Jun 10th, 2010
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued a press statement congratulating Noynoy Aquino for winning the race for the Philippine presidency. Clinton’s greetings follows that of British Prime Minister David Cameron, who was himself only recently appointed to the post. Clinton, who ran against then-Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, said [...]
Jun 9th, 2010
US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. immediately congratulated President-elect Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino Jr. and Vice President-elect Jejomar “Jojo” C. Binay upon their proclamation today by a joint session of Congress. The US is known to maintain economic, political, military and diplomatic interests in the Philippines, a former US colony.