Despite President Benigno Aquino III and Malacaang's attempts to downplay it, "Noynoying" a term coined to portray Aquino

o as a do-nothing leader is getting international and online attention. The Wall Street Journal published an article on "Noynoying," the term that Aquino's critics are presently pushing as a form of protest. "Noynoying plays on the widespread perception that Mr. Aquino who is widely known by the nickname Noynoy might not be the most hands-on president to have led the Philippines. Since being elected in a landslide in 2010, Mr. Aquino has sometimes been caught laughing it up with celebrities instead of attending to the impact of typhoons and other disasters," it said. It added the "Noynoying" term also taps into old Philippine folk tales about Juan Tamad, who tries to get by doing the least amount of work to get by. Last Sunday, President Aquino brushed aside Noynoying as a new form of protest in reference to his alleged inaction against surging oil prices. Hindi kailangang pansinin. You know, honestly, di ba, papaano mo ipapakita sa ayaw

Aquino himself met with Palace reporters in Baguio City last weekend and claimed some people just dont want to recognize his achievements. One of his political allies, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, meanwhile, was quoted as saying "Noynoying" would soon die out. "Its unlikely that political activists will give up on Noynoying just yet, though. Given the number of people routinely loitering around public buildings in the Philippines on any given day, Noynoying seems an easy way to trick people into thinking their protests are larger than they really are," the Wall Street Journal said. Wikipedia entry On the other hand, "Noynoying" now has its own entry in the open-source online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The Wikipedia entry defined "Noynoying" as "an internet meme that defines an effortless pose, or activity consisting of sitting or standing around, in an unconcerned manner." It said the word is "a parody of his work ethic as President of the Philippines." LBG, GMA News Dahil sa 'yo natutong magbigkas ang labi ko Dahil sa 'yo sumasaya ang mga araw ko Dahil sa 'yo may kaibigan ako na totoo Dahil sa 'yo natutong magmahal ang puso ko Panalangin ko sa mga bituin huwag kang lalayo sa akin Harapin natin ang lungkot at saya Dahil sa 'yo natutong magbigkas ang labi ko Dahil sa 'yo sumasaya ang mga araw ko Dahil sa 'yo may kaibigan ako na totoo Dahil sa 'yo natutong magmahal ang puso ko Panalangin ko sa mga bituin huwag kang lalayo sa akin Harapin natin ang lungkot at saya 'Di ko inakalang mabibigyan mo ako ng inspirasyon para harapin ang bawat araw

Dahil Sa 'Yo
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'Di ko inakalang darating ka sa buhay ko At magbibigay saya sa natutulog kong mundo

Minsan may mga bagay na mahirap intindihin may mga tanong na kailangang sagutin Lahat ng iyon hindi mo pinagkait sa akin

tumingin? Paano mo iparirinig sa ayaw makinig? Kung masaya silang ginagawa nila yun, nasa kanila 'yon, Aquino told reporters Sunday
night. Militant groups introduced the term last week, at a protest against rising fuel prices.

Darating man ang araw na kailangan kong bumalik sa aking mundo Isipin mong may kaibigan kang nagmamahal sa 'yo

Dahil sa 'yo natutong magbigkas ang labi ko The term involves sitting around and staring into space a pose done by activists in recent protest actions. Dahil sa 'yo sumasaya ang mga araw ko Dahil sa 'yo may kaibigan ako na totoo Dahil sa 'yo natutong magmahal ang puso ko

In an apparent bid to counter the "Noynoying" effect, Malacaang had issued photos of Aquino at "work," including handling paperwork and inspecting sites.