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Image Source Philippine election is just around the corner and in a matter of few days we will have a new president. Never in my life that I have been this vocal on whom I will support for the presidency. This election is different for me maybe because I am already in my mid-life and I consider the remaining years of my life in this beloved country so precious that I do not want a lousy government to ruin it in the next six years. The Aquino administration did a great job stirring this country in its current economic status but in my opinion, half of the good harvest that this administration is currently enjoying is also a product of the economic reforms that the Arroyo administration imposed during her term. Some of those reforms like the imposition of new taxes are actually keeping our government's coffers very healthy. This on the other hand helped boost our credit rating, making our country attractive to creditors and ensures our interest rates from our borrowing...

  Corazon Aquino was the first female President of the Philippines. She inspired the Filipinos to stage a bloodless revolution in 1996 which toppled the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos who ruled the country for 20 years. That peaceful revolution popularly known as EDSA Revolution or the People Power Revolution inspired the world and led to the rebirth of democracy in the country. The revolt led to her installation as the 11th president of the Philippines. She also became Asia’s first female president and became a world icon on women empowerment, democracy and peace. She received numerous awards during her time such as: 1986 Time Magazine Woman of the Year 1986 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award 1986 United Nations Silver Medal 1986 Canadian International Prize for Freedom 1986 Nobel Peace Prize nominee 1986 International Democracy Award from the International Association of Political Consultants 1987 Prize For Freed...

A surname is not just an ordinary "proper noun." It is the greatest gift a father can give his children. A child should carry their fathers' name with pride especially if it was passed on to them without tarnish. It's a legacy that children should keep and protect from the time it was acquired until the next generation. Below is a a letter of Ninoy Aquino,a Filipino Hero, to his son, Noynoy, 36 years ago.Ninoy wrote this letter from his prison cell. This letter only highlights the sacredness of a fathers' surname and how it can change the course of life of his children. August 25, 1973 Fort Bonifacio 11:30pm Mr. Benigno S.. Aquino III P E R S O N A L My dearest Son: One of these days, when you have completed your studies I am sure you will have the opportunity to visit many countries. And in your travels you will witness a bullfight. In Spanish bullfighting as you know, a man, the matador is pitted against an angry bull. The man goads ...