Still My Boss)

Pardon if the translation on the above quote is not exactly right but that sums up PNoy’s speech in his Unang Taon, Ulat Sa Bayan which he delivered at around 4pm yesterday at the Philippine Sports Arena in Pasig City. Of course he has yet to deliver his second SONA, a more detailed description on [...]

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Unang Taon, Ulat Sa Bayan ni PNoy (June 30, 2011)

Talumpati ng Kagalang-galang Benigno S. Aquino III Pangulo ng Pilipinas Sa anibersayo ng kanyang panunumpa bilang pangulo [Inihayag sa PhilSports Arena, Pasig City noong ika-30 ng Hunyo 2011] Mga minamahal ko pong kababayan, Isang taon na rin nga po pala ang lumipas. Naaalala pa po kaya ng lahat ang pinagdaananan na po natin? Dati, kapag [...]

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Speech of Pres. Aquino on the 25th anniversary of EDSA 1

Speech of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III At the 25th Anniversary of EDSA Eucharistic Celebration [Delivered at the EDSA Shrine, February 24, 2011] It has been twenty-five years since EDSA, twenty-five years since our people poured out into the streets to achieve the unthinkable: the end of a violent regime through nonviolent means. It [...]

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My Two Cents’ Worth on the State of the Nation (SONA) 2010

Pagiging tapat sa sinumpaang tungkulin Ang pera ng taong bayan ay gagastusin para sa taong bayan Pananagutin ang mga corrupt sa gobyerno Ang nakikilahok, nakikibahagi sa solusyon Iba na ang situwasyon, pwede na muling mangarap We’ve all been looking forward to the first State of the Nation Address of President Benigno C. Aquino III. I [...]

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First SONA of Pres. Benigno C. Aquino III

Here is the  English translation of the First State of the Nation Address of P-Noy.  I prefer the Tagalog version though because it has more impact: Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Members of the House [...]

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Wangwang, Limo, Counterflow

I promised myself that I would start every first day of the month writing a blog but then I got engrossed  with all the news and happenings lately,  foremost of  which , is  the inaugural of Pres. Noynoy.    Honestly, I was overwhelmed by the number of visits to this site since I blogged about  P-Noy  [...]

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Some Tidbits on Pres. Noynoy’s Inauguration

I’ve been blogging about Pres. Noynoy since yesterday, and these are  just tidbits I saw while watching the inauguration: – Ninoy left Times St. at 9:45am on the dot and I admire that. -According to the news anchors of ABS-CBN, he had burger patties and fried rice for breakfast, a simple fare for the next [...]

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