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Aquino: I work hard as any president can
By Christine O. Avendaņo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:53:00 05/05/2011
MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III made it clear on Thursday that he was not a less than hardworking Chief Executive.
Before he read his prepared speech before a conference of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City, President Aquino told the country's top employers about two newspaper columns he read that day and which implied "I don't work hard enough.''
To prove the columnists wrong, Mr. Aquino said that "for their information,'' his appearance at the ECOP conference at noontime Thursday was actually his "third engagement'' of the day.
He said he woke up at 5:30 a.m. Thursday so he could take a 6:30 a.m. flight that would take him to Cebu and Samar to attend to the wake of "two party mates'' from the Liberal Party.
Mr. Aquino was referring to his visit to the wake of Calbayog City Mayor Reynaldo Uy who was assassinated last week and Cebu Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez Jr., who died from complications of his lung cancer.
President Aquino did not identify the newspaper columns.
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Aquino upset over ‘not working hard enough’ criticisms
Thursday, May 5, 2011
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Thursday hit critics saying that he is “not working hard enough” in addressing the issues of the country.
Aquino bursts out his sentiments in front of hundreds of employers groups during the 32nd National Conference of Employers at Marriot Hotel.
Before he read his speech for the event, he criticized two newspaper columns saying he does not work hard enough as President.
“For their information, this is my third engagement for the day. I started out rising at 5:30 in the morning not because I have to plant some seeds but because I have to board a plane by 6:30 to go to wakes—one in Cebu, one in Samar—to attend the wakes of two of our party-mates, one killed by assassination and the other due to health concerns,” Aquino said.
The President referred to the wake of Calbayog City Mayor Reynaldo Uy, who was ambushed in Northern Samar Province and the Cebu Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez Jr., who died of lung cancer.
(Jill Beltran/Sunnex)
Aquino upset over
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Yeah, You are "REALLY" doing your job but you taking too much time entertaining criticism instead working on it.
so attending a wake of someone non-important to the country's affairs is part of "work" ? what a dumbass president
^^wa mn ko ni vote ni noy2x. so wala ky labot ana. hahaha. i even campaign against him pa mn gani...
nasa huli ang pagsisisi...
He is really out of touch..
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Aquino: I never played PSP | The Philippine Star >> News >> Headlines
Aquino: I never played PSP
By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) Updated May 06, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (2)
MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino denied yesterday that his favorite pastime is playing portable play station (PSP).
“I never played PSP,” he told GMA-7 anchor Arnold Clavio in an interview in Malacaņang.
Aquino said his hobbies include shooting and playing billiards and, of late, biking.
Since the start of the year, he rides his bike inside the Malacaņang premises, he added.
Aquino is a known sharpshooter, and has even offered to train prosecutors from the Department of Justice.
He also does not regret being President, even if he has to contend with never-ending problems like oil price hikes, increases in transport fares, and the like.
He said he is also getting used to the utter lack of the privacy.
Aquino also denied that he has not been keeping up with the working pace of a president.
“I would like to start out with a comment I read in one of today’s columns – actually there were two columns, both of them critical – and they said I don’t work hard enough,” he said before he delivered his speech to employers at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City.
“For their information, this is my third engagement for the day. I started out at 5:30 in the morning, not because I have to plant some seeds but because I have to board a plane by 6:30 a.m. to go to wakes, one in Cebu, and one in Samar – to attend the wakes of two of our partymates, one died due to health concerns and the other killed by assassins.”
He referring to Cebu Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez Jr. and Calabayog City Mayor Reynaldo Uy.
Aquino may have been referring to the columns of former Senate President Ernesto Maceda in The STAR and Ramon Tulfo in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Aquino only wanted is to set the record straight and avoid “misinformation.”
High prices pull down Aquino’s ratings
High fuel and consumer prices brought down Aquino’s satisfaction ratings, administration allies in the House of Representatives said yesterday.
“Public satisfaction is partly caused by economic factors,” said Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez.
“Recent increases in the prices of petroleum products and basic commodities have pulled down the President’s ratings,” he said.
Another administration ally, Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara, said, “It’s probably the result of higher food prices and higher cost of living.”
Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello said the survey failed to take into account Aquino’s anti-corruption campaign.
“It did not reflect the gains on the anti-corruption front represented by the resignation of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez since the survey was taken before that happened,” he said.
“People were probably impatient that things were not moving on this front.”
Citizens Battle Against Corruption Rep. Sherwin Tugna expressed apprehension that the fall in Aquino’s satisfaction rating could affect his campaign against corruption.
“To fight corruption, we cannot just be content with a safe level of support from the people,” he said. “We need a remarkable and tremendous support from a great number of people. That is why anti-corruption advocates were very optimistic when the Aquino government attained high ratings in the beginning. We are anxious that the drop, since then, is continuing.”
However, Tugna said he was hopeful Aquino would regain his high trust and satisfaction marks.
The appointment of a non-partisan, no-nonsense and truly independent Ombudsman could help Aquino recover his ratings, he added. – With Jess Diaz
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