Tag: Duterte

China expresses concern after President Duterte’s call to occupy South China Sea islands

  China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday (April 7) expressed concern after a statement from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s office said he had ordered troops to occupy uninhabited islands and shoals that the Philippines claims in the disputed waterway. The statement, released on Thursday (April 6), was, however, clarified by the Philippines defense department as saying that the order was only for the upgrade of existing facilities in the already inhabited islands of the Philippines. “Regarding the […]

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President Duterte says he won’t allow other gov’t housing units to be grabbed by KADAMAY

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not allow other government housing units to be illegally occupied, giving a stern warning to members of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap not to make a repeat of what they did in the housing units in Pandi, Bulacan. The President said he would make sure government housing units he would build for the police and the military would be well-guarded by M16s and even “bazookas.” “Hanggang […]

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Davao “witness” says Trillanes’ group paid her to testify vs Duterte; Senator denies accusations

(Eagle News) — A woman who was allegedly being developed as a witness to be presented to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Duterte by senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima, has come out in the open to denounce the actions of the two senators and a Catholic priest who was allegedly tasked to look for witnesses against Duterte. The witness is Guillermina Barrido Arcillas, a former Liberal Party supporter, who held […]

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KADAMAY wants to take over almost 4,000 other housing units in other Bulacan towns

(Eagle News) — First, it was the government housing units in Pandi, Bulacan. Now, the controversial urban poor group  Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap, said they would also want to occupy another 4,000 housing units reserved for soldiers and policemen, and other Metro Manila homeless, following the announcement of President Rodrigo Duterte tolerating their occupancy of the Pandi housing in Bulacan. Kadamay is now saying that aside from the housing units in Pandi, it also wants […]

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“Hindi ako galit sa Presidente,” Sueno insists during DILG send-off ceremonies

(Eagle News) – “Hindi ako galit sa Presidente. (I am not angry with the President).” This was the statement of dismissed Interior  Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno during Thursday’s (April 6) send-off ceremony by the Department of the Interior and Local Government to him, insisting he has no ill feelings against President Rodrigo Duterte for firing him at the end of Monday’s cabinet meeting in Malacanang, nor against the three department undersecretaries who wrote the Palace complaining […]

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AFP at PNP, susundin ang atas ng Pangulo na ipaubaya na sa KADAMAY ang Pandi, Bulacan housing units

(Eagle News) — Nakahanda ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)  at  Philippine National Police (PNP)  na sumunod sa utos ng Pangulo na ipaubaya na sa grupong Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (KADAMAY) ang mga bahay sa Pandi, Bulacan na puwersahang inokupa ng grupo noong nakaraang buwan. Katunayan, kinakausap na raw ng AFP ang kanilang mga sundalo para ipaliwanag ang utos ng Pangulo at ibalita. Gayunman, hindi na raw pahihintulutan ng PNP na okupahin din ng […]

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Housing committee chair says amendments to nat’l budget needed to accommodate housing for KADAMAY

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The chairman of the House committee on Housing is studying the possible amendments to the General Appropriations Act to accommodate the order of President Rodrigo Duterte for the Kadamay group to stay in the government housing project in Pandi, Bulacan. Cong. Albee Benitez said that amendments are needed in the GAA, or the national budget, because the existing housing projects already have beneficiaries. He said these housing units cannot be […]

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Kadamay group grateful President Duterte allowed them to stay in Pandi, Bulacan

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The controversial urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) said it welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement allowing its members to stay in the government housing project that they occupied in Pandi, Bulacan. Kadamay Chairman Gloria Arellano said that it is a welcome change to have a President that is open-minded about the poor. Arellano also said that the government should look into the housing shortage in the country. “So […]

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Interior Usec for peace and order appointed acting Secretary of DILG

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte appointed the department’s undersecretary for peace and order who had served previously as chief of police in Davao City as acting Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The new DILG officer-in-charge is undersecretary for peace and order, Catalino Cuy. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella made the announcement on Wednesday, after the dismissal of former DILG head Ismael “Mike” Sueno because of complaints on corruption sent […]

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Dismissed DILG chief Sueno insists he is not corrupt, but accepts Duterte’s decision

  (Eagle News) — Dismissed Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno said he has accepted “wholeheartedly” the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte, but insisted he is not corrupt. In a statement, Sueno also said he would have wanted the President to have “validated” the information that had reached him. “I just wished the information was validated. If only the President asked DILG personnel from the central down to the regional and field offices, […]

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Barangay, SK elections 2017, planong ipagpaliban ng Duterte administration

Plano uli ni pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ipagpaliban ang nakatakdang barangay elections ngayong darating na Oktubre. Sinabi ni Duterte na hindi niya papayagang mahalal ang mga personalidad na sangkot sa iligal na droga na gagamitin lamang ang drug money para sa kampanya. Ayon sa Pangulo hihilingin nito sa kongreso na magpasa ng batas o resolusyon para hindi matuloy ang barangay elections dahil 40 percent ng mga kapitan sa buong bansa ay sangkot sa iligal na […]

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