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73% Percentage of the victims of Typhoon Yolanda who were satisfied with the President’s actions, according to a Social Weather Stations’ special report conducted from December 11 to 16 of 2013. Furthermore, 69% of non-victims were satisfied with the President’s performance. Click here to read the statement of the Deputy Presidential Spokesperson. 16th Rank of the Philippines in the 4th edition of the World Giving Index (WGI) 2013. This international survey measured the charitability of the populations of 135 countries. Click here to read the full report (PDF). P59 million The total worth of relief goods that were provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for families affected by heavy rains and floods in parts of Mindanao caused by Tropical Depression Agaton. Click here to read the full statement from the DSWD. insert alt text . “Calamities measure our resilience as a nation. Time and again, what seemed within reach—peace, progress, and a good future—slipped away from our grasp. But however often the Filipino has been brought to their knees, they will never yield.” - President Benigno S. Aquino III, in his prayer during the One Nation in Prayer event, January 20, 2014 “President Aquino’s vision and compassion and his love and resolve for Mindanao has brought us to this new era of the Bangsamoro, where dreams of peace and prosperity may begin to overcome the nightmares of the past.” - Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Q. Deles on the joint signing of the Annex on Normalization and Addendum on Bangsamoro Waters by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur, January 25, 2014 “We’ve achieved so much over the last three years; there’s no better time for us to concentrate our efforts on reducing poverty on a large scale, bringing more jobs to more Filipinos, and beefing up industries that can improve our economic performance.” - Budget and Management Secretary Butch Abad, on the Budget Priorities Framework for 2014-2016, which sets the government’s course in establishing rapid, long-term, and inclusive development before the conclusion of President Aquino’s term. THIS WEEK IN HISTORY On January 23, 1899, the First Philippine Republic was inaugurated in Malolos, Bulacan, with General Emilio Aguinaldo as President. January 23 of every year is commemorated as Araw ng Republikang Pilipino, 1899, by virtue of Proclamation No. 533, s. 2013.
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