Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has a new secretary after President Aquino formally appointed the ex-Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo. According to reports, Vice-President Jejomar Binay have been eyeing for that position.

The newly-appointed head of the department has a good personal background. He is the youngest Chinese-Filipino mayor in the philippine political history after being elected in 1988 as Naga City Mayor. Under

President Benigno Simeon “NoyNoy” Aquino III’s inaugural speech full text below (complete version). It was delivered after his oath-taking at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila last June 30, 2010:

His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and members of the Senate, House Speaker Prospero Nograles and members of the House,

Its been several hours since the inauguration of President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III. He immediately had a meeting with his new cabinet members at the Palace.
Among them is former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. as head of the Truth Commission,
Jose Rene Almendras as the Energy Secretary (DOE),
Alberto Romulo as Foreign Affairs Secretary (DFA),
Cesar Purisima as Finance Secretary (DOF),
Leila De Lima as Justice Secretary (DOJ),
Voltaire Gazmin

The Philippine Politics is quite a busy and sometimes chaotic place that’s why some politicians are nicknamed using animals. “Buwaya” (Crocodile) is a widely known word for corrupt officials who overuse the power vested on them. Also, there are other widely known nicks like “kapit-tuko” (gecko), and “kulasisi” (hanging parrot).
But this thing might be new to you, well.. its an international animal: the “Koala Bear”

Valenzuela City Councilor Shalani Soledad has been on spotlight after her boyfriend Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III had won the Presidential Elections this May 2010. And last May 23, she agreed for an an interview with her BF’s sister: Kris Aquino on The Buzz.
The interview was about her family, her mom, her dad, her high school & college education, her love for politics & the sense

The pound-for-pound boxer of the world entered politics by running for a congressional seat representing the Province of Saranggani.
As we all know: In boxing, he is remembered for winning battles in the boxing ring via impressive knockout punches. Today, he had again proven that he is a world-class by winning via landslide victory in his bid for a legislative position.
Being a congressman is a new

The Philippine National Election has just ended and voters are now on their way home to wait for the election results that might be released tomorrow. Still, the Commission on Election (COMELEC), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and other non-government organizations are busy monitoring the sending of votes, and protect the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI).
During the election, several problems

The Filipino people will be facing the hardest task on May 10 of year 2010 after the political campaigns ended on May 8 as instructed by the law and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Two days before the Philippines will be choosing their 15th President and successor of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The TV, newspaper, radio, and online ads will be back to normal again. We

Manila (Sugod) – Gibo Teodoro is running for President as a member of one of the largest party in the Philippines: the LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD. He is also a presidentiable supported by several governors and recently endorsed by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
The pastor’s endorsement gave gibo teodoro an additional number of possible voters from over 6 million members of the religious group. With

(Sugod.com) – The upcoming May 10 elections in the Philippines is the first fully automated ballot counting in the country. But a proposal for parallel manual counting was proposed by certain business and legal groups.
Fortunately, it was junked by the comelec for the reason that it will open up to errors in the tallying of ballots as well as provide an excellent opportunity for