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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari in Davao on Wednesday, Aug. 22. This is according to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Without elaborating, Go said Misuari and the President expressed hopes for a lasting peace in Mindanao. Duterte also met with Dante Ang, and Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang, among others.
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, July 24, congratulated Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her new post as Speaker of the House of Representatives. “Congratulations to SPGMA. A strong leader,” she said in a text message. The presidential daughter refused to comment, however, on the change in leadership. Rumors had it it was the Davao mayor who had a hand in the ouster of Alvarez as Speaker. The presidential daughter had been […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, May 31, attended the birthday celebration of Davao Mayor Sara Duterte in Davao. Based on pictures posted by Jefry Tupas of Davao City’s public information office, also present were Sara’s mother and the President’s former wife Elizabeth Zimmermann, Sara’s husband Manases Carpio, and Sara’s brothers Paolo and Sebastian. Tupas described the celebration as “simple and intimate.” The President was accompanied by Special Assistant to the President Bong […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited seven wounded-in-action soldiers at the Metro Davao Medical Research Center (MDMRC) in Davao City on Thursday, May 24, awarding to them the medals of the Order of Lapu-Lapu with the Rank of Kampilan to honor their courage, bravery, and sacrifice in the service of the country. The Order of Lapu-Lapu, Rank of Kampilan is conferred by the President to recognize exemplary service by workers of the government […]
(Eagle New) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he “might fire” another government official as soon as he got back from his Davao trip where he led the inauguration of Davao River Bridge widening project. He also mentioned that he had just fired Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Tolentino for approaching his sister about a government project. “Sinabi ko naman sa inyo noon and people — baka hindi nila ako kilala, hindi taga-Davao, sinabi ko […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte did not vote in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, May 14. He was supposed to vote at the Daniel Aguinaldo National High School in Barangay Matina, Davao, where he cast his ballot in the 2016 elections. Earlier in the day, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte cast her ballot in the school. Polling centers around the country closed around 3 p.m. The President was reportedly slated to administer the […]
Notes his daughter, Sara, for instance, was “running the show very well” as mayor in Davao (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said that while political dynasties were “bad,” sometimes they “can be for the better.” In a speech at the Go Negosyo 10th Filipina Entrepreneurship Summit in Pasay, the President cited as an example the situation in Davao, where his daughter Sara was mayor. According to the President, she was “running the […]
Fil-Am businesswoman accused of funding destab plots vs Duterte also declared as such by city council (Eagle News)– Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Fil-Am businesswoman Loida Nicolas-Lewis have been declared as “personae non gratae” in Davao City. The declaration made by the city council came after Trillanes said Davao was the most dangerous city in the country, with the highest incidence of murder, and the second highest incidence of rape, in a press conference in Chicago, […]
(Eagle News) – Itinaas ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang heavy rainfall warning sa ilang lalawigan sa Visayas dahil sa tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan na nararanasan bunsod ng umiiral na easterlies. Yellow rainfall warning naman ang umiiral sa Leyte, Bohol, Southern Leyte at Cebu partikular sa Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu at Camotes Island. Ayon sa PAGASA, posibleng makaranas ng pagbaha at landslides sa mga nasabing lugar. Samantala, maulap na papawirin na mayroong […]
(Eagle News) – Nangako ng tulong ang gobyerno ng Japan para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Vinta at ng sunog sa Davao City. Mismong si Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ang nagsabi nito kasabay ng kanyang pagpapaabot ng pakikiramay sa mga naging biktima ng bagyo at ng sunog sa NCCC mall noong Sabado, ika-23 ng Disyembre. Kabilang aniya sa ipagkakaloob na tulong ng Japan ang emergency relief goods. Ayon kay Prime Minister Abe, kaagapay ng […]
Firemen have found the bodies of “around” 36 people after a deadly blaze at a shopping mall in the southern Philippines, a fire official said Monday. The regional chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Wilberto Rico Neil Kwan Tiu, told weeping relatives of the missing that he personally counted “around 36” bodies in an office lobby at the burned down NCCC shopping mall in Davao. Mayor Sara Duterte said earlier that 38 people […]
by Ferdinand Cabrera Agence France-Presse DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine authorities ordered a criminal investigation Monday into a shopping mall fire that authorities said likely killed 37 people, including call centre staff from an American firm. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre announced the inquiry as firemen prepared to enter what remained of the NCCC mall in the southern city of Davao where they hope to retrieve those who perished in Saturday’s blaze. The fire compounded the […]
