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President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday evening (Wednesday morningin Manila) updated the Filipino community in United Kingdom on hisadministration"s most recent accomplishments on theanti-corruption and economic fronts. Aquino said the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona wasnecessary to achieve judicial reform. The President is in London for a three-day official visit to theUnited Kingdom from June 4 to 6 to meet with UK Prime MinisterDavid Cameron. "Maganda hong nangyari doon kay Corona, umiral po ‘yungtinatawag na checks and balances sa ating sistema," Aquinosaid in his speech, adding that it also reminded governmentofficials and employees that the Filipino people should always betheir boss. "Lahat kaming public employees should remember that there isactually one boss. The mandate comes from the people, the powercomes from people and the people are the only masters that weshould serve collectively," he said. Aquino said it is his vision for the people to feel that there is agovernment that they can count on and there civil servants who careabout them. "Inaambisyon ko nga ho… yung nakipagtrabaho sagobyerno, may maaasahan kayong minimum na gagawin ng gobyerno. Na‘pag may dinaing kayo, may tugon na hindi ninyo masasabingpinabayaan kayo ng gobyerno ninyo; na ‘pag merong problema,hindi nagbubulag-bulagan, hindi nagbibingi-bingihan, hindi langgumagawa ng kilos, gumagawa ng aksyon," he said. Economic growth Aquino also relayed to the Filipino community the good news aboutthe Philippines that took place under his watch, including the 6.4percent economic growth in the first quarter of this year. The President said that the growth in gross domestic product (GDP)posted in the first quarter of 2012 was the highest in the entireASEAN region and the second highest in Asia. "Ang pagkaintindi ko po this is the second highest in Asiaand the highest in Southeast Asia. Dahil po sa matinongpamamalakad, marami ng kakayahan ang atin pong gobyerno," hesaid. The President also noted infrastructure developments, including theconstruction of classrooms and housing units for the military andpolice authorities. He also cited the proposed NLEX-SLEX connectorroad projects. He also relayed the improved rice production and thegovernment‘s conditional cash transfer program, as well asthe stock market's remarkable performance under his watch. Aside from the good news, he also mentioned the anomalies andirregularities from the previous administration including thepre-fabricated bridges worth billions of pesos. The President also urged the Filipinos living and working in the UKto help the Philippine government with its initiatives aimed atimproving the lives of the Filipino people. "Ituloy na po natin hanggang 2016 ‘yung atingpartnership dahil kaya naman nating mabago, at marami nang nagbagopero kaya pa natin lalong pabilisin ‘yung mga pagbabago parasa ikabubuti ng lahat," he said. Tourism Prior to his meeting with the Filipinos living and working in UK,Aquino led the photoshoot with one of the iconic Londondouble-decker buses sporting the country"s tourism slogan, infront of the Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel. The Department of Tourism-London launched last month thePhilippines" tourism campaign through a 45-minute funmotorcade that featured advertisements on London"sdouble-decker buses and black cabs. So far there are 25 double-decker buses and 50 iconic black cabsspotted around the bustling streets of London. The subway stationsalso display images of the famous Ifugao Rice Terraces and thePuerto Princesa Underground River, both proclaimed as WorldHeritage Sites. — ELR, GMA News. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Adobe Graphics Software , Windows 7 Product Key Sticker Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Windows Key Sticker.
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