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Says his decision not to make public appearances for a few days meant to goad nitpickers (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte mocked his critics for nitpicking him on photos of him jogging and walking inside Malacanang amid the COVID-19 lockdown. He also chided his critics, including Senator Leila De Lima, who had commented about the photos released by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go that showed him taking time out to get some exercise inside […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, April 28, slammed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after it issued a resolution calling out the Philippine government for alleged “state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings by police” and the detention of Senator Leila de Lima. “The resolution is a toxic and unacceptable intrusion to our legal processes and an outrageous interference with our country’s sovereignty,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo likened the board to the five US […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, March 3, slammed members of the opposition Otso Diretso, saying the senatorial slate was “on its way to hell (papuntang impyerno).” In a PDP-Laban campaign in Zamboanga, Duterte took turns criticizing Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Senator Bam Aquino, former Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, lawyer Chel Diokno and lawyer Romulo Macalintal, only sparing Marawi civic leader Samira Gutoc as she was […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Thursday said both the rich and poor would benefit from the newly-enacted Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, contrary to the claims of some critics. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press conference in Davao that the proceeds of TRAIN would fund the government’s massive Build, Build, Build programs. Roque said that under the program, the country would have better infrastructure, which translates to a more efficient delivery […]
(Eagle News Service) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday renewed the government’s campaign against illegal drugs, noting that the country’s economy will not surge without peace and order. “That is why I have resolved that no matter how long it takes, the fight against illegal drugs will continue because that is the root cause of so much evil and so much suffering,” he said in his second State of the Nation Address. According to Duterte, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is letting critics of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao have their say in the face of the decision of the Supreme Court upholding such. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that everyone and anyone can say anything they want about the topic as this is guaranteed by the Constitution as freedom of expression. Andanar also said that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold martial law in […]
