The death of former President Noynoy Aquino should serve as a reminder to Filipinos to elect servant leaders, an archbishop critical of the incumbent administration s style of governance said Saturday.
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MANILA - Former president Benigno Aquino III was laid to rest on Saturday (June 26) amid an outpouring of grief and tributes to a life marked by exile, the martyrdom of his father, the rise of his mother to political prominence, and personal trials and victories as a public servant.
Mr Aquino died on Thursday of kidney failure and diabetes. He was 61. He was buried next to his parents, the revered democracy icons Benigno Aquino Jr and Corazon Aquino. He died as he lived. He served without fanfare. He abhorred power trappings and power trippings. He slipped away quietly and, as much as possible, disturbing no one, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, a close friend of the Aquino family, said in a homily during the funeral mass for Mr Aquino.
Published June 26, 2021, 4:52 PM
CEBU CITY – Despite being ineligible, more than 6,000 individuals in Cebu received financial assistance as part of the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP), latest annual report by the Commission on Audit (COA) showed.
COA has asked the concerned local government units (LGU) to issue demand letters for the return of at least P38.79 million that were given to the ineligible beneficiaries.
State auditors also asked concerned officials to “submit a justification on the noted deficiencies and the inclusion of ineligible beneficiaries.” “If warranted, demand for refund for funds illegally received and or impose corresponding sanctions,” the COA report said.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reiterated its commitment to help the government in the rollout of its vaccination program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The Kabaka Center in Pandacan, Manila is one of the six 'Bakuna Centers' of Philippine Red Cross in Metro Manila. (Photo from PH Red Cr