(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has directed all barangay captains to restrain unvaccinated persons from going out of their homes amid the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, saying that unvaccinated persons could spread the disease if “contaminated.” The President said that unvaccinated persons who refuse to stay at home could be “detained.” “That is my position and I continue to — I’m now giving orders to the barangay captain to look […]
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Pres. Duterte names 89 bgy captains suspended for anomalies in SAP distribution
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte read the names of 89 barangay captains who have been preventively suspended due to anomalies in their distribution of social amelioration funds to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte said that he had already issued a warning to the barangay captains early on — that they should not touch the funds meant to help poor Filipinos amid the pandemic. “Now, ito suspendido muna for six months then […]
President Duterte: 40 percent of barangay captains involved in drug-related activities
(Eagle News) — Forty percent of the barangay captains in the entire country are involved in drugs. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte who spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cebu-Cordova Expressway on Thursday. Duterte said 6,000 policemen were also involved in the illegal activity. “I am committed to stop drugs before I go…,” Duterte said.





