Schedule of Events, June 30, 2010:

• 9:00 AM Dignitaries and Guests Begin Arriving at Quirino Grandstand.
• 09:45 AM Departure of President-elect Benigno S. Aquino III from his residence at Times Street, Quezon City, for Malacañan Palace.
• 10:00 AM Expected arrival of the Vice President-elect at the Quirino Grandstand
• 10:35 AM Arrival of the President-elect at Malacañan Palace.
• 10:40 AM Departure of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President-elect Benigno S. Aquino III from Malacañan Palace.
• 10:45 AM Arrival of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President-elect Benigno S. Aquino III at the Quirino Grandstand.
• 10:50 AM Honors for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
• 10:55 AM Departure of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. President-elect Aquino and Vice President Elect Binay to be accompanied to the ceremonial platform by the Inaugural Committee.
• 11:00 AM Start of the Inaugural Ceremonies Proper:

National Anthem, to be sung by Charice Pempengco and the Madrigal Singers, music by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ecumenical Invocation.

Inaugural Song, “Bagong Pilipinas,” music and lyrics by Ogie Alcasid and Noel Cabangon. To be performed by Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Jim Paredes, Gary Valenciano, Jed Madela, Mae Paner, Noel Cabangon, Christian Bautista, Kundirana and the Madrigal Singers, music by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

• 11:35 AM Reading by the President of the Senate of the Proclamation by the Congress of the Philippines announcing the results of the elections in the Philippines.
• 11:45 AM Administration of the Oath of Office to the Honorable Jejomar C. Binay, Vice President-elect of the Philippines, by Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales.
• 12:00 Noon Administration of the Oath of Office to the Honorable Benigno S. Aquino III, President-elect of the Philippines, by Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales.

Inaugural Address by His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines.

Panata sa Pagbabago. This is the innovation in the 2010 inaugural ceremonies. It is meant to respond to the President’s inaugural address by volunteers and the public at large pledging their support and participation in the democratic governance of the nation.

Conclusion of the Inaugural Ceremonies: Recessional and departure of the President of the Philippines for Malacañan Palace.

• 01:15 PM Working Lunch in Kalayaan Hall. Ritual of the climbing of the stairs, Malacañan Palace.
• 02:30 PM Induction into office of the Cabinet and various officials by the President of the Philippines, Rizal Hall, Malacañan Palace.
• 03:30 PM First Cabinet Meeting of the President of the Philippines, Aguinaldo State Dining Room, Malacañan Palace.
• 04:00 PM Street Program, Quezon Memorial Circle begins.
• 06:00 PM Inaugural Reception, Reception and Rizal Halls, Malacañan Palace.
• 07:30 PM Toast to the Foreign Delegations and the Diplmatic Corps by the President of the Philippines, brief remarks.
• 08:00 PM Personal time for the President.
• 09:00 PM Departure of the President of the Philippines from Malacañan Palace to attend the Inaugural Concert.
• 09:20 PM Inaugural Concert, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.

For more information, visit Manolo Quezon’s blog.

Samahan si NOY!

May 7

Biernes 6PM
Quezon Memorial Circle

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Wear yellow!

Ipakita nating ang ating lakas!

Rock the Vote 2010: Road Trip to Change kick off in Pampanga.

Yellow Youth Volunteers and other Yellow groups and supporters from all walks of life, from students, artists, photographers to mountaineers, etc., gathered together to show what TRUE PEOPLE POWER means.

Bringing the message of CHANGE. Yellow armies started painting the country YELLOW by giving YELLOW BALLER IDs and doing YELLOW RIBBON stickering in almost every town of Pampanga.

MANILA, Philippines – More than 10,000 people registered this afternoon at the 2.5K PiNOY fun run to support Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his runningmate Sen. Mar Roxas.
Egay Zaragoza of the Sparks For Change said aside from the fun run, the volunteers also conducted a medical mission at the parking lot of Telus building at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City.
“This is not a show of force but mainly show of support for the Noy-Mar tandem,” he told philstar.com.
He said the group was formed shortly after Aquino announced that he would be running in the presidential derby in September last year.
Aquino is the son of the late democracy icon and former President Corazon Aquino and ex-senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.

MANILA, Philippines – Around 10,000 supporters and volunteers of Liberal Party standard bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his runningmate Sen. Mar Roxas are expected to participate during the “Yellow Sunday” this afternoon at the People Power Monument on Edsa.

The event will start at 2 p.m. at the Araneta Center, where an on-the-street painting exhibition highlighting the theme “Araw na Dilaw, Pagbabago ang Sigaw!” will be held by members of the Artist Association of the Philippines, Saturday Group, Art Wednesday, Tuesday Group and Bahaghari ni Malolos.

“This is our way of showing our support for Noynoy and Mar,” said Buds Convocar, former president of Art Association of the Philippines.

At 4:30 pm, Aquino’s batchmates in the Ateneo de Manila University will lead PiNoy Run, a 2.5-kilometer fun run from the Araneta Center (Telus parking lot) to the People Power Monument.

The event will culminate at the monument, where artists such as Ryan Cayabyab, Mae Paner, Hale, Moonstar 88, Itchyworms, and Kamikazee will hold a free concert from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The two parties are neck-and-neck in the surveys and making the opposing party look bad may just be the key to win the elections. “Failon Ngayon” conducted a mock election using the 2.5 feet sample ballots from COMELEC and the people’s shocking reactions were captured.

On the lighter side, impersonators of Presidential candidates Manny Villar and Noynoy Aquino will also clash in the show and argue about the black propaganda they hurled against each other.

Find out if there is any truth in the dirt the two parties are flinging at each other this Saturday (May 1) in “Failon Ngayon” with Ted Failon, 5:30 PM on ABS-CBN.

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Sunday, May 2 Support LP bets Dr. Martin Bautista and Rep. Ruffy Biazon on ABS-CBN’s HARAPAN

Our very own Dr. Balikbayan, Dr. Martin BAUTISTA (#5) and fellow LP senatoriable Rep. Ruffy BIAZON (#7) , will be featured live on ABS-CBN’s show HARAPAN. Be one of the100 to 150 supporters that can join them in the studio!

He will be up against any of the following: Jinggoy Estrada, Monmon Mitra, Joey de Venecia, or possibly even Bongbong Marcos, Gilbert Remulla, or Pia Cayetano. Let us please be there to cheer for him, display his collaterals, wear yellow shirts, and contribute to the festive atmosphere of Harapan. More importantly, let’s show the trapos of the other slate that new and fresh politics SHOULD prevail in our country.

Supporters are requested to be at LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE-MANILA, the venue of Harapan, by 7PM on Sunday

Time: 4PM

Location: People Power Monument

Araw ng Dilaw ngayong Linggo sa Edsa! Fun Run, Art Exhibits, Skateboarding, & FREE CONCERT nina Ryan Cayabyab, Noel Cabangon, Parokya ni Edgar atbp!

Noy’s Batch is spearheading 2 events on this “ARAW NA DILAW “ day on Sunday, May 2, 2010:
1) Alay sa Kapwa – 12NN – 4PM – a medical mission put together by the Batch, in cooperation with SPARKS FOR CHANGE (the ever-so-helpful group we partnered with to conduct the various medical missions our batch has been undertaking from September 2009 till present).

2) PiNOY Run – 4PM – a 2.5K run-walk event, starting from the Araneta Center (Telus Parking Lot), and finishing off at the People Power Monument, EDSA corner White Plains Ave., at around 5-ish or so.
Registration is P100.00/pax, inclusive of a running shirt / singlet, open from 9AM – 2PM this day.
We also have Pre-Registration. Just text (0922 833 1065; 0927 246 1937) us your request for the soft copy of the registration form.
We need runners and walkers! To those who will walk, it’s just a 30-45 minute walk but if you’re with your family or friends, it’ll be a blast!

• In the middle of this current crisis, the economy needs new impetus. We will immediately introduce an emergency programme of investment in infrastructure, in public works and in social housing and other social services in order to get companies and people back to work, thus reducing unemployment over the next two years.

• The control of inflation and the institutionalization of a stable climate for industry to plan and prosper in order to lead to long-term prosperity is a major objective. To accomplish this, we shall ensure that the Banko Sentral ng Pillipinas (BSP) remain steadfast and independent with regards its primary responsibility of maintaining a stable policy consistent with the requirements for price stability.

• Environmental priorities will be built into all economic decision-making, ensuring that economic success goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility. We will introduce new environmental incentives.

• The Philippines’ political institutions need major reforms; stable and representative government, further decentralization of power to local governments, and greater respect for the Bill of Rights. As an essential measure to secure and entrench lasting reform we will introduce fair voting by proportional representation for all elective offices and fully implement the modernization of our elections.

• The skills and capabilities of the Filipino people must be adequate to meet challenges of the new century. We will increase investment in education and work training. The main objective will be to provide our citizens with dignified employment.

• The poor and disadvantaged deserve greater security in these difficult times. We will introduce welfare programs to compliment and protect private pension, provide comprehensive health care to the needy and introduce self-help programs for the most needy.

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MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is on the cover of Time Magazine’s April 25 issue that hit the newsstands last night.

The magazine’s cover will be carried in a limited Asian edition, with more Aquino photos inside.

The article on him tackles his journey to the presidency months after his mother former President Corazon Aquino died of colon cancer, his family life, his bachelorhood, and struggle to win the May 10 elections.

Time had also thrice featured on its cover Mrs. Aquino. The first was in 1986 when she was named Woman of the Year, the second in 2006 when she was named among 60 Asian Heroes, and the last after she died in August 2009 when she was declared “The Saint of Democracy.”