Tag: Duterte administration

Mga dating miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf sa Basilan, nabigyan ng libreng pabahay

(Eagle News) — Umabot sa apatnapung Abu Sayyaf Group surrenderee ang nabigyan ng pabahay ng pamahalaan sa ilalim ng programa kontra violent extremism ng administrasyong Duterte. Sa report ni Eagle News Correspondent Ely Dumaboc, mismong si outgoing Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman, Colonel Fernando Reyes ng Joint Task Force Basilan at Soler Undug ng Basilan District Engineering Office ang nanguna sa pagpapasinaya sa mga bagong proyektong bahay na ipinagkaloob na libre […]

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De Lima lashes out at Duterte admin anew; calls it a “puppet of China”

(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration anew, calling it a “puppet of China” for its “sell-out of the Philippines’ sovereignty and national patrimony.” In a statement, De Lima noted what she said was the break in protocol during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit where he was allegedly welcomed as a “victorious conqueror.” She said during the honor guard ceremony last Nov. 20, Malacañang allowed the Chinese flag to be […]

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Malacañang welcomes Sen. De Lima’s resolution to probe 2 “Build, Build, Build” projects

(Eagle News) — Malacañang welcomed the resolution of Senator Leila De Lima to investigate two of the “Build, Build, Build” projects of the Duterte administration. De Lima had earlier alleged that some 180,000 families would be homeless if the administration will push through with the construction of the P23 billion North Luzon Expressway—South Luzon Expressway (NLEX-SLEX) Connector Road Project, and the P171 billion North-South Commuter Railway Project. De Lima filed the Senate Resolution 927 seeking […]

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SWS: 72 percent of Filipinos satisfied with Duterte admin performance

(Eagle News)–The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte kept its very good net satisfaction rating, with 72 percent of Filipinos satisfied with their performance, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The SWS said the +58 net satisfaction rating of the Duterte administration, with 15% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 13% dissatisfied, was similar to the very good +58 (69% satisfied, 11% dissatisfied) in March 2018. “The steady net satisfaction rating of the Duterte Administration from March 2018 to June […]

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Palace on Amnesty Int’l claim Duterte made PHL a “far more dangerous place”: There is no truth to it

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, July 20, denied  Amnesty International, after the group said President Rodrigo Duterte had made the country “a far more dangerous” place. “There is no truth to the statement of Amnesty International that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has made the Philippines ‘a far more dangerous place,’” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, for instance, was conducted through “legitimate police enforcement operations.” […]

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Pagpapakalat ng “Province of China” banners, bahagi ng demolition job laban sa administrasyon – Sen. Escudero

(Eagle News) — Naniniwala si Senador Francis Escudero na bahagi ng demolition job laban sa Duterte Administration ang ginawang pagpapakalat ng mga “Province Of China” banner sa Metro Manila. Sabi ni Escudero, hindi ito gagawin ng administrasyon dahil maraming pinoy ang galit sa China, lalo na sa isyu ng pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea posible aniyang pakana ito ng kalaban ng administrasyon o bahagi ng kanilang propaganda para lalong siraan ang pamahalalan pero bahala […]

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Duterte shrugs off Sison’s refusal to hold peace talks with his admin; “So we continue with the war,” the President says

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 28, shrugged off the Communist rebels’ decision to no longer hold peace talks with his administration. “E di mas mabuti..Ano to, negotiations, negosyo? If they are not willing to talk to me, that’s fine,” the President told reporters in Panglao, Bohol. According to Duterte, he was just a “worker of government” whose “main task is just to find peace for my country.” He questioned Sison’s earlier proposal […]

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Mga proyekto sa ilalim ng Build, Build, Build program, kasado na

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — All set na at nakalatag na raw ang mga proyekto ng Build, Build, Build program ng administrasyong Duterte ngayong taon dahil sa sapat na pondo o budget allocation na ipinagkaloob sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Isa sa pangunahing tinututukan ang pagresolba sa malalang problema sa trapiko sa kaMaynilaan kung saan bilyon ang nawawala sa ekonomya kada araw. Ayon kay dating Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani […]

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Diokno says Duterte admin plan to increase public school teachers’ pay “not a priority” so far

Public school teachers will experience another hike in pay under EO 21, he assures (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s promise to increase public school teachers’ pay may have to wait. Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said that increasing their salaries was “not a priority” as of this time, given the focus on the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government and “social protection.” “I think we have to study that very carefully,” Diokno […]

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Palace year-end report: Duterte admin “has accomplished much” in its first year in office

President Rodrigo Duterte’s “decisive leadership, strong collaboration among various government agencies” have resulted in “attainment of many of the priorities,” report says (Eagle News) — The Duterte administration has “accomplished much” in its first year in office. According to the government’s year-end report released on Tuesday, this was because of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “decisive leadership” and the “strong collaboration among various government agencies.” The report noted that in the field of agriculture, 36,051 hectares of […]

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Pres. Duterte sa mga bagong opisyal ng gobyerno: “Iwasan ang corruption”

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinangunahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang isinagawang mass oath taking ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno sa Malacañang. Nakiusap ang Pangulo sa ilang mga bagong appointee sa kanyang administrasyon na iwasan ang anumang uri ng katiwalian. Sinabi pa ni Duterte na kung gusto ninuman ang magpayaman ay iwasan nila na pumasok sa gobyerno dahil ito ay isang uri ng public service. Kabilang sa mga nanumpa sa bagong pwesto sa Duterte Administration […]

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ADB approves $300M grant-loan for gov’t infrastructure projects

The Asian Development Bank has approved the $300 million grant-loan of the Philippines on its road corridor project. The loan will be used by the government in its infrastructure projects as part of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. The grant assistance of the ADB aims to help the government finance infrastructure, implement, and manage public works projects, and strengthen the framework for public-private partnerships. “As such, increasing the size, liquidity and […]

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