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(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, said the basis for the Bureau of Immigration’s directive for Australian nun Patricia Fox to leave the country was an order made by former Senator Leila de Lima herself. “Yung may gawa ng rules niyan, kapag sumali ka doon sa protesta, mga political rallies, ide-deport ka, kaninong order ‘yan? Hindi ko man tinanggal. Ang aking kaibigan na sa loob ng presuhan, si de Lima,” Duterte said in […]
(Eagle News)–The leaders of Southeast Asian nations reiterated the need to honor “time-honored principles” of “sovereign equality” and “non-interference” in internal affairs in the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Singapore. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke upon his arrival in Davao from the summit on Sunday, April 29. He said during the summit, three “key” documents were also adopted to address terrorism and extremist violence, illegal drug trade, and […]
(Eagle News)–“Not yet.” President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 29, said it was not yet time to release the list containing the names of barangay officials allegedly engaged in illegal drug activities. Earlier, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director general Aaron Aquino said it was the Palace itself that told him to release the list containing over 200 names this week. “Not yet. It is not time. I have to get back all those who want […]
(Eagle News) –“The man of the hour.” This was how President Rodrigo Duterte described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, following the historic announcement the two Koreas would end the Korean war that ended only in an armistice between the two governments’ military forces in 1953. According to Duterte, “with one master stroke, Kim became the hero of everybody.” “To me the man of the hour would be (Kim). Marunong siya tumiming..Heroism is sometimes […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 29, said the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait would “stay permanently.” The President made the announcement upon his arrival from Singapore, where he attended the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The announcement came after the President urged OFWs there to come home in a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore. “My only concern is to get them back safely, all of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, urged foreign businessmen to invest in the country, as he revealed plans to set up a hotline where they could report any irregularities when they deal with the government. “And if you have any misgivings, just call me. Especially if it’s about corruption, I will give you time to talk to me,” he said. He urged the businessmen not to give in to the demands […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, said former Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say lied when he said he resigned from the Department of Labor and Employment to spare the agency from any “pro-management” criticisms. In a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore, Duterte said it was he who told Say to resign after he received a complaint from a recruiter from DOLE. “Ang problema nito, kay Say, is he hoisted a […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, urged Filipinos in Kuwait to come home after the Middle Eastern country expressed outrage over the rescue of abused Overseas Filipino Workers there. But the President, in a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore, noted that he harbored no hatred toward Kuwait, to which he said he “owed a debt of gratitude.” “Salamat to the government of Kuwait. Thank you for your generosity in the […]
(Eagle News)–Over 70 barangay officials will be charged before the Office of the Ombudsman next week. Interior Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said in a radio interview that these barangay chairs would face administrative complaints for their failure to submit a Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council report. “Nasa batas yan limang taon na ang nakalilipas, dapat ginawa na nila yan,” Diño said. He said a list of barangay officials who did not organize the council […]
(Eagle News)—-The Department of Foreign Affairs said a Filipina household service worker died after she fell from the flat of her employer in Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the DFA said based on a report from the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah, the Filipina, whose name has been withheld pending notification of her next of kin, fell from the sixth-floor apartment in Madinah on Friday, April 27. She was brought to the hospital at 3:30 p.m. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated the Philippines was “not abandoning, not ignoring, not setting aside” the arbitral tribunal decision that favored it over China in the South China Sea dispute. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the move was done by the President in a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the sidelines of the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Summit in Singapore. “He will deal with the arbitral […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied the Office of the Solicitor General’s appeal of its decision allowing former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to travel to the United States. As such, Estrada’s trip to the country from April 30 to May 30 for, among others, a speaking engagement with the US Pinoys for Good Governance, will push through. In denying the OSG’s motion for reconsideration, the anti-graft court said the prosecution failed to present any proof to […]
