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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 4, ordered convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law to surrender within 15 days. The President said if they do not do this and register with the Bureau of Corrections within that span of time, they would be treated as fugitives. “I will give you 15 days, liberty. Provided you make yourself available anytime that you will be called for investigation, to have a recomputation,” Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Antonio Trillanes described the filing of kidnapping with serious illegal detention charges against him a “clear case of harassment and persecution” by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Trillanes said he never met Guillerma Arcillas or Barrido, the acting complainant in the charges filed before the Department of Justice against him, priest Albert Alejo, lawyer Jude Sabio, a certain Sister Ling, and other Jane and John Does. Barrido, who surfaced at the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the ban on small-town lottery operations nationwide but set conditions, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said. PCSO General Manager Royina Garma said in a Facebook Live video on Thursday, Aug. 22, that authorized agent corporations (AACs) that are compliant with the conditions of their STL agency agreement and have been remitting their guaranteed minimum monthly retail receipts may operate provided they meet the following: The AACs shall deposit with […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go will be accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte when he visits China next week. Go, the former special assistant of President Duterte, said that “one of the matters that Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping might talk about in their meeting is the reported passing of Chinese warships in Philippine waters without clearance from the Philippine government.” “I cannot speak on behalf of the President, pero sa pag-uusap po […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte wants foreign vessels passing through the country’s territorial waters to seek Manila’s permission first “well in advance.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, non-compliance may force the Philippines to act in an “unfriendly manner.” “Before we never said anything, we just allow them and make protest but this time we will tell them ‘Please get out of our territory,’” Panelo said. “That’s very unfriendly because we have not done it before,” […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Aug. 11, said the law allows policemen to receive “unsolicited gifts or presents of small or insignificant value.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte told police officers during the 118th anniversary of the Philippine National Police that they could accept gifts but not bribes. “Unlike other politicians who forget their laws and grab at opportunity to find fault at what the President says or does, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 9, said he may reconsider the closure of small-town lottery operations. In a speech during the 118th anniversary of the Philippine National Police, Duterte said this was if he could be assured there would be no corruption. “But if I’m not satisfied and if the big guys are still there to manipulate the game, I will not allow it,” he said. Saying he could not stop gambling activities […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will go to China this month to raise, among others, the arbitrary ruling invalidating China’s nine-dash line that delineated its expansive claims in the South China Sea. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said when asked about his nearing trip by the end of August last night, Panelo said he replied “I said before there will be a time to invoke the arbitrary ruling. This is the time, that’s […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen his next Agriculture Secretary in the person of Dr. William Dar, a noted international agriculturist and a former secretary himself of the Department of Agriculture. Dar holds the distinction of being the first Filipino and Asian to be the Director General of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). He served as ICRISAT director general for 15 years, having been selected for the post […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, Aug. 3, slammed the New York Times for its editorial the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has become the deadliest place for environmental and rights activists. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Aug. 1 editorial titled “In the Fight to Save the Planet, Its Defenders Are Being Killed” that said the country of the “brutal” Duterte took the spot from Brazil was “not surprising.” He said […]
(Eagle News) – The nationwide voters’ registration for the scheduled May 2020 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections started on Thursday, August 1, 2019, amid the uncertainty of the elections pushing through. President Rodrigo Duterte himself during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) had called for the postponement of the 2020 barangay and SK elections, noting that there was not enough time for the incumbent barangay and SK officials to complete their projects. He […]
(Eagle News) – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana branded as “bullying” China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea, particularly how it took over the Scarborough Shoal also known as Panatag Shoal. Lorenzana said that unless China matched its rhetoric with action, most people will continue to have low trust on the Asian giant. “The way they took over Scarborough Shoal, to me, that is bullying,” Lorenzana said on Tuesday. “The Chinese, since they started grabbing […]
