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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte conveyed his heartfelt greetings to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) on its 105th anniversary on Saturday, July 27, recognizing how the INC “has stood as a shining beacon of faith and inspiration” in the country. “Over the years, the Iglesia Ni Cristo has stood as a shining beacon of faith and inspiration here in the country. Its ranks are filled with noteworthy citizens most of whom express […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 11346 which raised the excise tax on all tobacco products as a move to “protect the right to health of the Filipino people.” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea announced that President Duterte signed House Bill No. 8677 and its counterpart bill in the Senate, Senate Bill no. 2233 into law on Thursday, July 25. The new law, RA 11346, would impose higher excise taxes on cigarettes from P35 […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Papaspasan ng Senado ang pagtalakay sa panukalang batas na ipagpaliban ang Barangay elections sa susunod na taon. Sinabi ni Senator Francis Tolentino, chairman ng committee on local government, na uunahin niyang isalang ang panukala ng Pangulong Rodrido Duterte na postponement ng barangay elections. Nakipagpulong na kanina si Tolentino sa Association of Barangay Councils tungkol sa isyu. Target ng Senado na mailipat ang eleksyon sa May […]
Says Duterte is giving “mixed signals” in placing officials he had removed from office to other higher gov’t posts (Eagle News) – Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s actions of transferring government officials he had removed from office to other government posts, especially higher ones. Aquino was reacting to President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, where the President stressed how the war against corruption is […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte explained why he did not include the issue of charter change and federalism in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying he thinks federalism could already happen after his term. “I said there are things which I cannot mention now. Federalism is good but there are certain things that you have to be very clear,” the President said in a media interview after his SONA on […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is redefining the State of the Nation Address (SONA) as Filipinos know it with the way he delivers his own SONA, according to analysts who studied the President’s fourth SONA on Monday, July 22. During Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s (EBC) special coverage of the President’s SONA, historian and De La Salle university professor Van Ybiernas and Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Tonisito Umali explained how President Duterte had changed […]
Invites orchestra to play in Malacanang where he said he is “practically a prisoner” (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte sang his favorite songs, “Ikaw” and “Moon River” with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) after his grueling State of the Nation Address that lasted for more than an hour-and-a-half on Monday, July 22. The President decided to sing when he passed by the Batasang Pambansa lobby where the orchestra was playing. He thanked […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, ordered several agencies to simplify their processes for the people or else. In his State of the Nation Address, Duterte named the Land Transportation Office, the Social Security System, the Bureau of Internal Revenue and PAGIBIG as the top agencies that need to improve their services. “Simplify your process,” Duterte said. According to Duterte, the agencies have to “do it electronically like others.” “‘Pag di niyo pa […]
(Eagle News) — While anti-government protests had always accompanied State of the Nation Addresses of Philippine leaders and usually denounced alleged US interference in the country’s government, this time protest rallies against President Rodrigo Duterte’s SONA centered on his friendship and closeness with China. In this report by Gerald Ranez of EBC’s Eagle News Service, militant groups clamped on the West Philippine sea issue to denounce President Duterte. They also set fire to an […]
(Eagle News) — Political analyst Prof. Ramon Casiple talked about the qualities that defined the three years of the presidency of President Rodrigo Duterte during the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s special coverage of the 2019 State of the Nation Address. Casiple noted the high appoval rating of Duterte, even with the controversial war on drugs of the Duterte government, and how his political will had defined his presidency. Casiple, executive director of the Institute of […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo is seen wearing this black suit with a unique design — unidentified hooded individuals — when he arrived at the Batasan Pambansa for President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22. When asked by reporters, he denied that this was inspired by the controversial hooded “Bikoy” who appeared in recent videos talking about alleged drug war connections.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is now preparing to leave for Batasan Pambansa to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) this 4 p.m. Monday, July 22, after the Office of the President sent word that it had already officially received the resolution from the Senate and the House for the opening of the joint session this afternoon. Eagle News Service reporter Vic Somintac gives this report.
