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President Duterte criticizes ex-DFA chief Del Rosario for inappropriate use of diplomatic passport

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte criticized former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario for using a diplomatic passport although he is already in private practice and went to Hong Kong for a personal business trip. “Naggamit-gamit ng passport na hindi naman dapat. (He used a [diplomatic] passport inappropriately.) When you are no longer an employee of government, you have no business using a government diplomatic passport,” the President said Wednesday night, June 26. Duterte made […]

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Palace says Del Rosario may have “misused” diplomatic passport

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, June 21, said former Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario may have “misused” his diplomatic passport when he went to Hong Kong. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Del Rosario’s trip was, after all, “private in nature and is in no way related to government or foreign service.” Del Rosario was supposed to attend a shareholders meeting of First Pacific Company Limited, but he was denied entry. On May 21, former […]

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Duterte scores diplomatic passport

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte took his first step for his first foreign trips by acquiring his diplomatic passport.   A mobile registration booth was set up by the Department of Foreign Affairs at his study room in Malacañang on Tuesday.   Duterte is scheduled to visit Brunei in September 4, then head to Laos for the ASEAN Summit on September 6, and end his trip in Indonesia on September 8.

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