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President Duterte accepts Wanda Teo’s resignation as Tourism Secretary

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Wanda Teo’s resignation as Tourism secretary. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the revelation on Tuesday, May 8, hours after Ferdinand Topacio, Teo’s lawyer, confirmed she tendered her resignation on Monday, May 7, prior to the start of the Cabinet meeting. Teo’s resignation came after the Commission on Audit red-flagged a P60-million DOT placement of tourism advertisements in “Kilos Pronto,” a program of  Teo’s brothers Erwin and Ben […]

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Roque: President Duterte to tap expertise of panel of Asian experts to look into Dengvaxia safety concerns

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will tap the expertise of a three-man panel of Asian experts  to determine the real effects of Dengvaxia. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President arrived at the decision following the conflicting findings of the studies conducted by the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital and the Public Attorneys Office, which both conducted autopsies on individuals who died after they were administered the vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. “Sa […]

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Several lawmakers: Teo should still be charged over P60-million ad placement controversy

(Eagle News)–Several lawmakers believe Wanda Teo should still be charged over the P60-million advertisements placement controversy even if she has stepped down as Tourism Secretary. “Hindi enough yun (resignation). Dapat kasuhan at managot sa batas kasi iyong impunity sa Duterte administration hindi nawawala eh,” Rep. Gary Alejano said. Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin  and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV agreed. Villarin said apart from Teo, her brothers, Erwin and Ben, of Bitag Media Unlimited that produces […]

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Teo resigns as Tourism Secretary

 (Eagle News) — Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo tendered her resignation letter on Monday, her lawyer said on Tuesday, May 8. Ferdinand Topacio said she tendered her resignation prior to the start of the Cabinet meeting. “Her letter was personally handed by her to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea in the afternoon. Late in the evening, after the Cabinet meeting was when she saw the President to talk to him in private,” Topacio said. Topacio […]

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Mamao named special envoy to Kuwait

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has named a special envoy to Kuwait amid strained relations between the Philippines and the Middle Eastern country over Overseas Filipino Workers abuse. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President appointed to the post Abdullah Mamao, his adviser on OFW concerns. Roque said Mamao is slated to fly to Kuwait and help in efforts to repatriate Filipinos who wish to come home. The appointment comes after Kuwait recalled its Manila representative […]

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Nasa 29 milyong mag-aaral, inaasahang papasok sa darating na pasukan

(Eagle News) — Nakatakda nang maglabas ng opisyal na school calendar ang Department of Education (DepEd) para sa darating na academic year. Ayon kay Education Secretary Leonor Briones, nasa 29 milyong mag-aaral ang inaasahang papasok sa pagbubukas ng pasukan sa susunod na buwan. Bukod pa ito sa 1.5 milyon mag-aaral sa Senior High School ngayong taon. Samantala, itinakda na sa Hunyo 4 ang pagbubukas ng klase sa School Year 2018-2019, habang maaari namang i-resched ng […]

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Malacañang, hinikayat ang publiko na tumulong sa mga charity program para sa mga mahihirap

(Eagle News) — Hinikayat ng Malacañang ang  iba’t-ibang religious groups, mga local government unit, civic groups at iba pang organisasyon sa bansa na tumulong sa pagsasagawa ng charity programs para tulungan ang mahihirap. Pahayag ito ng Palasyo matapos ang Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty na isinagawa noong Linggo, Mayo 6, ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ayon kay Special Assistant to the President  Bong Go bagamat may ayuda ang gobyerno marami pa ring mga Pilipino ang nananatiling […]

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Teo camp denies President Duterte asked her to resign amid P60-million ad placement controversy

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte did not ask Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to resign. This is according to her lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, who issued a statement after a media report said the chief executive made the request following a  Commission on Audit report that red-flagged the Department of Tourism’s  P60-million placement of advertisements in Teo’s brothers’ program on PTV 4. “Not true. No such demand from the President for Sec. Teo to hand in her resignation,” […]

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Court of Appeals: Junjun Binay can still run for public office

(Eagle News)—-Former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay can still run for government office. This was after the Court of Appeals, in a May 3 ruling, nullified the  Ombudsman order that prohibited him from doing so  following alleged irregularities in the construction of the P2.3-billion Makati City Hall Building II. According to the CA, the Aguinaldo doctrine that says that public officials can no longer be held to task for administrative liabilities after reelection applied to Binay’s case. Although the […]

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Roque: President Duterte, Teo had “serious” one-on-one talk after Monday’s Cabinet meeting

(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. on Tuesday, May 8, could not confirm a media report that said that  President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo to resign from her post. In an interview over GMA’s Unang Balita, Roque confirmed, however, that Duterte and Teo had a “serious” one-on-one talk after the Cabinet meeting on Monday, May 7. “Pero medyo matagal po ang kanilang usapan at ako po’y umuwi na,” Roque said. The […]

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Watch: Various colorful human monograms/sentences all over PHL during INC’s worldwide walk to fight poverty

  (Eagle News) —  Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members formed impressive colorful human sentences and monograms not just in the Manila site of the worldwide walk to fight poverty, but also in various parts of the country, on May 6, the day of its global charity walk. In Palawan North, the INC members formed the phrase “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty.” In Benguet, church members made a colorful human formation greeting the INC […]

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Teo attends Cabinet meeting amid calls for her resignation over P60-million ad placement deal

(Eagle News)—–Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo attended the Cabinet meeting on Monday, May 7, amid calls for her to resign and an ongoing investigation into the Department of Tourism’s P60-million advertisements placement in her brothers’ PTV4 program. In a picture provided by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Teo was seen shaking hands with President Rodrigo Duterte, who has reportedly ordered the investigation. Senator Nancy Binay is seeking for a separate Senate investigation. Teo has […]

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