Newly Elected Philippine President Noynoy Aquino III
Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III is the 15th Philippine President of the Philippines. He was born on February 8, 1960 and the third of the five siblings of late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Cojuanco Aquino. Noynoy has four sisters namely Maria Elena (Ballsy) Aquino-Cruz, Aurora Corazon (Pinky) Aquino-Abellada, Victoria Eliza (Viel) Aquino-Dee, and Kristina Bernadette (Kris) Aquino-Yap. Noynoy is the third-youngest person to be elected president, and the fourth-youngest president of the Philippines after Emilio Aguinaldo, Ramon Magsaysay, and Ferdinand Marcos.
As a former senator, Aquino had already pushed several senate bills and one of these is the Budget Impoundment and Control Act (SB 3121), wherein “impoundment” refers to the power of the President to refuse the release of funds appropriated by the Congress of the Philippines on which Noynoy was proud of. Another important Aquino contribution to the Philippines’ corruption problem is Senate Bill 2035, which is the Preservation of Public Infrastructures bill, seeking to raise standards in the construction of all public infrastructures by penalizing contractors of defective infrastructures.
In 2010 presidential election, Noynoy was the standard bearer of the Liberal Party (LP) for President while his running mate Mar Roxas was the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for Vice President. At first, Aquino was still hesitant to run for presidency but the death of his mother Corazon Aquino and many people calling him to run gave him courage to go for it. On June 9, 2010, Noynoy was proclaimed as the President-elect of the Philippines by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Prospero Nograles at Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. Then, Aquino officially took his oath of office as the 15th President of the Philippines at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on June 30, 2010.
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Hope Pres. Noy will fulfill his promises to Filipino people..
nice info there pal, best regards!