Philippine Embassy - New Zealand

GOVERNMENT SERVICE

• President, Republic of the Philippines
• Senator, Senate of the Philippines, 14th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, July 1, 2007 - June 29, 2010
• Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, 13th Congress of the Philippines, November 2004 - February 2006
• Member, House of Representatives, 1998-2001; 2001-2004; 2004-2007

EDUCATION

• Tertiary Education: AB Economics, Ateneo de Manila University (1977-1981)
• Secondary Education: Ateneo de Manila University (1973-1977)

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth         8 February 1960
Place of Birth        Manila
Civil Status           Single
Parents                 Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr. (†), Former President Corazon C. Aquino (†)

CABINET MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III

• Executive Secretary - Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa, Jr.
• Department of Foreign Affairs - Alberto Romulo
• Department of Agriculture - Proceso Alcala
• Department of Budget and Management - Florencio "Butch" Abad
• Department of Education - Br. Armin Luistro FSC
• Department of Energy - Jose Rene D. Almendras
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Ramon Paje
• Department of Finance - Cesar Purisima
• Department of Health - Dr. Enrique Ona
• Department of Interior and Local Government - Jesse Robredo
• Department of Justice - Leila de Lima
• Department of Labor and Employment - Rosalinda Baldoz
• Department of Agrarian Reform - Virgilio de los Reyes
• Department of National Defense - Voltaire Gazmin
• National Economic and Development Authority Director General - Cayetano Paderanga Jr.
• Department of Public Works and Highways - Rogelio Singson
• Department of Science and Technology - Mario Montejo
• Department of Social Welfare and Development - Corazon Soliman
• Department of Tourism - Alberto Lim
• Department of Trade and Industry - Gregory Domingo
• Department of Transportation and Communication - Jose "Ping" de Jesus
• Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue - Kim Jacinto-Henares
• Chairman of Commission on Higher Education - Patricia Liguanan
• Presidential Legal Counsel - Eduardo de Mesa
• Presidential Spokesman - Edwin Lacierda
• Presidential Management Staff Chief - Julia Abad
• Presidential Adviser on Peace Process - Teresita Deles

SPEECHES OF THE PRESIDENT

• The Inaugural Speech

For full transcript, click here

• First SONA 26 July 2010 (Part 1)

• First SONA 26 July 2010 (Part 2)

For full transcript of first SONA, please click here.

• SONA 25 July 2011

For full transcript of SONA 25 July 2011 (Tagalog and English version), please click here.