Benigno Simeon Aquino III Administration (Mga Piling Reporma/Batas)
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This document summarizes President Benigno Aquino III's key domestic and foreign policies and programs as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. Some of his major domestic initiatives included banning the illegal use of sirens by public officials, enacting environmental protections, implementing education reforms such as shifting to K-12, and supporting reproductive health policies. In foreign policy, he worked to strengthen the Philippines' relationship with allies like the US and fought corruption through initiatives like the "Straight Path" campaign. However, some argue corruption worsened under his administration through issues like the pork barrel scam.
Benigno Simeon Aquino III Administration (Mga Piling Reporma/Batas)
- 1. Ms. De Los Santos
- 13. OBJECTIVES:
- 14. To determine the programs made and support of the previous administration Benigno Aquino III (PNoy).
- 15. To refresh the knowledge about the issues concerned with the previous administration
- 16. To compare and contrast the programs and success by the previous and present administration of the Philippines.
- 17. His Presidency • The Presidency of Benigno Aquino III, also known as Benigno Aquino III Administration, began at noon on June 30, 2010, when he became the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
- 18. Aquino’s Program 1. Domestic policies A. No ‘wang-wang’ policy • During the inaugural address Aquino created the no ‘wang- wang’ policy, strengthening the implementation of Presidential Decree No. 96. After the inaugural address, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority began to enforce Aquino's no ‘wang-wang’ policy, confiscating ‘wang-wang’ from public officials and private motorists who illegally used them.
- 19. B. Executive Orders • On November 15, 2010, Aquino signed Executive Order No. 13, abolishing the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) and transferring its investigative, adjudicatory and recommendatory functions to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs and the Office of the President • On February 1, 2011, Aquino signed Executive Order No. 23, declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests and creating the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force • On February 24, 2011, Aquino signed Executive Order No. 26, declaring the implementation of a National Greening Program (NGP). The NGP will plant some 1.5 billion trees covering about 1.5 million hectares for a period of six years, from 2011 to 2016.
- 20. C. Education reform • During Aquino's first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Aquino announced his intention to reform the education system in the Philippines by shifting to K–12 education, a 12-year basic education cycle D. Reproductive health On September 30, 2010, Bishop Nereo Odchimar of Tandag, head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), said that Aquino might face excommunication from the Catholic Church for supporting the Reproductive Health Bill, the plan to distribute and give Filipino couples the choice to use contraceptives for artificial birth control. However, despite the possibility of excommunication, Aquino said that he is not changing his position on contraceptive use. In January 2013, Aquino signed legislation which funds contraceptives for poor individuals; the law has been challenged in the Philippine Supreme Court
- 21. 2. Foreign policies A. Meeting with Obama • During the meeting, Aquino recognized the United States’ commitment to reinvigorating its relationship with the region and its individual nations at a time of ever-increasing complexity in global affairs. Obama expressed his determination to elevate RP-US relations to a higher level, and welcomed the Aquino administration’s anti-corruption efforts. Aquino and Obama also discussed military matters, about the possible removal of thousands of tons of war materials that Allied forces had left behind on Corregidor Island during World War II.
- 22. Aquino’s Battle Against Corruption • The infamous “Tuwid na Daan” (Straight Path) Believed to have won in part because of the alleged corruption of the previous Arroyo administration, he pursued a number of reform initiatives. • Yet despite the laws and reform initiatives, the Philippines is still perceived as one of the most corrupt nations in the Asia Pacific region. • The president acknowledged that the work to uplift the lives of his poor countrymen was “far from over,” he said the fight against corruption has so far yielded positive results in economy, in turning benefiting not only the rich but the majority of the people
- 23. “Partnering Against Corruption Initiative” – a multi-sectoral group linked to World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. PNoy spoke in this closed door session about the fight against corruption with the chief of state of Mongolia, the Prime Minister of Peru and a member of the Indian Parliament.
- 24. Aquino on Corruption Issues • He set up a scheme for the systemic plunder of public funds through discretionary and lump up allocations in the form of PDAF and DAP to favor admin allies. Denouncing “daang Matuwid” as a sham that worsened corruption in the government • Budget secretary Butch Abad who is said to be the mastermind of the pork barrel scam.
- 25. Aquino as the Pork Barrel King • The plunderers are not limited to those case that involved Napoles case. Napoles and the senators and congressmen were executive officials under Aquino, particularly in the theft of Php10 billion under the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).