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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will spend the upcoming holidays in Davao City, the Palace said on Tuesday, April 16. “As far as I know, bahay lang,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a press conference. Panelo said it was unclear if the President had plans with his family during the break. After the holidays though, Duterte is slated to attend the second Belt and Road forum in China.
(Eagle News)–Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte wished his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, good health as he celebrates his 74th birthday on Thursday, March 28. “Hinaot nga kanunay ka nga anaa sa maayong panglawas aron sab nga makapadayon ka sa pagserbisyo sa katawhan. (May you always have good health so that you may continue your service for the people),” the presidential son said in a Facebook post. The former vice mayor also thanked his father […]
(Eagle News) — The primary suspect in the gruesome killing of 15-year old Cebu teenager Christine Lee Silawan is now in police custody. The suspect, Jonas Bueno, was arrested by policemen in Davao City. Before this, police tracker teams have been scouring Sogod town in Cebu where informants say Bueno was last seen as of 6 p.m. of March 12. Bueno, along with brothers Junry and Jovy, had been also involved in the brutal killing […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Tuesday, Jan. 15, that he personally appeared at his arraignment for libel before the Davao City Regional Trial Court to plead not guilty to four counts of libel filed against him by former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte and his brother in law, Manases Carpio. The young Duterte and Carpio filed the libel cases against the opposition senator who accused them of extorting money […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Sunday, Dec. 30, urged Filipinos to “become modern-day heroes to sustain our fight for freedom from all the ills of society.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on Rizal Day, which commemorates the martyrdom of the country’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. “In these challenging and crucial times, we need equally courageous and principled Filipinos, stripped of apathy and selfishness..,” Panelo said. According to Panelo, “it is a useless life […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will lead Rizal Day rites in Davao City. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the announcement in an advisory on Saturday, Dec. 29. He said the program will start at 4 p.m. In previous instances, Duterte led a wreath-laying ceremony in Luneta in commemoration of Rizal.
(Eagle News)–In this picture, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen spending time with his family in Davao on Monday, Dec. 24. Also included in the picture are Elizabeth Zimmerman; Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and her husband Mans; Sebastian Duterte; former Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte who posted the picture on his Facebook page.
(Eagle News)—-In these pictures released by Malacañang, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen interacting with children afflicted with cancer at the Southern Philippines Medical Center Cancer Institute Children’s Unit in Davao. The visit took place on Sunday, Dec. 23.
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Nov. 30, advised the camp of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo to “hold (their) horses” and to stop engaging in “propaganda war” following their arrest. “Rashly jumping into conclusions and engaging in propaganda war not only is unproductive but an attempt to resort to a trial by publicity against the government by those identified with the left,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo instead advised the group to “let […]
(Eagle News)—The police have released the mugshots of Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, who have been charged with trafficking and for violation of the law that protects children. Ocampo’s group had said they were merely conducting a solidarity mission to lumads affected by the padlocking of a community center by a paramilitary group in Davao when they were blocked by the military.
(Eagle News)– Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 19, filed two new libel cases against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. The cases filed before the Davao Prosecutors’ Office stem from Trillanes’ allegations in media the presidential son was involved in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment. Rainer Madrid, Duterte’s lawyer, said Trillanes had called his client a drug lord in an interview over radio dzmm on June 6 and over CNN Philippines on June 14. […]
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook southern Philippines on Saturday at around 3:16 pm which was followed by three aftershocks more than two hours later, sending frightened residents fleeing from buildings, officials and eyewitnesses said. The quake struck off the coast of the southern town of Manay in Davao Oriental at about 3:16 pm (0716 GMT) at a depth of 14 kilometers (8.6 miles), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in a […]
