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From Marcos to Duterte: An ever-changing Philippine population policy

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 11:59 PM

Official surveys say that on average, Filipino women only want 2 children. Many families, however, have more than that. Read more »

Palace won't touch Ombudsman withdrawal of graft, usurpation raps vs Aquino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:53 PM

Malacañang would not interfere with the Ombudsman's decision to withdraw graft and usurpation charges against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the 2015 Mamasapano massacre, a Palace official said Saturday. Read more »

Experts call for calm amid PH-China tensions over sea ramming incident

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 07:01 PM

MANILA — Business, political and security experts on Saturday called for calm amid renewed tensions in the West Philippine Sea following a Chinese ship's ramming of a Filipino fishing boat near Recto (Reed) Bank off Palawan last Sunday. Read more »

Otso Diretso poised to lose badly; Bam Aquino fights for last spot

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 12:01 PM

With nearly 94 percent of votes tallied by the Commission on Elections' transparency server, only Sen. Bam Aquino was fighting it out for the 12th and last spot with 13,637,882 votes. Read more »

Aquino trusts 'real' public sentiments over poll surveys

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 01:00 PM

The public's frustration over a water service outage, killings and recent acquittals is stronger than sentiments that emerge in voter surveys before election day, former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino said Monday.    Read more »

'Hindi na natuto': Aquino rebukes Philippines’ new loans from China

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 05:24 AM

Former President Benigno Aquino III has warned the government about China-offered loans, saying Philippines should have learned from the past. Read more »

Aquino: Dissatisfied public veers towards authoritarians

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 11:27 PM

MANILA - Former President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday that people have a tendency to gravitate towards authoritarian leaders because of impatience. Read more »

'Binalot nila ng intriga, takot': Aquino blames opponents for vaccine scare, measles outbreak

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:22 AM

MANILA - Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III blamed his political opponents for putting the country's immunization programs at risk, amid the measles outbreak in many parts of the Philippines. Read more »

House panel seeks raps vs Noynoy, several others over Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 05:44 PM

A House panel recommended Wednesday the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and several others over government's suspended dengue vaccination program. Read more »

Palace urges Ombudsman to fast-track Mamasapano cases

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 03:42 PM

Among former government and police officials facing charges over the botched police operation is former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. Read more »

What's in store for some politicians in 2019, based on feng shui

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 09:32 PM

With 2018 drawing to a close, everyone's preparing to start the new year right, perhaps including some of the biggest names in local and international politics. Read more »

Aquino cousin named in lawsuit alleging forestry violations in Boracay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:36 PM

Ramon Cojuangco Jr. is being accused of violating the provisions of the Revised Forestry Code in allegedly unlawfully occupying forest lands. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, this video does not show a former president being thrown into a creek

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 19 05:25 PM

A reverse image search found the man in the clip was actually an Indian politician, who then confirmed the details of the incident to AFP. Aquino’s spokeswoman said it was not him in the video. Read more »

Ex-Pres. Aquino says impossible for him to ally with NPA to oust Duterte

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 02:33 PM

MANILA - Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday denied claims of the military leadership that communist rebels are working with the political opposition to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

LP endorses 2019 senatorial bets

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 01:24 PM

Members of the Liberal Party led by former President Benigno Aquino III (from left), Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno, former Bangsamoro Transition Commission member Samira Gutoc, Vice-President Leni Robredo, Lorenzo “Erin” Tanada III and Senator Bam Aquino meet during the Partido Liberal National Executive Council (NECO) Meeting at the Barangay Loyola Heights Multi-purpose Hall in Katipunan Avenue, QC on September 25, 2018.  Read more »

Aquino backs cousin Bam, Chel Diokno, Erin Tañada for Senate polls

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 02:03 PM

Former President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday endorsed the senatorial bids of his cousin Senator Bam Aquino, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno, and former Quezon representative Lorenzo "Erin" Tañada II for next year's elections. Read more »

Kaliwa't kanang misa idinaos sa ika-46 anibersaryo ng Batas Militar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:52 AM

Kaliwa't kanang misa ang idinaos ng religious at civil society groups sa paggunita ng Martial Law.  Read more »

Enrile criticizes Cory; son Noy hits back

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 05:05 PM

The 94-year-old Enrile served in the administrations of both Cory and Noynoy.  Read more »

Former President Aquino slams Enrile's revision of martial law

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 04:20 PM

Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III belied on Friday the apparent revisions being done to history by former Senate President Ponce Enrile. Read more »

No political color in Aquino grant of Trillanes amnesty: Lacierda

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 09:57 AM

There was no political color in the grant of amnesty to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, a former Palace spokesperson said Friday. Read more »