Philippine president biography and accomplishments
Presidency of Benigno Aquino III
Philippine presidential administration from 2010 to 2016
Benigno Aquino III began his presidency at noon on June 30, 2010, following his inauguration as the 15thpresident of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Aquino, the third-youngest person elected president,[1] is the only son of the 11th president, Corazon Aquino, and former senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
Aquino continued the process of implementing the K–12 curriculum in the country that started when the Omnibus Education Reform Act of 2008 (Senate Bill 2294) was filed on May 20, 2008 during the presidency of his predecessor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He enacted the Reproductive Health Bill, providing universal access to methods on contraception. He launched the public-private partnership program to hasten infrastructure development,[2] and formed a commission to investigate issues and corruption allegations against his predecessor, President Gloria Macapagal